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Mal Waldron with The Steve Lacy Quintet (America Records / Universal Music France) — Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Steve Potts (soprano & alto sax), Mal Waldron (piano), Irene Aebi (cello, voice), Kent Carter (bass), Noel McGhie (drums); plus two alternate takes Paris, 1972.

Conference Call – Live At The Outpost Performance Space (482 Music) — With Gebhard Ullmann - soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet; Joe Fonda - bass; Michael Jefry Stevens - piano; Gerry Hemingway - drums; recorded live in Albuquerque, NM The Implicate Order At Seixal (Clean Feed Records) — Steve Swell (trombone), Ken Filiano (bass), Lou Grassi (drums) + Rodrigo Amado (baritone sax), {aulo Curado (alto & soprano sax); live at Auditorio do Forum Cultural do Seixal, Portugal

Robert Schumann – Trio for Piano and Strings No.2 in F Op.80 – Fantasiestucke Op.88 for piano, violin and cello — Menahem Pressler (piano), Isadore Cohen (violin), Peter Wiley (cello) – Beaux Arts Trio (Philips)

Just under 54 Euros at amazon.it and available as part of their 3-for-2 sale. Argerich: https://www.amazon.it/Complete-Recordings-Deutsche-Grammophon-Argerich/dp/B011WEVWYA 3-for-2 sale: https://www.amazon.it/b?node=10946084031&pf_rd_p=1255688147

Ludwig van Beethoven – Concerto for Piano No.1 in C major Op.15 — Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano) – Cleveland Orchestra – Vladimir Ashkenazy (London / Decca)

Ry Cooder – Paris, Texas [OST][from Soundtracks box] (Warner Bros.) — With musicians: Ry Cooder, Jim Dickinson, David Lindley Good movie, too.

Joe Henderson – Mirror, Mirror (MPS Records / Edel) — Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone; Chick Corea - piano; Ron Carter - bass; Billy Higgins - drums

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Treasury Series No.44 [(8/24/46) on Vol. 23 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) — With Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, Francis Williams, Cat Andereson, Harold Baker (tp) Ray Nance (tp, vln, vo) Joe Nanton, Lawrence Brown, Claude Jones, Wilbur DeParis (tb) Jimmy Hamilton ( cl,ts) Russell Procope (cl,as) Johnny Hodges (as) Al Sears (ts) Harry Carney (bs, cl, bcl) Duke Ellington (p) Fred Guy (g) Oscar Pettiford (b) Sonny Greer (dr) Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, (vo). — Opens with Ellington on solo piano on four numbers. — Live ABC B'cast from Meadowbook Gardens Café , Culver City, CA. Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Hurricane Broadcast [(8/26/43) on Vol. 23 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) — With Taft Jordan, Wallace Jones, Harold Baker (tp) Ray Nance (tp,vln, vo), Joe Nanton (vtb) Lawrence Brown (tb) Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts) Johnny Hodges ss,as), Nat Jones (cl,as) Ben Webster (ts) Harry Carney (bs,cl,as) Duke Ellington (p), Fred Fred Guy (g) Junior Raglin (b) Sonny Greer (dr) Betty Roche (vo). — Live WHN broadcast from Hurricane Restaurant, NYC. Got a package from jazzmessengers.com this morning with this CD. (I noticed that amazon.com has dropped the price to 12.99. Evidently, they were waiting until I ordered it from somewhere else.)

Valery Ponomarev – Trip To Moscow (Reservoir Music) — With Valery Ponomarev (trumpet), Ralph Moore (tenor sax), Larry Willis (piano), Dennis Irwing (bass), Victor Jones (drums) On this album, after living in America for 15 years, Ponomarev reflects back on Russia with six original tunes (plus one standard).

Ludwig van Beethoven – Quartet for Strings No.7 in F major Op.59/1 "Razumovsky" – Quartet for Strings No.8 in E minor Op.59/2 "Razumovsky" Sándor Végh (violin); Sándor Zöldy (violin); Georges Janzer (viola); Paul Szabo (cello) – Végh String Quartet (Scribendum / Les Discophiles Français)

Paul Motian – Trio 2000 + One (Winter & Winter) — Paul Motian - drums; Chris Potter - tenor saxophone; Masabumi Kikuchi - piano; Steve Swallow - electric bass; Larry Grenadier - double bass

He still plays, but has also been teaching at Wesleyan for the 20 years or so. To prove the point, he's here on the left in a photo I took there ten years ago (with C. Calloway Brooks & Hankus Netsky).

