Re-listening to John LaPorta

LONEHILL JAZZ has reissued the Complete Debut Recordings of John LaPorta - Quintet, Quartet, Trio & Duo (2 CDs). I've spent a few hours with this music recently. I recommend that my reader(s) find out about the music of John LaPorta and his musical associates Louis Mucci, Wally Cirillo and Ed Shaughnessy (and the others). Stylistically this music comes to us through Charles Parker, Bud Powell and Lennie Tristano (and that music comes to us through Prez . . . .). Anyway get a hold of LaPorta et al. and get next to this music.