jazzbo

Ife I think was recorded in '72. All the items in "Big Fun" were recorded between '69 and '72. It is absolutely essential to my jazz library, fantastic music. You should check it out.

SACD 5

Disc 1

Mulgrew Miller Roy Hargrove “In Harmony” Resonance Records 2 lp set, LP 1 I got the 2 cd set upon release, but Resonance was selling this 2 LP set so cheaply that I picked it up. Both formats sound great.

Bill Holman “In A Jazz Orbit” Andex/Muzak Japan lp facsimile cd

Got a little more sleep before the old dog woke me up. Nice cool, quiet morning. I have been revisiting a few Armacost discs that I never played much and then filed away. . . . Tim Armacost “Fire” Concord cd

Another Miles. . . this time “My Funny Valentine” Sony Blu-Spec CD2. This is a remaster of the Mark Wilder remix and mastering. I usually listen to the MoFi SACD of the original mix. . . this is an interesting listen and sounds very good.

I'm excited to hear what I think will be two boxes of Vanguard material from Mosaic! Great music.

I would say the same thing about my first decade of jazz exploration. Then the boom of jazz reissues on cd made things amazingly delightful. . . and since then so many discs are still available and coming out (I don't stream). . . it's a wonderful time to be a music fan.

I'm hoping this material will be included in the upcoming Mosaic Vanguard set.

Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” Sony Blu-Spec CD2 2023 (mono disc)

That's another favorite as well.

I was going to post "Maybe your Baby" should be on the list. What a song. Great versions by Syreeta and Gary Bartz.

Mali Obomsawin “Sweet Tooth” Out of Your Head cd A very interesting cd from this lovely woman. 600×594 74.4 KB 720×1080 68.1 KB

I love that Gordon material. If you want to check out a sonic upgrade, the two cd set on Muzak Japan sounds amazing--the best I've ever heard this material on LP or cd. Right now It was my wife’s birthday yesterday and I didn’t get much listening in but helped her have a fun day. This cool morning I wanted to sleep in late but Fiona the dachshund had other plans. Certainly was a nice little walk and I’m starting off the listening with disc 3 of this interesting “anthology” tribute 4 cd set: Jazz Celebration: A Tribute to Carl Jefferson

Tom Jobim “My Soul Sings” I love this disc of tracks that Jobim recorded for the Lumiar series of songbooks by Brazilian composers.Tom in his final years interpreting the work of others. Magnificent!

Bill Charlap “Somewhere: Songs of Leonard Bernstein” Blue Note cd Nice and cool morning. So quiet–not even nocturnal birds are vocal. This disc will show you how accurate and dynamic your system is–beautifully recorded.

I thought I was a Veteran. But damn, now I'm a Grand Master.

"Lena & Gabor" Skye/Muzak Japan cd. The seeming (to me) unusual pairing of Lena Horne with Gabor Szabo--which is interestingly arranged by Gary McFarland and features a proto-"Stuff" personnel. Over time I've learned to appreciate what McFarland was up to which is integral here. I confess. . . I do like this one and this Muzak reissue sounds phenomenal on the system this morning. Lena was such a beauty with a wonderful voice. Lena Horne – vocals Gábor Szabó – guitar Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree – guitar Richard Tee – organ Chuck Rainey – electric bass Grady Tate – drums Gary McFarland – arranger, conductor Unknown strings and horns The Howard Roberts Chorale – vocals Howard Roberts – vocal arrangement

A nice cool morning, after a great dinner with my brothers and sisters-in-law and my two youngest nieces. Never get enough evenings like that! Starting the day off with. . . .Sun Ra “At The Showcase: Live In Chicago 1976-1977” Jazz Detective 2 cd set, disc 1 I’ve grown less and less interested in Sun Ra in the mid-to-late 'Seventies and beyond, picked this one up because I suspected the sound was good and to check out the performances. It’s. . . okay. Not the worst of this vintage I’ve heard performance wise, and the sound is quite good. May go on the trade/sell pile, we’ll see.

Well to be honest this is the first time that Sony/Columbia has sold these--they were only available via European labels before. Somewhat officially and somewhat unofficially depending on who you ask!

Ella & Basie “On the Sunny Side of the Street” Verve cd (German)

That box contains: Paris’ L’Olympia Theater on Monday, March 21; two shows from the next night at Stockholm’s Konserthuset; and one from Copenhagen’s Tivolis Koncertsal three days later, on March 24. These have been released a number of times on various labels including Dragon, Laserlight/Delta. I will say this: they sound their best in this box set.

Fiona has become both blind and deaf . . . she is quite old. She still has an appetite though! She needs constant monitoring and lots of help but we love her and hope she lives forever,