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Well I remain a Lovano fan. I like all his recordings. . . except I'm not really fond of those ECMs with gongs. Gongs just don't float my boat in jazz. And I'll repeat he is the nicest jazz musician I ever met and conversed with. I'll never forget meeting him at Tower Records Austin.

I am having what turns out to be an interesting day. One happy thing is that we had our taxes done. . . and we lwe less than we thought we did, much less. Whew! Yeeha! And then the mail came. . . and there was a Claudia Acuna cd that I didn't think I had ordered. In fact there were two copies, one sealed, and one open with on the front cover "Lon Armstrong, Thank you for your support! Claudia Acuna" . . . . I looked and it was mailed by Claudia Acuna. I've looked through my purchase history and I can't see anywhere that I ordered that cd, although I did order a few other Acuna cds a month ago. A happy mystery! Thanks Ms Acuna!

A cold morning. Lucinda and I have an appointment for our taxes today. . . expecting to write a big check. Sigh. Starting off with the mostly composed pieces on “Mountains” by Micah Thomas. 300×300 34.1 KB

Count Basie Orchestra “Me & You” Pablo cd This band was so tight all the way to the end. Recorded February 20 and 28, 1983

TANAREID “Looking Forward” featuring Tom Harrell, Evidence cd

Now LP 2, second LP of 1938

Duke Ellington “An Explosion Of Genius 1938-1940” Columbia Special Products/Smithsonian Collection. Record 1, 1938 These records (I also have them in the 2 LP sets for each year) sound phenomenal. And the music is so intriguing.

Miles Davis “My Funny Valentine” Sony Blu-Spec CD2

Moving on to something different. . . my original release LP of Jerry Garcia Band “Cats Under the Stars”. . . a favorite.

Starting a cold morning off with the warm and wise voice of Andy Bey. Andy Bey “Ballads, Blues and Bey” 301×300 21.3 KB

He's really good on this excellent one: https://www.discogs.com/release/14658196-Bobby-Gordon-2-Jon-Erik-Kellso-Dan-Barrett-3-Rick-Fay-Johnny-Varro-Marty-Grosz-Bob-Haggart-Gene-Este and this one as a leader is very good imo: https://www.discogs.com/release/7645858-Dan-Barrett-Dan-Barretts-International-Swing-Party I really like him here as well: https://www.discogs.com/release/17253637-Johnny-Varro-Swing-7

That's amazing that you tried that. Dan Barrett is the only one I know of that really succeeded at that. Tea was an astonishing musician. One of those dearest to my listening heart.

I believe you are correct on all accounts there. I have the mono and stereo LPs and the Teagarden family release on cd. I'm a Teagarden nut.

Yazz Ahmed “Polyhymnia” 640×640 123 KB 800×491 97.6 KB

Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers “Buhania’s Delight” Blue Note reissue LP

John Coltrane "Blue Train" Blue Note Japan SHM-SACD UCGQ-9023

This one again before it returns to the shelves. Tom’s High Note recordings are so so good. Tom Harrell “Moving Picture” High Note cd

Felt like listening to some Pig Pen. . . this is a great choice for that. “History of the Grateful Dead Volume 1 (Bear’s Choice)” Warner LP

There's a live release with the same trio from the same year that is very good as well. Now playing Tom Harrell “Moving Picture” High Note cd Bass – Ugonna Okegwo Drums – Adam Cruz Piano – Danny Grissett Trumpet, Flugelhorn, Producer – Tom Harrell Recorded at That Sound Music, Pompignan, France on September 20-21, 2016

Very much like the Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette trio music.

Great 3 “Studio Sessions” SACD Great 3 Masabumi Kikuchi Gary Peacock Masahiko Togashi

“Jack Teagarden” Verve LP stereo

Two very different jazz women, two excellent cds. Yazz Ahmed “Paradise In The Hold” 600×600 92.5 KB Followed by Eliane Elias “Quietude”

I have all those Bud Freeman Chronogical Classics--great music! “Bill Evans in England” Resonance Records 2 cd set, disc 1 I haven’t played this one in a while, and as a new RSD release (I go for the cd that comes out usually a week afterwards) is due, it seemed a good pick to start this cold morning (snow on the ground again!) I see a Bill Evans recording and get a sense I know it. . . and each time I do listen I find surprises, big and little, in the performance, arrangement, sound. . . a great thing. Especially it seems lately as the system shines so brightly.

Tom Harrell “Stories” Contemporary cd 300×296 5.97 KB Bass – Ray Drummond Drums – Billy Hart Flugelhorn – Tom Harrell Guitar – John Scofield Piano – Niels Lan Doky Tenor Saxophone – Bob Berg Written-By – Tom Harrell Recorded January 26-27, 1988 at A&R Studios, New York City.