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Marian McPartland – On 52nd Street (Savoy Jazz / Atlantic Records) — Marian McPartland, piano; Vinnie Burke, bass; Joe Morello, drums; also includes five (of six) tracks from an April '53 studio session with Morello and Bob Carter on bass; recorded live at the Hickory House, NYC in Oct. 1953.

Oscar Pettiford Orchestra – Deep Passion (ABC–Paramount / Impulse! — GRP Records) 1956 sessions: Art Farmer, Ernie Royal (t), Jimmy Cleveland (tb), David Amram, Julius Watkins (frh), Gigi Gryce (as, arr.), Jerome Richardson (ts, f), Lucky Thompson (ts, arr.), Danny Bank or David Kurtzer (bar), Oscar Pettiford (vc, b), Janet Putnam (hrp), Tommy Flanagan (p), Whitey Mitchell (b), Osie Johnson (d). 1957 sessions: Ray Copeland (t), Art Farmer or Kenny Dorham (t), Al Grey (tb), David Amram, Julius Watkins (frh), Gigi Gryce (as, arr.), Benny Golson (ts, arr.), Jerome Richardson (ts, f), Sahib Shihab (bar), Oscar Pettiford (vc, b), Betty Glamann (hrp), Dick Katz (p), Whitey Mitchell (b), Gus Johnson (d), Betty Glamann (hrp). Originally issued on two LPs: The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi, Vols. 1 & 2 (ABC-135 & ABC-227). Cover of Volume Two:

Denny Zeitlin – Slick Rock (MAX Jazz) — Denny Zeitlin (piano), Buster Williams (bass), Matt Wilson (drums)

Blossom Dearie – May I Come In? (Capitol Records) — Jack Sheldon, Joe Mondragon, Shelly Manne, a.o.; arranged and conducted by Jack Marshall

Eric Watson Trio – Jaded Angels (ACT Music) — Eric Watson (piano), Peter Hebert (bass), Christophe Marguet (drums)

Rabih Abou-Khalil – Nafas (ECM Records) — Rabih Abou-Khalil: oud; Selim Kusur: nay, voice; Glen Velez: frame drums; Setrak Sarkissian: darabukka

Various Artists – The Saxophone Collection (Vogue / BMG France) — Lee Konitz-Hans Koller-Lars Gullin Lee Konitz – Lee Konitz Plays – Jazz Time Paris Vol. VII (Vogue / BMG France) — Henri Renaud, Jimmy Gourley, Don Bagley, Stan Levey; 7 trks [Vogue box includes 4 alternate takes] Hans Koller and his New Jazz Stars – New Sound From… Germany - Vol. 9 (Vogue 10" LP LD 144 / BMG France) — Albert Mangelsdorff (trombone), Hans Koller (tenor sax), Jutta Hipp (piano), Shorty Reader (bass), Karl Sanner (drums); 8 trks Lars Gullin Quartet & Quintet – New Sound From… Sweden - Vol. 3 (Vogue LD 139 / BMG France) — Lars Gullin (baritone sax, soprano sax [2 trks]), Putte Lindblom (piano), Yngve Akerberg or George Riedel (bass), Jack Noren (drums) + Weine Renliden (trumpet); 8 trks

Howard Johnson & Gravity – Gravity!!! (Verve Records / Motor Music) — Dave Bargeron, Joe Daley, Howard Johnson, Nedra Johnson, Carl Kleinsteuber, Tom Malone, Earl McIntyre, Marcus Rojas, Bob Stewart (tubas), Raymond Chew, James Williams or Paul Shaffer (piano), Bob Cranshaw or Melissa Slocum (bass), Kenny Washington or Kenwood Dennard (drums), Victor See Yuen (percussion); pieces for a 5 or 6-piece tuba choir plus rhythm section; arrangements by Howard Johnson

Booker Little 4 & Max Roach (United Artists / Blue Note) — George Coleman, Tommy Flanagan, Art Davis, Max Roach; . (Little only solos on these tracks.) Also includes two bonus tracks: side A of Young Men From Memphis—Down Home Reunion with Little, Louis Smith, Frank Strozier, George Coleman, Phineas Newborn, Calvin Newborn, George Joyner (Jamil Nasser), Charles Crosby. (Little only solos on side B.)

