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I'm enjoying the Ran Blake, and Kenny Wheeler sets.

Just picked up this set. Lots of beautiful music! And this one too!

There are a lot of good modern string quartets. I have Carter's first two by the Composers Quartet on a single CD. These are in the Nonesuch box. I find them a bit baffling and hard to follow. I really like his wind quintet, but I don't know of any recordings. There's a great performance on YouTube by the Armani Quintet. I also like his piece Steep Steps for bass clarinet. You can find it on the Bridge label. They have a fine series of Carter recordings. But for string quartets, I like modern sounds and dissonance, but I want some lyricism as well. Quartets by Carter, Ferneyhough, and other ultra modernists can be tough going. Lutoslawski's is also pretty strange. Here's a short list of some 20th century quartets I enjoy. Hindemith Quartets by Kocian Quartet, and Amar Quartet Rihm Nos. 1-4 by Minguet Quartet on Col Legno Dutilleux's quartet on Erato Zemlinsky Nos. 3 & 4 by Artis Quartett Wellesz No. 3, 4, 6 by Artis Quartett Webern- String Works by Artis and Schoenberg Quartets Norgard nos. 7-10 by Kroger Quartet Penderecki's quartet on the Vox label. Bacewicz Quartets on Naxos these are superb, recorded in great sound by the Lutoslawski Quartet. Karl Hartmann Nos. 1-2 on Nimbus label Berg Lyric Suite by Emerson Quartet

Sinfonia Tragica Concerto for Piano and Viola

I like Naxos for their Polish composers series. They have many great recordings of Penderecki, Szymanowski, Lutoslawski, and the excellent quartet recordings of Bacewicz. They have also re-issued many fine recordings from the defunct Collins Classics label, and some Marco Polo recordings. I also have the Marin Alsop Barber box, which is excellent! And the William Schuman symphonies by Gerard Schwarz and the Seattle Symphony. And some Elliott Carter recordings.

Humphrey Searle 5 symphonies on CPO Laszlo Lajtha on Marco Polo Ernst Toch on CPO Alexandre Tansman on Chandos William Schuman on Naxos Gubaidulina symphony in 12 movements on Chandos Elliott Carter symphony of three orchestras on Sony

Ran Blake - the Complete Remastered Recordings Ran Blake 8052405141811 CD Kenny Wheeler - the Complete Remastered Recordings Kenny Wheeler 8052405141842 CD Star [Import] Miroslav Vitous

Ten percent off at importcds until Monday at 5 PM CST. Just ordered the Ran Blake, and Kenny Wheeler box sets at really good prices.

RIP I know he's done a big series of recordings for Naxos, but I never really got into his stuff.

Going to hear this young quartet next Saturday. http://calidorestringquartet.com/ Friends of Chamber Music – Syracuse, NY Event Details: Start: November 14 2015 7:30 pm Mozart: String Quartet K. 575 Webern: Langsamer Satz and Six Bagatelles Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 132

From a local store: Art Tatum-Solo Piano Masterpieces Vol 1 Jimmy Smith-Home Cookin' Pharaoh Sanders-Karma Best of Booker T & The MGs Pete Townshend-White City

I assumed the last album, Inner Conflicts, would be the weakest. But turns out it's one of the stronger records in this set.

I got the box as well. Working on a review of it. Lemme know if you need a pair of pliers to extract the Spectrum CD from the mini sleeve? That's my only complaint about this set.

I received my copy yesterday. It's a much better package than those cheapo Original Album Series 5 packs. And only 20 dollars and change. Spectrum comes in a glossy gatefold sleeve, and the others in strudy, non foldout mini album sleeves. And the classy booklet reproduces the album graphics. But my opinion is Cobham's best album is the first one. But at this price, I'm glad I've got the new box.

Presto Classical has a great sale price on the forthcoming Dutilleux Centenary Edition. http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/Erato/2564604798

RIP to the movers and shakers from Laurel Canyon.

Always liked his stuff. I have several late 60s and early 70s albums. RIP

Larry Coryell is playing at a bar literally 1200 feet from my house Sunday night. I might as well pop in and enjoy the performance close up.

This site allows you to stream the entire works of three major Polish composers. http://ninateka.pl/kolekcje/en/three-composers

If Pollini can free up a hand to slap someone, he should turn his own pages.

Coming in September. Remastered set with 60 page booklet. http://jazztimes.com/articles/166252-rhino-to-release-billy-cobham-box-set

Another good one I'm spinning for the first time in ages.

I'll stick with the early 90s albums including Grace Under Pressure. I also think This Meets That is a great album. If you like En Route, check out the 1994 Blue Note gig on YouTube. It kills! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIMkmbxwpco