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  1. Doc Severinsen (1927) is still alive. He was listed as a surviving sibbling in his sister's obituary which appeared in our local paper in couple of months ago.
  2. I've never shopped at this site, but they claim to have California Cool for just $18.42. The link to Ca. Cool. Good luck! --Ah hell, I just noticed the words "out of stock." Sorry about that.
  3. Probably so. I'm still on well worn vinyl for Fillmore and I found the Duane anthologies used long ago. Eat A Peach I never had on vinyl as I didn't want to have to flip (or was it stack on the spindle?) to hear "Mountain Jam" uninterupted so the CD was a real treat! Anyway, the Deluxe version adds Fillmore songs from all of the above plus a song from a box set, and I think the last time Fillmore was remastered was 10+ years ago. So I reckon when it comes time to replace my vinyl I'll go with the deluxe, though if I'm pokey I'm sure there will be a new format down the pike. I still have to pick up Atlanta! A little blurb about how the release is constructed can be found at this Allman site.
  4. I'm in the same boat as yourself as I'm still on my original vinyl. Whenever I remember to look for a CD of it I start running into different versions, get confused and then forget about it for another year. I think it's time for me to break that habit! I've heard good things about the 30th Anniversary edition from a couple of friends though if you have a player that decodes HDCD be aware that unlike the others it is not HDCD encoded as noted in this thread in rec.audio.opinion. At Fripp's Discipline Global Mobile the only version they are currently selling is the 24 bit 30th Anniversary version (CAR1502-2). If your interest in the band (and friends) extends beyond their 1st album I'd recommend signing up for their Inner Knot newsletter as they'll keep you apprised of their current projects (or Projekcts as it were) and archival work. Also note that for the past year one no longer has to subscribe (pay $90 in advance) to receive Collector's Club offerings as you can now buy as many as you like.
  5. Probably A Scanner Darkly. I love how he imagined a shopping mall that wouldn't let people in who had no (or was it poor?) credit. As it happens Ubik is near the top of books to read piled up in the back room. Here's a gallery of Philip K. Dick covers from various parts of the world. The artwork on the cover below almost makes the guy look like the dad from The Brady Bunch.
  6. As far as meeting your criteria I'll repeat 7/4's recommendation and echo Robert Fripp (solo) and King Crimson. With King Crimson you have a disbanded '70s band that used a mellotron reformed that wasn't afraid to use new technology. Guitar synthesizers, Frippertronics, electronic drums, and (bass) stick were used in '80s (and some still used today.) Adrian Belew toured with the Talking Heads (he's on the later cuts on The Name Of The Band Is Talking Heads) and some people criticize his vocal style as ripping off Byne's. I don't really agree but I thought I'd put that warning out there. I'd say Discipline is the one to check out if you missed it in '81. If you're willing to risk more try the double live disc Absent Lovers as King Crimson is best heard live (and you'll hear the better material from the 1st 3 '80s albums.) Not meeting your criteria, but I can't let an '80s thread go by without mentioning The Replacements. Let It Be, Hootenanny, Pleased To Meet Me...Yeah! Gotta love a band that has songs entitled "Gary's Got A Boner" and "Tommy Gets His Tonsils Out."
  7. Very minor and not really a mistake, but the sticker label that seals the top of an unopened CD of Bill Frisell's "Have A Little Faith" refers to him as Billy Frisell. In the album art and everywhere else he's Bill. At least they didn't call him "Lefty."
  8. I had no studio tracks (have the 4 disc live Savoy and another live one) and I knew this was something I had to rectify. As I already had the Jack Johnson box ordered the Parker would get a free ride on the postage so I had to add it. As I added it at the last minute it's delayed the arrival of the Miles, and now I'm faced with a what do I play 1st dilemma. Hey, I'm not complaining! Although it is an amazing deal it will likely result in more Charlie spending down the line. There really should be some deal with the labels that Organissimo & the posters responsible get a shiney nickel (or appropriate coin for one's country) for every album bought because of this place. Though just 5 cents at the rate I'm going I'd make y'all rich in no time.
