colinmce

Yes! Hemingway's 90s Quintet was my first thought upon reading this thread. One of my favorite bands ever; I don't think they're heard enough, though of course most of their records are OOP.

There's no denying you get a certain thing from an ECM record. Sometimes it works better than others, and some artists are served better by it than others. All I'm pushing against is the idea that the label is an easy listening outfit. I know many here aren't saying that, but the sentiment is out there.

I suppose I'm in the minority here, but I think the label is on an absolute roll the last few years particularly. To me, Lee Konitz - Live At Birdland and Miroslav Vituous - Remembering Weather Report are two instant classics, both records I have listened to dozens of times. Both titles are rigorous, if not superhumanly daring, and I can say the same about a lot of music the label puts out, from Tim Berne to Roscoe Mitchell to Marilynn Crispell to Tomasz Stanko to Paul Motian to Michael Formanek to Craig Taborn. John Abercrombie's Third Quartet album is also amazing. As for the more classic "ECM" type of stuff, I can take or leave it, but I do love John Surman's work. For whatever wispier stuff the label puts out, how can you ignore a roster like this? Let's also not forget the AEC, Old & New Dreams, Marion Brown, Circle, Jack DeJohnette, Hal Russell, Paul Bley, Evan Parker, Lester Bowie, Leo Smith, Julian Priester ... I have no issues with Eicher or the label as a whole.

Was surprised to score this sealed for $10 on ebay with no contest: I'm sure you have it. I'm really enjoying it. I like Lacy best in a trio, and also love Steve Potts. Throw in "Blinks", "Stamps" and "The Throes" and I'm sold!

Glad to have caught the NPR piece. Truly one of the greats.

I assume you mean 6 tracks. My disc only has 4 as well. I assume a printing error rather than a pressing error.

Louis Armstrong Masters of Jazz vol. 1-5 $35 Discs 2-5 are sealed. This is the first five volumes of the Louis MOJ series in a box. Tal Farlow Complete Verve Mosaic (Universal Edition) $65 Nat King Cole - Riffin' 3CD Hip-O Select $25 All prices include shipping in US. International upon inquiry.

Some discs unplayed, all discs in fine condition, same for booklet and box. $120 shipped in the US. Nat King Cole set is mint. $35 shipped in US.

Dusty Groove is now carrying a raft of Hatology titles at the lowest price around (9.99/15.99). A good thing, or a bad thing?

Jeremy Denk, who is a tremendously enjoyable writer whose work has shown up in The New Yorker and NPR.com, has a wonderful new release forthcoming of Legeti Etudes paired with Beethoven's Sonata no. 32. There is a link here to stream the record. He also did a great Ives album last year, the recording of which was chronicled by him in the aforementioned New Yorker piece. I'd love to see him in performance, where he's been doing these Etudes alongside the Goldberg Variations!! http://www.nonesuch.com/journal/jeremy-denks-ligeti-beethoven-streaming-full-npr-first-listen-denk-staggeringly-good-chops-plays-masterfully-2012-05-07

A recent eBay score: Vinny Golia - Spirits in Fellowship (Nine Winds 001) Good stuff, and another brick in my complete John Carter collection.

Or wait, are you talking about the Black Forest LP? Edit: You are. Got it.

Oh great! I always thought this was a solo Taylor session. Doubly excited to own it now (though I obviously love solo Cecil as well)

Gee, how exciting.

Supposed to be a new batch announced this month, but apparently nothing 'til at least July now

To each their own, but this is a nightmarish proposition for me.

I'll take the other two.

I'm surprised no one has mentioned Chuck's announcement of the impending Hal Russell and AEC reissues. Looking forward to those!

"Jimmy Smith is my man/I wanna give him a pound" Seems a sentiment anyone here can get behind. I am very saddened by his passing. He left us with some incredible music and music videos, as well as an inspiration for holding true to one's ideals. RIP.

Huh, I didn't realize they even had stable owners. Were they just licensed all over the place? Everest and Vee-Jay put them out in the 1960s.

Hell, while we're at it can we untangle the European live recordings, too? What all is there, what CDs are duplications, etc. I've always been remarkably confused by this.

I have never quite got around to getting these because I just don't know which source is best, or if there is such a thing as a definitive source for this stuff. Lonehill put out a CD collecting all of it, but this is hard to get ahold of now. Suggestions?

Yep. I also plan to shell out for this: http://www.amazon.com/Selected-Reports-Ethnomusicology-Vol-Multiculturalism/dp/0882870513/ref=sr_1_6?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335983494&sr=1-6 and this: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Arts-West-Culture-Struggle/dp/0822346796/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1335983494&sr=1-2

It would be fantastic if someone could put some of that Tapscott stuff out. Mosaic seems a stretch, but maybe something more like those big Sun Ra box sets.