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ExxonMobil (the combination of Standard Oil of New Jersey and Standard Oil of New York) is planning to move to Texas. https://www.zerohedge.com/markets/after-144-years-new-jersey-exxon-asks-shareholders-back-texas-move-cut-litigation-risks

Dusty and cdjapan both indicate the preorderable discs are SACD, which explains the high price. My bad.

Zoot Sims & Bucky Pizzarelli - Elegiac (Storyville)

Not counting any of the 26(?) boxes of CD’s and books (prob gonna wait until April to dig into any of that)… …we’re about 60% unpacked now. All the kitchen and bathroom stuff, and 2/3rds of the clothes — but none of the office stuff and other whatnot. There’s SO much more room in the combined LR/DR/K space than we had in DC — it almost feels more like a loft. The top 18” of the walls of the BR are totally open to the LR too, and music and TV sound carry into the BR — even the BR clock radios carry all the way into the kitchen when I’m cooking breakfast. Everything just feels more open. Windows sorta face east too, so we get great morning sunlight — but NONE of the blinding afternoon sun. (Apt in DC faced north, so we never got any direct sun.)

Prompted by @jazzbo's Gonzalez post above:

Next up:

I enjoyed this so much yesterday that I'm spinning it again today:

The Philips LPs are great and most have been reissued on CD. Possibly a better use of one's funds.

I have to wait til next month for my copy, but I'm looking forward to it.

Maybe. I like a lot of them. . . all are pretty much top notch.

This may be his best album.

the Dutch and their first names are funny anyway... I recently almost bought this duo album of Hazevoet (English: Harefoot) with Hendrikus Johannes 'Han' Bennink might still get it for Easter if it's still available

Excellent!

Unknown Artist – Persuasive Jazz Album One Streaming this. I had never heard of it before. According to the internet it is possible a tax write off label that produced very generic jazz covers on a no royalties basis. There are 25 records of this stuff.

Great stuff!

I don't think many would have noticed that. (I for one wouldn't ...) Particularly since there are certain non-Anglo names that are spelled incorrectly all the time. But your attention to detail is to your credit.

Jerry Gonzalez “Ya Yo Me Cure” American Clave/Muzak cd japan A demo quality presentation of percussion, intriguing arrangements and performances.

I love that one! Last night:

Available for preorder: 4000 yen per disc ($25.38) at cdjapan, $30.99 apiece at "The Bastards". If I needed more reason to pass...

I can't edit my initial post. Just to highlight that the correct spelling of Kees' first name is 'Cornelis' and not 'Cornelius'. My mistake!

Another warm morning! Slept well and decided to start the day off with a cd I found yesterday mixed in with my wife’s cds: “Americans in Holland–The Great Thirties, Vol. 1” on Timeless cd. A great collection of obscure live tracks from jazz greats Louis Armstrong and His Hot Harlem Band, The Boswell Sisters, Coleman Hawkins, and Benny Carter. Sound on many of these is not that great at all but. . . how could I resist playing “I’ll be Glad When You’re Ded You Rascal You”?