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I would because It's right up my alley. But truth is, it's been 35 years since I heard it.

I found the first set to be something of the holy grail, making much more explicit the tie between the Beatles and what had come before them. Not sure I'll spring for "remasters" of cruddy sounding BBC archive tapes, but I'll definitely be in for the second set.

I grew up in Pittsburgh in the 60's, so the reference is right up my Forbes Field alley!

bump seeking some takers

Jazz Messengers is a pretty great enterprise. I think they're worth plugging, based on my four substantial orders with them. I suspect he's saying that Jazz Messengers has the Mosaic sets, and is asking if there is somewhere else that has lower prices on them.

Looks like it's designed to be a compliment to the basically-perfect "Someday We'll All Be Free" so count me in!

That was the point with a lot of the Mosaic boxes. Even something like the Grant Green/Sonny Clark box and the McLean box, that material wasn't yet available on CD otherwise when the Mosaic's came out. The McLean Mosaic was one of the great events of my listening life.

That album was John Lewis music composed for a french film. Only represents one aspect of the group. Try something like "The Last Concert" for a better overview, and take a listen to this famous Milt Jackson title for another side of this amazing group:

My selection is based on the consideration of what is available elsewhere. I'll choose the Elvin Jones box. And, among the Selects, I'll take the small group Charles Tolliver. On pure musical terms, the Blakey, Larry Young, and J-Mac boxes would be key for me, but that's almost all available elsewhere, so I didn't hold onto those.

This sort of thing has already been done with the 60's garage stuff. And sometimes it digs up lost classics, like this, but usually it doesn't http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPAzbF8-gQ

Agreed, I thought it was fascinating and quite enjoyable. Looking forward to the "reveal".

I've never done one before, so it will consist of favorites of mine that some others may not be overly famiiar with, likely leaning towards my formative listening years.

Look for a 2-LP set from the early 70's on Impulse! called "The Best of Pharoah Sanders". It contains the complete "Karma" album (all 33 minutes of "The Creator Has a Master Plan" and the other short cut), plus some other essentials.

Billy Harper and Charles Tolliver definitely, but quality vinyl at a reasonable price by them may be difficult. Lasha/Simmons are also pretty great. See if you can find 'Sahara' and 'Enlightenment' by McCoy Tyner. Consider CD's in addition to vinyl, to be able to expand your musical horizons without exponentially expanding your fiscal debt. Clifford Jordan with Cedar Walton on Steeplechase is another recommendation.

The Butterfield is awesome. The ttitle track to East-West alone is worth the price of the entire box.

pm on cohn/perkins kamuca, mccusick, and john taylor CD's.

That's too long to wait on a hope. No, but if you buy it through the Amazon marketplace it doesn't really matter, you're protected if something goes wrong. And my impression on the bad ratings is that it's usually about improperly graded used items. Ah, my preferred first line of defense is to protect myself by not getting into a position where I need to be protected by the kindness of strangers... but the news that grading, not fulfillment, might be the main cause of negative ratings is both encouraging and useful. Thanks for that. You can review their individual ratings. I took a quick look, and all the complaints have to do with slow overseas shipping or unreceived merchandise. I'd personally avoid them.

One of mine also.

I'm thrilled by this release, but even more shocked by it. Are they really gonna be able to find 5000 people willing to plunk down $102 each for it? I hope so, because it could really open up some amazing possibilities if this sort of thing proves to be economically viable. What a great jazz era, and I know there's still a lot of worthy material out there from those days that has never seen CD release.

I haven't been keeping up with this section, and did not realize she had passed. My wife and I greatly admired her playing and NPR show. Saw her in the 90's on a double bill with McCoy Tyner at the Keswick Theatre in suburban Philly. She played beautifully, and then at the end of the show did a duet section with Tyner where she held her own and they complimented each other's playing. Her recordings generally do touch deep parts of me. She lived her life wonderfully, and we're blessed by that life.

I've always found his Muse leader dates a disappointment overall. Ambitious but under-rehearsed, which was not unusual for Muse. There are some nice cuts, but the albums tend to be spotty. The Steeplechase dates are stronger. Night of the Mark 7 is a strong Muse date. The Strata-East stuff is nice. I am very excited for the box, but quite disappointed that "Reasons in Tonality" is not making it to CD. Jordan and George Coleman burn on that one, and it's nice to hear Julius Watkins stretch out.

PM sent on the Harry Beckett.

Thom, sorry for the bad going on, hope and pray it ends up ok. Great BFT, you really picked wonderful rhythm sections and sax players, thanks so much! 1 -Classic blues, love the bass and the tenor 3 – Sweet Groove! Liked the Tenor 4 – This is the kind of stuff I “grew up” listening to. Sounds like it is sourced from an LP, and that they listened to Atlantic period Coltrane/Tyner. Pretty wonderful 5 – Very accomplished and lovely. 6 – Love the pulse and momentum on this, and the trumpet player. But the drum solo is a drag, even though I LOVE the drumming otherwise on this one. 7 – good stuff, though to me the sax stumbles. The pianist is fluent, the trumpet sassy. 10 – I liked that, and I don’t normally go for solo sax. 11 – Philly style! This is the type of stuff I “grew up on” at Third Street Jazz, the New Foxhole Cafe. Etc in the early/mid 70’s. Sounds like Khan Jamal, who was influenced by Walk Dickerson, both Philly guys. And definitely sounds like Byard Lancaster, aPhilly institution. Though I’m more identifying memories of a genre and time/place rather than ID’ing the specific players. 12 – Same era and zeitgeist. Really really really like the Pharoah Sanders-infuenced tenor playing. Can’t wait for this to be ID’d. Even the bass and drum solos work! 13 – This was the only cut totally lost on me. "totally lost on me" often has meant Michael Brecker.

Dorn released a lot of Left Bank stuff on 32jazz. Overall, I found it very disappointing. I long for a CD release of Gary Bartz's "Home" on Milestone. That was a hot Left Bank recording.

The USA doesn't charge any import duties for CD's from the UK, and as far as I know, from anywhere in the world. I've never had to pay it.