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He played at the Dallas Convention Center Theater in 1987, with the trio (part of the performance is on Changeless). No bad behavior was observed.

Saskatchewan, 70.

Miles Davis in Concert, My Funny Valentine (Columbia two eyes)

Bola Sete--Jungle Suite (Dancing Cat)

Frank Wess--Poor You, Little Me (Prestige, silver and black) Shirley Scott--Now's the Time (Prestige blue label)

I should be more social, but I had to work half the day Thursday and get back to the office on Friday, so I arrived in Austin only about 30 minutes before the show and drove home right away afterwords. Al MacDowell is a great player--I saw him many times with Prime Time at the Caravan of Dreams in the 1980s, usuallly paired with Jamaladeen Tacuma. He had a couple of releases as a leader on Gramavision--the best one is called Time Peace (which I see is available used for one cent on amazon!). I would love to have a couple of CDs of live perofrmances by the band, but I suspect the odds of this happening are not good.

Last night, the Ornette Coleman Quartet (Al MacDowell on bass guitar, Tony Falanga on bass, Denardo Coleman on drums) in Austin. I found this concert to be positively thrilling, a truly great concert.

I checked my notes, and I can't believe it but it has been six years since Ornette last played in Austin!

The Bobby Watson/musical director edition is a fine one. As is the Terrance Blanchard/Donald Harrison/Jean Tousaint/Mulgrew Miller/Lonnie Plaxico group.

I like this one alot: Roswell Ruud/Toumani Diabate--Malicool. Jazz trombone and kora. Roland Shannon Jackson--When Colors Play. Not African music per se, but an album of compositions based on the leader's travels in Africa. Johnny Copeland--Bringing It all Back Home. Texas blues/African music fusion.

Horace Silver, Donald Byrd, Hank Mobley, Doug Watkins.

Miles Davis Seven Steps to Heaven box set for $20.

Ornette Coleman--Thursday night in Austin.

Johnny Hammond Smith--Stimulation (Prestige, yellow and black NJ mono)

Tonight, at Dallas' beautiful new Winspear Opera House, Buika and Lila Downs. Buika performed first, with a trio of piano, electric bass and percussion--a fusion of flamenco and jazz. A very nice set. Buika appears a bit shy, and the sound mix on her voice was not quite right, one has to strain a bit to hear her. Still, this improved over the course of the set, which was pretty compelling. Followed by the rather different Lila Downs--who in contrast has a powerful and dramatic vocal instrument and is more the pop performer. A bit more of an uneven set, in that a couple songs were not for me, but most was quite good, especially the traditional Mexican songs. A much louder set--with a quintet backing her. A quite pleasing concert overall, with two very contrasting, but compelling vocalists.

George Lewis--Concert (Blue Note, W. 63rd) 3 Sounds--Black Orchid (Blue Note, NY USA)

For small groups, perhaps Shelly Manne at the Blackhawk. For large groups, Duke Ellington, All Star Road Band, or Ellington Indigoes.

There's an official Sonny Rollins app too.

I have an iphone White Pages app. Not only does it give me your phone number, it gives directions to your house.

He's also a greedy hoarder--let someone else enjoy some of those copies.

Most of his Savoy date is available on an anthology called, I Just Love Jazz Piano. http://www.amazon.com/I-Just-Love-Jazz-Piano/dp/B00005BC82/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1289421311&sr=1-1 Has there been a complete issue of this date?

I have the James Weidman release--it is good. He was Abbey Lincoln's longtime accompaniest on piano.

It would be nice to hear any well recorded performance by the group with Adams/Pullen and Hamiett Bluiett.

LIonel Hampton, Art Tatum, Buddy Rich (Clef trumpet) Howard Rumsey, Music for Lightkeeping (Contemporary, yellow and black lighthouse label)

Happy birthday!