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Now: Disc 2 - works by Albéniz, Tárrega, Granados, Moreno Torroba, Esplá, Ponce, Lauro, and Pedrell Earlier:

Richie Beirach - Complete Solo Concert 1981 (PJL, Japan)

Earlier today: I love Jean Martinon's way with Debussy. His approach strikes me as perfectly balanced, both in terms of coolness and color. Others conductors may make this music sound more voluptuous, but the danger there is that it can also feel overheated. Martinon holds back ever so slightly; he just lets it happen -- so the music feels completely natural and unforced, like the wind on your face by the seaside. This subtle sense of restraint also strikes me as being quintessentially French, perfect for Debussy . . . and Roussel and Saint-Saëns and the rest.

William Cepeda AfroRican Jazz - My Roots & Beyond (Blue Jackel)

Disc 1 - Debussy

More Roussel. This time, it's live concert recordings conducted by Charles Munch:

Now spinning: Albert Roussel: Symphonie N°2, Op.23; Pour Une Fête de Printemps, Op.22 / Jean Martinon, Orchestre National de L'ORTF (Erato)

Yeah, I got that LP too -- based on Jim's recommendation.

I was just streaming it via YT. Pretty good stuff. Three of the four cuts are by Intra -- so his voice is more dominant; it feels like Mulligan is a sideman on the date. Intra is shown on the back of the album: From a purely musical point of view, it probably should've been the other way around -- with Intra on the front & Mulligan on the back.

More Gerry Mulligan:

Gerry Mulligan Meets Enrico Intra (Produttori Associati/PAUSA, 1976)

What do you think of that one, Rab? I've never heard it. It's from his "semi-retired" period, right? Before he hooked up with Michel Petrucciani and re-launched his career.

Yes, please. I'd appreciate your recommendations on the Spanish Civil War very much. ... Another period that I'd like to dig more deeply into: The Islamic al-Andalus and the Christian Reconquest (8th–15th centuries). I'm a Hemingway fan, so I've read that one a few times. For Whom the Bell Tolls as well.

Prompted to pull this from the shelf by soulpope's post above: Received this CD as birthday gift shortly after it was released.

Now spinning: Dick Hyman with the New York Jazz Repertory Company - Satchmo Remembered: The Music of Louis Armstrong at Carnegie Hall (Atlantic, 1975) featuring Joe Newman, Ray Nance, Ruby Braff & others on trumpet (or cornet)

I'm aware of it -- but I've never heard it. It's worth seeking out? Now playing: Rubén Blades y Son del Solar - Live! (Elektra, 1990) Tremendous!

In reference to the post by @Dan Gould: Glad to hear that your injury isn't too terribly bad. Good that Penny's kick was less than full-strength.

Brad, If Spain is an area of expertise, are there any other books that you'd particularly recommend?

Pim - I'm not sure that I'd have anything to add to your already considerable Waldron-knowledge.