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I do have My Road, Our Road on vinyl somewhere here. Not heard it in years, though.

Hm... that's a little like comparing, say, Jimmy Heath and King Curtis. Same instrument, sure, but played to very different ends. No flaming here, though. Always loved War. And Oskar's 'horn' was definitely one of the elements that made them sound distinctive.

I installed Adblock Plus to Firefox a few months ago (when AMG was featuring a particularly irritating roll-over ad for a Mick Hucknall album ) and have had no problems since. https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/1865

I feel a thread coming on...

Yeah, full price here is around $29 for one CD. BTW I got the Shihab at 18.99 from Dusty. A steal! I'm sure someone can explain this, but ... since CDs are apparently cheaper in the U.S., why not buy them here? If you were able to buy several CDs from one source and have them shipped as a single order (presumably cutting the cost of mail a bit) wouldn't this be more cost-effective? That's pretty much what I do. All my CD shopping is on the internet these days, usually from the US and, even adding postage and packing, it works out cheaper than the trade price of a UK CD (usually significantly cheaper).

I always chuckle when I see what are considered 'expensive' CDs by our American cousins are still 2/3 of the price I'd expect to pay in a regular store here. I've seen ECMs at £17.99 at HMV. Even the RVGs go for £10.99.

Don't breathe a sigh of relief too soon. They haven't actually collided anything yet.

This is what passes for writing in the Grauniad these days?

Just been reissued on CD on the Acrobat label (the rest of their catalogue looks decidedly grey market) http://www.acrobatmusic.net/?cid=5&AlbumId=511

The apparatus used to put someone to death is 'a symbol of God's love and of our redemption'? So, if Jesus had been hanged the symbol of God's love would have been a gallows?

Are we including podcasts?

Bump. Just bought the Shorter and am totally in awe of Windo (although it's Dyani and Augustus' contributions that really seem to be central to this music). Shorter almost seems like a colourist on his own album. I've never heard Orgasm, so I can't compare. My copy is #1871, btw

The problem isn't the stereo, it's the way that the stereo image is used, particularly in the early days. The stereo mix of Thelonious Monk with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers had Monk in one channel, and the Messengers in the other- not a pleasant listening experience (especially with headphones), particularly as Monk goes long stretches without playing (bassist Spanky DeBrest is practically inaudible, too). The mono version is fuller, punchier and more integrated. I had a similar experience recently when i bought The Straight Horn of Steve Lacy, the sound of which irked me so much I did my own 'remix', boosting the bass frequencies and narrowing the stereo image (not quite to mono, though).

Wow. That is a bolt out of the blue. I'd been listening to a load of Ike in the last week, after watching a documentary on Stax reignited my interest. A great talent, in so many areas.

I'd love to shop for Black Messiah, but it only seems to be available as a download. Bah!

This release is far better quality than the first volume. A few problems here and there (and I for one am grateful stuff like this even exists, regardless of sound), but it's mostly pretty good and an enjoyable listen.

As a frame of reference... This sounds like a description of Roscoe's performance of 'Chant' on the Wildflowers set. In the same ballpark? Because that is a mesmerising piece. No anger heard here.

Keep a look out for their sitcom, Peep Show. Shown on Channel 4 here in the UK, so not sure if you guys get it. Very original and very, very funny.

Rock drummers are top athletes Even Charlie Watts?

It's a Thom Jurek review. What he doesn't know, he makes up.

I do all that kinda thing with Audacity. Easy to use and free. http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

I fear an "Album Covers showing musicians standing up" thread is just around the corner....

How about.... ?

Another thumbs up for the Lucky Thompson. This is one I bought a couple of weeks ago and am currently enjoying- Frank Rosolino's Free For All. Nice album! Recorded for Specialty in 1958, not issued until 1986.

Don's taste looks good to me....