I wouldn't disagree with you about 40 CDs being a bit much. 

With Django I am not necessarily a completist. I really like his music but 40cds are way too much to digest for me. Thanks Steve anyway for your thoughts

I leave next Tuesday for a week of Jazz on the Celebrity Summit. I'll be seeing a lot of live Jazz night after night.

On to the amazing Ms Betty Carter. Betty was so brave and bold and determined. She was an excellent band leader and nurturer of talent, and her distinctive, innovative vocal style has really won me over these past decades. The Roulette recordings were all live with an elastic and swinging piano trie behind her in great sound. Betty Carter “Round Midnight–The Roulette Years, Volume 2” Roulette, European cd. Released as two separate volumes, and together in a slipcase. I wouldn’t part wtih either volume; I also have three earlier US cds of this material.