J.A.W.

I put a disc in my cart out of curiousity, and the economy shipping to the U.S. seems to be €3.82. Two discs = €6.05. It goes up on a sliding scale. That's rather steep! But then I guess it's just a reflection of Swiss post's prices! Anyway, if anyone has wanted "Rara Avis" for years, this won't keep him! Even less the fact that the disc is listed for only 6 euro! Steep?? You're kidding! The lowest rate for a package (up to 250 grams) from the Netherlands to the U.S. is €5.34 or about $7.20, and it's not even traceable!

I asked Mosaic a while ago and they told me it was "indefinitely delayed"...

Yep. It's always a good idea to take a peek at the "Future projects" page: Art Farmer – The Time and The Place (MCD-1010) Art Farmer has been associated with a lot of stellar quintets since the inception of hard bop. Many equal, but none top, the band he led in 1967 with tenor saxophonist Jimmy Heath, pianist Cedar Walton, bassist Walter Booker and drummer Mickey Roker. Jimmy Heath was a frequent collaborator with Farmer in the ‘60s and he was more than a partner in the front line; he was an invaluable composer and arranger for many of the trumpeter’s projects. And in an era of great rhythm sections, the combination of Walton, Booker and Roker was one of the best. On February 8, 1967, this quintet gave a concert at New York’s Museum Of Modern Art with Columbia Records rolling tape. The resultant album The Time And The Place featured seven selections from the concert including two Heath originals and J.J. Johnson’s “Short Cake.” The three tunes that complete the concert (Duke Pearson’s “Is That So,” Albert Dailey’s “Dailey Bread” and Kenny Dorham’s “Blue Bossa”) did not see the light of day until fifteen years later. Now the complete concert is available on this CD.

I've pre-ordered the Cox from CDUniverse for $14.04 (about €10.40).

Which Lacy got "less music"? Are you thinking of NY Capers & Quirks? Those two LPs do indeed have more music to offer. So far, no prior compact disc reissue to my knowledge has been trimmed down for re-reissue on hatOLOGY. That and Cliches (nee Prospectus) were shorn of several tracks on their CD editions, the latter due to tape storage issues. The oddity is that in this day and age of CDs being reissued with bonus tracks, here's a case of the opposite. A minor grumble, however, as Werner has documented some important musical milestones over the years. Wasn't there also some kind of copyright issue with some of the axed tracks?

I think....think ...that I may have stumbled into a good deal over at Amazon Canada yesterday and snagged the Consecration box for a darned nice price -- CDN$ 12.72 ($11 US?? ). With an $8 shipping charge my guess is that it's the 8-disc box. Is this possible??? Have received a confirmation notice so we'll see what happens. Sounds like a great deal if everything holds together. I'm saving money for a big splurge in January to get the Last Waltz/Consecration/Secret Sessions sets. I'm not sure about the Complete Fantasy, I'm wondering if the sound is any good on those cds; whether to go for Japanese K-2 imports for the individual sessions; wait to see if Concord puts the box on sale during another blow-out sale; or wait for whatever else they have in mind regarding the Evans catalog. Decisions, decisions..... Would anyone like to chime in on the sound quality of the Complete Fantasy box? This is the last piece of the Bill Evans box set puzzle for me, and I'm just wondering if the sound is muddy or nice. I had the Japanese 20-bit K2 remastered Consecration and Last Waltz box sets and sold them to a friend of mine, they were a bit too harsh to my ears. I got the American box sets instead, they sound a tad warmer - and maybe muddier to some, but that doesn't bother me. Edit: sorry, just noticed you're talking about the Complete Fantasy box.

I noticed this one also. How do I order this (sorry I'm so out of the loop on this )? Why not e-mail Hiroshi Tanno: hiroshi@earlyrecords.com - he takes PayPal and his shipping rates are quite reasonable.

Sounds good, the best of the three Late posted samples of.

Thanks for the links, Late. I don't want to offend anyone, but I've just listened to the Turrentine samples and the music sounds like late-night soft jazz to me. Not one of Turrentine's better efforts, at least not to my ears. Pity.

Chuck: Don't know what the problem is but I couldn't email to the above address out of yahoo. PM sent for the catalog. Possibly a spam filter at work somewhere along the line.

My thoughts exactly.

Can't say anything about the sound on the Select compared to the LPs, other than that it's a typical Ron McMaster mastering job.

Same here.

As far as I know Mosaic decided not to number the Selects anymore a while ago, to cut costs.

The Select includes Al Cohn's album The Natural Seven; I've just listened to the Spanish Fresh Sound/RCA CD issue again and I have to admit that it's a pretty lacklustre, uninspired affair...

