Peter Friedman

Not sure about the entire week, but over the past couple of days this one is a favorite: "My Foolish Heart" by Stan Getz from the CD "LIVE AT THE LEFT BANK".

In Random order: Ruby Braff - For The Last Time - Arbors The James Moody and Hank Jones Quartet - Our Delight - IPO Grant Stewart - Plays The Music Of Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn - Sharp Nine Peter Bernstein Trio - Monk - Xanadu / The Orchard Joe Cohn - Restless - Arbors Gary Smulyan - High Noon - Reservoir Joe Magnarelli - Persistence - Reservoir Dick Hyman - At The Old Mill - Sackville Stefano Bollani - Carioca - EmArcy / Universal Ronnie Cuber Quartet - Ronnie - Steeplechase Jimmy Cobb Quartet - Jazz In The Key Of Blue - Chesky Stan Getz & Kenny Barron - People Time: The Complete Recordings - EmArcy / Universal Jimmy Rushing/Zoot Sims/Al Cohn - The Scene - High Note

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Piano Trios are a specialty of mine. Here are some of my favorite CDs by musicians who have a low profile, and whose recordings deserve, in my opinion, to be heard. I don't believe any of these have been previously mentioned in this thread. Frank Strazzeri Trio - I Remember You - Fresh Sound Jodie Christian Trio - Blues Holiday - Steeplechase Hugh Lawson Trio - Prime Time - Storyville Bertha Hope Trio - Nothin' But Love - Reservoir Jan Lundgren Trio - Cookin' At The Jazz Bakery - Fresh Sound Michael Weiss Trio - Milestones - Steeplechase Vince Benedetti Trio - JHM Dino Losito Trio - Like That - Bass On Top Peter Beets Trio - New York trio - Criss Cross

Mark, Thanks for posting the link to that wonderful YouTube video. I agree with your comments about Terry Pollard's piano work here showing a blend of Bud Powell and (early) Horace Silver styles.

Never really cared much for "Orgy In Rhythm" or" Holiday For Skins" but like this one a lot. Haven't listened to it in a long time. This thread has encouraged me to pull it off the shelf. i plan to listen to it within the next few days That's one of the things I like best about Organissimo. Reading various threads reminds me to listen again to a recording I haven't heard in quite some time.

Terry Pollard was another in the group of fine jazz piano players who came out of Detroit in the late 40's through the 60's. Tommy Flanagan, Barry Harris, Roland Hanna, Will Davis, Hugh Lawson, and Kirk Lightsey come quickly to mind. Hank Jones from Pontiac was bit earlier. I vividly recall going to hear Terry Pollard play solo/ and trio piano a few times in a club in Detroit in either 1963 or 1964. She fit perfectly in that T. Flanagan / B.Harris bop style that I have so greatly enjoyed all these years. Her playing was so impressive that I was never able to understand why she never had the opportunity to record some piano trio albums. Though a solid vibes player, it was her terrific jazz piano work that was especially impressive.

Bass player Larry Grey Did piano player Willie Pickins spend time in Chicago Junior Mance

Joe, I noticed one rather strange thing when looking at the tracks on some of these XRCDs. Horace Parlan - Speakin' My Piece - has 2 alternate tracks added which are not on my Japanese CD. Tina Brooks - True Blue - does not have the 2 alternate tracks that are on my American CD? This seems inconsistent, and means I will be missing 2 tracks if I was to purchase the Tina Brooks XRCD, and getting 2 additional tracks if I purchase the Horace Parlan XRDC. Can you explain?

Though this session does not have the very best playing by either Getz or Evans, I nonetheless find it quite enjoyable.

Happy Birthday Barry. Barry Harris has been one of my 3 or 4 favorite jazz piano players for more than 50 years.

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My favorite Sonny Criss recording is SATURDAY MORNING. This is a quartet date with Barry Harris on piano. It is probably hard to find, but if you can locate a copy be sure to grab it.

