Peter Friedman

I have always liked the music on the Fresh Sound CD, but do agree that the sound is not the best.

Though I can't identify the musicians, I am positive the tenor player is NOT Harold Land. The tone and phrasing don't sound (to me) a bit like the way Land plays.

Claude Williamson's early recordings were very much under the influence of Bud Powell. A bit later he incorporated some influence from Hampton Hawes too. As has already been mentioned a few times, Claude's Fresh Sound CD - Live At The Jazz Bakery would probably be my first recommendation. Williamson must be quite popular in Japan as he has recorded many trio dates for Venus and Interplay. All of them make for good listening, in my view, but I would go for the Jazz Bakery session first.

I really enjoyed that tune . Jimmy Knepper was a marvelous trombone player who deserves, in my opinion, to be considered among the very best modern jazz trombone players. The solo by Lew Tabackin was also excellent.He is a highly creative player with a big tone and a swaggering style that swings like mad. Both Knepper and Tabackin are favorites of mine. I know that some here don't think much of Tabackin, but I am not in that camp.

All my choices have already been mentioned except for J.R. Monterose. The others already mentioned I would select include Fats Navarro, Clifford Brown, Wardell Gray, Tina Brooks, Carl Perkins, Sonny Clark, Charlie Christian.

I am reminded a bit of the way Coleman Hawkins played at the last period prior to his death. Personally I see nothing positive about experiencing an artist's music when he has declined to the point where he has become just a thin shadow of his former self. I think Larry's commenr about seeing Bird's autopsy photos is on target.

Very sad to hear Hank play so poorly. Duke Jordan played a fine solo though the piano deserved to be burned,

I never was particularly interested in Shearing until about 15 years or so ago my friend John Norris took me to see him live at The Montreal Bistro in Toronto. He had Neil Swainson on bass and Reg Schwager on guitar. Can't recall the name of the drummer. There was a delicate chamber music feeling to the 2 sets I heard. The group interaction was wonderful and the rich harmonies were beautiful. Though by no means was it hard swinging jazz, the solos by Shearing and Schwager were delightful. Following that live encounter I picked up quite a few of Shearings recordings on Capitol, Sheba, MPS, Concord, and Telarc. While I wouldn't want to listen to Shearing every day, I now find his music very enjoyable when I am in the mood for the mellow chamber jazz approach.

99.8% of my listening is on CD's. That includes both the house and the car. My house is filled with CDs in almost ever room. Also I have some form of CD player in almost every room at home. I have LP's but never listen to them. I listen on my iPod only during my morning walk and when away from home on vacations.

I bought this set a few years and very much like it.

Don't see this cd listed on Amazon or CD Universe? Is is available in the USA?

This morning on my iPod while taking my regular early 2 1/2 mile walk. "Number 7" by Yusef Lateef from his LIVE AT PEPS session.

All or almost all of the Clarke/Boland Big Band material now being reissued has already been out on CDs. For example, I have the 2 Live at Ronnie Scott - "Volcano" and "Rue Chaptal" sessions and also "At Her Majesty's Pleasure" and "Off Limits" on a 2 CD set titled BLOWING THE COBWEBS OUT on the Emanon label. This was released in 1994.

Potato Head Blues - Louis Armstrong on my iPod

Congratulations. Looks like a good time was had by all.

This is a good one. I would recommend it to anyone who is a fan of Kenny Dorham.

the first frank strozier album on the Jazzland Twofer? (! imho) That's my memory too. And those are two more albums that I used to have but don't anymore. I just ordered the compilation. I don't recall any mention of this CD . Chris Anderson - Blues One - DIW This is a trio date recorded in NYC on May 18, 1991. It has Ray Drummond on bass and Billy Higgins on drums. I quite like this one and prefer it to the other recordings I have heard by Chris Anderson.

Geoff Keezer was a member of the Ray Brown Trio for a while and is on some of Ray Brown's CDs on Telarc. My favorite playing by Keezer is on this one: Ray Brown Trio - Live At Starbucks Keezer is also on these three. Ray Brown Trio with Ulf Wakenius - Summertime Ray Brown - Some Of my best Friends Are ...The Piano Players Ray Brown - Walk On

I have quite a few CDs of Xanadu material reissued on at least five different labels. 1. The French EPM label 2. Xanadu records - Millburn, New Jersey 3. Xanadu (Japanese) TKCB 4. Prevue (A Division of Classic Records) "under license from Xanadu Records" 5. Jazz Lips Music

I was discharged from the Army in March 1959. I grew up in Detroit and so returned home to Detroit when I left the Army. Joe Henderson was in Detroit at that time and i had the opportunity to see this basically unknown tenor player at a local club playing with local Detroit musicians. Sorry to say I don't recall their names or the name of the club where I saw Joe a number of times. I do recall that I very much liked his playing. Not long after Joe left Detroit to go to New York. He asked a friend of mine to keep some of his personal things until he got situated. It turned out that Joe did not claim those things far a long long time.

This morning's walk was made more enjoyable by this tune on my iPod. Jimmy Raney feat. Bobby Jaspar - "Tres Chouette' - from the Vogue CD with the title.

Hope to find Moody well and playing again soon.

""Keystone" from the Joe Henderson album MIRRORS,MIRRORS. This tune written by Ron Carter has, to my ears, a Monk feeling. A fine solo by Joe, and Chick Corea's solo is one of his best as a sideman. Billy Higgings playing here reminded me of Roy Haynes. Unfortunately, this tune plus "What's New" are the only tunes on the cd that I really like. But "Keystone" is so enjoyable that I need to keep the cd.

My favorites: Lester Young Pee Wee Russell Sidney Bechet Kenny Davern Benny Goodman Johnny Dodds Edmond Hall Just below that group Jimmy Giuffre Bobby Gordon Buddy De Franco Herb Hall Phil Woods Albert Nicholas Eddie Daniels Ken Peplowski Hank d'Amico Russell Procope

Listened to these two tunes this morning on my iPod while walking the neighborhood. "Wingspan' from Mulgrew Miller CD of the same title. With Kenny Garrett, Steve nelso, Charnett Moffett, and Tony Reedus. "Uncle Bubba" from Sphere CD with Gary Bartz, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams and Ben Riley. Both these tunes added immense pleasure to my 2 and1/2 mile walk.