So this project is shelved for the time being...

that ain't hebrew! I'm pretty sure that is Hebrew - in cursive rather than block letters. The loop looks exactly like a cursive letter ayin. I'm not sure what the long line is but I think it's either a vav or a lamed. [Oops - maybe it's a nun. See http://www.nana.co.il] I was not aware to the problem with the image I tried to insert. I saw it only this morning on my office PC. I hope now, after the post has been edited, everything is clear. It's clear, but now the follow-on conversation doesn't make as much sense! No sense at all - what are you talking about??

"One of the lesser-known Lee Konitz albums, this LP (which has not been reissued yet on CD) features the altoist joined by six brass and a rhythm section for eight Jimmy Giuffre arrangements. The shouting brass contrasts well with Konitz's cool-toned solos and together they perform eight underplayed standards. Guitarist Jim Hall and pianist Bill Evans (who are on four songs apiece) are major assets behind Konitz on this pleasing set." "Shouting" brass and Lee Konitz? Not a combination I'd think of, but, who knows, maybe it works. I agree. On the other hand, Jim Hall and Bill Evans are a big plus. I wish I'd remember how this album was. I obviously haven't listened to it very much...

AMG review (for what it's worth...) I had this album way back in my vinyl days, but to be honest I don't remember it at all...

Maybe searching two terms or more will work if you add asterisks, like for instance *free jazz*. I did a search that way recently and it worked.

It's a ghost town...

