Pete Jolly “Little Bird” Ava Records/Muzak Records Japan cd
Some tracks trio, with Chuck Berghofer (bass), Larry Bunker (drums); some tracks with Howard Roberts (guitar), Kenny Hume (percussion) added
Pepper Adams “The Adams Effect” Uptown cd
Baritone Saxophone – Pepper Adams
Bass – Ron Carter
Drums – Billy Hart
Piano – Tommy Flanagan
Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster
A great listen on this cool morning.
The rain stopped! Fiona is happy. She is so low to the ground. . . that wet grass is a tickling wet disadvantage.
Man the system sounds GREAT!
Horace Silver “Further Explorations by the Horace Silver Quintet” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD
Horace with Teddy Kotick, Louis Hayes, Art Farmer and Cliff Jordan.
Squeezing some listening in before going to a neighborhood clambake. (I’m not a fan of clams but Lucy wants to go).
First
Duke Ellington “Indigos” Columbia/Impex Records gold cd
900×900 72.8 KB
Followed by
Count Basie “Warm Breeze” Pablo (Japan) cd (this early Japanese cd sounds best with phase inverted on my DAC)
600×597 104 KB
1948, when Mary Lou Williams hosted a jam session with some female contemporaries in her NYC apartment.
Vivien Garry: bass
Bridget O'Flynn: drums
Mary Osborne: guitar
Margie Hyams: vibraphonist
And of course, Mary Lou Williams on piano.
Flora Purim “Everyday, Everynight” Warner Bros. LP
This LP sounds so much better than any cd version I’ve heard. . . which is rarer in my experience than some might suspect.
I’ve loved this record since it was released. . . Raulzinho!
I know. I may check it out next month or so if this first one wows me more.
Right now
Another beautiful morning. The dachshund is bugging me for more food.
Herbie Hancock “My Point of View” Blue Note Japan 85th Anniversary UHQCD
Another great sounding 85th UHQCD