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I saw him perform in 1983, at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth, with the Mingus Dynasty, for two nights (four sets)--with Ricky Ford, Johnny Coles, Richard Davis and Dannie Richmond.

I finally got a copy of Stuttgart Meditations ($3.00 on ebay for a new copy), and it does sound decent--way better than my horrible Unique Jazz LP pressings.

Gerry Mulligan, Something Borrowed, Something Blue (Limelight)

Cal Tjader's Latin Concert (Fantasy, red vinyl, blue label)

Ben Allison--Action-Refraction (Palmetto) Lobi Traore--Mali Blue Lobi Traore--Rainy Season Blues Afro-Beat Airways (Analog Africa)

Illinois Jacquet--The King (Prestige, blue label) Cal Tjader--Concert By the Sea (Fantasy, red vinyl)

I ordered too. Thanks.

Can you give more info on this please. I didn't know about it. This release. http://www.amazon.com/At-Newport-Live-Coleman-Hawkins/dp/B000SQJ2IC/ref=sr_1_111?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1302112672&sr=1-111

James Moody--Comin' On Strong (Argo/Cadet label)

A few years old is new in these parts. I've been enjoying the last two Lafayette Gilchrist releases on Hyena--Trio (2007) and Soul Progressin' (2008). Both feature the same trio--Soul Progressin' adds horns. Both are pretty compelling.

Sonny Stitt--Primitivo Soul (Prestige, silver and black NJ)

The music on his website sounds pretty good. http://www.speetones.com/

I think the James Spaulding concert must have been cancelled, because I checked back on the Bass Hall website sometime in the last few weeks and didn't see any mention of the concert.

Cyrus Chestnut--Scat Jazz, Fort Worth--April 22. Lucky Peterson--Tuckers--April 15, 16, 22, and 23. Bill Frisell--Dan's Silverleaf, Denton--May 4.

Buddy Terry--Electric Soul (Prestige, blue label)

You do need the first three (though I would say I prefer West Side Soul over Black Magic). I haven't heard the new Junior Wells Release. On the Magic Sam front, you also need another Delmark release called the Magic Sam Legacy, which is an assemblage of studio leftovers, but rather good. Have you tried buying from the Jazz Record Mart website? They have pretty good prices on Delmark.

I actually saw the Erroll Parker Tentet in concert--a CD release party for A Night In Tunisia, at a small theater in Greenwich Village. It was similar personnel, with the same concept of paired soloists. A fine concert it was. Afterwards, I walked a couple of blocks to Sweet Basil to see McCoy Tyner--New York City is a great town!

In the mail came, Ghana Sounz (Soundway), and on LP, Buddy Terry, Electric Soul (Prestige).

Last night, at Tucker's Blues in Deep Ellum, a Tribute to Billie Holiday, music by Lucky Peterson, vocals by Tamara Peterson. Lucky Peterson was not present last night (though his replacement on keyboards was perfectly fine), but my initial disappointment/trepidation quickly became positive as Lucky's vocalist wife proved to be a rather good jazz vocalist and creditably performed songs associated Billie Holiday in this hybrid play/musical tribute, with a cast of three (narrator, vocalist, and keyboard player). I was afraid this might be terrible, but to the contrary, it was quite worthy and enjoyable. Seven additional performances at Tuckers in March and April.

Monk--Monk's Dream (Columbia, two eyes stereo)

From amazon.com, a used copy of The Lobi Traore Band, and at HPB, Clifford Gibson's Beat You Doing It (Yazoo CD).

Yes, Ocean Memories is a great record. Give it a try.

His later recordings are obtainable on CD from cdbaby, along with some early recordings on mp3. I ordered Windspell. http://www.cdbaby.com/Search/Qm9sYSBTZXRl/0

Tony Scott's RCA recordings.

I think they were recording every time Ornette and Prime Time appeared at the Caravan of Dreams--which was three times with Prime Time in the club (2 or 3 nights each time) and once providing great music for a horrible play, and once with Pat Metheny (one night). Opening the Caravan of Dreams and Prime Design were both recorded in 1983, not 1985-86..