Peter Friedman

The Complete CBS Buck Clayton Jam Sessions , Disc VI - Mosaic The Complete Blue Note Recordings Of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers, Disc II - Mosaic

I have one on CD by Jeffrey Tate and the English Chamber Orchestra on EMI Classics. Along with the Mahler arrangement of Op.95 this CD includes an arrangement for orchestra of Beethoven: Grosse Fuge, Op.133 and Mozart: Adagio & Fugue, K 546.

Bill, Actually, the CD Storyville STCD 8272 includes both sessions - "Wise In Time" and "Young At Heart".

I have heard most, if not all, the Chris Anderson that was recorded. My favorite is the one JohnS mentions above. CHRIS ANDERSON - BLUES ONE - DIW 607 with Ray Drummond and Billy Higgins - recorded in 1991

Australian cornet player Bob Barnard has been running a Jazz Party once a year for quite some time. They usually bring in a few musicians from the USA, Canada and/or Great Britain to play along with the Australian musicians. A number of sessions from these events have been issued on the Australian Nif Nuf label. Here are the CDs I have on the Nif Nuf label: Danny Moss At Bob Barnard's Jazz Party 1999 Danny Moss Returns To Bob Barnard's Jazz Party 2000 Danny Moss Swings Again At Bob Barnard's Jazz Party 2003 Ralph Sutton & Ruby Braff in Concert at Thebarton Hall, Adelaide,Australia, 1981 Australian Bob Barnard has also recorded a number of CDs for the Canadian label - Sackville. Sx CDs as leader or co-leader, and 2 CDs as a sideman. I also have a couple of CDs on the ODE label from New Zealand: Alan Broadbent Trio - Over The Fence Mike Nock Trio - Beautiful Friendship

Ted, I have the 3 studio recordings on CD. GINGERBREAD and THE POWER OF POSITIVE SWINGING are both on Mainstream. The other one titled CLARK TERRY - BOB BROOKMEYER QUINTET is on the Jazz Heritage label.

I find that with Enrico Pieranunzi especially, his recordings can vary a great deal between wonderful and boring. Quite a few CDs I have by him are, in my view, outstanding. There are others I found dull and disposed of them. While pianist Dado Moroni was mentioned, I think he needs to be discussed further. His two solo piano CDs on the (hard to locate) Jazz Connaisseur label - WITH DUKE IN MIND and THE WAY I AM - are fabulous. I also like very much his two CDs on the Jazz Focus label - INSIGHTS (trio) and OUT OF THE NIGHT(quartet). My interest in Moroni was sparked when a friend turned me on to his trio CD - WHAT'S NEW - on Splasc(h).

There is some very nice playing by Gene Quill on THE PHIL WOODS SEPTET - PAIRING OFF - PRESTIGE. This one also has Kenny Dorham and Donald Byrd.

I am currently playing my copy of this CD. Hadn't heard it in a while and wanted to be sure to listen again before commenting on the audio quality. Am pleased to report that the sound is very good. I have heard some Getz material recorded in jazz clubs from the 1950s that had poor sound quality. It is unlikely that anyone will be disappointed with the audio quality on either of the two Carnegie Hall concerts represented on this CD. If you like these musicians, don't hesitate to get a copy of this one.

I am a big fan of all the Jimmy Heath albums on Riverside. However, my favorite Jimmy Heath recording is the quartet date he did on Xanadu. It was re-issued on CD on the Prevue label with the title PICTURE OF HEATH. Heath plays tenor throughout with the great rhythm section of Barry Harris, Sam Jones, and Billy Higgins. The quartet plays 5 tunes written by Heath plus one standard as follows. For Minors Only, Body And Soul, Picture Of Heath, Bruh' Slim, All Members, CTA.

I received this CD in the mail a couple of days ago: The Rein de Graaff Trio with Herb Geller & John Marshall - Blue Lights : The Music Of Gigi Gryce - Blue Jack 042

Time someone replied to this post! Listening today to Pepper Adams' The Critics' Choice (available since 2005 on EMI Mighty Quinn CD), I was struck by the confident, distinctive soloing of Lee Katzman on the three tracks on which he appears. As Ted Panaken, the 2005 sleeve note writer, says:"Katzman's declarative , witty solo[ing], unencumbered by technical limitation, makes you wonder why he didn't become a bigger name on his instrument." I wonder why, too! A quick survey of my record collection found him on two discs only - Stan Kenton's Back to Balboa and the Terry Gibbs Dream Band's One More Time, where I initially mistook his solos for Conte Candoli's! I hope he's still with us; Ted Panaken refers to him as "the date's last survivor". He would appear to be the classic underrated jazz musician. Anyone know any more about him? BillF, Katzman is on a large number of big band recordings by Stan Kenton and some others too. In a small group setting the choices are very limited. Apart from the Pepper Adams already mentioned are these two that I have on CD. Bill Holman - Jive For Five - VSOP Jimmy Rowles - Jazz In A Weather Vane - VSOP

An Italian jazz musician that I like very much is pianist Enrico Pieranunzi. Also have some good recordings by tenor player Gianni Basso, and by pianist Guido Manusardi.

Lewis Nash is one of my very favorite living drummers. He is able to fit extremely well with a huge variety of styles and musicians. I have seen him live quite a few times and he has never failed to impress me with his excellent playing.

