Kevin Bresnahan

Updated 20Nov2025 at 10:16 EST New additions at bottom. $5.50 Jazz CD sale All discs are $5.50. Shipping will be at actual cost regardless of quantity. In the US, 1-10 CDs costs $5-6, so the more you buy, the less shipping costs per CD. Paypal preferred. International through Paypal only. Venmo is OK if you’ve been on the forum for a while or you have bought from me previously. Grading = artwork/CD Mint (M): Looks like the wrapper just came off. No marks of any kind anywhere on the complete package. Mint minus (M-): Very near perfect playing surface and artwork. When held at an angle under extreme lighting you can see perhaps 1 or 2 very light scratches or pin dots. Excellent (Exc.):CDs in this condition look used, but like they were taken good care of. Only a few very light scuffs can be seen when the disc is held at an angle to the light. The booklet and inserts are present and have only a few very minor flaws such as a slight bend or light fingerprints Very Good plus (VG+): No more than 10 very light to light scratches between 1/8" and 2". Artwork has case dents or a crease. Plays perfectly. Very Good (VG) : CDs in this condition are more for listening to than collecting. The disc is heavily scratched but can be played through without skipping. The booklet and inserts are present but heavily worn, and may include heavy fingerprints, bent corners, smudges, creases, case dimple marks, and writing. Poor (P): Heavily damaged, may not play through without skipping. Booklet and inserts may be missing, or also heavily damaged or torn. I really don’t like to use M unless the disc is sealed. CDs in jewel case unless noted. (o) = obi included (MLP) = mini-LP sleeve (GMLP) = Gatefold mini-LP sleeve VG+/M- Cannonball Adderley – Cannonball & Coltrane (Emarcy) (834 588-2) VG+/Exc Kenny Barron – Green Chimneys (Criss Cross) (Criss 1008) (Germany). Artwork M- but case is scuffed. Disc has a few faint scuffs. VG+/M- Ray Bryant – Plays (Roulette) TOCJ-50197 (Japan) (o). Obi has a tab crunch and case cover has a small crack. M-/Exc Benny Carter – A Gentleman And His Music (Concord) (CCD-4285) (Germany) UPC sticker residue on back of case. M-/M- Ron Carter – The Bass & I (Somethin’ Else) TOCJ-95033 (Japan) (o) SHMCD. CD case cover shows some shelf wear. VG+/VG+ Richie Cole – Richie Cole Plays West Side Story (Venus) TKCV-35012 (Japan) (o) M-/M- Michael Feinberg – From Where We Came (Steeplechase) (SCCD-31902) (Denmark) Bassist Feinberg leading a quintet with Noah Preminger on tenor & Dave Liebman on soprano. M-/M- Tommy Flanagan – Ballads & Blues (Enja) (CD 3031-2) (Germany) (Disc made in Austria) VG+/M- Dizzy Gillespie – Perceptions (Verve) (314 537 748-2). Verve Elite Edition with slipcover. Slipcover is a little dinged on one corner. VG+/VG+ Jimmy Hamilton – Can’t Help Swingin’ (Prestige) (PRCD-24214-2) Two-fer with “It’s About Time!” & “Can’t Help Swingin’”. CD has numerous light scratches. VG+/VG+ David Hazeltine – Inversions (Criss Cross) (Criss 1326) (Holland) VG+/VG+ Eddie Higgins – Amor (Venus) TKCV-35369 (Japan) M-/M- Willis Jackson – Bar Wars (32 Jazz) (32018) (BMG Music Club) Jewel case version. M-/Exc Bobby Jaspar – Memory of Dick (Emarcy) (837 208-2) (West Germany) Also released as “Modern Jazz Au Club St-Germain”. VG+/VG+ Steve Kuhn - Quireme Mucho (Venus) TKCV-35088 (Japan) M-/M- Diana Krall – Turn Up The Quiet (Verve) (B0026217-02) Crack in CD cover M-/M- Junior Mance – Groovin’ Blues (AfterBeat/Pony Canyon) PCCY-30245 (Japan) (o) (MLP) with Eric Alexander M-/M- Junior Mance Trio – Ballads 2006 (AfterBeat/Pony Canyon) PCCY-30247 (Japan) (o) (MLP) M-/M- Howard McGhee – The Return of Howard McGhee/Dusty Blue (Bethlehem) TOCJ-9621 (Japan) (o) (MLP). Two LPs on one CD. VG/VG+ J.R. Monterose – Welcome Back. J.R.! (Solid/Progressive) CDSOL-6716 (Japan) (o) M-/M- Gerry Mulligan – Recorded in Boston at Storyville (Pacific Jazz) TOCJ-9406 (Japan) (o) Mono M-/M- Charlie Parker – Charlie Parker Memorial (Savoy) CY-78982 (Japan) (MLP) no obi M-/M- Seldon Powell – Seldon Powell Sextet (Roost) TOCJ-50145 (Japan) (o) VG/VG+ Sonny Rollins – The Contemporary Leaders + (Contemporary) VDJ-1552 (Japan) (o). One yellow spine & sticky obi are faded M-/M- Tony Scott – Tony Scott Plays Gypsy (Parlophone) WPCR-29234 (Japan) (o) (SHMCD) VG+/VG+ Archie Shepp – Tray Of Silver (Denon) DC-8548 (Japan) M-/M- Hal Singer with Charlie Shavers – Blue Stompin’ (Prestige/OJC) (OJCCD-834-2) M-/Exc Johnny “Hammond” Smith – Good ‘Nuff (Prestige/OJC) (PRCD-24282-2). Small mark on CD. VG+/M- Bennie Wallace – Brilliant Corners (Denon) CY-30003 (Japan) VG+/M- George Wallington – Jazz At Hotchkiss (Savoy) COCB-50304 (Japan) (o) (MLP). Not on discogs. From the Mastersonic Collection (2000?) M-/M- Various Artists – Gretsch Drum Night At Birdland (Roulette) TOCJ-50148 (Japan) (o) Blakey, Persip, Elvin & Philly Joe M-/M- Various Artists – Venus In New York (Venus) TKJCV-35160 (Japan) (o) (MLP) Vocalists Rosanna Vitro, Carla Cook, Chris McNulty, Charene Dawn, Laird Jackson & Sandy Lomax. The discs below are free with purchase. Pick one free CD for each 3 CDs you buy from above. Condition isn't great on some of them but they all play in my PC drive and my Oppo player. Joe Chambers - Mirrors (Blue Note) Promo CD. Sawcut on spine and promo writing on disc. Miles Davis - In Person, Friday Night (Columbia). Old Legacy CD with faded spine. Case is dirty. Miles Davis - In Person, Saturday Night (Columbia). Old Legacy CD with faded spine. Case is dirty. Tim Hagens - Audible Architechture (Blue Note). Promo CD with sticker on cover of booklet and writing on CD. Eddie Higgins - A Fine Romance (Venus). THIS IS A CD-R. Sold retail like this. I cannot guarantee it will play on all players/drives. To avoid multiple claims for the same CD, I would appreciate if you could post in the thread and then PM me for any titles you want to buy. Thanks for looking, Kevin NEW ADDITIONS M-/M- Ahmed Abdul-Malik – Jazz Sounds Of Africa (Prestige/New Jazz) PRCD24279-2. BMG club edition. M-/M- Pepper Adams – Live In Europe (Impro/FD Music) 151952 (IMPRO 02) (France). Original 4-track CD release. M-/M- Gene Ammons – Jammin’ With Gene (Prestige/OJC) OJCD-211-2. Small sticker residue on case cover. M-/M- Miles Davis – Olympia 20 Mars 1960 Part. 1 (Trema/RTE/Europe 1) 710576 (France) (Digipak). M-/M- Miles Davis – Olympia 20 Mars 1960 Part. 2 (Trema/RTE/Europe 1) 710577 (France) (Digipak). M-/M- Red Garland – All Kinds Of Weather (Prestige/OJC) OJCD-193-2. M-/VG+ Red Garland – Red In Bluesville (Prestige/OJC) OJCD-295-2. M-/M- Gonzalo Rubalcaba – diz…... (Blue Note/Somethin’ Else) CDP7243 8 30490 2 8. A little sticker residue on case. VG+/VG+- J.J. Johnson – Quintergy * Live At The Village Vanguard (Antilles/Island) 422-848 214-2. Sticker residue on case. VG+/M- Randy Johnston – In A-Chord (Muse) MUSE 5512. Booklet has cut corner. Killer band – Eric Alexander, Joey DeFrancesco & Mickey Roker join Johnston in this great date. VG/VG+ Junior Mance – Sweet And Lovely (Milestone) MCD-47100-2. Two-fer combining “The Soulful Piano Of Junior Mance” with “The Big Chief” (minus one tune from the 2nd). Saw cut on spine (VG rating for art) and slight scuff on CD when tilted in the light. VG/M- Jack McDuff – Hot Barbeque/Live! (Beat Goes Public) CDBGPD 053. VG+/M- Charles Mingus – The Great Concert Of Charles Mingus (Verve) B0002680-02. BMG club edition. M-/M- Wes Montgomery – Smokin’ At The Half Note (Verve) P2-29578. Club edition (CRC on back art). M-/M- Art Pepper – Winter Moon (Galaxy/OJC) OJCD-677-2. Art’s self-professed favorite recording where he finally got to do a “with strings” record. M-/M- Shirley Scott – Legends Of Acid Jazz (Prestige) PRCD-24200-2. Two-fer combining “Hip Soul” & “Hip Twist”. VG+/VG+ Horace Silver – Silver’s Blue (Epic/Portrait/CBS) RK 45138. Early (1956) Jazz Messengers minus Art. This used to be a rare CD. I’ve always enjoyed it. Only offering it up because I have two. VG/VG+ Sphere – Four For All (Verve) 831 674-2. Charlie Rouse, Kenny Barron, Buster Williams & Ben Riley. Back art has slight waviness at top that I never noticed before hence the VG art rating.

