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Reinhard Goebel complete Archiv box, disc 50.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 65.

Interesting BFT. As usual, I have some in my collection but didn't ID them (Earl Hines, Eddie Condon, Muhal, Ellington). When I bought Atlantic LPs as a teen I'd see the Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly album pictured on the inner sleeve and think "What an odd combination - how would that work?" Glad to know it works well. Great band, too. Finally, I was not aware of the Deep People album - looks interesting. Thanks for putting this together.

One time, at the Lone Star, Kinky came onstage and announced "I have some horrible news. Jerry Lewis just had a heart attack!" Pause. "They've discovered a cure for muscular dystrophy."

The Complete Jerry Newman Recordings From Minton's.

Do you keep it in it's own shell and just swap out the shells when you want to use it?

Thanks for sharing that; interesting read. Hejira is just so moody and evocative; everything about it shines (voice, songs, production, Jaco, Larry Carlton); it was probably the peak of her career.

I had his first album, on Capricorn. And I liked his character Willard Craft on Sabrina The Teenage Witch. RIP.

Disc 7.

There was a time in the '90's when I felt imprisoned by all my records, and thought I needed to make room for new experiences. I learned there was a record fair in Manhattan in the near future, and I sold about half my jazz collection there. (A lot of my albums were bought, in bulk, by Japanese guys.) It felt very freeing. I sold most of the rest at St. Marks Sounds in the village. In the past 10 years, I have rebought some of them (now on CD), plus added to the collection. It's all wonderful; I don't question it.

Very sad. I spent many a fun hour at the Lone Star Cafe in NYC, listening to Kinky and his band (which included Howie Wyeth on drums). And then, of course, his albums, suitably corrosive. He was great. RIP.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 64. Reinhard Goebel complete Archiv box, disc 49.

I thought Don Juan's Reckless Daughter showed her out of control, probably due to drugs and alcohol. I wonder if that's why she disappeared from the scene for a few years. Still, Hejira is a true highlight of her career.

I really like this song:

Disc 6.

Here’s a great essay on his career, concentrating on the ’70’s: https://decider.com/2024/06/23/donald-sutherland-tribute/

Very spritely and lively - the way I like baroque.

Reinhard Goebel complete Archiv box, disc 48.

Anyone know how's the sound quality on their Paramount reissues?

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 61.

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Also August 23: From the moment he picks up his guitar, Thom Rotella's passion for music is palpable. Every phrase is crafted with intuitive care and precision that reflect a total commitment to his art. Each performance is an intimate journey into the expressive potential of jazz, where every chord tells a story and every solo speaks directly to the listener. Beyond his solo work, Rotella's collaborations with legendary artists and contributions to various projects cover an extraordinarily wide spectrum of music and entertainment heavy-hitters including Stanley Turrentine, Tommy Tedesco, Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach, Bette Midler and countless others. His compositions and his playing have been featured in high-profile television and film projects such as Family Guy, Ellen DeGeneres, Sex and the City, Criminal Minds and Altos (2015), underscoring his ability to craft memorable and communicative music. Thom Rotella continues to inspire and innovate, as evidenced on his HighNote Records debut recording, Side Hustle. With the remarkable organist Bobby Floyd and the propulsive drumming of Roy McCurdy, Rotella swings, smolders and sizzles through a set of imaginative original tunes and standards, with HighNote regulars Eric Alexander and Jeremy Pelt on hand to welcome him to the label.

Release date July 5: The origin of this album goes back to Texas in the early 90s where young baritone student Frank Basile at North Texas Univ. met for the first time his hero baritonist Gary Smulyan. Their friendship culminates here in a studio date in NJ in late 2023.“I was really just so happy to be there playing with him” declares Smulyan the mentor. “His passionate sound and fresh ideas make Alternative Contrafacts a set well worth picking up, particularly by straightahead jazz collectors.” (S. Yanow – NYCJR) If you have been following Byars’ career on this label, you will realize this is his fourth album with this unique sextet of four horns, bass and drums without chord instrument. Byars’ adept ensemble writing skills provide one of a kind harmony source to the band. “Because he knows his musicians so well, Byars is masterful in his writing, blending the reeds and trombone in intricate ensembles while letting the soloists all shine throughout.” (Ken Dryden – NYCJR on SCCD 31929 R & B in the 20s)

Release date July 19: I'm proud to be part of Criss Cross, Antonio Farao says of his maiden voyage for the label. For the occasion, which transpired in Meudon Studios in Paris in July 2023, the Milan-based pianist, then 58, convened an equivalently virtuosic trio comprising bassist John Patitucci and drummer Jeff Ballard, presented them with eight originals and two standards, and let them loose. Each member operates at a creative peak on this lyric, kinetic, beautifully proportioned 65-minute recital. Titled Tributes, Fara•'s Criss Cross debut is closer in feel and attitude to the albums Black Inside, Thorn and Next Stories, recorded for Enja between 1998 and 2001, where Fara• joined forces, respectively, with top-of-the-pyramid, New York-seasoned masters Ira Coleman and Jeff Watts, Drew Gress and Jack deJohnette, and Ed Howard and Gene Jackson. Functioning completely as a peer, he addresses the dialects of his pianistic heroes - universal "postbop" influences as Herbie Hancock, Chick Corea, McCoy Tyner, Keith Jarrett, Bill Evans and Kenny Kirkland, as well as Oscar Peterson, Erroll Garner, Lennie Tristano, and Martial Solal - on their own terms of engagement, with the fluency of a native speaker. He assimilates their styles, refracts them into a personal argot, alchemizing challenging rhythms and highbrow harmony into graceful melodies. He eschews ironic deflection and gratuitous structural complication, sustaining an attitude of in-the-moment creation and a fierce will to swing. The Album was recorded July 26, 2023 at Studio de Meudon, Paris. Recording engineer Julien Basseres. Sound engineer Mike Marciano did the mixing and mastering at Systems Two in NYC. Photography by Marco Glaviano. Release date August 16: Like it's predecessor, Painter of Dreams features two highly reworked standards along with six recent melody-forward compositions, to which Tsiganov applies his signature blend of radical reharmonization, mixed meters, shifting tempos, and changing keys. Otherwise, this ambitious recital presents documents several "firsts." For one thing, Tsiganov expands beyond the saxophone-trumpet-piano-bass-drums format, scoring five of the eight selections for either three or four horns. For another, he broadens his tonal palette beyond the almost entirely acoustic soundscape of his prior Criss Cross oeuvre, liberally weaving the Rhodes and Minimoog into the flow, as well as the preternaturally flexible voice of Hiske Oosterwijk, who also contributes two lyrics. Also, for the first time as a leader, Tsiganov augments the luminous trumpeter-flugelhornist (and 13-time Criss Cross leader) Alex Sipiagin on the front line with alto sax titan Miguel Zen¢n, who plays for the entirety of the proceedings, and - on three pieces - the transcendent Chris Potter on tenor and soprano saxophones.

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