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completely agreed, DrJ. and the RVG treatment is, to my ears, pretty decent as both sessions are in stereo. the prisoner is simply choice... i think the cover is superbly representational for it's period, -e-

as a newbie myself, i'm just picking up on this highly entertaining thread. wolff, i still don't see your age anywhere... !!!, -e-

when i arrived home today there was a note on my box that i had a package. funny, i thought, i'm not expecting a parcel... so imagine my shock to find a *stone* mint copy of this LP inside. WHAT a christmas gift! merry christmas indeed! -e-

i would love to have barry harris plays barry harris... -e-

hyper-magnum sound and increased sensitivity doesn't necessarily equate to louder sounding recordings... how did we get from there to here? -e-

yes jim, i positively have. i've collected venus on disc from almost the beginning and noticed the increased sensitivity compared to what i thought was pretty dull digital masters i was listening to at the time... can you tell us more about what you know of said hyper-magnum sound? regards, -e-

a second box... where have i been? mercy! thanks, -e-

FWIW, i wouldn't bother with the nicola conte. i found it to be very unfocused and unsatisfying. a huge comedown, for me, after jet sounds revisited... -e-

chuck, was your omission intentional or.... ?, -e-

you guys have quincy's very choice birth of a band date (featuring...)? mercy! -3-

your second chance comes around beginning december 15... -e-

very, very large. i'm just back from europe (france/germany/austria/spain) and these titles are available everywhere at prices ranging from 4 - 7 euros. owning the box, i was curious if broken wing and other regarded titles from the first 75 were still available. seems as if they were... -e-

on the serious tip, i think if you enjoyed the map of the world soundtrack (the film quickly vanished), that you may find something in the way up. remember, that was a 6 minute clip from a 60+ minute composition... -e-

may we simply injur you? -e-

oh man do you have that right... i used to live in tokyo and often spent a full day mining the used shops looking for said elusive title. many times i thought i'd found it. nyet. it only served to up the ante significantly. :rsmile: -e-

no kidding, that 'golden eight' record is *very* tasty. i'm not necessarily known to enjoy ever big band record i hear, but that one is a swinging exception. i love it! the other 3 available on MPS ('all smiles', 'more smiles', and 'fellini 712') at the moment are pretty decent, too! regards, -e-

i picked up 2 tasty titles to augment the box set recently: blossom dearie - the pianist / les blue stars (#94) max roach - parsian sketches (96) both are readily available and are highly recommended! -e-

JimR, these 3 are kick-ass records! all 3... the charlap has, IMHO, been very underrated. look for a new new york trio record on venus next month! cheers + a very merry christmas, -e-

as does AT, baby! :rsmile: , -e-

i think i spent upwards of $800.00 one month this year. that's an jazzaholics anonymous moment for me... -e-

hey, i was thinking... what about this date: ???, -e-

sweeping, lush, cinematic-like unabashed beauty. as the sample began, the kalimba sounding percsussion which opens the sample is used. a similar sound is contained in one of my very favorite metheny compositions in this vein: cathedral in a suitcase, which i never tire of. additionally, the way up is a one-piece suite, which is something that mentheny was approaching with secret story. when i saw the group twice on that tour they preformed the recording in its entirety. bluerin mentioned speaking of now, which has its moments, but definitely isn't a great PMG record in my book. additionally, the mastering sounds very off to me. my friends at WB (now defunct), the issuing label, mentioned something going awry with its production. ? from the appearance of his site and the packaging, i think nonesuch will do an unparalleled job with metheny. one thing's for sure, i'm certainly looking forward to their reissuing the geffen catalog. *those* are the masterpieces in need, just as WB did with lyle mays titles... but is that clip great or what? -e-

thank you booker! the presence of patton puts it over the top for me. although i loathe collectables reissues, this one i'll spring for. regards, -e-

very impressive... the clip, a rather long one, has elements of secret story that i found so rewarding as well as the spaciousness of offramp and first circle. wow, -e-