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Grant Green “I Want to Hold Your Hand” Blue Note Japan 24 bit by RVG lp facsimile cd What a band–Green with Larry Young, Hank Mobley and Elvin Jones.

Goodman on Verve? With Christian? What is this?

Disease-infested jam sessions? Hmmm.

Ahmad Jamal “Emerald City Nights Vol.2 – Live at the Penthouse 1965-1966” Jazz Detective 2 cd set, disc 1

Just pretend it's Art Tatum but he's got the flu.

Bingo! There ta'go. Now to find the album this version is on? Indeed. The three ECM albums by that trio are distinctively delightful. They form yet another chapter of Carla's evolution. She covered SO much ground in her life!

Thanks. Wow, that was recorded in 2019, released in 2020 and AFAICT (admittedly via Wikipedia) is Carla Bley's last recording.

The JATP format did encourage grandstanding that could get excessive. But the quality and individuality of many of the musicians on this box saves it all. For me, just the prospect of more Lester Young made buying this set a no brainer.

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Artemis, Arboresque (Blue Note)

The Essential Benny Goodman (Verve) Jimmy Smith, Open House (Blue Note)

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Ibrahim Maalouf “Kalthoum” Arranged By – Frank Woeste, Ibrahim Maalouf Double Bass – Larry Grenadier Drums – Clarence Penn Piano – Frank Woeste Saxophone – Mark Turner Trumpet – Ibrahim Maalouf

I hardly ever wonder anything like that. Vive la difference.

I actually played quite a bit of this box when I got it and enjoyed the music but I don't think I've played it since. There's a lot of jamming here and you almost have to wonder, "Do I need all of this"?

Cold morning. Really quiet. I’m letting Lucinda sleep as long as she can. Starting off with a “birthday boy”–Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis with Shirley Scott, Smokin’ From this box set 300×299 10.3 KB

Edit to say Track 7! D'OH!

Tomorrow night, first concert of Radiohead's European comeback tour: A lot of expectations...

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November 3 Joe McPhee - 1939

Track 3 is Carla Bley, Steve Swallow and Andy Sheppard, “Beautiful Telephones II”