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Miroslav Vitous – Ziljabu Nights — Live at Theater Gütersloh (Intuition / Challenge Records – European Jazz Legends Vol. 8) — Miroslav Vitous: double bass, keyboards; Gary Campbell: tenor saxophone; Roberto Bonisolo: soprano & tenor saxophones; Aydin Esen: keyboards; Roberto Gatto: drums.

Thelonious Monk – 4/8 (Quartet/Octet) — Live In Rotterdam, Holland 1967 (Get Back / Abraxis) — Charlie Rouse (tenor saxophone), Larry Gales (bass), Ben Riley (drums) + Ray Copeland (trumpet), Clark Terry (flugelhorn), Jimmy Cleveland (trombone), Phil Woods (alto saxophone), Johnny Griffin (tenor saxophone); mislabeled - actually quartet / octet / nonet; four tracks.

Bill Frisell – east / west — CD 2, east (Nonesuch/Elektra 79863) — Bill Frisell (electric & acoustic guitars, loops), Tony Scherr (bass, acoustic guitar), Kenny Wollesen (drums, percussion); recorded live at The Village Vanguard, NYC

Gustav Mahler – Symphony No.1 in D major "Titan" — Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra – Leonard Bernstein (Deutsche Grammophon)

Zoot Sims / Joe Pass – Blues For Two (Pablo Records) — Zoot Sims (tenor sax), Joe Pass (guitar)

Ornette Coleman – Ornette At 12 (Impulse – Universal Music / Real Gone Music) — Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone, trumpet, violin; Dewey Redman - tenor saxophone; Charlie Haden - bass; Denardo Coleman - drums; recorded live in concert at the Hearst Greek Amphiteatre, UC Berkeley in 1968.

John Swana Quartet – On Target (Criss Cross) — John Swana (trumpet), Jesse Van Ruller (guitar), John Patitucci (bass), Eric Harland (drums)

Lucky Thompson Quartet – Lucky Strikes (Prestige Records / OJC) — Lucky Thompson (soprano & tenor sax), Hank Jones (piano), Richard Davis (bass), Connie Kay (drums)

Nick Mazzarella / Tomeka Reid – Signalling (Nessa Records) — Nick Mazzarella (alto saxophone) & Tomeka Reid (cello)

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Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus (Riverside Records) — Cannonball Adderley - alto saxophone; Nat Adderley - cornet; Wynton Kelly - piano; Victor Feldman - piano, vibes; Sam Jones - bass; Louis Hayes - drums; includes alternate take

Miles Davis – Newport Jazz Festival 1967 [(CD 2b) from The Bootleg Series Vol. 4, At Newport 1955-75] (Columbia/Legacy) — With Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Ron Carter, Tony Williams; recorded live at Festival Field, Newport, RI.

Now playing, CD 9 from: Claude Debussy – Cleveland Orchestra – Pierre Boulez (Deutsche Grammophon) – Nocturnes – Jeux – La mer – Première Rhapsodie for Clarinet and Orchestra – Franklin Cohen (clarinet) My bargain find of the season: I found a used, but new-looking copy of this box for $25.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – The Treasury Shows, Vol. 13 (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) Treasury Broadcast No.24 [Sep 22, '45] Titles include: Riff Staccato, Kissing Bug, Fancy Dan, Everything But You, Fickle Fling. New Zanzibar Broadcast [24Sep45] Titles include: Suddenly It Jumped, Everything But You, ; live from The New Zanzibar, NYC. Treasury Broadcast No.25 [Oct 6, '45] Titles include: Main Stem, Carnegie Blues, I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me, What Am I Here For?, Go Away Blues, Frantic Fantasy, Jack The Bear, Cotton Tail, Way Low, Things Ain't What They Used To Be. Personnel: Rex Stewart, c; Cat Anderson, Shelton Hemphill, Taft Jordan, t; Ray Nance, t, vn / Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, tb; Claude Jones, vtb / Jimmy Hamilton, cl, ts; Johnny Hodges, as; Otto Hardwick, as, cl; Al Sears, ts; Harry Carney, bs, cl , bcl / Duke Ellington, p; Fred Guy g; Junior Raglin, b; Sonny Greer, d. / Joya Sherril, Kay Davis, Al Hibbler, v.

Jodi Gilbert – The Voice is the Matter (Ramboy Records) — Jodi Gilbert - voice, dulcimer; Michael Moore - clarinets, alto saxophone, tin whistle, melodica; Alexei Levin - piano, accordion; Ernst Glerum - bass; plus Michael Vatcher - drums. Lovely record. Very eclectic, yet holds together very well. If you like Robin Holcomb, you should like this.

Eliane Elias – Fantasia (Blue Note Records / Somethin'else Records—Toshiba EMI) — Eliane Elias (piano, vocals), Eddie Gomez (bass) & Jack DeJohnette (drums) or Marc Johnson (bass) & Peter Erksine (drums) + Nana Vasconcelos (percussion, vocals) and Ivan Lins (vocals, 1 track)

Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan Quintet – Sprint (Elektra Musician / Wounded Bird Records) — Red Rodney (flugelhorn, trumpet), Ira Sullivan (alto & soprano sax, alto flute, flugelhorn), Garry Dial (piano), Jay Anderson (bass), Jeff Hirschfield (drums)

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra – Broadcast from The New Zanzibar [21Sep45 on Vol.8 of The Treasury Shows] (Storyville Records—D.E.T.S.) Personnel: Shelton Hemphill, Rex Stewart, Taft Jordan, Cat Anderson(t); Ray Nance(t,vn,v); Lawrence Brown, Joe Nanton, Claude Jones(tb); Jimmy Hamilton(cl,ts); Otto Hardwicke(cl,as); Johnny Hodges(as); Al Sears(ts); Harry Carney(cl,as,bar); Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn(p); Fred Guy(g); Junior Raglin(sb); Sonny Greer(d,ch); Marie Ellington, Al Hibbler, Joya Sherrill(v). Titles include: Midriff, Stomp Look and Listen, My Little Brown Book, Dimuendo and Crescendo in Blue, Rocks in My Bed, Everything But You. Listening to the 'bonus tracks' while awaiting delivery of Vol. 24.

Still one of the best series that's been on TV.

So sad. Nice guy.

Now playing, CD 12: Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No.7 in A major Op.92 – Fidelio Op.72: Overture in E major Chicago Symphony Orchestra – Fritz Reiner (RCA Victor Red Seal Records / Sony Classical)

Gene Ammons – Boss Tenor (Prestige Records) — Gene Ammons – tenor saxophone; Tommy Flanagan – piano; Doug Watkins – bass; Art Taylor – drums; Ray Barretto – congas

Now playing, CD 1: Antonín Dvorák – Quartet for Strings No.1 in A major Op.2 B.8 – Andante appasionato for String Quartet in A minor Karel Pribyl (violin), Bretislav Novotny (violin), Jan Sirc (cello), Lubomir Maly (viola) – Prague String Quartet (Deutsche Grammophon)

It's on its way to me from jpc.de along with a couple other items.

Now playing: Robert Schumann — BBC Philharmonic (BBC Music) – Symphony No.4 in D minor Op.120 – Gianandrea Noseda – Concertstück for 4 Horns and Orchestra in F major, Op. 86 — Cormac Ó hAodaín, David Pyatt, Martin Owen, Michael Thompson (horns) – Sir Charles Mackerras