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Jeremy Steig - Wayfaring Stranger (Blue Note) Along with Steig, Eddie Gomez and Don Alias are MONSTERS here. This is one of Steig's best records, IMO. and Jan Garbarek Group - Photo with Blue Sky, White Cloud, Wires, Windows and a Red Roof (ECM) I dig this LP, but I think that the record that preceded it -- Places -- is even better. and Michel Petrucciani - Oracle's Destiny: Big Sur, California (Owl) Lovely.

I really like that one. Need to pull it out and give it a spin.

Jimmie Rowles - Grandpaws (Choice, 1976) with Buster Williams & Billy Hart An excellent trio session with typically sub-par Choice sound. I prefer this LP over Paws That Refresh, the second Choice LP derived from the same March 1976 session. and Frank Capp / Nat Pierce Orchestra - Juggernaut (Concord, 1977) Another recent dollar-bin find. Enjoyable.

Mitchell-Ruff Duo - Appearing Nightly (Roulette, 1958) The choice of a campy, "space alien" cover illustration is odd. I suppose it's just a reflection of the times; there's no relationship to the music. Sheila Jordan/Harvie Swartz Duo - Old Time Feeling (PAJ) Superb -- both the singing & accompaniment.

Scriabin: Piano Sonatas Nos. 3, 4, 7 and 9 / Igor Zhukov (Melodiya/Angel LP) How about that "decadent Western art" on the cover. I bet the LP jacket was different when Melodiya issued it in the USSR.

Me too. Looking forward to reading the book this summer!

One helluva record. George Adams at his best.

Tonight, I've been enjoying a couple slugs of what has become my "house whiskey":

Richie Beirach - Continuum (Eastwind, 1984) More breathtaking solo-piano artistry.

Still splashing about in this set: Specifically: Flux and Change is the first of two duo recordings that Pieranunzi made with Paul Motian. Doorways (CamJazz) was the second. Both are really, really, really good.

He is sporting a fine pompadour. I wonder if Haig wanted to be one of the Pharaohs.

Richie Beirach - Impressions of Tokyo: Ancient City of the Future (Outnote) A masterful solo piano set.

and and and and . . .

Mike Mainieri & Warren Bernhardt - Free Smiles: Live at Montreux 1978 (Novus) Al Haig - Plays the Music of Jerome Kern (Inner City)

Mickey Tucker!

Yesterday and today, I've been listening to LPs that I've accumulated over the last few months that I haven't played yet. A disparate bunch!

Earlier today:

James Williams - Images (of Things to Come) (Concord) with Billy Pierce (ts); Charles Fambrough (b); and Carl Burnett (d)

Cal Tjader - Puttin' It Together (Fantasy) An excellent, laid-back live set from 1973. Recorded at Howard Rumsey's Concerts by the Sea.

Good one.

Roger Kellaway - Spirit Feel (Pacific Jazz) I just noticed that they misspelled Kellaway's name on the cover.