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Duke Ellington, Masterpieces by Ellington (Columbia) Norman Granz Jam Session No. 1 (Verve) Duke Pearson, Now Hear This (Blue Noe)

Lou Donaldson, Blues Walk (Blue Note)

I'm trying to stick to complete sets and give myself plenty of time to change venues. Also, six concerts in a day should be plenty.

Boubacar Traore, Dounia Tabolo (Lusafrica)

I just heard him at Winter Jazzfest in January. An excellent set. He has a single new track on the anthology, Detroit Jazz City from a couple of years ago.

I've been there for meetings a few times in the last several years; I could never find any live jazz.

New York is indeed a great place for live music. For a late afternoon set on Saturday (if you like acoustic guitar from South America), there is Andres Laprida at Club Bona Fide. http://clubbonafide.com/event/brazilian-jazz-tango-special-tribute-to-jobim-piazzolla-with-world-guitar-master-andres-laprida/

I am working on my plan still. At present it is: Thursday: Jaga Jazzist; Duet for Theremin and Lap Steel; Okkyung Lee Friday: Roscoe Mitchell Trio Five; Rova, The Sound in Space Project; Milford Graves; Jenny Scheinman Mischief and Mayhem; TAL National; Jason Moran Fats Waller Dance Party. Saturday: Wu Fei; Cyro Baptista and Banquet of the Spirits; Jason Moran and Milford Graves; Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog; Roscoe Mitchell Trios; Rova, Chanelling Coltrane Electric Ascension. Sunday: Julie Byrne. Unfortunately, I have to leave Sunday afternoon so I will miss Bangs. But, Roscoe Mitchell at noon, that is cool. And on the same day, TAL National from Niger.

Yes, I had the same issue on my iMac this evening.

The detailed/hour by hour schedules are now up on the website.

Arturo O'Farrill/Chucho Valdes, Familia (Motema)

The Clarinet Artistry of John LaPorta (Fantasy)

Sonny Rollins, Stars of Jazz (Prestige) Sanford Gold, Piano D'Or (Prestige)

The Lester Young Story (Verve)

Jeff Beck, Emotion and Commotion (Atlantic Rhino) Phil Urso, The Philospophy of Urso (Savoy)

Don Byas, Original 1945 Recordings (Tax)

Sidi Toure, Alafia (Thrill Jockey)

Definitively an annual highlight. Jupiter & Okwess, Kin Sonic (Glitterbeat)

Classic Blues Songs from the 1920s, volume 15 (Blues Images)

There's one HPB here in Dallas that has someone trading in batches of obscure jazz promos regularly. But they don't price them at $2. I rather like Rez Abbasi myself, mostly based on seeing him live a few times.

Tenor Saxes (Stan Getz, Lester Young, Coleman Hawkins, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Philips, Ben Webster, Charlie Ventura) (Verve)

Charles Mingus, The Clown (Atlantic) Bud Powell, Swingin' with Bud (RCA) Jazz at the Philharmonic (1946), volume 5 (Verve) Funky Blues (Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Benny Carter, Ben Webster) (Verve)

Harriet Tubman, I Am a Man (Knitting Factory)

I did see him live--at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth, circa late 1980s--it was literally one of the best concerts I've ever seen in a lifetime of concert-going. His band, virtually all African musicians, was absolutely great. It was so good I went two nights for four sets. Never heard any recording of his as good (Home is Where the Music Is and Introducing Hedzollah Sounds are mighty fine of course). He played Dallas about ten years later, and it was good, but not even remotely comparable.

The lineup for the 2018 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival (only an hour flight from Dallas) has been released. Jazz Highlights: April 27: Ron Carter Trio; Christian Scott; Calvin Johnson's Native Son Stories of Sidney Bechet featuring Aurora Nealand April 28: Charles Lloyd and the Marvels; Delfeayo Marsalis Presents the Uptown Jazz Orchestra; Butler Bernstein and the Hot 9; Trumpet Mafia, Aurora Nealand April 29: Nicholas Payton; Kidd Jordan and the Improvisational Arts Quintet; Henry Butler Tribute to Jelly Roll Morton, Panorama Jazz Band May 3: Archie Shepp Quartet; Jamil Sharif; Jeremy Davenport; Terrace Martin, Avalon Jazz Band, Wendel Brunious May 4: Marcus Miller; Wessel Anderson Quintet; New Orleans Jazz Orchestra, Brian Seeger's Organic Trio, Avalon Jazz Band, Doreen's Jazz New Orleans May 5: Sean Jones Quartet; Louis Ford and His New Orleans Flairs; Astral Project, James Rivers; Dianne Reeves May 6: Terence Blanchard featuring the E Collective; Leroy Jones and New Orleans Finest, Joe Dyson; Ellis Marsalis World Music Highlights: April 27: Sidi Toure (Mali) April 28: Sona Jobarteh (Gambia) May 4: Jupiter & Okwess International (Congo) May 5: Jupiter & Okwess International (Congo) May 6: Lakou Mizak (Haiti) Blues Highlights: Friday, April 27: Bobby Rush Saturday, April 28: Eddie Cotton; Jerron Blind Boy Paxton Sunday, April 29: John Mayall; Kenny Neal with guests Lazy Lester and Henry Gray Thursday, May 3: Toronzo Cannon; Joe Krown Trio with Walter Wolfman Washington Friday, May4: Little Freddie King Blues Band; Lil Buck Sinegal with Barbara Lynn Saturday, May 5: Lurrie Bell; Major Handy and the Louisiana Blues Band Sunday, May 6: Buddy Guy; Mr. Sipp; Walter Wolfman Washington and the Roadmasters