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Oscar Pettiford – Another One (Bethlehem Archives / Avenue Jazz) — Oscar Pettiford - bass, cello; Donald Byrd, Ernie Royal - trumpet; Bob Brookmeyer - valve trombone; Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, clarinet; Jerome Richardson - tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute; Don Abney - piano; Osie Johnson- drums.

Blue Mitchell – Out Of The Blue (Riverside Records) — Blue Mitchell - trumpet; Benny Golson - tenor saxophone; Wynton Kelly (tracks 1-6), Cedar Walton (track 7) - piano; Paul Chambers (tracks 2 & 5-7), Sam Jones (tracks 1, 3 & 4) - bass; Art Blakey - drums

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – NBC Broadcast from The New Zanzibar [1 & 15 Oct, '45 on Vol.12 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) Personnel: Rex Stewart, c; Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, t; Ray Nance, t, vn / Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, tb; Claude Jones, vtb / Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Johnny Hodges, as; Otto Hardwick, as, cl; Al Sears, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl , bcl / Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy g; Junior Raglin, b; Sonny Greer, d. / Joya Sherril, Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, v. Titles include: Caravan, Three Cent Stomp, Riff Staccato, Cotton Tail.

John Escreet – Sound, Space and Structures (Sunnyside Records) — John Escreet - piano; Evan Parker - tenor & soprano saxophone; John Hébert - bass; Tyshawn Sorey - drums Very nice.

Me too.

Rolf Liebermann – Concerto for Jazz Band and Symphony Orchestra — Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra – Fritz Reiner Richard Strauss – Don Juan Op.20 — Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal / Sony Classical) First stereo release on CD.

Hal Galper – Now Hear This (Enja Records) — Hal Galper - piano; Terumasa Hino - trumpet; Cecil McBee - bass; Tony Williams - drums. Remixed & remastered from the original 8-track masters by Thorsten Scheffner in 2006. Also includes one bonus alternate take.

Sonny Stitt – Stittsville [(M) from The Complete Roost Studio Sessions] (Roost Records SLP 2244 — Mosaic) — Sonny Stitt - tenor & alto saxophone; Jimmy Jones - piano; unknown musician - bass; Roy Haynes - drums.

Ernest Bloch — Pro Arte Quartet – Howard Karp (piano), Norman Paulu, Jay Kyung Kim (violins), Richard Blum (viola), Parry Karp (cello) (Lauel Records) – Quintet for Piano and Strings No.1 – Quintet for Piano and Strings No.2 – Suite No.1 for Solo Cello — Parry Karp (cello)

Johannes Brahms – Concerto for Violin in D major Op.77 — Jascha Heifetz (violin) – Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal / Living Stereo — Sony Classical)

The Art Farmer / Benny Golson Jazztet – Moment To Moment (Soul Note Records / CAM Jazz) — Art Farmer - flugelhorn, trumpet; Benny Golson - tenor saxophone; Curtis Fuller - trombone; Mickey Tucker - piano; Ray Drummond - bass; Albert Heath - drums

Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.7 in C major Op.105 — Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra – Paavo Berglund (EMI / Warner Classics)

Just so happens: Richard Strauss — Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal Living Stereo / Sony Classical) – Also sprach Zarathustra Op.30 tone poem after Friedrich Nietzsche – Salome Op.54: Dance of the seven veils - John Weicher, violin Recorded in 1954 in both mono and stereo, the mono version of Op.30 was released in 1954, but the stereo version wasn't released until 1960.

Sonny Stitt – The Sonny Side of Sitt [(L) from The Complete Roost Studio Sessions] (Roost Records SLP 2240 — Mosaic) — Sonny Stitt - tenor & alto saxophone; Jimmy Jones - piano; unknown musician - bass; Roy Haynes - drums

Charlie Rouse – Yeah! (Epic Records / Legacy — Sony Music France Jazz Connoisseur) — Charlie Rouse - tenor saxophone; Billy Gardner - piano; Peck Morrison - bass; Dave Bailey - drums; as a bonus also includes the three Charlie Rouse tracks on 1961's "We Paid Our Dues!" (Epic), with Gildo Mahones - Piano; Reggie Workman - Bass; and Arthur Taylor - Drums.

Darn, just missed it.

Louis Sclavis & the Bernard Struber Jazztet – Le Phare (Enja Records) — Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Louis Sclavis; Guitar – Bernard Struber; Bass – Jérémy Lirola; Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Denis Tempo; Drums – Eric Echampard; Flute, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Raymond Halbeisen; Percussion – Latif Chaarani; Piano – Benjamin Moussay; Soprano Saxophone, Alto Saxophone – Roby Glod; Tenor Saxophone – Philippe Aubry; Trombone – Jean-Claude Eglin; Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Jean-Luc Cappozzo, Serge Haessler; Tuba – François Thuillier.

Duke Ellington – DETS 47 [(Jun-Jul '53) on Vol. 24 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) — Willie Cook, Cat Anderson, Clark Terry(t); Ray Nance(t,vl,v); Britt Woodman, Quentin Jackson,Juan Tizol(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Russell Procope(cl,ss,as); Rick Henderson(as); Paul Gonsalves(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Wendell Marshall(sb); Butch Ballard(d); Jimmy Grissom(v); live NBC broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago Duke Ellington – Hurricane NYC [(Apr 1, '44) on Vol. 24 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) — Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Juan Tizol(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Skippy Williams(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Al Hibbler, Wini Johnson(v); live NBC broadcast from the Blue Note, Chicago CD 1 of Volume 24. First image is the label from Side A of the original D.E.T.S. LP release.

Mick Rossi – They Have A Word For Everything (Knitting Factory Records) — Mick Rossi; Piano, Glockenspiel: Dave Douglas; Trumpet: Andy Laster; Alto & Baritone Saxophone: Kermit Driscoll; Double Bass: Charles Descarfino; Drums & Percussion

Ludwig van Beethoven – Sonata for Piano No.14 in C sharp minor Op.27/2 "Moonlight" – Sonata for Piano No.8 in C minor Op.13 "Pathétique" – Sonata for Piano No.23 in F minor Op.57 "Appassionata" Daniel Barenboim (piano) (Deutsche Grammophon)

PM Sent.

Enrico Rava / Ran Blake – Duo En Noir (between the lines) — Trumpet / flugelhorn & piano; live at Sudbahnhof, Frankfort, Germany in 1999.

Now playing, CD 8: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sonata for Piano No.15 in F major K 533 – Fantasy for Piano in C minor K 475 – Sonata for Piano No.14 in C minor K 457 Sviatoslav Richter (piano) (Decca)

Alice Coltrane – Ptah, The El Daoud (Impulse! Records) — Alice Coltrane — harp, piano; Joe Henderson — alto flute, tenor saxophone; Pharoah Sanders — alto flute, tenor saxophone, bells; Ron Carter — bass; Ben Riley — drums.