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I've never really thought of my posts as timeless - just part of a conversation, and I don't expect them to be preserved for posterity, though I do try to consider my words. Anyways, there are a few of my past posts that I HOPE got lost! Jim, thanks for all your work setting up this site and keeping it going. I work in the IS biz and know the ordeal it can be, despite efforts and precautions being taken.

EM sent on following titles: $7 shipped to USA address. Gerald Wilson Big Band Modern Sonny Criss Mr Blues pour flirter $5 Sahib Shihab Jazz Sahib Maynard Ferguson Live From London $4 Jesse Davis From Within Buddy Rich Very Live At Buddy's Place

I love all of the Columbia live quartet releases, and this one is as good as or better than any of the others.

Yes, it is - Harold Vick is always an enjoyable player. MG There was also a good Mike Longo date on the label. I relistened to the Larry Willis recently, and don't think it has aged very well (except the title track, which is marvelous). The guitar player didn't do much for me. To me, the Lucky Thompson's are the best thing on the label, and I like the Ramon Morris, but it wasn't a major jazz label by any means.

Here's a great Mosaic Select (IMO): The two Roulette mid-70's Blakey/Jazz Messengers albums ('Backgammon', 'Gypsy Folk Tales') combined with the two 70's Watson albums on Roulette ('ETA','All Because of You'), "The Complete 70's Roulette Recordings of Art Blakey and Robert Watson".

Glad you're back and will be better than ever!

Totally agree. It's like his music suddenly lost the ghost in 1977 and never recovered except for an occasional little flicker of what had been and could be. I find it really sad to listen to the recordings later than that, knowing what's been left behind.

My money would be on Ronnie Spector, who was still in her early 30's at that point.

Adam, I never ignore your comments! And there is vailidity in your question since it took over 36 hours for anyone to even respond to the post, and so far only one other person has reported that they have even ever heard the album (which is a jazz tragedy).

Adam, I understand your point on one level, but on a different level 1 - The vinyl is not particularly rare 2 - This thing SHOULD be on CD, and Blue Note owns the masters, so Cuscuna and company at Mosaic could easily get it back in print. 3 - I think that an AOTW which is one of the all-time great Jazz Messenger albums and it turns out people didn't even know it existed is a much more useful exercise than running another classic Blue Note title out there for people to either A: say "Yeah I love that one too" or B: debate if it is more/less classic than some other classic Blue Note title(s). If someone would alert me to a great album by a great edition of the greatest hard bop group ever, and I previously didn't even know it existed, I'd be real glad. And, you'll have no complaints about the drummer on this one

'Black Gipsy' was the better of the Shepp albums in this vein. It is available on CD.

Blakey made dozens of great albums in his career, of course. This one is notable for being, I believe, the jazz world at large's introduction to Bobby Watson (I know it was mine). It also introduced Russian trumpeter Valery Ponomarev. The other personnel include tenor player Dave Schnitter, pianist Walter Davis Jr. (at least his second tour of duty with Blakey - he held the piano chair in between Bobby Timmon's two spells with Blakey in the late 50's), and bass player Dennis Irwin. A solid and overlooked edition of the jazz messengers, soon to be overshadowed by the arrival of Wynton Marsalis and other young talent (though Watson still shined in that company - check out the excellent and ubiquitous Live at Bubba's recordings). Watson's writing and playing on this album are stunningly strong and original. The writing overall is incredible, including the all-time best compositions by Watson (the awesome "Time Will Tell") and Davis ("Jodi"). Released on the Roulette label in 1977, very hard to find on CD(I have it on an obscure 2 CD set paired with a couple of lesser sessions controlled by Roulette). This would be a great choice for Mosaic to put out as a single. I love Watson's music, and this is where it began for me, full-fledged from the get-go.

Up with edits. About 50 gone or spoken for.

Consumer tip - you can generally get the RhinoHandmade and Hip-O Select stuff 20-25% cheaper at deepdiscount.com than from the respective home sites of the companies.

My prayers are with you also, Garth. I've enjoyed conversing with you in recent weeks. Take care of yourself - don't worry about us and CD's, just get yourself better. Take care, JF

Vast majority will be $6 each or less. Shipping would be $2 for first CD, about $1 or less for each additional CD.

It means I already have one CD of it available and another coming. I didn't notice the duplication. PM sent.

