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Artur Rodziński - New York Philharmonic, The Complete Columbia Album Collection, disc 3.

"You don't have to lie to me, just give me some tenderness beneath your honesty." - Paul Simon

Happy New Year, everyone! Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 19.

Happy New Year, y'all!

ORIGINAL RECORD: # 1-1 - Prestige 7009/OJCCD-051-2 - Wardell Gray - Memorial Volume 2. # 1-2 to 1-7: Jazzland 929/OJCCD-929-2) - Dexter Gordon - The Resurgence Of Dexter Gordon. # 1-8, 2-1: Prestige 7455, currently available on PRCD-24123-2 - Booker Ervin With Dexter Gordon - Setting The Pace. # 2-2, 3-2 to 3-4: Prestige 7623/OJCCD299-2 - Dexter Gordon - The Tower Of Power!. # 2-3, 2-4, 3-5 to 3-7: Prestige 7680/OJCCD 815-2 - Dexter Gordon - More Power!. # 3-1: PRCD-11003-2 - Dexter Gordon - Blue Dex: Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues. # 4-5 to 5-3: PRCD-11018-2 - Dexter Gordon - L.T.D. Live At The Left Bank and PRCD 11023-2 - Dexter Gordon - XXL - Live At The Left Bank. # 5-4 to 6-4: Prestige 7861 - Dexter Gordon With Junior Mance - At Montreux. # 6-5 to 7-4: Prestige 7829/OJCCD 770-2 - Dexter Gordon - The Panther!. # 7-5 to 7-7: Prestige 10010 - Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon - The Chase! and reissued on PRCD-24166-2 - Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon - The Chase!. # 7-8 to 8-3: Prestige 10010 - Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon - The Chase! and reissued on PRCD-24166-2 - Gene Ammons & Dexter Gordon - The Chase!. # 8-4 to 9-5: Prestige 10020 - Dexter Gordon - The Jumpin' Blues and PRCD-11003-2 - Dexter Gordon - Blue Dex: Dexter Gordon Plays The Blues. # 9-6 to 10-3: Prestige 10091/OJCCD-1041-2 - Dexter Gordon - Tangerine and Prestige 10069/OJCCD--836-2 - Dexter Gordon - Generation. # 10-4 to 11-1: Prestige 10091/OJCCD-1041-2 - Dexter Gordon - Tangerine and Prestige 10051/OJCCD-10051-2 - Dexter Gordon - Ca' Purange. # 11-2 to 11-6: Prestige10079 - Dexter Gordon - Blues A La Suisse. # 11-7: Prestige 10078/OJCCD-1023-2 - Gene Ammons - Gene Ammons And Friends At Montreux.

Artur Rodziński - New York Philharmonic, The Complete Columbia Album Collection, disc 2.

I was always uncomfortable with Don Juan; I thought it clearly showed that Joni was cracking up. It seemed the culmination (logical, inevitable or not) of the lifestyle depicted in Hejira: a single woman always on the go, shacking up willy nilly, trying to make sense of what it all means. While Hejira shows a woman who's soulful and deep, Don Juan depicted that same woman (imho) as an out-of-control alcoholic. Very sad. One can never be sure how much the rock and roll image corresponds to real life, but I think it's telling that she then disappeared from the scene for about 5 years. Again, just the impression these works left me with.

I think many of the recordings in the Eastwood film were sourced from the Dean Benedetti tapes (and then overdubbed by contemporary musicians); the Benedetti tapes themselves were subsequently issued by Mosaic.

#0820 is now in the house!

High waisted slacks were certainly in style back then. Funny to see Webster wearing shades in the studio. Also funny to see all the smoking in the studio - I don't think Rudy would have allowed that. Great stuff.

Very cool home movies! Thanks for posting.

The Doug Pomeroy remastering is a labor of love; good liner notes too. It's hard to find; that's a really good price for the used copy on Amazon.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 18.

Count Basie - Fancy Pants. Perhaps his last recorded album, definitely his last big band recording. So good. Lively, great arrangements, the band sounds integrated and together.

Release date February 21: This beautiful 7CD clamshell boxset contains Chet Baker's complete Timeless Records album collection with the 7 albums in separate wallet sleeves with a 16-page booklet with photos and liner notes. Chet Baker's first Timeless recording was actually as a featured sideman on a date led by pianist Kirk Lightsey, performing "Ray's Idea" and "Everything Happens To Me" (which he also sings effectively). His Mr. B album finds the trumpeter making such songs as Hancock's "Dolphin Dance, " Horace Silver's "Strollin', " and Sam Rivers' "Beatrice" sound as if they were written for him. While Mr. B. is an instrumental set, Chet Baker Sings Again has Baker singing and playing eight standards including "My Funny Valentine" which had been his trademark song ever since his days with Gerry Mulligan. Baker always enjoyed the versatile and tasteful playing of guitarist Philip Catherine. They recorded several memorable trio albums together but There'll Never Be Another You, made in Zagreb, Yugoslavia in 1985, was their only duet set. Cool Cat and As Time Goes By are both from the trumpeter's extended recording sessions of Dec. 17-18, 1986. Pianist Harold Danko, bassist Jon Burr, and drummer Ben Riley were not only subtle accompanists, but they pushed the trumpeter a bit and the result is some of his finest playing from this period. The final Chet Baker album on Timeless, Live In Rosenheim from April 17, 1988, was the last time that he recorded with a small group. Baker, who takes a vocal on "I'm A Fool To Want You" and plays piano on "Portrait In Black And White, " shows that he was still an impressive trumpeter this late in his career. Just 26 days later Chet Baker was gone. Despite that, his recordings and his musical legacy live on.

Release date March 7: Steve Swallow who is one of the pioneers of electric double bass in jazz noted that Millhouse "is using it to help define and refine what the electric bass can do to refresh jazz music." Eminent practitioner of this unique six-string instrument Millhouse as bassist and guitarist in one creates again on this second album with the saxophone trio format refreshing and formidable jazz."With the rich saxophone and drum sounds the 6 strings incorporates chord playing techniques and moves around freely showing the way electric bass should be in modern jazz.' (K. Harada- Bass Magazine on SCCD 31942 Unwinding) Release date March 14: This album is all about Tadd Dameron (1917 - 65), one of the most important American jazz composer/musicians. The master baritone saxophonist and perennial pole winner Gary Smulyan conceived the brilliant idea of recording Dameron compositions with lyrics. The vocal part is phenomenally rendered by the young talent Anais Reno. Three songs including the lovely This Night Of Stars have hitherto never been recorded. "While Smulyan solos brilliantly throughout, Reno is the real treat here." (Bill Milkowski - DownBeat on SCCD 31936). "Smulyan here brings to light Dameron's heretofore unknown Library of Congress trove of standard-quality off-Broadway gems." (Fred Bouchard - NYCJR on SCCD 31936)

Artur Rodziński - New York Philharmonic, The Complete Columbia Album Collection, disc 1.

Nice vibe; sad it had to be held because of Walcott's passing. What a passel of musicians, most of whom wound up on ECM. I wonder who shot the video and where it was shown; I counted at least 2, maybe 3 cameras. Thanks for posting.

Nice. DeJohnette really drove the band, and Jarrett's playing was pretty funky. https://www.plosin.com/milesahead/Sessions.aspx?s=710311

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 16.

Riccardo Muti - The Complete Warner Symphonic Recordings, disc 17.

Mine is supposed to arrive on Monday.