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That video clip is very nice. Sad news.

Tom Harrell “Prana Dance” High Note cd Re-visiting Tom Harrell releases this year has been a fun thing.

Joe Locke “4 Walls of Freedom” High energy initial track here, high energy start for the morning.

Nicholas Payton “Dear Louis” Verve cd 567×565 125 KB Been a long time since I’ve spun this. I appreciate it more every time I spin it. Bass – Reuben Rogers, Walter Payton Bass Clarinet, Baritone Saxophone, Contrabass Saxophone, Flute – Scott Robinson Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Flute – Bill Easley Drums – Adonis Rose Guest, Vocals – Dianne Reeves, Dr. John Guitar – Peter Bernstein Organ – Mel Rhyne Percussion – Kenyatta Simon Piano – Anthony Wonsey Producer – Nicholas Payton Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Tim Warfield Trombone – Vincent Gardner Trumpet – Ray Vega Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Paul Stephens Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Vocals, Electric Piano, Arranged By – Nicholas Payton Tuba – Bob Stewart

Some Latin jazz to warm things up. Cal Tjader And Charlie Byrd “Tambu” Fantasy/OJC cd Bass – John Heard Electric Bass – Joe Byrd Guitar – Charlie Byrd Percussion – Mayuto Correa Percussion, Drums – Dick Berk, Mike Stephans Piano – Mike Wolff Vibraphone – Cal Tjader Recorded September 18-20, 1973

Lou Donaldson “Midnight Creeper” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD One of my favorite Blue Note “Soul Jazz” releases, in great sound. Alto Saxophone – Lou Donaldson Drums – Idris Muhammad Guitar – George Benson Organ – Lonnie Smith Trumpet – Blue Mitchell Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on March 15, 1968 I can imagine the saints come marchin' in to "Love Power"

Wallace Roney “No Job Too Big or Small” Savoy Jazz cd A compilation drawn from his Muse recordings.

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Wallace Roney “The Standard Bearer” Muse cd

Terri Lyne Carrington “The New Standards Vol. 1” 1280×720 78.5 KB

1m Two champion families sing Jobim. This becomes a fantastic recording if one inverts Phase.

Gerald Clayton “Bells on Sand” Blue Note cd Charles Lloyd on saxophone, John Clayton on bass, Justin Brown on drums, MARO on vocals

All I had to do is see someone else listening to Betty Carter on a thread and BAM I had to play one of hers. This is one of the final ones. . . Betty Carter “It’s not about the Melody” Verve cd Just an amazing record with a great cast of players.

Orrin Evans “The Magic of Now” Smoke Sessions cd 800×800 119 KB Orrin and Immanuel make a great team.

It's very good, you would dig it.

“Consenting Adults” Criss Cross cd Brad Mehldau - piano Mark Turner - tenor sax Peter Bernstein - guitar Larry Grenadier - bass Leon Parker - drums Recorded December 26, 1994 in New York City, NY, USA

That is the pearl in the discography imo. I've heard most of the rest. I would reach for that one.

Ali Shaheed Muhammad/Adrian Younge “Joao Donato–Jazz is Dead 7”

Mingus Big Band “I am Three”

Freddie Hubbard “Blue Spirits” 85th Anniversary UHQCD Blue Note Japan

I'm tempted by all of them on cd. In time I think we'll see more info on ordering cds. So far I've found the Rollins and Tatum.

Wes Montgomery And The Wynton Kelly Trio “Maximum Swing” Resonance Records disc 2 800×800 87.9 KB

Mel Powell “It’s Been so Long” Vanguard cd To include the title of a Cannoball album, this is “sophisticated swing” indeed. I almost have all of Powell on Vanguard in one form or another. Great music.

His initial post is a link to the Hoffman board thread he started.

Mingus Big Band “Que Viva Mingus!–Largely Latin” This one will get the system dancing. 600×593 144 KB