Justin V

There can't possibly be that many guitar/trombone duo albums out there. I have been in a Pass mood lately and have been curious about this one, which doesn't appear to be available on Amazon Music. Given that it is Pass and Johnson, I felt pretty comfortable just buying it sound unheard.

Ugh. There is a a form for submitting a copyright complaint, but I don't know how involved it is. I looked and saw that Weasel Walter had posted a chunk of Nonaah; he should know better.

Any status update?

I hadn't listened to this one in a few years. I just googled guitarist Howard Collins and found out that he passed away in 2015. He was a fine guitarist who sounded great with Lewis. His less-is-more style reminds me of Jim Hall.

I don't have much Lockjaw or Catlett, but sign me up for Griffin dueling with another tenor with Parlan and Taylor on board.

There is a newer reissue of this. Part of me wants to get it, but the other part of me says that any difference between the 2005 and 2015 versions would be negligible.

Dizzy Reece - Manhattan Project (from the Bee Hive Mosaic): What's not to love about a date with Reece, Clifford Jordan, Charles Davis, Albert Dailey, Art Davis and Roy Haynes? What a great Mosaic set!

My 1991 issue has those tracks, yet your 1995 one doesn't. That makes no sense! The 4 bonus tracks came from a previously unreleased session that was recorded 8 days after the original session, with Candy Johnson's tenor added to 3 of those 4 tracks. Now playing:

Clifford Jordan - Hyde Park After Dark: With today being Norman Simmons' 90th birthday, I thought I'd return to one I've playing lately on which Simmons handled the piano and arrangements.

The great Norman Simmons is 90 today. Whether it is as a leader, pianist or arranger, Simmons is always worth hearing. Here's wishing him a happy 90th birthday.

When I was googling the album for an image, I saw that a JazzTimes review called Charisma slightly subpar, which surprised me.

Paul Quinichette - The Vice Pres: This is a nice way to start the day.

I fixed that for you. I caught him with The Cookers earlier this year and the opening song featured a Harper solo that was 15-20 minutes of fire. It was great, one of those moments where part of me was in disbelief at what I was witnessing. Now playing:

I seem to recall several people here not liking this album, but I always have.

And again. I hadn't used the queue function in Google Play before and it apparently had this on repeat. I saw no reason not to give it another spin.

My daughter often joins in clapping after songs when listening to live albums. I don't know how well known Hedges is, but clarinet fans should check him out.

Rolf Billberg - Rare Danish Recordings By a Swedish Jazz Legend: I hadn't listened to this in years and am enjoying it. Without this compilation, I may have never discovered Billberg.

Clifford Jordan - Hyde Park After Dark (from the Bee Hive Mosaic), with Von Freeman, Cy Touff, Norman Simmons, Victor Sproles and Wilbur Campbell. An inspired lineup with thoughtful arrangements by Simmons. There is not a single dud on the Mosaic.

Terry Gibbs - Feelin' Good: Live in the Studio: A fun album I hadn't listened to in a while. I think I am going to be pulling out more Gibbs today.

Coincidentally, I was looking today for my copy of the album he did with Gary Versace on organ and Obed Calvaire. He is also on a nice Al Foster date. Now playing:

JazzTimes has confirmed it here. I was desperately hoping that the news wasn't true.

A few years ago, I moved a vacation to New York up a day specifically to see Richard Wyands at Mezzrow. He was playing with Jeremy Pelt and Peter Washington. We showed up early and sat right up front where we could see Wyands and company in action. As he did over the course of his career, he provided exactly what was needed. Hearing him from a few feet away in an intimate venue with a small group was the perfect way to hear him work his subtle magic. During the set break, I approached him and babbled enthusiastically about how great it was to see him perform in person. I'm not sure that he spoke a word (Pelt approached to tell him the second set would start soon) and I didn't have the nerve to ask him to sign something. I hope he appreciated someone geeking out over him. That show was the night before the last time I caught Harold Mabern (at the Village Vanguard with John Webber and Joe Farnsworth). I told Mabern during the set break that I had seen Wyands the night before and he said that Wyands hadn't played a gig in the city in a couple of years. While I knew that I was exceedingly lucky to have planned a trip at the right time to catch a rare gig by the semi-retired Wyands, I didn't know that I'd never see Mabern again. After Mabern's second set, I caught most of Lew Tabackin's late trio set at Smalls; catching Wyands, Mabern and Tabackin in two days made it a vacation I'll always remember. Thank you for the music, Mr. Wyands, and rest in peace.

Argh. If they still have the Teagarden Roulette or the Hackett, I can recommend the former. The latter would depend on your appreciation of mood music; I acquired 4/5 of the set and kept the small-group discs (3&4) while selling the mood-music ones (1&2).

Thanks to HutchFan and Sidewinder, I've taken a chance on Garrick's Cold Mountain and the quartet DVD, the latter of which was .99 GBP. I received a shipping notification within 24 hours, so those bargain prices aren't too good to be true.