B. Goren.

Revelation is a great session. Three more good reasons to listen to it: William Parker, Hamid Drake & Assif Tsahar.

Lestre Young on Verve is a great set. I enjoy every note he plays.

I think it was on 97 or 98: Sam Rivers & Andrew Hill.

From time to time I use to go to the shelves and look for some old stuff I haven’t listened to for a long time. Today I took with me to the office Booker Ervin's The Blues Book. What a great player Ervin was!!! And what a great front line was it- Booker Ervin & Carmel Jones! And also Richard Davis is doing an amazing job. I think Booker Ervin can stand in the same line with some of the greatest players of the 60's. There is no doubt in my mind that all the "books" he recorded for Prestige are among Prestige best recordings ever.

January 22 1958: Curtis Fuller, Slide Hampton (tb), Sonny Clark (pno), George Tucker (b), Charlie Persip (dms), Pajama Tops 5:35; Slide’s Ride 3:57; Loquacious Lady 4:09; Mean Jean 5:40; Fuss Budget 7:44; Oatmeal Cookie 4:37; Da-Baby 7:31 I think this session was issued on this LP: Anyway, it's included in the OOP Mosaic set: 1965: Miles Davis (tpt), Wayne Shorter (ts), Herbie Hancock (pno), Ron Carter (b), Tony Williams (dms), Agitation 7:46; Iris 8:29; Mood 8:50 Issued on ESP: 1975: Miles Davis (tpt, org) Septet performs at Kosei Nenkin Hall, Toyko, Japan. Sonny Fortune (as, ss, fl), Pete Cosey (el gtr, synth), Reggie Lucas (el gtr), Michael Henderson (el b), Al Foster (dms), Mtume (perc), Unknown; Maiysha; Ife; Mtume; Turnaroundphrase; Tune in 5; Unknown

January 21st 1942: Duke Ellington (pno), Wallace Jones (tpt), Ray Nance (tpt, v), Rex Stewart (cor), Sam Nanton, Lawrence Brown (tb), Juan Tizol (vtb), Barney Bigard (clt), Johnny Hodges (as, ss, clt), Harry Carney (bs, clt, as), Otto Hardwick (as, bass s), Ben Webster (ts), Billy Strayhorn (pno), Fred Guy (gtr), Junior Raglin (b), Sonny Greer (dms), Perdido 3:08; The C Jam Blues 2:37; Moon Mist 2:58 1965: Miles Davis (tpt), Wayne Shorter (ts), Herbie Hancock (pno), Ron Carter (b), Tony Williams (dms), Eighty-One 6:11; Little One 7:21 1970: Thad Jones (flug), Snooky Young, Danny Moore, Al Porcino, Marvin Stamm (tpt), Eddie Bert, Benny Powell, Jimmy Knepper (tb), Cliff Heather (btb), Jerome Richardson (ss, as, fl), Jerry Dodgion (as, fl, clt), Billy Harper (ts, fl), Eddie Daniels (ts, clt, gl), Richie Kamuca (bs, clt), Roland Hanna (pno, el pno), Richard Davis (b, el b), Mel Lewis (dms), Tiptoe 6:39; It Only Happens Every Time 3:05

I found it for you: http://www.jsbach.org/koopmanbrandenburgconcertos.html

You can also take a look at J. S. Bach home page for recommended (or not) recordings.

Please check if Ton Koopman and his Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra recorded it. They have great interpretation of music from the baroque era.

Myra Melford: 1. Yet Can Spring 2. Dance Byond the Color

Thank you Jim. Sorry.

"Ray" has been labeled the best movie of the year and the movie to beat at the Oscars. Anybody saw it and can tell us his impressions about the movie and about Jamie Foxx as Ray Charles???

It is a great set. You will enjoy it.

Song for My Father.

Any idea where can I find this 3 CDs set? Anybody wants to sell?

I like almost everything Monk recorded, but IMHO Monk was at his best when he played Monk and not Ellington.

Alon, Oliver Lake played in Tel-Aviv (Camelot) 5-6 years ago with a group of local players. Some recommendations: Rhythm and Blues Breath of Life Requiem for Julius Plays Duke Ellington

Thanks Rooster. How could I forget Rivers ans his group?? I saw them in NYC two years ago. They are amazing!!!

Joe Lovano on sax & drums.

I recently discovered Tyree Glenn. Glenn was a multi- talented musician who played trombone and vibs. You probably agree with me that this combination is unusual. Another unusual combination is trumpet and violin: these were the favorite instruments of Ray Nance. Alice Coltrane plays piano and harp. I like very much the piano playing Charlie Mingus. Any other musicians who play several instruments you can think of? I am not talking about multi reed players like RRK or Lateef and not about pianists- singers like Nat Cole, Diana Krall, Nina Simon, etc. And please don’t tell me about Ornette Coleman and the violin…

Marilyn Crispell's recordings on ECM have nothing in common with her recordings on Leo or on Music & Arts. I think on ECM she has a good opportunity to display another side of her musical personality. Personally, I prefer her Leo and Music & Arts recordings. Her best recordings (IMHO) on Music & Arts are Any Terrain Tumultuous with Francois Houle (clarinet) and Connecting Spirits with Joseph Jarman. Any Terrain Tumultuous Connecting Spirits

Very nice photos Lon. I think they were there, at least this with McGhee is familiar to me from Gottlieb's website.

Probably I won't buy less CDs this year but if I reduce the backlog it will be considered as a great achievement... And also to reduce the consumption of this: …so I'll have more money for CDs….

The trio sesssions are great but his best trio sessions (IMHO) Parlan recorded for SteepleChase: Blue Parlan & No Blues. Blue Parlan No Blues

R.I.P. Mr. Shaw.