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Thank goodness it got cool enough to just run a fan to pull air out last night. . . about 60 degrees when I awoke this morning. Ah! Another disc from the Grateful Dead “Enjoying the Ride” box set. . . now Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71) disc 2 320×219 15.5 KB Some good Pigpen in this set, and Jerry is riding along a carpet of great drumming.

OK. I don't think I'll find that to be honest. I sat through the whole thing waiting, looking for that, to no good effect.

Johnny Windhurst! Right now After enjoying the Blu-Spec CD2 of this release a few times recently I realized this was one of the few Miles releases i didn’t have in the LP facsimile versions that Sony put out so I ordered, and received, this SBM version, Sony SRCS 9323~4. I like the sound of this series of discs, and in listening they bring me a warm nostalgic feeling of when I was first really into collecting Japanese releases.

It just seems like "heart beat tempo" noodling that went on when I was in bands goofing around in practices in my then garage apartment in the 'eighties. . . holds little interest for me. Now Jefferson Airplane “After Bathing at Baxter’s” Culture Family cd 300×300 10.8 KB

“Jazz Conversations: The Other Side of Monday Michiru” Toshiko Akiyoshi with her daughter Monday Michiru. An excellent album spoiled a bit by the “loudness/compression” mastering.

My wife decided to be up early and listen with me on this somewhat stuff morning. Started off with Eliane Elias “Time and Again” on Candid cd . . . the new “innovation” here is many more mult-tracked Elias voices to form a chorus . . . interesting. . .she’s done this before but more prevalent here. Also, all tunes are originals by Elias and her husband Marc Johnson. And then on to Ruby Braff “For the Last Time” Arbors Jazz 2 cd, disc 2. Sad to know this was his last recorded performance, but it’s a good one–Scott Hamilton was a great front line partner for him, and John Bunch is a fine pianist.

Picked this up as it got praise on another board. Ummm. . . kindof boring. Jeff Parker & ETA IVtet “The Way out of Easy” cd

Tim Warfield Sextet “Jazz Is” Criss Cross cd Great band! Bass – Tarus Mateen Drums – Clarence Penn Piano – Cyrus Chestnut Tenor Saxophone – Tim Warfield Trumpet – Nicholas Payton Vibraphone – Stefon Harris Recorded January 21, 2001 at Systems Two Recording Studios, Brooklyn, N.Y.

“Ruby Braff and his New England Songbirds Volume 2,” Arbors Jazz cd

I listened to the albums with George for years before I moved on to the Quintet with Wayne. I love those albums. . . I always will.

Freddie Hubbard “First Light” CTI Supreme Blu-Spec cd

Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw “Jazz Patterns” Everest/Real Gone Music LP

Tim Warfield “A Cool Blue” Criss Cross cd This is a great quintet, and the arrangement here of “Summertime” is like none I’ve heard before–I really like it.

I have really nice sounding LP Facsimile cds of the five Rendell/Carr releases from Japan released at the same time as the LP box.

Moving on within the Grateful Dead “Enjoying the Ride” box set. . . now Fillmore East, New York, NY (4/25/71) disc 1

A nice warm morning, and I decided to leave this disc in the transport and repay it. The dynamics in the system are on full display, and this disc plays back percussion in a way I’ve never experienced it before. Herbie Hancock “Gershwin’s World” Verve SACD

Herbie Hancock “Gershwin’s World” Verve SACD

Brother Jack McDuff “Ain’t No Sunshine–Live in Seattle” Real to Reel Records 2 cd set, disc 2

Someone should grab this . . . it's an excellent set of music. I like this far more than I thought I would when I purchased when first released.

Dutch Jazz Orchestra "The Lady Who Swings the Band--Re-discovered Music of Mary Lou Williams" Challenge Records cd Exquisitely recorded. . . and great music. Give the bass player a raise!

Freddie Hubbard “Sky Dive” CTI Supreme Blu-Spec CD

That's perhaps my favorite Nistico.

Immanuel Wilkins “Blues Blood” Blue Note cd My fourth time listening to this work. Fascinating is perhaps the best description of my continuing reaction. Very well-engineered also. 400×400 1

Not my experience. (I think I've mentioned it thrice perhaps, and felt it many times over the years). Glad to be wrong and glad it is not felt that way by others.

A bit cooler this morning, which is welcome. The birds are sining happily! Another disc from “Enjoying the Ride,” the 60th Anniversary box set from the Grateful Dead. Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/15/72) disc 3 A great final set for this date: TRUCKIN’> DRUMS> THE OTHER ONE> And then great highlights from the next night: Boston Music Hall, Boston, MA (9/16/72) MORNING DEW> DARK STAR> BROKEDOWN PALACE