J.A.W.

Wow, that's great! Congratulations. How many are left?

The title track is going nowhere in my opinion, and it doesn't succeed in holding my attention. The other tracks are OK, but this is not one of Rollins' better efforts.

On the other hand it might not be such good news, it could mean that hat CDs aren't selling as well as they used to...

I'm really looking forward to the Ellery Eskelin album that's listed in "Pending upcoming releases": check out DD's post over on AAJ.

Updated Hat Hut website

kinggab eBay auctions

What a coincidence, C'era una volta il West (Once upon a Time in the West) was on BBC TV last night. Great movie, great Bronson.

Thanks for the tip. I noticed that too on my only order I have made at True Blue, but thought it was an error. Aren't True Blue's "normal prices" (i.e. when there's no Mosaic sale) rather high compared to the prices CDUniverse and a few other stores charge, and wouldn't that cancel out the advantages of declaring low value? You'd have no duty, but you'd still have to pay their high(er) prices, which might make the total higher than with lower prices + duty.

That's also my experience.

I know, and that's not my point. Dave Holland's new album Extended Play: Live at Birdland is a case in point: CDUniverse appears to be the only company that has this one at a reasonable price ($18.18); TMR, Dusty Groove, Deep Discount, and Forced Exposure don't carry it at all (at least not now), while Downtown Music Gallery's price is $24.

OK, but it takes ages until The Music Resource (TMR) stock new items, and it takes them even longer to fill orders (though their prices are quite low), while Dusty Groove's prices are rather high compared to CDUniverse's prices. I use CDUniverse most of the time, and TMR, Forced Exposure, Downtown Music Gallery and a few smaller companies (with higher shipping charges!) for "free / improv" CDs; I also use Deep Discount now and then: see my TMR comments above. A company I don't (can't) use is Cheap CDs, since they don't ship to Continental Europe.

Which companies?

I don't know anything about U.K. Customs regulations and import duties (I think I read somewhere on this board that the U.K. duty-free limit is £25, but I could be wrong), but why not order two CDs from CDUniverse - shipping for two CDs is $8.49, which would make it considerably cheaper per CD.

Just ordered this one. Can't wait...

Very interesting. Thanks Tony

I haven't heard the Scott CDs, but I'm convinced the 24-bit remastered Japanese mini-LP sleeve reissues (many CDs in this series have fold-out sleeves) sound much, much better than their U.S. counterparts. Red Trumpet has them, but they're pretty expensive. They're also listed on the HMV Japan site: Latin Shadows and On a Clear Day, so they're still available. Why don't you ask Hiroshi Tanno if he can supply them: hiroshi@earlyrecords.com - his prices are slightly higher than HMV's (2345 yen or approximately $20, plus shipping), but his shipping rates are much lower.

Here's the second batch, with thanks to Hiroshi Tanno: UCCI-9051 Keith Jarrett: Fort Yawuh UCCI-9052 Keith Jarrett: Back Hand UCCI-9053 Keith Jarrett: Mysteries UCCI-9054 Keith Jarrett: Shades UCCI-9055 Keith Jarrett: Byablue UCCI-9056 Keith Jarrett: Bop-Be UCCI-9057 McCoy Tyner: Inception UCCI-9058 McCoy Tyner: Live at Newport UCCI-9059 McCoy Tyner: Today and Tomorrow UCCI-9060 McCoy Tyner: Plays Ellington UCCI-9061 Elvin Jones and Jimmy Garrison: Illumination UCCI-9062 Lorez Alexandria: The Great UCCI-9063 Lorez Alexandria: More of the Great UCCI-9064 Freda Payne: After the Lights Go Down UCCI-9065 Jackie Paris: The Song Is Paris UCCI-9066 Johnny Hartman: I Just Dropped By to Say Hello UCCI-9067 Johnny Hartman: The Voice That Is UCCI-9068 Oliver Nelson: More Blues and the Abstract Truth UCCI-9069 Oliver Nelson: Plays Michelle UCCI-9070 Oliver Nelson: Live from Los Angeles UCCI-9071 Hank Jones: Happenings UCCI-9072 Gil Evans: Into the Hot UCCI-9073 Ahmad Jamal: Poinciana Revisited UCCI-9074 Shirley Scott: On a Clear Day UCCI-9075 Shirley Scott: Latin Shadows UCCI-9076 Sonny Rollins: East Broadway Run Down UCCI-9077 Charles Mingus: The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady UCCI-9078 Charles Mingus: Mingus Plays Piano UCCI-9079 Sonny Stitt: Now! UCCI-9080 Johnny Hodges: Everybody Knows UCCI-9081 Paul Gonsalves: Tell It the Way It Is UCCI-9082 Coleman Hawkins: Today and Now UCCI-9083 Coleman Hawkins: Wrapped Tight UCCI-9084 Benny Carter: Further Definitions UCCI-9085 Art Blakey: Art Blakey!!! Jazz Messengers!!! UCCI-9086 Elvin Jones: Dear John C UCCI-9087 Milt Jackson: Jazz 'n' Samba UCCI-9088 Milt Jackson: Statements UCCI-9089 Freddie Hubbard: The Body and the Soul UCCI-9090 Kai Winding: The Incredible UCCI-9091 Curtis Fuller: Soul Trombone UCCI-9092 Archie Shepp: Fire Music UCCI-9093 Archie Shepp: Live in San Francisco UCCI-9094 Archie Shepp: Mama Too Tight UCCI-9095 Archie Shepp: The Way Ahead UCCI-9096 Archie Shepp: Things Have Got to Change UCCI-9097 Marion Brown: Three For Shepp UCCI-9098 Marion Brown: Vista UCCI-9099 Gabor Szabo: Gypsy '66 UCCI-9100 Gabor Szabo: Spellbinder

You won't find it, unless the population want you to...

Quite.

Excellent decision

Great. Very clear and transparent, yet a bit more aggressive than the earlier, also great but mellower Japanese 20-bit K2 remastered Victor Impulse! reissues.