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^ Yes, that's an excellent Art Farmer release. Now playing: Ira Sullivan and the Chicago Jazz Quintet – Bird Lives! – CD 1 (Koch Jazz / Vee-Jay) — With Ira Sullivan (trumpet & flugelhorn), Nick Hill (tenor sax), Jodie Christian (piano), Don Garrett (bass), Dorel Anderson or Wilbur Campbell (drums); recorded at the Charlie Parker Memorial Concert in Chicago at the Bird House, 1962

Marilyn Crispell / Mark Dresser / Gerry Hemingway Play Braxton (Tzadik) — Marilyn Crispell (piano), Mark Dresser (bass), Gerry Hemingway (drums) More Anthony Braxton "covers".

Splatter Trio & Debris – Jump or Die – Splatter Trio & Debris play Anthony Braxton (Music & Arts) — With (in various combinations) -- Dave Barrett-Saxello; Keith Hedger-Cornet; Curt Newton-Drums; Gino Robair-Drums; Steve Norton-Soprano, Baritone; Myles Boisen-Guitar,Bass; Arthor Weinstein-Mandala, Casio, Guitar; Tom Plsek-Trombone; Randy McKean-Clarinet; Gregg Bendian-Vibes, Xylophone.

Happily, they made it out safely.

Johannes Brahms – Symphony No.1 Op.68, Academic Festival Overture Op.80 — Cleveland Orchestra – Christoph Von Dohnányi (Teldec Classics)

Ken Vandermark / Augusti Fernandez – Interacting Fields [CD1 in the Nine Ways to Read a Bridge box] (Not Two Records / Discordian Records) — With Augusti Fernandez (piano & prepared piano), Ken Vandermark (reeds); duo; recorded live in concert at Jamboree, Barcelona in 2013.

Leroy Jenkins featuring Muhal Richard Abrams – Lifelong Ambitions [from The Complete Muhal Richard Abrams Black Saint Recordings, Vol.2 box] (Black Saint—CAM Jazz) — Muhal Richard Abrams (piano), Leroy Jenkins (violin); recorded live in Washington Square Church, NYC

Heikki Sarmanto Serious Music Ensemble – The Helsinki Tapes — Live at N-Club 1971-72, Vol. 3 (Svart Records) — Heikki Sarmanto (Fender Rhodes electric piano), Lance Gunderson (electric guitar), Pekka Sarmanto (double bass), Craig Herndon (drums) + Eero Koivistoinen (tenor, soprano sax)

The Sound of Jazz (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces) — With Billie Holiday, Lester Young, Count Basie, Roy Eldridge, Jimmy Giuffre, Coleman Hawkins, Ben Webster, Mal Waldron, Henry "Red" Allen, Rex Stewart, Pee Wee Russell, Vic Dickenson, Doc Cheatham. Jimmy Rushing, Dickie Wells, Joe Newman, Harry Carney, Emmett Berry, Jo Jones, a.o. Great stuff!

Now playing, CD 89: Arthur Rubinstein – A French Program (RCA Victor Red Seal Dynagroove Recording / Sony Music) Maurice Ravel – Valses nobles et sentimentales – Miroirs: La vallée des cloches Francis Poulenc – Mouvements perpétuels (3) – 3 Intermezzi for Piano: No.2 in D flat major – 3 Intermezzi for Piano: No.3 in A flat major Gabriel Fauré – Nocturne for Piano No.3 in A flat major Op.33/3 Emmanuel Chabrier – Pièces pittoresques (10) for Piano: No.10 Scherzo-valse Arthur Rubinstein (piano)

Dolly Parton – Little Sparrow (Sugar Hill Records) Not jazz, but very nice. Eero Koivistoinen & UMO Jazz Orchestra – Arctic Blues - CD 2 (Svart Records)

Bob Dylan – Dublin – 5 May 1966 [from The 1966 Live Recordings] (Columbia/Legacy)

