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Good call on Walter Norris. Also, don't overlook his two duo sets with George Mraz. The first one was on Enja -- Drifting -- and the second was on Concord -- Hues of Blues.

I just finished reading Hampton Hawes' autobiography, Raise Up Off Me:

I like Rudolf Buchbinder's Haydn sonatas. I haven't heard them all, but I've been impressed with what I have heard.

The Best of Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis (Pablo)

Gene Ammons - Early Visions (Cadet)

Count Basie - Sixteen Men Swinging (Verve, 2 LPs)

Very sad news. RIP.

Disc III

My favorite single-volume history of the Civil War is James M. McPherson's Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era.

Yeah that.

Such a luminous, magnificent record!

A couple more... Jim McNeely Ellis Larkins

Thanks Larry. I'll check 'em out! Yes indeed on "Metamorphosis" and on "Thingin'"! There's another very good early one pairing Friedman with Attila Zoller released under the guitarist's name, "The Horizon Beyond" (Mercury, rec. 1965, CD reissue on ACT, probably quite OOP). Other good ones include "Invitation" (Progressive, 1978) in trio, the solo "I Hear a Rhapsody" (Stash, 1984), the trio "Almost Everything" (Steeplechase, 1995) or the more recent solo album "From A to Z" (ACT, 2005), which is an hommage to Attila Zoller. If you want to hear him in a band with horns, go for "Hot Pepper and Knepper" (Progressive, 1978) in quintet with Pepper Adams and Jimmy Knepper. I guess as a general recommendation I would just say: don't stay away from later recordings, don't restrict yourself on the early ones just becasue they're on Riverside and look like "classics" - he became better later on! But the two with Zoller (there's a third, "Dreams and Explorations", I think the one recorded first of the three, not half bad either) are indeed very good! I've not heard "My Favorite Things" yet, guess I'll have to get more Don Friedman anyway, sooner or later ... Thanks, ubu! More to explore... Joe, I'm not very familiar with Katz, but I agree 100% re: Anthony Davis. I particularly dig his collaborations with James Newton.

I wholeheartedly agree re: Carnival. "The Mystery of Love"!!! And that tribute to Duke!!!

Thanks Larry. I'll check 'em out!

Thought of mentioning Ronnie Mathews as well! Cowell I'd have assumed to be well-known enough, but that may be just me ... as for the pantheon, yep, full agreement there - and one name to add: Don Friedman king ubu (and others), I only own one Friedman record. I guess I should investigate his music more thoroughly. Which of his recordings are your favorites?

Richie Beirach!!! - In my opinion, he's one of the unacknowledged jazz giants of his (or any) generation. Joanne Brackeen - Another monstrously talented pianist who's under-appreciated, I think. Ronnie Mathews Mike Wofford Joe Bonner Alan Broadbent I'd also second the nomination for Stanley Cowell. Some other pianists who are (perhaps a bit) more well-known but deserve greater accolades. These guys belong in the PANTHEON. Or at least they're in mine! Sir Roland Hanna Martial Solal Jimmy Rowles Steve Kuhn Hampton Hawes

I recently bought a copy of its sibling 3 Phasis from an amazon third party seller and was shipped a CD-R. New World Records has started using these CD-Rs for back catalogue titles without informing their clientel what is and isn't on CD-R. The copy of Cecil Taylor Unit I bought was a real CD. I got a full refund for 3 Phasis and bought a near mint second hand copy on Discogs instead. Oh, that's a bummer! But I'm glad that you ended up with a real CD in the end. It seems underhanded of New World to use CD-Rs instead of CDs without clearly labeling them as such. Not cool.

Same here. Will there be anything on offer music-wise?

I wasn't aware that this even existed. I'll check it out.

Al Cohn's America (Xanadu, 1977) Snagged this LP at Euclid Records in NOLA this weekend. Sounds great!

Picked up these today: - Al Cohn's America (Xanadu LP) - Richard Davis - As One (Muse LP) - Shelly Manne Quartet featuring Lee Konitz - French Concert (Galaxy LP) - Cecil Taylor Unit (New World CD) - Jaki Byard - Sunshine of My Soul: Live at the Keystone Korner (HighNote CD) I downloaded this from emusic a couple years ago, but I decided to upgrade to a CD since the music is so stinkin' magnificent. Ives is the man! Woo-hoo!

I agree 100%!!! It's my all-time favorite Mosaic.

xybert, there's no fingerprint on my disc 2. You might want to write to Mosaic about it. I've only had one issue with a Mosaic disc, and they sent me a replacement in a snap.