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I actually agree with you. I chose "You're Still The One" because it was the only song on the album that was anywhere near contemporaneous - and even that song was about 20 years old when Scofield did it. The rest... let's just say that Grant Green could have covered them on "Goin' West." I don't think Sco actually listens to country music. He's always been heavily into wordplay, so I'm convinced the genesis of this album was when he saw the movie "No Country For Old Men." He looked in the mirror, saw an old guy staring back at him, and said "Hey! I can do a country album called "Country For Old Men"! Cool!" But then the challenge was in actually doing the album. I'd challenge him to do a cover album of Morgan Wallen songs.

The Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection, disc 17.

Good responses. I also thought he sounded like Stitt at times. Already identified. Correct song title. Not Pat. Nice observation about the title, which is not (exactly) Red Cross. Good identification of everyone except the bass, who is the leader. Not Teddy Edwards. Chicago guy. Not John Lewis, if that's who you mean, but there is some element of the MJQ here. Correct. Kinda like JATP under the name of a leader. Not Louis (like Beatlemania, "an incredible simulation!"). Your observation about a Japanese audience is dead-on.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 56.

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Thanks. #9 was my "how can I include a Monk performance that people wouldn't guess was Monk?" It could have been worse - the album Columbia wanted him to do after this was "Monk Plays The Beatles."

The Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection, disc 16.

I love Milt Jackson's music, he's one of my favorites in all of jazz. John Lewis: he's pretty boring in the context of MJQ (IMHO), but I do like a few of his solo efforts on Atlantic (for example, "The Golden Striker") and RCA. I would blame the MJQ dynamic more on the success of the format: the tuxes, the composed demeanor, the demure performances. Of course they could really swing, but when they did, it was still really polite. But it was marketable, which I do not criticize.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 55.

There's ongoing consolidation in the high-end audio market. In November, Bose bought McIntosh and Sonus Faber. See: https://www.stereophile.com/content/bose-corporation-acquires-mcintosh-group

Don't get me started on Connie Kay's finger cymbals.

Correct.

The listing you saw may have been in error. Amazon now shows it as $6.66 (watch out for that price!) plus $21.99 delivery. As for the curation, it looks like their typical Atlantic fare - they could have been renamed the John Lewis Quartet. He's never been my favorite - to me, he sounds like he's playing "Chopsticks." Basie taught that simple doesn't mean simplistic, but Lewis didn't learn that lesson. Having said that, I think no jazz collection is complete without some MJQ, so if you do get it at the original price, you done good.

The Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection, disc 15.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 54.

Dyan Cannon's brother!

Correct. Teo Macero copped the writer's credit.

Correct. The session is also available on a standalone basis on this:

Correct!

I'm listening now to disc 6 (Fats Waller and Bobby Hackett). Sound quality is stunning.

#10 is Gary Burton doing "Blame It On My Youth," but it is the only solo track on an album that otherwise has a band.

The Cleveland Quartet - The Complete RCA Album Collection, disc 14.

Nice!

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 53.