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I like that recording also. There's another by this group that's quite good called Blues Roots--I don't think it has been reissued on CD though.

For the Love of Peace is a fabulous recording. His new one, the Art of Improvisation is another good one. One of my favorite groups, having gotten to see them live several times at the Caravan of Dreams, was the Moffett Family Jazz Band--and their recordings on Venus, Magic of Love (especially this one) and Africano, are worth seeking out.

That is a really good one.

John Patton--That Certain Feeling (Blue Note, blue and white Liberty)

McCoy Tyner--Time for Tyner (Blue Note, Liberty blue and white label)

Stan Getz--Long Island Sound (New Jazz)

Freddie King--The Texas Cannonball (Shelter)

There are a couple of reasonably priced copies of Illinois Jacquet's the Kid and the Brute still available. http://www.amazon.com/Kid-Brute-Illinois-J...336&sr=1-27

He played at the Arcadia Theater in Dallas (now burned down but a relatively small old movie theater venue), I think around 1987 or 1988--and a few years later at an outdoor festival in 1990 or '91--both were quite enjoyable concerts. The latter featured the band with Foley--Miles' stripped down trumpet style of this period sounded exceptionally beautiful. The earlier concert was very different, very dense music which seemed like a throwback to the '70s era electric sound.

Another order in the queue.

I like this period of Miles--this looks like a pretty good compilation, with several favorite tracks from this era--Amandla, Mr. Pastorius, Hannibal, Tutu, the Siesta medley.

Johnny Hodges and Earl Hines--Stride Right (Verve mono, yellow T label, DJ copy) Pepe Villa--Honeymoon in Mexico (Capitol)

It would be great to have a good recording by the Adams/Pullen/Hamiett Bluiett Mingus quintet. The fact that there hasn't been a reissue of the full Carnegie Hall concert makes me wonder if Atlantic even has the tapes anymore.

Well, you should get yourself a copy of The Texas Cannonball and Rockin' The Blues Live. Freddie King was the first blues concert I ever attended, in a small club, I believe in late 1974. I sat right in front of him, and it was exceedingly powerful stuff--what a guitar sound. Unbelieveable.

Actually, the rant was not in the least amusing--it was insulting to our genial and talented hosts, constituted actionable slander of another member, and was generally rather repellant where it was not incoherent.

That is tempting, though I probably have 80% of the material.

Even though it was recorded after Dannie Richmond's death, the Jazzbuhne Berlin CD is a rather good one, if perhaps hard to find. The highlight is a 39 minute version of Thank You Very Much Mr. Monk.

Don Pullen--George Adams' 19 recorded collaborations, excluding Mingus: Four Horo albums from 1975: 1. Don Pullen: Jazz A Confronto (1975) George Adams (ts,fl,perc), David Williams (b,perc), Dannie Richmond (dr,voc) 2. George Adams: Jazz A Confronto (1975) George Adams (ts,fl,p,voc), David Williams (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 3. Dannie Richmond: Jazz A Confronto (1975) Dannie Richmond (dr), George Adams (ts), Jack Walrath (tp), David Friesen (b), Irio de Paula (g), Afonso Vielra (perc) 4. George Adams: Suite For Swingers (1975) George Adams (ts,voc), Don Pullen (p,el.p), David Friesen (b), Dannie Richmond (dr), Afonso Vielra (perc) Don Pullen's Atlantic debut album: 5. Don Pullen: Tomorrow's Promises (1976/77) George Adams (ts,ss,bcl,fl), Michael Urbaniak (v), Alex Blake (b), Bobby Battle (dr,perc) u.a. A series of albums on Palcoscenico, Timeless, Soul Note, Blue Note, and Jazzbuhne Berlin. 6. George Adams/Don Pullen: All That Funk (1979) (Palcoscenico) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 7. George Adams & Don Pullen: Don't Lose Control (1979) (Soul Note) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 8. George Adams/Don Pullen: More Funk (1979) (1979) (Palcoscenico) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 9. George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet: Earth Beams (1980) (Timeless) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 10. George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet: Life Line (1981) (Timeless) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 11. George Adams & Don Pullen: Melodic Excursions (1982) (Timeless) George Adams (ts) 12. George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet: City Gates (1983) (Timeless) George Adams (ts,fl), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 13. George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Volume 1 (1983) (Soul Note) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 14. George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet: Live at the Village Vanguard Volume 2 (1983) (Soul Note) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 15. George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet: Decisions (1984) (Timeless) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 16. George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet: Live at Montmartre (1985) (Timeless) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr), John Scofield (g) 17. Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet: Breakthrough (1986) (Blue Note) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 18. Don Pullen-George Adams Quartet: Song Everlasting (1987) (Blue Note) George Adams (ts,fl), Cameron Brown (b), Dannie Richmond (dr) 19. George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet: Jazzbühne Berlin (1988) George Adams (ts), Cameron Brown (b), Lewis Nash (dr)

Two of my favorites (together or separately).

I have the Duke Ellington set--it has 95 tracks recorded from 1932-39, including four previously unissued tracks. Transfers from 78s are by Matt Cavalazzo and Harry Coster. The reissue series is produced by Michael Brooks. A great buy.

And they were telling the truth!

A fine choice nonetheless.

Have you been to House of Blues? The majority of the tickets are standing only, and the sound is overloud and generally bad. After attending a couple of concerts there, there are very few exceptions that would get me to go back (the Wayne Shorter, Sonny Rollins and Ornette Coleman exceptions, which are certainly long shots).

The Brothers (Prestige, black and yellow, W. 50th)

Gil Evans also played Mingus songs, late in his career--Orange Was the Color.. and Goodbye Pork Pie Hat.