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Bill Evans “Inner Spirit” Resonance Records 2 cd set, disc 2 200×200 56.4 KB This excellent 2 cd set is still 7.99 at Resonance, among other great Evans 2 cd set deals.

Paul Desmond “Take Ten” RCA/Legacy cd from the Complete Albums box set.

“Mel Lewis Sextet” Mode/Muzak Japan lp facsimile cd A great little bouncing tempo step up from those ballads. What a sextet! Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone – Charlie Mariano Bass – Buddy Clark Drums – Mel Lewis Piano – Marty Paich Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Bill Holman Trumpet – Jack Sheldon

Melissa Aldana “Filin” Blue Note cd A beautiful recording to start a warm morning. This morning her treatment of these ballads makes me think of how Barney Wilen so thoughfully and emotionally presented French ballads. An excellent recording as well.

“Joe Newman at Count Basie’s” Mercury Japan cd

Charles Mingus “The Clown” Analogue Productions SACD 800×800 65.4 KB I love this Mingus unit, and some really important compositions here.

Bernt Rosengren, Lars Sjösten, Björn Alke, Fredrik Norén “Late Date: A Tribute to Lars Gullin” Mirrors cd Bass – Björn Alke Composed By – Lars Gullin (all but final track) Drums, Producer – Fredrik Norén Piano – Lars Sjösten Tenor Saxophone – Bernt Rosengren Recorded at Europa Studios, Stockholm, June 3-5, 1994.

An international woman for today. Billie Holiday skiing in Zurich, Switzerland. 1954.

Bengt Hallberg Featuring Lars Gullin “All Star Sessions 1953/54” Dragon cd Recorded Europa-Film Studio, Stockholm, November 9, 1953; January 12, 1954; January 18, 1954

Seems to be a new price point. Blue Note new cds have gone up in price in the past months.

Duke Ellington “Afro-Eurasian Eclipse” A suite in eight parts, Fantasy/OJC cd Lots of chinoisery and riki-ticky. 400×400 41.7 KB

Moacir Santos “Ouro Negro” disc 1 A great sounding 2 cd set from Universal Brazil.

Okay. . . I tried. Enough of that. Bob Brookmeyer “Trombone Jazz Samba” Verve.

It seems odd still to wake up and it’s warmer. Decided to start the day with a favorite. Discussing this album elsewhere led me to locate it on the shelves and replay it. I think it’s masterful. Slim at the height of his powers as an instrumentalist and of course as a vocalist. The personality and the verve of this music makes me glad to be awake and alive and attentive. “How High th Moon” is amazing here. I found myself imagining a nice big bowl of potato salad. Slim Gaillard “Rides Again” Dot/Verve cd

Jerry Garcia “Way After Midnight”

Possibly my favorite Art Pepper. Art Pepper “Surfride (+4)” Savoy/Denon 20 bit lp facsimile cd

The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop “Pithecanthropus Erectus” Atlantic/Acoustic Sounds SACD

I like this one a lot.

Dexter Gordon “The Monmartre Collection” Black Lion/Muzak Japan 2 cd set, disc 2 I’ve bought this material several times over the decades but it sounds its best in this set.

Sir Douglas Quintet “The Tracker” Edsel cd This cd compiles two LPs, “The Tracker” and “Don Goldie with the Sir Douglas Quintet” . . . I was most interested to hear the latter, and it’s quite interesting! I love Don Goldie’s playing. IMG500×500 50.2 KB

Now spinning disc 2 of this release. I sent a copy of this to my best friend as part of a package for his birthday (yesterday was his 66th) as I really like it and I am revisiting it again. . . I find this very involving. . . I get sucked right into the performances. Bill Evans “Evans in England” Resonance Records

It’s been a while since I have played “Agharta” and my system is somewhat improved since then, I’m really enjoying this spinning. Miles Davis “Agharta” Sony SRCS 9720-21 DSD mastered 2 cd set

I have a handful of versions of this classic release and this one is the one I find most pleasant to listen to, a DSD mastered reissue from Japan in 2000, Sony SRCS 9703. Miles Davis +19 “Miles Ahead” SRCS 9703 cd I like all the collaborations with Gil Evans, but this one holds a special place in my listening world.

Listening again to this new release. I like it a lot! Walter Smith III “Twio, Vol. 2” Blue Note cd

Walter Smith III “Twio, Vol. 2” Blue Note cd Out today, nice!