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John Surman – Westering Home (FMR Records / Island) — John Surman – bass clarinet, euphonium, organ, percussion, piano, baritone sax, soprano sax, trumpet

Lucky Thompson – Home Comin' (LRC Jazz Classics / Groove Merchant) — With Lucky Thompson (soprano & tenor sax), Cedar Walton (piano & electric piano), Larry Ridley or Sam Jones (bass), Billy Higgins or Louis Hayes (drums). Also known as "Tea Time," this is a collection drawn from his two Groove Merchant titles "I Offer You" and "Goodbye Yesterday" issued around 1973. (They probably could have included both full CDs, but I guess LRC doesn't work that way.)

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Some more Stitt: Sonny Stitt – A Little Bit of Stitt [(K) from The Complete Roost Studio Sessions] (Roost Records SLP 2230 — Mosaic) — Sonny Stitt - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone 3,6,8; Jimmy Jones - piano; Aaron Bell - bass; Charlie Persip - drums; includes two previously unissued alternate takes

Sonny Stitt – The Saxophones of Sonny Stitt [(J) from The Complete Roost Studio Sessions] (Roost Records SLP 2230 — Mosaic) — Sonny Stitt - tenor & alto saxophone; Jimmy Jones - piano; Unknown musician - bass; Charlie Persip - drums

Howard McGhee – Maggie's Back In Town! (Contemporary Records) — Howard McGhee - trumpet; Phineas Newborn, Jr. - piano; Leroy Vinnegar - bass; Shelly Manne - drums

Now playing, from Anthology 6 of the RCO: Jean Sibelius – Symphony No.4 in A minor Op.63 — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Paavo Berglund (RCO Live)

I have the two CDs he did with the CSO. I'll have to look for the ones with the Concertgebouw Orchestra... Now playing, CD 65 from the big Brilliant Classics – Legendary Russian Soloists box: Edvard Grieg – Sonata for Violin and Piano No.3 in C minor Op.45 – Sonata for Violin and Piano No.1 in F major Op.8 Leonid Kogan (violin), Grigori Ginzburg (piano) Isaac Albeniz – Suite Iberia Book 1: No.2 El puerto arr. for violin & piano) – Suite española Op.47/3: Sevilla arr. for violin & piano) Leonid Kogan (violin), Andrei Mytnik (piano) Claude Debussy – Ariettes oubliées: No.2 Il pleure dans mon coeur Leonid Kogan (violin), Nina Kogan (piano) Henri Vieuxtemps – Three Morceaux for Violin and Piano Op.32/2 Rondino Leonid Kogan (violin), Vladimir Yampolsky (piano) Pablo de Sarasate – Spanish Dances for Violin and Piano Op.21/1 Malagueña Leonid Kogan (violin), Abram Makarov (piano)

Hampton Hawes Quartet – All Night Session, Vol. 1 (Contemporary Records / OJC) — With Jim Hall, Red Mitchell, Bruz Freeman

Weather Report – Weather Report (Columbia Records) — Joe Zawinul – Electric and acoustic piano; Wayne Shorter – Soprano saxophone; Miroslav Vitouš – Electric and acoustic bass; Alphonse Mouzon – Drums, voice; Airto Moreira – Percussion; plus: Barbara Burton – Percussion; Don Alias – Percussion.

Guillermo Gregorio / Steve Swell / Pandelis Karayorgis – Window And Doorway (Driff Records) — Guillermo Gregorio, clarinet; Steve Swell, trombone; Pandelis Karayorgis, piano

Kenny Dorham – Kenny Dorham Quintet (Debut Records / OJC) — Kenny Dorham - trumpet, vocal (tracks 10, 11); Jimmy Heath - saxophones; Walter Bishop - piano; Percy Heath - double bass; Kenny Clarke - drums; includes three alternate takes plus two previously unissued vocal tracks

Mingus Big Band – Gunslinging Birds (Dreyfus Jazz) Personnel: Randy Brecker, Philip Harper, Ryan Kisor / Jamal Haynes, Earl McIntyre, Ku-Umba Frank Lacy / Gary Smulyan, Craig Handy, John Stubblefield, David Lee Jones, Steve Slagle, Chris Potter / Kenny Drew Jr, Andy McKee, Adam Cruz.

