Peter Friedman

Back about 1952 or 1953 I was very much into Rhythm and Blues. Jay was the man for me on tenor. That honking wild style was my thing. Within a year or so I drifted away from that style of tenor and became a bebop lover, and than added hard bop and west coast jazz. That meant I no longer listened to Big Jay, and have not heard any of his playing for more than 50 years. But I still have a warm spot in my heart for one of the first saxophone players I dug.

Very good comments from Victor Lewis. I saw Victor Lewis play about a year ago at the Oregon Coast Jazz party. He was amazingly creative and swinging like mad. He is one of my very favorite jazz drummers on the scene today.

Haydn - Piano Sonata No.37 & Andante con variazioni in F minor Tchaikovsky - String Quartet No.1, Op.11

Where to begin? I very much like all, or almost all the recordings with Kenny Dorham as leader or sideman. Many of my favorites such as the Cafe Bohemia session, Quiet Kenny, Blue Spring, and the Joe Henderson albums have already been mentioned. Here are some that may have been overlooked, but with some fine playing by Kenny. Herb Geller - Fire in the West Benny Golson - The Modern Touch Barney Wilen - Barney Meet Oliver Nelson Clifford Jordan - Starting Time Dave Bailey Sextet - bash Milt Jackson - Invitation Rocky Boyd - West 42nd St. Cedar Walton - Trio, Quartet, Quintet Barry Harris - Bulls-Eye

Jazz at the Philharmonic - Complete Live in Sweden - CD 1

Schumann - Violin Sonata No.2, Op.121 - Schwarzberg / Argerich Lange-Muller - Violin Concerto, Op.69 & Langgaard - Violin Concerto - Christina Astrand / Tampere Phil. Orch. / Storgards

Haydn - String Quartet Op.54/1 Bruch - Symphony No.3, Op.51

Brendel - Beethoven - Quintet Op.16 Argerich - Schumann - Fantasiestucke Op.88

Joe Castro - Lush Life - Disc 5 Joe Castro Big Band - Reflection Herbie Mann