Buddha the Magnificent

Shirley Horn Trio - A Lazy Afternoon (SteepleChase, 1978). Shirley Horn - piano, vocals; Buster Williams - bass; Billy Hart - drums.

Miroslav Vitous - Mountain in the Clouds (Atco, 1972). John McLaughlin - guitar; Joe Henderson - tenor sax; Herbie Hancock - keyboards; Miroslav Vitous - bass, guitar, synth; Joe Chambers, Jack DeJohnette - drums.

Kenny Clarke-Francy Boland Big Band - Handle with Care (Atlantic, 1963).

Dusko Goykovich - Belgrade Blues (PGP RTB, 1973). Dusko Goykovich - trumpet, flugelorn. (1-4); S Nistico - tenor sax; C Fontana - trombone; N Pierce - piano; M Moore - bass; R Zito - drums. (5-10) D Humble - alto sax; K Drewo - tenor sax; B Aderhold - bari sax; H Kretzschmar- b clarinet; F Boland - piano; J Warland - bass; K Clarke - drums.

That looks interesting. I'm especially fond of Art Lande. Might have to.... NP Lee Konitz Meets Jimmy Giuffre (Verve, 1959). Lee Konitz - alto sax; Jimmy Giuffre - baritone sax; Hal McKusick - alto sax; Ted Brown, Warne Marsh - tenor sax; Bill Evans - piano; Buddy Clark - bass; Ronnie Free - drums.

Pablo Ablanedo Octet - Alegría (Fresh Sound New Talent, 2002). Pablo Ablanedo - piano; Jenny Scheinman - violin; Taylor Haskins - trumpet; Anat Cohen - reeds; Chris Cheek - sax; Jerome Sabbagh - tenor sax; Ben Monder, J Santillan - guitar; Fernando Huergo - bass; Franco Pinna - drums.

Oscar Peterson and Jon Faddis (Pablo, 1975). Oscar Peterson - piano; Jon Faddis - trumpet.

Bar Kokhba Sextet - Book Of Angels: Lucifer Vol. 10 (Tzadik, 2008). Cyro Baptista - percussion; Joey Baron - drums; Greg Cohen - bass; Mark Feldman - violin; Erik Friedlander - cello; Marc Ribot - guitar.

Joe Haider Jazz Orchestra - Keep it Dark (Double Moon, 2016). D Blanc - flute, alto sax; R Bossard - bass; D Egli - drums, perc; T Geiger - clarinet, soprano, tenor sax; S Heggendorn, R Spiegel - vocals; S Hong - cornet; D Landolf - b clarinet; tenor sax; R Mosele - trombone; D Schnee - viola; M Spillmann - flugelhorn, trumpet; L Wirz- trombone, tuba. My word, but this is wonderful stuff....

Miles Davis - On the Corner (Columbia, 1972). Been a while, LOL! I think I like it better than I did in 1972....

eMusic downloads Adam Kolker - Reflections (Sunnyside, 2011) Inbar Fridman - Time Quartet Project (Origin, 2013) Pieter Hurst - mirages [opus 13, 1985] Pieter Hurst - Piano Mobile [opus 6, 1981, Live] Michelson Morley - Strange Courage (Babel, 2016)

Bonus Pack at eMusic, LOL!

The Rita Collective - Forty-One Seconds 3 Cohens - Family Scott Amendola Band - Believe Ben Monder - Oceana Donny McCaslin - Perpetual Motion Letizia Gambi - Introducing Letizia Gambi Abdullah Ibrahim - Africa - Tears and Laughter Albert Mangelsdorff and Lee Konitz - Art of the Duo Anne Mette Iversen - Poetry of Earth David Murray Big Band - Shakill's Warrior Don Pullen - The Sixth Sense Paul Bley - Solo Randy Weston - Blues to Africa Tim Berne - Mutant Variations Ben Allison - Peace Pipe Jeremy Pelt - Shock Value: Live at Smoke Ralph Alessi & Fred Hersch - Only Many

I have a 160 GB iPod in my truck that holds about half of my jazz mp3 files, and I usually set it to shuffle as I drive to the store or wherever. This one really jumped out at me yesterday. Parts of it remind me of the guitar work on Music to Eat, an old favorite from back in the day (also available on YouTube if this Nels Cline cut floats your boat).

Play it loud and wear it up....

Prism Quartet – Heritage/Evolution Vol. 1 Giovanni Francesca – RAME Eric Hofbauer Quintet – Prehistoric Jazz Vol. 1: The Rite of Spring

Chris Lightcap's Bigmouth - Epicenter (Clean Feed, 2015) Julian Argüelles - Tetra (Whirlwind Recordings, 2015) Ben Allison - Seven Arrows (Koch Records, 2000) Seamus Blake - Way Out Willy (Criss Cross Jazz 1288, 2007)

I bought The Epic when it came out and have really enjoyed it. Very high energy with a whiff of Star Trek soundtrack to it. Obviously, it's different from what most jazz acts are putting out and from what most jazz fans are used to listening to. Bend and stretch; that's a good thing.

River - BBC Crime Drama starring (l-r) Nicola Walker, Stellan Skarsgård, Georgina Rich. Great show. Looking forward to watching the fourth Luther with Idris Elba and the lovely Alice, played by Ruth Wilson

Guillermo Klein y Los Gauchos - Filtros (Sunnyside Records, 2008). Tough to pick one song off this fantastic album, but let's go with the first cut, Va Roman. Here's a live version.

Jesus from Om Lill, Jesus, Alberto och våra föräldrar (Havtorn Records, 2015) by Brigaden. True joy.

Jim Rotondi Quintet - Live at Smalls Joe Magnarelli Quartet - Live at Smalls Steve Davis Quintet - Live at Smalls Tim Ries Quintet - Live at Smalls, Volume 2 Wayne Excoffery Quartet - Live at Smalls

Perez Patitucci Blade - Children of the Light (Mack Avenue, 2015)Arturo O'Farrill - Cuba: The Conversation Continues (Motéma Music, 2015)Christian Scott - Stretch Music (Ropeadope, 2015)Scott Amendola and Charlie Hunter - Pucker (Sazi Records, 2013)

Orrin Evans - The Evolution of OneselfNils Wogram's Lush (w/ Colin Vallon) - Pretty Good NewsChristian McBride Trio - Live at the Village VanguardPerez Patitucci Blade - Children of the Light