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up for comments and experiences... while spending some Christmas gift cards and cash, I still saw a lot of $17.99 and $18.99 CDs out there (criminal in my opinion) - of course there were some good deals too.

Put a mark for me in the Goo Gone column....then use Goo Gone to erase the mark....

Bob Brookmeyer & Bud Shank/Bob Cooper Expected release: late January

I'm intrigued. Sounds like something I'll have to check out. Looks like there was a best of the PJ years released in 2001. I may start there.

and "four lefts is a circle" -Nicholas Cage in Trapped In Paradise

15% Off - Good Through Dec. 11

Here's one I stumbled across over at CDBaby.com Rick Gallagher: A Sleigh, a Song, and a Baby Boy A Must have collection of freshly rearranged Christmas classics performed by a swinging, yet sensitive trio with percussion. Rick Gallagher is a jazz pianist, composer, arranger and teacher. A native of Pittsburgh, he began his musical studies at age ten, and started his piano training at age sixteen. He received a bachelor's degree in music from Duquesne University, and studied with David Budway for eight years. Gallagher is noteworthy for his classic jazz style, creative arrangements, and his memorable originals. His influences include Herbie Hancock, Horace Silver, Red Garland, Vince Guaraldi, Bill Evans, Benny Green, Ray Brown, Miles Davis, George Shearing, and David Budway.

Ok...the Curtis Amy set is awesome. For me it starts of good and just keeps getting better. The organ material is good...I hope my warning % doesn't go up for not praising the organ ... but discs 2 and 3 are simply fantabulous. So good, I had to make up the word fantabulous. My only problem now is deciding whether to spin the Amy again before moving on to the Pearson. A what a delicious dilemma!

Curtis and Duke have arrived! I've been listening to the Curtis Amy this afternoon. I'm in the middle of disc 2 right now. Disc 1 with Paul Bryant on organ was pretty greazy. I'm digging disc 2 more though with Bobby Hutcherson (and I'm not a vibe man). For all those waiting and wondering. All discs appear to be defect free (physically), no problems with the books or boxes either.

I'm in the same boat as wesbed. I've only been growing my jazz collection for a few years. There's still a ton of things I need to buy (thanks to everyone for all of the recommendations). But I do have most of the RVGs. I'd be willing (and in this case able) to participate. I think the reviewing timeframe as discussed is about right. Good idea ss1.

I know. I know. I am way late in jumping on this bandwagon but I just bought The Gigolo and was blown away by the first and title tracks. Despite all the chatter about this one I had put off buying it because I was waiting for the remastered version. With as much as I've enjoyed this album it started me wondering what other Blue Note CDs out there I should buy now, rather than waiting on an RVG version that may never come. Excluding the upcoming RVGs on the list over at Jazzmatazz, I'd love to hear some recommendations. I'll start with a few that I already have: Wayne Shorter The Soothsayer Night Dreamer Horace Silver Silver's Serenade Horace-scope Tokyo Blues Sonny Clark Leapin' and Lopin'

I saw Clark Terry's Serenade to a Bus Seat on the shelf and decided to give it a try having heard him as a side man (Monk's Brilliant Corners) a few times and on Friendship w/ Max Roach. Terry is on trumpet Johnny Griffin - tenor sax Wynton Kelly - piano Paul Chambers - bass Philly Joe Jones - drums A great line up to say the least. This was Griffin's and Kelly's first appearance on Riverside. AMG gives it four stars and I would agree. Here's what else they had to say: This CD reissue matches together trumpeter Clark Terry (before he switched to flugelhorn) with tenor saxophonist Johnny Griffin, pianist Wynton Kelly, bassist Paul Chambers and drummer Philly Joe Jones. Most notable about the music is that Terry wrote five of the eight selections (including the colorful title cut which pays tribute to life on the road with Duke Ellington); the other numbers are "Donna Lee," a pretty version of "Stardust" and a slightly Latinized "That Old Black Magic." Terry and Griffin were a potent team, making one regret that they did not record together much through the years. This set contains excellent straightahead jazz performed with plenty of spirit. — Scott Yanow

Does anyone have any news on these sets. Is everything still set for a release on 11/25?

