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Just for the record to those who might rush out to pick up this individual CD from that "Jazz Connoisseur" series: This very CD (i.e. its exact contents inside the same facsimile cover of Vogue LD 025) also is included in the "Jazz on Disques Vogue - The Perfect Collection" 20-CD box set. (For once Vogue really made good use of the space on this CD - there are several CDs by other artists in that set where playing time is a bit skimpy) These 3 LPs are a very good way to cover the basics of Bechet's French period. There is so much from that era out there (in so many different repackagings and combinations that invariably overlap) that I for one wouldn't want to attempt covering it all. Re-reading this thread (and the other you resurrected now ) I see I've got most of the Bechet bases covered, though I'm no Bechet completist. Those 25-some LPs on my shelves cover a wide spectrum: early Bechet, Victor/RCA, Panassié Sessions, New Orleans Feetwarmers, King Jazz with Mezzrow, Blue Note, and then France including the Salle Pleyel and Olympia concerts and Brussels 1958, etc. And last year I picked up the Riverside "In Memoriam" LP of 1960 that reissued all 8 tracks from the 1940 Bechet -Spanier Big Four session. This is another milestone in his discography (so far I somehow only had part of it on an EP). And yes, I still marvel at that "Sidney Bechet in Switzerland" 4-CD box and book I scored about one year ago. Anyone who finds this at a halfway affordable price can do no wrong in picking it up.

Something quite different from Earl Hines, Valeria Oliveira “Imbalanca” Video Arts Japan cd

I woke up a bit ago and couldn’t shut my brain off. The constant dripping of water from the roof (about ten inches of snow and ice melting consistently) just outside the window from my head didn’t help me slip back into slumber. . . so I decided to get up and listen. Never a waste of time or attention to listen to music, for me at least. Started off with Earl "Father’ Hines “Reunion in Brussels” on Red Baron cd. What a force Hines was! An endless stream of swing with passion.

Andromeda Mega Express Orchestra – Bum Bum

Takashi Kako - Passage

Piano Concerto No.2 In C Minor, Op.18, from:

Happy Birthday! Photo from Big Ears 2024

Souvenirs

Yeah ... SMOKIN'!

"Of all the musicians, Bechet was to me the very epitome of jazz. He represented and executed everything that had to do with the beauty of it all, and everything he played in his whole was original. I honestly think he was the most unique man ever to be in this music—but don't ever try and compare because when you talk about Bechet you just don't talk about anyone else." —Duke Ellington

Art: Episode 10 https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/track/art-episode-10-2

My wife is out of town, and I didn't have any other commitments today. So I spent my entire day holed up in my man cave, listening to music. It's been fun, soaking it all in. But I feel myself getting tired, and I've got work tomorrow. So I'm wrapping my day-long listening session with this quiet Kenny Burrell album. Music, music, music. Hooray for music!

Between 2008 and 2011, I compiled an album-based discography of Richie Beirach's recordings -- both as a leader and sideman. It was a useful tool for me back then, as I'd decided to track down most of his albums. If anyone would like a copy of the discography, I'd be happy to share it (in .PDF format). Just ping me via private message if you'd like to have a copy. Obviously, it's out of date. But it's still useful.

agreed. Independent free jazz/improv labels aren't all boutique, though some certainly are.

Disc 2 - originally released as Moon and Sand

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Weighing in very late, but I agree with one of the local Minneapolis music critics who weighed in on Tell Tale Signs that Dylan’s outtakes were better than most bands’ greatest hits.

Agreed -- big fan of his sessions with Masahiko Togashi too.

Disc 2 - Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 and En Saga