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Don't think any of the splendid albums Earl Hines recorded for the Audiophile label ever made it on CD. I know three of them, the tributes to Louis Armstrong, W.C. Handy and Hoady Carmichael, all of them among the best LPs Hines ever recorded.

Earl Hines 'Comes in Handy' (Audiophile)

On that 'Free and Easy' image, Melba Liston looks royal! Amazing woman she was!

LPs 9 & 10

Bud Powell 'A Portrait of Thelonious' (CBS France)

Quincy Jones and his musicians pose on the stage of the Paris Alhambra before the premiere of the show in early 1960. Sammy Davis Jr. was supposed to star in the musical but opted out. He was replaced by Harold Nicholas who shared the vocal leads with Irene Williams. A very young Patti Austin also appeared in the show.

Count Basie 'The Complete Roulette Live Recordings', LPs 7 and 8

Duke Ellington 'New Orleans Suite' (Atlantic)

50, 70, 90 years I'll let the experts decide and make up their mind. In the meantime, I am glad to see this indispensable label being partly revived!

Svensk Jazz Historia, vol. 9 (Caprice)