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I got a tracking number today. . . good news.

It took me a while to get around to the ECM titles of Dave Holland. I heard a few when they were first released and they just didn’t click with me, but the past few years I realize how vital and interesting they are. This one I like a lot! Dave Holland Quintet “Extended Play: Live at Birdland” ECM 2 cd set, disc 1 Chris Potter – soprano, alto and tenor saxophones Robin Eubanks – trombone Steve Nelson – vibraphone, marimba Billy Kilson – drums Dave Holland – double-bass Dave Holland Quintet recorded at the Birdland jazz club over four days in November 2001 and released by ECM in 2003 40

Solid Records Japan has released a lot of these on cd in the last few years. Good titles in good sound.

Awesome! I'm looking forward to mine.

I listened to the Stereo LP of “My Favorite Things” in the mono/stereo 2 LP package. It has taken me a long time over many years and many spins on cd, SACD and LP to really appreciate the disciplined focus of this album, and why it was a success and why it is a landmark release and was so responsible for Coltrane’s stardom. Now on to Ahmad Jamal “Emerald City Nights (Live At The Penthouse 1966-1968)” Elemental Music cd 2

Starting off a little warmer morning with a great cd. . . Tom Harrell “Alternate Summer” HighNote This reminds me a bit of “Filles de Kilimanjaro” and “Miles in the Sky”. . .which is high praise from me.

Duke Ellington “At the Bal Masque” Columbia cd 500×500 39.7 KB Although Duke’s Orchestra did do a stint at the Bal Masque in Miami, this is a studio album. Ray Nance really sounds good on this one. My cd version is from this box set: 296×300 17.5 KB

Duke Ellington’s Spacemen “The Cosmic Scene” Columbia cd 450×450 37.8 KB From this set:

Wayne Shorter “Night Dreamer” Blue Note Japan SHM-SACD

John Coltrane “My Favorite Things” Rhino Atlantic mono LP

Duke Ellington “Jazz Party” mono Columbia LP I’ll never get enough of this particular LP.

Roy Ayers “Ubiquity: Five Classic Albums” disc 3

Really cold overnight! Spring will return. . . . Simon Moullier “Inception” Fresh Sound New Talent cd Moullier accompanied by bassist Luca Alemanno and drummer Jongkuk Kim.

500×454 42.9 KB A great album. Ed Motta joins Monday for a duet, a great thing. Monday Michiru “Soulception” 356×400 21.1 KB

Re-visiting another favorite of recent vintage. Joel Ross is one of my favorite contemporary jazzers. Joel Ross “Nublues” Blue Note cd 300×299 8.67 KB

A bit warmer this morning! The dusting of snow is nearly gone. Re-visting this new release: Yazz Ahmed “A Paradise In The Hold = هناكَ جنةٌ في مخزن السفينة” Night Time Stories cd 800×800 92.5 KB Followed by Horace Tapscott, Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra “Live at I.U.C.C. 5/27/79” disc 2

“Joyce Live at the Mojo Club” Possibly my favorite Joyce release. Wow. Recorded live at the Mojo Club in Hamburg, Germany, on March 15th and 16th, 1995

Horace Tapscott, Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra “Live at I.U.C.C. 5/27/79” disc 1 One of my favorite volumes in the 11 volume series.

Cold. Snow on the ground. Darn! George Benson “Beyond the Blue Horizon” CTI/Mosaic Records cd

Dave Young Trio “Tale of the Fingers” cd

Kendrick Scott “Corridors” Blue Note cd A nice session.

This great one again, disc 2 Carmen McRae “The Great American Songbook” Atlantic/Japan 2 cd lp facsimile set.

Jaxon Palmer “Live from Summit Rock in Seneca Village” CD Baby cd 1080×1080 604 KB Jason Palmer trumpet, tenor saxophonist Mark Turner, bassist Edward Perez and drummer Johnathan Blake. 429×196 128 KB

Norma Winstone “Somewhere Called Home” ECM cd