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He whose name must not be mentioned apparently.

There's another volume (What It Be Like?)which is equally good.

I'd buy one of those "CD laser lens cleaner" discs. They only cost $10-15. If that doesn't help, then it's probably time to get a new one. Unless you want to take the top off and try to clean the lens yourself...worst case is you mess it up and have to replace it anyway. I saw some links estimating the effective life of a laser unit at 10,000 hours playing time. So if the player is more than 10 years old, there's a good chance the laser is dying.

When were you born? I was born in '43 and I was too young to have appreciated West Coast Jazz when it was new.

'get a new one' sounds about right then. damn

The laser unit of my Marantz SACD player started malfunctioning after 17 years. Replacements hard to find and you need a competent technician. A costly procedure. New players are one grand or more.

In the case of we-all-know-who it may well be.

But reaction to said narcissism seems to be.....

If you google cd lens cleaner, you can find: Products (discs with brushes) that claim to clean the lens; Videos on how to clean the lens manually. I think the former work to some extent (on at least some players), have never tried the latter. I also think that laser units sometimes just die, which in the price range of players I use means "get a new one". I'm not sure about high-end models...maybe those lasers get replaced.

This set has been mentioned, and what a great modern Christmas classic:

One egregious error I've spotted. Joe Albany (piano) is listed with Benny Green and David Hazeltine in a list of younger players who took part in regular jam sessions at a place called the Star Cafe. I mean, egregious unless there was another Joe Albany in NYC in the 80s? Cause Joe Albany was performing as a trio and Joe Albany's New Yorkers at The West End.

This is awesome, thank you for these cool insights! That account was nearly 20 years in the making for me...when I was barely one. Great experience, to be of age at the time! If you haven't seen this video where Ed rejoins Ornette, Dewey, and Charlie...what a treat!!!

I transitioned from Beatles-to-Henrix-to-Zappa with random but meaningful bumpings into Soul (which was a whole other story...) It was a window in time...jazz-rock was about to become fusion (but had not yet), the big bands were still going (on all guides), the avant-garde was rapidly evolving. Europe was teeming with Americans and natives clicking decoratively and together, and most importantly...so many major voices were still alive, gigging, and recording. And the reissues were just beginning to get rolling! I like to use Wayne Shorter to illustrate - just about a year in. I knew of Wayne from records by Blakey, Miles, and Weather Report. I was too dumb to realize that it was not basically all the same person. Silly me.

Looking forward to the Pluribus finale.

Mine too. That's a great CD (in my collection).

One of my favorite drummers:

I'm a fan of the Roaratorio Sun Ra albums. That Sun Embassy is a good one. If I remember correctly it's a collection of recordings from Ra's compound after he would wake them up early in the morning to practice. Lots of percussion.

So, my wife brought home (shhh, I know she's a secret horder) a box of weird-ass religious CD's, but I looked in the box anyway, and nestled in them was this CD: Oscar Peterson (not Cindi Lauper/Miles Davis), Time After Time. Looks like someone used it as a brillow pad, no case, scratched up, but I put it on (after dishwashing it) and who knew, it plays!!! Here's the jacket that should accompany the CD: Pleasant enough, but I still can't believe it played all the way through! Superior listening!

Bob Wilber and Bechet Legacy “Live At The Vineyard” Challenge cd Bob and Randy are a great pairing and I’m enjoying this drummer-less quartet. Bass – John Goldsby Guitar – Mike Peters Soprano Saxophone, Clarinet, Alto Saxophone – Bob Wilber Trumpet – Randy Sandke

While on this subject, anyone have tips for cleaning CD players? Mine is having issues reading discs consistently, skipping frequently. At first I thought it was the discs themselves but figured out it was the player.

Excellent!!! Fascinating accounts, I was barely one years old!