Barry Guy – Folio (ECM New Series) — Maya Homburger – baroque violin; Muriel Cantoreggi – violin; Barry Guy – double-bass; Christoph Poppen – conductor; Münchener Kammerorchester

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

Count Basie – Count Basie and the Kansas City 7 (Impulse / MCA) — Count Basie – piano, organ; Thad Jones – trumpet; Frank Wess – flute, alto flute (tracks 2, 6 & 8); Frank Foster – tenor saxophone, clarinet (tracks 1, 3-5 & 7); Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone, flute, clarinet; Freddie Green – guitar; Eddie Jones – bass; Sonny Payne – drums; bonus track.

Robert Dick & Ursel Schlicht – Photosphere (Nemu Records) — flute & piano; recorded live at Kulturhaus Dock 4, Kassel, Germany in 2004.

Roy Eldridge – Roy Eldridge and His Orchestra [(A) from The Complete Verve Studio Sessions] (Clef EP C 158 / Mosaic — Verve Records) — Roy Eldridge (trumpet) Buddy Tate (tenor sax) Teddy Brannon (piano) Clyde Lombardi (bass) Charlie Smith (drums). Also issued as side A of the Clef 10" LP MGC 113 Roy Eldridge Collates and as part of the 12" LP Rockin' Chair (Clef MGC 704 / Verve MGV 8088). Roy Eldridge – Roy Eldridge with Strings [(B) from The Complete Verve Studio Sessions] (Clef EP C 131 / Mosaic — Verve Records) — Roy Eldridge (trumpet), unidentified orchestra of strings, flute, French horn & rhythm section with George Williams (director). Also issued as side B of the Clef 10" LP MGC 113 Roy Eldridge Collates and as part of the 12" LP Rockin' Chair (Clef MGC 704 / Verve MGV 8088). Roy Eldridge – The Roy Eldridge Quintet / Rockin' Chair [(C) from The Complete Verve Studio Sessions] (Clef EP C 199 / Mosaic — Verve Records) — Roy Eldridge (trumpet, vocals) Oscar Peterson (organ) Barney Kessel (guitar) Ray Brown (bass) J.C. Heard (drums). Also issued as side A of the Clef 10" Eldrige Quintet LP MGC 150 and combined with the 10" LP Collates to create the 12" LP Rockin' Chair (Clef MGC 704 / Verve MGV 8088).

Betty Carter – Inside Betty Carter (United Artists / Capitol Jazz — Blue Note) — Betty Carter - vocals; Harold Mabern - piano; Bob Cranshaw - bass; Roy McCurdy - drums.

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

Trevor Dunn's Trio-Convulant – Sister Phantom Owl Fish (Ipecac Records) — Tevor Dunn (bass), Mary Halvorson (guitar), Ches Smith (drums)

Cedar Walton – Eastern Rebellion (Timeless Records—Solid Records/Ultra-Vybe Japan) — With George Coleman, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins

Count Basie / Joe Williams – Count Basie Swings, Joe Williams Sings (Clef Records / Verve) — With Joe Williams - vocals; Count Basie - piano; Wendell Culley, Reunald Jones, Thad Jones, Joe Newman - trumpet; Henry Coker, Bill Hughes, Benny Powell - trombone; Marshall Royal - alto saxophone, clarinet; Bill Graham - alto saxophone; Frank Wess - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute; Frank Foster - tenor saxophone; Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Freddie Green - guitar; Eddie Jones - bass; Sonny Payne - drums; Frank Foster (tracks 2-9), Ernie Wilkins (tracks 1 & 6) - arranger; Ella Fitzgerald - vocals (track 12); includes three bonus tracks - an unreleased track that has Ella Fitzgerald and both side of a single.

Sonny Rollins – What's New [CDs 1b/2a on The Complete RCA Victor Recordings box] (RCA Victor) — With Jim Hall (guitar), Bob Cranshaw (bass), Ben Riley (drums) plus Candido or Dennis Charles, Frank Charles & Willie Rodrguez (percussion) & background singers; "Don't Stop The Carnival" originally issued only on the French release.

Muhal Richard Abrams – Family Talk [from The Complete Black Saint Recordings, Vol.2 box] (Black Saint—CAM Jazz) — Muhal Richard Abrams - piano, synthesizer, conductor; Jack Walrath - trumpet; Patience Higgins - bass clarinet, tenor saxophone, English horn; Brad Jones - bass; Warren Smith - vibes, timpani, marimba, gongs; Reggie Nicholson - drums, marimba, bells.