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Cooler and soggier today. Tobi our new dog will not be happy about that. He is more reactive to rain and storms than any other dog I’ve had. But he’ll get through. Starting off with a great Wayne Escoffery album, “Alone,” on Smoke Sessions cd. Beautiful sound and delicate interplay. A great opener for the day.

This 7" packaging 2 SACD set and that of 'Round About Midnight arrived today with the Kenny Dorham 2 cd set. Man, this album is just a milestone in my listening world, a fantastic achievement by a sensational sextet. This new SACD sounds better than the Blu-Spec CD2 versions of two years ago, and is up there with the Mobile Fidelity versions, sounding just slightly different, neither I think is really “better.” Miles Davis “Milestones” Sony 2 SACD set.

Kenny Dorham “The Complete 'Round About Midnight At The Cafe Bohemia” 2 SACD set from Blue Note Japan SACD 1 Great sound, as expected.

This was my parents’ LP. It still sounds really good considering all it has been throughfour -kids playing it on Dad’s AR turntable- and I love the music. Dave Brubeck Quartet “Bossa Nova USA” Columbia stereo LP

Dave Brubeck Quartet “Jazz Impressions of Eurasia” Columbia mono LP This sounds really good in mono.

It’s cold right now, but should be 71 today, so more spring-like than the weekend. I’m starting off with Louis Armstrong on Chronogical Classic “1944-1946” which is an awesome disc with V-Disk, Decca and Victor sides in excellent sound.

The Count of Monte Cristo on PBS Masterpiece Theater. Really well done imo.

Ooh that looks good. Now Took a cold walk with Tobi as dawn was coming in. . . enjoyed the quiet neighborhood, at least until a barrage of turkeys from the forest across from us broke the quiet! Started off with Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks Vol.16” the third disc, the awesome final set Springfield, MA, on March 28, 1973. Garcia’s guitar sound was excellent this night!

John Coltrane, Copenhagen 1962, disc 6

“Dizzy’s Big 4” Pablo/OJC cd

Anthony Branker & Imagine “What Place Can Be for Us?–A Suite in Ten Movements” Origin cd This is a fascinating disc. Great sound too! Alison Crockett. Spoken Word, Vocals Anthony Branker. Arranger, Composer, Music Direction, Primary Artist, Producer Fabian Almazan Piano Linda May Han Oh. Bass (Electric), Double Bass Pete McCann. Guitar Philip Dizack. Trumpet. Remy Le Boeuf. Sax (Alto), Sax (Sopranino) Walter Smith III Sax (Tenor)

Coleman Hawkins “The Hawk Returns” Savoy/Denon cd 1954 Sessions recorded in Chicago with Herman Blount aka Sun Ra on piano on the second session.

Starting off a rainy day with this awesome Carmen McRate cd on Concord, “You’re Looking at Me (A Collection of Nat King Cole Songs)” John Collins plays excellent guitar here, a key Nat Cole alumnus.

I think the Mal Waldron cd sounds good. Haven't yet received the Evans but the review I did read that panned the sound seemed to come from someone with not much experience with the sound of a typical 625 performance.

I can't be of any help, I haven't visited a shop in Roma since 1971.

Right now another of the new releases from Resonance Records, Joe Henderson “Consonance: Live at the Jazz Showcase” 2 cd set, disc 1 185×185 8.17 KB

I was a fan of Mason with Traffic and his "Alone Together" and "Live" albums got a lot of play. RIP Dave.

On to another new arrival from dustygroove–“Louis Armstrong & His All Stars – In Concert Falkoner Centret January 1959” Steeplechase cd This is a great sounding mellow All-Stars recording.

I’m starting the day off with Benny Goodman “Different Version Vols 1 & 2 – 40 Alternate Takes Of Recordings 1939 to 1940” Phontastic 2 cd set, disc 1. Got this from dustygroove.com really inexpensive, and the sound is excellent. This band was so very “on” at this time.

The bonus tracks added to “Grateful Dead Go to Heaven” cd I’m not a Brent fan, this was where I stopped following the Dead at the time.

Starting off a listen with the new Ahmad Jamal 2 cd release from Resonance Records, “At the Jazz Showcase: Live in Chicago” which is a great way to start the day. From 1976 with John Heard and Frank Grant.

The Modern Jazz Quartet: Live In Paris 1960 - 1961 Fremeux 3 cd set, disc 3

A late start today. . . yesterday I got a package in from Resonance Records with their latest releases. I’m starting off with the Mal Waldron, “Stardust & Starlight–Live at the Jazz Showcase” cd.

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Billy Ver Planck “Dancing Jazz” Savoy cd Oh so tight and polite.