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tell me you're joking. please... -e-

i have the first one. it's *excellent*... the second one i'll check out. -e-

it's on the one... -e- ps: check out oliver wang's compilation here.

mine showed up yesterday, no problem. tasty little set, that's for sure. i was thrown by the mastering on 'soul finger' and a couple other tracks... i'm with whoever said they're digging the drumming. -e-

my own two cents, in prototypical beating-a-dead-horse timing; correct me if i'm wrong, which to some i surely will be, but isn't wynton more along the lines of jazz for the masses [tm] who don't necessarily have a musical palette as well developed as most listeners who may be regular posters on a jazz newsgroup? as a self-described 'serious' listener (whatever that may be), i've never really taken the bait to take him seriously. i've seen him three or four times and at each gig one can easily tell the audience was comprised of at least 80-90% of folks who surely have, like, maybe a half dozen records in their "jazz collection". as if 'marsalis' was suburban for 'jazz for dummies'. nothing wrong with that, in my opinion (after all, i'd rather passive tastes for jazz or instrumental music be met by marsalis than contemporary jazz), so long as one doesn't confuse abridged cliff notes with an actual full length masterwork. for his own part, wynton himself has been shrewd in steering those with a curiosity towards artists and recordings that have stood the test of time. his playing and recordings, however, are another matter entirely. i find something inherently sterile about nearly each one of them; the rhythm section. they say they 'swing', but they damn sure swing with the proverbial stick... another problematic thing for me is, of course, the liner notes strewn across not just a title here or there, but his entire catalog. any self-respecting jazz fan worth his salt has a long and illustrious love for the art of the liner note. in my mind, this is one area where things have really gone wrong. reading stanley crouch's liner notes are akin to, well, let's just say something unpleasant. so in the end, i can't simply say that i despise wynton or his camp (after all, i was charmed by some of 'the magic hour'). i do admire the scholastic bend he's taking towards the genre, although many (including an earlier post here, i believe) have criticized him for insitutionalizing jazz. hard not to disagree, but raising an awareness of the genre is not completely bad. maybe in summary, the way i feel is that if the man brings awareness, however flawed it is, towards jazz that i appreciate that on its own terms. is he for me? not. do i dig his records? primarily, nyet. is he to be publicly flogged and humiliated? maybe. just kidding. not in my opinion. i've yet, in my lifetime, to come across a person so ire-invoking, in his own special way, to hardened jazz listener as wynton marsalis. i see him as a fantastic mirror of sorts. each person reacts to him and his work in varying degrees. carry on, -e-

$65.00 without an obi is a bit steep... -e-

that makes two of us! let me know if you unearth it. i've looked for this one for years in used shops from one end of japan to the other. -e-

that means mine should be here on monday... , -e- ps: in the new (dec/jan) wax poetics there's a page on the set. they're giving away a copy of what i think is a forthcoming box set of 'what it is' singles. anyone else see this?

what? i got one over on the soundtrack guy? you gotta be kidding me. anyhow, seek it out because it is excellent. regards, -e-

ever since picking up the soundtrack/score for 'the great pumpkin' years ago, i've wondered the very same thing! someone somewhere @ fantasy knows... -e-

jim, a mutual friend asked me to wish you a very happy birthday... proust! -e-

NEW YORK - Ahmet Ertegun, who helped define American music as the founder of Atlantic Records, a label that popularized the gritty R&B of Ray Charles, the classic soul of Aretha Franklin and the British rock of the Rolling Stones, has died, his spokesman said. He was 83. Ertegun remained connected to the music scene until his last days — it was at an Oct. 29 concert by the Rolling Stones at the Beacon Theatre in New York where Ertegun fell, suffered a head injury and was hospitalized. He later slipped into a coma. “He was in a coma and expired today with his family at his bedside,” said Dr. Howard A. Riina, Ertegun’s neurosurgeon at New York Presbyterian Hospital-Weill Cornell Medical Center. Ertegun will be buried in a private ceremony in his native Turkey, said Bob Kaus, a spokesman for Ertegun and Atlantic Records. A memorial service will be conducted in New York after the New Year’s. Ertegun, a Turkish ambassador’s son, started collecting records for fun, but would later became one of the music industry’s most powerful figures with Atlantic, which he founded in 1947. The label first made its name with rhythm and blues by Charles and Big Joe Turner, but later diversified, making Franklin the Queen of Soul as well as carrying the banner of British rock (with the Rolling Stones, Cream, Led Zeppelin) and American pop (with Sonny & Cher, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, and others). Today, the company, part of Warner Music Group, is the home to artists including Kid Rock, James Blunt, T.I., and Missy Elliott.

if he doesn't, it's all online @ the label's site... here -e-

i already own this material smattered across a dozen or so discs, but i snagged this set for an affordable $40.- ($6.67 per disc) if for no other reason than to have the material in one place and of a (hopefully) consistent remaster quality. i'll presume the accordian style method of holding the discs is similar to that of the complete lester young studio sessions set. odd how the bird master studio takes is a three disc set and retails for $50.- while the holiday set consists of six discs at a retail of $70.- . that equals $16.67 per disc for bird and $11.67 per disc for billie. surely i'm not the only one around these parts who uses 'box set math'... -e-

i think it's (the golson date, above) under a lot of listeners radar... -e-

guy - another group i think you might like is the uk-based lemon jelly... check them out, -e-

i noticed you mentioned autechre over in jim's house radio show thread. with them as a frame of reference, my recommendations are much warmer and organic than they are. without exception, each use real live acoustic instruments in their work... fyi, -e- ps: if you're looking for something like autechre, check out monolake if you've not heard him...

my recommendations are exactly what you're looking for, guy... -e-

i wonder how many people here are hip to benny golson's "stockholm sojourn"... it's a great date that has a big band utilized more as an orchestra in that hip golson way. recommended, -e-

check sound samples of recordings by some of the following: - dj krush - de phazz - erik truffaz - nicola conte - mo horizons - boozoo bajou - thievery corporation - break 'n' bossa compilation series regards, doyle

me too... (thanks for the heads up on the promo) , -e-

and i hope this (the complete first season of 'saturday night live') is under my tree christmas morning. , -e-

13 pages and no mention of 'the avengers'? this was my first series on dvd...

ANY clarke boland date you can get your hands on is worthy. very worthy. highly recommended sides currently available in one country or another include: 'all blues' 'all smiles' 'more smiles' 'fellini 712' 'now hear our meanin' 'calypso blues' 'sax no end' and of course the blue note 'the golden 8'. my opinion is that if you have even a passing interest in big band and don't have any of these titles you're really missing out on some tasty stuff. clarke boland was a very unique ensemble that had all the pieces of a big band but used them in a real breathable interchangable way. regards, -e-

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