Peter Friedman

My favorite Blue Note sessions by Lee Morgan and Donald Byrd as leaders were recorded between November 1956 and September 1961. The 7 Blue Note recordings of Morgan and 7 by Byrd from November 1956 to September 1961 did NOT have any Boogaloo tunes. They also did not have any modal tunes on them. I suspect that these two factors above play an important role in my preference. Both Morgan and Byrd recorded for a number of other labels during that same time period, and I like most of them too. But the Blue Note albums are the ones I prefer. LEE MORGAN Indeed - 11/56 Vol.2 - 12/56 Vol.3 - 3/57 City Lights - 8/57 The Cooker - 9/57 Candy - 11/57 & 12/57 Lee-Way - 4/60 DONALD BYRD Off To The Races - 12/58 Byrd I Hand - 5/59 Fuego - 10/59 At the Half Note - 11/60 Chant - 4/61 The Cat Walk - 5/61 Royal Flush - 9/61

Op.76/1, Op.76/2, Op.76/3

Symphony No.2

I too am a big Sonny Red fan.

Bertha Hope sounds very good. The entire albums is a nice one, but not outstanding. Now listening to:

Beethoven - String Quartets Op.18/2 and Op.18/4

Op.44/1 and Op.44/2

. J.J. Johnson Dial J.J. 5

Bob Rockwell is a wonderful tenor player. He is an American who has lived for many many years in Denmark so is less known by American jazz fans. This is a very good album.