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Andrew Hill Trio and Quartet - Shades (Soul Note) Everyone sounds terrific on this date -- but today I couldn't help but notice Ben Riley's perfect drumming.

Michal Urbaniak, Tomasz Stanko, et al - We'll Remember Komeda (MPS)

Ray Barretto's "Lucretia the Cat" from The Other Road (Fania, 1973)

Ray Baretto & New World Spirit - Ancestral Messages (Concord Picante) Ray Vega's excellent trumpet playing on Dave Samuels' Birds of a Feather prompted me to pull this off the shelf -- since Vega plays on this CD too.

Más Mongo: Mongo Santamaria - Sofrito (Vaya/Fania)

Mongo Santamaria - Dawn (Amanecer) (Vaya/Fania)

One of Solal's very best, imho. Five BIG stars. Last night: Shorty Rogers with Orchestra & His Giants - Short Stops (RCA Bluebird, 2 LPs) Side 1 of 4 - These tracks originally released as a 10" LP simply titled Shorty Rogers & His Giants. This morning: Caribbean Jazz Project / Dave Samuels - Birds of a Feather (Concord Picante) A recent junk store find. Features two terrific trumpeters: Ray Vega and Randy Brecker.

Absolutely. The music on this set is sublime! To me, Ellington is the greatest of them all. Wow. That sounds great, Buddha. I'm going to have to check that out. You can hardly go wrong with a Buster Williams / Freddie Waits rhythm section!

The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Columbia and Master Recordings of Duke Ellington and His Famous Orchestra Disc 1

Catalyst - Perception (Muse) I really enjoy the music these guys made. As reissued on:

Funny. Our tastes run along similiar lines. That's my other favorite.

One of the best DSCH 8th recordings, imho.

I'm with you, Kevin. Maybe we're dinosaurs -- but I still want the thing I can hold in my hands.

I remember hearing it a couple times many years ago. It never really knocked me out. Then again, it's been a long while. Let us know what you think after you've had an opportunity to give it a listen or two.

Both terrific.

Kenny Werner - The Melody (Pirouet) with Johannes Weidenmueller & Ari Hoenig

Unique and brilliant.

Mike Richmond & Andy LaVerne - For Us (SteepleChase, 1978)

Michel Legrand and Friends (RCA Gryphon) with Randy Brecker, Phil Woods, Joe Beck, Ron Carter, and Grady Tate

I'm glad you're enjoying the music, Oliver.