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Horacee Arnold “Tribe & Tales of the Exonerated Flea” MIG Jazz Secrets 2 cd set. I’m listening to “Tribe,” cd 1.

Sad news. But a relief I am sure to those who loved hm and cared for him. It's so sad to see someone you love reduced that sort of existence. I wish I didn't know that.

Now on to the second disc. Bill Evans “Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert At The Teatro General San Martin” Resonance 2 cd set, disc 2

I chose this one when I heard the news of Jesse Jackson’s passing a bit ago. “Inner Spirit” seemed a good title for my assessment of his strength. Bill Evans “Inner Spirit: The 1979 Concert At The Teatro General San Martin” Resonance 2 cd set, disc 1

Decided to start the day off with some Bird. I have not listened to a lot of later Bird this decade and decided to put the final disc of this box set into the transport. Charlie Parker “The Complete Verve Master Takes” disc 3 360×404 35.7 KB Fully formed and mature Bird, powerful tone and as fluid and fascinating as a world class figure skater. No wonder he commanded so much respect and was so influential. That choir singing “Old Folks” always cracks me up. They get the vibe of the song and then Charlie just takes it somewhere else. I love Willard Robinson tunes.

Stan Getz “Anniversary” Emarcy cd Stan Getz - tenor saxophone Kenny Barron - piano Rufus Reid - bass Victor Lewis - drums A great live jazz album recorded in Copenhagen, Denmark at the Jazzhaus Montmartre in 1987.

Monday Michiru “Optimista” I love this album. So good in every way.

Spinning a wonderful sounding LP that was tucked in my collection passed over for listening too long. A stereo Roulette, they always seem to sound so good. “Tyree Glen at the Embers” Roulette LP Another great recording of Tyree with Hank Jones and Mary Osborne. 297×300 11.8 KB

My collection is generally not organized--I do have most of my Miles, Dylan, Blue Note, Impulse! and Bethlehem cds all in one location but the rest are pretty much just willy nilly, and stored in bookcases mostly with two rows of discs stacked two high (i. e. there are two rows of discs behind and two rows in front of those visible). I was looking for my Capitol Woody Herman Mosaic lately. . . and still haven't located them. . . I will eventually--I have not yet moved all the discs around in three bookcases. I know they are not in storage! In the process I did discover two duplicate cds I am sending to my best pal in Austin.

I have thousands of cds in storage and so that qualifies often. I know I have them, I assume they are in storage.

I adore this album "Jobim" aka

Albare “Electricity” Alfi cd

Something quite different from Earl Hines, Valeria Oliveira “Imbalanca” Video Arts Japan cd

I woke up a bit ago and couldn’t shut my brain off. The constant dripping of water from the roof (about ten inches of snow and ice melting consistently) just outside the window from my head didn’t help me slip back into slumber. . . so I decided to get up and listen. Never a waste of time or attention to listen to music, for me at least. Started off with Earl "Father’ Hines “Reunion in Brussels” on Red Baron cd. What a force Hines was! An endless stream of swing with passion.

Wow! “Stan Getz with European Friends” Denon Japan cd Good stuff!

I am a Prime member and amazon works out well for me price wise.

It's quite good. Not at all expensive at amazon.

The most recent ones I've purchased (online) had adequate/decent liners.

Funky and smooth music, Pablo Records style courtesy of Milt Jackson and producer Ray Brown, “Big Mouth” Pablo/OJC cd 400×398 36.5 KB Bass – Abraham Laboriel or Ray Brown Drums – Carlos Vega, John Guerin, or Nick Ceroli Guitar – Dennis Budimi, Oscar Castro-Neves, or Ron Escheté Keyboards – Don Grusin, or Michael Lang Percussion – Joe Porcaro, Larry Bunker Paulinho Da Costa, or Roger Bethelmy Vibraphone – Milt Jackson Vocals – Edie Lehmann, Jackie Ward, Linda Harmon, Marti McCall Recorded February 26 & 27, 1980 and April 18, 1980 at Group IV Recording Studios, Hollywood, CA.

Charlie Parker with Max Roach in front of the Chistera club in Marseille, France. May, 1949. Photo by Paul Mansi.

Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band “Blowing the Cobwebs Out” disc 1 The blowin’ out of the cobwebs is a helpful thing.

Walter Smith III and Matthew Stephens “In Common” Whirlwind cd

I'm a big Stout fan, read all the Wolfe's when I was in my twenties, my youngest brother got me started on it as he told me that he thought I was a lot like Archie Goodwin (and there are similarities--I too was born in Canton, and my favorite drink is milk--my brother thought I was like Archie with the ladies too, but I don't see that). I like the Tecumsah Fox books too--a nice re-imagining of Sherlock Holmes I think. And I love a novel he wrote in the second person called "How Like a God." What a fascinating person Stout must have been to be around.

Pharoah Sanders “Love is Here” Transcendence cd, disc 1 Re-visiting this excellent 2 cd set from last year. Wow.