Boy it’s no fun walking the dog in rain when it’s 45! A short one by mutual agreement. I’m playing some of my very favorite Dexter Gordon. I’ve bought this music on LP and cd before and this is the best mastering I’ve heard, these Muzak Records reissues from Japan sound fantastic. Dexter Gordon “The Montmartre Collection” Black Lion/Muzak Japan 2 cd set, disc 1 (Not an exact image, couldn’t find one for the Muzak 2 cd collection).

No worries! Thanks for giving a listen and hope you enjoyed it.    Reveal post coming soon. Work is crushing me at the moment and I've been too constrained by time and fatigue to write it up. 

Everette Harp – Common Ground  

I guess I missed the deadline but since I didn't see the answers posted, I hope it's still OK to comment. Thanks for the interesting and diverse selections. I enjoyed some of the freer stuff, although I don't habitually listen to it. The only ones I have a chance of knowing are: 7. Heads of State? With Gary Bartz, Larry Willis, Al Foster, and I think David rather than Buster Williams. If so, that would be the second album, Four in One. But I listened to this recently and don't remember this track. For the sake of my memory, hope I'm wrong. Maybe someone like Kenny Garrett? 8. Is that Chu Berry on tenor? I haven't listened to that Mosaic set in years. After reading the discussion: off on both counts. Pianist on 7 was so familiar, should have caught Hicks. I guess I should go back and listen to Chu Berry and Coleman Hawkins too! Thanks again.

Cold morning again. Soon I’ll wish they were! Starting off with the third disc from the new Resonance Records 3 cd set from Yusef Lateef, “Alight Upon the Lake: Live at the Jazz Showcase.”     I really like this release.