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Mickey Tucker – Theme For A Woogie-Boogie [on Sweet Lotus Lips two-fer] (Denon—Nippon Columbia Japan) — Mickey Tucker (piano), Louis Smith (trumpet), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Jimmy Buffington (French horn), George Coleman (alto & tenor sax), Takashi "Gon" Mizuhashi (bass), Eddie Gladen (drums) + Nobu Urushiyama (percussion)

Gary Burton Quartet – Country Roads & Other Places [on two-fer] (RCA Records—BGO Records) — With Jerry Hahn, Steve Swallow, Roy Haynes; tunes by Mike Gibbs, Burton, Swallow, Hahn, Ravel & Young/Washington

Now playing: Per Henrik Wallin & Sven-Åke Johansson – Quartier Latin f.d. Biograf [CD 2 from 1974-2004 box] (Umlaut Records) — piano & percussion

Bobby Hutcherson – Highway One [3-on-2] (BGO Records / Columbia Records – Sony Music) Personnel: Bobby Hutcherson - vibes, arranger; James Leary - bass; Eddie Marshall - drums; George Cables - piano, electric piano (tracks 1 & 3-6), arranger; Cedar Walton - piano (track 2), arranger; Hubert Laws - flute (tracks 1, 5 & 6); Freddie Hubbard - flugelhorn (track 4); Kenneth Nash - percussion (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 6); Jessica Cleaves - vocals (track 6); plus unnamed strings and brass. Very good session (except for the vocals on a portion of the last track). This first CD release sounds good, too.

Steve Lacy & Andrea Centazzo – Tao (Ictus Records) — Soprano sax and percussion duet. — Live in concert at Zanon Auditorium, Udine, Italy (1976) and in studio, Bolgna (1984).

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Art Blakey – Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers with Thelonious Monk (Atlantic Records / Warner Music) — With Art Blakey – drums; Bill Hardman – trumpet; Johnny Griffin – tenor saxophone; Thelonious Monk – piano; Spanky DeBrest – bass; with three alternate takes Has anyone heard the recent SHM-CD release? I have the 2002 "Atlantic Masters" issued by Warner. I think it's based on the 1999 Rhino release. I don't like the sound of the horns - they sound harsh to me. I don't know if it's due to the original recording, the mastering or maybe my system.

Now playing, CD 9: Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Piano No.23 in F minor Op.57 "Appassionata" – Sonata for Piano No.17 in D minor Op.31/2 "Tempest" – Sonata for Piano No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2 "Moonlight" Maria João Pires (Erato / Warner Classics)

Now playing, CD 36: Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Cello and Piano No.4 in C major Op.102/1 – Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in C major Op.102/2 Mstislav Rostropovich (cello), Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Philips / Decca Music)

Now playing, CD 27: Claude Debussy – Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune Maurice Ravel – Rapsodie espagnole – Boléro – La valse Boston Symphony Orchestra – Charles Munch (RCA Victor Red Seal — Living Stereo / Sony Classics)

Calvin Weston's Big Tree – When We Were Young (It's a Pleasure Arts) — G. Calvin Weston (drums), Jeff Monjack (guitar), Elliott Levin (sax), Tom Spiker (bass), Jack Frosty Spiker (percussion), Tony Cosby (congas) + Tyrone Hill (trombone), a.o.

Now playing, CD 25: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Concerto for Piano No.20 in D minor K 466 – Concerto for Piano No.24 in C minor K 491 Clara Haskil (piano) – Lamoureux Concerts Association Orchestra – Igor Markevitch (Philips)

Now playing, CD 24: Franz Joseph Haydn – Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major Hob.VIIe:1 Johann Nepomuk Hummel – Concerto for Trumpet in E flat major S.49/WoO 1 Johann Wilhelm Hertel – Concerto for Trumpet No.3 in D major Op.7/6 Johann Wenzel Stamitz – Concerto for Trumpet in D major reconstructed by Alan Boustead Håkan Hardenberger (trumpet) – Academy of St. Martin in the Fields – Sir Neville Marriner (Philips)

