NP Ralph Towner and Gary Burton - Match Book (ECM) U.S. Polydor pressing One of my favorites by Towner or Burton. Up there with Crystal Silence? I think so!
Last night's show was good. Full line-up is in the picture. From left to right: Todd Sickafoose: bass; Myra Melford: piano; Jenny Scheinman: violin; Ben Goldberg: clarinet; Allison Miller: drums; Kirk Knuffke: trumpet; David Flores: percussion. Flores only sat in on a few pieces in the second-half. As you can see, I had a good seat near the middle, 3 rows back. The mix was a bit off from this position, though, in my opinion, with Miller and Knuffke a bit too loud relative to the rest of the band, and Melford and Goldberg a bit too quiet. Still, glad I went. They mostly played music from their upcoming CD, Glitter Wolf. According to Miller, its official release date is sometime in February of 2019, but she had some copies on hand to sell at her table after the show. I got mine signed by the whole (main) band (I forgot to ask Flores to sign):
Donald Byrd "Royal Flush" from "The Complete Blue Note Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams Studio Sessions" Mosaic Records, disc IV
Had this one in loop, amazing track Alto Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – Eric Dolphy; Bass – Joe Benjamin; Cello – Ron Carter; Drums – Charles Persip; Tenor Saxophone – Booker Ervin; Piano – Mal Waldron
Grateful Dead, May 21, 1974 – Hec Edmundson Pavilion, Seattle, Washington from the Pacific Northwest 1973 and 1974 box set.
Jackie Mclean Hipnosis. The Blue Note two-fer on vinyl. Both discs are great and show how he changed from ‘62 to ‘67.
I consider that film possibly the greatest jazz documentary film ever made. I assume there were no additional outtakes, which is a shame. There were many hours of music performed for the film. Any new material with Chet and Ruth Young would be great. There are only several songs with them together on one of the many bootlegs of Chet.
I couldn't tell you how many times I've listened to this since the early 'seventies. And it still hits me hard and means so much in my listening world.
Do you have "Alone (Live at the Dug)" it is just Carmen, solo, playing her own piano. A legendary album.
John Coltrane - Giant Steps Does it get any better than when mono sounds so near to stereo that you forget all about stereo? EDIT: Put on the mono and play "Countdown." This will give you a good idea how your system images depth.
That Live at the Dug eluded me on cd, but I do know that I like her accompanying herself on piano. She was a true artist.
That Carmen McRae album is superb. I think it is her career masterpiece. It was a Japanese original, but there is an American LP version on the Catalyst label that is fairly common compared to the Japan LP or CD issues.
