Peter Friedman

Schubert - String Quartet D.887

It was especially nice to see Sonny Rollins in the New York Times spotlight with this very well done piece on the significance of ART.

A book I thoroughly enjoyed. Mark, you did a fine job and deserve the award.

Op.20/5 and Op.20/6. and Op.42

Mulligan is not one of my most favorite baritone sax players, but I do enjoy many of his albums. The Age of Steam is not one of them. I suspect it is that very 70's sounding music that appeals to you, that I don't really like. I much prefer the Concert Jazz Band recordings as well as a number of his other sessions such as the Sextet with Zoot and Jon Eardley, the quartet with Tommy Flanagan - Jeru -, his meeting with Ben Webster, his quartets with Art Farmer, and Walk On the Water with a big band.

Al Haig on piano makes this a special Dexter Gordon session. Dexter plays soprano sax on one track which makes that one my least favorite. The individualism of Dexter's sound (and phrasing) on tenor sax is one of his major positive qualities. When he plays soprano, he loses that individualistic feature and I doubt many would be able to identify his playing as belonging to Dexter Gordon.

Vitezslav Novak - Piano Quintet & String Quartet

Serenade No.1, Op.11