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Junior Mance Trio, Milestones (Sackville)

Kenny Burrell, Tin Tin Deo (Concord) Stan Getz, Greatest Hits (Prestige)

Last night, Marvin Stamm at the Kitchen Cafe. At 85, he was seated and it took a couple of songs to get warmed up. After that, beautiful flugelhorn playing for the rest of the evening.

Last Sunday evening, 2 sets with the Melissa Aldana Quintet at the Village Vanguard. I believe I read the claim on the board somewhere that the Village Vanguard has had its seating realigned and Blue Noteified (made crowded and uncomfortable), but this proved to be incorrect. They do have a new awning, but otherwise the seating is the same as it ever was. Monday evening, a set of the Todd Marcus Quintet with Don Byron at Blues Alley in D.C.. Actually the first time I had ever been there. Very good set featuring bass clarinet/clarinet front line.

There is also a sequel, Shakill's II.

The Fabulous George Lewis Band, Kentucky 1955 (American Music)

Clifford Brown Sextet in Paris (Prestige)

Definitely missed. I learned a lot from his posts and point of view.

September 6, 1959. It is post-stroke for trumpeter Charlie Love, so sometimes he is a bit shaky. https://www.jazzology.com/item_detail.php?id=AMCD-118

The liner notes describe the session as a "party" in the "large shack" where Emile Barnes repaired mattresses. In the New Orleans heat, all band members removed their shirts. The band sounds different from traditional New Orleans jazz, in fact like a ragtime orchestra. Some great clarinet from Paul Barnes.

Love/Jiles Ragtime Orchestra, Rehearsal (American Music)

Kid Ory at the Green Room, volume 1 (American Music)

Wadada Leo Smith at Big Ears Festival 2025 Full details will be revealed in the coming weeks, but programs will include: Reflections and Meditations on Monk Wadada Leo Smith (Solo Trumpet & Piano) Masnavi: A Sonic Meditation and Reflections on Light Wadada Leo Smith (Solo Trumpet & Piano) String Quartet No. 19, Central Parks: Sunset, Seneca Village, A Nature Sanctuary, Women’s Rights Statue, and The Obelisk (World Premier) Wadada Leo Smith & RedKoral Quartet Wadada Leo Smith (Trumpet), Shalini Vijayan (Violin), Mona Thian (Violin), Andrew McIntosh (Viola), and Ashley Walters (Cello) Gardens of Peace, in Five Parts Wadada Leo Smith’s Revolutionary Love Wadada Leo Smith (Trumpet), Yosvany Terry (Alto Saxophone, Chekere), Ashley Walters (Cello), Vijay Iyer (Piano, Fender Rhodes, Electronics), Erika Dohi (Piano), Seiyoung Jang (Electronics), and Andrew Cyrille (Drums) Symphony No. 1, Fall (Ankhrasmation Music) Wadada Leo Smith’s Radio Light Wadada Leo Smith (Trumpet), Min Xiao-Fen (Pipa), Andrew Cyrille (Drums), and Ra Kalam Bob Moses (Drums) Fire Illumination / Obama at the Bridge Wadada Leo Smith and Orange Wave Electric Wadada Leo Smith (Trumpet), Brandon Ross (Electric Guitar), Lamar Smith (Electric Guitar), Melvin Gibbs (Electric Bass), Greg Saunier (Drums), and Hardedge (Electronics)

Roy Brooks, Beat Roy Hargrove, The Love Suite: In Mahogany

Roy Hargrove, Grande-Terre (Verve)

Ballake Sissoko and Derek Gripper Jaki Byard,There'll Be Some Changes Made (Muse)

It is pretty great.

Charlie Parker, Bird in Kansas City (Verve)

My set arrived yesterday.

Walter Smith III, three of us are from Houston and Reuben is not (Blue Note)

Pepper Adams Quintet (Mode)

Aaron Parks, Little Big III (Blue Note)

Johnny Griffin and Eddie LockJaw Davis, Tough Tenor Favorites (Jazzland)

Paramount Piano Blues, volume 1 (Black Swan)