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Dizzy Gillespie, Dizzy's Big 4

Another fine recent release on Stut: Of Abstract Dreams, previously unreleased studio session from circa 1974-75, with a small group (seven piece band). Ra plays only acoustic piano, with some killer John Gilmore solos. https://www.amazon.com/Abstract-Dreams-Sun-Ra/dp/B077Z81HQV/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1532314296&sr=1-1&keywords=Sun+ra+of+abstract+dreams&dpID=6120snalT0L&preST=_SY300_QL70_&dpSrc=srch

Sun Ra, Of Abstract Dreams (Strut)

Sal Salvadore, Frivolous Sal (Bethlehem) Milt Jackson and Big Brass, Like Someone in Love (Riverside Orpheum) Ray Bryant Trio, Gotta Travel On (Cadet)

Charles Mingus, Live at Montreux 1975 (Eagle)

Della Reese with Sy Oliver Orchestra, The Story of the Blues (Jubilee) Bud Freeman/Mary Mulligan, Midnight Special Dot)

To my dismay, the internet informs that in 2008, a few years before I learned about this artist, Mahmoud Ahmed actually played a concert in Dallas (which has a significant population of Ethiopians) and just a couple of miles from where I live. Ignorance is not bliss.

Previously available as a DVD, Charles Mingus Live at Montreux 1975 has been recently released as a 2CD set. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B077TRFQJK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Right; 6 records for $400, I don't think so.

My iPhone weather app currently predicts 109 degrees F for Friday.

Now being issued on CD. https://benallison.com/store/preorder

From what I have read, the only musicians being paid more than a pittance from streaming are major pop artists.

Kara Grainger, Living With Your Ghost (Station House), and Carl LeBlanc, Those Who Have Ears

Beyonce thanks you.

I voted for Jaki Byard.

Also, both Heads of State Smoke Sessions releases are good.

Kara Grainger, L.A. Blues

He's playing in Dallas and Houston for the first time on September 29 and 30; however, when you click on the ticket link from his website, you find a link to a concert of Florence and the Machine. Apparently he is the opening act, but you have to click a couple of times to find that buried information. Given that tickets with a seat are $100, I'm skipping it.

Louis Armstrong, New Orleans Nights (Decca) Jim Hall, Jazz Impressions of Japan (Paddlewheel/King)

Eddie Turner, Naked... in your face (7-14)

Lester Young, Jazz Immortal volume 2 (Savoy) The Bessie Smith Story, volume 2 (Columbia)

The liner notes say 8 of the 16 tracks have been previously released in edited form in Europe.

I'm not a subscriber; I bought this LP from Ben Allison at an engagement at Smoke. It is a nice package and pressing.

CDs are not going away. It is a simple proposition; artists need something to sell at their concerts to supplement their income, and you can't sell a download card (or who would buy it). Vinyl is bulky to haul around and expensive.

Last weekend, a short visit to West Texas, specifically, Midland, for the Tall City Blues Festival: Friday: Eddie "Devil Boy" Turner Anni Piper Heather Gillis (partial set) Kara Grainger Saturday: Ally Venable Kenny Neal Vanessa Collier There was a lot more rock that blues in the Tall City Blues Festival; also a lot of fresh talent in the form of young women. It was great to hear master guitarist Eddie Turner again after a number of years. Kara Grainer is mysteriously little known--a beautiful woman from Australia with a soulful voice and wicked guitar skills, her set was great. Vanesa Collier, a vocalist/saxophonist (ex-of the Joe Louis Walker band) presented an exciting hybrid set of blues/funk/rock/gospel/jazz to close the festival.