Peter Friedman

I recently acquired a copy of this CD. Carmen Leggio Quartet Featuring Joe Cohn - Mighty Quinn (label)

I have a very nice trio cd by Gildo Mahones. Gildo Mahones Trio ( with Bob Maize (bass) & Johnny Kirkwood (drums) - ART Union / Interplay (Japanese) Recorded in Hollywood, CA on August 14 & 16, 1990

My preference is for the Kenton Band of the mid fifties with arrangements by people like Bill Holman and soloists such as Bill Perkins, Lennie Niehaus, Pepper Adams, Davy Schildkraut, Charlie Mariano, Carl Fontana, Sam Noto, Jack Sheldon, Richie Kamuca and others. Here are the CDs I have from that period. Kenton '56 In Concert - Artistry Kenton Plays Bill Holman Live - Artistry Kenton '58 - Live at Keesler Air Force Base - Astral Jazz Stan Kenton - Live At The Las vegas Tropicana - Capitol Stan Kenton - Live At The Macumber Club 1956 - Magic Dawe Stan Kenton - Live At The Macumber Club Part Two - Magic Dawe Stan Kenton - Live From The Patio Gardens Ballroom, Salt Lake City 1957 - Magic Dawe Stan Kenton - Stompin' At Newport - Pablo

Muddy Waters - The Chess Box , Disc 3 - Chess / MCA

Billie Holiday and Shirley Horn

Muddy Waters Lightning Hopkins Sonny Boy Williamson Howling Wolf Jimmy Rogers Jimmy Reed Otis Spann

Sad news indeed. Brookmeyer was a multi-talented man who made a number of solid contributions to jazz.

Happy Birthday Barry. Wishing you many many more.

Just remembered a late Chet Baker session that I like very much. Will play it today or tomorrow. Chet Baker Meets Space Jazz Trio - Little Girl Blue - Philology

Thanks, Niko and Marcello.

I was listening today to a CD by Steve Wilson on Criss Cross recorded in 1991. The trumpet player was Tom Williams. Williams recorded 2 albums as leader on Criss Cross and also was a sideman on a number of sessions on a few different labels. Williams sound quite good on the few CDs I have with him as leader or sideman. He seems to have faded from the scene a number of years ago. Anyone know what happened to him?

Kenny has been one of my favorite trumpet players for decades. I agree with Mark that his sessions with Jackie McLean are marvelous for the playing of both horns. One of my very favorite examples of Dorham's playing can be found on the Barry Harris Sextet album titled Bulls-Eye on Prestige.

I sold Hiroshi many LPs back more than 20 years ago, and have been a cd customer in more recent times. I e-mailed him a few days ago when I heard he was closing down. He sent me back a very very nice e-mail recalling all the things he had purchased from me and thanking me for all the great things he had received from me. A truly nice guy.

This 1975 likely gets overlooked. It was primarily a vocal session and a very joyous one. Roy's singing is a lot like his trumpet playing. The album title says it all. Roy Eldridge - Happy Time - Pablo

I too have bought many CD's from Hiroshi Tanno over a number of years. It is quite a disappointment that he is closing down. Did he indicate the reason?

My pick is: Roy Eldridge - Heckler's Hop - Hep This cd includes material when Roy was with Gene Krupa's band, Chu Berry's group and tracks under his own name. The 22 tracks all date between 1936 and 1939.

If you like this group, you can't go wrong with this. CD. Cedar is terrific as usual, and rest the of the group Is in good form too.

There is also this one that I have on an Epic/Sony cd. Curtis Fuller Quintet - South American Cookin' with Zoot Sims, Tommy Flanagan, Jymie Merritt, Dave Bailey 5 of the 6 tracks were recorded in South America in July of 1961 which is the same month when the Jazz Committee For Latin American Affairs session was recorded in Brazil. one track on the Curtis Fuller session was recorded in New York.

In my view Rouse was often a bit dull sounding with Monk, though at times his playing was much more interesting. His lengthy solos with Monk were part of the problem. Had his solos been shorter I suspect I would have found them more enjoyable. The strange thing is that I dig Rouse far more when away from Monk. That includes both pre and post Monk recordings. Perhaps as Larry suggested, it is that Rouse was more successful as a licks and blues player. I am with Jeff on the idea that viewing all players as GREAT or TERRIBLE makes no sense. Though Ben Riley was not the best drummer for Monk, in later years he became one of my very favorites on that instrument. I have seen Ben Riley live with the Kenny Barron Trio a number of times, and also have all the recordings that trio made. Riley with Kenny Barron is to my ears the ultimate in good taste in his solos, fours and playing in general. His solos and fours remind me often of the way a top level tap dancer would sound.

I also read his first 2 books when they were first released. They made me think carefully about a number of things regarding jazz. Though some of his ideas were/are controversial, his books were some of the first serious jazz criticism. I didn't care for most of his recordings, but will pull the cd of the one I like the best - Kenny Clark's Sextet Plays Andre Hodier on Phillips.

I saw Bob Kindred at 2 different Topeka Jazz Festivals back about 10 years or so ago. He played great. I was shocked at how few recordings he has made. His playing was at a level that I believed to be in the highest echelon of "straight ahead" tenor players around.

Yes, the Quartet recordings of Ruby Braff and Ralph Sutton are highly enjoyable. There are actually 4 cd volumes of that quartet on Storyville. Sutton and Braff also have a CD out on Chiarscuro titled "R & R" . It is mainly a quartet session with a few duo tracks too.

I wouldn't want to be without either the Prestige sides or the Blue Notes. If I had to choose say my six favorite recordings by Jackie McLean as leader, there would be things from both labels represented. Lights Out-Prestige Jackie's Pal - Prestige Bluesnik - Blue Note A Fickle Sonance - Blue Note and 2 more that would require some careful thinking?

I too am a big fan of Nick Brignola and have most of his recordings. Though I prefer Pepper Adams, who is my favorite of all baritone sax players.

I believe my friend Don Brown is older than me, and I will be 75 in about 3 weeks.