Please contact me at john.felser@verizon.net if interested in any: New Additions June 2007: Ammons ,Gene – Boss Tenor (Prestige) 20 bit K-2 scuffed, but plays fine Ammons ,Gene – Livein in Chicago (Prestige/OJC) Carter ,Betty/Mcrae ,Carmen – Duets (Great American Music Hall) Cole ,Freddy – El Grand Freddy (Fantasy) Conexion Latina – Mambo Nights (ENJA) Coryell ,Larry – Lady Coryell (Vanguard) Crawford ,Hank – Wildflowers (CTI) not the remaster Ellington ,Duke/Fitzgerald – Ella & Duke at the Cote D’Azur (Verve) 2CD Fitzgerald ,Ella – All That Jazz (Pablo) Fitzgerald ,Ella –Live at Carnegie Hall (Columbai/Legacy) 2CD coupla nicks plays fine Gibbs ,Michael – Tanglewood 63 Gibbs ,Terry – Bopstacle Course (Xanadu) Gollehon ,Mac – Mac’s Smokin’ Session (McKenzie) Goodman ,Benny – At Carnegie Hall 1938 (Columbia/Legacy) Schaap remaster 2CD Gordon ,Dexter – Our Man in Paris (Blue Note) not the remaster On Hold Greenblatt ,Rich – Mooin’ (Brass Tico) Hancock ,Herbie/Shorter .Wayne – 1+1 (Verve) Hartman ,Johnny – Songs From The Heart (Bethlehem) Henderson ,Joe – So Near, So Far (Verve) Hutcherson ,Bobby – Dialogue (Blue Note) RVG Jordan ,Sheila – Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note) Lydian People’s Front – Laundry for the Nineties (LPF) McGriff ,Jimmy – In a Blue Mood (Headfirst) McRae ,Carmen – Sarah, Dedicated to You (Novus) McRae ,Carmen – For Lady Day (Novus) Modern Jazz Quartet – Django (Prestige/OJC) Osby ,Greg – Further Ado (Blue Note) Osby ,Greg – 3D Lifestyle (Blue Note) Pepper ,Art – Tokyo Debut (Galaxy) Sun Ra – Spaceways (Freedom) missing front booklet Sun Ra – Calling Planet Earth (Freedom) missing front booklet Sun Ra – Concert for the Comet Kohoutek (ESP-Disk) missing all artwork Roach, Max/Rich, Buddy – Rich vs. Roach (Mercury_ Sanchez ,Pancho – Freedom Sound (Concord Picante) Wilton Felder, W. Henderson Sanchez ,Pancho – Latin Soul (Concord Picante) Sanders ,Pharoah – Love Will Find a Way (Arista/collectors Choice) Short,Bobby –You’re The Top (Telarc) Short,Bobby – Late Night at the Café Carlysle (Telarc) Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky – Send In the Clowns (Groove Merchant) Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky –A Summer Thing (Laserlight) same as Groove Merchant Soft Machine – Live at the Proms 1970 (Reckless) Soft Machine – Third (Columbia) not the remaster Soft Machine – Fourth/Fifth (Columbia) not the remaster Turrentine ,Stanley – Up at Minton’s (Blue Note) Grant Green 2CD Zawinul ,Joe – Stories of the Danube (Phillips) More June 2007 additions: Ahmad Jamal, "I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn," Telarc Art Blakey Messengers, "Like Someone in Love," - Blue Note (Sealed) Benny Green Trio, "Greens," Blue Note Bill Evans, "Alone," Verve Bill Evans, "Trio '64," Verve Don Byron, "Bug Music," - Nonesuch Donald Harrison, "Nouveau Swing," Impulse Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt, "Live At The Left Bank," Jackie McLean, "Right Now!" - Blue Note (NOT RVG) Joshua Redman, “Spirit of The Moment – Live At The Village Vanguard” – Warner Bros. (2-CD set) Kenny Drew, "Undercurrent," - Blue Note Limited Edition (NOT RVG) Sealed. The Harper Brothers, "You Can Hide Inside The Music," - Verve New Additions February 2007: CD’s: Abbasi ,Rez – Third Ear (Ozone) Alexander ,Eric – The Second Milestone (Milestone) Braff ,Ruby – Me, Myself, and I (Concord) Brookmeyer ,Bob – Traditionalism Revisited (Pacific Jazz) Brown ,Clifford – Jazz Immortal (Pacific Jazz/Blue Note) RVG Carter ,Betty – Feed The Fire (Verve) a few scuffs, plays fine Carter ,Betty – It’s Not About the Melody (Verve) Carter ,Regina – Rhythms of the Heart (Verve) Cary ,Marc – The Antidote (Arabesque) Cole ,Richie – Profile (Heads Up) Fitzgerald ,Ella – Rodgers and Hart Songbook, vol. 1 (Verve) Franklin ,Aretha – Jazz to Soul (Columbia/Legacy) 2CD Friesen ,David – Four to Go (ITM) Fygi ,Laura – 11 different Polygram titles available – tell me if interested Gillespie ,Dizzy – Dizzy for President (Douglas) Montreux ‘63 Gordon ,Dexter – ‘Round Midnight (Columbia) Green ,Bennie – Soul Stirrin’ (Blue Note) TOCJ Haig ,Al – Meets Master Bop Saxes (Definitive) Getz, W.Gray Hargrove/McBride/S. Scott – Parker’s Mood (verve) Heid ,Bill – Wet Street (Savant) Jackson ,Milt – Jazz Skyline (Savoy) Jamal ,Ahmad – Nature: Essence, Part III (Atlantic) Turrentine Johnston ,Randy – Homage (J Curve) E.Alexander, Brignola Laws ,Hubert – Laws of Jazz/Flute By-Laws (Atlantic/Rhino) Mann ,Herbie – Peace Pieces (Kokopelli) nice tribute to Bill Evans Marsalis ,Wynton – Blue Interlude (Columbia) Marsalis ,Wynton – Uptown Ruler (Columbia) Monk ,Thelonious – Solo Monk (Columbia/Legacy) O’Day ,Anita – This is Anita (Verve) Short ,Bobby – Swing that Music (Telarc) Alden-Barrett quintet Smith ,Jimmy – Houseparty (Blue Note) old version with “Cherokee” and “What Is This Thing Called Love” Smith ,Jimmy – Damn! (Verve) Sun Ra – The Magic City (Evidence) Thornton ,Terri – Somewhere in the Night (Dauntless) Williams ,Mary Lou – Mary Lou’s Mass (Smithsonian Folkways) Still Available : CD’s: Abbasi ,Rez – Modern Memory (Cathexis) Hagans, Gary Thomas Abercrombie ,John – Works (ECM) Abercrombie ,John – Current Events Adderley C./Jackson ,M. – Things Are Getting Better (Riverside/OJC) Adderley ,Cannonball – Radio Nights (Night) Alexander ,Eric – Nightlife in Tokyo (Milestone) Alexander ,Monty – My America (Telarc) Alexander Monty./Brown, Ray/Ellis ,Herb – Straight Ahead (Concord) 2 CD’s Allen ,Geri – Maroons (Blue Note) Allen ,Harry – I Won’t Dance (BMG) Andrews ,Ernie – No Regrets (Muse) Anschell ,Bill- Cooler Heads (Summit) good piano trio Auger ,Brian & Trinity – Definitely What! (One Way) Auld ,George – Homage (Xanadu) Ayler ,Albert – In Greenwich Village (Impulse!) B3 Bombers/Clyde Stubblefield – Live at the Green Mill (Alltribe) Baca ,Susana – Espirito Vivo (Luaka Bop) Baker, Chet - My Funny Valentine (Pcific Jazz) Baker ,Chet – Featuring Van Morrison (Nightbird) Baker ,Chet – Chet Baker in New York (Riverside/OJC) Baker ,Chet – Chet (Riverside/OJC) Barber ,Patricia – Verse (Blue Note) Barbieri ,Gato – The Shadow of the Cat (Peak/Concord) Barron ,Kenny – Swamp Sally (Verve) Basie ,Count – Basie’s Beatle Bag (Verve) Basie ,Count Band – Timeless (Savoy) ’86 recordings led by Frank Foster, nice Basie ,Count – At Newport (Verve) not the remaster Bass ,Mickey – Another Way Out (Early Bird) Carter Jefferson Beck ,Joe – Relaxin’ (DMP) Beirach ,Richie – Some Other Time (Triloka) On Hold Beirach ,Richie – Self Portraits (CMP) Bellson ,Louie – Dynamite! (Concord) Bellson ,Louie – Prime Time (Concord) Berg ,Bob – Riddles (Stretch) Berg ,Bob – Cycles (Denon) Berg ,Bog – Virtual Reality (Denon) Blackman ,Cindy – Telepathy (Muse) Blakey ,Art – Paris Jam Session (Fontana) Blakey ,Art – At the Café Bohemia, vol. 2 (Blue Note) not RVG Blakey ,Art – New York Scene (Concord) Blakey ,Art/Roach ,Max – The Hard Drive (Chess/Charly) 1 50’s session by each Blakey ,Art – Live at Ronnie Scott’s (Hehdrihg) Blanchard ,Terence – Romantic Defiance (Columbia) * Bolling/Grappelli - First Class (Milan) Bolling ,Claude Big Band – Cinemadreams Bolling ,Claude – Cinemadreams (Milan/BMG) Brackeen ,Joanne – Pink Elephant Magic (Arkadia) Braden ,Don – The Fire Within (RCA) Brecker ,Michael – The Nearness of You (Verve) On Hold Bridgewater ,Dee Dee – Victim of Love (Charly) Brisker ,Gordon – The Gift (Naxos) Brookmeyer ,Bob – Small Band (DCC) Brown ,Donald – Cartunes (Muse) * Brown R./Alexander/Most – A Ray Brown 3 (Concord) Brown R./Alexander/Ellis – Overseas Special (Concord) Browne ,Tom – Another Shade of Browne (HipBop) J.Jackson, Goldings, R. Carter Brubeck ,Dave – Time Out (Columbia) not the remaster Brubeck ,Dave – Young Lions & Old Tigers (Concord) Brubeck ,Dave – Early Concepts (Proper) 2 CD’s Brubeck ,Dave – Time Out (Columbia) remaster with bonus tracks Bryson ,Jeanie – Deja Blue (Koch) Byrd,C./Ellis/Kessell – Great Guitars Live (Concord) 2CD Byrd ,Charlie – Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (Riverside) 20-bit K2 Byrd ,Donald – At the Half Note Café (Blue Note) 2 CD’s, not RVG Byrd ,Donald – Byrd in Paris (Verve) Cain ,Jackie & Roy Kral – Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (Black Lion) Cain ,Jackie/Kral, Roy – Time & Love (CTI/Columbia) Caine ,Elliott – Orientation (EJC) excellent hard bop, messengers-style Calderazzo ,Joey – Joey Calderazzo (Columbia) excellent piano Cameron ,Jay/Third Herdsmen – The Vogue Sessions (Vogue/RCA) Camilo ,Michel – Why Not? (King/Evidence) Campbell ,Gary – Intersection (Milestone) Campbell ,Roy – It’s Crunch Time (Thirsty Ear) Carter, Benny – More Cookin’ (Jazz Heritage) * Carter ,Benny – Central City Sketches (MusicMasters) Carter ,Betty – I’m Yours, You’re Mine (Verve) coupla scuffs, plays fine Carter ,James – Layin’ In the Cut (Atlantic) Carter ,James – Conversin’ With the Elders (Atlantic) Carter ,James – Jurassic Classics (DIW) trade bait his best Carter ,Regina – Motor City Moments (Verve) Carter ,Ron – Eight Plus (Dreyfus) Carter ,Ron/Galliano ,Richard – Panamanhattan (Evidence) Chapin ,Thomas – You Don’t Know Me (Arabesque) * Cheatham/Payton – Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton (Verve) Cherry ,Ed – First Take (Groovin’ High) Kenny Barron Childs ,Billy – I’ve Known Rivers (GRP) * Childs ,Billy – His April touch (Windham Hill) Christian ,Jody – Rain or Shine (Delmark) Roscoe Mitchell Cobb ,Arnett – Live at Sandy’s (Muse) B.Tate,E.Vinson,R.Bryant Coker ,Dolo – California Hard (Xanadu) A.Pepper, B.Mitchell Cole ,Freddie – This is the Life (Muse) Cole ,Holly – Don’t Smoke in Bed (Alert) Cole ,Holly – Temptation (Metro Blue) Cole ,Richie – Kush (Heads Up) * Coleman ,Steve – A Tale of 3 Cities (Novus) Coltrane ,Alice – Translinear Light (Verve) coupla scuffs, plays fine Coltrane ,John – The Last Giant: Anthology (Atlantic/Rhino) 2CD’s Coltrane ,John – Giant Steps (Atlantic) Coltrane ,John – Lush Life (Prestige) K2 Coltrane ,John – My Favorite Things (Atlantic) not the remaster Coltrane ,Ravi – Moving Pictures (BMG) Connor ,Chris – Classic (Contemporary) Cooper ,Jerome/Buckner ,Thomas – Alone, Together, Apart (Mutablemusic) Corea ,Chick New Trio – Past, Present, Futures (Stretch) excellent Corea ,Chick – Expressions (GRP) good solo piano set Corea ,Chick - Sundance (Pilz) Coryell ,Larry – Fallen Angel (CTI) Coryell ,Larry – Twelve Frets to One Octive (Shanachie) Crawford ,Hank – Wildflowers (CTI/Legacy) remastered Crawford ,Hank – South-Central (Milestone) Cunningham ,Bob – Walking Bass (NILVA) Bross Townsend, Alvin Queen D’Rivera – Paquito – Havana Café (Chesky) Daniels ,Eddie – Nepenthe (GRP) Dara ,Olu – Neighborhoods (Atlantic) DVD-A Davis ,Miles – Amandla (Warner Bros.) Davis ,Miles – Kind of Blue (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – Kind of Blue (Columbia) remaster with Bonus Cuts Davis ,Miles – In Person, Friday Night (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – In Person, Saturday Night (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – The Complete Concert 1964 2CD’s(Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – Filles De Kilimanjaro (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – Relaxin’ With Miles (Prestige/OJC) Davis ,Miles/Jones ,Quincy – Live at Montreux (Warner Bros.) Davis ,Miles – Nefertiti (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – Tutu (Warner Bros.) Davis ,Miles – doo-bop (Warner Brothers) Davis, Miles – You’re Under Arrest (Columbia) Davis, Miles/Dameron – Paris May 1949 (Columbia) Davis, Miles – Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note) live bonus tracks Davis ,Miles – Workin’ (Prestige) 20-bit K2 Richard Davis - Forest Flowers (Muse/32 Jazz) Dean ,James L. – Mood Swings (Cexton) Dedrick ,Rusty – Salute to Bunny Berigan (DCC) ’57 session, John La Porta Delmar ,Elaine – S’ Wonderful (Live at Ronnie Scott’s) Denson ,Karl/Tiny Universe – The Bridge (Relaxed) Di Meola, Al – The Infinite Desire (Telarc) coupla nicks Dolphy ,Eric – 1958-1961 (Giants of Jazz) Prestige collection On Hold Dolphy ,Eric – Out To Lunch (Blue Note) not RVG * On Hold Dorham ,Kenny – Memorial Album (Xanadu) Draper ,Ray – A Tuba Jazz (Jubilee/Fresh Sound) Coltrane Drew ,Kenny – Home is Where The Soul Is (Xanadu) Drummond ,Ray – Vignettes (Arabesque) Earland ,Charles – Live (Cannonball) Earland ,Charles – I Ain’t Jivin’, I’m Jammin’ (Muse) 8 Bold Souls – Sideshow (Arabesque) * Either/Orchestra – Afro-Cubism (Accurate) wonderful * Elias ,Eliane – Best of on Denon (Denon) Ellington ,Duke – And His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA) not the remaster * Ellington/Basie – First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia) not remaster Ellington – Money Jungle (Blue Note) not RVG * Ellis ,Herb/Mitchell ,Red – Doggin’ Around (Concord) Eubanks ,Kevin – Spirit Talk 2 (Blue Note) Eubanks ,Kevin – Live at Bradley’s (Blue Note) Evans ,Bill – Alone (Again) (Fantasy/OJC) Evans ,Bill – Jazz Masters (Folio) good 70’s live set, so so sound Evans ,Bill/Bennett ,Tony – The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (Fantasy/OJC) Evans ,Bill – At the Village Vanguard (Riverside) Evans ,Bill – Explorations (Riverside/OJC) Evans ,Bill – Trio ’65 (Verve) Evans ,Gil – Gil Evans (Jazztime) primarily 80’s cuts Farmer ,Art – A Work of Art (Concord) * Fasteau, Zussan Kali – Worlds Beyond Words (Flying Note) Ferguson ,Maynard – Footpath Café (Avion) Finnerty ,Barry – Straight Ahead (Arabesque) Fitzgerald ,Ella – Ella Abraca Jobim (Pablo) Fitzgerlad/Armstrong – Ella & Louis (Verve/Laserlight) Fitzgerald ,Ella – At Juan-Les-Pins (Verve) 2CD Fitzgerald ,Ella – Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Verve) Ford ,Ricky – Loxodonta Africana (New World) Forman ,Bruce – There Are Times (Concord) Hutcherson, Cables On Hold France .Percy – I Should Care (Endgame) Freelon ,Nnenna – Heritage (Columbia) * Freeman ,Chico/Blythe ,Arthur – Focus (Contemporary) Freeman ,Chico/Barnstorm – The Mystical Dreamer (In + Out) Gallant ,Joe & Illuminati – Shadowhead (Black Mirror) ** Garland ,Red – Keystones! (Xanadu) Garner ,Erroll – In Concert (Giants of Jazz) complete ’55 + ‘63/’69 Gauvin ,Michelle – The Edge of the Pond (Whaling City) excellent Gertz ,Bruce – Blueprint (Evidence) Abercrombie, Bergonzi, Calderazzo Getz ,Stan – Getz/Gilbrato (Verve) not the remaster Getz ,Stan – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) * Getz ,Stan – What the World Needs Now (Verve) Getz ,Stan – Complete Savoy Recordings (Savoy) Getz ,Stan/Albert Daily – Poetry (Elektra Musician/Blue Note) Gillespie ,Dizzy Allstar Alumni Band – Things to Come (Telarc) Gillespie ,Dizzy – Hall of Fame collection (euro reissue of 40’s-early 50’s) 5 CD’s Gillespie, Dizzy Memorial Band – Things To Come (Telarc) Gillespie, Dizzy – Dizzy For President (Douglas) Goldstein ,Gil – City of Dreams (Blue Note) Golson ,Benny – Quintet Live (Dreyfus) M. Miller Golson ,Benny – That’s Funky (Arkadia) N. Adderley, M. Alexander Goodfellas – 2 (Evidence) Herring, S.Scott, P.Harper Gordon ,Dexter – True Blue (Xanadu) Grappelli ,Stephane – Live in Dublin (TKO Magnum) Phil Woods, Bellson Grappelli ,Stephane – Improvisations (Verve) Grappelli ,Stephane – Stephanova (Concord) Grappelli ,Stephane – At the Winery (Concord) Grappelli ,Stephane/Petrucciani – Flamingo (Dreyfus) Green ,Benny – Naturally (Telarc) R. Malone,C.McBride Green ,Benny – Jazz at the Bistro (Telarc) R. Malone Griffin ,Della – I’ll Get By (Muse) Griffin ,Johnny – The Congregation (Blue Note) Grismore/Scea – Just Play (Accurate) Tim Hagans, Matt Wilson Grismore/Scea – Of What (Accurate) Tim Hagans, Matt Wilson Grusin ,Dave – West Side Story (GRP) Habian ,Cliff – Somewhere in Time (Goblin Bee) Haden/Metheny - Beyond the Missouri Sky (Verve) Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – The Art of the Song (Verve) Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – Now