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Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 52.

I'm looking forward to reading this; release date June 10: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1399416308/

I'm looking now at Cuscuna & Ruppli's BN discography. There were 5 sets that evening. Sets 1, 3 & 4 were the Hanna/Tucker/Blakey group; sets 2 & 5 were the Brooks/Timmons/Tucker/Blakey group. Set 1: Tricotism (rejected); Next Time You See Me (unissued - this could be on the new CD2, or it could be the one from set 4); If You Could See Me Now (CD1), Hallelujah (rejected), Beef Stew Blues (rejected), The Take Off/36-23-36 (rejected) Set 2: Love Walked In (rejected, but could be on the new CD2 - the take on set 5 was also rejected), Swingin' (CD 1), Lover Man (rejected), Birks' Works (CD1), Lady Be Good (CD1), Next Time You See Me (rejected) Set 3: If You Could See Me Now (rejected), Beef Stew Blues (CD1), Hallelujah (CD1), The Take Off (unissued - CD2) Set 4: Our Delight (unissued), Next Time You See Me (unissued - see note to set 1), 36-23-36 (CD1) Set 5: Love Walked In (rejected - see note to set 2), Swingin' (rejected), Lover Man (CD1), Birks' Works (rejected, but on CD2), Lady Be Good (rejected, but on CD2), 36-23-36/Theme (rejected, but on CD2).

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No release date listed. I'm looking forward to this one. Five discs, on the Esoteric label: Back Door first came together in 1971 as a trio featuring Colin Hodkinson (bass, guitar, vocals), Ron Aspery (saxes, flute, electric piano) and Tony Hicks (drums) and recorded their first album in 1972. This self-financed and independently released record came to the attention of the London music press and after enthusiastic reviews and a short residency at Ronnie Scott's club in Soho, the band secured a wider release of their album with Warner Bros. Around this time Back Door also began to record sessions for BBC Radio 1 and had a supporter in legendary DJ John Peel. Over the next few years they recorded a further three albums, '8th Street Nights', 'Another Fine Mess' (which saw keyboard player Dave McRae added to their ranks) and 'Activate' (which featured new drummer Adrian Tilbrook). The band also undertook a tour of the USA supporting Emerson, Lake & Palmer with Carl Palmer produced Back Door's final album 'Activate' in 1976

Release date June 20: Hagiga in Hebrew means "celebration" and in saxophonist Alon Farber's music for his 25-year-old ensemble, he celebrates the cultural divergence of his Israeli heritage through a heady melding of Swing, Moroccan, Funk and Brazilian backgrounds. For his third Origin release, Farber focused on the dream state where the process of writing new music begins for him - imagining the development of an idea, the recording of it and then listening back, before ever putting notes on paper. Musings on Charles Mingus delivered "Mingus Dream," "Cookies" was inspired by a Thelonious Monk-esque world, and "The Bartok Blues" hails from a land Bela Bartok may or may not recognize. With pianist Katia Toobool, bassist Assaf Hakimi, and drummer Yonatan Rosen, Farber's Hagiga is free & expressive, original & energetic, all within a creative framework 25 years in the making. "a marvelous ensemble capable of telepathic musical communication within intricate passages" - The New York City Jazz Record"sonically engaging and timeless jazz songs that you won't soon forget" - Take Effect Michael Dease has fully earned his stature as one of the great trombonists and jazz figures of these times. His formidably on the instrument, matched by his pursuit of inspired musical challenges and robust partnerships, is fully on display in the double CD, "City Life," his third album devoted to the music of composer Gregg Hill. Teaming with two of the more powerful voices in music - bassist Linda May Oh and drummer Jeff "Tain" Watts - Dease devotes Disc One to a kinetically charged trio environment, capturing the gritty side of City Life by sparring freely with his trio mates while they masterfully cohabitate the flow of time. Disc Two adds saxophonist Nicole Glover and pianist Geoffrey Keezer to the soundscape, which may reflect a sophisticated counterview, with each disc capturing a perspective of the contradictions that make up "City Life." Dease proves yet again that straight-ahead post-bop can prove to be fertile ground for musical ingenuity and emotional heft as he tips, grandly, to composer Gregg Hill. DOWNBEAT"Dease modernizes the style significantly, energizes it, and gives it a new dimension. He skillfully handles both the most lively and the most poetic" PARIS MOVE.

