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As it turned out I will meet Ekkehart Fleischhammer of Sonorama Records in Berlin this upcoming Saturday. A mutual friend there recently made his acquaintance. Any questions that I might ask him? http://sonorama.de/

I suspect there were surplus cooies of all partials to replace defective material. Mosaic sold many of these.

How about suggesting a Soulful Strings box set to Mosaic?

Michel Portal, 90! Had a great experience interviewing him c. 2004, and saw him perform a few concerts around that time as well. This is a favorite: Also born today: Eddie South, Wilber Morris, Don Sleet, Lyle Mays, Joris Teepe, Jacky Terrasson, and Wessell Anderson.

November 27 Maria Schneider - 1960

I am a huge fan of the Haydn String Quartets Op.20 through Op.77. I have heard numerous (mainly) recorded performances of all of them. Rarely a day goes by when I have not listened to at least one Haydn String Quartet. Here are my recommendations for the Op.50 quartets: Nomos Quartet Zaide Quartet Tokyo Quartet Leipziger Quartet Auryn Quartet

Bobby Hutcherson “Sprial” TOCJ Blue Note cd. Bass – Reggie Johnson Drums – Joe Chambers Piano – Stanley Cowell Tenor Saxophone – Harold Land Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson

December 5, 2025: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Mathias Lattin, Longhorn Ballroom, Dallas December 6, 2025: Quamon Fowler, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth Shelley Carrol, Kitchen Cafe, Dallas Stephanie, Rachel and Marlon Jordan and Music Alive Ensemble, El Dorado Ballroom, Houston January 10, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin Miquel Zenon and Kinetic Ensemble, Hobby Center, Houston January 11, 2026: Brandon Woody's Upendo, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston January 16, 2026: Delvon Lamarr Trio, Windmills, The Colony January 17, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin Delvon Lamarr Trio, Windmills, The Colony January 23, 2026: Al Dimeola, Kessler Theater, Dallas January 24, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's Austin Al Dimeola, Heights Theater, Houston January 31, 2026: Jackie Venson, Antone's, Austin February 20, 2026: Shemekia Copeland and Ally Venable, Granville Arts Center, Garland February 22, 2026: Branford Marsalis Quartet, Wortham Theater, Houston March 5, 2026: Pat Metheny, Charline McCombs Empire Theater, San Antonio March 6, 2026: Pat Metheny, Paramount Theater, Austin March 7, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye, Wortham Theater, Houston March 13, 2026: T.K. Blue and African Rhythms Alumni, A Tribute to Randy Weston, Walton Arts Center, Little Rock, Arkansas March 20, 2026: Sarah Hanahan, Monk's Jazz Club, Austin March 21, 2026: Sunny War, Anne Harris, Buffalo Nichols, Jake Blount, Justin Robinson, Fort Worth African American Roots Music Festival, Southside Preservation Hall, Fort Worth March 22, 2026: Sarah Hanahan, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston March 26, 2026: Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Marc Ribot, Ches Smith Clone Row, Isaiah Collier, William Hooker Quartet, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 27, 2026: Chucho Valdes Royal Quartet, John Scofield Trio, Ghost Train Orchestra: The Music of Moondog, Jeff Parker Expansion Trio, Miles Okazaki Trickster, Nate Smith, Ned Rothenberg, Nik Bartsch, Sullivan Fortner Trio, Tim Berne, Thomas Fujiwara: Dream Up, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 28, 2026: Darius Jones Trio, Either/Orchestra, Incerto, Marquis Hill Blacktet, Mary Halvorson, Miles Okazaki: The Compete Monk, , Nate Smith, Nik Bartsch Ronin, Patricia Brennan Septet, Shabaka, Yasmin Williams and William Tyler, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee March 29, 2026: Brandon Woody's Upendo, Chicago Underground Duo, Dave Douglas Gifts Quartet, Either/Orchestra Plays Eithiopiques, Julian Lage Quartet,Marc Ribot, Matt Mitchell's Zealous Angles, Miles Electric Band, Nels Cline: Lovers, Openness Trio, Tom Skinner,, Big Ears Festival, Knoxville, Tennessee April 1, 2026: Samara Joy, Winspear Opera House, Dallas Pat Metheny Side-Eye III, Majestic Theater, Dallas April 2, 2026: Kaia Kater, Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, Little Rock, Arkansas Samora Joy, Austin City Limits April 4, 2026: Samora Joy, Tobin Center, San Antonio April 10, 2026: Coltrane at 100 (Joe Lovano, Melissa Aldana, Ndudzo Makhathini, Matt Garrison, Jefftain Watts), Cullen Theater, Houston April 23-26, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival April 30-May 3, 2026: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival May 9, 2026: Hiromi's Sonic Wonder, Cullen Theater, Houston May 16, 2026: Chucho Valdes, Paramount Theater, Austin May 17, 2026: Lucia, Eldorado Ballroom, Houston

Happy Thanksgiving to all Americans here. Hope everyone is where they want to be and safe. Going to have to do a little shoveling and clearing soon but just got some time to sit and listen and I’m going to take advantage of it. The system sounds so amazing. . . . Listening to “Somethin’ Else” the lone Blue Note title by Cannonball Adderley for Blue Note records, this time listening to the 85th Anniversary UHQCD from Japan. (It sounds GREAT). This is a fascinating release. Miles is sort of in charge, sort of not, Hank Jones is an amazing accompanist here and interesting soloist, and Art Blakey’s performance here is one of my favorites as far as taste and structural groove. I wonder who was responsible for the arrangements here. This time through I wonder if there was any Gil Evans input, a few points sound to me a little like his work. Anyway, a great album that is hard bop but also swings in a mainstream way, and just pulls one in and keeps one there all the way through. 1000×1000 186 KB On to another Blue Note, this time a 24 Bit by RVG Japanese LP facsimile release of Kenny Burrell’s “Blue Lights Vol. 2” from Blue Note Japan. I really like the sound of most 24 Bit by RVG discs. And the music here is excellent!

cool. It's not up on their bandcamp yet, nor have I received an email announcement. Maybe tomorrow.

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Music for Black Pigeons https://share.google/3BJ1fFQsp5Jf6DWO4 It's on Kanopy.

I noticed that as well; of the acts on my list to see, there are lots that are scheduled simultaneously or overlapping.

That I do not know.

Preorder now on Frederiksberg label (January 2026). https://jazz.pt/breves/voyage-from-jericho--do-charles-tyler--vai-ser-reeditado

A favorite!

It's a well-made movie ... I think people who tend to like movies like this much and need to see more and more have a problem; for sure.

Maybe not always but I will say it was well made. Editing and application of color were top notch.

Controversial but well-made ... Gore and violence is always ridiculous, isn't it ?

Sade is her artist name ...

I prefer HIP and like the Mosaïques, so nothing new to suggest. If you do downloads, the Festetics complete set (first one using HIP) DL is available cheaply. I've seen it at Presto, for instance. Also on streaming outlets. On the negative side, I've never been fond of "The Lindsays" due to bad intonation (although their playing has a certain intensity and spirit). My first hearing of Seven Last Words was their recording, which nearly put me off the work entirely. Culled it straightaway.

November 27 Randy Brecker - 1945 - 80 today!