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At least until the sound stopped being broadcast in the second set; I gave up after awhile.

Tonight's group is quite enjoyable (Joe Martin, bass and leader, Mark Turner, tenor sax, Kevin Hays, piano, and Nasheet Waits, drums).

Count Basie, Afrique, arranged and conducted by Oliver Nelson (Flying Dutchman) Oliver Nelson, Live from Los Angeles (Impulse) Oliver Nelson, Jimmy Forrest, King Curtis--Soul Battle (Prestige)

Also coming to Dan's Silverleaf in Denton: Thursday, Apr 18 Ignacio Berroa with Lynn Seaton and Stefan Karlsson http://www.5passion.com/ignacio/

Baby Face Willette, Mo Rock (Argo)

I heard him with Ronald Shannon Jackson and the Decoding Society in the late 1980s, in a band with two guitars, bass and drums; his excellence on guitar really stood out.

Jazz at the Philharmonic, volume 10 (Mercury ten inch)

Willis Jackson, Live Action (Prestige, blue label mono) Jazz at the Philharmonic, volume 9 (Mercury ten inch)

Sekou Batourou Kouyate Et Sa Cora. A pretty short CD (only 28 minutes), but very nice solo kora, recorded in 1976. http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=rcrcw2jshv&ref=featured.php&refQ=cat%3D32

I've seen him a couple of times before (most memorably with Mal Waldron and Reggie Workman), but what I heard made me want to travel to Houston next month to hear Cyrille with Oliver Lake and Reggie Workman.

That was pretty outside for Smalls. I only heard the last thirty minutes but hope to hear more tonight.

Just turned this on, sounds pretty interesting (Ethan Iverson, Tim Berne, Sam Newsome, and Andrew Cyrille).

Last night, I heard one set by the Ari Hoenig Trio, with Uri Caine on pain. Pretty nice. As was the Sunday late night set, especially Spike Wilner's piano and Melissa Aldana's tenor.

Dizzy Gillespie, Jambo Caribe (Limelight).

Went to bed at 1:30 a.m. CST, after the cat got up. Projecting what I might listen to over the next week, if I am able: Tonight: The late night set led by Spike Wilner, as Meiissa Aldana is supposed to in the band. Monday night: Ari Hoenig, with Uri Caine on piano. Tuesday night: Smalls Little Big Band--usually led by Frank Lacy, with Josh Evans on trumpet and Stacy Dillard. Wednesday night: Late set led by Noah Preminger.

Gary Burton, Something's Coming (RCA black dog). Herbie Hancock, Takin' Off (Blue Note, blue label)

Yesterday, in the mail came, Stacy Dillard, One (Smalls) and Leni Stern, Smoke, No Fire. And I ordered Billy Hart Quartet (High Note).

Note the cat sound asleep on top of the piano, in the midst of the now quintet sized Stacy Dillard group.

Heard the last part of a set by Harry Allen, followed by the Stacy Dillard Trio.

Benny Green Trio With David Wong And Kenny Washington Thursday, Jun 20 6:30p Fort Worth LibraryFort Worth, TX

Is this any good? Someone has been trying to sell a copy for while but I knew nothing about it. My least favorite Lateef Impulse! . . . but it's still worth listening to. I would say yes, it is worth getting. The group is good (Mike Nock on piano, Reggie Workman, and James Black on drum). I listened again: Side 1: 1. 1984. The longest piece on the album at 8 minutes or so. This is kind of a free piece, with Yusef making weird sounds on miscellaneous ethnic instruments. I didn't think this one worked; on CD, I would skip this piece after one listen. 2. Try Love. Nice oboe and flute feature. 3. Soul Sister. A solid tenor feature. 4. Love Waltz. This is a Mike Nock feature for the trio. No Yusef. Side 2: 1. One Little Indian. A sort of humorous piece; outside tenor playing on One Little Indian. Amusing a time or two. 2. Listen to the Wind. Tenor feature; intro sort of sounds like the title, then becomes more conventional. Pretty nice. 3. Warm Fire: A nice slow piece, featuring tenor. 4. Gee Sam Gee: Another slow tenor feature (even slower); real nice. 5. The Greatest Story Ever Told: Flute feature. Also a beauty. So I find seven of the nine tracks to be quite worthy, which means a buy for me.

Hopefully they are preparing for the Eternal Myth Part 2. Volume 1 is a very interesting collection of recordings of the influences on Sun Ra, early Sun Ra arrangements/sideman recordings, suspected recordings, through the development of Sun Ra as a leader in the 1950s, interspersed with Sun Ra interviews and commentaries.

Yusef Lateef, 1984 (Impulse, orange and black mono)

First Big Lots, then Houston...

This sounds good; working myself up to willingly go to Houston is a bit of a hard sell though.