Release date June 27: "Standard songs, especially jazz standards by my favorite composers-Tadd Dameron, Billy Strayhorn, Horace Silver, Benny Golson, and others-possess a timeless quality that is instantly memorable and beautifully constructed, both melodically and harmonically. I've been learning this craft since I was a teenager, playing through the songs of Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck. Whenever a melodic inspiration came to me, usually sparked by something that moved me, I used these masters as my models-and I still do."The songs on this album, spanning some 40 years, have been recorded in various contexts before, but this time I wanted to present them in the classic jazz format of a sextet. Together, the group spans three generations, a testament to the enduring power, seriousness of purpose, and timeless feeling of this music we love." - From the liner notes by Alan Broadbent "Nicole Glover's work embodies a potent paradox at the heart of the art form known as Jazz: in this music, the process of individuation is as much about belonging and sharing as it is about differentiation and idiosyncrasy. To that end, this album is as much a tour-de-force for Glover and her bandmates as it is a tapestry or family-tree of mentors, elders, and peers whose spirits resonate throughout the trio's sound. Glover's choice of working with a wide pallet compositionally (with the exception of the Glover originals, each piece on this record was written by a different composer) helps bring this trio's distinct personality into focus even more. "Glover's mastery of her instrument is so complete and self-evident that there is no attempt throughout this record to exercise virtuosity for it's own sake - if anything, one hears restraint, care, intention, and orchestration in every note and every silence." - From the liner notes by Or Bareket

Release date June 20: Since the time vibraphone was invented in 1921 (could be 1916) there has been an impressive and growing list of exceptional practitioners of this mallet instrument. And one of them is Tony Miceli whom Victor Schermer of All About Jazz describes as, "a vibraphonist of astonishing virtuosity, musical resilience, and inventiveness. His vibes playing is nothing short of phenomenal." Miceli performs and gives masterclasses in the US and abroad. This is Tony Miceli's leader debut album on SteepleChase.

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Release date June 13: The gadabout - a carefree pleasure-seeker who is always in motion", seeking out fun no matter the circumstances. In the end", more than just the title track was impacted by that fortuitous word of the day. ""The album reflects the journey - the search for meaning and beauty amid life's most complex moments", ultimately emerging with a deeper sense of self","" says Younger. Wielding Alice Coltrane's harp", Younger produced the first project she has either written or co-written in its entirety. CD Softpak", 4-panel with booklet.

Release date June 20: Joshua Redman's second Blue Note album, Words Fall Short, is a collection of original compositions that serves as the introduction of his new quartet, featuring pianist Paul Cornish, bassist Philip Norris and drummer Nazir Ebo, which formed as a working band for the world tour behind the saxophonist's label debut - where are we. As the quartet performed steadily on the road, Redman felt a vibe developing and was inspired to bring them into the studio to record a set of music he had composed during the pandemic that embraced the shifting moods of wistfulness, sadness and resolve. The album also features special guest appearances by saxophonist Melissa Aldana, trumpeter Skylar Tang and vocalist Gabrielle Cavassa. CD Softpak, 4-panel.

The Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection, disc 12.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 51.

Great album.

Release date May 30: In 2025, PMP is proud to release Trillium X, a sixth opera by Anthony Braxton, on the occasion of his 80th Birthday. A limited deluxe 8-CD box set including both, a live recording of the world premiere in Prague, a studio recording realized at the famous Darmstadt Summer Course, a 6-hour of exclusive audio-visual materials documented a complete world premiere, documentary film In the Garden of Trillium X, and in-depth conversation between Anthony Braxton, Swiss conductor Roland Dahinden and German writer and Braxton's scholar Timo Hoyer. Braxton spent five years working on his opus magnum. He has been significantly involved in all Trillium performances, including this one. He has accompanied the rehearsals from the very beginning. However, the leading man in charge was Roland Dahinden, his long-time fellow from Wesleyan University. Dahinden and incredible PMP Orchestra represent the ongoing generational change in creative music.

Release date June 6: A groundbreaking new album featuring 12 never-before-heard Frank Sinatra arrangements, brought to life by Grammy-nominated artist Seth MacFarlane, and a 70-piece orchestra comprised of all-star players from Los Angeles and London at the coveted Skywalker Sound Studios in Marin County, CA. The album includes masterful arrangements by Sinatra's legendary collaborators - Nelson Riddle, Billy May and Don Costa - including a unique conceptual Nelson Riddle arrangement of "Lush Life" written for Frank Sinatra, which they attempted to record but never completed. `Lush Life: The Lost Sinatra Arrangements' is more than a tribute album - it's a time capsule opened for the first time, of arrangements written for classic Sinatra albums such as `Come Fly With Me' and `Only the Lonely,' that were never recorded. MacFarlane's warm, expressive vocals breathe new life into these carefully preserved arrangements.

The Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection, disc 11.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 50.

That was the nice thing about buying from Emotiva, which sells direct. They repaired it themselves. They charged $300 + $32.40 for a replacement box and return shipping; I had to ship it to them on my own dime. This was in December 2019. They were very easy to work with.