Is the Hour (Verve) Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – Always Say Goodbye (Verve) Hagans ,Tim – Animation:Imagination (Blue Note) * Hall ,Jim/Metheny ,Pat – Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc) Hall ,Jim – Downbeat Critics’ Choice (Telarc) Hampton ,Lionel – Live at the Blue Note (Telarc) C. Terry, Edison, Moody Hampton ,Lionel – Mostly Blues (Jazz Heritage) Hancock/Brecker/Hargrove – Directions in Music (Verve) * Hancock/Roney/Shorter/Carter/Williams – Tribute to Miles (Qwest) scuffed, plays fine Hancock/Henderson, etc. – One Night With Blue Note, vol. 1 (Blue Note/Jazz Heritage) Hancock ,Herbie – Quartet (Columbia) Hancock ,Herbie – Head Hunters (Columbia Legacy) remaster coupla nicks Hancock ,Herbie – The Prisoner (Blue Note) great not the RVG On Hold Handy ,John – Excursion in Blue (Quartet) Hargrove ,Roy – Of Kindred Souls (Novus) Harper ,Philip – The Thirteenth Moon (Muse) Winard Harper - Be Yourself (Epicure) Harrell ,Tom – Time’s Mirror (RCA) On Hold Harris ,Beaver – Blue Humans: NYC 1980 Harris ,Gene – Big Band Soul (Concord) 2CD set * Harris ,Gene – Philip Morris All-Stars Live (Concord) Hart ,Antonio – Don’t You Know I Care (Novus) Hartman ,Johnny – I Just Dropped In to Say Hello (Impulse) Hays,Kevin – Andalucia (Blue Note) Headhunters – Evolution/Revolution (Basin Street) Heath ,Jimmy – The Time and The Place (Landmark) Heath Brothers – As We Were Saying (Concord) Henderson ,Joe – In ‘n Out (Blue Note) not the RVG Henderson ,Joe – Inner Urge (Blue Note) not the RVG * Hendricks ,Barbara – ’94 Montreux Ellington Tribute (Angel) M. Alexander Hendricks ,John – Freddie Freeloader (Denon) Herman ,Woody – Antibes July 28, 1965 (Giants of Jazz) Herring ,Vince – Evidence (Landmark) Roney, M.Miller Hines ,Earl – Plays Classics (Jazz Life) good 1977 solo set Hodges, Johnny/Stewart/Bigard – The Great Ellington Units Hoggard ,Jay – Love is the Answer (Muse) minor nicks don’t affect play Hoggard ,Jay – Overview (Muse) few minor scuffs don’t affect play Holiday ,Billie – Billie’s Blues (Capitol/Jazz Heritage) * Holloway ,Ron – Scorcher (Milestone) Hollyday, Christopher – The Natural Moment (Novus) Mehldau, excellent! * Horn ,Paul – Sound of Horn/Portrait of Jazz Musician (Columbia/Collectables) 2CD Horn ,Shirley – May the Music Never End (Verve) Hornstein ,Michael – Langsames Blau ( ENJA) Houghton ,Steve – Signature Series (Blue Moon) Tim Hagans Howard ,Miki – Miki Sings Billie (Giant) excellent B.Holiday tribute Hubbard ,Freddie – MMTC (MusicMasters) Hubbard ,Freddie – the Night of the Cookers (Blue Note) 2CD, not the RVG Hubbard ,Freddie/Heath ,Jimmy – Live at the Left Bank (Label M) Hubbard ,Freddie – Live at Fat Tuesday’s (Jazz Heritage) 2CD coupla nicks Hubbard ,Freddie – Live at Fat Tuesday’s (MusicMasters) 2CD Robert Hurst/Kenny Kirkland - One for Namesake (DIW/Columbia) Hutcherson ,Bobby – Natural Illusions (Blue Note/Applause) Hutcherson ,Bobby – Acoustic Masters II (Atlantic) Hyman ,Dick, etc. – Piano Players & Significant Others (Jazz Heritage) Hyman ,Dick – Cole Porter: All Through the Night (MusicMasters) Jackson ,D.D. – So Far (BMG) Jackson ,DD – Anthem (BMG) incredible! Javon Jackson - A Look Within (Blue Note) Promo Copy Jackson ,Milt – Reverence and Compassion (Qwest) Jackson ,Milt – Quartet (Prestige/OJC) Jackson ,Milt/Wes Montgomery – Bags Meets Wes! (Riverside/OJC) Jarrett ,Keith – At The Blue Note: single CD version (ECM) Peacock, DeJohnette Jazz Underground – Live at Small’s (Impulse) Jennings ,Bill/Jack McDuff – Glide On (Prestige) 2fer Jobim ,Antonio Carlos – Wave (A&M) not the remaster Johnson ,Eric – Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 (Summit) Johnson ,Jeff – Near Earth (Origin) Johnson ,JJ/Winding ,Kai – JJ Johnson in Person/Jay & Kai +6 (Columbia/Collectables) Jones ,Etta – Easy Living (High Note) Jones ,Etta – Sugar (Muse) Jones ,Etta – I’ll Be Seeing You (Muse) Jones/Lewis – Live at the Village Vanguard (Solid State/Blue Note) Jones ,Rodney – Soul Manifesto (Blue Note) greenback promo Jordan ,Marlon – Learson’s Return (Columbia) Jordan ,Marlon – Marlon’s Mode (Arabesque) * Jordan ,Sheila – From the Heart (Muse/32Jazz) Jordan ,Sheila – Heart Strings (Muse) Jordon ,Stanley – Stolen Moments (Blue Note) his best Kelly ,Wynton – Blues On Purpose (Xanadu) Kenton ,Stan – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) Kirby ,Steven – North Light (A) Chris Potter, Barth, Colley, Matt Wilson Kirkland ,Kenny – Kenny Kirkland (GRP) Kirkland ,Kenny – Kenny Kirkland (GRP/Verve) coupla nicks Klemmer ,John – Involvement (Cadet/Verve) Klemmer ,John – Making Love, Vol. 1 (touch) Konitz ,Lee – Motion (Verve) On Hold Konitz ,Lee/Brookmeyer ,Bob- In Paris (Vogue/RCA) Kosins ,Kathy – All in a Dream’s Work (Schoolkids) fabulous Kral ,Irene – Live (Just Jazz) Kral ,Irene – Better Than Anything (Ava/Fresh Sound) Jr.Mance trio Kuhn ,Steve – Years Later (Concord) LA4 - Watch What Happens (Concord) Laverne ,Andy – Jazz Piano Heritage (DMP) Laws ,Hubert – My Time Will Come (Music Masters/Jazz Heritage) * Laws ,Hubert – Storm Then The Calm (Music Masters/Jazz Heritage) Lewis ,John – Evolution II (Atlantic) Lincoln , Abbey – Abbey Sings Billie Live (ENJA) 2 CD’s Harold Vick Lincoln ,Abbey/Jones ,Hank – When There Is Love (Gitanes/Verve) Lincoln ,Abbey – Over the Years (Verve) Los Angeles Jazz Quartet – Conversation Piece (Naxos) Lovano ,Joe – 52nd Street Themes (Blue Note) Hagans, John Hicks * Lundy ,Carmen – Moment to Moment (Arabesque) Gumbs,C.Freeman,K.Eubanks Lundy ,Carmen – Old Devil Moon (JVC) Lynch ,Brian – Keep Your Circle Small (Sharp Nine) Lytle ,Johnny – Happy Ground (Muse) Mahogany ,Kevin – Portrait of Kevin Mahogany (Warner Bros.) Mahogany ,Kevin – My Romance (Warner Brothers) Makowitz ,Adam – My Favorite Things (Concord) Manning ,Renee – Uhm, Uhm, Uhmmmm! (Ken) Mantilla ,Ray – Dark Powers (Red/Mandarim) B. Watson so-so sound Mantler ,Michael – Folly Seeing All This (ECM) a few nicks that don’t affect play Marsalis ,Branford – Crazy People Music (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – I Heard You Twice The First Time (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – Scenes in the City (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – Royal Garden Blues (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – Contemporary Jazz (CBS) Marsalis ,Delfeayo – Pontius Pilot’s decision (BMG Novus) Marsalis ,Ellis – Duke in Blue (Columbia) Marsalis ,Jason – Music IN Motion (BMG Novus) Marsalis ,Wynton – The Marciac Suite (Columbia) Marsalis ,Wynton – Standard Time, vol. 1 (Columbia) Marsalis ,Wynton – Selections from Village Vanguard Box (Columbia) Marsalis , Wynton – Jump Start and Jazz (Sony) Marsalis , Wynton – Sweet Release & Ghost Story (Sony) Marsh ,George/John Abercrombie/Mel Graves – Upon a Time Marsh ,Warne – Live in Las Vegas 1962 (Naked City) great music bad sound Martino ,Pat – Think Tank (Blue Note) Matassa ,Greta – All This and Heaven Too (Origin) Mathews ,Ronnie – Lament for Love (DIW) few nicks, plays fine, nice trio Mays ,Lyle – Improvisation for Extended Piano (Warner Bros.) Mays ,Lyle – Street Dreams (Geffen) McBride ,Christian – A Family Affair (Verve) McBride ,Christian – Getting’ to It (Verve) McCann ,Les – Listen Up (Music Masters) McCann ,Les – Layers (Atlantic/Rhino) McCann ,Les – Much Les (Atlantic/Rhino) McCaslin ,Donny – Seen from Above (Arabesque) *** Gary McFarland - Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon? (Skye/DCC) McFerrin ,Bobby/Corea ,Chick – Play (Blue Note) McGriff ,Jimmy/Hank Crawford – Blues Groove (Telarc) McKee ,Andy – One World (CAP) Joe Locke, Alex Foster Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire (Columbia) not the remaster McLean ,Jackie – Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note) not the RVG McPherson ,Charles – But Beautiful (Xanadu) McRae ,Carmen – Sound of Silence/Portrait of Carmen (Atlantic/Collectables) McPartland ,Marilyn – Live at Shanghai Jazz (Concord) McRae,Carmen – I’ll Be Seeing You (Decca) 2CD set of 50’s recordings Mehta ,Rajesh – Orka (Hatology) Merrill ,Helen – Clear Out of This World (Gitanes) Harrell, Shorter Minasi ,Dom – Goin’ Out Again (CDM) Mingus ,Charles – Paris 1964 (Le Jazz) a few scuffs, plays fine Mingus ,Charles – Mingus in Europe (ENJA) Mobley ,Hank – Dippin’ (Blue Note) not the RVG Modern Jazz Quartet – Concorde (Prestige/OJC) Modern Jazz Quartet – & Friends, a Celebration (Atlantic) Molinari ,Lello – No More Mr. Nice Guy (Accurate) Monk ,Thelonious/Coltrane ,John – Live at the Five Spot (Blue Note) * Monk ,Thelonious – Genius of Modern Music, Vol.1 (Blue Note)not RVG Monk ,Thelonious – With John Coltrane (Riverside/OJC) Monk ,Thelonious - Monk (Prestige/OJC) Monk ,Thelonious – The Unique Thelonious Monk (Riverside/OJC) Monterose ,J.R. – Straight Ahead (Xanadu) Montgomery ,Wes – Boss Guitar (Riverside/OJC) On Hold Montgomery ,Wes – Incredible Jazz Guitar (Riverside/OJC) Moody ,James – James Moody (Argo/Verve) James Moody/Frank Foster - In Paris (Vogue/RCA) ** Moore ,Ralph – Images (Landmark) Moore ,Ralph – Furthermore (Landmark) Moran ,Jason – Black Stars (Blue Note) Morgan ,Lee – Tom Cat (Blue Note) not the RVG Morgan ,Lee – The Sixth Sense (Blue Note) not RVG Morgan ,Lee – The Sidewinder (Blue Note) not RVG Morgan ,Lee – Here’s Lee Morgan (Vee-Jay) trade bait Morganelli ,Mark – Speak Low (Candid) Barron, Ron Carter, Cobb Morton ,Jelly Roll – The Pearls (RCA BlueBird) Morton ,Jelly roll – 1930-1939 (Classics) Moses ,Bob – Nishoma (Grapeshot) Mouzon ,Alphonse - By All Means (MPS) Hancock, F. Hubbard Muldrow ,Ronald – Facing Wes (Kokopelli) excellent guitar Mulligan ,Gerry – Live at Paris Olympia 1962 (RTE) Mulligan ,Gerry – Young Mulligan (Proper) 2 CD’s Murphy ,Mark – I’ll Close My Eyes (Muse) Murphy ,Mark – Crazy Rhythm: His Debut Recordings (Decca) David Murray – MX (Doctor Jazz) On Hold Nauser ,Mark – Wun-Wun (CMP) Jack Bruce NDR big Band – Bravissimo (ACT) Nestico ,Sammy – Big Band Favorites of (Summit) Newman , David Fathead – Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool (Kokopelli ) Ellingtonia * David "Fathead" Newman - Bigger and Better/Many Facets (Atlantic/Rhino) Newman ,David – Return to the Wide Open Spaces (Amazing) Newman ,David – Still Hard Times (Muse) Newsom ,Tommy – TV Jazz Stars (Laserlight) C.Candoli,R.Tompkins small group Newton ,James – If Love (Jazzline) excellent * Herbie Nichols Project – Strange City (Palmetto) Kimbrough Niemack ,Judy/Waldron ,Mal – Mingus, Monk, & Mal (Free Lance) Mike Nock - Not We But One (Naxos) O’Day ,Anita/Tjader – Time For 2 (Verve) O’Day ,Anita – Vol. 1 1941 (Masters of Jazz) O’Day ,Anita – Complete Signature & London Recordings (Disconforme) 2CDs O’Day ,Anita – The Big Band Years (President) O’Day ,Anita – Complete Recordings 1949-1950 (Baldwin Street Music) O’Malley ,Tony – Naked Flame (Ronnie Scott’s) Onishi ,Junko – Cruisin’ (Blue Note) Oquendo ,Manny & Libre – Los New Yorkinos! (Milestone) Page ,Hot Lips – Play the Blues in B (Masters Music) Parker/Gillespie – Diz ‘n Bird at Carnegie Hall (Roulette/Blue Note) Parker/GillespiePowell/Mingus/Roach – Jazz at Massey Hall (Debut/OJC) classic Parker ,Charlie – Legendary Dial Masters, vol. 1 ( Dial/Stash) Parker ,Leon – Belief (Epic) * Patton ,John - Boogaloo (Blue Note) a few scuffs, plays fine Payne ,Freda – After the Lights Go Down (Impulse) Phil Woods Payne ,Cecil – Performing Charlie Parker Music (Collectables) C.Terry, D.Jordan, Payton ,Nicholas – Dear Louis (Verve) Pepper ,Art – Live in Toronto 1977 (Naked City) Pepper ,Art/Rogers ,Shorty - Popo (Xanadu) Perez, Danilo – Motherland (Verve) Peterson ,Oscar – En Concert Paris (Europe1) 60’s recordings Peterson ,Oscar – The Song is You:Best of Verve Song Books (Verve) 2 CD’s Peterson ,Oscar – Night Train (Verve) not the remaster Peterson ,Oscar – The Gershwin Songbooks (Verve) 2 complete albums Petrucciani ,Michel – Pianism (Blue Note) Phillips ,Esther – A Way to Say Goodbye (Muse) Pilafian ,Sam – Travelin’ Light (Telarc) Plaxico ,Lonnie – Plaxico (Muse) Plaxico , Lonnie – With All Your Heart (Muse) Ponomarev ,Valery – Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz) Ponty ,JL/Humair/Louiss, Eddy – HLP 2CD’s (Dreyfus) live ‘68 Porter/Praskin Quartet – With Sal Nistico: Sonnet for Sal (ORF) Powell ,Bud – Amazing Vol. 2 (Blue Note) Powell ,Bud – Lausanne 1962 (Naked City) Powell ,Bud – Bud In Paris (Xanadu) 1959-60 Powell ,Bud – Time Waits: Amazing Vol. 4 (Blue Note) Printup ,Marcus – Nocturnal Traces (Blue Note) Puente ,Tito – El Rey Del Timbal (Laserlight) Purdie ,Bernard – Soul to Jazz (ACT) half is excellent Quartette Indigo – Quartet Indigo (Muse/32Jazz) Raney ,Jimmy/Sonny Clark – together (Xanadu) Rava ,Enrico/D’Andrea – For Bix and Pops (Philology) Redman ,Joshua – Freedom in the Groove (Warner Bros.) Redman ,Joshua – Spirit of the Moment: Live at Village Vanguard (Warner Bros) 2CD’s Redman ,Joshua – Timeless Tales (Warner Bros.) Reed ,Eric – It’s All Right To Swing (MoJazz) Reid ,Rufus – Perpetual Stroll (Sunnyside) Repercussion Unit – In Need Again (CMP) Return to Forever – Romantic Warrior (Columbia Legacy) coupla nicks Roach ,Max/M’Boom – Live at S.O.B.’s New York (Blue Moon) Roberts ,Marcus – Deep in the Shed (Novus) * Roberts ,Marcus – As Serenity Approaches (Novus) Roberts ,Marcus – Prayer for Peace (Novus) Roberts ,Marcus – Blues for the New Millenium (Columbia) Robinson ,Justin – The Challenge (Arabesque) * Robinson ,Orphy – The Vibes Describes (Blue Note) Robinson ,Perry/Smason/Knodle – 3 Much Fun (CMI) Rollins ,Sonny – Volume 2 (Blue Note) not RVG Roney ,Wallace – Misteriosos (Warner Bros.) Roney ,Wallace – Seth Air (Muse) Roney ,Wallace – Obsession (Muse) Roney ,Wallace – The Standard-Bearer (Muse) Root Doctor – Been a Long Time Coming (Big O) Rose ,Dan – Fountains (Midlantic) nice guitar trio with Ben Riley Rosenberg ,Marlene – Pieces of (Vernita) 4tet with Cedar Walton, Javon Jackson Rosewoman ,Michelle – Occasion to Rise (Evidence) * Rush ,Otis – Any Place I’m Going (House of Blues) Ruiz ,Hilton – Manhattan Mambo (Telarc) Sanchez ,David – Street Scenes (Columbia) Sanchez ,David – The Departure (Columbia) Sanchez ,David - Melaza (Columbia) Sanchez ,David - Travesia (Columbia) Sanchez ,Poncho – El Mejor (Concord Picante) Sanchez ,Poncho – Latin Soul (Concord Picante) Scherr/Cecil/Martucci w/ Joe Henderson – Warm Valley (Intersound) Schildkraut ,Dave – Last Date (Endgame) Scofield ,John/Metheny ,Pat – I Can See Your House From Here (Blue Note) Sebesky, Don - Three Works (DCC) Faddis, recommended Sertso ,Ingrid – Dance With It (ENJA) Shearing ,George – Shearing Spell/Velvet Carpet (Capitol/Col Choice) Shepp ,Archie – Steam (ENJA) Shepp ,Archie – There’s a Trumpet in My Soul (Freedom) * Shepp, Archie/Baker ,Chet – In Memory Of (Bellaphon) Sheppard ,Andy – Introductions in the Dark (Antilles) * Shorter ,Wayne – Speak No Evil (Blue Note) not the RVG Silvano ,Judy – Vocalise (Blue Note) Silver ,Horace – Trio (Blue Note) not RVG Silver ,Horace – Trio (Blue Note) RVG Hold Silver ,Horace – Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note) not the RVG Shaw, J.Henderson Silver ,Horace – Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note) Silver ,Horace – Finger Poppin’ (Blue Note/Jazz Heritage) Silver ,Horace – And the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note) not RVG Silver ,Horace – In Pursuit of the 27th Man (Blue Note) RVG edition Silver ,Horace – Silver’s Blue (Columbia) not the remaster Silver ,Horace – Silver’s Serenade (Blue Note) not the RVG Silver ,Horace – Horace-Scope (Blue Note) not the RVG Silver ,Horace – Doin’ The Thing at the Village Gate (Blue Note) not the RVG Simon ,Edward – Edward Simon (Kokopelli) * Simone ,Nina – In Concert/I Put a Spell on You (Philips) Simone ,Nina – Wild is the Wind/High Priestess of Soul (Philips) Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky – Send In the Clowns (Pilz) nice quartet Sims ,Zoot – At The Half Note (Naked City) 1965 Sims ,Zoot - That Old Feeling (Chess) Smith ,Jimmy – In Paris 5/28/65 (Europe 1) Snetberger, Farenc/Friedman ,David – Signatures (ENJA) Southern ,Jeri – Coffe, Cigarettes, and Memories (Roulette/Fresh Sound) Sparks ,Melvin – Groove On Up (Savant) Heiner Stadler - Jazz Alchemy (Tomato) Stitt ,Sonny - Live at Ronnie Scott's (DCC) Stitt ,Sonny – Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 2 (Prestige/OJC) Supersax – Stone Bird (Columbia) Sutton ,Tierney – Something Cool (Telarc) Sutton ,Tierney – Blue In Green (Telarc) Swartz ,Harvie – Arrival (Novus) Abercrombie, Goodrick Syms ,Sylvia – For Once in My Life (Prestige) Taylor ,Billy – Quartet (Concord) Taylor Billy – Dr. T (GRP) Gerry Mulligan Taylor ,Cecil – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) Candid sides with Shepp Terrason ,Jackie/Cassandra Wilson – Rendezvous (Blue Note) * Terrasson, Jackie – Reach (Blue Note) Terry ,Clark – Live on the QE2 (Chiaroscuro) Terry ,Clark – With Pee Wee Claybrook/Swing Fever (D Note) Terry ,Clark – Reunion with Pee Wee Claybrook (d’Note) Thielemans ,Toots – Chez Toots (Private/Windham Hill) Thiele Collective, Bob – Louis Satchmo (Red Baron) Torme ,Mel/George Shearing – An Evening with (Concord) Toussaint ,Jean/Nazaire – Who’s Blues (Ronnie Scott) Tsilis ,Gust William – Heritage (Ken) Turrentine ,Stanley – Never Let Me Go (Blue Note) not the RVG S.Scott, Burrell Turrentine ,Stanley – Comin’ Your Way (Blue Note) makeshift artwork Turrentine ,Stanley – If I Could (MusicMasters) Turtle Island String Quartet - Turtle Island String Quartet (Windham Hill) Tyner ,McCoy – Tender Moments (Blue Note) RVG edition Tyner ,McCoy – Time for Tyner (Blue Note) not RVG Ulmer ,James Blood/Adams ,George – Phalanx:Got Something Good for You (Moers) Vaughan ,Sarah – The Mystery of Man (KokopellI) Vaughan ,Sarah – Brazilian Romance (CBS) Vaughan ,Sarah – Divine (Columbia) 2CD Vega ,Ray – Pa’Lante (Palmetto) Watson ,Bobby/Curtis Lundy – Beatitudes (Evidence) Watson ,Bobby – Live & Learn (Palmetto) Watters ,Harry – The Island of Dr. Trombone (Sundial) Webster ,Ben/Edison – Ben and Sweets (Columbia) Wess ,Frank, etc. – Live at 1990 Concord Jazz Festival, 2nd Set (Concord) Weston ,Randy - Berkshire Blues (Black Lion) Williams ,James/Contemporary Piano Ensemble – The Key Players (DIW/Columbia) Williams ,Joe – Ballad and Blues Master (Verve) Williams ,Joe – Here’s to Life (Telarc) Willis ,Larry – A Tribute to Someone (Audioquest) (coupla scratches) Wilson ,Adrienne – She’s Dangerous (Arabesque) Wilson ,Cassandra – Blue Skies (JMT) her best ever by far Winding ,Kai – Trombone for Two (w/JJ)/Trombone Sound (Columbia/Collectables) Winston ,George – Winter into Spring (Windham Hill) not the remaster Woods ,Phil – Bouquet (Concord) Woods ,Phil - Song for Sisyphus (DCC) Woods ,Phil – I Remember (DCC) Woods ,Phil/Swanson ,Chris – Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Ryko) Woods ,Phil – All Bird’s Children (Concord) * Woods ,Phil/C.Parker/C.Brown – Internation Jam Sessions (Xanadu) Wright ,Frank – Trio (ESP) Yamanaka ,Yoshiyuki – Great Time (Origin) J.Mance/B.Riley Young ,George – Burgandy (ProJazz) Young ,Lester – With the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve) remaster; few scratches, plays fine Young ,Lester/Eldredg/Edison – Laughin’ to Keep from Cryin’ (Verve) Zilber ,Michael – Stranger in Brooklyn (Owl) Zimmerli ,Patrick – 12 Sacred Dances (Arabesque) * The Jazz Life (Candid) legendary collection with Roach, Mingus, etc. The First Esquire Concert (Laserlight) Tatum, Hampton, Eldridge, etc Various – A Great Night in Harlem (Concord-Playboy) 2CD Zvarious – Savoy 60th Anniversary Celebration (Savoy) 2CDs

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Freddie Hubbard on 'Ugetsu'. His solo on the title cut is amazing.

How about Bobby Watson on those "Live at Bubba's" albums and others? I think he's pretty incredible.

Me too. It's of it's era, mid 60's new thing, but a wonderful example of that genre.

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And what could possibly be better? Kenny Burrell, Midnight Blue Grant Green, Idle Moments Different, but no better. MG Burrell is close; the Green isn't. Nothing touches Blue Hour. They're all wonderful. The Green was the one I thought of when I saw the original comment. It's actually too easy picking a classic Blue Note for AOTW, so I always make myself go farther afield whenever my turn to pick comes around! The argument here right now is "which classic is most classic"!

I was around when 'Spaces' came out. I don't dislike it, just have never really thought it lived up to the personnel and the praise. You hit on the point with much of Coryell's early work - historical significance. He did some things real early that others came along a little later and did much better. That's why I mentioned that his historical significance outweighed his musical significance. Coryell and McLaughlin have different individual styles, but were nonetheless plowing in different sections of the same field - I don't think it's unreasonable at all to compare them, and after all, doesn't 'Spaces' beg comparison between the two? Glad we agree on 'Offering'.