paul secor

I had an "interesting" experience when I spoke with him after hearing him play a duo concert with Roswell Rudd about 20 years ago. I'll just say that he seemed to be somewhat lacking in social skills.

I can imagine that the whole process is both stressful and exciting - probably more exciting once you reach your destination.

Not by me.

Bags Meets Wes!

Chet Baker Quartet: No Problem Gorgeous playing by Chet Baker and fine piano and compositions by Duke Jordan. Had a great time listening to this one earlier today.

Ellington Orchestra: Concert in the Virgin Islands

Cecil: Jazz Advance

Booker Little 4 and Max Roach Probably the worst recorded music I've ever heard from Nola's. They got Booker's trumpet right, but everyone else is somewhere in the distance.

Memphis Slim U.S.A. (United/Delmark)

Monk Plays Ellington It's a shame that most of the pianists who recorded Monk tributes didn't use at least some of the inventiveness and imagination that Monk did in his Ellington tribute.

Hope You have a Happy Birthday!

Cecil Taylor Ensemble: Always a Pleasure (FMP)

Skip James: She Lyin' (Genes)

Booker Little & Booker Ervin: Sounds of Inner City Reissue of most of a Teddy Charles date. Not a necessity, except - it contains some very fine Booker Little, and there's not a lot of that around.

Found this: https://musicalassumptions.blogspot.com/2012/09/charles-mills.html and this: https://composers.com/charles-mills

Little Willie Littlefield and Friends: Going Back to Kay Cee

Al Green: Have a Good Time & The Belle Album

Listened to some blues/r&b 45s this afternoon: Ike Turner's Kings of Rhythm (w. Tommy Hodge on vocals: Down & Out/(I Know) You Don't Love Me Frankie Lee Sims: My Talk Didn't Do Any Good Smokey Smothers: I Can't Judge Nobody Smokey Smothers: Honey, I Ain't Teasin' Fention (sic) Robinson: You've Got To Pass This Way Again Cousin Leroy: I'm lonesome Tender Slim: I'm Checkin' Up (Jimmy Spruill on Guitar) Piano Red: Jump Man Jump

Clunky makes some good points, especially that it should be listened to in small doses. I've kept it because, given that restraint, there's a lot of very good music there, and because it features some musicians that I don't have elsewhere in my collection.

Mal Waldron: Blues for Lady Day I wish they hadn't added the two live cuts on the CD. The LP version was perfectly done and shouldn't have been added to. More is not always better.