Woke up early, too early. Gave up on tossing and turning. Leaving the rest of the house in peace, I am playing my mono rig in the garage.

Random, blind grab out of the next LP carton brought up a Hackett/Teagarden album, Jazz Ultimate. An eye opener for sure!

Hesitant at first, but I am glad that I let it spin. A little Dixieland trip is what I needed.

You're right. I have heard much deeper Dixieland style.

But I'm awake now and I've got eight more Teagarden albums to enjoy.

I remember last month saying I wanted to get more trombone jazz in general, but I am embarrassingly shy on Jack Teagarden work. Not quite a notch carving accomplishment, but a definite step forward.
Today will be fun!

Another, different, blast from the past. I cleaned this recently and it sounds awesome.

That's a fabulous Mosaic set!

Now listening to disc 6 of the new Japanese SACD set of Miles Davis "Complete Live at Plugged Nickel" 8 disc set.

I´m lucky enough to have picked this one up on vinyl when it was still in stock... Having a best friend who owns the largest record store in Iceland helps when sourcing hard to get stuff sometimes..

they seem to be fetching as little as 250$ on Discogs and listening to the over-all quality of this recording it´s little wonder tbh

cant post a link to this on youtube as I´ve not gotten to 12 posts on this new account.... but recommend looking it up.

Rap.

p.s wish I could remember how to post pictures that didnt expand the borders of the message...

Cool. Not On is a nice label.

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Claudia Villela "Asa Verde"

https://www.discogs.com/release/22091638-Claudia-Villela-Asa-Verde

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Jim Hall "Where Would I Be?" Milestone/OJC cd

Airto! I love it when Airto is on the drumkit.

And Hall always has such a rich guitar tone. It's the type I dream of when I have a guitar in hand.





Jim Hall - guitar
Benny Aronov - piano, electric piano
Malcolm Cecil - bass
Airto Moreira - drums, percussion  

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Back to this one before it gets swallowed up by the shelves again.

Such a great "anthology" of sessions.

Bill Evans "Treasures" Elemental Music 2 cd set, disc 1

Nice one Lon,

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Rap.

Yes, Flying Lotus is an interesting producer--he mixes interesting collages AND he doesn't overload or distort things much at all (unless intentionally). I dig those of his I have. Glad you both enjoyed it.

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My Lucinda is so happy--the Browns won, and I get to listen to one disc . . .

SFJazz Collective "Wonder--the Songs of Stevie Wonder"



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Nice bit of Afro-Cuban/Afro-Caribbean genre, it's been called, to finish the evening.
This guy was based out of central Illinois early on and recorded one of his previous albums,  "Soul Eyes"  at The Pogo Studio in Champaign, IL, which is a pretty nice listen, too.
That's from an old article which does not mention this newer release.

I've had this on the racks for about five years, but I haven't heard it in a while.

Craig Russo Latin Jazz Project, In The Middle

Miles Davis "Seven Steps to Heaven" Analogue Productions SACD



This sounds marvelous. In a few days I'll have the Mobile Fidelity Labs SACD version here, it's in the mail. Will I need both?  Probably not. . .but I'll probably keep them both. It's sort of a sickness.

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One of the few types of used records I buy these days..



The vinyl used in these old Quadraphonic records really is something else. Quiet as anything and most times the stereo only cut´s are really good..

Rap.

Spinning some Jaco

Good collection! There's a few albums there that I haven't revisited with any frequency, but in general some fine music!

I've been wasting time waiting for Fedex. Tracking was 10 to 2. . . nothing yet. . . have to sign for the box so can't go upstairs and listen to music. First world problems!

"O Universo Musical de Baden Powell" 2 cd set, disc 1

A friend of mine calls Baden Powell "the Brazilian Kenny Burrell" and it's easy to hear why.

Great music.



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Was going to listen to just one side of this from the Classic Vinyl Series but when I´m on my death-bed the 20 min extra I spent listening to both sides will not be regretted or missed.  

well one thing leads to another....


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One of the "new" Tone-poet releases on vinyl, and what nice re-releases they are.

Hey, Rap, that Yusef Lateef is one of my all time favorites!

Big pile of Ramsey Lewis came up. There's a lot here, all on CD.

I went with this first. It's the oldest, from '61 re-done on CD in '04.
The heritage is not promising, but the sound is not bad at all.

Ramsey Lewis, Never on Sunday

I am with you on the Ramseys. His earliest Argos I like more than almost all his work, though there's one late one with Nancy Wilson that I fancy.

That Morgan-Shorter VeeJay used to draw a pretty penny in resale as I think the licensing was yanked early on that and not a lot of sets out there. Still does cost, I paid more than I really wanted to a few years ago for a set, even though it was a good deal. There's a ton of alternates, one after the other, which can make for challenging listening.

Nice purchase, Lon! The CSP3 I mean.
I am sure Joman was happy to see it go (well, mixed emotions, certainly) to one of "the family" here.

BUT ...  Holy Crap!
I had only looked at the numbers of this Morgan/Shorter set to confirm what I had and borrow a picture to post.
Since I am not in the market (anymore) I had not even noticed that there is only one offered for sale at $330. Wow!

Of course none of that is what any of this is about, but a rarity, indeed.
Thanks for the education!

My continuing chronicle is about finding a way to honor what my old pal has spent so much time, effort and half a life of work putting together. Still looking for that.
I also feel that this effort was supposed to go to some higher, greater cause and purpose. Still looking for that, too.

All his intentions were left floating after passing so suddenly.

It was not just one life, though. His sweet wife took almost a year and a half to come to grips with things left partly done. But, she has sold the house now and called to thank me again about a month ago and say, "Goodbye."
I had nothing to say, but thanks and to wish her all the best.

As to your Miles trouble, I believe they will all sound great, even side by side. I think there will be a clear winner, though, once you get the chance to sort between them all. Projecting ...

Miles Davis "Complete Live at Plugged Nickel 1965" Sony SACD box set, disc 2A



It's a fun adventure going through this music again. SACD sound is a nice bonus this time around.

Jay Hoggard "Overview" Muse Records cd



Jay with Geri and Freddie--and a good bassist I don't think I have ever heard before this disc, Ed Rozie. A nice disc, and certainly no victim of the loudness wars, this has to be turned UP.

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In the mail today was a Sophia Electric Aqua II 274B that I popped in the CSP3 newly in from JOMAN. NICE sound. These Aquas, the original and the II, are really great rectifiers, hard to keep out of any of my Decware components.

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Bill Evans "Turn out the Stars" Warner Bros box set, cd 2



A ver well-engineered box set of killer Evans music.

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