And that's no moon....it's a space station!

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I bought Coltrane's Lush Life SACD on Prestige and was not disappointed. Although I was not blown away either. I have the regular version and do notice a difference. Similar to, if not slightly better than, the increase in fidelity in the K2 20-bit versions. I was really hoping to have Donald Byrd standing in my living room during his solo on the title track, but alas he was still trapped inside my speakers...but the sides were bulging B) The sound is really crisp and clear, but not quite as life-like as other SACDs I own. If you can catch it on sale somewhere don't hesitate, but at full price I might be inclined to pick up two regular OJCs.

A friend of mine and I used to hear odd phrases and say, "That would be a great name for a band." My two all-time favorites are: Sparky Had Skin and Timid Postmaster

On a recent family trip I was listening to Miles Davis Vols. 1 & 2 on my MiniDisc player. Just for fun I put the headphones on my 2 year old niece. She got up started dancing and walking around the room with me trailing behind her with the player in hand. Every time I tried to take the headphones off she looked up at me and said, "Music!" This went on for about twenty minutes. Long enough for here to hear: Dear Old Stockholm Chance It Donna Woody 'N' You Yesterdays How Deep Is The Ocean? I think 'Donna' was her favorite.

Here's one: 10% off total purchase 11/14/04 - 11/20/03 Not much, but it's better than a kick in the pants.

I ordered both of the upcoming Mosaic Selects based on the strength of my past experience with the wonderful music Mosaic puts out and my desire to try out new artists. I was totally unfamiliar with Curtis Amy and had only heard a few things from Duke Pearson. The same was true for most of my other Mosaic Select purchases with which I have been very happy. I'm listening to the clips on the Mosaic site right now for both of the upcoming selects and can't wait for them to arrive. I have all of the Selects so far and based on what's come out I would consider signing up for a Mosaic Select subscription if they were ever to offer such a thing.

Not sure if this was posted elsewhere, but the upcoming Curtis Amy and Duke Pearson selects are now set for an END of November release instead of mid November according to an email I received from Mosaic. updated: I just looked at the Jazzmatazz site and the Selects were on the November 25th list. We'll have to wait a bit longer.... The GOOD news is there are now soundclips on the site for both selects and the Eldridge.

I've never seen that Jimmy Smith either locally. I did however buy 'Jazz Immortal ' brick & mortar. I'm also having a bit of trouble catching 'My Point of View' and 'The Prisoner' - easy to find online, but not in my local stores.

Thanks for the question and the comments. The Elvin set is on my short list. I love, "For All The Other Times" which is one of the sample clips available on the site. That track kills! For me, the set that may edge out the Elvin is the JJ Johnson, especially if it hits the Running Low list. I haven't heard any such rumors, but based on it's catalog number, it seems logical for this one to head that direction. I would also expect a run on the JJ when it does hit the endangered species list.

I watched the whole thing last night in 5.1 The surround mix is nice and sounds natural, no instrument placement gimmicks. I really enjoyed most of the performances - it was interesting to SEE the music. I think my favorite tracks are Moanin' and Summertime. I was cracking up at Charles Lloyd - the way he was flopping around. I liked the intros between tracks, I thought they were really well done. Does anyone know the name of the guy who did the voiceovers? Sounds like the voice of the old Blue Note Radio. I couldn't find his name anywhere in the credits. The extras were ok. I've got the cover art books and Wolff's photography book so there was really nothing new there. It's still great to see that they took the time to add extras. The only drawback for me is that they decided to end the DVD with Cecil Taylor banging random piano keys for twelve and half minutes. For me the concert will always end with Turrentine, Smith, Burrell, and Tate playing "Scratch My Back." Based on this effort, I'd like to see more DVDs from Blue Note.