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More of Louis' Decca recordings: Heart Full of Rhythm, Vol. 2 (Decca/GRP)

At least it's available on YT:

Good one! Gramavision put out some excellent music. Too bad they're no longer around. . . NP: Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra - Pocketful of Dreams, Vol. III (Decca/GRP) Absolutely brilliant. So much joy. Such perfect singing. Argh! Hearing this makes me want to spring for the Mosaic Decca set, which I've never gotten around to buying.

Ray Anderson, Mark Helias, Gerry Hemingway - Oahspe (Auricle, rec. 1978) These guys recently put out a record celebrating their 40th (!) year playing together. This was their first record.

This again: Jack Walrath & the Masters of Suspense - Out of the Tradition (Muse) Oh yeah. Good stuff.

Ray Anderson - Right Down Your Alley (Soul Note, 1984) with Mark Helias (b) & Gerry Hemingway (d) A BassDrumBone release in all but name. Ted Nash - Conception (Concord, 1979) with Randy Kerber (p), Bob Magnusson (b), and Jeff Hamilton (d) Nash's baby record.

Mark Weinstein - Timbasa (Jazzheads) with Pedrito Martinez. Great music!

More Latin jazz: Poncho Sanchez - Conga Caliente (Concord Picante) Disc 1 - originally released as ¡Fuerte!

Caribbean Jazz Project / Dave Samuels - Birds of a Feather (Concord Picante) Dave Samuels (vib, mar); Ray Vega (tr, fln); Randy Brecker (tr); Romero Lubambo (g); Dario Eskenazi (p); Ruben Rodriguez (b); Mark Walker (d); Dafnis Prieto (d, timb); Café (perc); Roberto Quintero (congas, perc) Really enjoying this lately.

I'm going to see Pharoah in October at the Rialto Theater here in Atlanta. Really looking forward to it! Jealous! I bet you're having a great evening!

Now playing: Frank Foster and the Loud Minority - Shiny Stockings (Denon LP) Up next: Frank Foster's Living Color: Twelve Shades of Black - For All Intents and Purposes (Leo LP)

Good deal. Thanks.

More Bill Barron: Bill Barron - Variations in Blue (Muse LP, rec. 1983) with Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron, Ray Drummond, Ben Riley Any thoughts on this one, jazzbo? (Or others?) I've never heard it. I wish I'd ordered that one. I REALLY wish I'd ordered that one. I have some (most?) of the music from Slugs on a Charly CD. Oh well. Like the old saying goes, "He who hesitates is lost!"

Thanks Dave! Good idea.

Bobby Watson & Horizon - The Inventor (Blue Note, 1989) Bobby Watson (as); Willie Williams (ts); Melton Mustafa (tr); Edward Simon (p, synth); Benny Green (p); Carroll V. Dashiell Jr. (b); Victor Lewis (d); Don Alias (perc)

Thanks, kh. I just called Audio Concepts and spoke with John. He was very helpful. Unfortunately, it looks like Nitty Gritty is indeed shutting down, and I'm probably looking at having to replace my entire LP cleaner -- unless I can somehow track down a motor. Oh well. A first world problem, for sure.

Amigos, The motor on my Nitty Gritty Model 1 LP Cleaner is kaput after many years of faithful service. So I went to Nitty Gritty's web site, hoping that I could replace the motor rather than the entire unit. I was thinking that I could either have them send me the motor & do the repairs myself -- or possibly send the unit to them and let them do the replacement. The problem is that no one at Nitty Gritty will respond to my inquiries. I've called them (and left voicemail messages) and emailed them. No response from anyone so far. Nada. And it's been a few weeks. Does anyone know: Is the company going out of business? Or, alternatively, do you know of a retailer that stocks Nitty Gritty products? I thought I might try going through one of Nitty Gritty's dealers, since the manufacturer isn't responding. Any suggestions much appreciated. At this point, I'm stumped.

The Jazz Tribe - The Next Step (Red, 1999) Excellent.

Ray Mantilla & the New Space Station - Man-Ti-Ya (Savant) Produced by Cedar Walton.

This should have been posted on the "Sexiest Album Covers" thread.

Roland Hanna & George Mraz - Sir Elf Plus One (Choice) One of Sir Roland's best, IMO.

George Mraz Trio - Plucking and Bowing (Progressive)

More Phil Woods: Phil Woods - Musique du bois (Muse, rec. 1974) with Jaki Byard, Richard Davis and Alan Dawson

Speaking of Phil Woods . . . The Phil Woods Quartet - Birds of Feather (Antilles, rec. 1981)