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Which IMO goes to show again that some collecting fetichism is clearly beyond comprehension or sanity. Particularly considering how often all of these top sellers (and most others) have been reissued (usually as well-done facsimile reissues which even preserve and convey the visual experience of the period cover artwork). So what remains? An ear, an address - and is (and the underlying feeling that someone had held this very record in his sweaty fingers at a late-hours get-together in, say, 1958? ) this really worth that much extra money all of the time, except to those who have money to burn? (Or treat the music strictly as monetary investment) Of course it is very nice if you happen upon an early or original pressing and can get it "for a song" (or almost) from someone who does not know his wares, but beyond that?? Regrettable that in the wake of all this even much later (facsimile) reissues have soared (relatively speaking) in price too. FWIW, and talking about "browsing" written matter, here's a review of #4 - Cool Struttin' - from the October, 1958, issue of ESTRAD (Sweden) that I happened to (re-)read again a couple of weeks ago (with some mild amazement): "As usual, when Art Farmer is present on a record, he fully and totally steals the show from all others in the band, in this case Jackie McLean (as), Sonny Clark (p), Paul Chambers (b) and Phililly Joe Jones (dr). He consistently keeps advancing, that Farmer guy, and it is pure joy to engage in the deep musicality of his - which in a highly pleasant way contrasts with that of McLean. As usually is the case, the latter plays disgustingly badly. Talk as much as you want about "deperateness", "hate", "feeling" or whatever else the current situation is in his special case, but don't tell me he is playing music if he cannot even hear himself if he blows wrong or not. What's wrong with this record in general is that the tracks just are too long. It goes without saying that the ensemble sections on this record are played sloppily. This seems to be the rule with this type of records. Yet the LP is worth listening to, first of all for Farmer's sake, secondly for Clark's and the rhythm section's contributions. If there was a way of filtering out McLean, there would not have been much negative to say about this record." 😁 Rating: The ESTRAD grading would correspond to "not quite 3 stars" by the Down Beat rating. Heresy? Maybe, but probably more a case of "different strokes" and of unabashed outspokenness, particularly colored by the "reception" of the music at the time it was all new. And BTW, in fairness it ought to be said that the author of this review, Carl-Eric Lindgren, was one of the rare cases of a writer and critic (with a fair number of books, articles, radio productions, etc. to his credit) who for a time during his professional life also had been an active jazz musician (his tenor saxophone is on several Swedish small-group records of 1950 to 1952). Just sayin' ...

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Keith Jarrett/Gary Peacock/Jack DeJohnette “Somewhere” ECM cd

Bob Dylan “The Bootleg Series Vol. 14: More Blood, More Tracks” Columbia box set, disc 3 Wow. I have never quite heard Bob’s voice on these discs quite like this. Wow.

Woke up an hour ago with a lot of thoughts in my brain and a to do list that was forefront and had a hard time going back to sleep. So. . . thought I would listen a bit and see if I will get sleepy again. This is a great late night album. . . and Ms. Horn is always a great musical companion. Ah! Shirley Horn “The Main Ingredient” Verve cd Recorded at Shirley Horn’s home. 250×250 22 KB

Hi. Preservation librarian here. Likely replying too late for your timeline -- sorry, I've been logged out for a few years. Your biggest concerns are heat and humidity. Temps in London, to your point, are relatively stable. That said, they got up to 32C (90F) last month. If you've identified an air conditioned space then that's not an issue, clearly. If the conditions are not controlled, then you're going to want to make sure that your materials are supported (i.e not leaning significantly) so they aren't susceptible to warping during warm spells. Mold can develop in environments with sustained relative humidity levels over 60%, so make sure you have some visibility on that.

Thanks for coming out Pim, it was a fun day. Eddie is fine. He had a minor health issue and was not allowed to fly for a couple of weeks until it was resolved. He joined the band in Nice a couple of weeks later. Billy Hart had a conflict with his own band performing at the Village Vanguard that week and was unable to join us. Billy Harper, unfortunately, has not been in the band for over a year now. His "management" removed him from the band. Azar Lawrence has been the tenor sax player since the beginning of the year and is a great addition. I thought the subs did a great job!

I've just discovered Akiko Tsuruga (where have I been). Looks like she's been around for years. Her discography goes back to 2006. I'm in a purchasing mood. Just rec'd "So Cute, So Bad

RIP. I really like the Harlem River Drive album.

RIP Eddie. Thanks for the music.

Milwaukee Brewers - 1st MLB team to 70 wins.

Listen to what's good for you, the song says.

Major loss. RIP!

This record changed my whole life, no exaggeration. https://www.letras.com/eddie-palmieri/oyelo-que-te-conviene/english.html

A true giant has left us. Left us behind, yes. But also left us an incredibly rich and varied legacy. https://www.npr.org/2025/08/06/1197084433/eddie-palmieri-latin-jazz-legend-has-died

My first Big Ears concert!

That's right, I'm one of the administrators of jazzdisco.org. If you want to create a discography for Steve Lacy, you're welcome to do so.