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George Robert-Tom Harrell Quintet “Cape Verde” Mons Records cd Alto Saxophone - George Robert Bass – Reggie Johnson Drums – Byron Landham Flugelhorn, Trumpet – Tom Harrell Piano – Dado Moroni Recorded live in Rheinfelden, Switzerland on September 24-25, 1992

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Taormina is nice. You should have taken of the photo of the theater wall with the Etna in the background.

Sorry for the typos - my keyboard sometimes doesn't accept my light attacks. Tjader had put the focus on Latin Jazz in his performances during those years, for commercial reasons - that's what most audiences expected. Vince Lateano complained for a more varied repertoire. BTW- like all drummers before him, he learned Latin drum styles and timbales from Tjader and the respective conga drummers, Willie Bobo and Johnny Rae being the exceptions. Tjader played his beloved straightahead jazz on the following albums, two to four tracks each; see my discography for details. The latter was his last session, the only jazz outing by Japanese pop singer Anli Sugano. She has a nice voice and fares surprisingly well in this context. It was recorded in California, but released only in Japan. One more interesting item is Tjader's paricipation in an all star tour through Japan for the Aurex Jazz Festival in 1980. Tjader was not very fond of cutting contests which ended up in virtuosic technical display, so it is surprising and somewhat admirable how he managed to turn the performances of fast tunes to his taste by playing shimmering cascades of vibes chords and the like. These were only on LP in Japan, compiled from several concerts. There should be some unreleased material, but I doubt we will ever hear this.

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Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 85. Works by Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss.

Since I’m spinning Impulse Japan SHM-SACD Duke Elllington John Coltrane

I intend to be there.

RIP, Prince of Darkness. Big fan of Black Sabbath’s first four/five discs and of Ozzy’s two first solo discs. As already mentioned, they were able to initiate and define a style. And they were so influential for so many groups for decades…

So do I. I'll give it away. This is just so much better sounding on my system.

👍 - I have an early CD from 1995

Pharoah Sanders “Karma” Impulse/Universal Japan SHM-SACD This sounds great.

Getting some more listening in before it gets too hot upstairs here. This great release! Harold Mabern “Afro Blue” Smoke Sessions cd. 325×300 26.8 KB

superb set

RIP Ozzy - Master of Reality was my fav but Paranoid always makes me smile, especially the lyrics saw Sabbath live here in Brisbane back in '74 (at the legendary Festival Hall), even have some pics (transparencies) of the concert somewhere

Ozzy Osbourne did not become popular until my college years and that was the period I got into jazz, so I never really listened to him. I did not own a tv in the 70's or 80's so I never watched the show. I was reading one of the obits in one of the papers and it mentioned several of his supposedly seminal hits so I listened out of curiosity. I admit that a lot of stuff I liked as a kid in the 60's and 70's no longer appeals to me but gee whiz this is trashy stuff and not in a good way. I know Ozzie did not play guitar and I am not the greatest player but the playing on that stuff makes me look like a wildly imaginative and hip guitarist. Truly awful.

Another concert in the Grateful Dead “Enjoying the Ride” box set, this one Boston Garden, Boston, MA (10/3/94) disc 2

Not quite as cool as yesterday, but a sweet, still morning. My wife is sleeping well after a stressful day. I’m enjoying the opportunity to listen. Starting off with an LP from the shelves downstairs, “Ruby Braff with the Ed Bickert Trio” Sackville LP. Great song choices! Bass, Recorded By – Don Thompson Drums – Terry Clarke Guitar – Ed Bickert Trumpet – Ruby Braff Recorded at Puget Sound, Toronto on June 14, 1979.

July 23 Céline Bonacina - 1975 Céline Bonacina was invited to perform at the 34th Göttingen Jazz Festival on November 12, 2011.

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Cecil Payne - Zodiac Suite