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good clarification, ron. i didn't mean to come off as i were denegrating clubs. i'm sure many a fledgling jazz listener has taken their collection to the next level (from introductory to cursory) with the help of bmg, columbia, at al. for myself, i'm considering joining yourmusic to fill in some box set gaps, even though i own 90% of the material represented in said boxes. yourmusic's boxes are priced right. regards, -e-

ah-so. thanks, ag. -e-

is yourmusic associated with a label as columbia and bmg? -e-

question: do yourmusic.com purchased titles have any stamps or branding that identify them as a music club issues? -e-

i think 'alegria' is really informed by the third stream, which imho is pretty cool. wayne's doing some different things here. very pastoral. i know a couple shorter fans who don't care for the date probably because it's so different than anything from the blue note period... -e-

from what i understand, they use their own copy of the master in many cases... -e-

i'm looking for the list that contains the first 20 of this atlantic 60th anniversary 24-but mini-lp reissue series and i didn't see them anywhere, so it's available here... -e-

swing journal does state that they're newly remastered to 24/96 standards, but it doesn't state by whom... -e-

joseph paich david paich marty paich

'attaboy, fes! , -e-

initially they were out of range/service and then it had no power AND please note the messages were sent TO the family, not FROM. -e-

hans, you may try to fool some of the people some of the time, but we know you sit home after hours and groove to dorthy ashby! , -e-

wow - a bobby timmons mash-up. cool... -e-

ps: bonus points for identifying the tie that binds these three names...

to the contrary, imho. you could push the envelope a little more and choose some shirley scott and cal tjader... otherwise, no losers in your picks. i like 'soul society' and 'seranade to a bus seat' quite a lot, but all of them are nice (although i don't know the timmons; bet it's tasty). -e-

alexander hamilton david houston anna escobedo cabral

reinier, i've stayed with he and his wife yoko in their home twice and help him translate his emails and website... -e-

that's right - the tanno's are saving for a second bmw! -e-

ben davis larry mullen larry 'bud' melman

he's still alive? if ever there was a performance on a recording that was phoned in, this is it. this nomination is a pleasant suprise. having not heard sonny's date, it gets my vote... -e-

yep, the sony 32" xbr (2K msrp) is available for $1299.00 + $28.00 shipping via an amazon vendor. i'm in full on pavlovian salivate mode after auditioning several sets over the past couple months and falling in love with this model. to my eye, which is hardly obsessive, the image blurring is virtually non-existent while the imaging seems warmer, richer (which is so completely subjective). my burgeoning film collection is dying to be seen on it. -e-

good points, but in a paltry 32" the difference is less than $200.00 from other sony series.. in any event, there's no way i'm going to consummate a deal until well after the christmas season. something (history perhaps?) tells me that msrp's will soften no later than second quarter '07. -e-

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any opionions on the sony bravia xbr KDL-V32XBR2? -e-

it's not. these were mastered by japan victor engineers and i think they'd be of interest for you. my opinion is that, in most (but not all) cases they're much cleaner than their american countrparts. however, keep in mind that this is as inexpensive as japanese pressings get. this means it's affordable to be curious. -e-