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Cecil Taylor – Unit Structures (Blue Note) — With Eddie Gale – trumpet; Jimmy Lyons – alto sax; Ken McIntyre – alto sax, oboe, bass clarinet; Cecil Taylor – piano, bells; Henry Grimes – bass; Alan Silva – bass; Andrew Cyrille – drums; includes alternate take

Stan Getz Quartet – Opus De Bop (Savoy MG 12114 / Nippon Columbia Japan) — Stan Getz (tenor sax) Hank Jones (piano) Curly Russell (bass) Max Roach (drums) Sonny Stitt / Kenny Dorham – The Be Bop Boys [on Opus De Bop] — Kenny Dorham, trumpet; Sonny Stitt, alto sax; Bud Powell, piano; Al Hall, bass; Wallace Bishop, drums. Fats Navarro and his Thin Men – Opus De Bop — Fats Navarro, trumpet; Leo Parker, baritone sax; Tadd Dameron, piano; Gene Ramey, bass; Denzil Best, drums. I'm trying to figure out if I'm missing enough 1940's Savoy sessions to make the Mosaic set worth while.

Brad Mehldau Trio – Anything Goes (Warner Bros) — Brad Mehldau – Piano; Larry Grenadier – Bass; Jorge Rossy – Drums; standards

Buddy Rich Big Band – Mercy, Mercy — Recorded live at Caesars Palace (Pacific Jazz / Capitol Records) Personnel: Buddy Rich - drums; Walter Namuth - guitar; Gary Walters - double bass, electric bass; Joe Azarello - piano / Charles Owens - alto saxophone; Art Pepper - alto saxophone; Pat LaBarbera - tenor saxophone; Don Menza - tenor saxophone; John Laws - baritone saxophone / Jim Trimble - trombone; Rick Stepton - trombone; Peter Graves - bass trombone / Al Porcino - trumpet; David Culp - trumpet; Kenneth Faulk - trumpet; Bill Prince - trumpet. — Arrangers: Don Menza, Allyn Ferguson, Charles Owens, Don Piestrup, Bill Reddie, Don Sebesky, Phil Wilson. — With three previously unissued bonus tracks.

Count Basie and his Orchestra Play Music by Neil Hefti – On My Way & Shoutin' Again! (Verve Originals) Personnel: Count Basie - piano; Al Aarons, Sonny Cohn, Thad Jones, Fip Ricard, Ernie Royal - trumpets; Henry Coker, Grover Mitchell, Benny Powell - trombones; Marshal Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet; Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute; Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute; Frank Foster, - tenor saxophone; Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, flute; Freddie Green - guitar; Buddy Catlett - bass; Sonny Payne - drums; all songs by Neil Hefti.

Bob Belden Ensemble – Treasure Island (Sunnyside) Personnel: Bob Belden - tenor sax, cond/comp/arr // Chuck Wilson - clarinet, flute; Mike Migliore - alto sax, flute, piccolo sax; Tim Reis - tenor sax, soprano sax; Craig Handy - tenor sax, soprano sax; Ron Kozak - bass clarinet/alto flute; Glenn Wilson - baritone sax; // Jim Powell - trumpet, fluegelhorn; Tim Hagans - trumpet, fluegelhorn; Peter Reit - French horn; John Fedchock - trombone; George Moran - bass trombone; Carl Kleinsteuber - tuba // Marc Copland - piano; Jay Anderson - bass; Jeff Hirschfield - drums.

Pete McCann – Parable (Palmetto Records) — Pete McCann, electric and acoustic guitar; Peter Epstein, soprano, alto sax; Bruce Huron, tenor sax; Tim Lefebvre, acoustic and electric bass; Matt Wilson, drums, percussion

Don Cherry – Mu First Part/Mu Second Part (BYG Actuel / Charly) — Don Cherry (pocket trumpet, piano, Indian flute, bamboo flute, voice, bells, percussions) with Ed Blackwell (drums, percussions, bell)

Mario Pavone / Nu Trio – Remembering Thomas (Knitting Factory Records) — Mario Pavone (bass), Peter Madsen (piano), Matt Wilson (drums). — In remembrence of the late saxophonist Thomas Chapin; tunes by Pavone (5), Chapin (4) & one each by Annette Peacock & Thelonious Monk.

