Monday, February 20, 2023

Dave McKenna: The Key Man (1985)

Concord Jazz CJ-261

This was another dollar bin find, in excellent shape, one of a number of latter-day Dave McKenna records that are not on CD (or available digitally).

Sunday, February 19, 2023

Buddy Collette, Abbey Lincoln And Les Thompson: Sessions, Live (1976)

Calliope CAL 3009

This was a dollar bin find in terrific shape. A friend pulled it out and asked if I'd heard Abbey Lincoln. I said I hadn't. I listened to it on their listening center, and after hearing her sing for ten seconds, I was sold. Someone has posted an instrumental track on YouTube (they say: "Recordings from 56-58 TV show called 'Stars Of Jazz'").

Noël Lee: John Field Nocturnes

Nonesuch – H-71195

This was in the dollar bin of a local store, in minty shape. Yet another well-regarded classical recording that hasn't been made available digitally. It's, by the way, a terrific sounding recording. Someone has digitized two tracks and posted them to YouTube.