Walking up to the warmth of a 65 degree morning. My wife fell asleep in front of the new TV we got yesterday--I retired my Sony bought fifteen years ago.

Starting off the day with a compilation I made of appearances by Ed Motta in the Lumiar Records series of collecting new interpretations of songs by Brazilian composers. Also featured within this compilation are appearances by Hermeto Pascoal and Jacques Morelenbaum.

Re-visiting this recent release.

Joel Ross "Gospel Music" Blue Note cd



Joel Ross – vibraphone, celeste, mellotron, glockenspiel, drums
Maria Grand – tenor saxophone
Josh Johnson – alto saxophone
Jeremy Corren – piano
Kanoa Mendenhall – bass
Jeremy Dutton – drums

Guests:

Laura Bibbs – vocals
Ekep Nkwelle – vocals  
Andy Louis – vocals, guitar
Geoff Gallante – piano  
Brandee Younger – harp
Austin White – electronics  

Jack Teagarden "Has Anyone Here Seen Jackson?" Jass cd



Standard Transcriptions from 1941, 1942 and 1944

It dropped 30 plus degrees overnight from yesterday's high of 63! Cold again, and not getting above 34 today, and of course today I have an important appointment to go to. Sigh.

Listening to disc 4 of this 4 cd set. I'm not usually a listener to Dead after 1978 but this is a nice mellow show.

Dave's Picks "Volume 56"

"Benny Goodman Plays Fletcher Henderson Volume 2" HEP cd

Ruby Braff "You Brought a New Kind of Love" Arbors cd



Almost every time I play Braff I say to myself "I need to play more Braff." There is so much to listen to, but anytime I listen to Braff I hear so much of the jazz history and flavor I love.

A cold, quiet morning with a little bit of snow on the ground and trees--beautiful!

Starting off with

Lester Young "The Complete Savoy Recordings" 2 cd set, disc 1

Miles Davis "Someday My Prince Will Come" Sony cd SRCS 9105

I have a number of different digital releases of this album, all sound pretty darned good.

I saw this being played on another board and realized I had it somewhere and hadn't listened in a long time.

I felt a little of the exciting promise of this ensemble at that time. Nice!

"Jazz Futures Live in Concert" Novus cd

It's warm but the cold returns tomorrow and hangs out. Spring!

Statring off a quiet morning with the Rudy Vang Gelder Remasters version of Kenny Burrell with Coleman Hawkins "Bluesy Burrell" Moodsville/OJC cd.

Randy Weston "The African Nubian Suite" African Rhythms 2 cd set, disc 1

Recorded live on April 8, 2012, at the Skirball Center in New York

Randy Weston Producer, Composer, Band Leader, Pianist
Ayanda Clarke African Percussion
Neil Clarke African Percussion
Martin Kwaku Obeng Balafon
Alex Blake Bass
Lewis Nash Drums
T.K. Blue Flute & Alto Sax
Lhoussine Bouhamidy iGnawa
Salieu Suso Kora
Ayodele Maakheru Nefer
Candido Percussion
Min Xiao-Fen Pipa
Jayne Cortez Poet
Tanpani Demda Cissoko Singer
Billy Harper Tenor Sax
Robert Trowers Trombone
Cecil Bridgewater Trumpet
Howard Johnson Tuba

I love this singer, first discovered her during her tenure with Jobim in the "Familia" band, and then searched for her participation elsewhere.

Maucha Adnet "The Jobim Songbook" Kind of Blue Records

I began seeking out her brother's work as well, he arranged these tunes for this release.



Acoustic Bass – Nilson Matta
Acoustic Guitar – Romero Lubambo
Acoustic Guitar, Arranged By – Mario Adnet
Drums – Duduka Da Fonseca
Flugelhorn – Claudio Roditi, Randy Brecker
Piano – Alfredo Cardim, Helio Alves
Saxophone – Joe Lovano
Trombone – Jay Ashby
Vocals, Producer – Maucha Adnet

Recorded July 2004