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“Gary McFarland’s Latin Lounge” Verve cd Came in the mail from discogs.com Didn’t know that this existed til last week. I love this music!

“Classic Jazz at the Philharmonic Jam Sessions (1950-1957)” Mosaic Records, disc V

Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” Sony SRCS 9104 LP facsimile cd. This I think is the first Japanese cd after the Gold cd was released two years before. 20 Bit SBM. . . it really sounds good on my system today. I have so many versions of this title! I try to rotate them when listening to “Kind of Blue”. . …

Bob Dylan “Fragments” Bootleg Series Vol. 17, Columbia 5 cd set. I’m finally entering the new territory of alternate material in this box set, disc 2. Wow.

Though it first appeared from Japan, and like Pangaea was a Japanese production, I remember the US 2 LP set of Agharta appearing rather prominently in record shops here in the US; I bought a copy when released and still have that copy today. I had been following Miles since I first heard Filles de Kilimanjaro in late '72 and had caught up to all the current Miles releases by the time that Get Up with It came out, my favorite then being Miles Davis at Fillmore. So I was really ready for Agharta when it came out on LP. I never did find an LP copy of Pangaea I could afford until the cd versions came out. . . I splurged on the first Japanese cd version, then upgraded several times until this Blu-Spec CD2 version came out, which sounds best to me.

June Christy “Something Cool” Capitol cd I’m listening to the stereo version of this title, combined on a Capitol cd with the earlier mono version. Both versions are great imo. But with the stereo you get that rich Capitol stereo sound, hard to beat. 551×551 64.2 KB

My first music of Thursday is the bonus selection on the Grateful Dead (HDCD remaster) cd of “Wake of the Flood” that has Bob Weir demoing on acoustic guitar the “Weather Report Suite.” It’s quite a showcase. Followed by an album that continues to fascinate me as much as it did when first released, featuring the lovely voice of Paula Morelenbaum in a sort of bossa nova/house collage that is a great listen. Paula Morelenbaum “Berimbaum” 640×632 83.1 KB

On another board people were discussing Miles Davis “Agharta” so I played the first half of the Sony Blu-Spec CD2 version. 600×600 210 KB And then for some reason I saw the Grateful Dead “Wake of the Flood” cd on the shelf and put that one on, it’s been a long time. (The HDCD remastered version). I can still remember marveling at the original LP I bought when it came out–that was the thickest vinyl I’d ever purchased! This is one of my favorite Dead, and rock, albums. 650×654 44.6 KB

Good news! NP “Leon Thomas in Berlin” (with Oliver Nelson) Flying Dutchman cd

"Classic Jazz at the Philharmonic Jam Sessions (1950-1957)" Mosaic Records, disc V

Bob Dylan “Fragments: The Bootleg Series Vol. 17” Columbia/Sony 5 disc box set. I’m listening again to disc 1, the remix of “Time Out of Mind,” before moving along into the heart of this box set, the unreleased alternates et al. This material is strong, and the remix reveals a differing set of strengths. 600×502 55.4 KB

Wouldn’t surprise me if Ian were playing a Golden Horn here. Even more Milesian than usual. Nucleus “Live at the BBC” disc 7

Oh that little voice! Mostly just Blossom and the piano. Blossom Dearie “Needlepoint Magic–Vol. V” Daffodil Records cd

Good score! I like the electric piano on this one.

The final Us Five disc in my recent re-visiting of their work. This was the first one, and all the compositions are Joe’s. I don’t always enjoy two drummers but they work in this group. Joe Lovano/Us Five “Folk Art” Blue Note cd 600×610 150 KB

June Christy “The Misty Miss Christy” Capitol cd 736×716 75 KB I love the tone and texture of June’s voice, it reminds me of someone I love very much, though the phrasing is different. This is one I haven’t played in a while, pulled down from the shelf with some others of hers to play in the next few days. I have wondered what Thelonious Monk would think of her version of “Round Midnight” here–it’s not very Monkian, but she does it justice, with its full orchestra and wistful sound. Followed by “Classic Jazz at the Philharmonic Jam Sessions (1950-1957)” Mosaic Records, disc IV From cool Christy to some hot jams.

Ben Webster “Live At The Haarlemse Jazzclub” Timeless Records/Solid Records Japan cd 2022 599×578 76.1 KB That unique sound of Ben Webster’s horn is making the snow falling gently in front of my window. . . seem warmer. With Tete on piano, from 1972.

Bob Dylan “Bootleg Series Vol. 17: Fragments” disc Five. This set was released Friday last week. 1024×868 114 KB I’m reverently, slowly going through this box set. I listened to the first disc, the remix of the album “Time out of Mind” itself, twice, and now I’m listening to the final disc, which is material I already have from Vol.8, “Tell Tale Signs” (and LOVE). “Time out of Mind” is the album that rekindled both my interest in earlier Dylan and the new blues-based material he created going forward. It’s music that really resonates in my mind and heart, and falls within the type of music I can play myself.

Found this on discogs.com and had never known of its existence. Glad I ordered it, this is a good listen. Bought it for Mark Turner’s participation. Pierre Lognay Featuring Mark Turner “The New International Edition” Lyrae Records, Belgium Guitar - Pierre Lognay Tenor saxophone - Mark Turner Acoustic Bass – Mark Zubek Alto Saxophone – Rudresh Mahanthappa Drums – Bilou Doneux Electric Piano – Inno De Sadjo Trumpet – Philippe Thomas

Classic Jazz At The Philharmonic Jam Sessions 1950-1957, disc 3 of 10 Mosaic Records box set

Bob Brookmeyer “Gloomy Sunday and Other Bright Moments” Verve cd 600×600 91.8 KB Coupled on cd with 600×590 73.7 KB Both albums showcase some great trumpeting from Clark Terry.

This album is about sixty percent piano trio and the other has Keith on flute or soprano sax and percussion. And this is more like his Atlantic period than ECM period in my estimation. A good portion of the music is "harmelodic" and far freer in a chordal sense than the Standards Trio. I like it, need to play it more often. It does share the ECM "sound" as far as recording goes, and I do enjoy ECM sound from the 'seventies . . . .

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On this cd it's all about the groove the Deck Hands get going. Now Playing Captain Lee and the Robert E's "Drifting South" featuring Captain Sandy.