Peter Friedman

Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No.2 and Tchaikovsky - String Quartet No.1

Schumann - Piano Trio No.2 and Beethoven - Piano Concerto No.2

I don't care for the Milt Jackson vocals. Bags sounds like he is trying to follow the Billy Eckstine with a syrupy romantic approach. Zoot sings like he is playing his horn. Straight ahead , no syrup. If Zoot sang frequently, my opinion would likely be negative. But when a horn player sings once in a while I usually dig it. They often phrase in their singing, just as they would on their instrument. Piano players strike me a a bit different than horn players when they sing.

There are a number of jazz musicians who sing very occasionally. This idea came from the Curtis Amy thread which referred to a rare vocal by Billy Higgins. This does not include those such as Louis Armstrong, Jay McShann or others who sing frequently. Here are a couple to start things off. Zoot Sims, who only sings on 2 or 3 tracks over all his recordings. Lester Young - sings on just one tune .

This Symphony is most highly enjoyable. If you are looking for something you may not have heard previously I highly recommend giving it a listen.

Meade Lux Lewis Jimmy Cobb or Louis Hayes Howard McGhee or Benny Bailey

I slightly prefer the Blackhawk series. Joe Gordon and Vic Feldman are , for me, just a bit more interesting than Candoli and Freeman. Now

Mozart - String Quartet K.458 "Hunt" and Brahms - Violin Sonata No.2, Op.100

Ira Gitler Yusef Lateef. or Roland Kirk