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James in NY, Yesterday at 9:12 PMReport #1+ QuoteReply

Public Service Announcement "The Best of the Best: Jazz from Detroit," the documentary film that I wrote and co-produced, now has its own YouTube channel. Please consider clicking below and subscribing. We'll be posting performance videos, excerpts from the film, parts of interviews that didn't survive the final cut, and other special features. Our first entry is an except from our interview with maestro Charles McPherson in which he improvises two of the most relaxed, spare, and soulful choruses of the blues you'll ever hear. Next screening is Oct. 3 in East Lansing, Michigan. We've think we'll have some exciting news about screenings and distribution in coming soon but it's too early to talk about it all. #JazzFromDetroit

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Uncloudy Day & Will The Circle Be Unbroken?

Ira Sullivan - Peace (Galaxy, 1979)

Which title, Jim? Just curious.

Blue Moon, eh? Jonki Purpos again. The real Vee Jay was ran by Billy Vera. It was short-lived but excellent. The Staples Singers volume remains a desert island set for me!

Yes, on Blue Moon's Vee Jay series.

This is completely nitpicky, and as someone who hadn't bought a new box from Mosaic in years, but the materials used for the box and booklet are very flimsy.

Moran, Maria Schneider Orchestra, several others - looks/sounds tremendous! I really need to make it to Detroit Jazz fest one of these yrs

Solid/Ultra-Vybe CD reissue

Was there a reissue that paired it with Eddie Higgins' Vee Jay Trio date? I thought that was the one I had but I hope in reality I have the one with the alternates. Great group and performance, an instant fave when I first heard it.

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.

summer music

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