David Ayers

Do you consider this "growth"? Or is it a passing "phase"? How exactly do you relate to music? Good question which deserves a whole thread to itself I should have thought!

Have a slice of this cake on me!

Some very decent UK offers I mentioned in other threads: Black Saint etc. Basie Mosaic and classical

Newly reissued - you may have to wait a while for it to actually appear...

Happy Birthday - the big 4-0 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It depends how much they charge for shipping. It would be $8.70 per disc with today's exchange rates. Unless they charge over $6 per disc shipping it would be a decent deal. They charge postage at cost to non-UK destinations, and the quoted price includes UK sales tax of 17.5% which is *deducted* from non-European Union orders (any tax at the buyer's end is his/her problem of course).

UK mail order company The Woods is offering BS/SN titles for £5 each (minimum order 2) inclusive of UK shipping. http://www.the-woods.co.uk/html/Black_Saint_Offer.html For my own uses I made this copy of their in print list:

UK readers may be interested that the Basie is available from mail order (non internet) classical company Europadisc for £32.95 inclusive of postage. They also list Tal Farlow at similar price. The one page of Verve offers they have is in their current mail order list which is not yet online. I can't say how viable overseas shipping would be as they charge extra per CD which might be costly. For UK buyers its a steal and you could ask them about Jazztet and Eldridge (which they don't list but who knows). Their internet site (which needs updating at time of writing) is here: http://www.europadisc.co.uk/ As I said, it is mail or phone order - no online ordering. [Normally a classical only company - this Verve offer is part of a massive Universal offer which has truly fantastic classical boxset deals - also to be found at mdt.co.uk] PS For countries outside EU, British sales tax (VAT of 17.5%) is deducted - this might offset some of the postage costs. PPS Offer lists now updated. Look at last page of This Month's offers for jazz, and at Stop Press for numerous classical bargains. Here is a steal if this is your bag: DG 477 5765 Schubert Complete Lieder Fischer-Dieskau;Moore 21 CDs £29.95

As I've said before, it really puzzles me that Here to Stay and Trompeta Toccata haven't been back since the Collectors Choice issues of yoren days. I think I am correct in saying that Here to Stay has not even been on CD in Japan. Why not? The other Freddie Hubbard Blue Notes seem to sell well, and HtoS is right up there with the best of them.

Is he? Or am I the man? Series I (1994) Ornette Coleman – The Empty Foxhole Don Cherry – Symphony for Imrovisers Cliff Jordan and John Gilmore – Blowing in from Chicago Kenny Dorham – Whistle Stop Freddie Redd – “The Connection” Andrew Hill - Judgment J.R. Monterose – J.R. Monterose Bobby Hutcherson – Components Wayne Shorter – The All-Seeing Eye Johnny Griffin – The Congregation Tina Brooks – True Blue Baby Face Willette – Stop and Listen Series II (1995) Jackie McLean – Destination Out! Grant Geen – Green Street Grachan Moncur III – Some Other Stuff Wayne Shorter - Schizophrenia Andrew Hill – Smokestack Lee Morgan - Leeway Ike Quebec – Heavy Soul Pete La Roca - Basra Dizzy Reece – Blues in Trinity Freddie Hubbard – Ready for Freddie Lou Donaldson – Sunny Side Up Walter Davis Jr. – Davis Cup Series III (1995) Lee Morgan – The Procrastinator Grant Green - Solid Wayne Shorter – Etcetera Bobby Hutcherson - Patterns Hank Mobley – A Slice of the Top Series IV (1996) Grant Green – Sunday Mornin’ Donald Byrd – Byrd in Flight Here Comes Louis Smith Johnny Coles – Little Johnny C Jack Wilson – Something Personal Paul Chambers – Paul Chambers Quintet Ike Quebec – Soul Samba Harold Vick – Steppin’ Out John Jenkins – John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell Jutta Hipp – Jutta Hipp with Zoot Sims Sonny Red – Out of the Blue Dodo Greene – My Hour of Need Series V- (1997) Jackie McLean – Swing, Swang, Swingin’ Art Blakey – Orgy in Rhythm Vols. 1 & 2 Clifford Jordan – Cliff Craft Sonny Clark – Dial S for Sonny Horace Parlan – Us Three Horace Silver – Further Explorations Series VI (1997) Freddie Hubbard – Goin’ Up Bobby Hutcherson – Stick-up! Booker Ervin – The In Between Bennie Green – Soul Stirrin’ Jackie McLean – ‘Bout Soul Baby Face Willette – Face to Face Series VII (1998) Freddie Redd – Shades of Redd Horace Parlan – On the Spur of the Moment Larry Young – Into Somethin’ Ike Quebec – It Might As Well Be Spring Tina Brooks – Back to the Tracks Fred Jackson – Hootin’ and Tootin’ Series VIII (1998) Sonny Clark – Sonny’s Crib Hank Mobley – Third Season Lee Morgan - Infinity Art Blakey - Africaine Jimmy Smith – Softly as a Summer Breeze Bobby Hutcherson - Medina/Spiral Series IX (1998) Julius Watkins – Julius Watkins Sextet Vols. 1 & 2 Sal Salvador Quintet / Kenton Presents... Howard McGhee Vol. 1 / Introducing Kenny Drew Howard McGhee Vol. 2 / Tal Farlow Quartet Frank Foster/George Wallington - Showcase Gil Mellé - The Complete Fifties Sessions Series X (1998) Chet Baker & Russ Freeman - Quartet with Russ Freeman Cy Touff - His Octet & Quintet Bill Perkins - On Stage Jack Montrose - Sextet Jack Sheldon - The Quartet & The Quintet Bud Shank/Bill Perkins Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton - Katanga Earl Anderza - Outa Sight Bob Brookmeyer - Traditionalism Revisited Teddy Edwards - Sunset Eyes Gerry Mulligan Quartet - Original Quartet with Chet Baker Bud Shank & Bob Cooper - Blowin’ Country Series XI (1999) Grant Green – Blues for Lou Bobby Hutcherson – The Kicker Jimmy Smith – Six Views of the Blues Art Blakey – Drums Around The Corner Lou Donaldson – A Man with a Horn Dizzy Reece – Comin’ On Various Artists – The Lost Sessions Series XII (2000) Andrew Hill – Grass Roots Don Cherry – Complete Communion Tina Brooks – Minor Move Lee Morgan – Taru Sonny Clark – My Conception Jackie McLean – Vertigo Kenny Burrell - Introducing Kenny Burrell Stanley Turrentine with the 3 Sounds - The Complete Blue Hour Sesions Sonny Criss - The Complete Imperial Sessions Series XIII (2001) Hank Mobley – Straight No Filter Andrew Hill – Lift Every Voice Booker Ervin – Structurally Sound Grant Green – First Session Don Wilkerson – The Complete Blue Note Sessions George Braith – The Complete Blue Note Sessions Series XIV (2002) Tina Brooks – The Waiting Game Freddie Redd – Redd’s Blues Hank Mobley – Thinking of Home Jackie McLean – Jacknife Chick Corea – The Complete Is Donald Byrd/Doug Watkins – The Complete Transition Sessions Series XV (2003) Andrew Hill: Passing Ships Larry Young: Mothership Charlie Rouse: Bossa Nova Bacchanal Lee Morgan: Sonic Boom Hank Mobley: The Flip Sam Rivers: Fuchsia Swing Song Series XVI (2004) Andrew Hill – Dance with Death Bobby Hutcherson – Now! Sam Rivers – Contours Horace Silver – The United States of Mind Jack Wilson – Easterly Winds Larry Young – Of Love and Peace Series XVII (2005) Don Cherry – Where is Brooklyn? Booker Ervin – Tex Book Tenor Andrew Hill – Andrew!!! Elmo Hope – Trio and Quintet Jackie McLean – Consequence Ike Querbec – The Complete 45 Sessions