This thread has been interesting to me. The general thrust seems to have been to be rather negative toward Verve, Pablo and Norman Granz. While I can agree with some of the criticisms, for me the more important factor is the number of treasured recordings I have in my collection on Verve and Pablo. To identify them all would make for an extremely lengthy list. The many gems by artists such as Zoot Sims, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Sweets Edison, Stan Getz, Dizzy Gillespie, Lionel Hampton, Roy Eldridge, Johnny Hodges, Count Basie, Benny Carter, Tal Farlow, Lee Konitz, Milt Jackson, Gerry Mulligan, Bob Brookmeyer and Sonny Stitt are recordings that have afforded me a great amount of musical pleasure over many many years. I would have hated to have been without them.

I never cared much for PC's bowed solos. They often seemed to me to get in the way of the flow of the music. They struck me, most of the time, as similar to a speed bump in the road. In general, bowed bass solos are not something I usually like, though every so often I come across an exception. Recently I have heard John Clayton play some bowed bass solos that I found appealing.

I never cared for European Windows. It always struck me as simply dull. On the other hand, I enjoy The Modern Jazz Society session.

Bev, doesn't Peter Friedman's post #2 say that he does have it on CD? And his follow-up says it was on Horizon itself, not another label. Perhaps Peter can give some catalog numbers for that issue... Jim Hall - Commitment - A & M CD 0811

Very sad news indeed. I have long enjoyed the piano playing of Dick Katz. Three recording with Katz as leader are all very good. Three Way Play - Reservoir (with Steve LaSpina and Ben Riley) The Line Forms Here - Reservoir (with Benny Golson,Ryan Kisor,LaSpina,Riley) Piano & Pen - Atlantic with Chuck Wayne or Jimmy Raney, Joe Benjamin, Connie Kay Jazz Piano International - Atlantic (Katz plays 4 trio tracks with Ralph Pena & Connie Kay) These last 2 have been reissued on CD on Collectables. Piano & Pen with The John Lewis PIano Jazz Piano International with Dave pell Octet-Love Story

I do have both the Paul Desmond "Live" and the Jim Hall "Live" on CD. The Desmond is with my Verve CDs and the Hall with my Horizon CDs. The 10 I listed in a prior post are all straight A & M issues.

I have 10 CDs on the A & M label : Brubeck & Desmond - 1975 - The Duets The Dave Brubeck Quartet - 25th Anniversary Reunion Jim Hall - Commitment Mel Lewis And Friends Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Quartet Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra - New Life Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers - One For All Don Cherry - Art Deco Gerry Mulligan - Lonesome Boulevard The Paris All-Stars - Homage To Charlie Parker

The Pepper Adams - Live In Europe with Georges Arvanitas mentioned above was issued on the Improv label. My CD copy is on Improv.

Philly Joe can also be heard a number of sessions by Bill Evans. "Art Pepper Meets The Rhythm Section" on Contemporary is also a terrific recording that has Phiily Joe, Red Garland and Paul Chambers.

It's very hard to limit myself to 5, but here goes: Mingus Ah Um Blues & Roots Oh Yeah Mingus - Candid Tijuana Moods OK, I will cheat. Some others I also would not want to be without. East Coasting Mingus Dynasty Mingus Plays Mingus Jazz Portraits At Antibes The Clown Interesting that I don't believe THE CLOWN was even mentioned once in this thread.

Looking forward to the CD re-issue of the Frank Rosolino and the Sal Nistico sessions.

Not sure if these Joe Harriott CD's that I own have been mentioned? The Joe Harriott Quintet - Swings High - Cadillac with Stu Hamer(tp), Pat Smythe(p), Coleridge Goode(b), Phil Seaman(dr) Recorded June 20, 1967 Joe Harriott - Killer Joe - Giant Steps (2 CD set) This 2 cd set is a compilation of material (35 tracks) by Joe as leader or sideman from 1954-1956