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Listening to this beautiful cd Jacques Pelzier / Open Sky Unit with Barney Wilen "Never Let me Go" While thinking of my Dad. William H Armstrong

I saw them in Austin years ago in a great sounding hall. An amazing performance!

Leo Parker

Thelonious Monk “The Classic Quartet” Candid cd 2023 After waffling I decided to order this new cd even though I do have a budget early cd of this in storage. This new remaster certainly would sound better than that cd in a side by side comparison. And it’s a great performance. On the same day in Tokyo the Monk Quartet did this tv show performance, and a concert released by Columbia/Sony as a 2 disc set. The latter is stereo, this TV performance was recorded in mono.

Yes, this is Bird and Chet. I wouldn't read too much into Chet looking down--to me in this photo he is answering a question about his tie to Bird, or looking at a spot on his tie etc.

I’m revisiting this one. It has so many elements that I love about Ellington records. And the sound is great. Ray Nance!

Joyce “Language and Love” Verve Forecast cd Early Joyce, full orchestration on some tracks. MELLOW. 600×596 55.8 KB Brazilian LP cover 600×601 66.5 KB

Shirley Horn “Loads of Love” Mercury LP Focus on Ms Horn the singer. Jimmy Jones arranged and conducted.

Finally getting to spin music again today after a day of plumbing and cooking. Joe Williams “Having the Blues under European Sky” LRC Japan cd

Been thinking of my Dad this week as I always talked to him about the news each evening his last few years. And boy is there news to talk about. So I’m starting today with this one: A favorite of his, and something I’ve heard with him on and off over my life

Guinga & Maria Joao : Mar Atora Maria Joao may be an acquired taste for some but she’s an excellent singer and easy for me to enjoy because she reminds me strongly of a Brazilian Blossom Dearie, and over the decades I have become quite a Blossom Dearie fan. A great listen. 723×723 103 KB

I think Django's "Daphne" Edit to add: found this page with a list: https://www.thejazzpianosite.com/jazz-piano-lessons/jazz-chord-progressions/rhythm-changes/ Anthropology ~ Charlie Parker Moose the Mooche ~ Parker Steeplechase ~ Parker Dexterity ~ Parker Cotton Tail ~ Duke Ellington Fingers ~ Thad Jones Little Pixie II ~ Thad Jones Daphne ~ Django Reinhardt Double Whiskey ~ Django Reinhardt Don’t be That Way ~ Benny Goodman Lester Leaps In ~ Lester Young Oleo ~ Sonny Rollins Rhythm-A-Ning ~ Thelonious Monk The Eternal Triangle ~ Sonny Stitt Straighten Up and Fly Right ~ Nat King Cole Tip Toe ~ Thad Jones The Theme ~ Miles Davis The Serpent’s Tooth ~ Miles Davis Crazeology ~ Benny Harris Five Guys Named Moe ~ Louis Jordan Blue Moon ~ Rodgers & Hart Salt Peanuts ~ Dizzy Gillespie Shaw Nuff ~ Dizzy Gillespie Christopher Columbus ~ Chu Berry

You are right, I'd forgotten about the Four Star Monk, but it was the same material https://www.discogs.com/release/3975644-Thelonious-Monk-1963-In-Japan And previous to that multiple LP releases It did appear on Baybridge Records https://www.discogs.com/master/489748-Thelonious-Monk-Thelonious-Monk-1963-In-Japan And here on Musica Jazz https://www.discogs.com/release/14641012-Thelonious-Monk-Tokyo-1963 And here on EastWind https://www.discogs.com/release/4823534-Thelonious-Monk-Thelonious-Monk-1963-In-Japan Possibly more LP releases And on Laserdisc! https://www.discogs.com/release/12940860-Thelonious-Monk-63-In-Japan

I'm no Nina expert, but I believe this has not been officially released previously,

On another board the consensus seems this is NO?t the same material as the Sony/Columbia--this new release is a TV show taping, the Sony a concert recording not televised. Also makes sense this new release is mono as a recording for TV. Makes sense and makes this release more interesting.

I would say that all other interests align and aligned in both marriages. And we like to have a home life, and affection--and in both marriages that's the glue that we use and used to bond with, having a comfortable home we like to be in as opposed to running around in the world, and snuggling and being affectionate and spending a lot of time together. And in both marriages we each have and had a few areas that are our own, and allow us some "alone time" respectively. As we are/were all three introverts, we need that time to rejuvenate. In this second marriage we also have been close to our family, and have been living geographically close and have had responsibilities for care for parents, which has ended. Now we are free of those responsibilities and work responsibilities and can spend more time together. We love nature and we live directly across from a state wildlife preserve--a large forest--in a wooded neighborhood sparsely housed, and with more than half of out neighbors gone half the year--snow birds. We love walking the hills and observing the hawks, woodpeckers, owls and the occasional eagle, as well as deer, turkey, squirrels (even black squirrels), and other animals. We love the sound of the wind and the rustling trees and the rather sparse human activity and sound. It's a nice balance that we live within and we know we're lucky that we both have found each other later in life. We knew each in the seventies--she was the girlfriend of a coworker, and we always really liked each other and didn't really know the other did. We didn't see each other for 33 years, the years I lived in Texas--and then when we did meet again, we were inseparable. I'm used to music--both recorded and playing music myself, and my deep interest in audio and musical equipment--being "my" thing, my little kingdom in my head and heart and home. It works for me, quite well. Now that my wife is home all the time I have less time to be alone with my music, but it's okay, it's healthy to be spending more time with her and our dachshund.

Mine is the Japanese release prior to the Wilder. I've never found a woman that was interested in me that I was interested in that enjoyed any music as much as I do, let alone jazz. The only one that really could hang with me as far as music goes . . . drank like a fish. More than a tiny bit of drinking is a big no no for me. I have seen drink ruin too many lives in my personal and professional lives. My first late wife was wonderful to be with in every other way, as is my second wife Lucinda. The music is my thing. Which is awful nice in many ways.

No she does not as a general rule.

Sonny Stitt “Boppin’ in Baltimore–Live at the Left Bank” Jazz Detective 2 cd set, disc 2

I have the two cd version put out by Sony of a show on the same date. It may or may not be this material, there is only one "ringer" tune on this not on the Sony. There was a time when I was a Monk NUT and as testimony I have about 30 unissued collectors' items of Monk through the years. But at my current age and with my current storage and now increased limited time to listen (my wife retired two months ago and that really limits my listening time) I'm probably not buying something I may already have an excellent sounding version of . . . I may give in but currently don't plan to.

Don't need an LP of this, and I think I have this material on cd already in great sound. I'm not not a fan of Bernie, just not that enamored that I would buy this because he mastered it.

Harish Raghavan "In Tense" Whirlwind Records cd This one will test your system's bass playback. I like the music. . . Eric Harland always delivers, as does Joel Ross here.

I love that band behind Hawkins at that time. Right now Chet Baker Trio “Live in Paris” Elemental Music 2 cd set. Revisiting this one . . . quite good performances from Chet. And sound is decent, especially good trumpet sound.