Peter Friedman

Beethoven - Piano Trio No.6, Op.70/2 Brahms - Violin Sonata No.1, Op.78

This 4 CD set has one set that strikes me as out of character. The Barry Harris set has Barry playing with musicians who play in a style very different than one can find on any of his other numerous sessions as leader or sideman. Don Cherry, Steve Lacy, and Roswell Rudd are not musicians Barry has ever recorded with, and is unlikely to have played with on gigs.

Buchbinder - Sonata No.16, Op.31/1 Kempff - Sonata No.18, Op.31/3

Beethoven - Violin Sonata Op.24 "Spring" - Kempff & Menuhin Schubert - Piano Trio No.1, D.898 - Istomin / Stern / Rose

No.14, Op.27/2 "Moonlight" - Kempff No.15, Op.28 "Pastoral" - Buchbinder

There are (at least) 2 Howard McGhee CDs on Bethlehem The Return of Howard McGhee Dusty Blue Others on Bethlehem I like that were not mentioned include: Zoot Sims - Down Home Frank Rosolino - I Play Trombone Max Bennett (Septet) Pepper Adams - Motor City Scene I forgot to include two CDs by Oscar Pettiford. Oscar Pettiford / Red Mitchell - Jazz Mainstream (2 separate groups, 1 by Pettiford and 1 by Mitchell) Oscar Pettiford - Another One

K.515 and K.593

Beethoven - Violin Sonata No.10, Op.96 Tchaikowsky - Symphony No.2

No.11, Op.22 and No.13, Op.27/1

Piano Trio No.1

Symphony No.5

The music on this CD is clearly not my cup of tea. Rather dull and lacking in interest in my view.I suspect there are those who would have a quite different opinion. It goes into my disposal box.

Schubert - String Quartet D.887

No.9, Op.14/1 & No.10, Op.14/2

I agree that finding a bad Milt Jackson recording is almost impossible. Here are a few among my many many favorites by Bags as leader, all on Pablo. Night Mist Soul Route It Don't Mean A thing If You Can't Tap Your foot To It

My favorite Jack Sheldon is to be found on the terrific Curtis Counce Group sessions on Contemporary.

K.174 and K.406 Grumiaux Trio plus 2

Beethoven - Violin Sonata No.7, Op.30/2 Brahms - Horn Trio Op.40

Mendelssohn - Piano Trio No.1 - Istomin / Stern / Rose Mozart - Piano Concerto No.24, K.491 - Casadesus