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Both of those are now available at BMG, so they should be showing up at YourMusic soon. I just ordered them from BMG yesterday, along with several other new arrivals: Johnny Griffin - The Congregation Lee Morgan - The Cooker Ike Quebec - It Might As Well Be Spring And all 5 are now available at yourmusic.com.

Andy's is a fun room, always has great music, delicious and nutritious food, lots of interesting people, and it's only a few blocks away from the Jazz Showcase, where the Eric Reed trio will be hittin' ... Yeah, but it ain't in Philly. I think that's the point. Actually, Randy keeps telling me that he misses Philly, poor baby. -_- Or, maybe he really just misses my wife's cooking.

Andy's is a fun room, always has great music, delicious and nutritious food, lots of interesting people, and it's only a few blocks away from the Jazz Showcase, where the Eric Reed trio will be hittin' ... Yeah, but it ain't in Philly.

Actually, that bit about VAT is not quite correct; VAT is not deducted for EU residents, only for those outside the EU. I figured that out after I submitted that post.

I ordered two copies over the weekend and they arrived here this morning. That's faster then ordering domestically. My copy arrived today, also.

Speaking of the CJB Mosaic, anyone who enjoys this set should also consider getting these 2 CDs (in one issue or another), which capture the same band in European concerts: at the Olympia in Paris (2 discs) in Zurich Both excellent, and nice complements to the Mosaic set.

Yes, you do.

Gorgeous!

That's the impression I've been getting from the on-line samples, but your opinion of the actual discs is the "final nail" for me. It looks like those Naxos discs may be a nice sonic compromise.

Actually that was Ron's recommendation. I ended up buying two copies of the Kempff 50's set. Ron - they should give you a comission. Actually, it looks like they sorta did. I just noticed that the price has gone up slightly since I ordered a set a couple of days ago, from 17 to 18.70 pounds (from $32.46 to $35.71). I wonder if that increase was automatically triggered by a sudden surge in orders generated on this Board? It's still a fantastic price, however.

Ah, I knew it was too good to be true. See, this is what happens when you have 70 degree days in November in Philly. I'm stupid by nature but I'm super stupid when it gets warm outside Still $38 is insane. You might as well buy 2 for that price. Hey Kirby--sorry I couldn't answer your question earlier, but I just got in. BTW, I've been investigating the various releases of Schnabel, including listening to online samples. It looks like the general consensus is that the EMI box has too much NR, whereas the Pearl releases have virtually no NR, but a lot of high end surface noise, which could be a bit fatiguing after a while. Naxos has released all of Schnabel's Beethoven sonata recordings on 9 separate discs, and apparently went to great lengths to locate multiple copies of the original 78s to ensure it had the best sources. Additionally, Naxos used much less NR than EMI, providing sort of a compromise between the approaches of EMI and Pearl. The best price I've found for the Naxos discs is $6.64 each at JPC.de. Incidentally, like its price for the Kempff set, Amazon.co.uk also has an insanely low price for the EMI box: 15.31 pounds (that's POUNDS, Kirby, not Euros ), which is equal to about $29! Personally, I haven't quite decided which way to go on this.

Thanks! Just listened to the Waldstein (a personal favorite).

Thanks, ordered one... not that I expect to find time to listen before... 2010? but this will be a welcome opportunity to get a foot into another vastly unknown territory, and the price is more than right, too! As Chuck said in an earlier post (in 2004, actually!), "[t]his is a life long enchantment," so you'll have plenty of time to enjoy it.

For anyone looking to pick up one of the truly classic complete sets of Beethoven's piano sonatas, Amazon.UK has the 1950's Kempff set on Deutsche Grammophon for the ridiculously low price of 17 pounds (about $32.50) exluding VAT, which those outside the UK don't pay (the 2.97 pounds VAT is automatically deducted during checkout). This set is universally praised for both musicianship and sound quality, and received the hightest ratings of a rosette in the Penguin Guide and 3 discs in the Gramophone Guide. It also seems to be generally preferred to Kempff's stereo 1960's set. With shipping to the US costing about 3 pounds, the total shipped cost is about $38.00, less than half of what the set generally goes for in the US. Needless to say, I ordered a set. If you're interested, go here.

With all the praise on this Board for remastering by RVG, Addey, 20-bit K2, etc., I really think that Tarantino and his Fantasy colleagues are--and have been since the '80s--the unsung heroes of remastering.

10,000 copies--and it isn't even a Universal set!

Discs 2 & 3 now. Really diggin' this set.

Pacific Jazz Piano Trios Select--Disc 1 My first time through. These Freeman sessions sound terrific.

My experience has been similar.

82 this past Thursday.

....great review....

Hey Dan, on Friday nights here during the summer, they show the movie as a sing-along with props--a la "Rocky Horror Picture Show"--in Independence National Park (just a couple of blocks from Independence Hall). Read about it here (but ignore the photo to the right which has nothing to do with the movie). We went 2 summers ago, and it was quite a hoot. Lots of tourists/"1776" groupies singing along with "Sit down, John!" You should come up one summer and participate--just bring your tri-corner hat.

And that would be . . . . ?

Thanks. I just pulled the trigger! Great set. You'll be happy to have it. Yes indeedy.

Mulligan CJB has now moved from "Running Low" to "Last Chance". Get it while you can!