The following CDs are scheduled for release. * = mini-LP cardboard sleeve On July 4, 2007 UCCI 1014 Coltrane,John(ts)/My Favourite Things: Complete Coltrane at Newport 2500 UCCO 1006 Sanchez,Poncho(perc)/Raise Your Hand 2500 DDCN 4008 Veronika,Harcsa(vo)/Speak Low 2390 On July 11, 2007 UCCV 9323(DSD Mastering) Konitz,Lee(as)/Very Cool* 2500 UCCV 9324(DSD Mastering) Konitz,Lee(as)/Tranquility* 2500 UCCV 9325(DSD Mastering) Konitz,Lee(as)/An Image* 2500 UCCV 9326(DSD Mastering)(2 CD) Konitz,Lee(as) & Bill Evans(p)/Live at the Half Note* 3900 UCCV 9328(DSD Mastering) Konitz,Lee(as)/Meets Jimmy Giuffre* 2500 UCCV 9329(DSD Mastering) Konitz,Lee(as)/You and Lee* 2500 UCCV 9330(DSD Mastering) Konitz,Lee(as)/Motion* 2500 UCCC 9001(Argo)24 bit,New Lewis,Ramsey/The "In" Crowd* 2345 UCCC 9002(Argo)24 bit,New Sims,Zoot/Zoot* 2345 UCCC 9003(Argo)24 bit,New Farmer,Art/Art* 2345 UCCC 9004(Argo)24 bit,New Farmer,Art & Benny Golson/Meet the Jazztet* 2345 UCCC 9006(Argo)24 bit,New Jamal,Ahmad/But Not for Me* 2345 UCCC 9007(Argo)24 bit,New Marmarosa,Dodo/Dodo's Back* 2345 UCCC 9008(Argo)24 bit,New Harris,Barry/Breakin' It Up* 2345 UCCC 9009(Argo)24 bit,New Burrell,Kenny/A Night at the Village Vanguard* 2345 UCCC 9010(Argo)24 bit,New Jones,Hank/Here's Love* 2345 UCCC 9011(Cadet)24 bit,New Bryant,Ray/Gotta Travel On* 2345 UCCC 9013(Argo)24 bit,New Rich,Buddy/Playtime* 2345 UCCC 9014(Argo)24 bit,New Stitt,Sonny/At the DJ Lounge* 2345 UCCC 9015(Cadet)24 bit,New Sims,Zoot & Sonny Stitt/Inter-actions* 2345 UCCC 9016(Cadet)24 bit,New Jacquet,Illinois/Boss of the Ballads* 2345 UCCC 9017(Argo)24 bit,New Young,John/A Touch of Pepper* 2345 UCCC 9019(Cadet)24 bit,New Green,Bunky/The Latinization of* 2345 UCCC 9021(Argo)24 bit,New Price,Vito/Swinging the Loop* 2345 UCCC 9022(Argo)24 bit,New Jazztet,The/And John Lewis* 2345 UCCC 9023(Argo)24 bit,New Farmer,Art/Perception* 2345 UCCC 9025(Argo)24 bit,New Golson,Benny/Free* 2345 UCCC 9028(Argo)24 bit,New Ammons,Gene/Makes It Happen* 2345 UCCC 9029(Argo)24 bit,New Lewis,Rumsey/Mother Nature's Son* 2345 UCCC 9035(Cadet)24 bit,New Stitt,Sonny/Mr. Bojangles* 2345 UCCC 9037(Cadet)24 bit,New Bryant,Ray/Lonesome Traveler* 2345 UCCC 9039(Argo)24 bit,New Jacquet,Illinois/Desert Winds* 2345 UCCI 9020(Impulse)New Shepp,Archie/Four for Trane* 2345 UCCI 9021(Impulse)New Shepp,Archie/The Magic of Ju Ju* 2345 UCCI 9039(Impulse)New Mingus,Charlie/Mingus,Mingus,Mingus,Mingus,Mingus* 2345 UCCI 9051(Impulse)New Jarrett,Keith/Fort Yawuh* 2345 UCCI 9052(Impulse)New Jarrett,Keith/Back Hand* 2345 UCCI 9053(Impulse)New Jarrett,Keith/Mysteries* 2345 UCCI 9054(Impulse)New Jarrett,Keith/Shades* 2345 UCCI 9055(Impulse)New Jarrett,Keith/Byablue* 2345 UCCI 9056(Impulse)New Jarrett,Keith/Bop Be* 2345 UCCI 9057(Impulse)New Tyner,McCoy/Inception* 2345 UCCI 9059(Impulse)New Tyner,McCoy/Today and Tomorrow* 2345 UCCI 9068(Impulse)New Nelson,Oliver/More Blues and the Abstruct Truth* 2345 UCCI 9072(Impulse)New Evans,Gil/Into the Hot* 2345 UCCI 9092(Impulse)New Shepp,Archie/Fire Music* 2345 UCCI 9093(Impulse)New Shepp,Archie/Live in San Francisco* 2345 UCCI 9094(Impulse)New Shepp,Archie/Mama Too Tight* 2345 UCCI 9095(Impulse)New Shepp,Archie/The Way Ahead* 2345 UCCI 9096(Impulse)New Shepp,Archie/The Things Has Got to Change* 2345 UCCI 9104(Impulse)24bit,New Coltrane,Alice/A Monastic Trio* 2400 UCCI 9105(Impulse)24bit,New Coltrane,Alice/Huntington Ashram Monastery* 2400 UCCI 9106(Impulse)24bit,New Coltrane,Alice/Ptah,The El Daoud* 2400 UCCI 9107(Impulse)24bit,New Coltrane,Alice/Journey in the Satchidananda* 2400 UCCI 9108(Impulse)24bit,New Coltrane,Alice/Consciousness* 2400 UCCI 9109(Impulse)24bit,New Coltrane,Alice/World Galaxy* 2400 UCCI 9110(Impulse)24bit,New Coltrane,Alice/Lord of Lords* 2400 On July 18, 2007 UCCM 9242 Gonsalves,Paul(ts)/Boom-Jackie-Boom-Chick* 2300 UCCM 9243 Ross,Ronnie(bs)/Cleopatra's Needle* 2300 UCCM 9244 Morrissey,Dick(ts)/Here and Now and Sounding Good* 2300 UCCM 9245 Jazz Quintet 60/Presenting Jazz Quintet 60* 2300 UCCM 9246 Jacobs,Pim(p) And Ruud Jacobs/Jacobs Brothers in Jazz* 2300 PBCM 61024 Lovisa(vo)/That Girl! 2520 XQBV 1011 Coq,Laurent(p)/Live at the Duc Des Lombards 2200 On July 25, 2007 UCCT 1188(Imported disc) Dulfer,Candy(as)/Candy Store+2 2500 UCCU 1155 Crosby,Bing(vo)/Bing Crosby Sings Gershwin 2500 UCCE 1092 Torn,David(g)/Prezens 2500 UCCI 9126 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Tauhid* 2300 UCCI 9127 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Kahma* 2300 UCCI 9128 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Jewels of Thought* 2300 UCCI 9129 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Summum Bukmum Umyum* 2300 UCCI 9130 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Thembi* 2300 UCCI 9131 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Black Unity* 2300 UCCI 9132 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Village of the Pharoahs* 2300 UCCI 9133 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Live at the East* 2300 UCCI 9134 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Love in Us All* 2300 UCCI 9135 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Elevation* 2300 UCCI 9136 Sanders,Pharoah(ts)/Wisdom Through Music* 2300 TOCJ 66387 Charlap,Bill(p)/Autumn in New York 2500 TOCJ 66388 Burrell,Kenny(g)/All Blues 2500

I'm not partisan here but Milan were diffident first half, then lucky, second half better but hardly entertaining unlike Liverpool I don't know about "entertaining" (I was pulling for Liverpool, and the way they were wasting opportunities- particularly in the second half- had me talking to the tv set ), but just look at the way Milan beat the trap and finished on that second goal. Perfect run, perfect weight on the through ball, neat finish. The Reds may have had the better of the possession for most of the match, but they simply never looked very dangerous in the final third. In the late stages, they were downright careless on several occasions. I don't find that entertaining. Kewell was a real disappointment, I thought. It's was only Kewell's second or third game in a year, he's been injured. He should not have played at all in an important game like this. Liverpool may have had more possession, but Milan were the better side, they simply have more quality and that's what counts most of the time.

Kuijt: 2-1 - too little too late...