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Billy Taylor, Uptown Live at the Prelude (Riverside)

And of course, any and all recordings by Lonnie Johnson (well, he does play both acoustic and electric guitars).

Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers with Sabu, Cu-Bop (Jubilee)

Here are a couple of my favorites of more recent vintage: J.B. Lenoir, Vietnam Blues http://www.amazon.com/Vietnam-Blues-Complete-L-R/dp/B0000014PZ/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1404606419&sr=1-1&keywords=J.B.+Lenoir+Vietnam+blues Smoky Babe, Hottest Brand Goin' http://www.amazon.com/Hottest-Brand-Goin-Smoky-Babe/dp/B00005N818/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1404606628&sr=1-2&keywords=Smoky+Babe You can buy almost any blues compilation of 1920s/30s material on the Yazoo or Blues Image labels and it will be good.

Coltrane Time (United Artists Jazz mono)

Errol Garner, Garnerland (Columbia House Party ten inch)

In general, it is $20 for admission. That applies whenever you come--for the first, second or third band of the night. You can stay as long as you like; they don't turn the house. But there are only about 50 seats. And they don't take reservations. So if Harold Mabern is the second group of the night, you might want to come early during the first group's sets to get a good seat. I saw a broadcast of the Harold Mabern trio from Smalls recently and it was real good. They have a new piano also.

It appears the weekend of May 23-24, 2015 will have to be spent in San Antonio. http://www.musicalbridges.org/index.php/concerts/international-music-festival

I actually saw Alex Harding live a few months ago--a very large man and quite impressive on baritone sax--he plays in Francisco Mora Catlett's group Afro Horn. The latest Afro Horn release: http://www.amazon.com/AfroHorn-Rare-Metal-Francisco-Mora-Catlett/dp/B0063TXAD6/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1404302148&sr=8-3&keywords=Francisco+Mora+Catlett

I don't have any contact information, but if you want a photocopy/pdf of the CD booklet I could manage that.

I saw him a the Cornelia Street Cafe last October--with Steve Cardenas, Brandon Seabrook and Allison Miller--it was very good.

July 19, 2014: Ud. Shahid Parvez Sitar and Gourisankar Karmakar Tabla, Jones Hall, University of St. Thomas, Houston July 21, 2014: Peggy Stern, Brass House, Austin July 23, 2014: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth July 24, 2014: Blues Boy Willie, Amarillo Botanical Gardens July 30, 2014: Shelley Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth August 15, 2014: Tim Hagans, Cezanne, Houston August 16, 2014: Janiva Magness, Harlingen August 28, 2014: Lila Downs, House of Blues, Houston August 28, 2014: Terry Bozzio, Dosey Doe Music Cafe, Conroe August 29, 2014: Terry Bozzio, McDavid Studio, Fort Worth August 30, 2014: Joe Louis Walker, Bedford Blues Festival August 30, 2014: Lila Downs, House of Blues, Dallas August 31, 2014: Lila Downs, Majestic Theater, San Antonio August 31, 2014: Robert Cray, Bedford Blues Festival August 31, 2014: Terry Bozzio, One World Theater, Austin September 4-6, 2014: IAJRC Convention, Gunter Hotel, San Antonio September 6, 2014: Tutu Jones, Babb Bros., Dallas September 6, 2014: Pandit Kumar Bose (tabla) and Pandit Ramesh Misra (Sarangi), Jones Auditorium, St. Edwards University, Austin September 12-13, 2014: Eddie Clearwater, Lurie Bell, Eric Gales, Sugar Blue, Sue Foley, T-Bone Walker Blues Festival, Longview September 13, 2014: Ramesh Misra, Jones Hall, University of St. Thomas, Houston September 13, 2014: Rebirth Brass Band, Emo's, Austin September 14, 2014: Rebirth Brass Band, Levitt Pavilion, Arlington September 18, 2014: Shelley Carrol Quartet, Coltrane's A Love Supreme, Fort Worth Public Library September 19, 2014: Youssou N'Dour, Winspear Opera House, Dallas September 19, 2014: Jovino Santos Neto, Cezanne, Houston September 20, 2014: Music Festival of India (Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya Slide Guitar Arshad Ali Khan Vocals Sarwar Hussain Sarangi Subhashish Bhattacharya Tabla Prashant Pandav Tabla), Allen Public Library Auditorium September 20, 2014: Eddie Palmieri, Jazz'SALive, San Antonio September 21, 2014: Nicholas Payton, Jazz SALive, San Antonio September 21, 2014: Joe Louis Walker, Denton Blues Festival October 3, 2014: Lucky Peterson, Granada Theater, Dallas October 10, 2014: Chick Corea, solo, Cullen Theater, Houston November 6, 2014: Tinariwen, Granada Theater, Dallas November 7, 2014: Tinariwen, The Studio @ Warehouse Live, Houston November 7, 2014: Lonnie Smith Trio, McCollough Theater, Austin November 9, 2014: Tinariwen, Fun Fun Fun Fest, Austin December 10, 2014: Wynton Marsalis, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio December 11, 2014: Wynton Marsalis, Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas February 7, 2015: Jason Moran, The Rauschenberg Project, Cullen Theater, Houston February 22, 2015: Branford Marsalis, Tobin Center for the Performing Arts, San Antonio March 7, 2015: Kendrick Scott's Oracle, Cullen Theater, Houston April 11, 2015: Jeff Tain Watts, Bates Recital Hall, Austin April 12, 2015: Lila Downs, Long Center, Austin April 18, 2015: Branford Marsalis, Cullen Theater, Houston May 15, 2015: Vijay Iyer, solo and with Brentano String Quartet, Tobin Center, San Antonio May 23, 2015: Edmar Castaneda, Sandeep Das, Kayhan Kalhor, Tobin Center, San Antonio May 24, 2015: Randy Weston and Company, Tobin Center, San Antonio

