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Then you're ahead of me! I ordered my first Yamashita album earlier this week: Clay (Enja, 1975) with Sakata & Moriyama. Looking forward to hearing it in higher fidelity than YT. Which Yamashita albums do you have? Koyama joined the trio after Moriyama, correct?

I ordered it from Mast Books in NYC. It appears that I may have ordered their last copy, as it's no longer listed on their site. I'm just BEGINNING to get my footing in Japanese jazz. I'm a newbie too! That's why I want the book. Have you read it, Rab? If so, what did you think of it?

Hey, that's GREAT news!

Jackie and Roy with Bill Holman's Orchestra - Free and Easy! (ABC-Paramount, 1959) Universal Japan CD reissue

Four stars sounds about right. I'd probably go for four-and-a-half. I had no idea that they bundled the LPs in that series & issued them all in a box. Interesting.

NP: Al Haig Trio - Invitation (Spotlite UK, 1974) with Gilbert "Bibi" Rovère (b) & Kenny Clarke (d)

I just ordered this book: I bought the book after reading this article about it on Burning Ambulance. Looking forward to learning more about artists like Masahiko Satoh, Masahiko Togashi, Yosuke Yamashita, Masabumi Kikuchi, and the rest. EDIT: A bit of pedantry: If you happen to look at the Burning Ambulance article, please note that the pianist pictured at the top/center of the page is not Masahiko Satoh, as stated in the text below the image. It's Yosuke Yamashita.

Another piano trio: Richie Beirach - Elm (ECM, 1979) with George Mraz & Jack DeJohnette

In a piano trio mood today, I guess. So next up: The Dynamic Hampton Hawes (EMI, NL); originally released as Hamp's Piano (MPS, 1968) with Eberhard Weber (b) & Klaus Weiss (d); recorded in 1967 As Coffee Talk's Linda Richman would say, this music is "like buttah!"

Gotcha. Thanks.

Just curious, jazzbo. Which version(s) do you think sound best?

Now spinning: Roland Hanna Trio - Time for the Dancers (Progressive, 1980) with George Mraz (b) & Richard Pratt (d); recorded 1977 One of my favorites from Sir Roland.

Now: Earlier:

Yeah! Chico with Harold Land!

OJC

Ultra-Vybe CD reissue That looks interesting. I'm only familiar with Donald Erb, none of the other composers. Desto was a cool label. They released lots of off-the-beaten-path stuff.

Now listening to Earl Hines: Recorded in 1972, Tour de Force is top-shelf Hines, IMO. It seems like he make about a thousand records in the Seventies, and most of them are solo -- like this one. Obviously, some of his albums are better than others, but I haven't heard even one that's forgettable.

Antonio Carlos Jobim - Tide (A&M); CD reissued as part of the Verve by Request series I don't think so. There's just the version shown above -- to the best of my knowledge.

I've been poking around in Bill Perkins' discography over the last year or two. Before that, my only exposure to Perkins was his collaboration with John Lewis on Grand Encounter: 2° East - 3° West. I'm enjoying this one very much:

Yep!

Excellent set. I particularly like Haitink's M9 and his Das Lied von der Erde with Janet Baker & James King. (Not sure whether the latter is included in that box.)