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Santana – Moonflower (Columbia/Legacy) Personnel: Greg Walker – vocals; Carlos Santana – guitar, vocals, percussion; Tom Coster – keyboards; Pablo Tellez – bass, vocals (live tracks); David Margen – bass (studio tracks); Graham Lear – drums; Raul Rekow – percussion; José "Chepito" Areas – percussion (live tracks); Pete Escovedo – percussion (studio tracks). A mixture of live tracks from their Dec. 1976 tour in Europe and 1977 studio tracks. Originally a 2-LP set; the CD issue has 3 bonus singles versions.

Andreas Buffa – 30 Years Island (Leo Records) — Andrea Buffa: alto and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet; Carlo Actis Dato: tenor and baritone saxophones, bass clarinet; Fiorenzo Bodrato: double bass, cello; Dario Mazzucco: drums

Steve Lacy – Associates: Steve Lacy Duets (Felmay) Duets with: trombonists Roswell Rudd and George Lewis; percussionists Muhammad Ali and Masahiko Togashi; pianists Ulrich Gumpert, Bobby Few and Mal Waldron; guitarist Derek Bailey; saxophonist Steve Potts; and vocalist Irene Aebi. Sourced from Lacy's archives recorded from 1982 to 1994. Also, if anyone is looking for this CD, I think that Wayside Music has copies for $5.

Very sad news...

Mike Reed's People, Places & Things – Clean on the Corner (482 Music) — Greg Ward (alto saxophone), Tim Haldeman (tenor saxophone), Jason Roebke (bass), Mike Reed (drums) with Craig Taborn (piano), Josh Berman (cornet); originals plus tunes by Roscoe Mitchell, John Jenkins & Jason Adasiewicz

NP: David Haney / Dominic Duval / Andrew Cyrille – Conspiracy A Go Go (CIMP) — David Haney (piano), Dominic Duval (bass), Andrew Cyrille (drums)

Ruby Braff / George Barnes Quartet Salutes Rodgers and Hart (Concord Records) — Ruby Braff (cornet), George Barnes (guitar), Wayne Wright (guitar), Michael Moore (bass)

Freedom of the City 2006 (Emanem) — With three groups: Chefa Alonso, David Leahy, Javier Carmona / Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg, Adelheid Sieuw, Jan Huib Nas, Guy Strale / Garry Todd, Nigel Coombes, Nick Stephens, Tony Marsh

Arnold Cheatham – "Thing" (Porter Records / Innerview Records) — Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Percussion – Arnold Cheatham; Congas – Dorian McGee; Drums – Kiah "T" Nowlin; Electric Bass – David Saltman; Electric Piano – Vagn Leick; Guitar – Bob O'Connell; Trumpet – Wil Letman

John Hollenbeck / Daniel Yvinec & Orchestre National De Jazz – Shut Up and Dance - CD 1 (Bee Jazz) Personnel: Pierre Perchaud - a-guitar/e-guitar, banjo; Joce Mienniel - flute, bass flute, piccolo; Eve Risser - flute, piano, prepared piano; Antonin Tri-Hoang - clar/ bass cl, alto sax, piano; Rémi Dumoulin - clar/bass cl, tenor sax; Matthieu Metzger - alto/sop/midi sax; Guillaume Poncelet - tpt, flugelhorn, keyboards; Vincent Lafont - piano, keyboards, electronics; Sylvain Daniel - electric bass; Yoann Serra - drums; John Hollenbeck - composition; Daniel Yvinec - artistic director

Tom Harrell – Upswing (Chesky Records) — With Joe Lovano, Phil Woods, Danilo Perez, Peter Washington, Bill Goodwin; Harrell originals plus Ornette's "Blues Connotation"

Now playing, CD 41: Johannes Brahms – Variations for 2 Pianos on a theme by Haydn Op.56b "St Anthony" version for two pianos Sergei Rachmaninov – Symphonic Dances Op.45 version for two pianos Franz Schubert – Rondo for Piano 4 hands in A major D.951 "Grand Rondo" Maurice Ravel – La valse version for two pianos — Recorded live at the 2009 Salzburg Festival — Martha Argerich (piano), Nelson Freire (piano) (Deutsche Grammophon)

Mark Knopfler – Shangri-La (Warner Bros Records)

Joe Morris – No Vertigo (Leo Records) — solo guitars — acoustic, electric plus mondolin & banjouke

Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.4 in D major Op.83 — Dirk Van de Velde (violin) , Dirk Van den Hauwe (violin), Marc Sonnaert (viola), Peter Devos (cello) – Rubio String Quartet (Brilliant Classics)

Eric Dolphy – Last Date (Fontana) — With Misha Mengelberg, Jacques Schols, Han Bennink; live in Hilversum, Holland

Thelonious Monk – Monk's Music [CDs 4b & 5a from the Complete Riverside Recordings sessions 10 & 11 ] (Riverside Records) — Thelonious Monk – piano; Ray Copeland – trumpet; Gigi Gryce – alto saxophone; Coleman Hawkins – tenor saxophone; John Coltrane – tenor saxophone; Wilbur Ware – double bass; Art Blakey – drums Thelonious Monk – Thelonious Monk with John Coltrane [CD 5b from the Complete Riverside Recordings session 12 ] (Jazzland Riverside Records) — With Thelonious Monk – piano; John Coltrane – tenor saxophone; Wilbur Ware – double bass; "Shadow" Wilson – drums; the three 7/57 studio tracks

Eero Koivistoinen – 3rd Version (Porter Records / Warner Music Finland) — Eero Koivistoinen (tenor, soprano & sopranino sax), Heikko Sarmanto (Fender-Rhodes piano), Jukka Tolonen (guitar), Pekka Sarmanto (bass), Craig Herndon and Reino Laine (drums & percussion)

Coincidentally, I just finished reading Highsmith's "The Talented Mr. Ripley."

Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra – Jazz Casual (Koch Jazz / Rhino Entertainment – Jazz Casual) — With Thad Jones – flugelhorn; Jerome Richardson – alto saxophone; Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone; Eddie Daniels – tenor saxophone; Seldon Powell – tenor saxophone; Pepper Adams – baritone saxophone; Snooky Young – trumpet; Richard Williams – trumpet; Randy Brecker – trumpet; Danny Moore – trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer – trombone; Garnett Brown – trombone; Jimmy Knepper – trombone; Benny Powell – trombone; Roland Hanna – piano; Richard Davis – bass; Mel Lewis – drums; 1968. Woody Herman & His Swingin' Herd – Jazz Casual [on Jones-Lewis Jazz Casual] (Koch Jazz / Rhino Entertainment – Jazz Casual) — With Woody Herman – clarinet, saxophone; Bill Chase – trumpet; Billy Hunt – trumpet; Dave Dale – trumpet; Phil Wilson – trombone; Henry Southall – trombone; Kenny Wenzel – trombone; Sal Nistico – tenor sax; Carmen Leggio – tenor sax; Jackie Stevens – tenor sax; Frank Hittner – baritone sax; Nat Pierce – piano; Chuck Andrus – bass; Jake Hanna – drums; 1963.

Buck Clayton – Buck Clayton All-Stars, 1961 (Storyville Records) — With Buck Clayton (tp), Emmett Berry (tp), Earle Warren (saxes, cl), Buddy Tate (ts), Dickie Wells (tb), Sir Char-les Thompson (p), Gene Ramey (b), Oliver Jackson (d); previously unissued; recorded live in concert at Palais Des Beux Arts, Brussels, Belgium

Now playing: Ray Bryant Trio – North of the Border (Label M) — Ray Bryant (piano), Harry Anderson (bass), Winard Harper (drums); recorded live at the Montreal Jazz Bistro, Toronto.

The Pentagon – The Pentagon (East Wind Music / Universal Music Japan) — Cedar Walton - piano; Clifford Jordan - tenor saxophone; Sam Jones - bass; Billy Higgins - drums; Ray Mantilla - congas

Eric Dolphy – Out To Lunch (Blue Note Records / Universal Music Japan SHM-CD) — With Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson, Richard Davis, Tony Williams; plus 2 alt. takes

Toots Thielemans – East Coast West Coast (Private Music) With: (collectively) Toots Thielemans — Harmonica, Ernie Watts — Sax (Tenor), Joshua Redman — Sax (Tenor), Terence Blanchard — Trumpet, Jerry Goodman — Violin, Mike Mainieri — Vibraphone, Herbie Hancock — Piano, Lyle Mays — Piano, Bruce Barth — Piano, Alan Broadbent — Piano, Michael Lang — Piano, John Scofield — Guitar, Robben Ford — Guitar, Charlie Haden — Bass, Christian McBride — Bass, Dave Carpenter — Bass, Troy Davis — Drums, Peter Erskine — Drums