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Dub, I just read that same article earlier today. But no mention of who Lonnie might be. Guy, I'm not sure if Lonnie Johnson seems at all likely. Or maybe Lonnie is a fictional/poetic creation of Coltrane's.

Definitely not Lonnie Smith, but I always assumed it was guitarist Lonnie Johnson. Coltrane would have surely been familiar with him…

Per this article, it was one of the songs from Crescent inspired by poetry Coltrane was reading at the time. https://www.everythingjazz.com/story/john-coltranes-criminally-underrated-record/

I've been thinking about just who is Lonnie from Trane's "Lonnie's Lament." Of course, these days one tries AI. The answer there is that it is Dr. Lonnie Smith, which strikes me as extremely unlikely. Smith would have been only 22 when the song was recorded, and the piece has a feel that is like nothing you would find in Lonnie Smith's work (or just about any organist). Yes, Smith later recorded a Trane tribute record. But I don't think Coltrane wrote a tribute to him. So who is Lonnie?

Hey.

One of my favorites! But I am a huge listener when Sonny reinventes himself. RCA, Impulse!, Contemporary too! Beastie Boys sampling Jeremy Steig brought him out of the dust!

Not sure this got a mention, a favorite of mine:

Ted Curson Live at La Tete de L'art Don Pullen at Sackville recording session John Lennon Live Peace in Toronto Sun Ra at the Horseshoe Tavern, The Beach Boys at Massey Hall Charles Lloyd "8" Lobero Theater Neil Young at Massey Hall Miles Davis at Hollywood Bowl

thanks !

For some reason I don't remember anymore, but apparently I bought this set nearly 20 years ago. And while I did open it, I “apparently” put it in the closet (probably without listening to a single track) – I don't even remember putting it there. Today, while cleaning out the closet for the first time in about 20 years, I unearthed it. The box is slightly damaged, so I can't even sell it! I plan to listen to it now.

Some of this -

great set, and now fairly hard to find...

“The Complete Roulette Dinah Washington Recordings” Mosaic Records box set, disc 3 I haven’t spun any Dinah in a while and reached for this box set. I love the Roulette sound of this vintage, so warm and flowing. This is some great engineering in my opinion. And Dinah is such a consummate stylist. . . One note, one breath out into the microphone, and she establishes herself.

Recorded at Cracker-Jap Studio, Brooklyn. Heh. I've got many Kikuchi albums but this one I'm going to pass.

Ike Quebec “The Complete Blue Note 45 Sessions” Blue Note 2 cd set, disc 2 This is just the right music for right now.

It is not at all a discography. The title says it: Listening to Prestige.

purchased and enjoyed ! Great ! That´s the kind of acoustic straight ahead I still listen to. That version of "Donna Lee" is incredible. And as I said, Cindy Blackman when she was a jazz only drummer was my favourite of her generation.

👍👍 Now:

Love it and posted my impressions about her here on Friday....

ordered 😄

Is it only a discography or is also some stories or infos about the musicians and the music etc. ?

I have read that he had also connections to Viena since he had studied classical guitar there. I saw his group Oregon once.....well that was a festival with big names like Herbie Hancock, Blakey, Diz, Jackie McLean (I dug him most of course !) and well.....the Oregon music was not exactly my can, but it had great moments that I dug.

Selling a 10-CD box of live 1990 recordings of Cecil Taylor's Feel Trio (Cecil, Tony Oxley and William Parker) 2Ts for a Lovely T : https://www.discogs.com/release/983489-Cecil-Taylor-Feel-Trio-2-Ts-For-A-Lovely-T . This is a limited edition of 1000. I bought it new in 2002 from Mole Jazz in the UK. The CDs are in excellent condition (some, I have to admit, were never played) - with an exception of Disc One that has a few nasty scratches that result in a two-second drop-out in the middle of track one. Given the relentlessness of the music, some might consider the enforced respite an attractive feature. The booklet is in OK condition, shows some signs of wear. So does the box. A couple of the double jewel cases have cracks but hold together well. I can have them replaced. The cheapest set currently on offer at Discogs is €215 ($250). I would offer mine for €170 ($200) plus tracked shipping - €20 to Europe (yes, UK included) and €30 ($35) elsewhere. I shipped some CDs to the US recently, and it seems to work OK, no tariff fun. Preferred way to receive money is direct bank transfer. US residents can pay by an ACH transfer in $, which is a simple and free way to transfer money, although nobody in the US seems to know about this. Not preferred - but grudgingly accepted - way to receive the money is rip-off antiquated PayPal, but then you cover all the bullshit transfer and exchange rate fees. Drop me an email to djmdavid at yahoo dot com and I will indulge you with exciting photos and second-by-second reviews of the music.