Peter Friedman

I don't want Dan Gould to be so lonely, so I felt the need to agree with his negative view of this session. My collection of Lee Morgan albums is extensive. This is one of the very few that I did not care for.

Disc 3

Piano Trio No.1, Op.8 - Hess / Stern / Casals

Mozart - Piano Concerto No.8, K.246 Mendelssohn - String Quartet Op.12

I remember seeing Walton and Higgins twice. Once at the Telluride,Colorado Jazz Festival about 30 years ago. The other time was in a club in Rochester, New York also roughly in that same time period. Our son was with us at Telluride. I remember him commenting that it was very obvious why he was known as Smiling Billy.

From last week's list I am onboard with the Dick Wellstood album on Chiaroscuro. Sorry I never had the chance to see Wellstood in person. He was an interesting guy who liked to play tunes from various eras. On this one he plays "Original Dixieland One-Step" and also "Blue Monk". The list from 2 weeks ago has two I like . Duke Jordan recorded a large number of albums for Steeplechase, most of them in a trio context. To my way of thinking they all turned out good, and "Flight To Denmark" is perhaps one of the vey best. "These Are Soulful Days" by Don Patterson though original on Muse, has been re-issued on 32 Jazz. The original has Jimmy Heath on tenor, Pat Martino and Albert Heath. The reissue includes 2 bonus tracks with Richie Cole on alto, and 1 more track with Eddie Daniels on alto. This is not my favorite Don Patterson album, but is nonetheless a good one. In truth, I like almost all of Don Patterson's recordings.

Schubert - Piano Sonata D.960

Beethoven - Op18/6 Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings Op.48

Actually Buchbinder's Beethoven piano Sonatas are among my very favorites. I have his box set on RCA and am highly pleased with it.

Thanks Mark, not sure how I could have forgotten Sonny Clark????