Peter Friedman

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I recall going with my friend John Norris to hear Shearing in the mid 90's at The Montreal Bistro in Toronto. George had Reg Schwager on guitar, Neil Swainson on bass, (don't remember the name of the drummer). The room was packed and we had to stand during the set. The music was , as one expects from Shearing, well arranged and with a delicate, yet swinging chamber music feeling. I enjoyed the set very much. The audience responded to the music with great enthusiasm.

I also bought most of my Woodville CDs from John Norris. However since his death I haven't been able to locate a good source. Thanks for your input. I may order a few directly from the Woodville website as you suggested.

John, I share your view and have most of the ones you have listed above. I have trouble finding Woodville CDs. Do you have a source you can recommend?

A trumpet player who strikes me as having one foot (or perhaps just 2 or 3 toes) in that approach is Art Farmer. His quartet recordings with Jim Hall might be good examples.

Hank Jones Trio playing "Bemsha Swing" from the Hank Jones Trio CD on Storyville with Mads Vinding and Al Foster. Hank swings hard and his solo is deliciously inventive.

Yes, it is excellent. Dick & Richie really work well together. Have you heard the first one? You'll like that too. I do have the first one and like it. But I think this 2nd one is even better.

One of the very best recently issued CDs I have heard in quite some time is this one. Harold Danko Quintet - Oatts & Perry II - Steeplechase This is one I consider a "creative gem". The tune selection is terrific, and Danko and the saxophone players dig deeply into the music. There are times when I get sense of a Tristano influence creeping in too. This is music that brings a large smile to my face.

The one Avid CD I have is not a bootleg reissue. It was originally recorded by that company in 2006. John Dankworth & Danny Moss Quintet - About 42 Years Later

Jack, I recall meeting you and sitting together at an IAJRC Annual Meeting quite a few years ago. Living so far away, I regret I was never able to get to your store. Best wishes in whatever you will be doing in the future.

I too have had this one since the LP era. It is funny to me that with all the earlier talk about the so-called "shaggy" sessions on Prestige, many many years later I very much enjoy all of those Prestige ( often unorganized?) dates. In fact I like some of them more now than when I first heard them a number of decades ago.

One of the great trumpet players in jazz history. I still recall seeing a trumpet battle between Roy Eldridge and Charlie Shavers at a JATP Concert in Detroit in circa 1953 or 54. This was one of the first jazz concerts I ever attended. I recommend this biography. Roy Eldridge : Little Jazz Giant by John Chilton

When I look over all those top ten lists posted here It verifies that what appeals to me is a far cry from what others here find most interesting. The only list that seems to share similar taste to mine was that by John Tapscott. New releases Kenny Dorham - The Flamboyan, Queens, NY, 1963 - Uptown Grant Stewart - Around The Corner - Sharp 9 P.J. Perry - Nota Bene - P J Perry Neal Smith Quintet - Live At Smalls - Smalls Live Rich Perry - Gone - Steeplechase Stan Getz Quartet - Live In Stockholm 1978 - Gambit Alan Broadbent Trio - Live At Giannelli Square, Vol.1 - Chilly Bib Harry Allen - New York State Of Mind - Challenge Peter Beets - Chopin Meets The Blues - Criss Cross Peter Bernstein Quartet - Live At Smalls - Smalls Live

My clear preference is for these two Jonah Jones CDs. Jonah Jones - 1936-1945 - Classics Jonah Jones / Earl Hines/ Buddy Tate / Cozy Cole - Back On The Street - Chiaroscuro

Confirmation Keep (it) Swinging in 2011 Durium Thanks Durium. I will look for that one.

Ghost of Miles, Thanks for providing the link to that highly interesting article about Sonny Clark.

I can easily identify with many of the comments here. I just keep buying CDs regularly. In fact just ordered another one about 15 minutes ago. The truth is that I get great pleasure from the music. Not being able to add new music to my collection would be depressing.

Here are a few CDs by Guy Lafitte that I don't believe were mentioned?They are worth getting if you like his playing. The Things We Did Last Summer - Black & Blue Live '93 - CTPL (label)

As a number of people here have expressed their negative views on later Phil Woods, let me indicate that I do not share that opinion. I do agree that Phil's playing did change a bit over the years, but enjoy both his early and later recordings. Woods has focused on playing straight ahead swinging bop oriented alto sax throughout his entire lengthy career. That is a style of jazz that is near and dear to my heart.

I have both James Williams CDs with Coleman/Henderson/Pierce. Enjoy both of them quite a bit, though I would not consider either to be absolutely ESSENTIAL. It should be noted though that there are many many recordings that I like very much, even though I wouldn't consider them to be absolutely ESSENTIAL.

This thread got me thinking that it had been quite a few years since I did a count of my CDs and LPs. Spent the past week or so slowly counting everything. The results are below. Jazz and Blues CDs - 9,879 Classical CDs - 1,408 Jazz LPs - 155

Durium, I have the Rein De Graaf compilation titled "Now's The Time", and have just ordered "Ornithology". Not sure about the 3rd compilation CD? What is the title of that one? I have 6 other CD with De Graaf as leader, but wouldn't call any of them compilations on the order of "Now's The Time" or "Ornithology".

I have been a devoted reader of mystery novels for a long time. Here are some of the writers that I have found most interesting in recent years that have not already been mentioned. Peter Robinson - British police detective stories Karin Fossum - Norwegian police detective stories Tony Hillerman - Navajo Indian police stories Colin Cotterill - A coroner in Laos solves mysteries Robert Crais - Private detective mysteries Elmore Leonard - A variety of main characters over many books

I have some of the Blue Notes on XRCD and some on SACD. I haven't been able to compare them to each other as I don't believe the same sessions have been released on both XRCD and SACD. However, it's my opinion that both XRCD and SACD are superior to all other CD releases.

Kenny Dorham has long been one of my very favorite trumpet players. For me, his solos frequently follow the guidelines of Lester Young in that they tell a story. One album that isn't mentioned very often has some marvelous playing by Dorham. I am referring to - THE BARRY HARRIS SEXTET - BULLSEYE - PRESTIGE.