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My recommendations are listed below (I haven't updated this list for quite a while). The list is by no means complete, and many CDs are probably OOP. Not included: Bluegrass, the Singing Cowboys, Johnny Cash, the Singer / Songwriters and Outlaws of the 1970s, and the New Traditionalists of the 1980s and 1990s. OLD-TIME MUSIC Various - White Country Blues: 1926-1938, A Lighter Shade of Blue - 2CD, Columbia Various - The Bristol Sessions - 2CD, Country Music Foundation Uncle Dave Macon - Travelin' Down the Road - County Uncle Dave Macon - Go Long Mule - County OR Uncle Dave Macon - Keep My Skillet Good and Greasy - 9CD, Bear Family Skillet Lickers - Old-Time Fiddle Tunes and Songs from North Georgia - County Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers - Old Time Songs, 1925-1930 - County Charlie Poole & the North Carolina Ramblers - Vol.2: Old Time Songs, 1926-1930 - County Charlie Poole - The Legend of Charlie Poole, Vol.3: Original Recordings, 1926-1930 - County Darby & Tarlton - Complete Recordings - 3CD, Bear Family Carter Family - Country Music Hall of Fame - MCA Carter Family - In the Shadow of Clinch Mountain - 12CD, Bear Family Jimmie Rodgers - The Essential Jimmie Rodgers - RCA OR Jimmie Rodgers - The Singing Brakeman - 6CD, Bear Family BROTHER DUETS Various - Are You from Dixie - RCA Blue Sky Boys - The Sunny Side of Life - 5CD, Bear Family Delmore Brothers - Sand Mountain Blues - County Delmore Brothers - Brown's Ferry Blues - County Delmore Brothers - Freight Train Boogie - Ace (UK) Louvin Brothers - Country Love Ballads / A Tribute to the Delmore Brothers - Capitol (UK) OR Louvin Brothers - Close Harmony - 8CD, Bear Family WESTERN SWING Milton Brown & the Musical Brownies - 5CD, Texas Rose Bob Wills - The Essential Bob Wills - Columbia (1992 issue) Bob Wills - The Bob Wills Anthology - Columbia OR Bob Wills - San Antonio Rose - 12CD, Bear Family Billy Jack Wills & His Western Swing Band - Sacramento 1952-1954 - Joaquin COUNTRY MUSIC IN THE 1940s Roy Acuff - The Essential Roy Acuff, 1936-1949 - Columbia (1992 issue) HONKY-TONK Ernest Tubb - Country Music Hall of Fame - MCA Ernest Tubb - The Definitive Hits Collection - 2CD, Collector's Choice Ernest Tubb - Walking the Floor over You (1936-1947) - 8CD, Bear Family Note: There are many more Bear Family Ernest Tubb boxes, but this one is the best in my opinion, and it has the original recordings, no remakes. Floyd Tillman - Country Music Hall of Fame - MCA Floyd Tillman - The Best of Floyd Tillman - Collector's Choice Cowboy Copas - Tragic Tales of Love and Life - King Hawkshaw Hawkins - I'm a Rattlesnakin' Daddy: The Anthology, 1946-1963 - Westside (UK) Hank Thompson - The Capitol Collectors Series - Capitol Hank Williams - Rare Demos, First to Last - Country Music Foundation Hank Williams - The Complete Hank Williams - 10CD, MGM / Mercury Webb Pierce - King of the Honky-Tonk: From the Original Decca Masters, 