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Oh yeah! Good stuff!

Earl Hines - Live at the Village Vanguard (Columbia) Recorded in 1965, but -- strangely -- not released until 1988.

Lately, I've been focused on Earl Hines' solo playing -- but tonight I decided to dip into his big band music: Earl Hines & His Orchestra - The Father Jumps (RCA Bluebird) LPs 1 & 2

Awesome music!

Cannonball & Coltrane (Mercury) Bunky Green - Places We've Never Been (Vanguard)

Mosaic's message just prompted me to pull the trigger on this: THE COMPLETE 1932-1940 BRUNSWICK, COLUMBIA AND MASTER RECORDINGS OF DUKE ELLINGTON AND HIS FAMOUS ORCHESTRA I already have Ellington's Small Group set from Mosaic and the RCA Centennial box -- so I'm glad I got to order this set before Mosaic disappears over the horizon.

Budd Johnson - Ya! Ya! (Black & Blue)

No. I don't think so.

Cedar Walton - Pit Inn (East Wind) with Sam Jones & Billy Higgins

Earl 'Fatha' Hines - The Father of Modern Jazz Piano (MF Distribution) LP 1 - Quartet tracks with Budd Johnson, et al

I thought the Mosaic set didn't have the QRS solos -- just the OKeh. Or am I mistaken???

Arnett Cobb - Is Back (Progressive) with Derek Smith (p); George Mraz (b); Billy Hart (d)

Superb! NP: Claude Hopkins - Soliloquy (Sackville) After Earl Hines' propulsive energy, Hopkins' easy-going strolls are a bit of a shock to the system!

Cool! I didn't know that. I have that 2-LP set, chewy. Some good stuff there. FYI: These recordings were reissued in 1974; they were originally made in 1955-56.

Now: Anat Cohen - Notes from the Village (Anzic) Yesterday, this arrived in the mail: Earl 'Fatha' Hines - The Father of Modern Jazz Piano (MF Distribution) I only had time to listen to one of the five LPs in this set last night. No surprise: It was terrific. I'm having so much fun digging into Hines' discography, binging on his music.

Hines' 1928 solo piano recordings for the QRS company are special. I know they were reissued on a Milestone LP in the early-70s called A Monday Date: 1928. (I don't know about digital reissues of this music. Sorry.) One fun aspect of hearing these particular QRS recordings: Hines re-visited these compositions on the Chiaroscuro LP The Quintessential Recording Session (1970). So you can hear how Hines' approach to the music evolved between '28 and '70. Here's another Hines solo-piano LP: Spontaneous Explorations (Contact, 1964) This was also reissued in the Flying Dutchman 2-LP set The Mighty Fatha.

Bob Mover featuring Tom Harrell - On the Move (Choice)

I'm sad that the Colonel is gone. I will miss him, and I'm sure others will too. But what a great legacy! So much wonderful music. I was planning to attend the show last night, but some things came up and I couldn't make it. A big part of me wishes that I'd been there to hear the music. But another, bigger part of me is glad that I didn't see his end. I'd rather my memories of him on stage be nothing other than LIFE, full-tilt and full-speed ahead.

Martial Solal - Nothing But Piano (MPS) Amazing. One of the many HIGH points in Solal's large discography.

Bob Moses - Devotion (Soul Note) with Dave Liebman, Terumasa Hino, Steve Kuhn & Steve Swallow

Earl Hines - Quintessential Recording Session (Chiaroscuro) One of Waldron's very best, in this listener's opinion.

Billy Harper - Capra Black (Strata East) Jimmy Owens' playing on this record knocks me out. Love it.

I agree 100%. It would be nice if the sonics were better -- but the music is so darn good that I'm willing to "listen through it"!

Found this for $8 on ebay today: Earl 'Fatha' Hines - The Father of Modern Jazz Piano (M.F. Distribution, 1977) It's a five-LP set: - 3 LPs - solo piano - 2 LPs - quartet with Budd Johnson (ts); Bill Pemberton (b); Oliver Jackson (d) Never heard any of this music. Looking forward to it!

Agreed. I like that one very much. Claudio Fasoli & Franco D'Andrea - Jazz Duo (Dire) Earl Hines - One for My Baby (Black Lion)