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Great pick.

$6 each or both for $10

Vanessa Lillie: Blood Sisters

The Morning Show - season finale

Jacqueline Kerrod - Joe Morris: Morpeth Contemporary 2024. Relative Pitch Records RPR1222 [US 2025]

Eliane Elias "Plays Live" Blue Note cd My copy of this has been missing for a while. I finally found it mixed in with some of Lucinda's cds. One of my favorite of Eliane's releases (I think I have them all!)

Brr. It’s cold out there. Inside it’s nice. Starting off with another great piano trio recording on Muzak Japan cd. Del Ferro on piano, keyboard, and Fender Rhodes, Andre Vasconcellos on acoustic and electric bass, and Marcio Bahia on drums. Mike Del Ferro “Made In Brazil” Samui International/Muzak Japan cd (My copy has a different cover for which I have not found an image).

While "Live" on Pye has not been reissued on CD, the Ronnie Scott's Jazz House label did release 3 additional tracks from that live date on a CD titled, "Playing Changes".

Some great stuff in there.

I think some of those have other album covers now. Is this the record from Montmatre with that fine version of "Like Someone in Love" in Ab ? With that really fine recorded cymbal sound from Tootie Heath. I think I have it and it´s titled somethings like "Montmatre Collection" though its not a collection, just one album with I think 4 tunes, among them also Body and Soul, the others I think is some medium or fast tempo blues....., Kenny Drew is on Piano, that´s sure, and Tootie Heath on drums, and maybe NHOP on bass but that ist not hard to guess, he seemed to be an all records that were made in Danemarca in those years 1960´s, 1970´......

We will attend a concert of this ensemble this evening with most of these pieces plus one of Zelenka's sonatas. Excellent music, and they are stunning players.

Suggested (R&B) Listening: https://www.discogs.com/release/5308204-Sam-The-Man-Taylor-Back-Beat-The-Rhythm-Of-The-Blues-Vol-5 (Disregarding his "misty" etc. MOR output. )

November 21 Rainer Brüninghaus - 1949

I saw Coleman with this group in late 79 or early 1980 at Ronnie's and they played much of the material from 'Amsterdam After Dark'. He - and the group - were phenomenal. From memory it was Herbie Lewis on bass but I did see the group with Ruiz and Higgins several times over the 79-83 period and tried to catch at least one gig during each of their 'seasons' at the club. I think Ronnie Scott Club must have had an agreement with Wim Wigt during that period. I have a copy of that Coleman at Ronnie Scotts LP on Pye somewhere in the racks. Around that time, Coleman also brought his Octet over to the club (with Idris Muhammad on drums plus Sal Nistico, Danny Moore and Mario Rivera - with Mabern on piano).

The programme has been low-key and gradual but is certainly not 'dead', thanks to Tony Higgins' good work with Decca. December sees the long awaited reissue of Neil Ardley 'Greek Variations' and 'Lola' is also imminent. John Cameron 'Off Centre' also got a fairly recent reissue in the series, with new sleeve notes. Plus we have the two Mike Taylors, so some good reissues this year.

Porcupine Tree albumni

Agree 100% - GREAT album!

Again, it's Montreal vs. Saskatchewan!

I feel like Art Tatum's Pablo Solo Masterpieces blow away the Capitol recordings.