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Playing for the Man at the Door: Field Recordings from the Collection of Mack McCormick, 1958-1971 (Smithsonian Folkways) An anthology of private recordings of Texas blues, from the famous to the obscure. 3 CDs and a Book with lots of photos, from Smithsonian Folkways, currently on sale for $48.. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BTL7J2F4/ref=sspa_dk_detail_2?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B0BTL7J2F4&pd_rd_w=mfyr2&content-id=amzn1.sym.8c2f9165-8e93-42a1-8313-73d3809141a2&pf_rd_p=8c2f9165-8e93-42a1-8313-73d3809141a2&pf_rd_r=Q2RG1C0F0EW3641TWDHS&pd_rd_wg=nmnu8&pd_rd_r=3aaec7b4-ab04-4800-9a6a-39a116346b6c&s=music&sp_csd=d2lkZ2V0TmFtZT1zcF9kZXRhaWw

Donald Lambert and His Harlem Piano (Solo Art)

A record company in Austin, Cleopatra Records, has been quietly releasing a number of Buddy Guy and Junior Wells live recordings. These state they are issued with the consent of the Junior Wells estate. The releases include: Live at the Newport Folk Festival 1968. Very good recording and stellar performance. Live in Hiroshima 1975. This was previously released only in Japan as Live in Yuhbin-Chokin Hall. One of the best recordings of this duo. Live in Montreux (1978). I believe this was previously released on a European label. Chicago Hustle (1982). Very good live recording of the Buddy Guy/Junior Wells Blues Band.. Live at Cotati Cabaret (1984). Backed by Little Charlie and the Nightcats, Buddy Guy is in unbelievable form on this one. This brings back to mind when the Buddy Guy/Junior Wells Blues Band rolled into Austin to play at Antone's the last two weekends that I lived there for school (in May of 1983) and the two times they played engagements at the Caravan of Dreams. Those were the days.

Amina Scott, Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (Munck)

Sun Ra, Inside the Light World, Sun Ra Meets the OVC (Strut)

Sonny Rollins, Freedom Weaver (Resonance)

Ron Miles, Old Main Chapel (Blue Note)

Victor Goines Quartet, Live at the 2024 New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival

Last evening, Mokoomba at District 121 in McKinney. Great band, with a wonderful lead guitarist (Trustworth Samende) and a vocalist with an amazing vocal instrument and who sings in a mere six languages (Mathias Muzaza). Unfortunately, an outdoor concert (it's hot in Texas at the end of June), but a rare opportunity to hear this group all the way from Zimbabwe up close.

Louis Armstrong, Satchmo Plays King Oliver (Audiofidelity) Bill Evans Alone (Verve) James Carter, UN (JMI)

Jimmy Smith, Off The Top (Elektra Musician) Keith Jarrett, The Survivors Suite (ECM)

Brother Jack McDuff, Ain't No Sunshine (Reel to Reel)

I'll have a double of those Ahmad Jamal and Red Garland cocktails.

I enjoyed his detective books. Very amusing. "Whether your destination is heaven or hell, you always have to change planes in Dallas."

Junior Wells & Buddy Guy, Live at Cotati Cabaret, 1984 (Cleopatra Blues/JuniorWells Estate)

Kenny Barron, BeyondThis Place (Artwork)

Victor Goines, Love Dance (Criss Cross)

$5 overstock sale: https://www.jazzology.com/overstock_sale.php

Bunk Johnson, 1944/45 (American Music)

Leyla McCalla, Sun Without the Heat (Anti) Jimmy Witherspoon with Brother Jack McDuff, The Blues is Now (Verve) Tiny Grimes, Big Time Guitar (United Artists)

Charles Mingus, Reincarnations (Candid) Yusef Lateef, Atlantis Lullaby (Elemental)

The John Reid Collection (American Music) Stephen Walker, Midnight Cocktails

Sound advice. Doing a mental tally, I've seen him with his band three times, with the Cookers twice, with Malachi Thompson twice, with Randy Weston once, and with Charles Tolliver once. All were a pleasure.

I don't recall his last name; perhaps I misunderstood and he just knows of you through the board.