Peter Friedman

The flute is not among my favorite instruments for jazz. Sam Most is probably my favorite flute player. He made some very ggod recordings for Xanadu. Lew Tabackin is technically a very good flute player, but his flute playing lacks the jazz feeling that i hear in his tenor work. James Moody, Yusef Lateef and Roland Kirk are other flute players I enjoy, BUT - I much prefer to hear them play tenor saxophone. As is the case with soprano sax, the primary instrument for most flute players is the tenor or alto saxophone . In just about every case, my clear preference is to hear the musician play alto or tenor rather than flute or soprano sax.

I too was among those who bought the LP when it first came out in the 50's. It is, in my opinion, a true classic of west coast jazz. Bill Perkins was one of my very favorite tenor saxophone players. He had that Pres influenced cool style down pat, and his sound on the horn was gorgeous. Unfortunately he later changed his style and his sound which disappointed me greatly. John Lewis and Jim Hall also make lovely contributions to this fine session. Some albums just seem to click. Everyone here seems to be at their very best and shares the spirit of the session. Even the cover seems to reflect the the time in which it was recorded and the basic feeling of the music. I picked up the CD on Pacific Jazz when it initially became available. Haven't played it in a while. This thread has inspired me to pull it off the shelf and play it very soon.

I very much agree with you here on all counts.

I have a 2 CD set of Red Rodney's Muse recordings. RED RODNEY - BLUEBIRD - CAMDEN DELUXE /BMG 74321 610812 It includes tunes from 5 different Muse LP's. Two tunes from "The Red Tornado" are on this set. The title tune, and "The Red Blues".

Just received an e-mail from drummer Dannie D'Imperio informing me that trumpet player Jesse Drakes has died. Drakes is best known for playing and recording with Lester Young.

A very interesting short video. Thanks for posting it.

When you stop and calculate how many years it would take to listen to every single CD in your collection, not counting any new purchases.

Estate - Rich Perry Quartet From his recent cd "Gone" on Steeplechase.

Saw the Boss Brass live a number of times. Also saw McConnell in duo and trio settings with Ed Bickert. As has been said, he had a great sense of humor, was a terrific arranger and a fine valve trombone player. R.I.P.

My personal favorite is Pepper Adams. I wish more musicians played the baritone sax. We have a very very large number of good tenor players, but only a tiny number of strong baritone saxophonists. It seems far more people play the soprano sax than the baritone sax, but I much prefer to hear the baritone.

Both "Social Call" and "Soul Mates" are terrific albums. Get them both!!!!

I have a collection of 81 Venus CDs and SACDs. There is an obvious difference between the sound of those that are re-issues from other labels and those recorded expressly for Venus. The sound on the re-issues is largely dependent on the quality of the original release. Those specifically recorded for Venus have to my ears excellent audio quality. The Steve Kuhn and Eddie Higgins CDs on Venus are particular favorites.

Along with the sessions with Fats Navarro, these Tadd Dameron CDs are all things I like. Tadd Dameron with John Coltrane - Mating Call - Prestige Tadd Dameron - Fountainbleau - Prestige Tadd Dameron and His Orchestra - The Magic Touch - Riverside Th following are tribute albums that are well worth checking out. Dameronia - Soul Note Dameronia - Look, Stop & Listen - Uptown Tardo Hammar Trio - Look, Stop & Listen: The Music Of Tadd Dameron - Sharp 9 Barry Harris Trio -- Plays Tadd Dameron - Prevue Continuum - Mad About Tadd : A Tribute To Tadd Dameron - Quicksilver

I have long enjoyed Herb's playing. I will pull a CD or two of his to play today and tomorrow. R.I.P. Herb

While I wouldn't consider this one of Dexter's best recordings, this one has long had a special appeal for me. One reason is the very few sessions by Dexter in that time period. A second reason is Carl Perkins. Perkins unfortunately died much too soon and his recorded output is rather small. I always loved his playing. Finally I sense a 'mellowness" in this session that may be related to what Jim refers to as the Heroin influence. That feeling that comes through here is, for me, a nice one. I like this one.

Another Ben Webster recording I like a lot is: Ben Webster At The Renaissance - Contemporary with Jimmy Rowles, Jim Hall, Red Mitchell and Frank Butler. Don't recall it being mentioned in this thread.

It looks to me like there is a great amount of over interpreting Dr. J's post. He was in fact, giving his opinion on what he had been reading on this thread, and on the playing of Scott Hamilton. Rather than arguing against people expressing their opinions, my take is that he was , at least in part, saying it would be beneficial to get beyond a narrow set of preconceived ideas about styles, etc. Listen to the music with an open mind and then evaluate it and feel free to express your opinion.

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I have 5 CDs with Jack Wilson as leader. They are all enjoyable, but none of them are, in my opinion, outstanding. My favorite Wilson session is this one: Jack Wilson - In New York - DIW Recorded June 4, 1993

This is the one you may have been referring to above. Dick Berk and The Jazz Adoption Society - Bouncin' With Berk - 9 Winds 0142

"Back To The Land" by The Lester Young Trio with Nat "King" Cole and Buddy Rich - Verve

I think Bill's point above is well taken. During the period Bill mentioned it was possible to see and hear a very very large number of Jazz Giants from a broad range of different stylistic periods.

One of my favorites. Saw him live 3 times. Once in Detroit, and two different times in Toronto. I need to pull one of my numerous Dexter Gordon CDs off the shelf and play it in honor of his birthday.

I just acquired a copy of the cd "Brother Jack Meets The Boss" on Prestige. All the information on the back, the booklet, and the cd itself list 6 tracks. But when I played the CD this morning I discovered there was a 7th track that was a ballad. I checked LORD and saw that the same recording session produced a track titled "Ballad For Baby" not listed anywhere on the cd or packaging. It therefore seems highly likely that "Ballad For Baby" is the unlisted track 7. Wonder what happened that this error took place?

Nice one, I'll have to check out "Walk On The Water" then, sounds like it could be a good one. I consider it better than just good.