Stan Getz - Focus (Verve). I somehow managed to pick up a nice deep groove original along the way. This is my favorite "with strings" Jazz LP.

I've been running low on storage space for a while now, so it's almost a good thing that Blue Note took this weird stance on their hot cuts. They've saved me a bunch of money.

https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/oklahoman/name/hugh-walker-obituary?id=27591505 For those that don't want to follow the link: Hugh Walker Obituary Memorial services for Hugh Walker, Jr. will be at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 9, 2008, at Temple and Sons Funeral Home, 2801 N. Kelly Ave., Oklahoma City, OK. Hugh was born in Purcell, OK on November 22, 1942 to Hugh and Mae Ella Hill Walker and died on Tuesday, January 15, 2007, at Sweetbriar Nursing Center. He grew up and attended schools in Oklahoma City where he discovered his musical talent. He started with the French horn and later discovered his favorite, the drums. Years later, he stated, 'I love those drums like Michelangelo loved his marble.' After graduating from Douglass High School in 1960, Hugh left Oklahoma City to pursue his musical career. He played and recorded with many local, national, and international jazz greats. He was preceded in death by his mother and father and his youngest brother, Glen. He is survived by his son, Hamza (Stephanie) of Chicago, IL; daughters, Rhonda Richardson of Baltimore, MD, Nyemah of North Hollywood, CA; their mother, Rosetta of Baltmore, MD; and grandchildren, Eva and Milo of Chicago, IL. He is also survived by brothers, Wilbur (Tomycine) of Oklahoma City, William (Helga) of San Antonio, TX; sisters, Huretta Dobbs and Joyce (William) Dunlap of Oklahoma City; special cousin, Don Miller of Spencer, OK; many nieces, nephews, aunts, cousins, and many friends. He loved and was loved by many. I found it a little odd that they held the funeral almost a full year after he died.

If you're OK with downloads, Urbie Green's "A Cool Yuletide" is pretty awesome. The only negative is that it's very short.

I already had the Pure Pleasure LP at that point and I agree that it sounds fine.

I changed over to that myself after having Blue Note refuse to fix a couple of very hot cuts in their LP reissues. When they acknowledged it on their Tone Poet of "Picture of Heath" and basically said, "Sucks to be you", that was my cue. This is how Blue Note addressed the issue: We’re aware of the complaints about the Tone Poet Vinyl Edition of Chet Baker & Art Pepper “Picture of Heath” from some customers who are experiencing skipping on side two, while for most it plays fine. We’ve looked into it and have determined there is no defect with the pressing. It is however a very dynamic recording and Joe Harley & Kevin Gray don’t use any limiting or compression in their mastering approach. That can expose the need for some adjustments to be made with particular turntable set-ups. For instance, we’ve found that customers who adjusted their tracking force and anti-skate (even slightly reducing both), and made sure their turntable is level, no longer had playback issues. We hope this helps!

Groove Holmes had no problem having women on his covers.

Interesting arrangement, but man, that reverb! What the heck was the recording engineer thinking with adding that much echo? It makes it sound like they're playing in a huge cave. It has an almost "lounge music" sound.