1952-1959 - Country Music Foundation Webb Pierce - The Wondering Boy, 1951-1958 - 4CD, Bear Family Ray Price - The Essential Ray Price, 1951-1962 - Columbia OR Ray Price - The Honky Tonk Years, 1950-1966 - 10CD, Bear Family Note: Price's 1960s recordings heavily feature the so-called "Nashville Sound" Kitty Wells - The Queen of Country Music - 4CD, Bear Family Lefty Frizzell - Look What Thoughts Will Do - 2CD, Columbia OR Lefty Frizzell - Life's Like Poetry - 12CD, Bear Family Carl Smith - The Essential Carl Smith, 1950-1956 - Columbia OR Carl Smith - Satisfaction Guaranteed - 5CD, Bear Family Jean Shepard - Honky-Tonk Heroine - Country Music Foundation George Jones - The Best of George Jones, 1955-1967 - Rhino (Starday, Mercury, United Artists and Musicor recordings) George Jones - Cup of Loneliness: The Classic Mercury Years - 2CD, Mercury George Jones - The Race Is On - Razor & Tie (United Artists recordings) George Jones - She Thinks I Still Care (The United Artists Years) - 2CD, Razor & Tie George Jones - A Picture of Me (Without You) / Nothing Ever Hurt Me (Half As Bad As Losing You) - Koch (Epic recordings) George Jones - Anniversary - Columbia (Epic recordings) George Jones - The Essential George Jones: The Spirit of Country - 2CD, Columbia COUNTRY MUSIC IN THE 1950s Moon Mullican - Showboy Special: The Early King Sides - Westside (UK) Moon Mullican - Moon's Tunes: The Chronological King Recordings, Vol.1, 1947-1950 - Westside (UK) Moon Mullican - Moonshine Jamboree - Ace (UK) (King recordings) Moon Mullican - Seven Nights to Rock: More King Classics, 1950-1956 - Ace (UK) Faron Young - Live Fast, Love Hard: Original Capitol Recordings, 1952-1962 Hank Snow - The Essential Hank Snow - RCA Hank Snow - The Singing Ranger: I'm Movin' On, 1949-1953 - 4CD, Bear Family Note: There are many more Bear Family Hank Snow boxes, but this one is the best in my opinion. COUNTRY MUSIC IN THE 1960s Porter Wagoner - The Essential Porter Wagoner - RCA Porter Wagoner - The Thin Man from West Plains - 4CD, Bear Family Porter Wagoner - The Cold Hard Facts of Life / The Carroll County Accident - Eagle (EU) BAKERSFIELD Wynn Stewart - California Country: The Best of the Challenge Masters - AVI Buck Owens - Together Again / My Heart Skips a Beat - Sundazed Buck Owens - I've Got a Tiger by the Tail - Sundazed Buck Owens - Country Ballads - Sundazed Buck Owens - You're for Me - Sundazed Buck Owens - The Very Best of Buck Owens, Vol.1 - Rhino Buck Owens - The Very Best of Buck Owens, Vol.2 - Rhino Merle Haggard - Strangers - Capitol OR Merle Haggard - Strangers / Swinging Doors - Capitol (UK) Merle Haggard - I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Capitol Merle Haggard - Branded Man - Capitol Merle Haggard - Sing Me Back Home - Capitol OR Merle Haggard - Untamed Hawk - 5CD, Bear Family Merle Haggard - Mama Tried - Capitol Merle Haggard - Capitol Collectors Series - Capitol Merle Haggard - More of the Best of Merle Haggard - Rhino

