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Eddie Condon “The Town Hall Concerts Volume Nine” Jazzology 2 cd set, disc 1 Incredible personnel on this Volume Nine. Baritone Saxophone, Clarinet – Ernie Caceres Bass – Sid Weiss Clarinet – Edmond Hall, Joe Marsala, Pee Wee Russell Clarinet, Vocals – Woody Herman Cornet – Muggsy Spanier Drums – George Wettling Guitar, MC – Eddie Condon Liner Notes – Chip Deffaa Piano – Earl Hines, Eugene Schroeder, Jess Stacy Soprano Saxophone – Sidney Bechet Trombone – Lou McGarity, Tommy Dorsey Trumpet – Billy Butterfield, Dick Cary, Max Kaminsky, Wild Bill Davison Vocals – Lee Wiley, Red McKenzie

You are correct, that is Ahbez and Cole.

Freddie Redd “Lonely City” Uptown cd What a band! Freddie Redd – piano Don Sickler – trumpet, arranger Clarence “C” Sharpe – alto saxophone Clifford Jordan – tenor saxophone Gerry Cappuccio – baritone saxophone George Duvivier – double bass Ben Riley – drums 703×702 93.5 KB

Patricia Brennan Septet “Breaking Stretch” Pyroclastic Records 1200×893 251 KB 960×960 95 KB

Re-watching "The Expanse" Season 5

A cool, still morning. One of “our” owls is making his distinctive call in the wooded side lot we have. I love to hear these birds! Fiona the dachshund is a bit fiesty, but indicates she’ll settle down soon. As I listen I’m finishing up selecting about 35 (mostly Japanese Blue Note) cds for sale. I need the space and new versions have come in or will be soon arriving from Japan. Joe Lovano “Bird Song” Blue Note cd This is a session I really enjoy–the two drummers are really well arranged and add a special sauce to this. And the focus on Parker material is successful and seems innovative. The lovely Ms Spalding sounds great here too–her bass is deep sounding and her playing precise. Joe Lovano, Saxophones James Weidman, Piano Esperanza Spalding, Bass Otis Brown III, Drums Francisco Mela, Drums

I keep returning to this excellent disc. It’s like soul food for me. Jovino Santos Neto “Por Causa de Voce”

Count Basie "Basie Jam" Pablo/OJC cd Louie really stands out on this one for me this time around. No wonder he's featured on the cover. The Basie swing is a nice propellant for the day.

Miles Davis “Sorcerer” Mobile Fidelity Lab SACD 800×800 108 KB Beautiful weather this morning. Stayed up later than usual last night watching a historical event, and up earlier than usual today. Will fade later! This SACD sounds so good!

All of "Always Know" has been reissued on cd. Both as "Always Know" and in separate releases. https://www.discogs.com/release/2549281-Thelonious-Monk-Always-Know

Miroslav Vitous “Majesty Music” Sony cd

Tony Bennett/Bill Charlap “The Silver Lining: The Songs of Jerome Kern” RPM/Columbia cd Elegance, beauty, crystal clear sound.

Fall is here, but it’s still a bit warm. Fiona and I had a little walk. . . walking a deaf and blilnd dog is a bit of a challenge, but rewarding when she returns and settles into a happy nap and I get to listen to the warmed up stereo. Started off with Miles Davis “Quiet Nights” Sony Blu-Spec CD2 2023 600×600 86.8 KB Followed by Tony Williams “The Story of Neptune” Blue Note cd 600×600 166

He's a comedian (and actor), not really much of a presence for decades. My favorite bit of his is about training for McDonald's cashiers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinbad_(comedian)

Tim Armacost “Rhythm & Transformation”

Starting off a cool morning with some Brazilian influenced music. Pamela Driggs “Itacuruca” Interesting album.

Bill Charlap Trio “Written in the Stars” Blue Note cd

Kenny Burrell “Freedom” Blue Note Japan LP on cdr

I have a few of those. On my system to my ears they sound awful!

Well, this is really a sampler (disc 1 entirely at least) of the "85th Anniversary" series of reissues, mainly in Japan, and in a sense the Tone Poet series. The UHQCD series from Japan. . . has nothing of the first decade of the label. I don't know why. I love that stuff, and each time a decade goes by and they reissue one of them the sound is so much better--right now they could really present this music very well. But yeah, that has never been a focus of the label or many of the fans this century, and the 85th series and this compilation reflect that, accurately, right or wrong (wrong imo).

Oh boy. So much negativity. One reason I don't feel the same about this forum any longer. I'd say that Joel Ross and Immanuel Wilkins among others are excellent artists that will lead the label forward with the standard held high. It's an interesting two cd set in really good sound, showcasing the excellent work that Kevin Gray has been doing for the Japanese reissue cd market, and the US LP series.

“The Night of the Cookers, Vols. 1 and 2” Blue Note RVG Edition, cd 1

Bill Evans “The Paris Concert Edition 1” Blue Note cd

Chet Baker "She was too Good to Me" CTI/Legacy cd

Awesome pic.