Herb Ellis – Nothing But the Blues (Verve Records / Polygram) — Roy Eldridge (t), Stan Getz (ts), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Stan Levey (d) Jazz at the Philharmonic All-Stars – Les Tricheurs [bonus tracks on CD issue of Herb Ellis's Nothing But the Blues] (Verve Records / Barclay (F) 7" EP) — Oscar Peterson (p); Herb Ellis (g); Ray Brown (b); Gus Johnson (d) plus, on one track each: Roy Eldridge (t) & Stan Getz (ts); Coleman Hwkins (ts); Roy Eldridge (t); Dizzy Gillespie (t); also avail. on Jazz in Paris - Jazz & Cinema Vol.2

Stacey Kent – Let Yourself Go: Celebrating Fred Astaire (Candid Records) — Stacey Kent – vocals, arranger; Jim Tomlinson - clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, arranger; David Newton - piano; Colin Oxley - guitar; Simon Thorpe - double bass; Steve Brown - drums

Steve Tibbetts – A Man About A Horse (ECM Records) — Steve Tibbetts guitars, percussion; Marc Anderson percussion; Marcus Wise percussion; Jim Anton bass

John Zorn / Masada String Trio plays Masada Book Two – Azazel — Book Of Angels Vol 2. (Tzadik) — With Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello), Greg Cohen (bass)

Count Basie – Basie In London (Verve / Polygram) — Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones Sr, Thad Jones, Joe Newman / Henry Coker, Mathew Gee, Benny Powell / Marshal Royal, Bill Graham, Frank Foster, Frank Wess, Charlie Fowlkes / Freddie Green, Eddie Jones. Sonny Payne / Joe Williams; recorded live in concert in Gothenburg, Sweden. Recorded in Sweden in 1956. He didn't tour England that year, but did in 1957 when this album was released and titled "In London" to help promote the tour.

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Now playing, CDs 4 & 6: Franz Joseph Haydn – Sonata for Keyboard No.32 in G minor Hob.XVI:44 – Sonata for Keyboard No.54 in G major Hob.XVI:40 – Sonata for Keyboard No.55 in B flat major Hob.XVI:41 – Sonata for Keyboard No.58 in C major Hob.XVI:48 – Sonata for Keyboard No.62 in E flat major Hob.XVI:52 – Sonata for Keyboard No.39 in D major Hob.XVI:24 – Sonata for Keyboard No.62 in E flat major Hob.XVI:52 Carl Maria von Weber – Sonata for Piano No.3 in D minor J 206 Op.49 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Decca)

I messaged him in February and he said that we was fine and was "taking a break." Hopefully, he'll return at some point.

Duke Ellington – In Gröna Lund 1963 - CD 2 (Storyville Records) — Cootie Williams, Eddie Preston, Rolf Ericson (tp); Ray Nance (tp, vln, vo); Lawrence Brown, Chuck Conners, Buster Cooper (tb); Jimmy Hamilton (ts, cl), Russell Procope (as, cl), Johnny Hodges (as); Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bs, cl, bcl); Duke Ellington (p), Ernie Shepard (b), Sam Woodyard (dr).

Dave McKenna – An Intimate Evening With Dave McKenna (Arbors Records) — solo piano; live at the Sarasota Opera House, Sarasota, FL Daniel Levin Trio – Fuhuffah (Clean Feed Records) — Daniel Levin cello / Ingebrigt Haker Flaten bass / Gerald Cleaver drums

Henry Threadgill & Make A Move – Where's Your Cup? [(K) on The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings box] (Columbia—Mosaic) — Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, flute; Brandon Ross - electric guitar, classical guitar; Tony Cedras - accordion, harmonium; Stomu Takeishi - 5-string fretless bass; J.T. Lewis - drums

Woody Herman – The Complete Columbia Recordings - CD 2b [Sep 1945] [(G) on Woody Herman and His Orchestra & Woodchoppers (1945-47) box set] (Mosaic Records – Columbia) — Personnel: Sonny Berman, Conte Candoli, Pete Candoli, Irv Lewis, Ray Linn (tp), Neal Hefti (tp, arr), Bill Harris (tb, arr), Ralph Pfeffner, Ed Kiefer (tb); Woody Herman (cl,as,vcl), Sam Marowitz, John LaPorta (as), Flip Phillips, Pete Mondello (ts), Skippy DeSair (bari); Red Norvo (vib), Tony Aless (p), Billy Bauer (g), Chubby Jackson (b), Buddy Rich (d); Frances Wayne (vcl); Ralph Burns (arr). — With "Gee It's Good To Hold You" and "Your Father's Mustache" plus two previously unissued alternate take of the latter.

Thomas Heberer's Lip Lab – Lex Luna (JazzHausMusik) — Thomas Heberer: trumpet; Carl Ludwig Huebsch: tuba; Christian Thomé: drums My wife loved this one. Great playing, love the rhythm on the tuba.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Rotterdam 1969 (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) — With Cat Anderson (tp), Cootie Williams (tp), Ambrose Jackson (tp), Mercer Ellington (tp), Nelson Williams (tp), Benny Bailey (tp), Lawrence Brown (tb), Chuck Connors (tb), Russel Procope (as,cl), Johnny Hodges (as), Norris Turney (as,ts,cl,fl), Harold Ashby (ts, cl), Paul Gonsalves (ts), Harry Carney (bar,cl,b-cl), Duke Ellington (p), Victor Gaskin (b), Rufus Jones (d), Tony Watkins (vcl); live recording of the 2nd concert at De Doelen Concert Hall, Rotterdamm, Holland.

Ruth Rendell - The Veiled One