Peter Friedman

Spohr - String Quartet No.11, Op.43 Svendsen - String Quintet

Bruckner - Symphony No.3

I recall seeing Paul Brown with the Bill Hardman / Junior Cook Quintet. It was a wonderful group. Hardman was in great form. However the pianist was not Michael Weiss, but rather was Walter Bishop, Jr. If I remember correctly the drummer was Leroy Williams, who also played beautifully. It was a memorable evening of outstanding jazz.

Beethoven - String Trio Op.3

Quartet in e minor (1877) Quartet in D major, Op.63 (1888)

Mozart - Concerto for 3 Pianos & Orch. - K.242 Franck - Piano Quintet

Beethoven - Violin Concerto

Haydn - Op.50/4 Svendsen - Violin Concerto Op.6

Huber - Piano Quintet Op.111 Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante K.364

This was a very sad surprise. I have most of Doug's recordings on Steeplechase, Criss Cross, Prevue, and Double-Time. Doug was one of my favorite guitar players. He left us much too young.

Haydn - String Quartet Op.20/4 Mozart - Quintet for Piano & Winds K.452

Piano Trios Hob. XV No. 29 & XV No.30

Piano Quartet No.2, Op.26

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