HutchFan

with Don Thompson (b) and Terry Clarke (b) Brilliant.

The Ballad Artistry of Buddy Tate (Sackville, 1982)

I got mine too.

Enjoy it, Ken!

Symphonie fantastique, as performed by Jean Martinon & the Orchestre National de l'ORTF:

Ben Allison & Medicine Wheel - Riding the Nuclear Tiger (Palmetto, 2002)

Gheorghe, I just finished listening to your your new record, and I really enjoyed it! I especially liked the cuts with extra percussion -- tunes like the title track, "Simmering," and "Miss Ra's Choice." I also really dug "Tune for Pharoah" too. Beautiful! Your originals were the highlights for me. Well done!

Now listening to this new release from our very own forum member, @Gheorghe!

This again: Thanks.

Mickey Newbury - Lovers (Elektra, 1975)

I need to pull that CD from the shelf & give it a listen.

I strongly disagree. I think the premise of this thread is an interesting, worthy topic of discussion. Plenty of books have influenced my listening -- if only by pointing out music that's worth exploring. Incidentally, this forum serves the exact same function, and making a recommendation is precisely what you've just done above. Does that qualify as "masturbation"? I don't think it does.

Prompted by Chuck's post above: