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Mel Powell 'Out on a Limb' (Vanguard, mono)

The Duke Pearson 'Sweet Honey Bee' came outfirst. It was one of the last BN albums to be released in mono (along with the stereo version).

Upbeat news from Konitz. Article in The Australian today!

The Larry Young box set, disc 2

Was listening earlier today to the Big Miller album 'Did You Ever Hear the Blues?' on UA. The trumpet player on this 1959 all-star date (Jimmy Cleveland, Vic Dickenson, Phil Woods, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Jimmy Jones, Kenny Burrell, Elvin Jones, Jo Jones are among the musicians playing the arrangements by Budd Johnson) is one Pat Brooks who is featured on several excellent solos. Anybody has any idea who that Pat Brooks might be? It seems he only played on the three sessions that make up the album. I would bet this was somebody playing under an alias but could not identify him

Volume 3 of the Intégrale 'Lover Man' is out. Content.

Big Miller 'Did You Ever Hear the Blues?' (UA, mono)

The various links inside the website appear quite interesting and seriously researched. Looking forward to purchase the book when it comes out!

Beautiful album! Still have the mono original with cover and liner photographs by Chuck Stewart. Oliver Nelson wrote the liner notes.

Stan Getz-Kenny Barron 'People Time' (EmArcy), disc 1

Things are back to normal. I can check out brownie's daily vinyl listening. Things have been very normal around here. Back home after a few weeks in lovely southern France, away from my records (and from O.), and back in business now

Johnny Hartman 'I Just Dropped By to Say Hello' (Impulse, mono)

One more album from Gerald Wilson coming out any day now... A review from the Columbia Daily Tribune!

En retard, mais en espérant que l'anniversaire était joyeux

Ralph Burns

Wish I could afford these: The Jackie Robinson jazz tapes

Great releases from Uptown! The cover for the Johnny Richards CD :

John Wright 'Nice 'n' Tasty' (Prestige, mono, yellow label)

Great cover and great photo by Lee Friedlander!

The Pure Pleasure set was discussed in this earlier thread: Art Pepper Pure Pleasure

Just one Mosaic cover...

The Midnight Slows series was launched in the '70s by the French label Black & Blue. The label recorded many sessions with visiting jazz musicians. The series success was due to its non-obstrusive music and its soft sex covers (mostly from photos by David Hamilton). Lots of very enjoyable music there.