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+ Heaviest record, period.

That's what the Witch Doctor told me. Now, that's the Jazzzzz Messengers I know.

I was asked if I could drive Sam from Cleveland Int'l Airport to Cleveland for a show back in 2006 I think? which I would've done for free, but I was at a conference, so I couldn't do it. To talk to that dude in my car for an hour or so? WOW!

There's this: How a new documentary sheds light on Jerry Lewis’s notorious lost film ‘The Day The Clown Cried’ It doesn't appear to be streaming anywhere yet, but TCM aired it last year so it'll likely turn up there again.

Document is a masterpiece. Even the scraps are brilliant. Their cover of Aerosmith's Toys in the Attic is amazing! I think the same thing about The Replacement's Pleased to Meet Me, the lost Twin Tone album.

Sorry but within the confines of an LP facsimile, there ain't no room for bonus material.

Never listed to (or even heard of) this one. Impressions? Now previewing

👍 - as original LP from 1960 on my shelf

August 13 Ray Brown Jr. - 1949

Next, probably my favourite R.E.M. album (most likely because it was one of the first albums I bought in my teen years with my very limited financial resources):

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Norgran MG N 1017 (Japan 1993) - Bud Powell "Jazz Original" - rec. 1955 💗 Love it!

MGM (Japan) POJJ-1544 - Modern Clarinets - rec. 1947 to 1953

So glad I grabbed this CD when it was out there:

I’m not the biggest Silver fan and realize this makes me an exception but the personell and song selections got me interested.

That’s very cool. Unfortunately the Muse catalog got neglected for long by the vinyl revival. I think I now have most of the stuff I want but we’ll see. They’ll do some Clifford Jordan and Woody Shaw for sure.

Yeah!!! IMO, this label to me is what Blue Note was to jazz. REM, Fine Young Cannibals. Brilliant independent label. Oh Yeah!

Fantastic price on that amazing and very hard to come by Rivers set! I always sensed they pressed very few of those and the Tolliver big band ones given how rarely they turn up for sale.

I hope they add them to streaming services too.

Maybe. How many more times am I going to listen to any real number of them again? I will look at that record infinitely more times than I will ever listen to it. Now THAT'S a good call!