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Tim Warfield Sextet “Jazz Is” Criss Cross cd Great band! Bass – Tarus Mateen Drums – Clarence Penn Piano – Cyrus Chestnut Tenor Saxophone – Tim Warfield Trumpet – Nicholas Payton Vibraphone – Stefon Harris Recorded January 21, 2001 at Systems Two Recording Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y.

“Ruby Braff and his New England Songbirds Volume 2,” Arbors Jazz cd

I listened to the albums with George for years before I moved on to the Quintet with Wayne. I love those albums. . . I always will.

Freddie Hubbard “First Light” CTI Supreme Blu-Spec cd

Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw “Jazz Patterns” Everest/Real Gone Music LP

Tim Warfield “A Cool Blue” Criss Cross cd This is a great quintet, and the arrangement here of “Summertime” is like none I’ve heard before–I really like it.

I have really nice sounding LP Facsimile cds of the five Rendell/Carr releases from Japan released at the same time as the LP box.

Moving on within the Grateful Dead “Enjoying the Ride” box set. . . now Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71) disc 1

A nice warm morning, and I decided to leave this disc in the transport and repay it. The dynamics in the system are on full display, and this disc plays back percussion in a way I’ve never experienced it before. Herbie Hancock “Gershwin’s World” Verve SACD

Herbie Hancock “Gershwin’s World” Verve SACD

Brother Jack McDuff “Ain’t No Sunshine–Live in Seattle” Real to Reel Records 2 cd set, disc 2

Someone should grab this . . . it's an excellent set of music. I like this far more than I thought I would when I purchased when first released.

Dutch Jazz Orchestra "The Lady Who Swings the Band--Re-discovered Music of Mary Lou Williams" Challenge Records cd Exquisitely recorded. . . and great music. Give the bass player a raise!

Freddie Hubbard “Sky Dive” CTI Supreme Blu-Spec CD

That's perhaps my favorite Nistico.

Immanuel Wilkins “Blues Blood” Blue Note cd My fourth time listening to this work. Fascinating is perhaps the best description of my continuing reaction. Very well-engineered also. 400×400 1

Not my experience. (I think I've mentioned it thrice perhaps, and felt it many times over the years). Glad to be wrong and glad it is not felt that way by others.

A bit cooler this morning, which is welcome. The birds are sining happily! Another disc from “Enjoying the Ride,” the 60th Anniversary box set from the Grateful Dead. Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72) disc 3 A great final set for this date: TRUCKIN’> DRUMS> THE OTHER ONE> And then great highlights from the next night: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/16/72) MORNING DEW> DARK STAR> BROKEDOWN PALACE

Freddie Hubbard "Keep Your Soul Together" CTI Supreme Blu-Spec CD Japan

To me, on my system, it is. I haven't done a comparison on any other's system. I make no bones about being an audiophile, something that seems to attract a lot of disdain here, and I have spent a LOT of money on my system so that I can hear differences. If in general you don't hear improvements in reissues in your system, you may not here.

Carmen McRae “Ms Jazz” Groove Merchant/Solid Records Japan cd Bass – Paul West Drums – Jimmy Madison Guitar – Bucky Pizzarelli Piano – Tom Garvin Tenor Saxophone – Zoot Sims I love her singing so much. A master. Ms Jazz, indeed. 300×285 8.72 KB

I do too. There are many better sounding alternatives though, these two recent releases among them.

The Herbie Nichols Project “Strange City” Palmetto cd Each of their releases is a great interpretation of Nichol’s always intriguing compositions. Bass – Ben Allison Drums – Matt Wilson Piano – Frank Kimbrough Soprano Saxophone – Michael Blake Tenor Saxophone – Ted Nash Trombone – Wycliffe Gordon Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Ron Horton 160×160 11.1 KB

“Clifford Brown Max Roach Quintet at Basin Street” Emarcy/Universal Japan 24 bit remastered lp facsimile cd This series of Brown/Roach releases from Japan sound so darned good I’ve never bought newer reissues.

That's a great one. . . I have both LP and cd versions (don't need both but have them).