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Release date December 6: Vocalist and violinist Alice Zawadzki, pianist Fred Thomas and bassist Misha Mullov-Abbado present a rare alchemy on their trio debut, fusing folk idioms from a multitude of sources with free-flowing interplay and fluid structures. Inhabiting their own stylistic realm, the trio encompasses folk song, chamber music, improvisation and acoustic jazz, and on Za G?rami they present the full span of their reach in a mesmerizing whole. The album was recorded at the Auditorio Stelio Molo in Lugano and produced by Manfred Eicher. Release date January 3: "Taking Turns", recorded in New York's Avatar Studio in 2014, finds Danish guitarist Jakob Bro joined by a multi-generational cast of improvisers, highly distinctive players all. Lee Konitz, Andrew Cyrille, Bill Frisell, Jason Moran and Thomas Morgan lend their energies to a session that bypasses conventions of the "all-star" band and puts the emphasis on teamwork. Bro's space-conscious music encourages fresh responses: an atmospheric hint, or a fragment of gentle melody, opening new trails to explore. To the Rising Moon is Stephan Micus' 26th solo album for ECM. It features instruments from Colombia, India, Xinjiang (China), Bavaria, Cambodia, Egypt and Borneo, but taking center stage is the Colombian tiple, slightly smaller than an acoustic guitar. The sunny plucked sound of the tiples alternates with darker bowed strings, which bring a more meditative mood. Once again, Stephan Micus takes us on a unique musical journey to places unknown that couldn't have been created or played by anyone else. Arild Andersen, one of the most widely acclaimed bassists in jazz, presents his first solo album. Choice of repertoire in this recital reflects on Arild's artistic journey and, alongside Andersen originals, we find Norwegian traditional music, a romantic jazz standard and new light cast upon free-jazz classics. Andersen's performances combine his masterful bass playing with real-time creation of electronic loops that bring an atmospheric dimension to solo playing and fresh opportunities for interaction. Musical messages from Oslo, New York, Basel and Lugano - recorded between 2018 and 2022 - are juxtaposed and recombined on an absorbing recording that features Norwegian drummer Thomas Stronen solo and in a series of duets. With such partners as Craig Taborn, Chris Potter, Sinikka Langeland and Jorge Rossy, the musical frame of reference is very broad. Stronen offers a project that implies new threads of connectivity, new creative relationships. Produced by Manfred Eicher.

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Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 10.

Kenny looks like he's really enjoying that cigarette. Satisfying!

Absolutely. Mickey Baker!

Can't forget the motor city...

YouTube has a number of tracks from the Savoy twofer "Savoy Jam Party;" you can listen to those to get a taste. I believe all of the "Savoy Jam Party" twofer is on the Mosaic box. One interesting aspect of the Mosaic box is that a good part of Byas's output was in 3-minute sides; the Mosaic box gives you an opportunity to hear him stretch out.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 9.

I’d say that Byas hits that sweet middle spot between Hawkins and Webster - forceful like Hawkins but can modulate his tone and be more tender like Webster. He’s also more flexible, not as rhythmically dogmatic as Hawkins. I find him a more interesting player than Hawk.

Ownership is a tricky thing. X1 owned the Vanguard rights before Concord. It could be they retained some rights, including deciding who can reissue material.

Roy does very nice work on this:

Just saw this on Dusty Groove: A fantastic never-heard 70s performance from alto genius Arthur Blythe – one captured a few years before his rise to fame on a major label, and with a vibe that's very different than those well-known classics! Blythe here is working in the free, open space of the loft jazz generation – spinning out these stunning long solos on alto sax, in a spare lineup that features Juni Booth on bass, Steve Reid on drums, and Muhammad Abdullah on conga – no piano or other horns at all, which means that Blythe gets plenty of room to step out and solo! And in fact, the first track on the set is a solo alto number of brilliance – and things only get better as the other players come into the mix, especially Booth, who's got a very melodic way of handling the bass, creating these tones that are almost as if there's a secret keyboardist hanging there at times. The music moves beautifully from spiritual to freer modes – and titles include "Lower Nile", "Miss Nancy", "Spirits In The Field", and a "Medley Of Unidentified Titles"

Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir - The Complete Decca Recordings, disc 4.

I've wondered whether there's a Morris Levy connection, "The Jazz Corner Of The World" being another name for Birdland, which Levy owned. Another intriguing question is why these weren't simply called "Live At Birdland."

The one time I saw him was participating in a panel discussion on Mingus, sitting next to Nat Hentoff. Spiffy dresser.

Each symphony is 15 - 20 minutes long, so it's pretty easy. They're gorgeous to listen to, and are very upbeat and sprightly. I have the Dennis Russell Davies box.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 8.

How could I forget his killer recordings with Grant Green and BJP? I couldn't.

Was wondering when... when there's radio silence you kinda figure... but the shoe finally dropped. A life well lived, with so much great music, including my favorite My Favorite Things:

Nicky was also a member of this one-off group Sweet Thursday, along with Alun Davies and Jon Mark. The album had some tracks that were "FM hits": The Dealer and Gilbert Street.

Bracha Eden and Alexander Tamir - The Complete Decca Recordings, disc 3.

Nicky was great. Surprised his work with Jerry Garcia wasn't mentioned:

RIP. As someone here said, perhaps it was inevitable, but sad and poignant nonetheless. A life well lived.