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Her rhythm in Shitt's Creek was beyond virtuosic. It almost always was.

Lititz, Pa.

After Hours is cool indeed.

Those are also great! I love "Spiritual" and Impressions", among other gems.

I must be the oddball of the jazz world. A Love Supreme has never been my favorite John Coltrane album, since I got into Eric Dolphy before John Coltrane, I have always preferred the 1961 Village Vanguard recordings.

January 31 Charlie Musselwhite - 1944

Grant Green "Feelin' the Spirit" Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary SHM-SACD. I just love this album, have four different issues I've kept, they all sound very good. Herbie Hancock really shines on this session.

Pete B! Such a nice man. I found out a few decades ago he was married in a chapel where an organ built by my great great great great great grandfather, David Tannenberg, was played. I visited that chapel and heard the organ when I was a lad.

I had forgotten that she was in After Hours. That movie freaked me out when it came out. It just seemed like the thins that happened to Griffin Dunne could have happened to any of us back then. As you can imagine, her shouting "Kevin" in Home Alone, hit home for me. I tried Schitt's Creek but couldn't get into it. I'll have to give it another go.

Joined 3/31/03. I don’t post much but I read a lot. I’ve met a couple of board members and have kept in touch with Pete B who doesn’t post much any more.

Yeah, too much at once is over-stimulation and I don't have enough time to digest it. It's like rushing through a huge museum and at the end you feel exhausted and can't really remember much. If a set has recognizable albums I'll usually listen to an album, repeat a few of the tunes that I liked and then put it aside for another day. Sometimes, like recently with the Bob Crosby set which turns out to be really engaging, I listen to one disk per day and repeat some items. That Basie Roulette Live set is great! Desert island stuff.

COLD! I’m getting used to it. Now spinnning Bobby Hutcherson “In the Vanguard” Landmark cd. The sound is a bit drab but great playing! Bobby Hutcherson – vibraphone, marimba Kenny Barron - piano Buster Williams – bass Al Foster – drums

Roland Prince - Color Visions

Maybe not only one CD a year but one every 1 or 2 months, but basically that's a good idea. But (at least for me) only for those box sets where it would be too overwhelming (or way too much of a good thing) to absorb all the CDs/records one after another right after the purchase. Sometimes I can't wait to hear it all (but admittedly that's been the case for only a minority). Let's see how things work out for my most recent purchase (at a very good price) - the Count Basie Live Roulette 8-CD box set by Mosaic.

I wonder who will be taking over Wynton's role. https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/wynton-marsalis-stepping-down-jazz-lincoln-center-artistic-director/

Spinning this one at the moment: Roberto Roena Y Su Apollo Sound X – El Progreso

Sad. RIP. Thanks for the music.

Another great one has ascended. RIP Mr. Beirach. Thanks for the music.