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It's been several years since there has been anything really interesting going on for jazz fans at the Montreux festival. Wonder why they still insist on calling it a jazz festival

Harold Land 'West Coast Blues' (Jazzland, mono)

Roger Guérin - Benny Golson (Columbia France, 10 inch) with Bobby Timmons...

OK! OK! You guys sold me! I'm now on my third thoughts about this release... Will get it

Damn, wish that double CD had all that was available. Having second thoughts on ordering this

Art Pepper Memorial Collection 'I'll Remember April' (Trio) with Tommy Gumina, Fred Atwood, Jimmie Smith

Happy Birthday and wishing you many,many more to come!

Hank Mobley - Lee Morgan 'Peckin' Time' (BN/King Japan)

Frank Wright 'Unity'

A slightly longer version of that 1945 short, with Marlene Dietrich added... Django Reinhardt 1945

Jo Jones 'Plus Two' (Vanguard Stereolab) plus Two being Ray and Tommy Bryant

Very good session which was obviously inspired by the 'Grand Encounter' Pacific Jazz meeting of John Lewis with Bill Perkins and Jim Hall. I have the original album on Versailles and a black label copy of the Atlantic release. The Versailles has several scratches (thanks to friends I loaned the disc to at the time ) . The Atlantic is still in great condition. Versailles was the label that was started by French bandleader Ray Ventura. Ventura hired his nephew, guitarist Sacha Distel, to run the jazz department.

Test pressing of Back to the Tracks on eBay! Wonder who is that seller from Stamford, Conn.! The seller also auctions a couple of other BN test pressings.

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra perform 'Flamingo' with singer Herb Jeffries for soundies in late 1941. The Lawrence Brown and Johnny Hodges contributions are pure heaven! It's Junior Raglin on bass. Duke Ellington 1941

Cover of the original Savoy vinyl of that Trio album: Currently being auctioned on eBay!

It's rather common knowledge to Coltrane specialists. The mixup was reported in the british jazz magazines at the time! No idea how many copies went with the wrong music!

To mark EKE's birthday, now spinning: Duke Ellington 'The Washington, D.C. Armory Concert, April 30, 1955' (Jazz Guild)

Happy Birthday, Niko How smart to share a birthday date with EKE!

chewy, there are more VISIONS in the Ornette than on that GG!