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Now spinning: Warren Vaché - Polished Brass (Concord, 1979) Top-shelf swing revivalism. Having Cal Collins' guitar as the primary chordal instrument -- instead of a piano -- works very well, giving the music plenty of air. Vaché's cornet (and occasional flugelhorn) is front-and-center, and he makes some lovely sounds. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4

More big band Diz:

Now spinning: Dizzy in front of a big band is always exciting. ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

and Two masterpieces by Irene Kral.

Yes! Exactly.

As ever with Stoki, these readings offer maximum COLOR and maximum DRAMA. Wondrous music-making.

Thank you for that info.

Nope. I've never had any sort of premonition like that.

Lon, After you've had some time to listen to the set, I'd be VERY interested in hearing your impressions of the audio quality -- relative to previous releases. Since I've already got all of this music (aside from a few alt takes), the potential AQ improvement is going to be a big determining factor whether I spring for this set. NP:

Just ordered:

Going up to the mountain:

Brilliant.

More Lee Morgan: Playlist of cuts on the original double-LP release.

Now: Earlier:

Disc 3 - originally released as Green Shading into Blue

Appreciate the perspective, sir. Danke!

Thanks, Mike.

What are your thoughts re: Demus' Schumann, @soulpope?

Dvořák: Symphonic Poems / Kubelik, Bavarian RSO Desert-island stuff. Superlative LvB !!!