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Miles Davis “Kind of Blue” Sony Blu-Spec CD2 2023 (mono disc)

That's another favorite as well.

I was going to post "Maybe your Baby" should be on the list. What a song. Great versions by Syreeta and Gary Bartz.

Mali Obomsawin “Sweet Tooth” Out of Your Head cd A very interesting cd from this lovely woman. 600×594 74.4 KB 720×1080 68.1 KB

I love that Gordon material. If you want to check out a sonic upgrade, the two cd set on Muzak Japan sounds amazing--the best I've ever heard this material on LP or cd. Right now It was my wife’s birthday yesterday and I didn’t get much listening in but helped her have a fun day. This cool morning I wanted to sleep in late but Fiona the dachshund had other plans. Certainly was a nice little walk and I’m starting off the listening with disc 3 of this interesting “anthology” tribute 4 cd set: Jazz Celebration: A Tribute to Carl Jefferson

Tom Jobim “My Soul Sings” I love this disc of tracks that Jobim recorded for the Lumiar series of songbooks by Brazilian composers.Tom in his final years interpreting the work of others. Magnificent!

Bill Charlap “Somewhere: Songs of Leonard Bernstein” Blue Note cd Nice and cool morning. So quiet–not even nocturnal birds are vocal. This disc will show you how accurate and dynamic your system is–beautifully recorded.

I thought I was a Veteran. But damn, now I'm a Grand Master.

"Lena & Gabor" Skye/Muzak Japan cd. The seeming (to me) unusual pairing of Lena Horne with Gabor Szabo--which is interestingly arranged by Gary McFarland and features a proto-"Stuff" personnel. Over time I've learned to appreciate what McFarland was up to which is integral here. I confess. . . I do like this one and this Muzak reissue sounds phenomenal on the system this morning. Lena was such a beauty with a wonderful voice. Lena Horne – vocals Gábor Szabó – guitar Eric Gale, Cornell Dupree – guitar Richard Tee – organ Chuck Rainey – electric bass Grady Tate – drums Gary McFarland – arranger, conductor Unknown strings and horns The Howard Roberts Chorale – vocals Howard Roberts – vocal arrangement

A nice cool morning, after a great dinner with my brothers and sisters-in-law and my two youngest nieces. Never get enough evenings like that! Starting the day off with. . . .Sun Ra “At The Showcase: Live In Chicago 1976-1977” Jazz Detective 2 cd set, disc 1 I’ve grown less and less interested in Sun Ra in the mid-to-late 'Seventies and beyond, picked this one up because I suspected the sound was good and to check out the performances. It’s. . . okay. Not the worst of this vintage I’ve heard performance wise, and the sound is quite good. May go on the trade/sell pile, we’ll see.

Well to be honest this is the first time that Sony/Columbia has sold these--they were only available via European labels before. Somewhat officially and somewhat unofficially depending on who you ask!

Ella & Basie “On the Sunny Side of the Street” Verve cd (German)

That box contains: Paris’ L’Olympia Theater on Monday, March 21; two shows from the next night at Stockholm’s Konserthuset; and one from Copenhagen’s Tivolis Koncertsal three days later, on March 24. These have been released a number of times on various labels including Dragon, Laserlight/Delta. I will say this: they sound their best in this box set.

Fiona has become both blind and deaf . . . she is quite old. She still has an appetite though! She needs constant monitoring and lots of help but we love her and hope she lives forever,

Neil Young “Time Fades Away” Reprise cd This is the most recent cd version, to improve listening compared to my worn LP. This is a sentimental favorite. . . I was at one of these shows. Tete Montoliu “Temas Brasilenos” Ensayo/Muzak (Japan) cd Followed by Followed by Disc 2 this time. Red McKenzie! This cover gave me a scary thought. . . what if we had recordings of Eddie on theramin!

Matt Wilson "That's Gonna Leave A Mark" Palmetto cd Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Andrew D'Angelo Bass – Chris Lightcap Drums, Vocals– Matt Wilson Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet – Jeff Lederer Vocals – Felicia Wilson, Henry Wilson, Karlie Bruce, The Swayettes, The Wilson Family Singers

Woke up looking forward to a dinner tonight with my two brothers, their wives, and my two youngest nieces. Never see them enough! It’s beautiful outside! Nice brief walk with Fiona the dachshund. Starting the listening off with a new arrival, Matt Wilson “That’s Gonna Leave A Mark” Palmetto cd

“Zoot Sims Meets Jimmy Rowles–If I’m Lucky” Pablo/OJC cd This is just the right mood and mode for NOW.

4 hours of it are newly officially released. Other than "Miles in Europe" and the additional track on "Seven Steps" box set the remaining tracks have only been released on bootlegs previously. See this post:

In the past the Japanese versions have been either Blu-Spec CD and then Blu-Spec CD2 versions. I compared one of each to the US versions, thought they sounded better, bought the Japanese editions of each. This one does not indicate that it is a Blu-Spec CD2 version, but the price is good and I've ordered it since it was added to cdjapan last night.* That "hard No" was a response to David's question about the other material with Sam Rivers being reissued officially. It has not. *In this case this appears to be the Non-Japanese edition with additional Japanese language booklet material added; Sony Japan does not appear to be producing their own version. Bummer.

Another cool morning. Fiona the dachshund let me go back to sleep a few hours, a welcome thing. Re-listening to this release from this year. I really like it–it strongly reminds me of Dizzy Gillepsie’s “Portrait of Duke Ellington” from decades ago. Brian Landrus “Plays Ellington & Strayhorn” Palmetto cd

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This is a great new release on Palmetto featuring wonderful Ellington and Strayhorn material with baritone sax, guitar, bass and drums and a woodwind ensemble. Excellent rich sound as well. Brian Landrus “Plays Ellington & Strayhorn” Palmetto cd

I am excited--I will order the Japanese version when available (I have Japanese versions of the other 7).