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Disc 17 - Schubert: Octet in F, D.803

Disc 5 - Mozart: Violin Sonata No. 32 in B Flat, K 454 - Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Flat, Op. 12 No. 3 - Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 108 with pianist Vladimir Yampolsky David Oistrakh is such a magnificent musician!

NP: Lovely.

I've wanted this CD for a while, and yesterday I found it for a reasonable price on eBay. ... Patterson is excellent, and Booker Ervin's presence seals the deal. Both of the two Marion Brown / Mal Waldron collaborations are fantastic. ... Nearly on par with Waldron's many outings with Steve Lacy. Different, of course. But that good!

with Hampton Hawes

Debussy: Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune; Nocturnes; Clair de lune (from Suite bergamasque, arr. Stokowski); Ibéria (from Images pour orchestre) / Stokowski, Various Orchestras (EMI)

Ella with that line-up!

I agree. No comparison. I was so disappointed with Teachout's Ellington bio. ... I had high expectations, since I'd already read his Pops book -- and I think that one is very fine.

And now this:

Oh man. So good!!! Desert-island Earl Hines!

Sonny Stitt with Strings: A Tribute to Duke Ellington (Catalyst, 1977) with string arrangements by Bill Finnegan Much more enjoyable than most "with strings" jazz LPs. I dig.

I'm glad to hear that some of you agree with me about that Al Haig LP. IMO, it's a tremendous record, and tremendously overlooked. You might say the same thing about most of Haig's records from the 1970s. They are really, really good -- and no one seems to talk about them. Along with Invitation, I'm especially partial to Piano Interpretation and Interplay (both on Seabreeze), Duke n Bird (Eastwind), and Ornithology (Progressive). I feel the same way about the Larry Willis LP. It's another hidden gem. After the opening cut (which is a little bit generic, but only a little), I feel like the "real" Larry Willis comes out. Unstoppable lyricism. ... And totally at odds with the tough guy image he projects on the album cover. Love that Tito Puente too. It's a HARD DRIVING Latin Jazz classic! Well, I guess I love all of them. Jim - I'll keep an eye out for Love Cry Want. Looks very interesting.

That's good news re: Phil's autobiography. 👍 Larry, I agree with you about that LP. Wonderful stuff.

Weekly Recap - PLAYING FAVORITES: Reflections on Jazz in the 1970s Carlos Garnett – Black Love (Muse, 1974) Ella Fitzgerald – Fine and Mellow (Pablo, 1979) Al Haig Trio – Invitation (Spotlite, 1975) Larry Young – Lawrence of Newark (Perception, 1973) Larry Willis – Inner Crisis (Groove Merchant, 1973) Jack Wilkins – Windows (Mainstream, 1973) Tito Puente – Tito Puente and His Concert Orchestra (Tico, 1973) No write-ups this week. We've now advanced to recordings made in 1974.

One of his many masterpieces, IMO. Jug at his best!!!

Ooooh, I bet that's good. I'll listen to Fassbaender sing anything. Such a powerful artist!

Yep. He could be very demanding, at times -- and even plain mean. My Stoki kick has been prompted by reading his biography. One time, when Stoki was conducting a youth orchestra, a cellist got under his skin. And he "went off" on the young person. Someone finally had to step in and say, "Leopold, this is just a youth orchestra. This kid isn't a professional!" But I don't get the sense -- at least from the biography -- that he was often that way. It was more that his temperament was mercurial.

Continuing my Stokowski kick with ... from this set ... IIRC, Stoki recorded Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade six times. I guess he liked it. 😉