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Love that record and if there's any real complaint from me about these Black Jazz releases is that they're EPs instead of LPs. Kind of like that Sonny Fortune/Stan Hunter Trip On the Strip record.

Jeremy Pelt Christmas Interlude Impacting November 14th, 2025 Format: Jazz # Artist and Track Title Time 1. Jeremy Pelt - The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) 04:10 2. Jeremy Pelt - We Three Kings 04:20 3. Jeremy Pelt - Christmas Time Is Here 04:39 4. Jeremy Pelt - The Little Drummer Boy 03:52 5. Jeremy Pelt - Winter Wonderland 04:53 New from HighNote Records JEREMY PELT - Christmas Interlude Jeremy Pelt - trumpet Victor Gould – piano, Fender Rhodes (tr. 2-4) Leighton Harrell – acoustic bass (except tr. 1) Jared Spears – drums (except tr. 1) Jeremy Pelt isn't content to just dust off the holiday songbook — he gives it a bright new shine. One of today's most creative and consistently compelling trumpeters, Pelt brings his signature mix of smarts, soul, and swing to this inspired set list, where classic fare gets a decidedly contemporary spin. In the capable hands of this all-star quartet, “Winter Wonderland” bounces along with straight-ahead joy, “Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire” glows with intimacy, while “The Little Drummer Boy” and “We Three Kings” get a sleek, modern makeover courtesy of the Fender Rhodes and the group's cool, clever arrangements. It's all vintage Pelt — inventive, soulful, and deeply musical. Sure, it's a Christmas album, but at its core, it's a sparkling celebration of jazz itself, played with warmth, wit, and real sophistication. - Ray Osnato for HighNote Records Like our stuff? Let’s hear from you. Record Company Contact Barney Fields • HighNote Records, Inc. jazzdepo@ix.netcom.com • (212) 873-2020 • www.jazzdepot.com Jeremy Pel... Jeremy Pel...

Franz Lachner String Quartets Vol.1 - Rodin Quartet

Surf Ride has recently been re-mastered. https://artpepper.bandcamp.com/album/surf-ride-remastered-2025

And the winners are... Player - Rourke Defense - Betts Canadian - Rourke OL - Hardrick ST - Vaval Rookie - Vaval

Art Pepper “The Hollywood All-Star Sessions,” disc 3

Adieu, Brownie. I will miss your posts. RIP

Starting off with Joshua Redman “Words Fall Short” Blue Note cd I like this one a lot.

A Five Star album in my book. Top level playing by all members of this quintet.

Who Are You Super Deluxe Edition 7 CD/Blu-ray Played once: Mint $90 shipped Media Mail UPS is about $30 so if you would prefer I will ship via UPS for$110.

RCA - 6296 (Japan 1975) - Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band " Long Yellow Road" - rec. 1974 & 1975 - Engineer: James Mooney

... another 'bin-find' from the thriftstore. Sick !

Art Pepper / George Cables: Tête-À-Tête. Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-843-2 / Galaxy GXY-5147 [US 1995]

November 14 George Cables - 1944

I was just rereading that passage from the thesis about Patton, how he was offended by Blue Note putting white women on his album covers, apparently becoming increasingly bitter about this in later years... Apparently, he was still ok with this at the time of Got a good thing goin' (which is also the much better cover) but That certain feeling came out after his conversion to islam and he felt having a white woman on the cover was at odds with that... So when the time comes for a Tonepoet of That Certain Feeling, they might redo that cover as well, since they're redoing so many covers anyway... That said: that certain feeling is my favorite Patton album... NP: Jakob Bro - Montclair Sessions (with Wadada Leo Smith among others)

Meaning to make my way back to Mingus. Meanwhile, Inspired that this title is appearing in the 2026 Tone Poets series, I am spinning this:

It's been 30 years when I read the Nisenson book from the public library but I distinctly remember thinking back then that this was a particularly weak biography... My only comparison regarding Miles biographies is the Szwed which I think is very good, similar to his Ra book in this regard...