Peter Friedman

A good time was had by all.

Mulgrew Miller is in top form here.

Herzogenberg - Cello Sonata No.2, Op.64 and Beethoven - String Quartet No.4, Op,18/4

I don't know the Bunny Green album. but have had a SACD copy of the Tony Williams Trio session for a long time. Haven't played it in a while. Need to pull that one off the shelf to hear today or tomorrow.

This album has my favorite version of "The Christmas Song" which is by Dexter Gordon. Though there are also 2 additional versions of that same song here. One by Eddie Lockjaw Davis and one by Gene Ammons.

Oistrakh - Mozart - Violin Concerto No.5, K.219 "Turkish" & Kissin - Chopin - 12 Mazurkas

My favorite version is , like Jim, the one by Dexter Gordon.

Beethoven - Piano Trio No.1, Op.no.1 and Mozart - Piano Concerto No.12, K.414

Gheorghe has said that he prefers the Columbia sessions by Dexter Gordon. In my view his series on Blue Note are his best recorded work. I like Dexter's recordings on Bethlehem, Steeplechase, some of the other labels, and Columbia, but the albums on Blue Note are the ones I prefer. Different strokes...

Jazz in Sweden:1949-1961 - The Legendary Years Vol.2 of 9 CD Box

I share your enthusiasm for Shorty Roger's music. His albums on Atlantic and RCA are things I greatly enjoy. Yet, I never thought much of his trumpet playing. It was his compositions, arrangements and his terrific sidemen that made those albums so interesting to me.

Herzogenberg - Cello Sonata No.1, Op.52 and Brahms - String Quartet No.3, Op.67