Archie Shepp, Things Have Got to Change (Impulse), and Maynard Ferguson 1969 (Prestige/MPS).

Indian violinist Kala Ramnath at St. Edwards University, Austin.

Ira Sullivan would be a fine choice.

Andrew Hill, Judgment (Blue Note NY USA)

I purchased my ticket online, so unless something comes up, I'm planning on being there and am looking forward to the concert.

I guess I don't much care for Andy Bey. The third time Horace Silver played at the Caravan of Dreams, he had Andy Bey with him, which completely changed the group dynamic; it was not my cup of tea.

Spirtiualizing the Senses (LP)--A very nice instrumental sextet date, with Eddie Harris and Ralph Moore on tenor saxophones, Bobby Shew on trumpet, Bob Maize on bass, and Carl Burnett on drums. LIve 1964 (LP), with Joe Henderson, Carmell Jones, Teddy Smith and Roger Humphries at The Cork and Bib. The Natives Are Restless Tonight (CD), with Joe Henderson, Woody Shaw or Carmell Jones, Larry Ridley or Teddy Smith, Roger Humphries. Live recordings from the Half Note, 1965-66. The above three are the Silveto/Emerald recordings worth seeking out. There is also There is No Need to Struggle and Music to Ease Your Disease. While the group's appear strong, these are vocal albums featuring Horace's self-improvement oriented lyrics. These two recordings are unlistenable.

Serious consideration being given to a possible trip to Austin next Saturday to see violinist Kala Ramnath.

Howard Rumsey, Sunday Jazz a la Lighthouse, volume 1 (Contemporary, Lighthouse series)

I think I have them all and there are two that are worth getting, Spiritualizing the Senses, which is entirely instrumental and is terrific, with Eddie Harris and Ralph Moore, and the Natives Are Restless Tonight (Emerald), a live recording from 1965. The Natives… did come out on CD, but not Spiritualizing the Senses.

McCoy Tyner, Nights of Ballads and Blues (Impulse, orange/black label)

And in 1985.

Teranga Beat has a new release upcoming, Dexter Johnson & Le Super Star de Dakar, Live at L'Etoile. Reviewed here: http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/15/arts/music/new-releases-by-optimo-anita-wilson-and-dexter-johnson.html?_r=0