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So has anyone heard Cassandra Wilson lately now that she is touring again (whenever she can step away from the keyboard)? I saw her ages and ages ago. I think it actually was in Carnegie Hall (which often isn't ideal for singers in small groups). Anyway, she is coming to Toronto in late June. Apparently this series of concerts is to celebrate the 30th Anniversary of New Moon Rising, and several of the musicians on that recording will be with her including Lonnie Plaxico. I'm leaning towards going, focusing on the music and not her non-musical past times. But it would be helpful if someone can report on how she sounds. Thanks!

Terry Allen: Gimme A Ride To Heaven Boy

well....I downloaded a sample on Kindle, maybe 40-50 pages worth and I think it's pretty awful. The intro is a waste of time, and the first section makes the same mistake every author, unedited, seems to be making these days. The writer has mistaken research for writing, and it is so overloaded with detail about - well, everything, Texas insects, the family history (could have been cut to about 3 pages), land deals, political battles - everything but Kenny Dorham himself. And written in a totally dead style, like a listings section of a newspaper. Sorry, this is probably not a popular opinion, but this weirdness is everywhere in current jazz bios and music bios in general. The writer(s) seems to thing that merely describing something is the same as having insight into it. I just am so tired of how badly music bios are done - unless they are by Robin DG Kelley of John Szwed. I gave up on this one (and I haven't even described one particular howler of mistake, which may be an editing mistake, but that just shows there was probably no editor).

I have it, but still haven't read it.

“Classic Columbia and Okeh Benny Goodman Orchestra Sessions (1939-1958)” Mosaic Records, 7 cd set, disc III 286×247 10.3 KB A session with Count Basie on piano!

Nat Adderley “The Scavenger” Milestone Japan cd 549×551 208 KB Nat Adderley – cornet, trumpet Melvin Lastie – cornet (four tracks) Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone (three tracks) Joe Zawinul - piano, electric piano Victor Gaskin - bass Roy McCurdy - drums Jeremy Steig - flute (one track) Recorded January 18 & 19, 1968

Partitas - No.4 No.5 No.6

Now properly without JPC banner.

My favorite Sonny Criss record.

More pieces by Johann Ernst Bach from these CDs:

The Bailey tracks would be interesting to hear. I really like him a lot.

I reckon #2 is pretty contemporary, last 10 years, possibly International Anthem. Lester St Louis on cello perhaps or listening some more, is it Tomeka? Great track which if I don't already own I want to #3 could be Akira Sakata? #9 Shabaka...

Perfect in every respect, great sound and a grat choice of keyboard. https://www.discogs.com/release/36725575-Claudia-Mende-Gerd-Amelung-Johann-Ernst-Bach-Sechs-Sonaten-Für-Das-Clavier-Und-Eine-Violine

Op.64/4 & Op.64/5 Op.64/6

I feel like in order to guess this one you'd almost have to own it or be extremely familiar with it.

Disc V! Really enjoying re-visiting this box set of All Star performances. Louis Armstrong - Live Recordings With The All-Stars - Mosaic Records… “The Columbia & RCA Victor Live Recordings of Louis Armstrong & The All-Stars” Mosaic Records 9 cd set. Hey boppa rebop!

https://itech.dickinson.edu/Sirena/Issue2/Chambers.pdf Jack Chambers article/essay on Bob Zieff "Revenge of the Underground Jazz Composer"

Cool morning, going to be a beautiful day. Starting the day off with the cool, beautiful sound of Barney Wilen. “The Osaka Concert” Trema cd. Barney with Laurent De Wilde, Giles Naturel, and Peter Gritz.