John Tapscott

I have all those Schneiderman CD's and enjoy them very much. He 's one of my favorite pianists. Tardo Hammer, too.

Have had this LP in my collection for decades. Probably only listened to it 3 times when I bought it. Haven't listened to it since. What a fool I've been. This is a magnificent record. I hate to use the word "perfect" to describe a jazz record because perfection isn't the goal in jazz necessarily. But everything about this record is right and good. The jazz stars were aligned that day. The jazz gods smiled upon this session.

Not a bootleg at all. Chiaroscuro label. Produced by Hank O'Neal. Recorded I believe in '73. File under "Buddy Tate".

Well, I'll pick 2 tracks from this recording -- "Autumn Leaves and "Nardis" . This is an outstanding CD in every way and reminds me of one of my very favorite piano trio recordings - Beirach's "Elegy for Bill Evans", which I have only on a rather scratchy and worn LP.

Edmonton - 75

It is the better of the two, no doubt in my mind. Chairman is one of the best albums the NT Basie Band ever made IMO, arguably the best.

Philip Wells Woods R.I.P and thank you!

Nothing wrong with the Barron solo session. I've always liked it. Of course, he's my favorite pianist so maybe I'm biased.

...at the end of a concert. http://www.post-gazette.com/ae/music-reviews/2015/09/06/Concert-review-Saxophonist-Phil-Woods-ends-playing-career-on-a-high-note/stories/201509070044

. Re: a) Sorry Allen that is not right IMHO. No one is forced to listen to OP. You simply do not have to listen to an OP recording or any recording that he's on. If you want to listen to a Lester Young or Coleman Hawkins or Ben Webster recording, choose one on which OP is not present. And I don't hear OP being played in department stores or elevators or even jazz record stores anymore (because practically speaking there aren't any, and even in those that do exist I'm sure the clerk would quickly put on some other music if you are that offended). As far as b) goes, I suppose there are several things in life that deeply offend me. I'm sure that very, very few people care to hear me tell them about those things. What is anyone supposed to do with the fact that you are deeply offended by OP's playing? I take quick note, shrug and move on. Look, I'll admit that generally speaking I am a fan of OP. Not everything and not all the time, but to quantify it, let's say 80-85%. And yet I will also say that I can also hear and understand why some people don't like OP. It's just that the things about OP that seem to offend others don't offend me for the most part.

Oscar Peterson doesn't have to spoil anyone's musical enjoyment because as far as I know, no one is tying someone to a chair and forcing him/her to listen to OP's music. If OP spoils your musical enjoyment don't listen to him. Maybe I'm just getting too old and too set in my ways and my listening habits. But I have come to the conclusion that life's too dam# short to listen to stuff you don't dig (unless you're a professional critic or a music student, maybe).

Some people have a real gift of stomping on others' musical enjoyment .