  9. (connoisseur series500 Posted on Sep 29 2003, 08:39 PM) I have to be careful as very quickly I'll exceed my level of expertise (a smidgeon > nil) but there are lots of faults of various sizes all over the land. So if they said it was centered under Cincy it must have been. Here's another map , this time showing all quakes from 1800 to 1983. Though it's hard as hell to read the fine print your area is rather red.
  10. Parts of Ohio felt the great New Madrid quake so I suppose you are in an area of potential danger. I can't compute whether it should cost you $62 a year, but if you're OK with it that's one less worry in life. The New Madrid fault is as serious as any in the U.S., and I'd imagine the closer you are to the fault the more expensive the insurance. I'm fairly certain earthquake insurance in the affected parts of California costs a great deal more, and probably isn't considered affordable without a very high deductible. Maybe a CA homeowner will chime in to share his pain. And as your CDs now have earthquake insurance too I'm sure they'll show their appreciation and sound even better!
  11. According to Robin Eubanks it will be Nate Smith. Inside of Ask The Musicians at Jazz Corner there's a section called "Ask Robin Eubanks" that he posts to. Post 374: "Dave used a drummer named Nate Smith on several gigs that Billy couldn't make over the last couple of years. He did a very good job and Dave wants to give him a chance to do the gig for a while and see what happens. It should be cool...different, but cool. Dave cited personal reasons between he and Billy for the change." I haven't read the follow up posts since he announced this but I'm sure there are many who are shocked/saddened/etc. as Billy Kilson really wows people when they see the band. I guess I'll see the reactions when I read them! I suppose I got over his leaving the band within a couple of minutes when it occured to that maybe Billy is capable of leading his own band which might just happen play in our town sometime. Wherever he ends up I think I'll want to check it out.
  12. Quotes from Jad: Brought from Queens via the Oregon Trail! I was going to mention that but I feared one more sentence and I'd be babbling like a schoolgirl who just saw n'Sync. We've had 2 huge drummers come to town this year as Billy Kilson (now ex-DHQ) passed through earlier in the year. I wasn't expecting Nasheet to be such a force. Great brush work too. Arrrrr! Happy Pirate Day.
  13. You get your wish! According to http://www.bobdylan.com/index.html it's on the list. Looks like Deep Discount CD is getting beaten on price for a change, at least on the box. $209.98, and even though CD Universe charges for shipping I'm pretty sure CD Universe wins. Individual releases are hovering between $13.83 & $13.97 at Deep Discount with free shipping. They do deliver but patience always when buying from them.
  14. Eloquent waxing can't be found at All-Music. Though they dish out the stars (all 3 at least 4 1/2) they're a wee bit short on sentences. Thanks for the heads up.
  15. Indeed it was. I brought along 3 friends who had never heard him play a note and they were enthralled (as was I.) The venue was so small that we could easily watch his hands work their way around the keys. Phew! It was cool to hear the covers off of Black Stars without Rivers (not knocking him by any means) and "Ringing My Phone (Straight Out of Istanbul)" works so well live. Amusing and thought provoking. I think the next time someone starts chattering on a cellphone while in line at the grocery store I won't be thinking such harsh thoughts but instead will try to hear Moran playing to it. Maybe it will work once. It seemed almost criminal that I only paid $14.50 for the show. Gotta be the best concert bang for the buck in my life. And thanks to all here who made me aware of Mr. Moran and his band. So, when is his next album coming out?
  16. I'm sorry I got interrupted while I was posting. I only brought up the '65-68 box as an example of how Columbia keeps some material as exclusive material to the box while letting out other alternate tracks from the box onto reissues. Another example is how the Big Fun reissue has 9 minute "The Little Blue Frog" while the Bitches Brew box includes that and an alternate take. Anyway, I'm pretty sure there is no "rare stuff" that is exclusive to a reissue.
  17. It appears on Big Fun and doesn't belong in the timeframe of any of the boxes as the session date is June 12, 1972. It's sort of an outliner on Big Fun as all of the other tracks take place between November 19, 1969 and March 3, 1970. I should note I'm trusting the liner notes which might be a dangerous thing to be doing. I'm fairly certain that all of the extra tracks that have been appearing on the reissues are from the boxed sets. Having upgraded all of the '65-'68 Quintet reissues but not buying the box (yet?) I counted up about 40 minutes worth of music that was only available on the box (all other outtakes were available on the individual album reissues.)
