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Jimmy Smith--Organ Grinder Swing (Verve)

My impression is that the Knitting Factory virtually abandoned jazz after the original owner sold out. I saw some great music there (Chico Hamilton, Thomas Chapin, David Murray Big Band, Odean Pope, etc.), but it has been years since I've been there or seen a reason to attend while visiting the city.

A sale is in progress. http://www.windchime.com/

Hank Mobley for $3300. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=019

I saw George Benson at a concert/jazz festival in Dallas back around 1990 or so. Wynton Marsalis and Miles Davis were on the bill as well. Benson was so awful, there was not one redeeming aspect of his performance. Wynton's set was great by comparison. The Miles set was of course the best by far.

Buddy Guy--DJ Play My Blues (JSP)

Very nice reissue in good sound. Alternatively I suggest finding the 4 Dodds issues on Classics and the Neatwork with the alts. Dodds is one of my favorite artists. More for the Want List. I had a shufti around. The Classics 1927 is the only one around at present. Amazon France have it for 55 Euro! Honestly, you'd have thought that someone as important as Dodds would have had a decent box put together. MG On amazon U.S. the 1927-28 was available used for $14 so I ordered it. The rest of the Classics were variously available for $25, $40 and $58.

Charlie Barnett Quartet--Jazz Oasis (Capitol)

Very nice reissue in good sound. Alternatively I suggest finding the 4 Dodds issues on Classics and the Neatwork with the alts. Dodds is one of my favorite artists. More for the Want List.

Today I found a copy of Luiz Bonfa's Brazilian Guitar on Capitol. The cover was in poor shape but the LP appeared okay--I'm sure glad I bought it--an astounding record--fantastic recording quality and utterly great guitar playing. About half solo guitar (though as the notes point out, it is hard to believe that this is a solo guitar player), with various other combinations. This now sits next to Solo in Rio as my favorite Luiz Bonfa records. Has this ever been on CD?

Well, you've revealed that I have severely fucked sleeve notes to my Quadromania Dodds set (surprised?) They list New Orleans blues - 22 Apr Wild man blues & Willie the weeper - 7 May Aligator crawl, Potato head blues & Keyhole blues - 10 May Melancholy blues & Weary blues - 11 May Wild man blues (with George Mitchell) - 4 Jun Whut? MG I'm not familiar with Quadromania, but would recommend the well-done MCA/Decca 1990 reissue. It's out of print but cheap copies are available. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00...7281&sr=1-1

Modern Jazz Quartet--No Sun in Venice (Atlantic, mono black label) Luiz Bonfa--Brazilian Guitar (Capitol)

Not one track--four tracks recorded by Johnny Dodd's Black Bottom Stompers on April 22, 1927 (Weary Blues, New Orleans Stomp, Wild Man Blues, and Melancholy)--with Louis Armstrong on cornet. How did I miss these until now? From Johnny Dodds, South Side Chicago Jazz. Five other tracks on this CD, recorded the day before (two also with Louis), are mighty fine as well.

Shelly Manne, Swinging Sounds, volume 4 (Contemporary)

I like Dorothy Ashby's harp, so I seriously considered going to see him on a couple of occasions. It sounds like I made a mistake in opting for other choices. I'll make sure not to miss him if there is another opportunity.

That would be a nice Mosaic set, the Complete Recordings of the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival.

The entire line of Trip reissues.

I seem to recall a prior Jim Pepper thread. The one I have that is excellent is Afro Indian Blues, a collaboration with Amina Claudine Meyers.

Sonny Stitt and Booker Ervin--Soul People (Prestige) Sonny Stitt--Night Crawler (Prestige) Don Patterson--The Boss Man (Prestige) With Don Patterson and Billy James, the latter two with only Sonny Stitt.

No, the echo was not a studio effect, I saw him do it live with Sun Ra. He was paired with Ahmed Abdullah on trumpet. But I don't think I have any non-Sun Ra Michael Ray recordings.

The Soul of Jazz Piano (Riverside, black label)

This is the recording that I have, available in an ebay auction. http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Exotic-Sounds-of-B...080627187r15942

I like the Ceu CD alot as well.

Session at Riverside (Capitol, turquiose label)--with Coleman Hawkins, Charlie Shavers, Milt Hinton, Urbie Green, etc.

I have one recording on LP which is excellent--The Exotic Sounds of Bali, on Columbia, copyright 1963. Music performed by the Gamelon Gong Sekar Anjar and Gender Wajong Quartet. I couldn't find it on amazon though.