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Last Tuesday, the night before I left for Knoxville, I saw Johnny Marr at the Great American Music Hall club in SF. I've seen him a number of times and he never disappoints. This one was no exception.

I was there. Very interesting presentation. The fact that Roscoe basically played solo for an entire hour (mostly on Bass Sax!) was astounding - especially at his age. And it seemed like Tyshawn was very unsure about how to contribute. He played very little. I saw 22 performances. Highlights were: William Hooker Quartet Masada I w/Zorn, Dave Douglas, Greg Cohen, Joey Baron Roscoe & Tyshawn Marc Ribot/Mary Halvorson "Secret Show", Friday night at the Postmodern Sound Exchange Halvorson: Canis Major Electrical Field of Love: Harriett Tubman + Georgia Anne Muldrow Patricia Brennan Septet (Adam O'Farrill, Marcus Gilmore, Mauricio Herrera, Jon Irabagon, Mark Shim, Kim Cass) - lots of energy and the crowd that night was electric! Gary Lucas & Gods and Monsters: w/Calvin Weston and Ernie Brooks Dave Douglas GIFTS Quintet: w/Tomeka Reid, James Brandon Lewis, Rafiq Bhatia, Ian Chang

Yes the stuff with Tony Bevan & John Edwards is great, IMO saw the film a few years back. Loved it.

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I knew the Chicago connection made it only a matter of time. Good sleuthing. I only recently came across Mars' work and have been blown away. Thankful for labels like Corbett vs Dempsey that helped get his work out there. I'm finally able to listen to the above video of the original and you're 100% correct. I can't help but think he wanted to re-record that tune, and I'm glad he did.

That´s a nice record. Thats a superb record. Bud in very great form, a very swift version of "How High The Moon". And maybe the only commercial record of Bud, where he plays "Jordu". He played it very often at Birdland in 1964 even better than this anyway superb performance. Reets and I was rarely performed, and usually at a slower tempo. And I think it´s the only recording of "Satin Doll" by Bud. The superb photo of Bud that you posted is from the great recording session he did for Roulette with a stellar rhythm section of J.C. Moses who was a very fine drummer, and the great John Ore, who had played a lot with Monk. Bravo, good choice ! both among Bud´s best things ! This is a thing I got from my late wife once. Have not listened to it since and had forgotten about it. It is wonderful. I had not looked at the personnel but when I heard the piano solo on "There is no Greater Love" I knew it MUST be Walter Davis.

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Recorded live at Elastic Chicago, 2012. The late Mars Williams with Darin Gray and Chris Corsano, "Elastic".

“Bud Powell in Paris” Warner Archives cd Produced by Duke Ellington for Reprise Records.

Dvorak String Quartet No.13 - Artemis Quartet Anton Rubinstein - String Quartet No.1 - Royal String Quartet - Copenhagen

Billy Strayhorn "Lush Life" Blue Note soundtrack cd Fascinating man and musician. Personnel on this documentary soundtrack include: ELVIS COSTELLO GERG HUTCHINSON GEORGE MRAZ DIANNE REEVES Hank Jones BILL CHARLAP PETER MARTIN TRIO Paul Motian RUSSELL MALONE Reuben Rogers RODNEY JONES

Billy Hart Quartet (HighNote, 2006)

Shirley Horn - May The Music Never End (Verve)

The LP was delayed a week or two as well, not surprising.