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See (1) this post and (2) this post and (3) this post on this very subject.
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I'm sure the depth of that comment is as a result of your new avatar Seriously, I think why UMG caved in is from an email I sent them yesterday asking why Weizen was getting his and why I was not and if I was not getting it, where's my damn refund and that I had reported them to ebay. My guess is that they finally decided $99 was better than nothing. That, and they suddenly realized you're from Joizy:
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Clearly, the only reason that UMG ultimately gave you an affirmative response while Ebay gave you a tepid one, is that UMG knows you as "Bradford" and Ebay knows you as "Brad".
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I think I just had a couple of heart attacks and a stroke laughing at those pages.
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He didn't make that claim on Saturday. (Maybe he's said it elsewhere.) He did recommend his fellow Philly guys to Art, but I assume that Art's the one that hired them. In fact, it sounded like he recommended Morgan, Timmons, and Merritt in response to Blakey's soliciting his input. Also, in his liner notes to the RVG edition of "Moanin'", Bob Blumenthal states the following: FWIW.
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This being a (purportedly) music-based Bulletin Board, we should pay homage here to the popular song inspired by the first famous Google (and note how each 4-line chorus implies a somewhat kinky lifestyle):
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Are you sure about that? Check here. (The Amazon/Caiman link I posted previously is for their U.S. Amazon page. The above link is for their U.K. Amazon page. ) the amazon US price is much better, 50 dollars vs. 50 pounds! Check the other private sellers on amazon.com, for a few dollars more, they may be shipping overseas. The 60 dollar price of amazon.com itself isn't bad either. Thanks guys - yes I noticed you can link to caiman on amazon.co.uk but as couw says the price is not right! I may go the other route... I'm waiting for the Jazztet to leak out this way (damn I'm tight fisted...). David, I'm tight fisted too - let me know where you go for these. John willco Knowing me I'll get nowhere fast! Also, CD Universe (which ships internationally) has it here for $62.09, and is saying that it usually ships in 1-2 days.
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Ironically, Alan, you FORGOT "I Remember Clifford." Actually, it was my wife who counted 14 songs. I'll try to rack my brain a bit and see if I can remember 3 more, or just conclude that it only SEEMED like 14 songs to my wife (she's not as much of a jazz fan as I am).
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Are you sure about that? Check here. (The Amazon/Caiman link I posted previously is for their U.S. Amazon page. The above link is for their U.K. Amazon page. )
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my last mosaic purchase for the year? Ha!
Ron S replied to tranemonk's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
Sounds a little like your day job. -
Wait--is this a thread about arranging for THE MONKEES???
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As I was saying:
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Yeah, but I heard they took back his copy too. And, you know Brad, he was a lawyer, too.
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This is getting to be a bit Kafkaesque.
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I just sent you an imaginary PayPal payment.
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Couldn't agree more. In addition to the Coltrane stories, he told stories about Steven Speilberg/Tom Hanks/"The Terminal", first hearing about Clifford Brown's death, writing and introducing Dizzy to "I Remember Clifford," working with Art Blakey and encouraging Bobby Timmons to write "Moanin'" (and of course, Benny wrote 4 of the other 5 songs on that legendary album), and a lot more. And, as I mentioned before, he still managed to get in 14 songs, and be friendly, relaxed, and charming throughout and after. He's quite an inspiration.
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If he does, then I was sitting next to an impostor.
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You--or they--have GOT to be kidding. (although I know you--and they--are not) If this were some mom-and-pop operation, I could SORT OF understand a move like that, although I would still think it was somewhat inappropriate (and crappy customer relations). But for a major corporation to pull a stunt like that--it's F***IN' OUTRAGEOUS. You should definitely take this to Ebay and DEMAND action (easy for ME to say ).
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And what, pray tell, do they plan to do with any USED sets that are returned? (not that any necessarily will be)
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You--or they--have GOT to be kidding. (although I know you--and they--are not)
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Saw this show this weekend--TERRIFIC. I got to meet and sit next to Mr. Jazzmatazz himself, Alan Lankin. I learned about this concert from Alan's site, for which I owe him a major thanks. Benny played with a local rhythm section that was phenomenal. After about 30 minutes of answering questions from Philly jazz DJ Bob Perkins and the audience, Benny and the band played--if I counted correctly--FOURTEEN SONGS (Alan can correct me if I'm wrong), including "Killer Joe," "Cherry," "I Remember Clifford," "Whisper Not," "Take the A Train," and "Along Came Betty." All told, the show lasted over 3 hours. There seemed to be quite a few Philly friends and relatives in the audience, and we may have gotten an extra special show as a result. As others have reported, at 76, Benny looks terrific and plays phenomenally. He told a lot of stories, including about his days growing up in North Philly with John Coltrane (who was 2 years older than Benny) and jamming with Trane at Benny's house. With all that talking and blowing for over 3 hours, Benny was never winded and appeared as fresh at the end as he was at the beginning. He waited around after the show to talk to anyone who wanted to meet him (he signed my Jazztet Mosaic booklet and my Terminal 1 CD B-) ). If you get a chance to see this living legend, don't miss it.
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Allen, Have you sold all your books yet? 'Cause I've been ithcin' to hijack this thread and ask if for $900 I can buy that Nat King Cole Mosaic you have stashed under your bed, not enjoy it as much as I'd anticipated, and get you to rebate me $750?
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How many times do you typically read a post? And do you think perhaps it might be time to try expanding your reading list to, say, newspapers, magazines, books . . . .? (sorry, couldn't resist)
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my last mosaic purchase for the year? Ha!
Ron S replied to tranemonk's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
Have you checked your vital signs lately? Actually, I think it's a great set--and I didn't even get it wholesale from Caiman. -
In the same vein, I've been thinking about ordering the Joe Pass set. Any comments on that?