Michael Bisio – Accortet (Relative Pitch Records) — Kirk Knuffke - cornet; Art Bailey - accordion ; Michael Bisio - bass; Michael Wimberly - drums

Von Freeman Quartet – Dedicated to You (SteepleChase) — With Jodie Christian, Eddie de Haas, Wilbur Campbell

Harold Land – A New Shade Of Blue (Mainstream Records—Solid Records/Ultra-Vybe Japan) — Harold Land - tenor saxophone; Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone; William Henderson - piano, electric piano; Buster Williams - bass; Billy Hart - drums; James Mtume Foreman - congas

Teddy Charles Trio – Three For Duke (Jubilee Records / Warner Music Japan) — With Teddy Charles (vibes), Oscar Pettiford (bass), Hal Overton (piano) The SHM-CD. Just got in a small CD Japan order. This is worth a listen.

Bobby Hutcherson – Four Seasons (Timeless Records—Solid Records/Ultra-Vybe Japan) — With George Cables, Herbie Lewis, Philly Joe Jones

E.T.C. – E.T.C. Plus One (Red Records) — With Steve La Spina (bass), Fred Hersch (piano), Jeff Hirshfield (drums) + Jerry Bergonzi (tenor sax); originals by members of the group.

Atomic School Days – Distil - CD 2 (Okkadisk) — With Jeb Bishop: trombone; Mangus Broo: trumpet; Ingebright Haker Flaten: bass; Fredrik Ljungkvist: tenor sax, Bb clarinet; Paal Nilssen-Love: drums; Kjell Nordeson: vibraphone; Ken Vandermark: baritone sax, Bb & bass clarinet; Hävard Wiik: piano; recorded live at The Green Mill, Chicago

Archie Shepp – The Cry Of My People [on two-fer with Things Have Got To Change] (Impulse! / Verve EU – 2-on-1 series ) Collective personnel: Archie Shepp: tenor and soprano saxophone; Harold Mabern, Dave Burrell: piano; Charles McGhee: trumpet; Charles Greenlee, Charles Stephens: trombone; Cornell Dupree: guitar; Ron Carter: electric bass; Jimmy Garrison: bass; Bernard Purdie: drums; Beaver Harris: drums; Nene DeFense, Terry Quaye: congas, percussion, tambourine; Guilherme Franco: berimbau, Brazilian percussion; Peggie Blue, Joe Lee Wilson: lead vocals; Andre Franklin, Mildred Lane, Mary Stephens, Barbara White, Judith White: backing vocals; John Blake, Gayle Dixon, Leroy Jenkins, Lois Siessinger, Noel DeCosta, Jerry Little: violin; Patricia Dixon, Esther Mellon: cello; Romulus Franceschini: conductor, arranger; Cal Massey, Dave Burrell, Charles Greenlee: arranger, conductor.

Cedar Walton / Eastern Rebellion – Eastern Rebellion 2 (Timeless Records—Solid Records/Ultra-Vybe Japan) — Cedar Walton - piano; Bob Berg - tenor saxophone; Sam Jones - bass; Billy Higgins - drums

Sonny Rollins – Sonny Rollins on Impulse! [on two-fer that also includes There Will Never Be Another You] (Impulse! / Verve EU – 2-on-1 series ) — Sonny Rollins – tenor saxophone; Ray Bryant – piano; Walter Booker – bass; Mickey Roker – drums

Ponga – Ponga (Loosegroove) — With Dave Palmer (keyboards), Bobby Previte (drums), and Skerik (saxophone)

Now playing, CD 31: Edvard Grieg – Concerto for Piano in A minor Op.16 Robert Schumann – Concerto for Piano in A minor Op.54 — Stephen Bishop [-Kovacevich] – BBC Symphony Orchestra – Sir Colin Davis (Philips)