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I love their Storyville recordings, but the CTI are awesome as well. Right now Cold this morning! Fiona the dachshund let me sleep an hour longer than usual this morning and I’m grateful. Eerily quiet outside! Starting the day off with . . a prayer meeting, digital variety. Jimmy Smith “Prayer Meetin'” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD Followed by Finishing off my first time through this excellent box set! Amazing sound quality for 'forties material. And the Red Norvo session starting off this disc is great. Disc X1

Great! Right now Bill Evans "You Must Believe in Spring" Warner Bros. cd Evans' frist release for Warner Bros. A wonderful album in all ways.

Wow, John Hicks poured himself into this recording, and the engineering on the piano is amazing! John Hicks "A Billy Strayhorn Songbook: Something to Live For" HighNote cd Followed by A Chet Baker that was released that slipped by me til now. Chet Baker "Late Night Jazz" Anagram/Elemental Music cd With the always interesting Philip Catherine on guitar, recorded three months before Chet's passing. As the title suggests langorous and mellow performances.

Joe Lovano / Greg Osby “Friendly Fire” Blue Note cd What a band! Joe Lovano – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Greg Osby - alto saxophone, soprano saxophone Jason Moran - piano Cameron Brown – bass Idris Muhammad – drums 300×300 8.17 KB

John Mayall “Jazz Blues Fusion–Performed and Recorded Live in Boston and New York” Freddy Robinson, Blue Mitchell, and Clifford Solomon make this a great record. I saw Mayall with Blue Mitchell the next year at the University of Chicago when he was taped for one of those late night concert shows, in a double bill with the Ohio Players. A great night!

Donald Byrd “Places and Spaces” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD Ordered two copies of this one by mistake. Probably my least favorite recording reissued in the series, but I must admit it sounds damned good in this edition. The Mizell Brothers production here seems fresher and more energetic than some other collaborations. Of its time, not timeless, but an interiguing presentation.

Starting off the cool morning listening to this one again. Pass was such a focused and expressive player. And I feel the connection to Bird in this recording. Joe Pass “I Remember Charlie Parker” Pablo cd

Art Hodes is good for that! I'm going to revisit the Lennie Tristano set soon to achieve the same.

Joe Pass “I Remember Charlie Parker” Pablo cd

Marcus Roberts Trio “In Honor of Duke” Columbia cd

Comfort food music again. Listened to disc 2, more comfort food. Now my wife is awake and I have to try to calm her down.

“Miles Davis in Concert” Sony Blu-Spec CD2" cd 1 220×220 18.8 KB Comfort food music.

Neal Hefti and his Jazz Pops Orchestra “Jazz Popa” Reprise Records/Muzak Records lp facsimile cd

"Classic V-Disc Small Group Jazz Sessions" Mosaic Records 11 disc box set, disc X The Red Norvo/Mildred Bailey material is really good.

Clarence Williams III. Grandson of Clarence Williams the jazz pianist and producer. appropriate

It's definitely challenging. But I'm enjoying the challenge.

Immanuel Wilkins “Blues Blood” Blue Note cd. His latest. A very interesting recording. 400×400 18.7 KB 1000×600 70.4 KB with Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass, Kweku Sumbryon drums, and vocalists Ganavya, June McDoom and Yaw Agyeman—as well as special guest appearances by vocalist Cécile McLorin Salvant, guitarist Marvin Sewell, and drummer Chris Dave

Indeed. And that photo was not from the 'nineties.

Willie Rodriguez Jazz Quartet “Flat Jacks” Milestone cd A great 1963 session! 297×300 9.22 KB

A warm morning. Listening with my wife's tolerance (she's up early) just to keep me from watching election coverage. Helen Merrill/Dick Katz "A Shade of Difference" Gitanes cd Followed by Andrew Hill "A Beautiful Day--Revisited" cd 1

Joel Ross “Kingmaker” Blue Note cd Joel Ross debut. Great record. Alto Saxophone – Immanuel Wilkins Bass – Benjamin Tiberio Drums – Jeremy Dutton Piano – Jeremy Corren Producer, Arranged By – Harish Raghavan, Joel Ross Vibraphone – Joel Ross

Argh! I"ve been expecting it, but so far no snow nor even forecast for the next week.

anaReid “Passing Thoughts” Concord cd Dan Faulk on tenor and soprano saxophone, Craig Bailey on alto saxophone, Rob Schneiderman on piano, Rufus Reid on bass, Akira Tana on drums, and Guilherme Franco on congas and percussion 293×300 23.1 KB 400×263 16.9 KB