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I meant the prior definitive for all time 2 CD release.

So is the sound of the original album actually superior on this to the prior CD release? Does the live performance sound the same as the prior release?

Lonnie Smith, Spiral (Palmetto), Jack Bruce and Robin Trower, Seven Moons, Coleman Hawkins, Alive at the Village Gate (Verve), and Hampton Hawes, Northern Window (Prestige).

Paul Horn Four, Impressions! (World Pacific), and Pepper Adams, Critics' Choice* (World Pacific). The sound of the wonderful bassist Doug Watkins, is brilliantly captured on the Pepper Adams record.

Cal Tjader, San Francisco Moods (Fantasy)

Ottawa Redblacks-- 65

Have a merry birthday.

Barney Kessel, Easy Like (Contemporary), and The Compositions of Benny Golson (Riverside)

Thanks; sorry I missed it.

Well, gosh darn it, that's very close to my house, but I'm just seeing this at 11:15. Too late now.

Bechet (Riverside)

I am considering it but haven't yet done so. So many unheard CDs and LPs, where would I find the time to listen to a vast online archive.

Mel Brown's Fifth (Impulse), and Pharoah Sanders, Black Unity (Impulse)

Archie Shepp, Attica Blues (Impulse), Dexter Gordon and Gene Ammons, The Chase (Prestige), and Shelley Manne, The Manne We Love (East World Direct Disk)

Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Goin' to the Meeting (Prestige), and Wild Bill Davis and Johnny Hodges, In Atlantic City (RCA).

Robert Johnson, King of the Delta Blues Singers (Columbia, two eyes)

As he had several small group dates with a trumpet player during that period and he's fantastic on all of them, I'm not sure which you heard. See link to small group discography. http://www.welwyn11.freeserve.co.uk/LY_smallgps.htm

Last night, a rare opportunity to hear Mali kora master Mamadou Diabate. The fact that it was in Austin wasn't going to deter me. First off, a quartet of Indian musicians, featuring Indradeep Ghosh on violin, Indrajit Banerjee on sitar, and Gourigankar on tabla, performed one song and were very impressive. Next, Mamadou Diabate took the stage for a solo performance segment. The concert organizer appeared to have planned on this segment being relatively short, but it was not to be. "I like to play," said Mamadou and there followed around ninety minutes of mind boggling kora virtuosity. An amazing and stunningly beautiful performance. Could anything follow that? Well, the next intended segment, some cross-cultural improvisation as the quartet of Indian musicians joined Mamadou on stage. The two songs performed were also things of beauty--the combination worked amazingly well. The concert was a rather dazzling musical experience, and it was well worth the drive to and from Austin.

Sonny Stitt, So Doggone Good (Prestige). Actually it is, a solid quartet date with Hampton Hawes on piano.

Have a happy birthday day.

Last night, I would have preferred to see Azar Lawrence, but that was 230 miles away, whereas the Bill Charlap Trio (Peter Washington and Kenny Washington) was but a short drive away at the University of Texas at Dallas. A bit soporific for me, some of the more obscure standards performed were somewhat appealing. The rhythm section is certainly smooth and elegant. Not regretful of attending but not really my cup of tea either. The audience besides myself was far more enthusiastic. I do appreciate the Dean of the Arts College at UTD, who has maintained a program of jazz concerts each year for many years.

Azar Lawrence: The Love Supreme 50th Anniversary Band with Jeff “Tain” Watts Friday, November 6, 8:00 pm Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center Pre-concert conversation with Azar Lawrence at 7:30 pm. A powerful tenor saxophonist in the midst of a welcome career resurgence, Azar Lawrence commemorates the 50th anniversary of John Coltrane’s A Love Supreme with a quartet featuring Benito Gonzalez, piano; Buster Williams, bass and Jeff “Tain” Watts on drums. Lawrence is one of the principal voices of the post-Coltrane age, having played with Elvin Jones, McCoy Tyner, Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard and many more. Check out Azar Lawrence on YouTube. "Although Lawrence is one of the most authentic of the Coltrane-influenced tenor players, he has, more than most, transformed the style into a uniquely personal expression.” – Jazz Times "He seems in possession of a great, almost ecstatic power, but he cares about songs, and their shape and melody always pulled him back to earth.” – The New York Times HERBIE HANCOCK & WAYNE SHORTER Thursday, April 21, 2016 • 8 pm • Bass Concert Hall Jazz legends Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter perform together April 21 at Bass Concert Hall. Tickets on sale this Friday, November 6 at 10 am! Presale tickets available Thursday, November 5 at 10 am Use Code: TPAHOTJAZZ BUY PRESALE TICKETS

New release on the Teranga Beat label; I really enjoyed volume 1. Released 30 October 2015 on 2LP Collector's Ltd Edition 300 copies, 2LP Deluxe Edition, CD & Digital TERANGΑ BEAT proudly presents DIEUF-DIEUL de Thiès in their second volume album. This multi-talented band demonstrates on this album its ability to cross over different kinds of music, from Mbalax to Afro-Cuban and Afro-Jazz ballads without loosing any tip from its original Psychedelic Sound with the fuzz guitars, strong horn sections and percussion, which gave to the band this unique identity. Five out of seven overall tracks feature Bassirou Sarr, a truly exceptional singer. Whether in a ballad or some explosive Mbalax, Bassirou's voice is always full of emotion. One of the two remaining tunes, a great latin cover sung by Assane Camara, shows how good performers Dieuf-Dieul actually were and finally one powerful Mbalax track sung by the great Griot Gora Mbaye, displaying his strong links to the tradition of Senegal. On this Vol.2 we proudly present the rest of their recorded tracks from the same session as the one featured on Vol.1 plus three tracks from a totally lost recording they did back in 1981. The double LP comes out in two editions, 300 limited copies on Silkscreen print cover with a large poster and the rest copies with a standard gatefold cover, both editions including an MP3 download code. CD with a 20 page booklet including photos and liner notes outlining the amazing story of this lost treasure. Delighted to announce that Dieuf-Dieul are back together after 32 years, preparing for their first international tour not only to prove that their fame was not an urban legend. Enjoy! Tracks: 1. Ariyo 2. Am Sa Waye 3. Rumba Para Parejas 4. Jirim 5. Nianky 6. Sidy Ndiaye 7. Raki

Jaki Byard, Out Front (Prestige), Gene Ammons, Brother Jug! (Prestige), and The Pee Wee Russell Memorial Album (Prestige)