Franz Schubert – Quartet for Strings No.14 in D minor D.810 "Death and the Maiden" Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet for Strings No.11 in F minor Op.95 "Serioso" — Emerson String Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon)

Ruby Braff – You Can Depend on Me (Arbors Records) — Ruby Braff (cornet), Bucky Pizzarelli (guitar), Johnny Varro (piano), Bob Haggart (bass), Jim Gwin (drums)

Blue Mitchell Sextet – Blue Soul (Riverside Records / OJC) — With Curtis Fuller, Jimmy Heath, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Philly Joe Jones; arrangements by Heath & Benny Golson

I prefer Grady on drums. Now playing: Lee Konitz – From Newport to Nice (Philology / Musica Jazz) With various groups, musicians include: Barre Phillips, Henry Grimes, Red Mitchell / Ed Levinson, Han Bennink, Shelly Manne, Stu Martin / Atilla Zoller, Jimmey Ramey, Johnny Smith, Rene Thomas / Jimmy Rowles, Misha Mengelberg, Russ Freeman / Warne Marsh; compilation from 1955-80 included with 3/92 Musica Jazz magazine; recorded live at Newport Jazz festivals and in Europe.

Now playing, CD 87: Frédéric Chopin – Waltz for Piano in E minor B.56 – Waltz for Piano in E flat major B.62 Op.18 "Grande valse brillante" – 3 Waltzes for Piano Op.34 – Waltz for Piano in A flat major B.131 Op.42 "Grande Valse" – 3 Waltzes for Piano B.164 Op.64 – 2 Waltzes for Piano Op.69 – 3 Waltzes for Piano Op.70 — Arthur Rubinstein (piano) (RCA Victor Red Seal Dynagroove Recording / Sony Music)

Sound interesting. I will have to put this on my to-read list. Thanks.

Contact – Five On One (Pirouet) — With Dave Liebman (tenor & soprano saxes), Marc Copland (piano), John Abercrombie (guitar), Drew Gress (bass), Billy Hart (drums); originals and a couple standards.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Treasury Broadcast No.20 [25Aug45 on Vol. 11 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) Personnel: Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis(v). Titles include: Mood Indigo, In A Jam, Everything But You, The Jeep Is Jumpin', Black and Tan Fantasy, Let The Zoomers Drool, After All. Live broadcase from The Fieldstone Ballroom, Mansfield, MA.

Art Farmer Quartet – Sing Me Softly Of The Blues (Atlantic Records – Warner Japan / EU) — With Steve Kuhn, Steve Swallow, Pete LaRoca; tunes by Carla Bley (2), Pete LaRoca (2), a.o. Nice sounding edition released a few years ago.

hr-Bigband featuring Joey DeFrancesco & Jeff Hamilton – Once in a Lifetime (TCB Records) — Jorg Achim Keller: conductor; Joey DeFrancesco: Hammond B-3 organ; Jeff Hamilton: drums; Heinz Dieter Sauerborn, Tony Lakatos, Harry Petersen, Steffen Weber, Rainer Heute: reeds; Paul Lanzerath, Martin Auer, Thomas Vogel, Axel Schlosser: trumpet & flugelhorn; Peter Feil, Christian Jaksjo, Manfred Honetschlager: trombone; Werner Vetterer: guitar; Thomas Heidepriem: bass

Marc Copland – Another Place (Pirouet Records) — Marc Copland (piano), John Abercrombie (guitar), Drew Gress (bass), Billy Hart (drums) John Abercrombie, 1944-2017, R.I.P.

Jesse Davis – The Setup (Alltribe Records) — Jesse Davis (alto sax), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Ray Drummond (bass), Donald Edwards (drums) Nice one.

Wayne Peet Quartet – Live at Al's Bar (pfMENTUM) — Wayne Peet: Organ, Organ Bass; Russell Bizzett: Drums; Nels Cline: Guitar; G.E. Stinson: Guitar, Mangled Recordings; live at Al's Bar, LA; live at Al's Bar in LA in '99.