  18. I can relate. There is too much out there! I've only been a "more than Miles" jazz buyer since around the same time. Oh, there'd be the occasional stray Mingus, Monk or Coltrane that'd sneak in, but I was buying mostly rock, a smattering of "real" country (Cash, Hank Sr., etc.), a bit of folk and this or that until about '99 as well. Though I don't regret being Miles obsessive for all of those years as he had some wonderful playmates who I eventually got around to investigating which brought me further into jazz, there's a great deal I missed out on, namely because so many artists didn't play with Miles (or for very long.) With age and quitting smoking (and not just tobacco ) 'round the same time has come more money that's available for music (which now means jazz!) It's a thrill to have so much out there to discover, be it '70s Dexter, Moran & Osby, Tristano-Konitz-Marsh, you name it (and it all gets named somewhere on this board!) Jack Johnson is a monster. If or when you have a hankering for electric Ali-Frasier heavyweight champion Miles with rip-snorting guitar it's the one you need. Until then pursue the 147 other things on your happy hunting list with glee!
  19. 7 Steps and Quiet Nights are the only 2 pre-'80s Columbia Miles that I don't own. Perhaps 5 years ago I ran across the webpage that listed the planned box sets and so I decided to show great patience and wait for the box to get 7 Steps. The Tokyo concert is terrific as it's exciting to hear Miles with a "new" saxophonist. The '64 Carnegie (My Funny Valentine and Four & More) has long been a favorite. I had a copy of it stolen 2 years ago and had to buy it again as I knew I couldn't wait for the remaster with that one! Gotta have those hip Mort Fega announcements at the beginning and end of the sets! I'm hoping they can dig up some extra material, but even if they don't I love the "transition" years (especially if you include the recent complete Blackhawk) so I think this will be a nice little package that can sensibly wrap it all up with improved sound. Maybe they'll even include some neat never-before-seen pictures too, assuming I can turn the pages in the tight little books these boxes have! Plus the tracks off of 7 Steps that weren't performed live will be brand new songs for me, which is pretty exciting stuff, seeing as Miles isn't recording much new stuff nowadays.
  20. I've been running hot & cold about it. For most of the past 20 some odd years if you had told me such a beast was coming out I'd be jumping up & down unable to sleep for the excitement. Then I saw the setlist. Do I really want that many "Willie Nelsons?" Then I got excited again, then I read a review on the board from someone who had previewed a copy... Finally I realized that how I should listen to it is load the whole thing into the 5 disc carousel, play 1 track (or maybe 2) off a disc and go to the next disc and pick another track. And so on. I don't have to listen to it in order and pretend I'm enrolled in a 400 level Miles fusion class! (Though I might give that a whirl sometime.) So I ordered it from CD Universe as they've been faster in the past for delivery than Deep Discount. (I'm letting them handle the special edition of The Who's "The Kids Are Alright" DVD - remastered, cleaned up and the music is finally at the right speed! Just $19 with free shipping.) What a day releases from the '70s! Yup, I'm excited again.
  21. D'oh! Uh, failed to notice the date of the initial post.
  22. A year ago I went on a Dolphy tear and have now amassed 16 filed under his name and have at least another 15 titles that he takes part in. There are still few a few more I need to get! I didn't buy the box as I wasn't sure at the time that I would like him that much. I know you don't want to hear "buy the box," but I know should have. Some favorites include: Mingus Revenge ('64 Paris concert) - The opening notes of "Peggy's Blue Skylight" will melt your mind. I love '64 live Mingus for the Dolphy. The other "Out" album Out There - I love it for 3 especially beautiful songs "Serene," "Feathers," and the other one escapes me. The 5 Spot discs cause they rock! And if those get you hooked on Booker Little then you'll want to pick up Far Cry. Mal Waldron's The Quest often sneaks its way into the player. It features another fine Booker; Mr. Ervin on tenor. I can't really describe the why other than it's an immensely satisfying session. Hmmm, so many of my favorites are on the box. I tend to be drawn to his bass clarinet work (love the 1st 2 tracks on the IL Concert for that reason) and while normally I don't think I like the flute I certainly enjoy his playing. The Berlin Concert features a gorgeous "God Bless This Child" on bass clarinet btw. Oh, there are other recordings too. Once he gets under your skin he can especially dangerous to the pocketbook. So get the box and spent some now to save yourself some dough later!
