Peter Friedman

Beethoven - Cello Sonatas No.1, Op.5/1 & No.3, Op.69

Reicha - String Quartet Op.48/3 & Mendelssohn - Piano Concerto No.2, Op.20

Burgmuller - String Quartet No.2, Op.7 and A. Fesca - Septet No.1, Op.26

Rex Stewart

George, the time you saw Dexter in 1983 he was exhibiting the effects of too much alcohol, which was my experience when I saw him in his later years inToronto. Yet the 1988 session in Japan could have taken place when Dexter kept his alcohol consumption under control.

Haydn - String Quartet Op.76/1 & Beethoven - String Quartet No.95

Paul Quinichette, Buck Clayton and others get some nice solos.

I was initially attracted to Jean-Luc Ponty when his first recording on MPS/SABA was released. I bought a number of his LPs that followed. Then Ponty seemed to go in a different direction that I thought to be fusion oriented and my interest in him waned. Over time I went back and visited his early albums and discovered that for some reason, his playing had lost his appeal to me. After reading this thread I gave him another try with his first album. Found that after a couple of tracks I had enough and my later opinion was verified, Ponty's playing was not for me.

Mozart - K.499 "Hoffmeister" and Smetana No.1 "From My Life"

Brahms - String Sextet No.2, Op.36 and Schumann - Fantasiestuck Op.88

What Bill said!

This is only one of four recordings where the 3 brothers, Thad, Hank, and Elvin Jones appear together. Too bad they did not record together more often

Piano Sonata No.31, Op.110. and No.32, Op.111