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That is extremely cool, Ag! I also have a very nice photo of Von Freeman by Mark Sheldon (signed by Von).

Some Blue Note stuff: Somewhat false advertising, as I've never even heard "The Turnaround!", but "Out to Lunch" is a long-time favorite recording. And my real "pride and joy": Photo of Roscoe Mitchell by Mark Sheldon.

My car kinda looked like that this morning! Living in Michigan requires ownership of at least ice scraper/snow brush per car. But, mine is in the garage, over 500 miles away. This early in October, didn't even think about it. I probably looked like a friggin' genius scraping ice off the car with a credit card!

Hangin' out in Hancock, Michigan tonight, way up in the Upper Peninsula. 32 degrees F, snowing like crazy earlier today.

Fearless Leader Interplay Side Steps

Charles Mingus - Passions of a Man: The Complete Atlantic Recordings (1956-1961) Disc 4. "Mingus at Antibes". "Folk Forms No. 1". Eric Dolphy. Holy Crap!!!

More info on this thread: ncd-2 Roscoe Mitchell Congliptious. New 24 bit remastering of material from the Art Ensemble 1967/68 box. All takes from the sessions in question.

Some unexpected good (and inexpensive) finds at my local used CD store: Oliver Lake Quintet - Expandable Language (Black Saint) Count Basie and his Orchestra - April in Paris (Verve Master Edition) Ornette Coleman - Tomorrow is the Question (OJC) Lee Morgan - Caramba (Blue Note)

Happy Birthday!!! Bill hasn't been on the board in quite some time, but I still see him occasionally. I know he's still a big fan of the jazz musics!

60 MPH winds, waves > 11 feet on some parts of Lake Michigan. Surf's up! Just took this picture out of my car window a few minutes ago:

Fantastic news. Definitely a pre-order.

I put the deal in my cart that day, but didn't know I had to consummate that day. The next day it was like $160. Go for the set on buy.com: $109! Too many choices and not enough time (or money!) is a very good description of the problem. I still have some original vinyl, but don't play it much, either. Sounds like the best thing for me to do is to find the 2-CD gap filler set used.

I almost pulled the trigger on the Amazon $100 deal, but decided against it. That's a great price, but I already have the "crop circle" 4-CD box set. So, I guess I've got at least six choices: 1) Buy the "Definitive Collection" set -- (buy.com has it for $109) 2) Buy the "Volume 2 Box Set", which would fill in the gaps of the set I already have (~$35-$40) 3) Buy the "Complete Recordings" set (~$75) 4) Skip all of it and buy more _new_ music (Threadgill, Iyer, PT, etc) 5) Do both... #1 and #4 6) Do nothing and be happy with what I already have Any advice? Is the sound/mastering on the "Definitive Collection" any better than the "crop circle" box? I read lots of threads on that subject on the Hoffman forums, but I'm still confused!

How so? What is different about the CD than the same music on the AEC box? Are there additional tracks? No additional tracks -- but "Tatas-Matoes" and the three takes of "Care Free" that first appeared in the box set are included. This is most definitely not just a re-release. Hopefully Chuck will fill us in on the details, but it's my understanding that this is a completely new mastering. And (especially after listening on good headphones), I'll say it again: stunning!

The recently reissued "Congliptious" is absolutely stunning. I was familiar with this music from the AEC 1967/68 box set, but this CD has opened up many new discoveries.

Two full (streaming) tracks at Destination-Out.

You spend way too much time crackin' me up, FFA.

You spend way too much time on youtube, JSngry.

(this one hits a little to "close to home" for comfort...)

Great record, but it might be hard to find, expensive, or both. Check out the Dizzy Reece Mosaic Select -- "Star Bright" is included, and although that is the only session with Wynton Kelly, the others (especially "Blues In Trinity") are well worth the investment. Oh, and welcome to the Board!

Good idea, but MC once implied that foreign producers are less likely to relinquish control of their catalogue distribution. I once suggested an ECM set, and he stated that such a set would be difficult for just this reason. So I would assume the same roadblocks would exist with the 2 Enja guys. Agreed. But, presumably, there were many roadblocks with the Braxton Arista stuff, and (thankfully!), it was finally released. I can dream, can't I?

I have the Mauger record, and (after repeated listens, sometimes weeks apart), it still hasn't clicked for me. Not that I think it's a bad record -- it just never hit me like some of the other recordings with Rudresh. For me, Rudresh's best performances are with Vijay Iyer. "Codebook", "Black Water", and "Blood Sutra" are still my favorites, followed by "Reimagining" and "Tragicomic".

It's probably been suggested before, but how about "The Complete Enja Recordings of Mal Waldron"? Looks like there were at least 10 LPs issued between 1971 and 1981. I'm familiar with only a few of them, but I'd love to hear more!

Dupont T - Spider's Dance Hubert Dupont: double-bass Rudresh Mahanthappa: alto sax Yvan Robilliard: piano Chander Sardjoe: drums Looks interesting, but I haven't bought it yet. I'm so used to hearing (and enjoying) Rudresh with Vijay Iyer on piano that somebody else in that role is both intriguing and a little disconcerting. Anybody heard this one yet? I see this lineup toured France and the USA in 2007 and 2008, but I'm unfamiliar with the rest of the band.