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The Best of Gabor Szabo - impulse! (stereo)

Saw Zoh Amba at Cafe OTO, with Farida Amadou on bass and Chris Corsano on drums. It was a good gig. I am half and half on Amba and a bit sceptical on Corsano, but I really enjoyed it. Amadou, who I didn't know at all, played 80s harmolodic influenced electric bass, which gave the whole performance a gritty punk free jazz edge. I went with two civilians, who both really enjoyed it.

Disc 3: Schoenberg, Honegger, Kreisler, Schumann

Theo Hill “Reality Check” Posi-Tone cd Theo Hill - piano; Rhodes; synthesizer Joel Ross - vibraphone Rashaan Carter - bass; electric bass Mark Whitfield Jr. - drums This one has grown on me. I like it more now than I did when I bought it a few years ago. Joel Ross was the attraction, and he contributes strongly.

The Fifth Dimension - Up, Up and Away - (Soul City, stereo) I don't listen exclusively to jazz. I like to keep up with what the kids are listening to.

I can imagine Pierce as Cannonball. Can't you hear him saying, "This next tune has a kinda Latin rhythm we call the bossa nova. Well, it's not really a bossa nova, but we think you'll dig this."

https://spiritgroove.bandcamp.com/album/kahil-elzabars-spirit-groove-ft-david-murray https://ethnicheritageensemble.bandcamp.com/album/be-known-ancient-future-music I've been needing some spirituality in my heathen, atheist self... This is as close as I can get... The Chris Potter is really good...

All kinds of stuff - new Charles McPherson, Waldron / Lacy, Adderley 2 CD RSD set, Alliance (Sharel Cassity), Sun Ra At The Showcase, Chris Potter, Charley Crockett: 10$ Cowboy.

Now spinning:

Yep - that's a good one.

I've always said they should make a Monk biopic. with Pierce playing Monk. BTW, Elsbeth is an excellent show.

A lawyer is talking to an elderly couple seated in his office. “You’ve been married for over 70 years! Why on earth do you want to get divorced now??” The old lady responds “We wanted to wait until the kids were dead.”

Rotary Connection - Aladdin (Cadet, stereo) Recorded in "Concept 12" stereo!

Most of you have probably already seen this article about and interview of legendary Contemporary engineer Roy DuNann concerning the origins of the Contemporary "sound," but for those who haven't yet seen it: https://www.stereophile.com/interviews/402roy/index.html As porcy62 pointed out, the Black Hawk sessions weren't recorded by DuNann--it was Howard Holzer--but this article helps to explain how Contemporary got such phenomenal sound. Thanks! I should have taken the time to actually pull them off the shelf to refresh my memory.

Each of the first 4 volumes (on cd) has a bonus track.

I do buy used books too. But this thread is about new book sales.

As I recall, the first 4 volumes of the CD editions matches the contents of the 4 volumes of the original LPs, and CD volume 5 consists of takes that were not included on the original LPs. And agreeing with everyone else here, the recording quality is simply stunning. Close your eyes, and you are back there in the Black Hawk in 1959--like having a time machine.

Michael was a friend since 1967 - I just ran across this today.

War - Greatest Hits (UA) Had this but unloaded it. Thanks for reminding me that it exists!

Seem to be on a Nielsen kick these past few weeks, so listening again to this one: Nielsen, Symphonies Nos. 4 and 5 Sakari Oramo, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra (BIS)

This track from the soundtrack to The Grasshopper, by the underrepresented-on-LP-and-CD Billy Goldenberg, has a "Memory Band" vibe. The track "Les Fleur" has had a presence in recent decades.

I watched and enjoyed the first season, have the other two, will have to get around to watching them sometime soon. Currently enjoying Pierce in "Elsbeth."