Peter Friedman

Tom Williams sounds awfully good on this CD.

I have the Sam Jones CD, and had the LP when it was first released quite a number of years ago. With favorites such as Barry Harris, Blue Mitchell , Louis Hayes,and the leader Sam Jones, this one is a definite winner in my book. Just played it again yesterday afternoon.

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Ries - Piano Concerto Op.151 Franck - Violin Sonata

Spohr - String Quartet Op. 29/1 Dvorak - String Quintet Op.97

String Quartets K.428 and K.458

Haydn String Quartet Op.50/3 Mendelssohn - String Quintet No.1, Op.18

Mendelssohn - String Quartet in E flat major (1823) Kiel - Piano Quintet No.1

Brahms - Piano Quintet Op.34

Blanc - Septet Op.40 Mozart - Piano Concerto No.20

Bruckner - Symphony No.7

Brahm - Cello Sonata No.1, Op.38 - Rubinstein & Piatigorsky Anton Rubinstein - Piano Concerto No.3

Franck- Piano Quintet - Curzon

Piano Trio No. 31, 36 & 37

Way back in the late 1950's I was stationed in Germany with the US Army. Went to Paris on a leave. Though the details are rather fuzzy after all those years, I went to club to hear the Donald Byrd Quintet with Bobby Jaspar, Walter Davis Jr.,Doug Watkins, and (I think?) Art Taylor. My home was Detroit and I had seen / heard Doug Watkins a number of times before he left to go to New York. Between sets at the club in Paris I sat with Doug Watkins and we had a good talk. Unfortunately I have no recollection of what we talked about. The music was very good that evening, and it is one of those many special musical evenings that I recall with affection. I also agree with this who have said they prefer Watkins to Paul Chambers. Chambers was certainly a fine bass player, but his frequent and sometimes lengthy arco solos were not really my cup of tea.

Haydn - Op.71/1 Raff - Octet