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The live date Fats Navarro did with Bird two weeks before the trumpeter's death immediately springs to mind.

I really like Baker's playing on "Jazz in the Space Age" but have not heard anything else. Recommendations? My favourite record featuring Baker is George Russell Sextet at "The Five Spot," which, in a continuing theme from Russell's time at Decca, wasn't recorded where the title said it was. Great album, but the other Russells featuring Baker are all very good.

Good idea. I'm going to spin this next. Great record.

George Russell Sextet in K.C. (Decca). Actually they are in New York. Nice session with Dave Baker, Don Ellis and Dave Young. Krystall Klear and the Buells, Ready for the 90's. Marty Krystall and Buell Neidlinger with Warren Gale and Billy Higgins. Excellent date. Includes a stray track with Cecil Taylor from the 60s.

Leo Smith, Creative Music-1 (Kabell).

Horace Tapscott & Arkestra, The Call. Great session--love those massed basses on Side 2. Teddy Charles, 3 For Duke. With Hall Overton and Oscar Pettiford in great form. Seriously underrated record. Dewey Redman, Coincide. Nice latter -day Impulse date.

Pepper Adams' Encounter, Kenny Dorham's Quiet Kenny and Gil Melle's recordings immediately spring to mind.

ROVA, The Crowd (Hat Art)

Another example of an interesting song left of off the box sets. Did Miles perform this with any other bands post 1970? Michael Henderson and Miles toy with the theme on Side 3 of Agharta.

I agree that those later Coltrane live albums can be wearying, but from what I've heard from the Temple University concert, it's really enjoyable. I think it's the best live example of the Alice/Pharoah/Ali era.

Dexter Gordon, Our Man in Paris (nice sounding King reissue).

From Peter Losin's Miles Ahead site: http://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Sessions.aspx?s=680216 ...at the Greek Theater, Berkeley (April 19). They were joined on several numbers by a variation on this version of the Evans Orchestra. The concert may have been recorded by Columbia, but so far it has not surfaced. According to Jan Lohmann, the Quintet performed "Agitation," "Footprints," "'Round Midnight," "Nefertiti," and "Gingerbread Boy," and were joined by the Evans Orchestra for three numbers: an unknown title, "You Make Me Feel Like a Natural Woman," and "Antigua." After a return to New York, the Quintet played at the Guthrie Theatre in Minneapolis (May 26).

On his website where he keeps updates, Wild has Johnson on it and Garrison listed as possible, but the listing hasn't been updated since the album release. The radio hosts only mention one bassist ("Sonny Jackson") and say Garrison wasn't there.

Strictly for Our Friends is a very atypical performance if I remember it correctly. It's a lot mellower and more pared down (no basset plus Chekasin has a reduced arsenal) than their other recordings. I remember previewing to "Semplice" in a record store trying to decide whether to buy it or not. After 15 minutes of what sounded like one of Tarasov's solo pieces, followed by solo bits from the others, I didn't have much hope, but once the "bass" line kicks in at the half-hour mark, it's a truly remarkable performance.

I'm a huge fan. Catalogue is my favourite followed by ...Old Bottles, which features a really interesting take on "Too Close For Comfort." I saw Ganelin in concert with his more recent trio a few years back and they were stunning. I quite enjoy some of Chekasin's solo work, particularly the big band New Vitality.

That's a great one!

Rapport is a very good one. While it's not at the exalted level of Intents and Purposes or Dogon A.D., it is doggone good. It's a great introduction to Blake because of the variety of tunes and personnel. Not sure how it would sell, since the vinyl is very easy to find, but pairing it with Film Noir would increase the interest.

Taylor Ho Bynum is doing an Acoustic Bicycle Tour next month, starting in Vancouver and cycling his way down the coast to Mexico. http://taylorhobynum.com/the-acoustic-bicycle-tour/

Sad news. Here's a link to some video of Wadud playing with James Newton: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGLaxFRx7oI

You hit the nail on the head. Most new vinyl I come across sounds terrible, but there are exceptions. A good rule of thumb is if the label isn't forthcoming about sourcing, mastering, etc., you are likely getting iTunes on a vinyl platter.

Music of Irving Fine (RCA). "Symphony 1962" conducted by the composer himself, not long before his death.

Yesterday was the 55th anniversary of the release date for Kind of Blue. This ain't Kind of Blue, but you do get a minute or so of the bass line from "So What."

Somebody grab the Modern Jazz Society !

Ahmad Jamal, Volume IV (Argo). 100 Moons: Hindustani Vocal Art, 1930-55, (Canary).