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Max Roach and Clifford Brown, The Best of Max Roach and Clifford Brown in Concert (GNP Crescendo/King) Duke Ellington, 1940 (Smithsonian) Freddie Hubbard, Skagly (Columbia)

Bunk Johnson, Bunk and Louis (GHB)

Elvin Jones, Skyscrapers, volume 2 (Honeydew) The New Brubeck Quartet, A Cut Above (Direct Disk) Dizzy Gillespie, The Giant (America) Billie and DeDe Pierce and Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band, (Preservation Hall) Art Blakey and the New Jazz Men, Live in Paris '65

Memphis Slim and Willie Dixon, Aux Trois Mailletz

I like it. Roland Kirk blows the roof off of Carnegie Hall The jam session on the album is the second set of the concert, the first set being the Mingus Quintet, with George Adams, Don Pullen and Hamiet Bluiett. If a recording of that set still exists, it has never been released, unfortunately.

Catalog numbers go from 5001 to 5568 (with a few skipped numbers), so over 500 titles!

Sun Ra, Haverford College 1980, Solo Piano. This is download only, but rather pleasing and perhaps unique, a solo concert by Sun Ra performed entirely on Fender Rhodes piano. A Walt Dickerson performance at the same concert rounds out the program. https://sunramusic.bandcamp.com/album/haverford-college-1980-solo-piano

Ray Brown Trio featuring Gene Harris, Soular Energy (Concord)

Hank Jones, Handful of Keys (Verve)

Cannonball Adderley, 74 Miles Away (Capitol) Basie Jam No. 3 (Pablo)

Ambrose Akinmusire, On the Tender Spot of Every Calloused Moment (Blue Note)

Shirley Scott with Stanley Turrentine, Soul Shoutin' (Prestige) Dizzy Gillespie, Bahiana (Pablo)

Chet Baker and Crew (Pacific Jazz)

Purchased today: Christian Scott, Axiom (pre-order), and Sun Ra, Hartford College 1980, Solo Piano

New album: https://rudreshmahanthappa1.bandcamp.com/album/hero-trio

Astral Project, Blue Streak

I actually got to see Sonny Simmons live once at the Iridium. It was a double bill with David Murray, so they alternated sets, and I stayed for four sets.

Preservation Hall Jazz Band, A Tuba to Cuba (SubPop)

Gary Burton, Duster (RCA) Gary Bartz and Maisha (Night Dreamer) Etuk Ubong (Night Dreamer)

Jupiter and Okwess played a concert on Saturday from a boat floating on the Seine, broadcast on facebook live. Their set starts at about the 1:36 mark

Lakou Mizik, HaitiaNola (Cumbancha)

Jackie Venson Yesterday at 11:34 AM · I scream you scream we all scream for...... the never ending nightmare of 2020 to finally end Stay strong out there y’all, if you need just go outside and yell at the sky for a second, do itttt. As you can see here it worked for me! I’ll be back on Wednesdays and Saturdays in August on FB Live, Insta, YouTube, and Twitch. See you all soon

The best version of that song I ever heard was by Dave Burrell in a live solo performance.

Duke Ellington and Count Basie, The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia)

TUNE IN: Thursday, August 6th @ 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. ET Facebook Live In celebration of the 60th anniversary of the extraordinary Miles Davis/Gil Evans collaboration, “Sketches of Spain,” Jazz Standard and NJPAC present the premiere of the GRAMMY-nominated Gil Evans Project’s video recording of the album’s most revered and beautiful work: Gil Evans’ arrangement of Joaquin Rodrigo’s the Adagio from “Concierto de Aranjuez.” This recording project also serves as a direct fundraiser (through GoFundMe) for the musicians of the Gil Evans Project, to mitigate the financial impact of the pandemic on these extraordinary artists. All funds raised by this performance will be shared evenly between the featured musicians. “I wanted to create something that showcased the incredible talent and artistry of these world-class musicians, give us a chance to celebrate Gil’s incredible music from ‘Sketches of Spain,’ and provide a way to subsidize the musicians’ lost income and help ease the financial burden they face from the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic,” said director and Gil Evans Project founder, Ryan Truesdell. This premiere performance will include a live, interactive discussion with Truesdell and featured trumpet soloist, Riley Mulherkar, as well as long-time Gil Evans Project musicians Lewis Nash (drums) and Jay Anderson (bass). This program is curated by Seth Abramson — Artistic Director, Jazz Standard. PERSONNEL: Solo Trumpet: Riley Mulherkar Conductor: Ryan Truesdell Woodwinds: Jesse Han (flute/piccolo), Dave Pietro (alto flute/flute), Hassan Anderson (oboe), Tom Christensen (bass clarinet/alto flute), Alden Banta (bassoon/contrabass clarinet) French Horns: Adam Unsworth, David Peel, Shelagh Abate Trumpets: Augie Haas, Nadje Noordhuis, Scott Wendholt, Tony Kadleck Trombone: Ryan Keberle Bass Trombone: George Flynn Tuba: Ibanda Ruhumbika Harp: Emily Levin Bass: Jay Anderson Drums: Lewis Nash Percussion: Mike Truesdell Timpani: Conrad Alexander