I heard the RVG of Gigolo in Ray's last week. The remastering was very vivid indeed, though I only heard it on the shop speakers and I didn't buy it. It might not pass the audiophile test but it certainly sounded very exciting!

work and spend, work and spend isn't it time to get off the treadmill? Enjoy all those sets! Personally I tend to find work gets in the way of all that listening...

yeah right can we hold you to that?

And has been for half a year now. It's incredible that it hasn't already sold out, let alone moved into the "Last Chance" category. Well at least no one can complain it disappeared too quickly! This death by a thousand cuts is much better for collectors on a budget planning what and when to spend than the sudden vanishing act of the Morgan/Shorter, Kelly/Chambers and Stuff Smith sets.

You can link to this tribute to Derek Bailey from here. The list of recordings used is here. There are several interview snippets with the likes of Parker, Oxley et al., and the opportunity to hear Derek himself speak. These programs usually only stay up for a week.

I suppose that I'm less keen on Selects for these sort of reasons - the high proportion of content already on CD and often recently or still available. So first-timers are suited, and completists/collectors will go for the few (if any) extra tracks they don't have, but a musical pragmatist like me (with a lot of interests to fund!) finds it hard to pay so much for a few extra tracks. I'm glad this series is a success for the company though, and I can quite see that the big box set market is a tough one - except for the keenest purchasers I wonder how many big boxes most folks actually buy? If you also like classical, the economy classical boxes are bit of a lure these days and also tend to take your mind off the premium product. I think I bought 6 jazz box sets in 2005 and I still haven't got through them all. Most years I don't think I buy so many.

This is the 'album art'. I have one of the disks. Depends how you feel about Sun Ra. To me, one or two solos are impressive, the collective blow-outs are too bombastic and unstructured.

Hey! I missed this! Tod, good to see you!

Nice one! Thanks for posting this.

None of this has stopped an enthusiastic review appearing on amazon.co.uk: ta da!

The Universal Mosaics are real Mosaics in all but serial number. Plainly the deal is to deliver a number of these sets to Verve in lieu of other fees that would otherwise be payable. Mosaic will surely look at the bottom line. Maybe they will sell fewer sets themselves, but they will have lower costs, and if overall sales of the set are greater than might have been expected of a Mosaic-only set then it is all gain. Mosaic can't control the price at which Universal sell, and we should bear in mind that Universal are the copyright holders and that each side in this deal (owners and reissue producers) will be looking at the economics of this arrangement.

http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=22334 Thaks for the link. I might have known there was already a 400 post thread on the topic...

Eldridge went for a little over 50 Euros from amazon.de but has recently reverted to full price. I haven't checked jpc who a few weeks ago had it for under 60 euros.

Thanks Guys - good tips. I'll start with the WD 40. I've never seen Goo Gone though I can see that might do the trick!

(1) these are the Universal, US made Mosaics (2) so far there have been five: Mulligan, Farlow, Jazztet, Eldridge, Basie