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Since it was still in the transport, and I love it so, I’m re-listening to this one as my first disc of the day. Such magnificent playing full of confidence and the joy of music-making. Such a personal touch and flow. . .I especially love how the introductions morph into the “tune.” Great recording as well. Erroll Garner “Nightconcert” Mack Avenue cd

Erroll Garner “Nightconcert” Octave Records cd I think of the two dozen or more Garner cds I have I would keep this one if I could only have one. It’s just so HIM. Sometimes I hear five or more pianists in Garner while he is still wholly himself. I hear Hines. Waller. Monk. Even aspects of Jarrett before there was Jarrett. Amazing concert, so fortunate it was captured.

Well, they started an 85th Anniversary UHQCD series this year and so far I believe all are still in print, with the final batch of the year released this week.

Keeping it funky. The Essence All Stars “Essence of Funk” Hip-Bop cd

Brother Jack McDuff "Who Knows What Tomorrow's Gonna Bring?" Blue Note/Water cd A large ensemble brassy and funky opus. Drums – Donald McDonald* Electric Bass – Tony Levin Electric Guitar – Joe Beck Engineer – Jon Child Organ – Brother Jack McDuff Percussion – Mike Mainieri, Ray Draper Piano – Paul Griffin Producer – Lew Futterman Trombone – Dick Griffin, John Pierson (2) Trumpet – Olu Dara, Randy Brecker Tuba – Ray Draper Vocals – Ray Draper

A number are being reissued on UHQCD in Japan.

Beautiful beautiful music. I haven’t listened to this in a while and with the new upgrade to the OS of the DAC it’s even more stunning. Morelenbaum² / Sakamoto “Casa” Sony Classical cd Recorded in Jobim's "casa"--his home studio. Beautiful engineering. 90 percent just Paula on vocals, Jacques on cello and Ryuichi on piano.

Yes, it's a cool photo. WEIRD choice for an album cover.

Gabor Szabo “Bacchanal & 1969”

Art Pepper “The Hollywood All Star Sessions” disc 3 CD 3, #1-3 (Session 3) : Pete Jolly (p), Bob Magnusson (b), Roy McCurdy (d). CD 3, #3-9 (Session 4) : Sonny Stitt (as), Lou Levy (p), Chuck Domanico (b), Carl Burnett (d).

Right about freezing this morning. Compared to the temperature in the teens last week I’ll take it! No precipitation! Starting off with an intriguing release. Javier Red’s Imagery Converter “Ephemeral Certainties” Delmark cd Javier Red: piano; Jake Wark: tenor saxophone; Ben Dillinger: bass; Gustavo Cortiñas: drums.

Ted Nash “The Mancini Project”

"Orange Cream" Bubly water.

COLD. But clear, still, beautiful. Starting off with Matthias Lupri Group “Window Up, Window Down” 170×168 5.59 KB

Matthias Lupri Group “Transition Sonic” My second cd of Lupri’s work, again wiith Mark Turner. . . very nice.

What seems to be a "gray market" LP cover. . . ever seen a Miles cover like this before?

Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette “Always Let me Go–Live in Tokyo” ECM 2 cd set, disc 2

Reaching back to the earliest cd version I have retained of “Miles in Berlin”–the SBM Master Sound lp facsimile version, which is sounding mighty good this morning. This was the earliest concert of the Quintet with Wayne Shorter released before this year’s box set of recordings in '63 and '64 in France. And it has long been a favorite since the LP version was first released way back when in the US as part of a 2 LP set. “Miles in Berlin” Sony SRCS 9708 cd

Starting off this morning with this interesting 7th release from Jorge Ben (in 1970) “Brut Forca” on a Philips cd reissue. 500×500 67.1 KB

Not to my ears. . . sounded a bit more progressive than that and I can see what Alfred Lion heard in this music to "foster" and it was one of the sessions that led to RVG being the Blue Note engineer of choice.

500×500 64.9 KB SFJazz Collective “Works of Horace Silver plus New Compositions” 3 cd set, disc 2 (new compositions)

Gil Melle "Patterns in Jazz" Blue Note 24 bit by RVG lp facsimile cd

COLD this morning. . . but the snow stopped. Starting off with disc 15 of this excellent box set: Duke Ellington The Duke Ellington Centennial Edition: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (1927-1973)

Norman Connors and Pharoah Sanders “Beyond a Dream” Arista Nova/Sony cd Japan

Bill Charlap “Stardust” Blue Note cd