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Dallas Observer article regarding tonight's Ronald Shannon Jackson concert: http://www.dallasobserver.com/2012-07-05/music/jazz-great-ronald-shannon-jackson-returns-to-dfw/

I noticed that dusty groove lists the Loadstar for CD release on August 1, 2012. Another bootleg?

Stanley Turrentine, Rough 'N Tumble (Blue Note Liberty mono)

That's a good one? I've never heard it.

I couldn't help then; using that criteria, it was pretty much all the same to me.

Coincidentally, I just finished listening to this set/transferring favorite tracks to iTunes this morning. I had rather mixed feelings about this set. I generally didn't care for the uptempo pieces. But some of the slower pieces/ballads on the set are rather beautiful. The versions of Nardis all feature long and (in my opinion) tedious bass (I'm not really a Marc Johnson fan) and drum solos. But the following ten tracks are beautiful and enjoyable.: My Foolish Heart 4:11 Quiet Now 5:12 Your Story 3:59 Person I Knew 4:32 The Two Lonely People 7:08 Time Remembered 5:37 Polka Dots and Moonbeams 5:59 Knit for Mary F 6:35 Emily 4:17 Minha 3:18

The Louis Armstrong Story volume 3, Louis Armstrong and Earl Hines (Columbia two eyes)

The Art Blakey (Bobby Watson, David Schnitter edition) and Duke Ellington releases on this label are both excellent, as is the Cannonball Adderley. I'll definitely get the Dizzy Gillespie.

The Kessler Theater website says Melvin Gibbs will be on bass. No other personnel information.

The Black Saint/Soul Note box set is enjoyable.

Within the last week, Hampton Hawes For Real (Contemporary stereo deep groove), Yusef Lateef, Eastern Sounds (Prestige stereo, black and silver NJ label), and Jimmy Smith Plays Pretty For You (Blue Note mono, W.63rd/NY USA hybrid). Not in the greatest condition, but LPs like this are not common in these parts.

This one is good: Oliver Lake Organ Trio, Makin' It http://www.amazon.com/Makin-Oliver-Lake-Organ-Trio/dp/B001CDL8IC/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1340583996&sr=1-1&keywords=Oliver+Lake+Organ+Trio

This set can be bought for around $25 at present on amazon.com. Native Dancer is of course fantastic. Atlantis, mostly is not for me. I only liked The Three Marias. Phantom Navigator, I did not care for this album. Joy Ryder, to my surprise, I mostly rather like; Wayne sounds great, and I even like the electric keyboards on this one (by Patrice Russian, Geri Allen, and Herbie Hancock).

Montego Joe, Wild and Warm (Prestige, blue label)

That's pretty funny. It should be "Mose Allison Plays and Sings Cynical Songs for Lovers Who Are About to Break Up." Includes, I Told Ya I Loved Ya, Now Get Out.

Yesterday, John Coltrane, Blue Trane (NY USA stereo), upgrading my Liberty copy. Cannonball Adderley, Know What I Mean? (Riverside blue label mono), upgrading my battered stereo copy. And finally, Mose Allison Plays for Lovers (Prestige, blue label mono). I couldn't resist this bizarre concept anthology. All in very nice shape.

I saw that group at Smalls a year or so ago and I very much enjoyed; their two recent worthy recordings on Steeplechase are Forsooth and Heavy Mirth.

Willis Jackson, Boss Shoutin' (Prestige, blue label, mono)

Wayne Shorter"s Complete Columbia Album collection has a pre-order (June 12 release) price of $25.99 on amazon.com.

And of course jokes about Aggies are native to Texas, being a reference to graduates of Texas A&M University.

The best place to start is with the Evidence reissues. I like selected material from all eras of Sun Ra.

I saw them a couple of years ago at the Blue Note, on a double bill with Jason Moran. I enjoyed them moderately; they were fine, but not anything great; some songs were more to my liking than others. I would see them again in the right circumstances. But I enjoyed Jason Moran and Bandwagon a lot more.

Joe Sullivan, New Solos By an Old Master (Riverside, blue label)

Double thanks--a great deal, $18 for the Waldron Black Saint box and $20 for the Lacy Black Saint box.

Jimmy Smith, Back at the Chicken Shack (Blue Note, mono, NY USA) Horace Silver, Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note, mono, NY USA)