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Randy Weston – Piano A-la-mode [(C) from Mosaic Select] (Jubilee JGM 1060 / Mosaic Select) — Randy Weston - piano; John A. "Peck" Morrison - bass; Connie Kay - drums

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Treasury Broadcast No.22 [8Sep45 on Vol.12 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) Personnel: Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill, Kay Davis(v). Titles include: Carnegie Blues, I Can't Believe That You'e In Love With Me, Mood To Be Wooed, Kissing Bug, Way Low, Unbooted Character, Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' and a Billy Strayhorn medley: Chelsea Bridge, (I Want) Something To Live For, Clementine. Live broadcast on the Blue Network from Radio City Studio 6-B, NYC.

Bobby Hutcherson – For Sentimental Reasons (Kind of Blue Records) — With Renee Rosnes: piano; Dwayne Burno: bass; Al Foster: drums

Juhani Aaltonen / Iro Haarla – Kirkastus (TUM Records) — Juhani Aaltonen: tenor saxophone (1, 3, 4 ,6, 7, 9, 10), flute (2), alto flute (5), bass flute (8); Iro Haarla: piano (1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), harp (3, 6, 8), chen (6), percussion (2).

Patrick Zimmerli Ensemble – Explosion (Songlines) — Patrick Zimmerli, tenor saxophone; Ben Monder, guitar; Stomu Takeishi, fretless electric bass; Satoshi Takeishi, percussion

Gene Ammons & His All Stars – Groove Blues (Prestige Records) — With Gene Ammons - tenor saxophone; Jerome Richardson - flute (tracks 1-3); John Coltrane - alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2 & 4); Paul Quinichette - tenor saxophone (track 1 & 2); Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone (tracks 1 & 2); Mal Waldron - piano; George Joyner - bass; Art Taylor - drums

Dmitri Shostakovich – Quartet for Strings No.2 in A major Op.68 – Quartet for Strings No.12 in D flat major Op.133 Borodin String Quartet (Virgin Classics), from:

Franz Joseph Haydn – Piano Trios Nos. 24, 25, 26, 31 — Kungsbacka Piano Trio (Naxos)

Volume 25 will be the last. Any ideas what will be on that one?

Jessica Williams – Intuition: Explorations In Music (Jazz Focus) — solo piano; 4 originals plus 2 tunes by Monk & tunes by Miles, Rahsaan, etc.

Michael Dessen Trio – Between Shadow And Space (Clean Feed Records) — Michael Dessen trombone (1-7) & computer (2,3,4,6,7) / Christopher Tordini bass / Tyshawn Sorey percussion

Wayne Horvitz – 4 + 1 Ensemble (Intuition Music) — Wayne Horvitz - piano, keyboards; Tucker Martine - audio processing; Julian Priester - trombone; Eyvind Kang - violin; Reggie Watts - keyboards

Human Feel – Speak To It (Songlines) — With Jim Black (percussion), Andrew D'Angelo (alto sax, bass clarinet), Kurt Rosenwinkel (guitar), Chris Speed (tenor sax, clarinet) plus Holly Palmer (vocals) on Mal Waldron's "Left Alone"; originals by band members plus the Waldron tune.

J.J. Johnson – Standards — Live at the Village Vanguard (Antilles / Island Records) — J.J. Johnson (trombone), Ralph Moore (saxophones), Stanley Cowell (piano), Rufus Reid (bass), Victor Lewis (drums)

Muhal Richard Abrams featuring Amina Claudine Myers – Duet [from The Complete Black Saint Recordings, Vol.2 box] (Black Saint—CAM Jazz) — piano duets

Thelonious Monk – 5 by Monk by 5 [CD 11a from the Complete Riverside Recordings session 21] (Riverside Records) — Thelonious Monk – piano; Thad Jones – cornet; Charlie Rouse – tenor saxophone; Sam Jones – bass; Art Taylor – drums

Muhal Richard Abrams – Colors in Thirty-Third [from The Complete Black Saint Recordings, Vol.2 box] (Black Saint—CAM Jazz) — Muhal Richard Abrams - piano; John Blake (tracks 4, 6 & 7) - violin; John Purcell - soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, tenor saxophone; Dave Holland (tracks 5, 6 & 7) - bass, cello; Fred Hopkins - bass; Andrew Cyrille (all except track 2) - drums. Muhal Richard Abrams, composer, pianist, co-founder of the AACM, 1930-2017, RIP.

Sad news. He had a big impact.

Art Farmer Quintet – At Boomers #2 (East Wind Music / Universal Music Japan) — With Clifford Jordan, Cedar Walton, Sam Jones, Billy Higgins; live at Boomers, NYC

Count Basie Orchestra – Live in Japan '78 (Pablo Records) — Count Basie - piano; Sonny Cohn - trumpet; Pete Minger - trumpet; Waymon Reed - trumpet; Norman Smith, Jr. - trumpet; Dennis Wilson - trombone; Alonzo Wesley, Jr. - trombone; Bill Hughes - trombone; Mel Wanzo - trombone; Bobby Plater - alto saxophone; Danny Turner - alto saxophone; Eric Dixon - tenor saxophone, flute; Kenny Hing - tenor saxophone; Charlie Fowlkes - baritone saxophone; John Clayton - double bass; Freddie Green - guitar; Butch Miles - drums.

Randy Weston — Vishnu Wood Duo – Perspective (Denon / Nippon Columbia Japan) — piano & bass

Do Tell – Hotend: Do Tell Plays the Music of Julius Hemphill (Amirani Records) — With Dan Clucas (cornet), Mark Weaver (tuba), Dave Wayne (drums, electronics); notes by Alex Cline.

Mario Schiano – Uncaged (Splasc(h) Records) — Giancarlo Schiaffini (trombone), Mario Schiano (alto sax), Marcello Mellis (double bass), Famoudou Don Moye (drums, percussion) Nice!

Tony Malaby / Joey Sellers Quartet – Cosas (Nine Winds Records) — Tony Malaby (tenor sax), Joey Sellers (trombone), Michael Formanek (bass), Billy Mintz (drums)

Loren Stillman – Blind Date (Pirouet Records) — With Gary Versace, Drew Gress, Joey Barron