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Now: Cal Tjader - Primo (Fantasy) Earlier: Julius Hemphill & Abdul Wadud - Live in New York (Red)

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O.K. Then it's very possible that audio quality is better on the new Japanese set.

Just an aside: I don't think that "Tinkle Tinkle [take 1]" is actually being issued for the first time in that Japanese set. According to discogs -- https://www.discogs.com/Thelonious-Monk-The-Complete-London-Collection/release/4851138 -- that cut is on the third CD (all alternate takes) in the Black Lion set.

mjzee, That set appears to be a reissue of this 3-disc set on Black Lion: The music was recorded on November 15, 1971, and the Black Lion issue (at least) is legit. It almost goes without saying that the music is wonderful. Half of it is solo and the other half is a trio with Al McKibbon and Art Blakey. I don't know whether the Japanese reissue is remastered.

Joanne Brackeen - Popsicle Illusion (Arkadia, 2000)

My favorite of all the Basie jam sessions on Pablo.

I agree, medjuck. It seems like used CD prices everywhere have fallen precipitously in the last couple years.

Richard Ford - Independence Day

Enrico Pieranunzi, Marc Johnson, Gabrielle Mirabassi - Racconti mediterranei (EGEA, 2000) Reminds me of Brahms' late chamber music for clarinet Oh yes. A wonderful trio & record.

Finally got around to reading this. It's every bit as good as they say. The best line in the book: "There is no trap so deadly as the trap that you set for yourself."

Clark Terry - Intimate Stories (Challenge, rec. 1978) with Horace Parlan & Red Mitchell

Kenny Wheeler, Norma Winstone, John Taylor with The Maritime Jazz Orchestra - Siren's Song (Justin Time) Azimuth meets a contemporary big band from Canada

Oooh. I bet that's good. I've never heard Melnikov play Prokofiev -- but it seems like he's almost always impressive. What do you think, soulpope?

!!! NP:

Out today: Martial Solal - My One and Only Love: Live at Theater Gütersloh / European Jazz Legends, Vol. 15 (Intuition) Solo piano. This one definitely goes on my "to get" list.

Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach - Balladscapes (Intuition, 2016)

More superlative Jackie McLean -- along with a certain vibraphonist that I really enjoy: Grachan Moncur III - Mosaic Select 1 Disc 1 - Originally released as McLean's One Step Beyond and Destination... Out! Jackie turned out one masterpiece after another during these years.

Larry Willis Trio - The Big Push (HighNote) with Buster Williams and Al Foster

Such expressive, timeless music!

Anita O'Day - Recorded Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival (MPS)