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I finished Kundera's Ignorance, which I didn't really care for. I'm in the middle of a few books: Russo's Empire Falls (quite entertaining), Canetti's Auto-da-Fé (a bit pretenious but overall ok) and Buzzati's The Singularity (NYRB), which seems promising though I haven't gotten to the SF core of the novel yet.

Excellent choices! Maybe my favorite Hank Mobley!

RIP

Not a "good" week for piano players. R.I.P.

Yes, he did, I've bought quite a few albums with him in recent years, often because of him, and many were excellent... RIP

Sorry to hear this. He did good work. RIP

Slight price reduction. Last day to get a great deal on an excellent Mosaic box set. Thanks. The Blue Note Stanley Turrentine Quintet/Sextet Studio Sessions 5 CD, Mosaic, 2002 Limited Edition of 5000 numbered copies (this is copy # 3065). Everything is in excellent condition - outer box, CDs, jewel cases, large booklet. There is just some very minor rubbing to about a 1/4" piece of the mid left side edge of the front cover paste-on photo. I had not even noticed that until now but wanted to mention any minor issue at all. It is a nice copy. $69 (+ $10 media mail shipping). U.S. shipping only. Payment by pay pal friends/family. I will pack this carefully (wrapped in bubble wrap), ship it in a sturdy box, and provide a postal tracking # after shipping.

Me too. Had not played this in maybe ten years, Rather simple blues riff tunes among the originals, but the feel and groove was much more lively than I remembered. And Wes always delivered fine solos.

Pianist Mike Wofford, the husband of flautist Holly Hofmann, as well as her musical partner, died on September 19 at the age of 87. I was fortunate to hear both of them playing together twice, co-leading a quartet and in the unique group Flutology at IAJE.

I was pleasantly surprised at how "non-commercial" this "commercial" music was.

Ole Matthiessen - Portraits, Poems & Places (Stunt)

👍 - as CD with five additional tracks on my shelf!

Verve MV 2632 St (Japan 1979) - Buddy DeFranco " Closed Sessions" - rec. 1957 Side A: with Don Fagerquist (tp) / Georgie Auls (Ts) / Carl Perkins (p) / Barney Kessell (g) / Leroy Vinegar (b) /Larry Bunker (vibes) / Bob Neal (dr) Side B: with Ray Linn (tp) / Paul Smith (p & harp) / Howard Roberts (g) / Joe Mondragon (b) / Milt Holland (dr)

Ts-find, also other works on the disc besides 'Bach'

I thought it was my connection. Glass fiber below the road, but the old thin copper telephone cables from there, for forty apartments. But other sites load as always.