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A cool still morning. Going to be a beautiful day! Starting off with Lauren Henderson “Sombras” Brontosaurus Music cd This is the first I’ve heard Ms Henderson, bought because Joel Ross is part of the supporting quartet. Wow, what a graceful phrasing and voice that draws one in. Such a pity her other albums are so expensive to collect! And now Donna Fuller (with Pete Rugolo and his Orchestra) “My Foolish Heart” Liberty TOCJ Japan Super Bit Jazz Classic lp facsimile cd From 1957. Nice sounding disc!

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The WireWorld has sold. Still available: Monster Cable M Series M10001 Generation 2 .5 Meter $60 including postage to a US address

I hear it differently but that's cool. We all get excited over things others don't and vice versa. What I like about these recordings is that they are exploring a new direction without diluting the jazz tradition with so many other influences. That's a fresh approach to my ears. I don't dig "jazz" with so much rock and world etc. influences.

Personally I really like it. I like this new direction towards a more "intellectual" jazz--that's how I hear it and similar recordings with these musicians.

1m 500×446 38.7 KB Kenny Burrell “Blues–The Common Ground” Verve Japan SHM-CD

Decided to play this one, and starting off with “Leo: Rosebud” in honor of today’s big event. Cannonball Adderley “Love, Sex, and the Zodiac” P-Vine cd

I played “Bitches Brew” from side two of record One in the Miles Davis Ultra Disc One Step “Bitches Brew” box. Then followed that with the Bobby Shew Quintet “Playing with Fire” Mama Records cd–featuring both Bobby and Tom Harrell on trumpet.

A cool, quiet morning. Starting off with a newly arrived used cd. Steve Grossman "Time to Smile" Dreyfus Jazz cd Bass – Cecil McBee Drums – Elvin Jones Piano – Willy Pickens Tenor Saxophone – Steve Grossman Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Tom Harrell Recorded in New York City on February 12, 1993.

Bob Dylan “Modern Times” Sony Blu-Spec CD2

Madeline Eastman “Point of Departure” Mad-Kat cd Bass – Rufus Reid Drums – Vince Lateano Piano – Mike Wofford, or Paul Potyen Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Tom Harrell Vocals – Madeline Eastman

Charles Mingus “In Argentina: The Buenos Aires Concerts” Resonance Records 2 cd set, disc 2

R-12422769-1534976627-7905.jpg600×599 61.5 KB Billie Holiday “Volume 12, 1942-1944” Masters of Jazz (Media7, France) This one has the Billie portion of the Esquire Concert, a great volume.

Kenny Burrell & Art Blakey “On View At the Five Spot.Cafe” Blue Note Japan UHQCD 2 disc set, disc 1

Amazon makes these errors often enough--reviews of another item stuck in the page of another item. It's likely the box set. It's a European budget release from more than 30 years ago--I've seen it priced very cheaply in the past.

Feels weird to sleep in to 6 a.m. Getting used to being without my little dachshund “boss.” Starting off with Grateful Dead “Dave’s Picks Vol. 48”

Pan-Afrikan Peoples Arkestra "Live at the I.U.C.C. 3/30/80" Nimbus West cd

Revisiting this one again before I put it back into the shelves. Such nice sound. Joshua Redman (saxophone), Brad Mehldau (piano), Christian McBride (bass), and Brian Blade (drums) Joshua Redman Quartet “RoundAgain” Nonesuch cd

1024×1024 153 KB The Miles Davis “Bitches Brew” Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab One Step 2 LP box Re-listening to LP 2 of this 2 LP set. It’s hard to explain what is the difference between this set and other releases I have. There is more “atmosphere” here and I think it’s because the background is so dark and silent that little details come in and help with instrument placement and dynamic texture. During “Miles Runs the Voodoo Down” I was able to hear a little more definition and heft to the fascinating notes that Dave Holland was supplying with inspiration. That’s among my favorite parts of the release and it was really intriguing to hear. This is a very interesting mastering and pressing. As a lover of “Bitches Brew” I find it worth the wait.

Another soggy cool morning. Spring has really sprung though–it’s beautiful to see the lovely early shades of green on the thousands of trees around us. Starting off with this disc of Sarah Vaughan Mercury recordings. I really like Sarah. I want to love Sarah. I keep listening on and off trying to fall harder for her. “The Complete Sarah Vaughan on Mercury Vol. 4” disc 1

Thanks. That's good news!

Kenny Burrell & Art Blakey “On View At the Five Spot.Cafe” Blue Note Japan SHM-SACD The entire content of the new 2 cd set on one SACD. Sounds very good–a bit “faster” and less warm than the Analogue Productions SACD I also have.

Very good advice. I had this done and was relieved to find that other than the irregular heart beat (which I knew before hand I had, and that stress testing has revealed becomes regular and steady when the rate is elevated and so not very worrisome) I have good cardiac health. Jut had my eyes tested and I still don't need to wear glasses--the only member of my family, parents or siblings, who hasn't needed glasses since adolescence. I'm grateful for that as well!