I was barely 20 when Stitt stopped playing live and much more likely to be found at a rock concert than a Jazz club.

Another HighNote Christmas recording that you can only download as an mp3 from Amazon. Plus, their website is pretty much dead, with their new releases section dating to 2023.

When I talked with Michael about those LT album covers, he seemed generally pleased with them. That said, he did admit that it was partly budgetary and that he would not have reissued any of those titles with those covers. He actually laughed when I told hm that the Japanese reissued a bunch of them using those covers.

I don't know that Blue Note will use that Connoisseur CD cover. They've been re-designing many (most?) of Patrick Roques covers for some reason. Someone over on the Hoffman forums claimed to know why this is happening but says that he was asked not to relay the rationale behind this. Maybe Roques managed to get a copyright for that particular use, so it can't be used for a different use without further compensation?

Michael Cuscuna told me that Stitt & Gordon were obviously very drunk at that session and that this tune was the only one he found from that date that was releasable. Given that other "unreleasable" stuff has been released since Michael left, I'm sure there's a chance that more stuff like this will see the light of day.

Jed Levy - Faces And Places (A Life in Music). So far, a very interesting CD. Take a listen at his bandcamp page: https://jedlevyquartet.bandcamp.com/album/faces-places

Jimmy Greene - As We Are Now (Greene Music Works). Nice date by Jimmy. Here it for yourself at his bandcamp page: https://jimmygreene1.bandcamp.com/album/as-we-are-now

I always wondered what the story was with this goofy cover. I get that it was before advanced photo editing but still... just plunking a picture of Elvin into it seems strange even then.

Also released as "Minor Mishap" on Black Lion. and "Blues For Alvina" on Editions Atlas:

I've avoided "Brothers 4" because Stitt uses the Varitone throughout. I'm not much of a fan of that sound but I'm starting to try again. I just picked up his other two--fer, "Legends of Acid Jazz" with one half being Varitone. Maybe I'll get more out of it this time around?

Welcome Jay. Great story about Harry. On the Radio Discussions forum, Mark Giardina posted this funny story: A funny story about Harry I wanted to pass along to everyone. Harry had a bad habit of coming to work late. After being at the station from 4pm and finishing up hosting a talk show (with no producer or call-screener) after 1 am, I was anxious to get home. At first Harry would show up 15 minutes late, then it started to be a half-hour. Finally I told Harry the next time he wasn't in the studio after the news at 1:05 am I would stop playing his opening theme and a several jazz selections and play whatever I wanted. Apparently he thought I was kidding; I wasn't. So the next night when 1:05 am came around and the news was over I put a Hank Williams Senior album on the turntable (this is decades before computers) and let it play. The next night it was a John Wayne record. Needless to say Harry was fuming mad and swearing like hell as I heard him come running down the hallway from the back door at 350 East Avenue into the studio. ( I was in the newsroom at the time). The next day I'm told to report to the GM's office and was asked what's going on? "Harry is very upset with you". After I explained the situation to the GM I just came out and said if Harry continues to be late for work, I will personally buy a Mrs. Miller's greatest hits album and play the damn thing in its entirety every night he's late. Word must have got back to Harry because he was never late again. ;D

Jed Levy - Faces and Places Gonzalo Rubalcaba - Diz Jimmy Greene - As We Are Now Rusty Bryant - Legends of Acid Jazz

I saw George Coleman at the Ragattabar in Cambridge, MA last night. At 90, George is having mobility issues but he can still blow that horn.

The first thing I would say to this is that I don't believe it at all & AI agrees, saying this about World Population Review, "The website is generally reliable but should be used with caution as it does not always provide accurate information." In this particular instance, how the hell could they come up with this number? Who reports every book they read in a public way? Do any of you do this? This seems more likely a statistic from some website like Goodreads, which is going to exclude a ton of non-readers by definition. Someone who doesn't read books is not going to open a Goodreads account. The other thing I would add is that when I was still working, there were many mornings spent around the breakroom table where I was pretty much the only one who regularly talked about books I was reading.

It's beginning to look like I'll never get a chance to see/hear Cory Weeds up my way. He's getting as far south as TX but stops at NYC when he heads north. Weeds and Grant Stewart are two tenor players I'd like to see live and I've had no luck for a long while now.

This is a good one that I haven't pulled off the shelves in a long time. This was one of my best "dollar bin" finds back at the old defunct Looney Tunes store in Harvard Square.