Peter Friedman

D.845 and D.894

Watched "Low Down" yesterday afternoon on Amazon Prime Video. I have mixed feelings about the movie. The parts that focused on jazz I liked very much. The scenes where music was being played were too brief, and many tunes were cut off in the middle. I am well aware that drug addition with all it's side effects was a far too common part of the Jazz Life , especially during the 40's and 50's. Nonetheless, observing what was happening to Joe, his daughter and his mother was depressing for me to watch. The acting by John Hawkes, Ellie Fanning and Glen Close was very good. But in the final analysis, watching the movie was , for me, somewhat of a downer. Yeah, I know that is the reality of their lives, but that does not make it any less of a downer. I would say that I much preferred the Movie with Dexter Gordon, "Round Midnight".

Disc One

Drummer Harvey Mason - 11 tracks each featuring a different jazz piano player with a variety of bass players.

Brahms - String Sextet No.1, Op.18 and Mozart - Symphonies No,31 "Paris", K.297 & No.31, K.318

Al Grey - Snap Your Fingers - Argo w. Bobby Hutcherson Milt Jackson - Bebop - East West w. JJ Johnson

Sweet Basil Trio - Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins

HutchFan, the only item on this most recent list that I have is George Coleman - Amsterdam After Dark. Curious about the Jimmy Forrest with Shirley Scott, but the others are not things that interest me.

This is perhaps my favorite recording by Clark Terry as leader. He has a outstanding group with him that includes Johnny Griffin, Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones.

J.S. Bach - Violin Concertos BWV 1041, BWV 1042, BWV 1043

Disc One

Mozart - String Quartet K.387 and Dvorak - Cypresses