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Todd Bishop Group “Little Played Little Bird–The Music of Ornette Coleman” I really like this one, but no surprise as I have liked another Todd Bishop disc a lot. And Weber Iago is on piano here, always a good thing.

I can’t listen and post well now that Memphis is here in the home. He insists on sharing my listening seat with me when I can listen, and there is really not enough room in this chair for us both to sit comfortably, and it’s impossible to incorporate a laptop which he sees only as an impediment to attention he deserves. I managed to squeeze in a few listens. . . Jose James “1978” Nude Blonde cd Miles Davis “ESP” Sony Blu-Spec CD2 Kenny Burrell “Prime–Live at the Downtown Room” High Note cd

Not unexpected, but sad news.

The cover and a few "themes" perhaps may but overall it's a tribute to Erykah Badu's music (or two of her albums).

“On & On: Jose James Sings Badu” Universal Japan SHM-CD A very interesting (Japan only) cd.

“Creative Music Studio–Woodstock Festival Vol. 1” Douglas Records cd This has to be great with Lee Konitz, Chick Corea, Miroslav Vitous, and Jack DeJohnette. And it IS. A very dynamic recording as well. Recorded at Woodstock, NY: Sept 19, 1981.

Grateful Dead “Blues For Allah” 50th Anniversary 3 cd set, disc 1 (the OG album). This sounds exceptional. The Plangent Process is a great thing and this transfer and mastering is great!

I’m re-listening to this Burrell SHM-SACD as I haven’t been able to give it or any music my real deep attention since our new dog entered our home. I am followed like a shadow, I have to be constantly interacting with him, he’s obsessed with me. He won’t fit with me in my listening chair (he’s more than twice the size of Fiona the dachshund) and as a result I haven’t spent much time at all listening. He’s sleeping next to Lucinda now so I am upstairs and trying to get in a little listening. I warmed up the system and this SHM-SACD sounds better than it did before. A little more like a Kevin Gray mastered release rather than the previous Blue Note SHM-SACD (which sounded really nice imo). Kenny Burrell “Midnight Blue” Tower Records exclusive SHM-SACD

Kenny Burrell “Midnight Blue” Blue Note Japan/Tower Records (exclusive) SHM-SACD

Great to hear. I can understand some of the bashing of the family releases for various reasons, but this one was a winner.

John Coltrane “Crescent” Impulse reissue LP Never tire of this music. Probably my most played Coltrane release.

Herbie Hancock “Empyrean Isles” Blue Note Japan SHM-SACD Great sounding edition of this classic Blue Note session. Tony Willams always draws my attention here.

Getting ready for the 50th Anniversary edition that will be released Friday by listening to this SACD. Grateful Dead “Blues for Allah” Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab SACD

Mario Adnet “Saudade Maravilhosa” Selo cd Bright and silky textures of Adnet’s guitar and arrangements in stellar sound.

Tania Maria & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen “Tania Maria In Copenhagen 1978/79” Stunt 2 cd set, disc 2, “Tania Maria Live” 1978 I’ve been ignoring Ms. Maria too long, once again. Even this early on her music is fully formed, fully her own. With Mark Berteraux on bass and Andre Ceccarelli on drums.

Starting off with an album that sounds better when I can turn it up more. . . will revisit it later. Jose James “1978” Rainbow Blonde cd Funky, dnaceable, R&B crooning James music. Nice!

Well that's too bad. I feel that the Studios box is the best thing they released in a long time!

Mine too, ever since I bought the Barclay issue of this LP in Swaziland (Eswatini) in '69.

I found the last box set to have very good sound. I'm in for this one. I'm a huge Hendrix nut with lots of boots. . . I buy what the estate puts out.

“Legends of Acid Jazz–Rusty Bryant, Vol. 2” Prestige OJC cd Originally released as Fire-Eater and Wildfire

An announcement just in from Experience and Legacy that I find exciting: THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE: BOLD AS LOVE THE AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE SESSIONS BOX SET COMING NOVEMBER 7 Experience Hendrix L.L.C. and Legacy Recordings, are releasing Bold As Love by The Jimi Hendrix Experience on November 7. Produced by Janie Hendrix, original Experience recording engineer Eddie Kramer, and John McDermott, this expansive collection is available as either a five vinyl LP plus Blu-ray, or four CD plus Blu-ray set. The deluxe box set includes the original stereo and mono mixes of Axis: Bold As Love remastered from the original mixes created by Hendrix, the album’s producer Chas Chandler and original engineer Eddie Kramer. Kramer and engineer Chandler Harrod recently created brand new immersive Dolby ATMOS mixes of the entire 13 song album. The box set presents an additional 40 alternative versions, unreleased studio takes, demos, live tracks and television appearances from the album’s gestation and recording period, 28 of which have never-before-seen the light of day. One of these tracks, a previously unreleased October 1967 studio demo of “Stone Free/Up From The Skies [Demo],” has been made available today.

Helen Merrill “Affinity” Continental cd Bass – Nobuyushi Ino Percussion – Masahiko Togashi Piano – Masahiko Satoh Shakuhachi – Hozan Yamamoto Vocals – Helen Merrill Recorded at Teichiku Suginami Studio, Tokyo, on 10-11 July, 1982 A moody intimate session.

I saw him when he was around 70. Still a force of nature!

Duke Ellington “The Great Concerts London & New York 1963 - 1964” Nimbus 2 cd set, disc 1, London concert A little warmer this morning. Dry, cool air, eerily silent after a burst of blue jay braying. I think an owl or hawk were about. This was quite a band! I just love the Ellington outfit when they are “on” and this was one of those nights, in London. Great way to start the day.