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Mongo Santamaría - Mongo at Montreux (Atlantic, 1971)

Mine too. NP: Dannie Richmond Quartet - Ode to Mingus (Soul Note) with Bill Saxton (ts), Danny Mixon (p), Mike Richmond (b) Powerful Mingus tribute.

Cal Tjader - Huracán (LaserLight, originally released on Crystal Clear Recordings) with Clare Fischer, Gary Foster, Poncho Sanchez, a.o. I thought it was Michel Legrand who said that . . . Could easily be mis-remembering!

Great writing, Larry. Makes me want to explore Connor's music more thoroughly. NP:

This again: Ray Mantilla - Mantilla (Inner City)

John Coates, Jr. - Alone and Live at the Deer Head (Omnisound)

The Inimitable Teddy Edwards (Xanadu) Everything comes together perfectly here. A great record.

Doc Cheatham & Sammy Price - Doc & Sammy (Sackville)

Bobby Watson - Advance (Enja) with Jim McNeely, Todd Coolman and Adam Nussbaum

Just finished this: Jazz Lives: Portraits in Words and Pictures by Michael Ullman

Ken McIntyre - Home (SteepleChase, 1975)

Karl Ratzer Group - Finger Prints (CMP, 1979)

Jaki Byard with Strings! uses similar instrumentation, although it isn't exactly the same: Piano, Organ – Jaki Byard Violin – Ray Nance Cello – Ron Carter Guitar – George Benson Bass – Richard Davis Drums, Vibraphone – Alan Dawson The title is a bit misleading. The strings are the violin, cello, guitar and bass -- not a full string section like most "with strings" records.

Trio East - Best Bets (Origin) Sorta unusual trumpet / bass / drums format. It works beautifully here.

Bill Barron - Variations in Blue (Muse, 1983) Yeah!!!

Arturo O'Farrill & The Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Orchestra - Final Night at Birdland (Zoho)

Bobby Sanabria Big Band - Afro-Cuban Dream ...live & in clave!!! (Arabesque) Superb Latin jazz.

Andy LaVerne, Dave Samuels - Fountainhead (SteepleChase, 1989)

Now playing: Bryan Lynch Presents MADERA LATINO: A Latin Jazz Perspective on the Music of Woody Shaw (Hollistic MusicWorks)

Sorry to hear this sad news.

Sammy Figueroa - Imaginary World (Savant)

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