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with Oliver Nelson

Indeed. Those three albums are stellar, IMO. ECM reissued them in one of their plain-white-box sets. I only got to see him play one time also, just before COVID hit. It was a show at Mezzrow, a duo performance with Dave Liebman. Saw both sets. Most memorable was a LONG, way way out version of "Green Dolphin Street." I had a chance to chat briefly with Richie between sets. I said, "I've NEVER heard 'Green Dolphin Street' like THAT." Richie smiled and said, "I haven't either!" It's interesting that both Beirach and Liebman -- for different reasons -- had a falling out with Manfred Eicher.

Miyazawa Akira Quartet - Kiso (Victor JP, 1970)

Prompted by another thread: OJC A desert island disc for this listener!

Next up: Sibelius: Violin Concerto

Symphony No. 5

R.I.P. Carlos Ward Yeah, I noticed that when I was grabbing the image from Discogs. Very odd.

Prompted by a remark on this thread: The New York Jazz Quartet - In Concert In Japan (Salvation, 1975)

I think Katchen is at his best with the "thunder and lightning" Brahms. Extroverted & fiery.

Yes. Good call.

R.I.P. Richie Beirach

So sad to hear this news. R.I.P. But what a brilliant artist! I am so grateful for all of the MAGNIFICENT music he made! Some thoughts on Beirach from Ethan Iverson: https://open.substack.com/pub/iverson/p/tt-568-rip-richie-beirach?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=email

❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Symphony No. 5

Next up: Don Friedman - Avenue of the Americas (Owl, rec. 1979) solo piano

Al Haig with Jamil Nasser - Interplay (SeaBreeze Records, rec. 1976)