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Yeah, that.

IIRC, this is the first Andrew Hill record I ever heard. ...I was just beginning to dig in to Bobby Hutcherson's discography, and I heard Dialogue. Hill's playing (and compositions) on that album blew me away. The chance to hear Hill and Hutcherson together again is what led me to Eternal Spirit. It's still one of my favorite Andrew Hill records.

Thank you!!!

Wow! Has this ever been issued on CD or vinyl???

Yes. Alexeev is subtle, maybe even understated -- there's nothing on display except the music -- so I think some overlook him. In that regard, Alexeev sort of reminds me of a younger Geza Anda.

My favorite pianists focusing on Brahms' solo repertoire (aside from Rösel) are Dmitri Alexeev and Rubinstein. I understand why many love Lupu's Brahms. He's just not my cup of tea.

I agree. I definitely prefer Rösel's Brahms over the more well-known Katchen set.

Disc 1 - Rösel's recordings of Brahms' First Piano Sonata and Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118

Brahms: Symphony No. 4 - with the London PO Tried and true. and One of my desert-island discs -- for Brahms' exquisite Clarinet Quintet.

More Pat: Brilliant.

Two amazing Metheny records.

Contact - 5 on One (Pirouet, 2010) featuring Dave Liebman, John Abercrombie, Marc Copland, Drew Gress, and Billy Hart

Prompted by the Dexter-on-SteepleChase talk elsewhere on the board: Oh yeah.

It's been a Xanadu morning:

They're both very good. Perhaps not quite on the same level as At the Great American Music Hall -- which is my favorite Carmen record from the 1970s -- but close. Repetoire-wise, these Groove Merchant LPs are in the same bag as the GAMH album - a mix of jazz classics and current hits. It doesn't at all feel forced, like a concession to the marketplace. It's all soulful. The line-up on Ms. Jazz: Zoot Sims – tenor saxophone Bucky Pizzarelli − guitar Tom Garvin − piano Paul West − bass Jimmy Madison − drums And the line-up on It Takes a Whole Lot...: Joe Pass − guitar Dick Shreve − piano Ray Brown − bass Larry Bunker − vibraphone, percussion Frank Severino − drums The music's readily available for sampling on YT. Check it out. If you dig Carmen, I think you'd dig these records.

Groove Holmes - American Pie (Groove Merchant, 1972)

Quest - Quest II (Storyville, 1986) as reissued on:

... (again) speaking of top-flight rhythm sections!!!

I love how that record evokes dusty, way-out-in-the-country places. Sorta similar (country-vibe wise) to records like John Carter's Fields and Marion Brown's November Cotton Flower. ... Re: Mraz and Waits. Hell yeah. You cannot go wrong with those two.

David Liebman / Ellery Eskelin / Tony Marino / Jim Black - Renewal (hat Hut, 2008)

O.K. You sold me. I'm gettin' it. . . . That particular Cannonball group with Zawinul was kick ass.

No sweat! Months (years?) ago, I actually bought Lullaby for a Monster based on YOUR recommendation.

Carmen McRae - At the Great American Music Hall (Blue Note, 1977) Freddie Hubbard - Red Clay (CTI, 1970)

So true. And, more importantly, no one person can possible absorb and know everything that's out there -- even if you happen to have it in your collection! Of course that's a wonderful "problem." For all practical purposes, our musical explorations are never-ending. . . . But you really should check out Lullaby for a Monster!!!