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Now playing: Baden Powell - Poema on Guitar (SABA/MPS, 1967) Guitar – Baden Powell Bass – Eberhard Weber Drums – Charly Antolini Flute (on 4 of 8 cuts) – Sidney Smith

Me three!

I'm now giving this a listen via YouTube. Very interesting.

Dizzy Gillespie - Something Old, Something New (Philips, 1963) Trumpet – Dizzy Gillespie Tenor Saxophone – James Moody Piano – Kenny Barron Bass – Chris White Drums – Rudy Collins Playlist created from:

An even more simplistic way to prevent a PC from going to sleep: Open Windows Media Player. Select and play a short video. Mute the sound (using the setting in the player) and turn on the Repeat function. I do this whenever I'm presenting at an in-person meeting. It prevents the screen-saver/lock function from automatically coming on if I don't happen to touch the PC for five minutes. My company locks down those sorts of settings on our PCs for security purposes. But it's very disruptive and annoying to have to re-login in the middle of a meeting. This workaround solves that problem. I think it might work for your purposes too, @John L.

Next up: Don Menza - First Flight (Catalyst, 1977) I have the Fresh Sound reissue First Flight: Complete Recordings -- but the reissue producers re-arranged the track sequencing and screwed up the musical flow of the original album. The good news is that in this digital world it's no big deal. I just made a playlist that matches the original LP's sequence of cuts. Ahhh . . . That's so much better.

Now playing Disc 1 from this terrific set: Tito Puente - El Rey (Fania/Tico) Between Tito's music and a cuppa dark roast, I'm getting a much-needed Monday morning jolt.

Giving this LP another spin: Don Patterson - Movin' Up! (Muse, 1977)

That sounds fantastic. Wish I could've been there to hear it!

Now spinning: José Roberto Bertrami - Blue Wave (Milestone, 1983) Yes! One of those rare instances when our tastes diverge.

Two by Masaru Imada: and

Gheorghe, I think Straight Life is fantastic, right up there with Red Clay among Freddie's best of the Seventies. Give it a listen! I bet you'll love it too. NP: Tamba Trio - S/T (RCA Brazil, 1975)

Three doozies, Joe!

Prompted by felser's post above: Soulful! That album gets FIVE BIG STARS from this listener.

Now playing: Kako y Azuquita - Unión Dinámica (Alegre/Fania, 1976)

Still scratching my Baden Powell itch: Baden Powell Quartet, Vol. 3 (Barclay France, 1971) Looking forward to getting this platter on my turntable.

Yep! I've also enjoyed this one: Of course, Farmer's presence changes the dynamic of the trio -- but it's still a lovely album.

Next up: The Super Jazz Trio - The Standard (Baystate, rec. 1980); reissued on Sony Japan with Tommy Flanagan (p), Reggie Workman (b), and Joe Chambers (d) A terrific album.

I think you'd enjoy it, Gheorghe. It's an excellent record. Agreed! Last night: Now: Both albums made at the same October 19-20, 1972 sessions in Chicago.

Now: Earlier:

I'm just now seeing this, T.D. -- but I did the same thing on Monday.

NP: Baden Powell - Solitude on Guitar (Columbia BR, 1973) I'm still transfixed by the sound this guy makes with his guitar. What an absolute master. I definitely prefer the Brazilian cover (above) compared to the cheesy image on the U.S. release: It's like the designers were trying to create an MPS-like cover -- but it doesn't come off, IMO. Instead, it just looks like something that's pitched at an easy listening audience. . . . Not that there's anything inherently wrong with easy listening. But this ain't that.

Guitar: Kiyoshi Sugimoto Tenor Saxophone: Takao Uematsu Electric Piano: Hideo Ichikawa Bass: Yoshio Ikeda Drums: Motohiko Hino

Ron Carter / Herbie Hancock / Tony Williams - Third Plane (Milestone, rec. 1977)