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Joey Baron + Barondown – Crackshot (Avant) — Joey Baron - drums; Ellery Eskelin - tenor sax; Steve Swell - trombone Terry Gibbs – Dream Band Vol. 2 — The Sundown Sessions (Contemporary Records) Personnel: John Audino, Conte Candoli, Frank Higgins, Stu Williamson (trumpet) Bobby Burgess, Vern Friley, Bill Smiley (trombone) Charlie Kennedy, Joe Maini (alto sax) Med Flory, Bill Perkins (tenor sax) Jack Schwartz (baritone sax) Terry Gibbs (vibes) Lou Levy (piano) Buddy Clark (bass) Mel Lewis (drums) Manny Albam, Al Cohn, Bill Holman, Lennie Niehaus, Marty Paich (arrangers) Includes one CD bonus track. Recorded live at the Sundown, Hollywood in 1959.

Tete Montoliu – Songs for Love (Enja Records / MW) — solo piano

Ivo Perelman featuring Louis Sclavis – The Ventriloquist (Leo Records) — Ivo Perelman (tenor sax), Louis Sclavis (bass clarinet), Christine Wodrascka (piano), Paul Rogers (bass), Ramon Lopez (drums)

Josh Roseman – New Constellations: Live in Vienna (Accurate Records) Personnel: Josh Roseman: trombone, laptop; Peter Apfelbaum: tenor saxophone, organ; Ambrose Akinmusire: trumpet; Marvin Sewell: guitar; Barney McAll: piano, keyboards, samples, live dub treatments; Jonathan Maron: bass; Justin Brown: drums. Jazz plus elements of dub & ska, some tunes by Don Drummond of the Skatalites.

Dick Hyman – Music of 1937 — Maybeck Recital Hall Series, Volume 3 (Concord Records)

John Schröder – Sir Lemuel's Dance (Pirouet Records) — John Schroder: piano; Christian Weidner: alto saxophone; Oliver Potratz: bass; Oliver Steidle: drums

How was this one?

Chris McGregor's Brotherhood Of Breath – "Live At Willisau" (Ogun) — With Harry Miller, Louis Moholo, Dudu Pukwana, Evan Parker, Gary Windo, Mongezi Feza, Harry Beckett, Marc Charig, Nick Evans, Radu Malfatti

Thelonious Monk – Misterioso [CD 9a from the Complete Riverside Recordings session 19b] (Riverside Records) — Thelonious Monk — piano; Johnny Griffin — tenor saxophone; Ahmed Abdul-Malik — bass; Roy Haynes — drums; live at the Five Spot Café, NYC

Now playing: Cecil Taylor Trio & Quintet – Love For Sale (Blue Note / United Artists) — With Buell Neidlinger, Denis Charles + Ted Curson, Bill Barron; bonus track

Grateful Dead – Road Trips Vol. 1 No. 3: Summer 1971 (Grateful Dead Productions)

What are pensions?

Mark Dresser / Denman Maroney – "Live in Concert" (Kadima Collective Recordings) — bass & hyperpiano duo; recorded live at Vision Festival XIII (2008) and at the Storefront Theater, Chicago (2001).

Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog – Party Intellectuals (Pi Recordings) — With Ches Smith, Shahzad Ismaily

McCoy Tyner – McCoy Tyner Plays Ellington (Impulse! / GRP–MCA Records) — With Jimmy Garrison, Elvin Jones + Willie Rodriguez, Johnny Pacheco; with bonus tracks: two new tunes and one alternate take

Chicago Underground Trio – Possible Cube (Delmark Records) — Rob Mazurek (cornet, electronics, vibes), Chad Taylor (drums, percussion, vibes) and Noel Kupersmith (bass, vibes) pllus guitarist Jeff Parker on several tracks

Eero Koivistoinen & UMO Jazz Orchestra – Arctic Blues - CD 1 (Svart Records)

Steve Miller – Steve Miller Trio meets Elton Dean (Reel Recordings) Personnel: Steve Miller (piano), Tony Moore (bass), Eddie Prevost (drums), Elton Dean (saxello). Recorded live at Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, London from the "Meetings with Remarkable Saxophonists" concert series, in 1985. Also includes a bonus track privately recorded in 1976 with Miller, Dean and drummer Pip Pyle.

Dmitri Shostakovich – Symphony No.10 in E minor Op.93 — WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln – Rudolf Barshai (Brilliant Classics)

Billy Hart – Oshumare (Gramavision) — With Dave Holland, Bill Frisell or Kevin Eubanks, Kenny Kirkland or Mark Grey + Branford Marsalis, Steve Coleman, Didier Lockwood, Manolo Badrena.

Finally decided to get Netflix. Just finished viewing Happy Valley series one. Some pretty good acting.

I enjoyed this one (of Monk & Elllington tunes). I'll keep my eye out for others. Now playing, as i fight off a cold: Ray Davies – Americana (Legacy / Sony Music)

Kirk Knuffke & Jesse Stacken – Mockingbird: The Music Of Thelonious Monk & Duke Ellington (Steeplechase Records) — trumpet & piano duets; recorded live at Bloomingdale School of Music, NYC.

John Abercrombie Quartet – M [in The First Quartet box] (ECM Records) — John Abercrombie — electric & acoustic guitars, mandolin; Richard Beirach — piano; George Mraz — bass; Peter Donald — drums

Now playing, CD 28: Frédéric Chopin – Polonaise-fantaisie for Piano in A flat major B.159 Op.61 – 12 Etudes for piano Op.10 CT.14-25: No.1 in C major – 12 Etudes for piano Op.10 CT.14-25: No.12 in C minor "Revolutionary" – Ballade for Piano No.4 in F minor B.146 Op.52 Claude Debussy – 3 Estampes for Piano Alexander Scriabin – Sonata No 5 in F-sharp Major Op.53 Sergei Rachmaninov – 13 Preludes for Piano Op.32/1 in C major Allegro vivace – 13 Preludes for Piano Op.32/2 in B flat minor Allegretto – Ten Preludes for Piano Op.23/2 in B flat major Maestoso – Ten Preludes for Piano Op.23/4 in D major Andante cantabile – Ten Preludes for Piano Op.23/5 in G minor Alla marcia – Ten Preludes for Piano Op.23/7 in C minor Allegro Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Decca)