I'm listening to William Parker's O'Neal's Porch (AUM Fidelity) now, and I tend to agree with some of the posters here regarding Parker's playing, I find it increasingly annoying...

Like the title says, the Bear Family set Memphis Days - The Definitive Edition, Vols.1-2 has Wolf's Memphis recordings, while The Chess Box also covers his Chicago years. You'll need both in my opinion, they're essential.

I saw Noah Howard in concert during one of the now defunct "Groningen Jazz Marathon" festivals in the 1970s. I remember being rather underwhelmed by his playing, but not much else.

Buddy Childers also made recordings for Liberty in LA, with Herbie Steward (tenor saxophone), Bob Harrington (piano), Harry Babasin (bass) and Milt Holland (drums) on November 29 and December 6, 1955 (issued on the album Sam Songs, Liberty LJH-6009), and with Arnold Ross (piano), Harry Babasin (bass) and Boone Stines (drums) on March 21, 1956 (issued on the album Buddy Childers Quartet, Liberty LJH-6013).

...And they keep saying the economy of the Western world isn't doing too well... I don't get it...

Just in case you were interested.....I use their steel shaft 'burner' driver and a graphite shaft 3-wood.

I'm getting that message all the time... Probably means I'm buying too many CDs

I don't think I'm going to get the 24-bit remastered facsimile reissues of my TOCJs.

Oh, the Japanese Bethlehem's the one? I have a burn of that and wasn't sure that it was the same as the title on the Tanno list. The Hal McKusick Quartet on Fresh Sound 41 is the same as Bethlehem BCP-16. It was McKusick's only Bethlehem date. Recorded in NYC on February 17, 1955 Personnel: Hal McKusick - clarinet, alto saxophone Barry Galbraith - guitar Milt Hinton - bass Osie Johnson - drums Tracks: By-Ian Blue-Who What's New Interwoven Give 'Em Hal Minor Matters Taylor Made You Don't Know What Love Is They Can't Take That Away from Me Lullaby for Leslie

The following CDs seem to be released,but they are not confirmed yet. * means in cardboard sleeve On November 10, 2004 Toshiba TOCJ 9631(Roulette)New Basie,Count/Cute* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9632(Roulette)New Basie,Count/Basie One More Time* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9633(Roulette)New Basie,Count/Breakfast Dance & Barbecue* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9634(Roulette)New Basie,Count/Dance Along with Basie* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9635(Roulette)New Basie,Count/Basie at Birdland* 2500 On November 25, 2004 Toshiba TOCJ 9611(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Mariano,Charlie/Quartet + Sextet* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9612(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Williamson,Stu/Plays with Charlie Mariano* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9613(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Bennett,Max/Plays with Charlie Mariano* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9614(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) McKusick,Hal/Quartet 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9615(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Sharon,Ralph/Trio* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9616(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Rouse,Charlie & Paul Quinichette/The Chase Is On* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9617(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Connor,Chris/Chris* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9618(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Salvador,Sal/Frivolous Sal* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9619(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Levey,Stan/Grand Stan* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9620(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Moran,Pat/Quartet + While at Birdland* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9621(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) McGhee,Howard/The Return of + Dusty Blue* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9622(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Hartman,Johnny/Song from the Heart* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9623(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Williamson,Claude/Trio + 'Round Midnight* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9624(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Nichols,Herbie/Love Gloom Cash Love* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9625(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Knepper,Jimmy/Swingin' Introduction* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9626(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Winding,Kai & J.J.Johnson/Kai + J.J.* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9627(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Ervin,Booker/Book Cooks* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9628(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Green,Bennie/Hornful of Soul* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9629(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Byrd,Donald & Pepper Adams/Motor City Scene* 2500 Toshiba TOCJ 9630(Bethlehem)New(24 Bit) Dorough,Bob/Devil May Care* 2500

Which is why you did not really post that post, of course

i'm afraid it's my fault. i'm not the least bit interested in sacds. i told fantasy i wanted them to continue releasing digitial k2 remasters.i think they sound very good indeed. mea culpa. B-)

The seventh edition of the Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD will be available soon from Amazon UK. I couldn't find it on Amazon.com.

Great to see you back, Bill! I hope you'll be here more often.

It's missing member Bill Fenohr's birthday today, so I think it's time to up this thread.

I noticed that it's also Bill Fenohr's birthday today. He hasn't posted here since March 18, 2003. Anyone know if everything's OK?