PM on: Art Farmer Quintet Featuring Gryce Portrait of Art Farmer Stanley Turrentine Never Let Me Go Kenny Dorham Blue Spring Reeds and Deeds Cookin’ Tenor Time Cory Weeds As of Now

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

PM: Jamie Baum Septet, Solace,SunnysideSSC 1193, $5.00 Roy Eldridge & Coleman Hawkins, Live in 1959! “Just You, Just Me”, Stash Records ST-CD-531, $3.00 JJ Johnson, Let’s Hang Out, Verve Gitanes 314 514 454-2,$3.00, Ralph Moore, Jimmy Heath, Stanley7 Cowell, Rufus Reid, Victor Lewis, Lewis Nash ect. Don Sickler, The Music of Kenny Dorham, Reservoir RSR CD-111, $6.00, Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Ron Carter, Billy Higgins George Wallington, Live! At Café Bohemia, Prestige OJCCD-1813-2, $5.00, Donald Byrd, Jackie McLean, Paul Chambers, Arthur Taylor

The Art Ensemble – Early Combinations [(D2-3) from the Art Ensemble 1967/68 box] (Nessa) — Roscoe Mitchell - alto sax, soprano sax, clarinet, flute; Joseph Jarman - alto sax, sopranino sax, clarinet, flute, bassoon; Lester Bowie - trumpet, flugelhorn; Malachi Favors - bass; Charles Clark - bass on #1; Thurman Barker - drums

James Newton – The African Flower: The Music of Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn (Blue Note) — With John Blake, Arthur Blythe, Olu Dara, Roland Hanna, Billy Hart, Jay Hoggard, Pheeroan AkLaff, Anthony Brown, a.o.

Now playing, CD 10: Maurice Ravel – Pavane pour une infante défunte – Jeux d'eau – Miroirs - 5 pieces for piano – Le tombeau de Couperin — Walter Gieseking (piano) (Documents)

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

Lee Konitz Quartet – Jazz à Juan (SteepleChase) — Lee Konitz – alto saxophone; Martial Solal – piano; Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass; Daniel Humair – drums Recorded live at the Antibes Jazz Festival, Juan-les-Pins, France in 1974.

Venturing South from the Netherlands (Willem Breuker) and on to Italy with: Carlos Actis Dato / Actis' Band – Son Para El Che (Splasc(H) Records) Personnel: Carlos Actis Dato (tenor & baritone saxes, bass clarinet), Massimo Rossi (alto & soprano saxes), Antonio Fontana (guitar), Federico Marchesano (acoustic & electric bass), Dario Bruna (drums).

Willem Breuker – Drums In The Night / The Resistible Rise Of Arturo Ui — original music for the theatre pieces of Bertold Brecht (Bvhaast)

Muhal Richard Abrams – 1 - OQA + 19 [from The Complete Black Saint Recordings, Vol.2 box] (Black Saint—CAM Jazz)Personnel:Muhal Richard Abrams: piano, synthesizer, voice; Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, voice; Anthony Braxton: soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, voice; Leonard Jones: bass, voice; Steve McCall: drums, percussion, voice.Having just enjoyed Abrams's piano solo on Marion Brown's "Sweet Earth Flying, Part 5" (and enjoyed the Anthony Braxton CD I played before the Brown), I felt compelled to play a Muhal Richard Album. (As a bonus, this one also features Braxton.)

Marion Brown – Sweet Earth Flying (Impulse! / Verve EU – 2-on-1 series ) Personnel: Marion Brown — alto saxophone, soprano saxophone; Muhal Richard Abrams (tracks 2-8), Paul Bley (tracks 1, 2, 5-8) — piano, electric piano, organ; James Jefferson — bass, electric bass; Steve McCall — drums, percussion; Bill Hasson — percussion, narration. – On two-fer with Geechee Recollections.

Anthony Braxton 12+tet – 9 Compositions (Iridium) 2006 - CD 5 - Comp No.354 (Firehouse 12 Records) Personnel: Anthony Braxton – alto, soprano, and sopranino saxophones, clarinet, and Eb contralto clarinet; Taylor Ho Bynum – cornet, flugelhorn, trumpbone, piccolo and bass trumpets, mutes, and shell; Andrew Raffo Dewar – soprano and c-melody saxophones, and clarinet; James Fei – alto and soprano saxophones, and bass clarinet; Mary Halvorson – electric guitar; Steve Lehman – alto and sopranino saxophones; Nicole Mitchell – flute, alto and bass flutes, piccolo, and voice; Jessica Pavone – viola and violin; Reut Regev – trombone, flugelbone, mutes, and cymbals; Jay Rozen – tuba, euphonium, mutes, and toys; Sara Schoenbeck – bassoon and suona; Aaron Siegel – percussion and vibraphone; Carl Testa – bass and bass clarinet.