Whats on your turntable tonight?

Fresh in the mail today from Russia, a Japanese pressing of Dizzy Gillespie - Duets. Dizzy had summit meetings with Sonny Rollins and Sonny Stitt which yielded 2 barn busting blowing sessions in Duets and Sonny Side Up. Incredible performances all around which put both these disks as deserted island options. Tonight is the type of night that leaves me especially grateful for having the means to put a good analog rig together.

I picked up the RSD copy of Oscar Peterson's Quartet - A Time for Love. I knew nothing of this album when I bought it, but when I saw Joe Pass was on guitar, I figured how could I go wrong. Sure enough the album is a barn burner from the opening number. The whole time I have been listening to this album, I keep thinking how intimidating it must be to play with Oscar, because that man is hard charging and moving fast! Joe Pass gets some great solos as well and his playing is very complimentary to Osacar's.