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I'm just starting to dig a bit deeper into Carmen McRae's discography, but one thing that immediately leaps out is that she seems MUCH more at ease in a live setting. Today, I've been listening to two more of her live gems, "Live" & Wailing (1968) and Woman Talk: Live at the Village Gate (1966).

Carmen McRae - At the Great American Music Hall (Blue Note, 2 LPs) 5 stars

You won't regret it.

David Murray Trio - Sweet Lovely (Black Saint, rec. 1979) Young David Murray strutting his stuff in a pared down setting with Fred Hopkins & Steve McCall.

Earlier, on the way home from work: Coleman Hawkins and Chu Berry - Tenor Giants (Commodore) Hawk's "My Ideal" from this CD... Phew! Wow. Doesn't get much better than that.

Dick Wellstood - From Ragtime On (Chiaroscuro) This is perilously thin vinyl -- it reminds me of the floppy RCA Dynaflex LPs from around the same time -- so the sound is less than ideal. Regardless of sonics, Wellstood plays beautifully, with great sensitivity. No surprise there. I wonder: Why hasn't Chiaroscuro ever reissued this music in digital format? Most of their back-catalog has been made available -- but not this. Oh well. I guess it's just another example of life's myriad little injustices.

Disc 1 - Originally released as The Return of the 5000 lb. Man -- plus the first half of Kirkatron.

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Enrico Pieranunzi Trio - Seaward (Soul Note) with Hein van de Geyn & André Ceccarelli

Still diggin' into Dizzy: Benny Carter & Dizzy Gillespie - Carter, Gillespie, Inc. (Pablo)

Count Basie & Dizzy Gillespie - The Gifted Ones (Pablo / OJC) with Ray Brown & Mickey Roker

Dizzy Gillespie - The Giant (Prestige, 2 LPs) Recorded in April 1973 with Johnny Griffin (ts), Kenny Drew (p), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (b), Kenny Clarke (d), and Humberto Canto (perc). Originally issued in France on the America label.

George Russell - Jazz in the Space Age and New York, N.Y.

Pres for me too:

Keep the recs coming, Larry (and everyone)! Whether they're from 1936 or yesterday. Doesn't matter. If you dig it, that's all that matters.

Gary Burton - Times Square (ECM) Roy Haynes comes flying out of the gate on this one. Count Basie - I Told You So (Pablo / OJC)

Yes, those are fantastic cuts! I discovered that music on this excellent compilation CD: Various Artists - Swing Is Here: Small-Band Swing 1935-1939 (RCA Bluebird) Here's the track list from discogs: 1 Gene Krupa's Swing Band - Swing Is Here 2 Gene Krupa's Swing Band - I Hope Gabriel Likes My Music 3 Gene Krupa's Swing Band - Mutiny In The Parlor 4 Gene Krupa's Swing Band - I'm Gonna Clap My Hands 5 Gene Gifford And His Orchestra - Nothin' But The Blues 6 Gene Gifford And His Orchestra - New Orleans Twist 7 Gene Gifford And His Orchestra - Dizzy Glide 8 Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Band - Lost 9 Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Band - Mutiny In The Parlor 10 Mezz Mezzrow And His Swing Band - The Panic Is On 11 Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra - Blues In Disguise 12 Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra - That's How I Feel Today 13 Mezz Mezzrow And His Orchestra - The Swing Session's Called To Order 14 Frankie Newton And Orchestra - Rosetta 15 Frankie Newton And Orchestra - The World Is Waiting For The Sunrise 16 Wingy Manone And His Orchestra - Dallas Blues 17 Wingy Manone And His Orchestra - Swingin' At The Hickory House 18 Wingy Manone And His Orchestra - Sing Me A Swing Song 19 Wingy Manone And His Orchestra - Panama 20 Wingy Manone And His Orchestra - Royal Garden Blues 21 Wingy Manone And His Orchestra - Farewell Blues 22 Wingy Manone And His Orchestra - Blue Lou

Ralph Towner / Gary Burton - Matchbook (ECM)

McCoy Tyner - Reevaluation: The Impulse Years (ABC Impulse)

Stan Getz - My Old Flame (Concord) Prime late-period Getz. From the Keystone Korner (1981), with Lou Levy (p), Monty Budwig (b), and Victor Lewis (d). Originally released as The Dolphin and Spring is Here.

Cal Tjader - Primo (Fantasy) Superb Charlie Palmieri & Tito Puente arrangements Dave Douglas - Leap of Faith (Arabesque) with Chris Potter, James Genus and Ben Perowsky

That's a great book. I'm sorry to say that I never had a chance to go there.

Al Haig - Serendipity (Interplay, rec. 1977) with Jamil Nasser (b) and Jimmy Wormworth (d)