The following CDs are scheduled for release. * means in cardboard sleeves September 10,2004 Muzak MZCF 1036(Fab)New Seidel,Janet Dear Blossom 2520 September 22,2004 Muzak MZCS 1045(Gryphon)New LeGrand,Michel/Le Jazz Grand* 2400 Muzak MZCS 1046-7(Gryphon)New Brookmeyer,Bob/Small Band* 2400 Muzak MZCS 1048(Gryphon)New Woods,Phil/Songs for Sisyphus* 2400 October 15,2004 P Vine PCD 23570(Black Ark)New Mixed Bag/First Album 2415 P Vine PCD 23571(Black Ark)New McKinney,Harold/Voices and Rhythms of the Creative Profile 2415 P Vine PCD 23572(Black Ark)New Hammond,Doug/Reflections in the Sea of Nurnen 2415 October 20,2004 Sony SICP 10011(New) Lee,Keiko/Who's Screamin'(hybrid) 2940 Sony VRCL 11001(New) Yasunori,Mami/Believin'(Chaka Jazz in New York)(hybrid) 3045 Sony VRCL 18821(New) New Sound Quartet,The/Summer Knows(hybrid) 2835 October 21,2004 Universal UCCV 1064(Verve)New Hargrove,Roy(The RH Factor)/Strength 2300 Universal UCCE 1047(ECM)New Stanko,Tomasz/Suspended Night 2600 Universal UCCE 1048(ECM)New Young,Jacob/Evening Falls 2600 Universal UCCE 1049(ECM)New Jormin,Anders/In Winds,In Lights 2600 Venus TKCV 35337(New)24bit Mabern,Harold/Fantasy 2800 Venus TKCV 35338(New)24bit Four Freshmen/Young & Foolish 2800 Venus TKCV 35339(New)24bit String of Pearls/It Don't Mean a Thing 2800 Victor VICJ 61239(New) Four of a Kind/Four of a Kind 2 3150 Victor VICJ 61240(New) Kokubu,Hiroko/New York Uncovered 3150 Victor VICJ 61241(New) Kokubu,Hiroko/New York Uncovered(xrcd) 3885 Victor VICJ 61144(New) Brown,Dean/Groove Warior 2520 October 27,2004 King ABCJ 329(New) Trumpet Workshop/With Hank Jones Trio 2500 King ABCJ 330(New) Kim Sanhi/Sings "I Don't Know Why" 2500 King ABCJ 331(New) McCall,Azure/Body and Soul 2500 King ABCJ 332-3(New) Jackson,Milt & Ray Brown/Midnight Session 3990 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37409(New)24bit Super Jazz Trio,The/The Super Jazz Trio* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37410(New)24bit Super Jazz Trio,The/The Standard* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37411(New)24bit Garland,Red/Misty Red* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37412(New)24bit Jordan,Duke/Blue Duke* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37413(New)24bit Clausen,Thomas/The Shadow of Bill Evans* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37414(New)24bit Cicero,Eugen/Spring Song* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37415(New)24bit All American Trio,The/The All American Trio* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37416(New)24bit Barron,Kenny/Landscape* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37417(New)24bit Cicero,Eugen/Jazz Bach* 2100 BMG Fun House BVCJ 37418(New)24bit Cicero,Eugen/Rococo Jazz 2nd* 2100 November 3,2004 Venus TKCV 35340(New)24bit Higgins,Eddie/Christmas Night 2800 And following CDs have already been released. Muzak MZCS 1040(Skye)New McFarland,Gary Today* 2400 Muzak MZCS 1041(Skye)New McFarland,Gary America The Beautiful* 2400 Muzak MZCS 1042(Skye)New Peraza,Armando Wild Thing* 2400 Muzak MZCS 1043(Skye)New Horne,Lena & Gabor Szabo Lena & Gabor* 2400 Muzak MZCS 1044(Skye)New Tate,Grady Windmills Of My Mind* 2400

Wasn't there a discography that also listed Sonny Red under his actual name?

Why don't you ask Jim (b3-er) to move it to "Reissues"?

It's available from Amazon UK.

I'm not sure the buyers would appreciate your playing their vinyl before sending it on... LMAO I'm pretty sure they would be incredibly grateful of not being out $200 and would tell me to go ahead and play them, clean them ... Maybe, but I'd ask them first - after all, it's their vinyl...

Glad I have the TOCJ, I prefer it to the Select. Never heard the Connoisseur.

I'm not sure the buyers would appreciate your playing their vinyl before sending it on...