Chuck Nessa

Richard Carpenter.

The material on the Mosaic is slicker, less "rough and ready".

But is this really any different from how most labels have handled their catalog over the years? I surely don't have to remind you, Chuck, of how many Blue Note or OJC labels titles were oop over the years on LP (let alone the myriad smaller labels). Heck, when I was discovering jazz in the early 80s, I had to hunt down oop Mingus for crissakes - and to me that's like making Shakespeare unavailable. Weren't deletions a necessary part of the business model, cutting the chaff as it were and opening up shelf space for new records? I can't help but think that we may have become spoiled somewhat by Fantasy's willingness (or ability) to keep everything in print. Don't get me wrong - like everyone else I think it will be unfortunate if Concord deletes titles, but are we expecting/presuming too much in thinking that they wouldn't/shouldn't? Or that perhaps Fantasy's decision to keep everything in print may have helped lead to the circumstances requiring them to sell out in the first place? Given the widely reported "low sales" of most jazz titles it's astounding that Fantasy was able to do what they did for so long and remain profitable. Even before the sale to Concord I figured it was only a matter of time before Fantasy made much of their catalog on-line only, per something like emusic or itunes. I certainly hope that Concord continues to keep the OJC titles in-print, but i find it curious that we expect them to do something that no other label - jazz or otherwise - has managed to do with their respective back catalogs. What don't you understand when I said "I never really understood how Fantasy managed such a huge catalog of very slow selling titles"? The terrible situation of you hunting Mingus titles in the early '80s had me in friggin' tears.

Just a gentle reminder of how Concord has treated "their own" catalog. I do not believe their PR dept. I never really understood how Fantasy managed such a huge catalog of very slow selling titles. I still believe as inventories dwindle, much will go away. I heard rumors of a big lp "fire sale" recently.

So, you're his mom?

Mosaics with a beer back is the only way to go.

Bill Hardman's Home on Muse. What a lovely date with Junior Cook, Slide Hampton, Mickey Tucker, Chin Suziki, Victor Jones and Lawrence Killian.

By coincidence I made a cdr of my Emarcy lp last week.

I just think it's a boring record. Nothing "definitive", just a seasoned opinion.

Forget this one. Let it go.

...taking the risk of being stoned! Being stoned has something to do with risk?

You are not as bright as I'd hoped. Only "half bright" it seems.

I do not understand why anyone stays with BMG and does not move to Yourmusic. What is wrong with $5.99 and no shipping?

and life goes on. We all have 'em.

You have to remember it was almost 20 years ago and the chance to issue "rare material" in the newer medium was a big deal. Getting stuff out was the big deal, no time to sweat the details. Lots of shortcuts were taken, just to get material reissued and in the public mind. "Hey, we have this new printing press, screw the fonts". Books a-plenty!

I think a Celeron is fine for your needs, especially since you don't play a lot of complicated games.

When I recently changed from dial-up, all my neighbors told me to avoid Verizon. They had all tried it and left 'cause of lousy service - basically a f*** you attitude. The locals all feel Verizon thinks of themselves as a "phone company" and don't really want to be bothered with "other stuff". YMMV.

Yes.

Not Roscoe's daughter. Her site HERE should answer your questions.

Fugue you!

Just wanna point out a bunch of the stuff in LWayne's "reissue" list is being issued for the first time - maybe the majority. Don't have time to do the time counts. So, what is a "reissue"?

A quick check of my collection reveals over 70 Beethoven symphonies, including J. A. W.'s very fine recommendations. A very fine set, available inexpensively and easy to overlook is Cluytens/Berlin on EMI. These late '50s recordings have delighted whenever I play them. I was introduced to them via a Seraphim box in the very early '70s.

I take it you're referring to the Budapest CDs? Yes.

Sadly, both volumes are out of print.