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Toshiko Akiyoshi / Lew Tabackin Quartet & Big Band. Also a live interview of Toshiko by A.B. Spellman.

I believe the sextet albums have a "trad" feel to them.

Satoko Fuji Orchestra New York: Summer Suite works for me.

As I recall there is sax on Lawrence Of Newark. Not enough to bother you???

Miguel Zenon Quintet

Found it.

I'll look again!

Not $1.99 when I looked. Too late, I guess.

Great story & presumably true (I hope).

http://cleanfeed-records.com/disco2US.asp?intID=310 Clean Feed CDs are also carried by Squidco & Jazz Loft. BTW, I got Jeb's CD directly from him.

Concert By The Sea was my very first jazz LP.

Bitches Brew Revisited Cindy Blackman was great. The rest I'm not so sure. Unrelenting tempo. Volume & mix were O.K.. Blood Ulmer did not appear "due to illness". Vernon Reid substituted.

Sisters Morales - fantastic show

My Mom taught me that if you can't say anything good about the dead, don't say anything.

Lila Downs is performing a concert here in Dallas in November (at the new Opera House), along with fantastic Spanish vocalist Buika. I'm looking forward to it. That should be a great concert. I have all of the Buika CDs. Have never seen her in person.

Justin Cronin: The Passage

Tex (not so much Mex) are people like Ray Wylie Hubbard, Gurf Morlix, Terri Hendrix. Tex & Mex are the wonderful Sisters Morales. Since Lila Downs (all Mex, no Tex) was mentioned earlier, I'll put in a thumbs up for her new Live In Paris CD. She's great in person & I like all of her CDs.

I agree!!

On backorder until "late 2010". I'd still be patient.

Looking for: Cy Touff: Touff Assignment Sandy Mosse: Relaxin' CD only. Willing to pay reasonable but NOT outrageous prices. I know these are hard to find. Just trying.

True Blood - season 2

Jeez - for $8 somebody should buy this. I have it & like it.

IMHO the Braxton / Tristano is just fine.

I'm a retired M.D. 20-30 minutes unless someone gives you a good reason for a further delay.

I like this CD a lot.