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Milestones, just like you, I overlooked the Columbia recs for a long time. Now, I think they're WONDERFUL -- especially the LPs "Monk's Dream" and "Criss Cross." At some point several years ago, I went on Charlie Rouse bender. So I listened to the Columbia Monk recs with Rouse very carefully and came away loving them. Don't sleep on the Black Lions either. They're great too.

I have a duplicate CD of the MJQ's Lonely Woman. It's the "Atlantic Jazzlore" reissue with the cover that looks like this: PM me if interested. EDIT: No longer available.

Ugh. R.I.P.

I've gotten so much enjoyment from that set. I love those Bruckner & Brahms recordings. But I L-O-V-E Jochum's Beethoven! The LvB9 in that set is incredible.

Antonín Dvořák: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 9 "From the New World" / John Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra (EMI Phoenixa) Barbirolli brings something special to these warhorses. The dark, Wagnerian brass chorale that immediately precedes the "Goin' Home" section made my hair stand on end.

You're right!!!

Such beautiful music! Quintessential Brahms. I love that particular recording too.

Dayum! I'm jealous.

Well at least they picked a good record!

How about a Mosaic set that collects all of Harper's recordings for Denon -- including the two live Max Roach Quartet albums from Tokyo (also on Denon)??? THAT would be something I'd pay for.

paul -- If I remember correctly, the reason that record was made for Roulette was that Roulette had "loaned" Count Basie to Columbia, so Columbia could make First Time! The Count Meets the Duke. In return, Columbia "loaned" Ellington to Roulette, where he recorded two LP's worth of material with Armstrong's band: Together For The First Time and The Great Reunion. (Or something to that effect.) I wish they would have recorded Louis with Ellington's band -- instead of the other way around!

The tribute to Nat Cole, Night Lights, is tremendous.

I love ABM's way with Brahm's Ballades. Inspired by your post, I'm giving them a spin right now too.

Bon voyage, Chuck!

I just did a bit of poking around on the web, and it looks like Harper made six records with Roach's quartet: - Nommo (Japanese Victor) - Live in Japan, Vol. 1: Calvary (Denon) - Live in Japan, Vol. 2: Scott Free (Denon) - The Loadstar (Horo) - Live in Amsterdam (Baystate) - Confirmation (Fluid) I don't think ANY of these are available on CD -- which is too bad. At least they can be heard on YouTube. Far from ideal. But better than nothing.

FWIW, both of these are available now on emusic.com -- at least here in the U.S. -- along with Fledg'ling's Brotherhood of Breath reissues. I already own Morning Glory on vinyl. But I just might purchase the download for mobility's sake. Such a magnificent record! Like Roger, I'm not nearly as keen on Westering Home.

Cool photograph.

Yes sir! Oistrakh is unsurpassed in my book!

Beethoven's Violin Romances & Brahms' Violin Concerto on the latter.

Just listening to this. I agree with you, Larry. Dynamite is easily the best-sounding Supersax record I've heard. As you say, it's MUCH looser than their earlier records. Before hearing it, I'd never really warmed to the band because -- to my ears -- their records were just too tightly-arranged. I wonder if Brunner-Schwer played a role in getting the looser vibe on Dynamite. It was the only Supersax LP that he produced. (Supersax's other MPS release, Chasing the Bird, was recorded in California and produced by Med Flory.)

paul, I'd put B.B. King in that same category. B.B.'s guitar-playing is completely distinctive -- but it's his singing that slays me. That falsetto thing... Phew!

--> Jean Sibelius: Symphony No. 1; Swan of Tuonela / Stokowski, National PO

Hartmann: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 / Metzmacher, Bamberg SO (EMI)