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I found an OG copy at a flea market in the 70s, and jumped at the CD reissue (with some alternate takes at the end). And yet I forgot about that CD. Jeesh....

NP: Larry Willis with Cecil McBee & Gary Bartz - Steal Away (Audioquest, 1992) I love Larry Willis' music making. This album is one of his best.

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Sun Ra: Somewhere Else. Zensor ‎ZS 136 [Germany s.d.]

Yes, this is a terrific album. Glad I have had a copy for decades.

Billie Holiday

Cello Sonatas No.1, No.2, No.3

It's very good. I picked it up the minute I saw Ammons' name on it. I got the 1993 Vee Jay CD with bonus tracks.

Their whole discography is well worth investigating - even if you're not a fan of the composer. I wasn't really into Schumann but their album of his quartets is completely wonderful

Disc 8 - Prokofiev: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2; Piano Sonata No. 2

NORGRAN MG N - 1053 (Japan 1990) - An Evening with Charlie Ventura & Mary Ann McCall (Carnegie Hall Concert) - rec. 1954

This is actually a good album (Euro-jazz fusion, 1974) This is an unusual crossover project but great fun to listen to.

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NP: Norma Winstone - Edge of Time (Argo, 1972) Wah Wah Records reissue

Excellent! Appears on my shelf as a Monmouth-Evergreen LP.

The Compleat Bud Freeman (Jazzology)

Disc 3 - Brahms: Symphony No. 1; Tragic Overture

Archie Shepp: Live In San Francisco. Impulse! IMP 12542 [EU 1998] Personnel: Archie Shepp (ts, p, voice), Roswell Rudd (tb), Donald Garrett (b), Lewis Worrell (b on two tracks only), Beaver Harris (dr)

A delightful coolness has settled in over night. I slept well. Always a nice experience. Jerry Garcia “Live at the Warfield 1991” disc 1 A six disc set released Friday of three shows at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco in early 1991. Very good sound on this first one. Followed by Kenny Davern, “A Night with Eddie Condon” Arbors Jazz cd. This is a live recording from 1971 led by Condon, not released until 2001. The group included. guitarist Eddie Condon, trumpeter Bernie Privin, trombonist Lou McGarity, pianist Dill Jones, bassist Jack Lesberg, Kenny Davern clarinet and soprano saxophone, and Cliff Leeman, drummer. 550×550 546 KB

Manchester Originals vs the Northern Superchargers in the Hundred. These teams have new owners, and next year will probably have new names. Originals won both women's and men's games on the day, the latter by some distance. Beautiful weather and a large crowd.