And actually affordable. The last time Herbie played up this way, they were charging $300/ticket.

He  was right about the ubiquitous uncritical use of vibrato. I have many recordings he conducted, and saw him live with London Classical Player with the 3rd and 4th Brahms Sympjhonies. He way the first to have metronome markings in the liner notes.  R I.P. Many thanks your pioneering work.

Somehow I'd missed this one, and it arrived today

Bump- Further price reductions John Lennon Signature Box (CD)- Discs and contents are mint. Box is VG++   $50 $42 Steve Miller Welcome to The Vault- Discs and contents mint. Box M-   $50 $42 Take them both for $80 $75 plus shipping.

It's on my to-read list! I'm currently reading "History of Jazz" by Ted Gioia (simply wonderful!), which I use to update all my entries. If I could recommend another excellent Italian book (written by Giorgio Lombardi, the guy who introduced concerts at the jazz club in Genoa, my hometown), it's "New Orleans Chicago New York," a magnificent history of the origins of jazz. Thanks for the recommendation, I really appreciated it. ciao!