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RIP. I wish he recorded more, considering his excellent performance with Kenny Dorham's band, but he must have had a long and full life. A fine example of Mr. Edghill's tasteful drumming. I wonder where the unreleased tapes of this session have gone?

Everybody(I guess) loves Fire Eater! At least I love it!

Oscar Pettiford's (just 21 years old) solo in the latter's The Man I Love is unforgettable. Even his intense breathing is recorded. This album was both my introduction to Dexter Gordon and my introduction to jazz. I think it formed in my mind an inescapable image of what jazz is.

Cobb & Jacquet, with Dex, Buddy Tate and Budd Johnson (and Hank Jones Trio)...very saxy! Everybody seem to have a ball.

Chico Freeman has been a bit of enigma for me...Chico plays really great when he is playing with Cecil McBee (Spirit Sensitive is a good example). Playing slow or fast, he is howling at the world, a tenor man with a presence that rivals his father's. But without Cecil, he seems to be just another member of the band. I don't know why there is such a difference even though this is the same person.

I think Steinberg SpectraLayers Pro 10 can do that.

All performances from July 26, 1963 are released in a bootleg called "Another In Europe" (So What). July 27, 1963 is the official "Miles In Europe" (CBS). From July 28, 1963, only 2 tunes ("If I Were A Bell" "So What") are released in "Another In Europe". So the other 2 are newly unearthed. Actually, the July 25 performance in Paris was also recorded, but the tape is missing in the ORTF archive. I hoped they could locate it, but well... Both sets from October 1, 1964 are released in a bootleg called "In Paris 1964" (So What). But the sound quality is terrible (I guess it's from radio airchecks), so I hope they could improve it (hopefully with master tapes from ORTF). So, well, maybe 90%? BTW, the music is a top notch.

These are good performances, I think they originated from ORTF.

I like UCC's Oishii Caffeineless Coffee, but I think it would be difficult to buy abroad...

I had not paid much attention to the Clifford Jordan Big Band that Jordan led in his final years, but when I heard it recently, it was quite good. Jordan's ability to compose/arrange music is well represented. In the year of this recording, he led his big band to Japan, but Jordan was already very ill and could not conduct or play tenor saxophone (Dizzy Reece conducted in his place).

Speaking of personnel, I'm sure that it is “Philly” Joe Jones playing drums on this album, but it appears to be “Papa” Joe Jones on Discogs and elsewhere. I wonder which one it is?

Some time ago I read Lewis Porter wrote about this TV show. I didn't know that "Earl" in "That's Earl, Brother" is for this Earl Wilson, the host of this show. https://lewisporter.substack.com/p/every-film-of-charlie-parker-10-the

Very good one! Compassion, recorded the next day at the same place and with the same lineup, is also excellent, but for some reason it does not seem to have been released on CD or streamed. I thought all Enja discs were released on CD, but obviously am wrong.

I don't call the organists after Jimmy Smith as something like clones of Jimmy Smith; just as Bud Powell doesn't resemble Bud Powell's followers, Jimmy Smith is very individualistic and resembles no one. And the organists who came out after Smith's success--Jack McDuff, Jimmy McGriff, Richard Groove Holmes, Freddie Roach, Reuben Wilson, Larry Young and others--were all unique and distinctive. Personally, I prefer Prestige to BN's organ stuff because they are more earthy, but, well, that's probably just a matter of taste...

I just noticed that it came out this year and this is very good!

I'm probably a generation or two younger than the regulars on this forum, so I've lived a life with no vinyls whatsoever. My entire collection is on CD. However, there are quite a few sound sources that were never eventually made into CDs (which means they were never properly digitized, so it's hard to get decent sound quality streaming), so I'm thinking of buying LPs. Recently, LPs are booming in Japan, and there are some handy turntables such as Audio-Technica's Soundburger. I am not a person who is particular about sound quality, so it is enough if I can stream via Bluetooth. https://www.audio-technica.co.jp/soundburger/

Blues For Yna Yna, composed by Gerald Wilson I don't know what "Yna Yna" is...

I've never been an avid fan of Tom Harrell, but I happened to stream this new album and it is very good. It has a unique and contemporary flavor that is different from Harrell's previous work. I recommend a listen.

Seems that Phil Baxter recordings from 1951 are quite interesting. AFAIK its existence is not widely known, and Parker & bass duo is a rarity.

Intriguing. https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/charlie-parker-bird-in-kansas-city/ My wild guess is 1-3: Charlie Parker playing along with Hazel Scott / Benny Goodman records in 1943? (and removed back sounds by AI or something? I have no idea on these) 4-5: Private recordings by Phil Baxter? (newly discovered? I have no idea on these) 6-7: Maybe some unissued takes of Bird with Woody Herman in 1951? I don't know 8-11: Parker Guitar Trio in 1943 - these are very good ones! I love these recording. 12-13: Jay McShann Orch. in 1941 (rediscovered in 2012)

Blues Enough / Hampton Hawes

Over $150 for a live jazz concert is ridiculous, but Portsmouth has a population of about 20,000 people. I also think it would be extraordinary to maintain a jazz club with this population, no matter how close Boston is.

It was great to hear "new" Barry Harris live recording, still going strong since it was 1991. Thanks for mentioning! I was also surprised to hear Big Nick Nicholas playing Epistrophy. Wow! https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/131147 Joe Albany (with Al Gafa) is also a treat. https://aviary.library.vanderbilt.edu/collections/2137/collection_resources/131311

Both Spotify and Apple Music have this album. For my taste, it's not bad, but Cliff Jordan's playing is OK but not that exciting. Also, I think Klauss Weiss is doing his best, but his sense of rhythm is not quite right for me (I also felt it with his MPS recording with Hampton Hawes. The ticking of the beat seems somewhat uneven? I'm not a drummer, I don't know) Speaking of Clifford Jordan, I'm curious about the two versions of his late work Live At Ethell's: one (old?) version that starts with a tune named Cal Massey and another version that drops it and starts with the second tune, Summer Serenade. It is common practice to add bonus tracks, but it is rare to remove songs from already published CDs. I wonder if Jordan didn't like it and removed it later. With "Cal Massey": https://www.discogs.com/ja/master/903733-Clifford-Jordan-Quartet-Live-At-Ethells Not: https://www.discogs.com/ja/release/7405769-Clifford-Jordan-Quartet-Live-At-Ethells

Spotify doesn't, but Apple Music has Clarence Profit Memoir CD. https://music.apple.com/jp/album/clarence-profit/65841712?l=en-US I think this guy (and Billy Kyle) has the strongest influence on early Bud Powell. Maybe more than Art Tatum.