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Walter Smith III “Twio, Vol. 2” Blue Note cd Out today, nice!

Ethan Iverson (compositions of James P. Johnson and John Coltrane) two nights ago at WGBH (Boston) playing solo two nights ago. Miguel Zenon Quartet last night at Arrow Street in Cambridge last night. Both excellent!

Shirley Horn “Softly” Audiophile cd Shirley Horn – vocals, piano Charles Ables – bass Steve Williams – drums

This again:

Last night before going to sleep: Definitely not enough Eddie Harris on that one! Tonight it will be enough Eddie, for sure:

Tomorrow night, it's Jaime Baum's sextet at Scullers. Looking forward to this one. Me & the wife are making it a "date night". I even got us a room at the hotel so I don't have to drive back from Boston after the show.

These are from the Pipe Dublin label and are download only. I assume that that the Pipe Dublin name, PD for short, was not chosen blindly. Most of the tracks on these "albums" are from OJC labels (Prestige, Contemporary & Riverside). As an example, "Nocturne Logic" is "Tenor Madness".

I know, 2 hits + filler = LP for parents to buy kids for christmas. The kids knew to buy the 45's. Beatles and Dylan were the exceptions, not the rule. This ain't exactly "Kicks" or "I'm Not Your Stepping Stone", though it's on the same album ('Kicks').

Filler on a mid-60s R&R LP? I'm shocked I tell you, SHOCKED!!!!!

I especially enjoy his recordings for the 70's, 80's & 90's . Along with Further Definitions already mentioned a few times, here are some others I like. Still some more:

I have been listening recently. I listen to music mostly in the small hours and listened to both CDs. Really strong ! I think, I still had got that as a present from my late wife Serena......

never imagined to see a pic where someone else than Dex looks juiced 😂

One of my favourite Jackie McLeans. Maybe even the first I ever heard when I was in my early teens. So strong. I never liked "easy listening music", always was a quite serious and thinking kid, and did not "buy" stuff that was "just fun"....😂

This is one of the best of Birds later recordings ! Now listening: June Tyson ! I love her voice, I love the lyrics and Sun Ra was one of my favourites from the very beginning, when I started to listen to afro american music ! Sun Ra, Ornette, late Trane, Pharoah Sanders, electric Miles, and ....Mingus.....those where my favourites in my early teens. I saw the Arkestra with June Tyson of course and was deeply moved by her angelic voice, the "Space Songs and Chants", wonderful. And as a generation thing: Sure I got acquainted first to the kind of music that was played then in the early 70´s, and it was the Arkestra, where I first heard some old jazz too, those Fletcher Henderson things. I had never heard about that before and loved it, I believed it´s a special "Space Jump", had no idea that this was the jazz of earlier decades of the century.... Same with Mingus....heard the pianists do some stride sections at one point and heard that kind of old thing for the first time.

The Complete 1930-1940 Recordings Recommended! There's a single disc out on JSP (1933-1934) that's also good.

One more - Joe Romano - he played alto and tenor.

Disc 1 Somewhat disappointing. Art Pepper play ok, though not with much passion. The rhythm section is recessed a bit in the background, and their playing is on the dull side./ I am unlikely to listen to the other 3 discs in this set. There are numerous other Art Pepper recordingsI would prefer to hear.

Mendelssohn - String Quartets Op.13 & Op.44/1 - Guarneri Quartet

Listening to this album mentioned here on page 1: Quite interesting quartet (live) album, with trumpet as the sole horn.

💗 EmArCy / Mercury MG-36108 (Japan 195J-40M) - Max Roach "Jazz In 3/4 Time" - rec. 1957 -

Love it 💗 !!