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An extraordinary performance.

Now spinning: Scriabin: The Divine Poem (Symphony No. 3) / Svetlanov, USSR SO (Angel-Melodiya)

Prokofiev's Sixth & Seventh Symphonies, performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy & the Cleveland Orchestra:

Yep. Couldn't agree more. NP: 2016 Elemental/Blue Note repressing, 180 gram vinyl

NP: Duke's version of "The Days of Wine & Roses" on this LP is really special. The way Gonsalves caresses that melody. Phew!!! Magnificent from start to finish !!!

Yep, that's confused me before too. Real Gone Music = Quality. Real Gone = PD junk.

Yes!!! Went round and round with this selection. For a long time, my choice was Nefertiti. GREAT record. But, in the end, I went with my gut, with the 70s Hill record that I play most frequently, which is the Montreux solo LP. ... Even said as much in the brief blog entry. I need to listen to this one more closely. I've heard it, but I don't know it. Lord is probably right... especially since the more recent CD releases say Paris and 1977. ... So let's go with that. 👍 No doubt! 😁

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I don't know Keeper of My Soul. I'll keep an eye out for it. But I do know Valley Land (Muse, 1974): It's good. But not as good as I wanted it to be -- especially given Billy Hart & Sam Jones. Sometimes the magic works; sometimes it doesn't. Re: the write-ups -- It's just gobble-de-gook to sell stuff, no? Like the descriptions on Dusty Groove ...

NP:

Earlier: Disc 2 - Ellington

I'll be getting this one, for sure. Woody Shaw? Harold Vick? SOLD.

Very nice. Thanks for the heads-up, mjzee.

Peter, Here's the discogs entry for Sweets' Just Friends LP on Black & Blue: https://www.discogs.com/Harry-Sweets-Edison-Just-Friends/release/3475684 Per that entry on discogs and allmusic.com, the music was recorded on July 26, 1975 in Nice. In this particular case, I don't have the music on LP or CD -- just a download -- so no liner notes. I was just relying on what I could find on the web. Honestly, I wouldn't be shocked if the info on both sites is wrong. But neither would I be shocked if it's correct. Regardless of the recording date, the music is stinkin' fantastic. EDIT: Check out the discogs entry: https://www.discogs.com/Harry-Edison-Just-Friends/release/14441765 It's the CD release of Edison's Just Friends. But unlike the URL above (for the LP), the CD page states that the recording was made on February 14, 1977 in Paris. Nice or Paris. 1975 or 1977. I dunno! Either way, Sweets made the record during the 70s, so it still makes the cut for inclusion in my survey.

Kenny Burrell - Handcrafted (Muse, 1978) Beautiful. I would put this record right up there among Burrell's very best.

This CD arrived in my mailbox this evening: Wonderful.

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