Peter Friedman

I admit to being very surprised by the negative comments on Dexter Gordon's Prestige recordings. The Panther is one of my very favorite of all of Dexter's records/CDs. others I like a lot include : Generation The Jumping' Blues The Tower of Power More Power Tangerine Ca'Purange Of the seven CDs I have mentioned drummer Alan Dawson only plays on one of them, and interestedly it happens to be on The Panther, my favorite. The drummers on these various sessions include Billy Higgins, Roy Brooks, Tootie Heath and Louis Hayes. Pianists include Barry Harris, Tommy Flanagan, Hank Jones, Cedar Walton, and Wynton Kelly. Bass players are Sam Jones, Buster Williams, Stanley Clark, and Larry Ridley.

Mozart - Concertone in C K.190 - Oistrakh /Oistrakh - Berlin Philharmonic Beethoven - Piano Quartet Op.16 -

Haydn - Op.54/1 Mozart - Symphony No.36

I am not a fan of electric piano , with a very few exceptions. Manny Boyd does not do much for me. So am a bit disappointed as I am a big time Cedar Walton fan. Have almost all his recordings, but will pass on this one.

Beethoven - String Quartets Op.18/1, Op.18/2, Op.18/3 - Smetana Quartet

Schubert - D.894 Schumann - Op.92 and Op.134

Podger - Haydn Violin Concertos No.1 & No.4 Casadesus - Piano Concerto for 3 Pianos K.242

Horace Parlan has been in very poor health for some time. But it is still very sad news to hear of his death. I have a wonderful DVD about him at home, but as I am out of town cannot come up with the title. Loved his work with Mingus and his Blue Note albums as both leader and sideman. The series of albums he made for Steeplechase are delightful and highly recommended to those unfamiliar with them. As was true also of pianist Carl Perkins, Parlan demonstrated the ability to be a very fine jazz pianist even though he had a physical disability effecting his hand. R.I.P.

For classical music check out the Brahms Horn Trio, a favorite of mine along with the previously mentioned Mozart Horn Concertos. julius Watkins is the man for jazz horn.

Will have to pull some of his recordings tp play when I return home in 5 or 6 days. R.I.P.

Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante, K.364 Schumann - Piano Concerto, Op.54

Dvorak - String Quartet No.10, Op.51 Mozart - Violin Concerto No.4, K.218 & Adagio K.261 & Rondo K.269

Op.20/1 , Op.20/3, Op.20/6

Beethoven - Op.95 Mozart - Quintet for Piano & Winds, K.452

Haydn - Op.77/2 and Op.103 Schumann - Piano Quartet in C Minor (1829)

Haydn - Op.33/3 and Op.33/4 Mozart- Symphony No.35

What a lengthy career. He was a fine jazz musician on an instrument played by few jazz musicians. R.I.P.

Mozart - Concertante in D Major K.56 Dvorak - No.9, Op.34

Schubert - Piano Quintet D.667 "Trout"

Beethoven - Op.18/6 Brahms - Double Concerto Op.102