Chuck Nessa

French CBS "Complete Duke Ellington", vol 2, disc 2 (1928-1930). Bunch of stuff not on cd otherwise.

How much for a set not spotted? I'd like a clean one.

The entire NFL is some sort of joke this year.

I'd suggest a few (3 or 4) discs with varying densities.

I agree about Vade Mecum I, but think the 2nd disc is wonderful.

Welcome to your own thread.

Most of the Atlantic titles are available from Collectables for decent prices. Much of the RCA stuff is available from Fresh Sounds.

Happy Birthday! I hope you've stopped taking those steroids.

The album was retitled because Ca'Puranga (Jungle Soul) was a juke box hit.

Does not look like the same woman to me.

As I understand it, Leon Eason provided employment for Ike Quebec when gigs were thin. The BN date was an opportunity for Ike to give Eason some "pay back".

Both are worth having in my book. OTOH, I think all Mobley is worth owning. If you can think of "Reach Out" as a 10" lp, it's a masterpiece.

Another Universal set. Not unexpected.

He did his job well and seemed to be a nice man. Not an easy task.

Better (for me) than Love Supreme.

Sometimes I have a problem getting stuff out of my head when I have been working on something in the studio. Ten days ago I was mixing one of my dates and still wake up in the middle of the night with one (or another) tune going thru my head. Then I take a leak and return to the music for a while before dropping off to sleep.

You need to spend some time at Founders.

election returns.

Not issued. TBR means "to be released". Don't hold your breath.

Yes it is. Too bad they included a new version of The Thespian. The BN recording was the pinnacle of his discography for many fans and the new one fell short. Something else should have been included to show the special qualities of this wonderful date. Please pay attention to the session - a fine one. My complaint is only about one tune.

A listing of Uptown titles is available HERE. The last lp issue was 27.32. The balance of the list is cd only. I see the list hasn't been updated in a while.

Not enough to make it worthwhile for me. You will get about 1 disc worth of new material, including a couple of sideman gigs backing singers. I suggest printing out the contents and checking off the titles you have. That's what I did.

Me either.