HutchFan

A Friday evening double-dose of Cannonball. and

Oh, I'm not defending MLB from a health risk point of view. It would certainly be safer if they were using a bubble approach, like the NBA. I'm just saying that I've enjoyed watching live baseball -- and that the MLB has had abbreviated seasons with "asterisked" champions before. (Even if they didn't have 7-inning doubleheaders and runners starting on second base in the 10th inning.)

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Happy Birthday, KB !!!

I hear what you're saying, Jim. ... But I'm still glad there's something to watch on TV, live sports-wise. A lot like the strike-shortened season years ago. So there is some precedent.

So good. Vick's magnum opus -- and one of the gems of the Strata-East catalog. and Crawford & McGriff always make me feel good.

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and Superb!

This again: and

NP: Excellent! Hard to go wrong with European masters like Stenson, D'Andrea, and Taylor.

Yeah. Some of her best records!!! ... In any case, Happy Birthday to a fantastic pianist -- and many happy returns.

How about "Brown Betty"? An obscure tune featuring an obscure trumpet soloist, Nelson Williams. ... But it soars! Yes.

Yep.

On my first birthday after our marriage, my wife gave me the of gift of four CDs. We were in grad school at the time, so it was a VERY extravagant gift. Even better, she didn't even ask me what I wanted. She just knew. The discs? - Charles Mingus - Pithecanthropus Erectus - Bill Evan - Waltz for Debby - Miles - Workin' with the MD Quintet - Thelonious - Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 One of the best gifts I ever received. That was nearly 30 years ago, and I still remember opening the box and being so happy... and not just because of the music.

One of KB's finest large-ensemble recordings, IMO. I'd probably even choose this one over the much more well-known Guitar Forms. and

Count Basie - The Golden Years (Pablo) Disc 3 - Big Band Studio Recordings Solid compilation of tracks from Basie's final years.

Oh yeah! It's a wonderful record.

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I'm listening to the CD, which also includes the complete Cleopatra – Feelin' Jazzy album.