Looking at what was coming out on CD in the late 80s, I made the incorrect decision that it wasn't a medium for the serious jazz collector and went out and bought a new outfit that didn't include a CD player! In 1991 I had to replace it with one that included a CD player, having bought two CDs by contemporary big bands: Mel Lewis's Soft Lights and Hot Music and Bill Holman Band on JVC. Do I get the impression from this thread that (as is so often the case) the U.S. was into the new technology earlier than we were?