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George Pelecanos, Charlie Huston.

Me too. Resonance isn’t particularly known for putting out high quality vinyl editions. If it appears to be Dexter Gordon with George Cables on piano that would be fine as well 😅

Thomas Perry

Jerry Garcia “Electric on the Eel” box set disc 4

#338 arrived yesterday, quite a handsome set.

Definitely get all those Rivers! They are all great and volume one is my favorite.

I love Jim Thompson! I re-read a Raymond Chandler recently (Lady in the Lake). I'm crazy about his writing. I've grown to really like the Quarry series by Max Alan Collins, and the Parker series by Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake). Anti-hero stuff for sure. And I LOVE the B.Cool and Lam series by A.A. Fair (Erle Stanley Gardner).

Back from a mediocre breakfast (food wise, good company–Lucy’s sister and her husband, we meet weekly). Playing Paul Desmond “Glad to be Unhappy” RCA/Legacy cd Sounds excellent today.

OK, here's the most epic one of Kansas City that I know of... Jimmy Witherspoon With Jay McShann And His Band – Goin' To Kansas City Blues And after a LOT of digging around on DIscogs (simply searching on 'Pittsburgh' - and scrolling through pages and pages of results), this might be the only(?) jazz album I can find with an actual pic of downtown PGH on the cover... Frank Cunimondo – Frank Cunimondo Plays George Benson Live In Concert – Vinyl (LP, Album, Stereo), 1978 [r9325057] | Discogs Seems to have been a local guy, best I can tell. It's been on CD too -- but the cover looks way too 'CD modern' for my taste -- but I'm looking for LP covers anyway (if I'm gonna hang any). Every release on that same label is by Cunimondo -- so it's essentially a private label then... Mondo Records Inc. | Discogs Here's the cover of the CD reissue...

I'm a big fan of Savage Night by James Thompson.

Don Winslow

Although I have read my share of mysteries over the years, my preference really is for crime fiction that does not feature the overworked "who done it" formula. In my younger days I liked the James Bond novels, early Forsyth, early Ludlum, etc. That was more espionage stuff, but I think these days I would prefer more "noirish" works--James M. Cain and work in that vein. I also like Elmore Leonard, though I have not read much of his work. I am looking for atmosphere and suspense--not so much mystery.

Mal and Sonny Stitt in 1979. Definitely could be interesting though I prefer to hear Mal with more ‘out’ musicians. I’d buy it anyway to keep that Waldron collection complete….

It’s very good. Clear and well balanced. Tyler in the left and Cross in the right. Nice bass. Definitely sounds like it comes from the tapes by o believe that was already confirmed

interesting. I need to figure out how to create more room...

wow this exceeds expectations. Truly a monumental reissue. The 25 page booklet comes with a fascinating essay and info on Tyler and beautiful photographics. Sonics are great. It’s only January but this could be definitely reissue of the year already. Piece of art. Hype sticker quotes some guy called Clifford Allen. Anyone around here know who that is? 😜 great to see you were involved in this project! A track like return from the east defines what Freejazz is to me.

how's the sound?

What's interesting is that the newly announced Giant Steps and Satellite are quite a bit longer than the versions mentioned in the Coltrane reference... So if it's the same gig, it's a better, more complete tape... (If you think about it, it's actually strange that all tracks mentioned in that entry are marked incomplete, maybe this is some sort of edited version that made it into the reference)

Resonance has four RSD releases, all available for pre-order. In addition to the Joe Henderson and Ahmad Jamal, there is: Yusef LatteefAlight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase [3 CD] Yusef Lateef Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase [3 CD] $29.99 Preorder Available Now Also available on limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day, April 18, 2026 at participating independent record retailers. Yusef LateefAlight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase [3 CD] quantity Add to cartExpress Checkout SKU: HCD-2088 Categories: 3CD, Historical Classic, Saxophone Tag: live Description Track Listings Personnel YUSEF LATEEF — Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase is a previously unissued recording of woodwind multi-instrumentalist icon Yusef Lateef featuring pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Bob Cunningham and drummer Albert “Tootie” Heath captured live at Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase in Chicago, IL in June of 1975. The 3-CD (and limited-edition 180-gram 3-LP) set was mastered from the original tapes by engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab in Salina, KS. The deluxe package includes newly curated liner notes by Lateef biographer Herb Boyd, plus interviews with woodwind master and Lateef mentee, Bennie Maupin, Joe Segal’s son Wayne Segal and more. Mal Waldron Stardust & Starlight: Live at the Jazz Showcase [CD] $17.98 Preorder Available Now Also available on limited-edition vinyl for Record Store Day, April 18, 2026 at participating independent record retailers. Mal WaldronStardust & Starlight: Live at the Jazz Showcase [CD] quantity Add to cartExpress Checkout SKU: HCD-2087 Categories: CD, Historical Classic, Piano Tag: live Description Track Listings Personnel MAL WALDRON — Stardust & Starlight: Live at the Jazz Showcase is a previously unissued recording of the enigmatic piano icon Mal Waldron captured live at Joe Segal’s Jazz Showcase in Chicago, IL in August of 1979 with bassist Steve Rodby (Pat Metheny Group), drummer Wilbur Campbell, and special guest saxophonist Sonny Stitt on 2 songs. The limited-edition 180-gram 2-LP (and 1-CD) set was mastered from the original tapes by engineer Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab in Salina, KS, and pressed at Quebec’s boutique audiophile pressing plant Le Vinylist. The deluxe package includes newly curated liner notes by writer and founder/former president of the Jazz Journalists Association, Howard Mandel, plus interviews with pianist Lafayette Gilchrist, Joe Segal’s son Wayne Segal, and more.

Probably not but it won't be Gene Harris instead of Brackeen so ... I'm out. <green smilie here>

I have the International Phonographic 2LP reissue which is so great!

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It would be interesting to hear (among others) "Equinox," "Mr. Syms," "Body and Soul," and "Spiral." I guess some of these were cut off..."Spiral at 1'47."