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with Buddy Collette, Fred Katz, John Pisano, and Carson Smith

Very cool!

Disc 1

Duke Ellington Meets Coleman Hawkins (Impulse)

One of my favorites from "Gator."

McCoy Tyner - Supertrios (Milestone) Listening to the cuts with RC and Tony right now.

After a long, COLD day at my daughter's orienteering competition, it's nice to be hiding out in the basement, listening to records. McCoy Tyner - Passion Dance (Milestone) 2 of 5 cuts feature Ron Carter & Tony Williams; the other 3 are solo piano Fantastic record!

Pat Martino - The Exit (Muse) 5 stars

Horace Silver - Silver 'n Brass (Blue Note) with Tom Harrell, Bob Berg, et al

Superb Waldron. I need to cue that one up. Haven't heard it in a long while...

Wonderful.

Coleman Hawkins - The Bebop Years (Proper) Disc 4 - PIcasso

RIchard Thompson - Old Kit Bag (Cooking Vinyl/Spinart) and Kenny Burrell - 12-15-78 (32 Jazz) Disc 1 - Originally released as Live at the Village Vanguard

Art Pepper - Artworks (Galaxy)

Milt Jackson & Coleman Hawkins - Bean Bags (Atlantic Jazzlore series LP) with Kenny Burrell, Tommy Flanagan, Eddie Jones, and Connie Kay I could listen to this all day.

Wayne Shorter - Odyssey of Iska (Blue Note)

Prompted by the recent Dorham talk here on the board:

NP: Bobby Naughton, Leo Smith, Perry Robinson - The Haunt (Otic/No Business)

Yep. It's darn good. And I think Terry's next album, Pure Dynamite, is even better.

Thank you, sir! ... I would be surprised if it isn't really good.

I've never heard but always wondered about Robinson's record for Chiaroscuro, The Traveler, from 1977. (It has Phillip Wilson on drums.) I know that Robinson also used that same title -- The Traveler -- for his autobiography. Anyone have any impressions of the LP that you'd be willing to share?

To me, Bill Evans' recordings for Verve are very "hit-or-miss," especially compared to the music he released on Riverside and Fantasy. That said, I think these two LPs are BE's strongest Verve releases -- and it's Shelly Manne's presence that lifts them. Beautiful swan song.