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This one is really great. I love it.

Incredible, Happy Birthday to one of my all time favourites since I listen to jazz.

Very nice, and those two McGhee Albums Vol.1 and 2 are a must have for all BN fans who dig the Fats-McGhee collaboration "Double Talk".....

What a wealth of music was there in the 60´s at Blue Note recording studios. Here´s two of my favourites. The one with McCoy Tyner is fantastic, with a dream team with Bobby Hutcherson and a fantastic rhythm section. And "Speak No Evil" speaks for itself.

One of my favourite Joe Henderson Albums.

really sad News.

Nature Boy was a Chrismas present from my wife. I love that Album, but I love everything Jackie McLean did. Saw him live twice: In 1983 with Bobby Hutcherson, Herbie Lewis and Billy Higgins, playing a set of Bebop Standards, and a more advanced set of Music in 1985 with his band with his son Rene, Hotep Galeta on piano, David Eubanks (former with Dex) on bass, the Drummer if I remember Right was Ronnie Burrage, is that possible? and the percussionist was Kemati Dinizulu (later with Sonny Rollins). So, considering the fact that he was not easy to book if I read all those stories About his wife Dolly, I think I was quite lucky I saw him twice.

a Wonderful Album, and Hank Mobley also is great on it, Incredible what they do on the Beatles´ song I want to hold your hand

Yes, I agree with you

This is a great documentary film About the live of Bud. I saw it when it came out, About 1999 I think, on swiss TV. It´s a rare Occasion to see three women who were important in Bud´s live: Frances Barnes, Celia and Margareta Johnson.

Thanks, thats really great, the choice of the tunes, the commentaries, everything.

I have several live Recordings of Miles in the period from 1948-51 and Miles really played some fast bop trumpet on all those. If you listen to the 1949 Paris Recordings with Tadd Dameron , Miles is so fast and Plays in the high Register, and if you listen to the Metronome All Stars were you have Diz, Fats and Miles, they Sound very similar….

And here´s the twin album of "At St. Nick´s". Great live set of Bird at his peak, with the vintage quintet Miles, Duke Jordan, Tommy Potter, Max Roach. 1948. "Charlie Parker again" ...... my wife asked when I announced that I´ll spin this one....

There are so many Recordings of Lou Donaldson with organ, but this one I think is the best. And a highlight on it is the Version of "Love walked in"......

Great Play list and great commentaries !

The Miles Davis session from June 30, 1950 has the same recording Sound as the "Night at Birdland", so I Always thought that June 30 is the correct date. The bass and the drums (Curley Roussel and Art Blakey) Sound the same.

one of my favourite Jackie McLean albums. Once I saw Jackie McLean with Bobby Hutcherson and Billy Higgins live. Herbie Lewis was on bass......

Great 4 CDs of Bird live at his best, right now on Bird´s 100th Birthday

Of course, today on Bird´s 100th birthday: On "St Nick´s there are some of rare played tunes like "Smoke get´s in your Eyes" and "What´s New"

I had a special idea today to celebrate Charlie Parker´s 100th Birthday ! I sat down at the piano and played a set of some of Bird´s compositions and tunes he used to play: This was the set list, the tunes I played and soloed on: Confirmation Moose the Mooche Yardbird Suite Cool Blues Wee Round Midnight Now is the time.

It´s really a very exiting material, I´m glad I have it.

Great Bird with Big Band is on "Bird with the Herd" and on the Washington 1953 Album with the Joe Timer Big Band.

My favourite on this Album is the bossa tune "Boss Bossa" or how it´s titled. And Jackie McLean´s playing is a highlight on this. very nice. Grant Green made a lot of Albums under a Motto. This one with latin tunes, others with spirituals, with western/Country tunes, really a very versatile player who could play anything.

Thats really sad News. I saw him live in 89 or 90 with Günter Lenz, Uli Lenz and I don´t remember who was on drums. It was in the then famous Viennese Club "Opus One".

Very fine early Sonny Rollins and a rare Occasion to hear Miles Davis comping on piano on one track.