Nat Adderley "The Scavenger" Milestone/Universal Japan SHM-CD



Nat Adderley – cornet, trumpet
Melvin Lastie (4 tracks) – cornet
Joe Henderson (3 tracjs) - tenor saxophone
Joe Zawinul - piano, electric piano
Victor Gaskin - bass
Roy McCurdy - drums
Jeremy Steig (1 track) - flute

Recorded in New York City on January 18 & 19, 1968

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra "Live at the Plaza, Volume II" Columbia LP

Recorded in 1959, released in 1973. This was recorded at a party for the record label at the Plaza Hotel. (The first "volume" released was the Miles Davis Sextet's performance). I love that Jimmy Rushing and Billie Holiday each do a guest vocal here.

Legion of Mary "Absolute Mary" (bonus disc to The Jerry Garcia Collection Vol.1)

Alice Dare "I only Know How to Cry" Charlie Parker Records/Solid Japan cd



Arranged By, Guitar – Mundell Lowe
Bass – George Duvivier

Vocals – Alice Darr

Recorded May 18, 1962, A&R Studio, New York City

Clarke-Boland Sextet "Music for the Small Hours" Rearward cd

I like all the music from the collaborations of Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland, big band, small ensemble. . . it is all great listening. This one sounds excellent.



Bass – Jimmy Woode
Drums – Kenny Clarke
Flute – Sahib Shihab
Percussion – Joe Harris
Piano, arrangements – Francy Boland
Vibraphone, Bongos – Fats Sadi
Vocals –Jimmy Woode

Recording Date: June 16th, 1967

Was surprised to see her last night with BB. Saw her then the last 5 minutes of the game. Zzzzzz.

Bass is getting much better as well as the rest on the ZSTYX.

Wow, it will be 46 degrees today. A heat wave! And . . . no snow.

Watched seven deer walk across our back yard into our side yard and then across the road into the forest. They are active in the heat (29 degrees right now) and seemed happy, looking for food. I love my sylvan world.

Starting off a listening session with the second disc from the last music I listened to yesterday  . . .

SFJazz Collective "Original Compositions and Works of Thelonious Monk" disc 2

"Miles and Monk at Newport" Sony 2 cd set, disc 2 (Monk)



Pee Wee!

"Lester Young in Washington, D.C. Volume 1" Pablo/OJC cd



With the Bill Potts Trio, recorded at Olivia Davis's Patio Lounge, Washington, D.C.; December 7, 1956. One of five volumes on cd from Pablo. Very well recorded and a whole lot of good late Pres.

Well that was a brief bit of warmth, cold snap is here and the temperature will lower over the next few days. Sigh.

Starting off the morning with a different input tube in the SEWE300B (a National from Steve) and things are sounding good. I listened again to the 10" Tal Farlow of the McGhee/Farlow disc I had finished up listening to yesterday, and now am listening to the third disc of "Classic V-Disc Big Band Jazz Sessions" Mosaic Records 10 disc set.

George Russell "The Stratus Seekers" Riverside/OJC cd



Followed by Count Basie Orchestra "Montreux '77" Pablo/OJC cd

Jimmy Rowles "Subtle Legend Vol. 1" Storyville cd

A great trio recording from "The Lizard," and features some of his quirky vocals as well.

A classic Evans album! There are so many great ones.

Right now

22 degrees and it won't get much warmer. No snow predicted though.

Swinging into the start of a new day with Benny Goodman "V-Discs" 4 cd set, disc 1