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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

Not really, the good rock music was in West Africa.

The Three Sounds with the Oliver Nelson Orchestra, Coldwater Flats (Blue Note Liberty). Autographed by Gene Harris.

Live African music in Dallas is a pretty rare event, but on September 19, Youssou N'Dour will perform at the Winspear Opera House in the Arts District. It's part of a subscription series, so tickets are not yet separately available. I saw him perform once in New York and am really looking forward to this concert.

May 14-24, 2015: At the International Music Festival from Musical Bridges Around the World in San Antonio, Randy Weston and Vijay Iyer will perform. http://musicalbridges.org/index.php/artists-2/music-without-borders-performers

Archie Shepp, Mama Too Tight (Impulse, red and black), and Stanley Turrentine, Always Something There (Blue Note Liberty)

Hal McKusick, Triple Exposure (Prestige, W. 50th)

Shirley Scott, Like Cozy (Prestige Moodsville 19), and King Curtis, Old Gold (Prestige Tru Sound).

June 28, 2014: Smt Kala Ramnath (violin), Jones Auditorium, St. Edwards University, Austin June 28, 2014: Buddy Guy, Okmulgee, Oklahoma July 2, 2014: Shelly Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth July 5, 2014: Tex Allen, Cezanne, Houston July 9, 2014: Shelly Carrol, Scat Jazz, Fort Worth 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 24, 2014: Blues Boy Willie, Amarillo Botanical Gardens 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, 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: 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 Mishra, 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 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 October 3, 2014: Lucky Peterson, Granada Theater, Dallas October 10, 2014: Chick Corea, solo, Cullen Theater, Houston November 7, 2014: Lonnie Smith Trio, McCollough Theater, 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, 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 2015, Randy Weston, Vijay Iyer, Edward Perez: International Music Festival, Tobin Center, San Antonio

I would go if they were playing in Dallas, but tomorrow night I can't make it to Austin.

I like his newest CD, Threshold. http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/mikedirubbo2

George Lewis and His New Orleans Stompers, volume 2 (Blue Note, W. 63rd), and The Compositions of Dizzy Gillespie (Riverside mono).

Tonight, an excellent late set by the Eric Wyatt Quartet.

Lobi Traore, Bwati Kono volume 1 (Kanaga System Krush).

An impressive list on his website: http://www.busterwilliams.com/discography.html

Some musicians I've spoken to over the years who seemed really nice--Charles Moffett Sr., Benny Carter, Jason Moran, Dannie Richmond, Buddy Guy, Zane Massey, Bern Nix, and Charles McPherson.

Introducing Eric Kloss (Prestige, blue label)