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No doubt dueting on "Baby, It's Cold Outside"!

I wonder if Mr. Metheny plans on doing any more work with the Orchestrion. I'm so glad I got the opportunity to see him perform live with it not once but twice. Those were both fascinating musical events for me.

Disc 1 of 2.

I have tried several other MCC albums over the ensuing years, and while each of them has had their moments, nothing has compared to this brilliant work. If I had to, I could whittle my entire MCC collection down to just this one album -- but this one album would most definitely be a Desert Island Disc for me!

Mostly a solo album, but Howard Johnson accompanied Taj Mahal on a few of the tracks here. On this tune, he is featured on penny-whistle instead of tuba:

Wow hey, it's Noel Jewkes on sax! I forgot he was on this album. He's long been a mainstay on the SF bay area jazz scene. It seems like it's been years since I heard that name. I hope he's doing well. And here's today math puzzle for you -- if Mr. Jewkes celebrated his 80th birthday last year, then how old was he in 1965?

Now on to Disc 2 of 2.

With more Kenny Barron