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If anyone is interested in ripping tracks from the 23 Commodore Jazz Vol. 1 LPs, I would be willing to purchase the set, have it shipped to you to rip, and then pay you for your time with the album itself. I am currently looking at the $125 set on ebay: https://www.ebay.com/itm/397821940030?_skw=commodore+jazz+volume+1&itmmeta=01KPVDNWV43C6FT2C8C5Q3C707&hash=item5ca009113e:g:VLkAAeSwGTpp2Bjf&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA0GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xDM7f3BvUF0HUvOdpogaZ%2BKN0a20qvev2GI6hSNfXBH3FovU5620%2Fu%2FeIKCIVjzgF4WhR%2Bf80V6S3rjAeiW5gbAv9r3OvycPZEFNmRIW90zUfX%2F4Heol0dM%2F7Z4zsAJZCyt8pyYV1bwkjUIUx6Zh6Wy3GU6H2K5LyjU8E6oW83%2F3x2f1nj3qSZhg8dInc2ePpm3w1sfXvY5ExGifSTz6JqiMGhG5MfDJhopAJ8ySHd4sE9LS%2FJLC2xWorXI08%2FNOz4%3D|tkp%3ABk9SR_TN1-22Zw

These are two of my favorite Ronnie Cuber recordings. The Xanadu is an early one with a greatr rhythm section. Infra-Rae is a much later album on a Dutch label. It will swing you into next week!

Upcoming archival release on Blaser Music: https://samuelblaser.bandcamp.com/album/bird-food

While I understand the reservations expressed here, it is still that case that 1960 was a very important a pivotal point in Coltrane's career. These recordings are therefore important for Coltrane fans even if the sound quality might hinder the pure listening enjoyment. If the tape that has already been circulating is any indicator, the sound quality might not be as bad as Bird at St. Nicks. John

That multi-colored dic looked so good, I wanted to take a bite out of it! I'm glad he managed to tell his side of things in his autobiography "Only You Know and I Know", which I read last year. It was no secret that he was very ill. He and Winwood couldn't see eye to eye on the creation of Traffic's songs.He would piss Winwood off to no end when he brought in his songs written alone without the input of Winwood, Capaldi or Wood. When "Hole In My Shoe" became a huge hit in the UK, that prompted DM's first firing from Traffic. It turned out to be the best thing that could happen to DM. He came to the US and finally got recognition for his fine singing, songwriting and guitar playing RIP

The Modern Jazz Quartet: Live In Paris 1960 - 1961 Fremeux 3 cd set, disc 3

Has this been discussed. Sonically, wow: https://www.newworldrecords.org/products/julius-hemphill-dogon-ad Julius Hemphill's Dogon A. D. in a new remaster from New World.

Mozart Piano Concertos No.11 and No.15 - Buchbinder

Sullivan Fortner is at the top of his game these days. Tia Fuller is always great, Ditto Billy Hart. I'd say Terri Lynne Carrington would be a "must see" but not with Social Science. I'm not a fan of that band. Billy Hart's quartet is really good. Charles Lloyd would be worth catching but the last time I saw Lloyd, he was just OK. Maybe he had an off night?

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'Alone Together' is a GREAT album, and he did some good (though admittedly spotty) work before (with Traffic) and after.

The various Live at RoyalPalms cds are part of the Woofy discography. https://www.discogs.com/label/1460538-Woofy https://www.discogs.com/artist/6079078-Conte-Candoli-Carl-Fontana-Quintet There is a guy on eBay selling Woofy products cheap (I have no association with him). In addition, there is a Carl Fontana and John Fedchock Quintet recording date available on YT that was never released on cd.

Looking forward to it whenever it appears! I still have it on pre-order.

What are some good examples? I haven't come across it. Oh wait is that the Royal Palms label?

Maya Azucena: Junkyard Jewel. Purpose PURS 3433-2 [US 2007]

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A late start today. . . yesterday I got a package in from Resonance Records with their latest releases. I’m starting off with the Mal Waldron, “Stardust & Starlight–Live at the Jazz Showcase” cd.

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The only thing I'll say about this Freeman guy is that I've seen enough enormous arrogance coming from this "Burning Ambulance" newsletter of his that I distance myself from it whenever I see it mentioned.

I can only speak for myself. So far I have not had any really bad experiences with publishing and shipping dates via Amazon Germany as compared to Amazon.com USA, even for books that I preordered. The last such case for a preordered book was the Don Byas bio, and IIRC my copy arrived here at about the date announced, even some time before some of the U.S. Organissimo forumists had received theirs. The only potential snag these days might be that it happens increasingly often that the (paperback/softcover) books are actually print-on-demand books. So even the PRINTING occurs here in Europe. On the one hand this should speed up delivery (it actually did in several cases), on the other there might be worries about printing and binding quality (I haven't had any problems in recent times, but "one never knows, do one?" - and I'd hate to se this happen for the first time in years with THIS book ). What worries there are may be due to the fact that this printing on demand can occur almost anywhere around here. My US-published books bought via Amazon in very recent years have been printed in Germany, the UK, Poland and France - randomly with no detectable reason of why which book is printed where. So if it is going to be print on demand this time you just don't know where it will be handled this time. But of course if what I ordered and am set to receive is a hardcover after all (the amazon site does not look like it, though) this might change things about the actual delivery date. (Because I don't think Amazon does print-on-demand for hardcovers.) But even there I cannot remember any complaints about unduly delayed deliveries for brand-new books in the past. I'll keep my fingers crossed it's not going to be a "first" now. List price at amazon.de is similar to what you quote for amazon France; my guaranteed preorder price was 49 EUR plus some cents.