Peter Friedman

These are my favorite Gary Bartz albums.

Haydn - String Quartets Op.33/1, Op.33/5, Op.33/6 - Eybler Quartet

Julius Watkins is on both "Sastanak" and the Oscar Pettiford album. Now listening to:

Schubert - String Quartet D.887

Op.130

Schubert - Violin Sonatas - Pauk & Frankl Dvorak - Symphony No.9 - Neumann

I would have included this one, but only listed albums with Morgan or Byrd as leaders. This one shows Mobley as leader.

Chopin - Preludes - Livia Rev

My favorite Blue Note sessions by Lee Morgan and Donald Byrd as leaders were recorded between November 1956 and September 1961. The 7 Blue Note recordings of Morgan and 7 by Byrd from November 1956 to September 1961 did NOT have any Boogaloo tunes. They also did not have any modal tunes on them. I suspect that these two factors above play an important role in my preference. Both Morgan and Byrd recorded for a number of other labels during that same time period, and I like most of them too. But the Blue Note albums are the ones I prefer. LEE MORGAN Indeed - 11/56 Vol.2 - 12/56 Vol.3 - 3/57 City Lights - 8/57 The Cooker - 9/57 Candy - 11/57 & 12/57 Lee-Way - 4/60 DONALD BYRD Off To The Races - 12/58 Byrd I Hand - 5/59 Fuego - 10/59 At the Half Note - 11/60 Chant - 4/61 The Cat Walk - 5/61 Royal Flush - 9/61