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On a new Jamaladeen Tacuma (For the Love of Ornette) release that I ordered three weeks ago from his website and still haven't received.

On second and third listens I still like this quite a bit. It's one of Murray's best recordings of recent years (his group sounds terrific), plus Hal Singer plays very well, and quite adventurously. Maybe in the few spots his breath falls a little short, but really he's pretty awesome at 91. I got this from dustygroove.

For me, the three essential sets here are Dizzy, Django, and Mobley. The Bird set is too fragmentary for me, but others may disagree. In the realm of the very good sets are the Stanley Turrentine and Oliver Nelson. The others I can live without, and this sale is probably not enough to make me change my mind.

On first listen, I'm rather liking Hal Singer's Challenge (Marge). He's playing with David Murray, and Murray's group (Lafayette Gilchrist on piano, Jaribu Shahid on bass, Hamid Drake on drums, and Rasul Siddik on trumpet on two cuts). Four Murray compositions, three by Singer, and one standard. Hal Singer was 91 at the time of this recording. All parties conduct themselves well.

Art Blakey--Jazz Messengers (Impulse, orange and black mono)

Vince Guaraldi--Jazz Impressions of Black Orpheus (Fantasy red vinyl, mono)

1. Art Yard releases Sun Ra CD (Space Probe). 2. Dusty Groove stocks new Art Yard Sun Ra release. 3. I order it. It's automatic.

Such an ironic Seller name (CDGiveaways).

Rusty Bryant--Night Train Now (Prestige blue label) Milt Jackson--Soul Pioneers (Prestige, yellow and black NJ)

Shelly Manne at the Blackhawk, volume 2 (Contemporary, yellow label mono deep groove). Nice find this week for only $8.

I also noticed that Freddie Redd is playing at Fat Cat in New York in February.

No; it's not a hoax. The CD features two authentic Cuban brothel trios, circa 1958. And the recording quality is excellent. I quite like one of the trios, called Trio Zamora. The other trio, Trio Melodica somewhat less. Overall, I found the music pleasing, and of course very romantic. Alas no photos of the ladies, just some suggestive drawings.

The Lost Cuban Trios of Casa Marina. http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Cuban-Trios-Casa-Marina/dp/B002OS5F8S/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1297298575&sr=8-1 Two Jewish brothers, whose parents fled the Nazis and moved to Cuba, make high audio quality recordings of the two trios that performed at their favorite brothel in pre-Castro Havana. Very good music on this recently released CD.

The Artists House material is all in the Galaxy Box. In general, the Galaxy albums are better, as I recall.

What am I missing? It's a joke, NPR is so politically correct it's painful to listen to.

Shelley Manne--Bells Are Ringing (Contemporary stereo) Father Tom Vaughn At the Village Gate (RCA). I rather liked this one, with Art Davis and Elvin Jones.

Oliver Nelson, The Argo, Verve and Impulse Big Band Studio Sessions, discs 3 and 4.

Lou Donaldson -- Here It 'Tis (Blue Note, Liberty blue label) Jazz Crusaders -- Tough Talk (Pacific Jazz black label)

Max Roach--Percussion Bitter Sweet (Impulse, red and black) Jimmy Smith--Plain Talk (Blue Note, Liberty blue and white, German pressing)

IMO that one is the best of the three similarly named releases in the series. But the other two are worth hearing, for sure. I ordered Modern Highlife Afro Sounds Nigerian Blues, it arrived today, and I'm liking the first disc just as much as the other compilation.

Eddie Costa and Art Farmer--In Their Own Sweet Way (Premiere). I thought this might be a budget label, but this proved to be a virtually unplayed copy on heavy vinyl, with a bit of surface noise but actually beautiful sound.

CD Baby order: Art Pepper--Unreleased Art Volume 3 (Widow's Taste) Michael Pinto--Prologue (Inner Circle)

She got a singing career out of it, despite being a poor singer.

I have been appreciating Smalls more and more my last few visits. In that regard, the Jeremy Pelt group (with J.D. Allen and Danny Grisset) on Feb. 2 and 3 looks good. Then on Feb. 20, also at Smalls, David Schnitter. I see some good stuff on the Fat Cat Schedule: Shimrit Shoshan at 7 on Feb. 5; George Braith on Feb. 7. And on Feb. 19, both Charles Persip and Freddie Redd.

This weekend, Henry Threadgill, discs 5 and 6.