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My favorite Sonet release is probably Bob Brookmeyer's Back Again. The sidemen are Thad Jones (sounding great), Jimmy Rowles, George Mraz, and Mel Lewis. These are very good too: I've wanted that for a long time too! I've never seen it (in person) or heard it.

I am JEALOUS. I never had the opportunity to hear Max live. . . . But at least we have the recordings! NP: Aldo Romano - Dreams & Waters (Owl, 1991)

Prompted by the Art Farmer thread: Gerry Mulligan Quartet - What Is There to Say? (Columbia) Gerry Mulligan (bs); Art Farmer (tr); Bill Crow (b); Dave Bailey (d)

Another one that gets overlooked: This superb early-80s release, which has never been issued in any digital format (to my knowledge): Chattahoochee Red (Columbia, 1981) On most days, I suppose I slightly prefer the latter incarnation of the quartet (with Pope & Hill) -- but they were both amazing bands and tremendously under-recognized. NP: Groovy. The Lodestar was reissued (recently, I think) as seen on eBay here. But only on vinyl. No idea whether it's totally legit. Confession: I scrounged my download from a blog some years ago. Easier to justify, I guess, back when it was practically IMPOSSIBLE to find.

Coleman Hawkins - The Bebop Years: Disc Two, Cattin' at Keynote (Proper)

So true. Stan Getz Quartet - Pure Getz (Concord) with Jim McNeely, Marc Johnson and Billy Hart or Victor Lewis

Freddie Redd - Straight Ahead! (Interplay) with Henry Franklin & Carl Burnett Joe Henderson - The Standard Joe (Red) with Al Foster & Rufus Reid

Still more Hawkins: Streaming selections from this set via Amazon Prime.

More Hawkins: Pee Wee Russell / Coleman Hawkins - Jazz Reunion (Candid)

Coleman Hawkins & His All-Stars - The Complete Jazztone Recordings 1954 (Fresh Sound)

Vienna Art Orchestra - Duke Ellington's Sound of Love (TCB)

Richie Beirach - Ballads (Sony Japan) Richie Beirach - Ballads II (Sony Japan)

Thanks for sharing, optatio. This is a very helpful resource.

That's why I decided to track down the music on individual discs (CD or LP), rather than plopping for the Galaxy set. It's too pricey. Of course, I miss out on some "box set only" tracks. Then again, it's always fun to hear the music in its originally-issued context.

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Dutoit's Ravel is wonderful.

Wow. Very cool. Thank you for sharing! Buster's a good storyteller.

Duke Ellington - The Private Collection: Volume Eight, Studio Sessions, 1957, 1965, 1966, 1967 / San Francisco, Chicago, New York (Saja) Lots of Gonsalves in prime form.

Excellent!

Grappelli / Solal duets from 1980.