Ben Webster – See You At The Fair (Impulse! / GRP Records) — With Ben Webster: tenor sax; Hank Jones: piano (1-5); Roger Kellaway: piano (6-8), harpsichord (9-10); Richard Davis: bass; Osie Johnson: drums; one bonus track, plus two tracks from "More Blues and The Abstract Truth"

Dave Holland Big Band – Overtime (Dare2 Records / Sunnyside Communications — Universal Music France) — Dave Holland – double bass, arranger; Antonio Hart – flute, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Mark Gross – alto saxophone; Chris Potter – tenor saxophone; Gary Smulyan – baritone saxophone; Alex Sipiagin, Taylor Haskins, Duane Eubanks – flugelhorn, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, Jonathan Arons, Josh Roseman – trombone; Steve Nelson – vibraphone, marimba; Billy Kilson – drums

Lucky Thompson – Tricotism (ABC—Paramount / Impulse! — GRP Records) — Lucky Thompson on tenor sax with a trio: Skeeter Best, guitar; Oscar Pettiford, bass; and a quintet: Jimmy Cleveland, trombone; Hank Jones or Don Abney, piano; Oscar Pettiford, bass; Osie Johnson, drums; originally issued as Lucky Thompson featuring Oscar Pettiford, Vols. 1 & 2; recorded in 1956.

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I'm interested in this one: Billy Higgins - Mr. Billy Higgins (Evidence) with Higgins, Gary Bias, William Henderson & Tony Dumas. I'll offer something else up soon.

Antonín Dvořák – Quintet for Piano and Strings No.1 in A major Op.5 B.28 – Quintet for Piano and Strings No.2 in A major Op.81 B.155 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) – Borodin String Quartet (Decca / Philips) Franz Schubert – Symphony No.9 in C major D.944 "Great" – Rosamunde D.797/ Op.26/1 Overture (D 644) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra – Wilhelm Furtwängler (Deutsche Grammophon)

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Sergei Rachmaninov – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.2 in C minor Op.18 — Philippe Entremont (piano), 1960 Sergei Prokofiev – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No.2 in G minor Op.63 — Isaac Stern (violin), 1957 — New York Philharmonic – Leonard Bernstein (Sony Classical)

Robert Schumann – Concerto for Piano in A minor Op.54 — Warsaw National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra – Witold Rowicki – Introduction and Allegro appassionato for Piano and Orchestra in G major Op.92 — Warsaw National Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra – Stanislaw Wislocki Franz Liszt – Harmonies poétiques et réligieuses S.173/7 Funérailles – Hungarian Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra S.123 – Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra – János Ferencsik Sviatoslav Richter (piano) Béla Bartók – Concerto for Orchestra Sz 116 — Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal Living Stereo / Sony Classical)

Now playing: Joseph Haydn – Quartet for Strings No.67 in D major Op.64/5 Hob III:63 "Lark" – Quartet for Strings No.39 in C major Op.33/3 Hob III:39 "Bird" — Smetana Quartet Felix Mendelssohn – Octet in E-flat Major Op.20 Smetana Quartet & Panocha Quartet (Denon / Nippon Columbia Japan) Recorded live in Japan in 1980. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Divertimento for 2 Horns and Strings No.17 in D major K 334 (320b) – Serenade No.13 in G major K 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal / Sony Classical)

Phil Woods – Rights Of Swing (Candid) — Benny Bailey (trumpet), Curtis Fuller or Willie Dennis (trombone), Phil Woods (alto sax), Sahib Shihab (baritone sax), Julius Watkins (French horn), Tommie Flanagan (piano), Buddy Catlett (bass), Osie Johnson or Granville Roker (drums); composed and arranged by Phil Woods Classic album.

Urbie Green – East Coast Jazz / 6 (Bethlehem Records / Avenue Jazz) — Urbie Green - Trombone; Al Cohn (listed as Ike Horowitz) - Tenor Sax; Doug Mettome - Trumpet; Danny Bank - Baritone Clarinet, Clarinet, Flute; Jimmy Lyon - Piano; Oscar Pettiford - Bass; Jimmy Campbell or Osie Johnson - Drums; arrangements by Marion Evans; aka The Lyrical Language of Urbie Green.

Sonny Simmons – Burning Spirits (Contemporary Records) — Sonny Simmons - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, English horn; Barbara Donald - trumpet; Michael White - violin; Lonnie Liston Smith - piano; Richard Davis, Cecil McBee - bass; Clifford Jarvis - drums. The CD cover is on the left. This was originally released, with the cover on the right, as a double-LP credited to "Huey" Simmons, which was Sonny's birth name.

Don Sickler – The Music of Kenny Dorham (Reservoir Music) — With Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins