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I'm listening to the Dylan box set disc 8 again, before I head out for a few hours standing outside by the side of a main road. It's cold, I'm dressing warm!

Now disc 8 in the Bob Dylan “Bob Dylan – The Rolling Thunder Revue: The 1975 Live Recordings.” Late next month the 1976 box set will be out.

Very cool to have a letter from her! I have one from Philip K. Dick, one of my earliest literary influences.

I’ve always loved this woman’s work, as well as her esteemed husband’s. I was remembering today how much Chris Albertson seemed to detest her work. Makes me chuckle because that’s not the only time we disagreed online! Flora Purim “Speak No Evil” cd Ever since I first discovered Flora on her first Milestone album I’ve been a fan. Listening to this yesterday briefly her version of “You Go to My Head” really moved me.

Just found out my car will need very expensive subframe repair due to rust (no garage here in the snowball) so I need some cheering up badly and am re-listening to this Babs Gonzales cd. It has some mojo along those lines. Babs Gonsales “1947-1949” Chronogical Classics cd

Time for some brilliantly sung silliness. Babs Gonsales “1947-1949” Chronogical Classics cd

Carmen McRae and Betty Cater "Duets’ Verve cd Two of my favorite singers doing what comes naturally on stage. They’re crazy like a fox as they say here. Sublime artists. Betty Carter - vocals Carmen McRae - vocals, piano Eric Gunnison - piano Jim Hughart - double bass Winard Harper - drums

Now early Jackie McLean, “McLean’s Scene” New Jazz/OJC cd. Alto Saxophone – Jackie McLean Bass – Arthur Phipps, or Paul Chambers Drums – Arthur Taylor Piano – Mal Waldron, or Red Garland Trumpet – Bill Hardman

Interesting reissue. I don't think I've ever heard the fifth disc, but I've had both the US and the Japanese version of the 4 cd set (saved the latter).

I couldn’t keep away from Duke much longer. Now “The Ella Fitzgerald And Duke Ellington Côte D’Azur Concerts On Verve” disc 7 Such a great box set.

I have both LP and cd of this one, and they both sound good. The LP is a bit noisy though, and I decided to play this cd copy. Oscar Peterson with Milt Jackson “Very Tall” Verve Master Edition cd

I got out of order here on listening to this box set, will have to go back to discs 15, 16 and 17 after disc 20. Now listening to disc 19 of Grateful Dead “Summer Magic 1985” box set.

On to another Yusef Lateef LP, “Lateef at Cranbrook” Argo LP Just love the tenor sound here.

Sony Japan is releasing a two hybrid SACD set of "My Funny Valentine" and "Four & More" in the recorded order as the material appears in the "Seven Steps" box set. This will be in the 7" SACD packaging. Recorded Live in Concert at Philharmonic Hall Release date is November 25

A nice morning! Two deer in the back yard, but Tobi didn’t go out til they were gone. Starting off with an LP, Yusef Lateef “Jazz for The Thinker” Savoy LP. This period of Latex’s work is fantastic.

Those are great. I'll add this as a must hear:

Now, hours later, I'm back at the stereo finally, listening to disc 2 of "Tell Tale Signs." I love this music!

I so enjoy Art Hodes playing! Art Hodes "Trios & Quartets" Jazzology cd Now It was more than time for a disc of one of my favorite Dylan releases. Disc 1 of Bob Dylan “Tell Tale Signs–the Bootleg Series Vol. 8” Columbia/Sony Japan cd disc 1

I managed to sneak one in last night, Branford Marsalis Quartet, “Belonging” Blue Note cd This is about my fifth spin and I’ve come to really like this re-interpretation of a Keith Jarrett album. A soggy morning, warm and quiet outside. Back in here, upstairs with the system, I’m starting off with disc 14 of the Grateful Dead “Summer Magic 1985” box set.

Tucker, "Early Ellington" (I have others that were not in storage). I'll encounter more as I go through more boxes, and may keep others).

This one spent too many years in my storage unit, and I’m really enjoying the re-listen. “Griff & Lock” Jazzland/OJC cd

Billie Holiday, Art Tatum

Now another Shepp, this one with a very TIMELY title, "Things Have Got to Change" Impulse/Universal Japan SHM-CD

Now on to something different but with a common love of Ellington I think. . . Archie Shepp “For Losers” Impulse/Universal Japan SHM-CD I went through fifteen boxes of books from the storage unit yesterday and I’m glad I did as mixed in were some things I definitely didn’t expect like some photos my wonderful first wife had of her early adult years and copies of a Jazziz magazine I was quoted in and a few other things to keep. But I had to give up so many books as I just don’t have room for them–including lots of jazz books. I kept one Ellington book out of many. Ellington is very important to my listening world!

Rain, hard rain. . . should stop within an hour and Tobi and I can go out. Starting off with Kenny Burrell “Ellington is Forever Volume 2” OJC cd. Like Burrell I think Ellington is forever!