Nat was a solid journeyman trumpet/cornet player. A recording of his that I have long enjoyed is NATURALLY on Jazzland. This quartet recording has Nat playing with two different rhythm sections. Half the tracks have Nat with Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes - the Cannonball rhythm section. The other tracks have Wynton Kelly, Paul Chamber, and Philly Joe Jones. I can't agree with some of the posts that put Nat on the same level as players such as Art Farmer, Blue Mitchell or Thad Jones. To my ears, those three were clearly superior jazz players to Nat.

A few days ago I received both the Tommy Potter and the Freddie Redd CDs in the mail. Have played them both and they are very good. I prefer this early Freddie Redd Trio recording to his trio sessions on Futura, Interplay, Riverside, and Triloka.

Here are the four CDs I have on Futura: Georges Arvanitas Trio - In Concert Dexter Gordon - Parisian Concert Freddie Redd Trio - Under Paris Skies Ben Webster Quartet - Autumn Leaves

edc, As you like to say, "with all due respect", your arrogant agressive hostile comments are bullshit. You seem to believe that you are the source of all musical knowledge. Those who have different musical likes and dislikes are not respected, but rather are berated with nasty sarcasm. It is fine to share opinions, and I find the areas in which people both agree and disagree to be a positive part of Organissimo. But you like to tell us all that some musicians are terrible and insult them rather than just indicate that you don't happen to like that person's playing, and give reasons if you so choose. It seems impossible for you to recognize that your musical taste is not the only valid one that exists. You have a lot of interesting things to say regarding music, but it is disappointing that you have to do so by verbally attacking the musicians you don't like, and the people who hold opinions that are not in agreement with those you hold.

Very recently I picked up Eddie Higgin's latest recording. It's a 2 CD set titled IT'S MAGIC on Venus. This is a quintet date with Scott Hamilton, Ken Peplowski, Jay Leonhart, and Ben Riley. It is a very tasty session with everyone in fine form. If you like these musicians, I would recommend it highly.

Peter, I definitely like some of the composers on your "branching out" list -- Berwald, Chausson, Lekeu, Stenhammar, have what I feel is a bit of a weak spot for Stanford (I think because I like Brahms so much), have a delightful disc of flute and piano music by Kuhlau, and the flavor of Field is unique, though I can't take much of it at a sitting. Heard some nice Svendson too. The others I don't care for or are just names to me -- and Holter and Kiel I've never heard of before. So it would seem we can talk. Another question, though, if I may: What's the most modern (not chronologically but by your own standard of what that term means stylistically) piece of music that you've viscerally liked or come to enjoy? Larry, That's a tough question that would take a fair amount of time to research. What is the reason for the question? Taste is a personal thing. I recall that not too long ago a prominent poster indicated that he did not have any real affection for opera. He had given it a try, but it was not something that grabbed him. Different strokes ...

I hear a difference in SACDs too. What is interesting to me is that SACD seems to be much more "alive" in the classical music field than in other musical fields. I suppose that means that, in general, classical music lovers are more interested in top flight audio quality. Thankfully, at least Chesky continues to put out jazz SACDs fairly often.

Just received word that bass player Earl May has died. I have no details at the present time.

Larry, I have been regularly attending the particular chamber music series I was referring to for the past 6 years or so. I don't keep the programs so can't tell you the titles or composers of the music not to my taste. As to the chamber music I do like, it probably won't surprise you to know that it includes string quartets and/or other chamber and orchestral works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Brahms, Dvorak, Tchaikovsky, Schumann, Saint- Saens, Bruch, Faure, Smetana, Hummel,Chopin, Greig, Rachmaninoff, Franck, Sibelius, and MANY others. The "branching out" I have done over a number of years is to "discover" chamber works (and orchestral works as well) by composers who are not generally well known, yet composed in styles that fit within the type of classical music I most enjoy. Here are some of those composers - Berwald, Chadwick, Gade, David, D'Indy, Chausson, Field, Godard, Heise, Holter, Kiel, Kuhlau, Lekeu, Onslow, Parry, Rheinberger, Rubinstein, Scharwenka, Spohr, Stanford,Stenhammar, Svendsen, Volkman, Grechaninov. These are just examples, and I have CDs by each of them and many others I didn't include on the list.

EDC, I did NOT "feel battered" by any of the music. Those are your words, not mine. The pieces that, by and large, I did not care much for were newly commissioned pieces by a number of living composers. I don't recall their names as their music was, with rare exception, not anything I cared to hear again. I enjoy Elgar, Reger and Ives. The major point for me is that there is a huge amount of music out there. There is only so much time available and each person has to decide what music he or she finds most satisfying. There are times in ones life when it is especially beneficial to be exposed to a wide variety of music as part of the process of developing individual taste. Over time, I have personally decided what classical music I prefer, and would rather spend my limited classical music listening time in that arena. Others are naturally free to go in a different direction. The point (for me) of the quote that started this thread, is that I don't care for the sense that I should be pushed to listen to music that is not to my taste because it will be "educational", or "good for me". At the chamber music concerts that I attend, the clear majority of the music is very much to my taste. I was just expressing some displeasure at the way the program is "rigged" to satisfy what I believe fits the "moral mandate" concept.

Read into it what you will Peter, but I don't see anything about a subscription series in that review. Saint-Saëns’s Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso is dated 1863. How does the 20th Century fit into a discussion of this piece? I think you are missing my point.