Peter Friedman

I have a copy of : Larry Fuller Trio - Easy Walker - Pony Boy 50133-2 with Ray Brown and Jeff Hamilton. This is clearly the same as the one listed above by Mike except it is NOT an SACD recording.

Don't miss Kenny Dorham's wonderful playing on the Prestige/New Jazz recording titled: "Meet Oliver Nelson".

I haven't heard - YET - the recent Mike LeDonne CD "Smokin" Out Loud" on Savant where he plays the B-3. I do have a large collection of his piano CDs. LeDonne is a very good hard bop style piano player. Mike has 5 CDs on Criss Cross and 3 more on Double-Time. One of his most recent CDs is a very nice tribute to Milt Jackson titled "Bag's Groove".

I also have the two limited edition box sets. One is titled HISTORICALLY SPEAKING, and the second one is called BLOWING THE COBWEBS OUT. Each one is a 2 CD set. They are both on the Emanon label.

Mike, This looks like one I will want to get. Now that Bags is no longer with us, undiscovered recordings like this take on a special interest.

Kenny Dorham has been one of my favorite trumpet players for a long time. His solos usually tell a story in a way that is very special. A recording where Dorham's fine playing is overlooked : THE BARRY HARRIS SEXTET - BULLS-EYE - PRESTIGE OJC

To each his own. I don't care for the Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, Joe Zawinul recordings where the electric piano is used (with only a few rare exceptions). All of these guys are fine musicians, and i very much like their acoustic playing. If you enjoy those things that's fine with me, but they are just not to my personal taste.

I greatly dislike the electic piano. Many Many recordings from the 70's were , in my opinion, seriously spoiled by the electric piano. This is especially true when played by masters of the acoustic piano such as Cedar Walton, and Kenny Barron to name just a few. The more recent electric pianos do though have a much better sound than those from the 70's. It seems as if there have been efforts to try to make them sound closer to the sound of an acoustic instrument. I can understand using an electric piano on a gig when there is no acoustic piano available. But whenever an acoutic piano (in decent condition) is available I would strongly opt for that instrument being played. I also don't care for the electric bass, saxophone or trumpet For some reason, I make an exception for the guitar.

Jack, Marcello, Jodigrind, Thanks for the input. I appreciate your responses.

I am missing a couple of Oliver Nelson CDs and am looking for comments about these two OJC's. What are peoples thoughts about: Main Stem Taking Care Of Business

Quite a number of the East West recordings have been available for some time. I have 26 East West CDs though a large percentage of them are Japanese releases.

175 CDs plus one DVD and one VHS Video.

Some of my favorite playing by Booker Ervin is when he recorded with Mingus.

I have 93 CDs with Miles Davis as leader. There are others I haven't counted where he appears as a sideman.

Ok, I am convinced and have ordered both newly issued Cannonball CDs from CD Universe. Thanks for reminding me of the 6th Cannonball CD that has Yusef lateef and Joe Zawinul. I do have and very much like "Cannonball In Europe" on Capitol.

Nat made a nice (but not great) quartet recording titled "Naturally' for Jazzland. It featured 2 different rhythm sections. Half the tracks had Wynton Kelly, Paul Chambers and Philly Joe Jones. The other half had Joe Zawinul, Sam Jones, and Louis Hayes. My personal taste does not go to the later "electrified, overly commercial" Cannonball recordings. I like just about everything by Cannonball in his early days beginning with the the Savoy and on through the Riverside days. However, I prefer his band when Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul were in the group. To the best of my knowledge there were 5 CDs released by that Cannonball Sextet. Jazz Workshop Revisited Dizzy's Business In New York Nippon Soul Lugano 1963

Shirley Horn has been my favorite female singer for a long time. Hope she is able to get better and return to her music.

Dave Cliff in England Doug Raney living in Denmark (I believe?) Reg Schwager in Toronto Ed Bickert in Toronto Lorne Lofsky in Toronto Peter Leitch Bruce Forman Joe Cohn

There are quite a few Xanadu LPs that have never made it to CD. Here are a few of them: Dolo Coker - Dolo (with Blue Mitchell ,Harold Land,Leroy Vinnegar, Frank Butler) Sam Noto - Notes To You (w. Joe Romano, Ronnie Cuber and Jimmy Rowles,Sam Jones,Freddie Waits) Sam Noto - Act One (w. Joe Romano, Barry Harris, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins)

Wow, where to begin. I could make a very long list. Here are a few to get me started. Dizzy Gillespie - The Greatest Trumpet Of Them All - Verve Brew Moore - Brew's Stockholm Dew - Sonet Tiny Grimes - Profoundly Blue - Muse Art Farmer (w. Jackie McLean) - Live In Tokyo - CTI (Japanese) Hank Jones Trio - Have You Met This Jones - MPS Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Spring Is Sprung - Philips Harry Edison All-Stars (w. Zoot Sims) - 'S Wonderful - Pablo Live

I am retired so I play music a great deal of the time while doing many different things. I put on a CD first thing in the morning while drinking a cup of coffee, eating a light breakfast and reading the paper. I put on a CD in the car while driving to and from the tennis court. A CD is playing while I am getting cleaned up after tennis. Music is playing while on the computer, paying bills, etc. Just about the only time I am not playing music is when watching some television after dinner in the evening, or when I am sleeping.

I agree with Mike. All the live Blakey sessions are essential. I would select the Bohemia sessions as my favorites by a slight matgin. They have a special place in my jazz memory as they were among the very first Hard Bop recordings I owned way way back when they were first issued on 2 LPs.

Among living vibes players, my favorite is Steve Nelson. His playing is very much in the "Bags" tradition. He has a number of terrific CDs out under his own name plus his sideman work. I saw Nelson live about a year ago in a trio with Lewis Nash and Peter Washington. Steve's playing was quite impressive. Here are a number of Steve Nelson's CDs that I very much like. Communications - Criss Cross Live Session Two - Red New Beginnings - TCB The Second Time Around - Sunnyside Full Nelson - Sunnyside

Miles with Bird & Rollins did "Round Midnight" on Jan.30, 1953 Bird with The Dizzy Gillespie Orch did "Round Midnight" in Aug. 1948 Miles did "Well You Needn't" March 6, 1954 Bud did "Epistrophy" for Verve Jan.13,1955 Blakey & Messengers did "Blue Monk" & "Evidence" July 29,1957 on Calliope Blakey & Messengers also did "Justice"(Evidence) for Fontana on Dec 17, 1958.

Sorry for sending the quote before I had a chance to comment. I find it very difficult to select just a few favorites by THE GREAT JAZZ TRIO. It is hard to go wrong with almost any of them. Hank Jones is such a marvelous piano player, and the sidemen he uses are with only a few exceptions first rate musicians. Many of these recordings are no longer available. My recommendation would be( if you like Hank Jones) to grab the ones that you are able to find while you have the chance.