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The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 13.

I'll guess 2 weeks; the world is smaller than it used to be.

Per the Fresh Sound website: Miles Davis, trumpet (out on #5, 7, 10); Barney Wilen, tenor sax; René Urtreger, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums. Recorded live at the Olympia, Paris, November 30, 1957 So it looks like a Wilen quartet for those 3 tracks, otherwise a quintet with Miles. Ordered today along with the Philly Joe and Rikers Island discs.

That must be a different album! 😁

I remember being in Ithaca, NY in spring 1974, and buying one randomly from the cutout bin: Jacques Coursil's "Way Ahead." IIRC, the vinyl disc had no lip - it was completely flat.

Re "Midsömmer," John Lewis's liner notes state: "The title and inspiration is from the Swedish summer holiday and festival."

I've been mulling over what Allen wrote. Dylan's oeuvre through Blonde On Blonde was extraordinary - I'd extend that through the Basement Tapes. It started to fade on John Wesley Harding - were these songs deep or merely riddles? Then began his long decline. There are certainly tracks or albums that I've loved, and it's interesting that often those differ from what "most" people think: I loved Nashville Skyline, New Morning, Planet Waves, Desire, Infidels, Knocked Out Loaded, The Traveling Wilburys...but it's obvious that those are the work of a different artist, one possessed of an increasing self-consciousness and sense of self-importance and, yes, self-righteousness. His work became less interesting, at least to me, as the man became less interesting and more creepy. I saw him at Foxwoods in the early 2000s. There was a banner projected behind the stage before the band came on. I wish I had a picture of it. It showed an eye (as in an all-seeing eye) and text describing Dylan in a semi-messianic way. Yuck. As his voice deteriorated, it was stunning to hear that cracked voice placed up front and center on albums like Modern Times, Together Through Life and Tempest. I found it unpleasant to listen to, and I was uninterested in the songs' subject matter. It was time for me to get off the bus.

Claudio Scimone Vivaldi box - disc 2.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 2.

Disc 5.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 12.

Decca - The Mono Years, disc 39 (disc 1 of 3).

I remember a wonderful heated conversation in college between two friends as to who was better: Robert Johnson or Kiss. It was so funny; I wish we had phones with video back then. As you can imagine, after a while, it just devolved into personal name-calling.

Claudio Scimone Vivaldi box - disc 1.

Dunno; I found it on Amazon.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 1.

Often, there's a coherency from listening to a concert or club date as it occurred, from beginning to end, as opposed to hearing particular tracks as an album. Although I have the released material on The Complete Galaxy Recordings, I'm considering purchasing this box.

This:

I'll take May again, por favor.

Release date October 20: • The complete recordings from Art Pepper’s three-night stand at Los Angeles’ Maiden Voyage club in 1981 • 42 performances (23 previously unissued) on seven CDs • Packaging contains Art’s original handwritten notes, photos, and an essay from his widow and set co-Producer, Laurie Pepper When I asked Cheryl Pawelski, of Omnivore Recordings, why she was releasing this Maiden Voyage session, she said, “Because you made me.” I did. This material has been out of circulation for almost 20 years, and I’ve been obsessed with bringing it back in. Omnivore is not only bringing it back, they’re releasing the entire session, three nights, seven sets––warts and all. ––Laurie Pepper Maiden Voyage was a Japanese-owned jazz club, near MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, from 1979¬¬–1983. In August of 1981, alto saxophone legend Art Pepper, pianist George Cables, bassist David Williams, and drummer Carl Burnett played seven sets over three consecutive nights. Musician/Producer Ed Michel and Art’s wife, Laurie Pepper, were there, and tape rolled for every note played. When listening to the tapes, Art took meticulous notes about each performance, writing things like “The best solo I’ve played on this whole date—wow!!” and ”This is worth the whole night!” Sadly, Art would die 10 months later. Some of the performances would find their way onto posthumous releases including Arthur’s Blues, Art Lives, The Maiden Voyage Sessions, Vol. 3, Roadgame and The Complete Galaxy Recordings, but now, all three nights can be heard in full, as they happened, for the first time. Produced for release by Laurie Pepper and Grammy® winner Cheryl Pawelski, The Complete Maiden Voyage Recordings features 42 performances (23 previously unissued) plus all of the between song banter and stories from Art’s three-night stand at the Los Angeles club on seven CDs. The 44-page booklet features photos, Art’s original hand written notes and commentary, ephemera, and a new essay from Laurie Pepper telling Art’s story. So, prepare yourself for a true LA jazz club experience. Venture back to Maiden Voyage and relive those three summer nights when Art and his band gave it their all. As Art said in his notes about “Thank You Blues,” “My whole life went into this.” Hear it for yourself.

Disc 4.

Maybe they still have music education in the schools.

I had never heard of her, so I played the first track that came up on YouTube (above). My impressions: She has a very nice voice, good control - I always liked female singers who sing in the lower register. The overall sound of the tune sounded like something I'd hear in a Starbucks while ordering a coffee. I'm not really sure I'd call it jazz - more like sophisticated pop. Jazzers generally don't write songs with lyrics, so that aspect of the song is a whole other bag. Not sure an anti-male song will endear her to that demographic, but maybe she wants the Taylor Swift audience. Anyway, good luck to her.

I plunged in and bought many KJ Trio albums on one of Tommy's sales. I found that, the more I listened, the less I noticed the vocalizing, and was able to concentrate more on the music, which is usually very good.

I haven't heard them, but these get very good reviews: