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Hard to remember that these late ones are the same Sonny Stitt as was recording on Prestige back in the early 50's

I have a few of these (including some of the samplers) My favourite was the always the Roswell Presents which (at that time) had cd tracks that for me were then impossible to find. Now have them but still like to spin it as a treat now and again. Not seen that UNIQLO one: More info here from Discogs: 1 Horace Parlan– Wadin' Bass – George Tucker Drums – Al Harewood Piano – Horace Parlan Written-By – Horace Parlan 5:52 2 Joe Henderson– Serenity Bass – Richard Davis (2) Drums – Elvin Jones Piano – McCoy Tyner Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson Trumpet – Kenny Dorham Written-By – Joe Henderson 6:16 3 Dexter Gordon– Manha De Carnaval Bass – Bob Cranshaw Drums – Billy Higgins Piano – Barry Harris (2) Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson Written-By – Antonio Maria*, Luis Bonfa* 8:23 4 Jackie McLean– What's New Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean Bass – Jimmy Garrison Drums – Art Taylor Piano – Walter Bishop, Jr. Written-By – Bob Haggart, Johnny Burke 5:17 5 Sonny Clark– Cool Struttin' Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean Bass – Paul Chambers (3) Drums – "Philly" Joe Jones Piano – Sonny Clark Trumpet – Art Farmer Written-By – Sonny Clark 9:21 6 Lou Donaldson– Softly As In A Morning Sunrise Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson Bass – Sam Jones Drums – Al Harewood Piano – Horace Parlan Trumpet – Bill Hardman Written-By – Oscar Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg 6:31 7 Anthony Williams– Love Song Bass – Gary Peacock Drums – Anthony Williams Piano – Herbie Hancock Tenor Saxophone – Sam Rivers, Wayne Shorter Written-By – Anthony Williams 8 Dexter Gordon– Cheese Cake Bass – Butch Warren Drums – Billy Higgins Piano – Sonny Clark Tenor Saxophone – Dexter Gordon Written-By – Dexter Gordon 6:32 9 Lee Morgan– The Sidewinder Bass – Bob Cranshaw Drums – Billy Higgins Piano – Barry Harris (2) Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson Trumpet – Lee Morgan Written-By – Lee Morgan 10:26 10 Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers– A Night In Tunisia Bass – Jymie Merritt Drums – Art Blakey Piano – Bobby Timmons Tenor Saxophone – Wayne Shorter Trumpet – Lee Morgan Written-By – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli 11:14 Record Company – EMI Music Japan Inc Manufactured By – EMI Music Japan Inc Phonographic Copyright ℗ – EMI Music Japan Inc Copyright © – EMI Music Japan Inc Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Blue Note Records Copyright © – Blue Note Records Pressed By – Memory-Tech A&R – Ayaka Hagio, Shingo Terashima Art Direction, Design – Tomohiro Kaji (2) Compiled By – Uniqlo Coordinator [Artwork] – Ayako Sabae, Tatsuo Shimizu, Yuri Tamura Executive-Producer – Hitoshi Namekata Liner Notes – 岡崎正通* Mastered By – Akihito Watanabe Producer – Yoshimitsu Harashima, Yuko Hirose (2) Public Relations – Ritsuko Jinno Collaborative compilation tie-in with a series of ten Blue Note t-shirts sold at UNIQLO stores. In jewel case with clear tray and obi. Twelve page booklet includes liner notes and track commentary in Japanese. Track 1 recorded on April 20, 1960; from Us Three Track 2 recorded on April 10, 1964; from In 'N Out Track 3 recorded on May 28, 1965; from Gettin' Around Track 4 recorded on October 2, 1959; from Swing, Swang, Swingin' Track 5 recorded on January 5, 1958; from Cool Struttin' Track 6 recorded on February 5, 1960; from Sunny Side Up Track 7 recorded August 12, 1965; from Spring Track 8 recorded August 27, 1962; from Go! Track 9 recorded December 21, 1963; from The Sidewinder Track 10 recorded August 14, 1960; from A Night In Tunisia Barcode: 4 988006 885141 Matrix / Runout: TOCJ-66553 MT 963 Mastering SID Code: IFPI L153 Mould SID Code: IFPI 28A4 Rights Society: JASRAC

Whereas my mother's dementia meant that not only was she unable to use the phone for the last two years of her life but that she was also scared and intimidated by it. I therefore stopped trying to speak with her on the phone as it was far too upsetting for her. I also worked with people with dementia who no longer had any concept of time of day. They would telephone people at any and all times be that 3.00pm or 3.00am. Everyone's experience of dementia is very individual. There are reasons why restricting access to a telephone is maybe not as cruel as it may sound without knowing the full context.

“Gerry Mulligan And the Concert Jazz Band, Olympia Paris November 19, 1960” Europe 1 RTE 2 cd set, disc 1

I couldn't agree more...

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Revisiting....

It's probably been mentioned before, but Soulville is a great album.

I didn’t know The Visitors had a third album. I’ve heard "In My Youth" because it was released on CD, and I think "Rebirth" hasn’t been released on CD, but I’ve heard it too, and it’s one of my favorites. I’d really like to give it a listen. I think they were very talented composers.

Lately I have been reading The Complete Robot, a compilation of Isaac Asimov's robot series short stories. His Foundation series is engaging and popular but in many ways I think Asimov's Robot series and his 3 laws of robotics are more significant. I am particularly struck by the way Asimov's musings about autonomous control of society by large artificial intelligences become extremely relevant now in light of the advent of artificial intelligence capabilities way beyond what was possible when Asimov wrote his stories. Asimov wrote about the consequences of allowing an autonomous, artificial intelligence to control vehicles, machines, space ships, cities, governments, etc. and now we are seeing a lot of news about autonomous AI weapons systems, etc. "The Evitable Conflict" (1950) is a particularly good story in this regard. You can read it here: http://cdn.michaelgeist.ca/.../04/The-Evitable-Conflict.pdf

I recently heard Ben play “Confirmation” in 1964 and was surprised by how good he was. The theme was great, and the solo was in top form. I know there are many who disagree, but personally, I feel that Byas never quite managed to fully embrace the modern style (especially in his rhythmic groove), whereas Webster seemed more flexible with new rhythmic concepts. https://storyvillerecords.bandcamp.com/album/at-ronnie-scott-1964

Thanks for that bandcamp link. Enjoying these volumes.

I figure you did. Here's hoping one day we get a proper reissue.

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Continuing my Mingus day with:

Very good album (Joe Bonner is a big plus) which AFAIK never received CD reissue. I'll go for the download in the absence of a CD reissue.

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https://craftrecordings.com/products/the-visitors-motherland-jazz-dispensary-top-shelf-180g-lp Jazz Dispensary vinyl reissue coming on May 29th. Hi-res streaming will also be available that day.