  23. It's only been a couple of years ago that I've expanded beyond jazz that isn't Miles, Coltrane or Thelonious. 38 RVGs. And I want more! But at the moment I'm distracted by post-60s Blue Note Dexter Gordon & Joe Henderson (and picking up more Moran & Osby.)
  24. I wouldn't mind having about 2 discs worth of material from what they're offering. It'd be more if I could pick from their archives. There's quite a fall off in my interest beginning with disc 3. http://www.dvdtalk.com/dvdsavant/s899snl.html Billy Joel Only The Good Die Young 1978, Ray Charles What'd I Say 1975, Carly Simon You're So Vain 1976, Grateful Dead Casey Jones 1978, Simon & Garfunkel The Boxer 1975, Joe Cocker Feelin Alright 1975, Elvis Costello Less Than Zero / Radio Radio 1977, Blues Brothers Soul Man 1978, Patti Smith Gloria 1976, Mick Jagger & Peter Tosh Don't Look Back 1978, The Band The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down 1976 Plus Sketches starring John Belushi, Steve Martin, Jane Curtin, Laine Newman, Gilda Radner, Chevy Chase, Paul Simon, Bill Murray, Andy Kaufman, Lorne Michaels, Dan Aykroyd and Mick Jagger Volume 2 Tina Turner Better Be Good to Me 1985, James Brown I Got You 1980, Queen Crazy Little Thing Called Love 1982, Randy Newman I Love L.A. 1983, The Go Go's We Got the Beat 1981, Rick James Super Freak 1981, Talking Heads Take Me To The River 1979, Spinal Tap Big Bottom 1984, John Mellencamp Pink Houses 1983, Duran Duran Hungry Like The Wolf 1983 Plus Sketches starring Martin Short, Eddie Murphy, Billy Crystal, Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Joe Piscopo and Rich Hall Volume 3 The Bangles Hazy Shade of Winter 1988, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers Free Falin' 1989, Paul Simon Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes 1986, Neil Young Rockin' in the Free World 1989, Roy Orbison O Pretty Woman 1987, Pretenders Don't Get Me Wrong 1986, Fine Young Cannibals She Drives Me Crazy 1989, Sting We'll Be Together 1987, Elvis Costello Veronica 1989 Plus Sketches starring Mike Myers, Dana Carvey, Aerosmith, Chris Farley, Patrick Swayze, Jon Lovitz, Harry Hall, Mick Jagger, Phil Hartman, Michael Myers, Chris Rock, Sting, Valerie Bertinelli & Eddie Van Halen Volume 4 R.E.M. Losing My Religion 1991, Sinead O'Connor War 1992, Madonna Fever 1993, Aretha Franklin Chain of Fools 1994, Eric Clapton Wonderful Tonight 1990, Nirvana Rape Me 1993, Paul McCartney Hey Jude 1993, En Vogue Free Your Mind 1992, Counting Crows Round Here 1994, Bruce Springsteen Living Proof 1992, Live I Alone 1995 Blind Melon No Rain 1994 Plus Sketches starring Mike Myers, Mick Jagger, Dana Carvey, Madonna, Phil Hartman, Adam Sandler, Chris Farley, James Taylor, Rosie O'Donnell, Kevin Knealon, David Spade, Paul McCartney, Michael Bolton Volume 5 Mariah Carey Butterfly 1997, No Doubt Don't Speak 1996, Alanis Morissette Hand In My Pocket 1995, Spice Girls Wannabe 1997, Garbage Special 1999, Jewel Who Will Save Your Soul 1997, Hanson Mmm Bop 1997, Beck Where It's At 1997, Snoop Doggy Dog Snoop's Upside Upside Your Head 1997, Metallica Fuel 1997, Garth Brooks Two Piña Coladas 1998, Dave Matthews Band What Would You Say 1995, Backstreet Boys All I Have To Give 1999, Ricky Martin Livin' La Vida Loca 1999, Paula Cole I Don't Want To Wait 1998 Plus Sketches starring Matthew Broderick, Will Ferrell, Paula Abdul, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Spacey, Beck, Michael Palin, Garth Brooks, Joshua Jackson
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