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  1. Here's the 1201 Music page again, which includes a link to track samples. Here is the post to which Cliff referred, which includes other Hawes recommendations . Although in a different musical vein, the other lesser known Hamton Hawes trio disc I strongly recommend is "Bird Song". And if you haven't sampled Hawes' '50's and '60's Contemporary recordings, do yourself a favor and do so.
  2. But to stay on his good side, you also should tell him that you like his CTI work even better.
  3. Did I ever tell you that Sarah went to Amanda's school (before going on to Curtis, of course)? I don't know if you've seen her play before, but she's a lot of fun to watch--very "physical".
  4. Hey, you should hear Donna Lee on this bad boy! You gotta have some pretty long arms to work the slide on that MoFo.
  5. 'cept these 2 should be in the "Contemporary boxes you'd like to see" thread.
  6. Yes, still a good deal. Total compliance from me. Captain Pedantic in da house... Hey, when the only thing you can do well is spell--and maybe spit through some elongated brass tubing on occasion--you gotta show off whenever you can.
  7. See here. Oh sweet! Thanks for info. Ron. Yes, I'm already a member of yourmusic.com It never occured to me to look on there website. Thanks for the input fellas and keep adding your thoughts if you're inclined. Lots of great classical discs at yourmusic.com from labels like DG, Philips, Hyperion, etc.
  8. I told you months ago how you can easily put together virtually the entire contents of that box with currently in-print CDs. Refresh your memory here, and quit your complainin' already!
  9. I think you mean Contemporary. I have virtually all of his available recordings on Contemporary, and they are uniformly top-notch (and have that wonderful Contemporary sound). And don't limit yourself to just the trio stuff, with his wonderful quartet recordings, e.g., 3 "All Night Session!" volumes--with Jim Hall on guitar, "Four!" with Barney Kessel on guitar and Shelly Manne on drums, and "For Real!" with Harold Land on tenor and Scott LaFaro on bass. A non-Contemporary Hawes trio date I really like is "Blues For Bud", which was recorded in Europe in the late 60's and is available on the 1201 Music label (it was originally on Black Lion) here. And one last trio CD not to be overlooked is "Bird Song" on OJC--a couple of terrific sessions from the late 50's not released until 1999. See here.
  10. Available at yourmusic.com (I think you're a yourmusic guy, Tom, IIRC). His recording of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata is also available at yourmusic.com, and it is very well reviewed in the Penguin Guide (awarded a highly coveted rosette, I believe).
  11. Duke Pearson Select--disc 1
  12. Disc 2. MAN, this is a great set. Now disc 3--really diggin' the live at The Lighthouse session.
  13. Guatemalans like TOCJs? Who knew? Kinda like Germans loving David Hasselhoff... Who knew Gary Coleman is German?
  14. Go to the web site, and click on the "eCertificate" link under your nearest machine.
  15. Holy Shit! I got a big jar full of change about six feet from me, and an eCertificate Coinstar machine about six tenths of a mile from me! I say we all sign up for weekly sessions with jazzshrink for more of this kind of "therapy".
  16. Disc 2. MAN, this is a great set.
  17. Curtis Amy Select--disc 1
  18. You know those classical musicians--live life in the fast lane and burn out young.
  19. I use that site as a reference to find out what's currently in-print--very comprehensive and VERY well organized (though generally not the best prices). I noticed that new service recently, here.
  20. Yep--tried both copies several times on three different players. Once or twice they didn't skip, but most of the time they both skipped at the exact same spot on all 3 players. That's weird. Have you tried extracting and burning a new copy??? No, but one of the copies is much worse than the other one--it sticks at that point for a few seconds, whereas the second copy just "clicks" at that point every few plays (Amazon told me to keep the first copy rather than have to reimburse me for the cost of return shipping). So I think I'll just send the worse copy to DG for replacement, and hold on to the other one as "insurance". Unless, of course, you just wanna give me your copy.
  21. Yep--tried both copies several times on three different players. Once or twice they didn't skip, but most of the time they both skipped at the exact same spot on all 3 players.
  22. Track 8 on disc 6 of my set, which I bought several years ago, doesn't skip. The total timing of my disc 6 is 71:59. Same timing on mine, but there's a definite problem at the same location on both copies of the disc I received--the second copy actually gets stuck at that location for a few seconds before moving on. As I said before, it must be a problem with this particular pressing. And fortunately, DG has a department to deal with just this kind of thing.
  23. KEMPFF SET DEFECT ALERT Leaving aside for the moment the relative merits of these sets and musicians, I wanted to bring a potential manufacturing defect to the attention of those who ordered the Kempff '50's set from Amazon.co.uk. When I first received my set, I sampled a disc or two and discovered that at 0:50 of track 8 on disc 6, there was a defect causing the disc to skip. I contacted Amazon.co.uk, and they sent me a second set. Well, the second set arrived today and, lo and behold, the new disc 6 skips even worse at the exact same location. Obviously, there is a manufacturing defect in this particular run of discs. In lieu of going back to Amazon UK again, I visited the DG web site where, fortunately, they have the following FAQ:
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