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Suits me fine, then ... I had noticed what you say from the sample pages on Amazon for Vol. 1 (49-53) but the "essay" character was not so clear for the to-be-released book.

From the table of contents on the SUNY page and the samples on Amazon of vols 1-4, seems like this new book is more like a book of essays on notable artists and groups at Prestige, while vols 1-4 chronologically display discog info for each recording session along with anecdotes and analysis. The kindle editions of vols 1-4 are pretty inexpensive; I will probably buy them.

Symphony No. 1 Hope to find these one day ... i think i will. Do you like these recordings ?

Ouch ... I in turn wasn't aware of these 4 previous books. So now you are forcing me to consider an order , pushing my music bookshelves closer to getting overcrowded AGAIN, though I've only quite recently expanded them to free additional space. Seriously ... So that new book is a "summary" or "Best of" of these 4 earlier ones? (Hope not ... hoping it DOES offer extra info and insights even for the period coverd in these 4 earlier books) At any rate I've just placed an order for Vol. 1 (1949-53) of which I think I have most of those on my LP shelves that have ever been reissued. (And besides, it's an era that usually has been overlooked elsewhere.) Depending how I like this one (and the new book to be published in January) I'll decide about the other volumes.

I noticed that Fri-Sat at the Bijou is "all Zorn, all the time"

Thanks for this, enjoyable.

Love all those Garland lps for decades. Tonight -

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Been printing onto my CDrs (see example) for years now - using Canon MG printers, especially the 6250 that has a CD printing capability - gone through 3 of them over the years I've been trading CDrs with Dan S (who started this thread) for years now - he's got a few of these printed CDrs I've sent him

Sometimes you can get them to play by washing them with warm water and dish-washing soap in the sink. I get a drop of liquid soap on wet hands and rub together then gently rub the cd between hands for a minute, rinse thoroughly and dry with microfiber cloth. This will often fix a cd that had glue (or soda, etc) spilled on the groove side, which you can sometimes detect visually as cloudy areas. It's surprising how often a little soap and water will fix it. Of course if you can rip it, you're home free, just create another disk. A couple of times I've been totally unable to get one or two tracks to play and have been able to buy a cd quality download of just those tracks. Create a new disk and bob's your uncle.

I recently reproduced my faulty Dorham "Blue Bossa In The Bronx" (tracks 6 & 7), creating a CDr that played normally

I was not aware of this but he has also written four other Listening to Prestige books.

Now that album cover I recognize! Good one!

My Sun Ra collection has taken over a good part of my music room so I am thinning the Sun Ra cosmos at my house and offering the following 4 Sun Ra lps (and one is 2lp) for one low price of $98 (+ $8 shipping). All are NM/NM Stray Voltage 2 LP, Modern Harmonic, 2025. RSD 2025. Color (orange frosted) vinyl. Although a few Arkestra members appear on a few tracks, this is mainly just Sun Ra on a variety of electronic keyboards and synthesizers. Excelsior Mill Modern Harmonic, 2024. Color (violet) vinyl. Another Sun Ra electronic keyboard and synthesizer workout. Cosmos Inner City, recent (perhaps 2010 or so) 180gram reissue Sun Embassy Roaratorio, 2018 $98 (+ $8 media mail shipping) U.S. shipping only I can only ship on the weekend Payment by pay pal friends/family

If one just follows the notes, one will always hear some surprise notes that seem to go out of their way not to sound like surprises. Same thing with most of his writing. On an otherwise dispiriting record, this happens: Oliver Nelson was a very stealth guy

Time to play holiday music! 🎄

Hmmm. Maybe I should qualify "inventive" within Nelson's own parameters. Nelson's stretching past what he usually does (in his "Shadow" solo), and stretches even further during his "Elegy For A Duck" solo. Parts of his soprano playing remind me of what Wayne Shorter would sound like about two years later. I wonder if Shorter was aware of Nelson's playing, particularly on soprano.

Agreed. I wonder if Byrd ever was present (in the audience) for a Miles show at Paul's Mall or other venues of the period.

Bill Carlsen “Devine’s Wisconsin Roof Orchestra 1926-1928, Bill Carlsen And His Orchestra 1929-1931” Jazz Oracle Hot dance stuff. I think I own every Jazz Oracle release and should continue listening to them again. 580×580 113 KB

Continuing my re-visit of the second half of Yes’ career. . .“The Ladder” Eagle cd . . . .