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More Jaki Byard: This CD intermingles tracks from two different LPs: Solo Piano and Jaki Byard with Strings. Usually I don't like it when reissuers "shuffle the deck" like that, but -- IMHO -- it works beautifully here. Then again, my first exposure to this music was on this CD. I imagine if I knew the music from the original LPs, I'd be disappointed that it was resequenced. ...In any case, this is some magnificent music. By the way, the cuts with strings aren't like the Charlie Parker with Strings record. In this case, "strings" refers to George Benson's guitar, Ray Nance's violin, and Richard Davis' & Ron Carter's basses.

Thanks, soulpope. It was fun putting the site together. Good excuse to buy lots of recordings.

Used vinyl order from a Discogs vendor: ********************************************** Larry Coryell/Philip Catherine - Twin House (Elektra) Red Garland - Equinox (Galaxy) Jay Hoggard - Little Tiger (Muse) The Jazztet - Real Time (Contemporary) Michel Legrand - Michel Legrand & Friends (RCA/Gryphon) - with Phil Woods, Randy Brecker Bob Mover - S/T (Vanguard) Michel Petrucciani/Ron McClure - Cold Blues (Owl) Shorty Rogers - Short Stops (RCA Bluebird, 2 LPs) John Scofield - Bar Talk (Arista Novus) Ira Sullivan - Does It All (Muse) Lucky Thompson - S/T (Inner City) - with Martial Solal Ben Webster - Atmosphere for Lovers & Thieves (Black Lion) Teddy Wilson - Striding Toward Fats (Black Lion) Lester Young - Lester Swings (Verve, 2 LPs) - Compilation from '45 to '51 All good deals. About $2.25 per LP on average.

"Spanish Tinge" is wonderful, for sure. But I also LOVE the quartet tracks with Jimmy Owens, Paul Chambers, and Billy Higgins. I especially dig the interplay between Owens and Byard. I wish they could have recorded more together.

Jaki Byard - On the Spot! (Prestige) Helluva record -- and nobody seems to talk about it much. When I first heard it, I said to myself, "O.K. I need to hear everything from Jaki Byard."

Absolutely.

You're in for a treat! To read my impressions of various singers' recordings of Ives' songs, go to: http://www.musicweb-international.com/Ives/RR_Songs.htm

Yow. I can see why you'd be upset. Sorry to hear that. NP: Johnny Griffin - You Leave Me Breathless (Black Lion) One of JG's very best, imho. Five big stars. Such a magnificent recital. For me, this is desert-island music!

More RRK: Natural Black Inventions: Root Strata (Atlantic)

Rahsaan Roland Kirk - The Return of the 5000 lb. Man (Warner Bros)

LP 2 Vital music!!!

Philly Joe!!! R.I.P. Geri Allen

Yep. Mahler's Seventh AGAIN. This recording is by James Levine & the Chicago SO: as issued in:

After my cassette deck bit the dust, I recently traded in the last of my cassettes at McKay's in Chattanooga. They only recently started taking them -- this summer, I think. With LPs selling like hotcakes, are cassettes the next "everything old is new again" phenomenon? Most of my remaining cassettes were rock & pop, but there were quite a few jazz titles as well. Two that I plan to track down and re-purchase in LP or CD format: Carla Bley Big Band - Fleur Carnivore (ECM) and John Carter - Fields (Gramavision).

Nice. That title tune is by Sir Roland Hanna! Hanna also used it as the title for an album: Always thought it was a great composition.

I've been grooving to Mahler's music lately, so I thought I'd re-boot this old thread. My ever-evolving list of favorite Mahler recordings appears below. I tried to limit myself to no more than three recordings per symphony. I also tried to list them in approximate order of preference. The recordings in bold text go with me to my desert island. M1 - Horenstein (Unicorn); Kubelik (DG) M2 - Scherchen; Walter (Sony); Bernstein (DG) M3 - Kubelik (DG); Horenstein; Levine M4 - Levine; Abravanel; Horenstein M5 - Kubelik (Audite); Bernstein (DG); Barbirolli M6 - Barbirolli; Boulez; Bernstein (DG) M7 - Boulez; Kubelik (DG); Levine M8 - Ozawa; Sinopoli DLvdE - Kubelik (Audite); Haitink (Philips) M9 - Walter (Sony); Horenstein (Vox); Bernstein/RCOA (DG) Solti's Mahler doesn't appeal to me. It's just too strident for my tastes. For example, his frequently-recommended M8 leaves me cold. Klemperer's Mahler has never grabbed me like it has so many others. I find them earth-bound. And not just his Mahler. I guess Klemps is just not my cuppa joe. ...Maybe I'm not enough of an "immoralist." I've never heard any of MTT's Mahler. I should probably rectify that -- especially since I LOVE his recordings of Ives' music. How about you? What are some of your favorite Mahler recordings?

Thanks for the heads-up on this, mandrill. They're bringing in some excellent musicians. I just might have to make the drive up there.

Tom Harrell - Stories (Contemporary)

Yeah that. ^

I'm not following, Allen. What do you mean? Bobby Avey - Inhuman Wilderness (innerVoiceJazz)

Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel - Riding the Nuclear Tiger (Palmetto) Haven't listened to this in ages, but I don't know why. It's good stuff. Bennie Wallace - The Talk of the Town (Enja) Typically strong set from Wallace. I really dig his approach, evoking the classic tenor sax sound of guys like Hawkins, Berry and Evans and combining it with a more modern vocabulary. It's distinctive, I think, the way he puts those elements together. (Or at least it was towards the beginning of Wallace's career. I'm not that familiar with his more recent stuff.)

Armen Donelian - Sayat-Nova: Songs of My Ancestors (Sunnyside) Disc 1

Jimmy Rushing and the Big Brass (Columbia/Sony) featuring Coleman Hawkins, Buck Clayton, Dickie Wells and others; paired on a single CD with Rushing Lullabies