Peter Friedman

Symphony No.5

While I respected the skill of Buddy Collette, I rarely found his playing very interesting. Seemed to me to not swing much and lacked that jazz feeling so hard to define. The one exception for me is this one below. It was not the usual setting to hear Buddy, more hard swinging with a fine rhythm section. It is a session I very much enjoy.

Jimmy Rowles - One night at Bradley's in NYC Jimmy came and sat with my wife and I between sets and we talked at length. One interesting thing I recall, was that a Phineas Newborn, Jr. recording was being played over the sound system during the breaks. Rowles kept saying how Phineas was an extremely good jazz piano player, and that he (Jimmy) could not play anywhere as good. I tried to tell him that I enjoyed his (Rowles) playing as much if not more that the playing of Phineas. They just approached the jazz piano with two quite different styles. Other very nice guys I had the opportunity to interact with over the years include Barry Harris, Charles McPherson, Buddy Tate, Jay Mcshann, Bruce Forman, Houston Person, Johnny Mandel, Herb Geller, Kirk Lightesy, Terrell Stafford, John Clayton, and many others whose names do not grab me at the moment .

Haydn - String Quartet Op..64/4 Mozart - Piano Concerto No.15, K.450

If you like the playing of Ed Bickert, be sure to check out Reg Schwager another excellent Canadian guitar player.

Brahms- Violin Concerto

Gade - String Quartet in f minor (1855) Svendsen - Symphony No.2, Op.15

Disc 2

Haydn - String Quartet Op.64/3 Mozart - Concertone for 2 Violins & Orch. K.190

Had this on LP at one time and never cared much for it.

What was the reason for Schildkraut turning down Diz?

Me too!

Piano Trios Hob. XV 22, 23 & 31

Haydn - String Quartet Op.64/2 Mozart - Symphony No.38 "Linz"

String Quintet Op.9

Oistrakh - Mozart - Violin with Orch. - Adagio in E K.261 / Rondo Concertante in B Flat K.269 / Rondo in C K.373 Svendsen - Symphony No.1, Op.15

Op.77/1 and Op.77/2 and Op.103 Have now listened to the entire box set.

Bruckner - Symphony No.2

Haydn - Piano Trios Hob. XV 27 and Hob. XV 28 Schubert - Piano Quintet D 667 "Trout" (recorded in 1928 !!!!!!!)

Spohr - Violin Concerto No.11, Op.70 Brahms - Piano Quartet No.3, Op.60

Saint-Saens - Violin Concerto No.3, Op.61 Chausson - Poem Op.25