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At the Big Ears Festival this year, Isaiah Collier is doing a Coltrane tribute (Collier Plays Coltrane). At the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival this year: Terrence Blanchard and Ravi Coltrane are doing a Coltrane and Miles Davis Centennial tribute. The New Orleans based big band Trumpet Mafia is doing a Miles Davis tribute with guest Keyon Harold. Maurice Brown is also usually the co-leader, along with Ashlin Parker. New Orleans based saxophonists Ricardo Pascal (Jason Marsalis trio/Mahmoud Chouki New World Ensemble), Trevarri Huffboone (Dirty Dozen Brass Band) and Derek Douget (Ellis Marsalis Quintet/ Herlin Riley Quartet/ Jason Marsalis Quintet) present Love is Supreme, A tribute to John Coltrane.

I believe Emmet Cohen with a group is as well.

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Brand-new song from the Boss: https://youtu.be/wWKSoxG1K7w

They say Mingus calls her, around 1957 apparently, when she and Leonard Feather no longer get along, and they play together briefly then. The excerpt of Mingus comparing her with Toshiko Akiyoshi is also shown. No indication of last gigs. But probably not many by 1958. 1959 with the deaths of Lester Young and Billie Holiday is said to be a turning point, she “decides to live”, quits alcohol and gets her new job.

Iirc Cab Calloway’s memoir Of Minnie the Moocher and M included a vintage glossary of slang that was based on the books he used to sell at shows in the swing era.

RIP. A keyboard player friend of his used to tell me some of his jokes.: What's Red White and Black? A nun with an arrow through her head.

Yes I just checked again and mine was just picked up and given a Monday delivery date.

I have the DVD, it sounds really good to me, as do most DVD's from Montreux I have.

Indeed there is, thanks!

USPS acknowledges receiving the package and gave a delivery date of monday. Looking forward to it. Meanwhile on with my Freddie Hubbard Mosaic and Chron Andy Kirk festivals!

Eliane Elias “Cross Currents” Denon cd 360×360 32.2 KB Eliane Elias – piano, producing Barry Finnerty – acoustic guitar Eddie Gómez – bass Jack DeJohnette or Peter Erskine - drums Café – percussion

Eliane Elias “Illusions” Denon cd, her first for the label. I keep wanting to type “Elaine” instead of “Eliane” as my sister is “Elaine” and I’ve been typing that all my life. This is a nice one, with either Stanley Clarke or Eddie Gomez on bass, and either Al Foster or Lenny White or Steve Gadd on drums. And Toots Thielemans on harmonica on two tracks. From 1987.

UK pianist Pat Thomas (he/him) and American vocalist Pat Thomas (she/her). Also UK bass player John Edwards and UK big band trombonist Johnny Edwards. The bass player in Status Quo is called John Edwards but has yet to explore a jazz direction.

jazz drummer Tatsuya Nakamura and rock drummer Tatsuya Nakamura

Well, jazzbo doesn't drink "adult beverages," and I did do plenty of listening after snow shoveling as we decided not to go anywhere, and had stocked up earlier, knowing this was coming. Like Steve I chipped away at the recent arrivals. Still just a tracking number today, no shipping notice.

There's about a 10% chance of snow flurries in Tampa (on the coast) on Saturday night.

Winter has been upon us over here more than "usual" these past weeks too. But with your post and the weather reports (including from the US) this quip about "digging" just was unavoidable, wasn't it? Of course you are right about sitting down and enjoying. That's what I did every now and then after my early morning snow-shoveling workouts - working off my stack of unlistened-to recent arrivals in my record room.

Hank Jones - Hanky Panky (East Wind/Inner City, rec. 1975) with Ron Carter & Grady Tate