“Duke Ellington on Mercer–Great Tunes” This is a fascinating disc. It compiles all the masters of the material Duke participated in on his son Mercer’s record label, all issued under the names of Ellington sidemen, some of the “expensive gentlemen.” Sound is not great because the masters are gone and Jasmine is not the be all and end all of excellent remasterers, but the playing is excellent and there’s a different vibe to this material than on other labels imo.  

Nino Rivera - Cuban Jam Session Vol. 3   Ruby Braff – I Hear Music   Crazy what a good record this was, given that it comes from 2000. 

thanks so much