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Charlie Haden/Hampton Hawes: As Long as There's Music (Artists House)

Clifford Brown-Max Roach: Pure Genius (Elektra Musician) Listening to the fire in Max Roach's playing on this recording (and on at least one other live recording of the time) made me realize that his drumming lost a certain amount of spirit with Clifford Brown's death. Which is understandable.

The Frito Bandito Machito Candido

Nice trifecta!

Sam Rivers: Contrasts (ECM) I'd enjoy this one a lot more if it hadn't received the ECM sound "treatment".

Snowing all day here but, so far, light and fine snow. Supposed to get heavier. Hope not.

Moondog Alan Freed Maybellene

Raul Julia Julia Child Dan Aykroyd

Happy New Year to All!

The Charles Moffett Family Vol. 1 (Charles Moffett Recording) I remember hearing this on the radio in the late 1970s - "Wishbone Suite" came on and I thought I was hearing an Ornette tune that I'd never heard before.

Crazy Arms Ray Price Bill Cullen

Chester Mister Dillon Miss Kitty

The Rounder LP and the Fat Possum CD overlap, but there are tracks on each that aren't on the other. I've snatched up everything I've ever found by these two men together - McDowell and Woods have as close a rapport as any two musicians I've ever heard, in any genre. Yes. I checked the track listing for the Fat Possum and saw there were a few differences. I just decided to stick with my LP. They do play together masterfully.

Fred McDowell and Johnny Woods (Rounder) Yesterday a friend e-mailed me about a Fat Possum CD issue of this material. Reminded me that I hadn't listened to my LP in some time. Classic music.

Walt Dickerson: Peace (Steeplechase)

The Blasters Alfred Nobel Jimmie J.J. Walker

I've been considering getting new speaker wires, so I want to thank you, Scott, for "saving" me from doing that and listening for myself. You're a true prophet.

Cedric "Cornbread" Maxwell Maxwell Lemuel Roach The Roches

Posh Spice Ginger Rogers Basil Rathbone

Archie Shepp/Horace Parlan: Trouble in Mind (Steeplechase)

Don't tell that to our 78 listening crew. I'm sure they have some comments to make about that statement.

J.C. Moses J.B. Priestley J.D. Salinger

Marcus Camby Gumby Gummo Marx

Conrad Barron Paris

It was less than three years between his last Prestige recordings and the recordings with the "classic quartet" at the Vanguard. It was only about eight and a half years after his last Prestige recording and his passing. Trane blazed quite a trail within a relatively short time.