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I was lucky enough to snag a sealed box of the first 5 volumes of the Armstrong MOJ series for $12 on ebay.

Love these compilations:

Forgot about Lee Wiley!

Jonathan, I was aware about your work with Anthony Ortega and Revelation, so it's great to get your perspective; Thanks. Wonderful to hear about Warne. I too took out NE PLUS ULTRA today and jumped right online to grab the Copenhagen/Kenny Drew, Germany 1980, and PAUSA set with Konitz. Never cam have too much Warne. And not to overload you with requests, but how about putting out your two Ortega albums as released (since Hat cut them up)? I also love the Gary Foster, Clare Fischer and Carmell Jones sides!

The Tri-Centric Foundation has launched their new website. Monthly membership is now just $7.99, for which you get a free album each month, 30% off back catalog downloads, and some other perks. There is also a raft of new bootlegs up, which are free to all. Some fantastic looking stuff: the 1989 trio with Tony Oxley, a trio with Derek Bailey and George E. Lewis, 70s Quintet, 80s Quartet, 1979 Quartet w/ Anderson, Barker and Lindberg, Duos with Tietlbaum and Gunter Sommer, and some solos and Creative Orchestra Music.

On second glance I do know Herwig from Eddie Palmieri's band.

(got cut off) ...especially in the arco mode. I'd be interested to know what you think of this, Jonathan. Perhaps I'm off the mark, but that's what I hear. I think a marriage of those two incredible recordings would be enough to persuade someone to take a chance. If you like Sonny Rollins, Lee Konitz, Ornette Coleman, Wayne Shorter in NEFERTITI mode ... I can't imagine you wouldn't like the Joe Daley Trio.

Glad to hear you pressing forward with the box. Ironically enough, I would describe the Daley to someone who hasn't heard it as a cross between Sonny Rollins' FREEDOM SUITE and Anthony Ortega's NEW DANCE. The sound on that Sonny record is particularly dry, unlike the proto Energy music of the Village Vanguard material, or his late 60s trios; I think Daley, who is obviously very Rollins-influenced, comes closest to this particular version of Sonny's playing. And it shares with NEW DANCE an adventurous insider-stepping-outside vibe, a searching, wide-eyed, late night quality. I also feel a connection between Russell Thorne and Chuck Domanico. Both play insanely well on these records

1. June Christy 2. Mel Torme 3. Billie That #2 is a red herring. I love Torme, but generally dislike male jazz vocalists. Heretic as is may seem Rushing, Joe Williams, Jon Hendricks, Johnny Hartman, Leon Thomas, whoever...they drive me nuts. Though I do like Chet, and certainly Teagarden and Louis. 3 is tough, though. I love Rene Marie, Chris Connor, Helen Forrest, Peggy Lee, Anita O'Day, Betty Carter.

That's interesting to hear about Horace Silver, thanks for the info. I always found it odd that this legend-- about the only one left from the hard bop inner circle-- was still living but is never discussed as being "present", if that makes sense.

That smirking little line about AEC was about the most obnoxious thing in the series next to the jab at CT. As it is, I think the film is alright, if simplistic, up to bebop. Everything after that is a blur. I got the book version as a gift, and I have to say it's leagues better than the series. It has tons of great photos and goes some places that I think we all wish the show did, which is frustrating. There are fine essays included by Early (on Kenton, Jarrett, and whiteness), Giddins (on the avant garde-- I know, but it's decent), and Crouch (on the NYC scene of the 70s and 80s), among a few others on early jazz whose subjects i don't recall but which are interesting Why they relegated this stuff to the book I'll never know. Though, of course, I do know exactly why.

I didn't get it either

Don't know Herwig, but I'd buy this for the sidemen and the interesting instrumentation.

I quoted $100, so it's a given I'd certainly pay $60. I was highballing it anyways. Your price-point sounds about right, and fair for a deluxe, 3CD edition of a kinda niche title.

Thank you again for taking the time, money and energy to do this right. Personally I would pay $100 or more for that Daley box.

!!! You are amazing, sir. Thank you, thank you.

:tup Something from Joe McPhee's As Serious As Your Life?

I'm looking forward to hearing those Giuffres when I get some cash. I'm a huge fan of John Surman's solo ECMs so I don't think the synths will be bothersome at all.

Neat! We've been in the aera about a year and a half from Iowa City. Some adjusting to do, but it's a neat place. Since we moved it's been new job-pregnancy-hospitalization-new baby so we haven't done or seen much, but we've got years on our hands now so I'm looking forward to it.

Randol's on Kaliste Saloom. You may know it, been there 40 years. Kind of a tourist joint, but that's ok.

Boy, I'd like to know the release date for that one. There's only five weeks left to this quarter. Quarter in Hat's schedule that is. These are their releases through April, then they'll put out a new batch May-July, August-Oct, Nov-Jan, etc.

Mr. Horowitch had said he was definitely going to do Jeremy Steig's Flute Fever with Denny Zeitlin. Hopefully this is still the case.

Here in South Louisiana, I'm thankful! I'm the executive chef at a Cajun restaurant and the weekend was pure hell.

Mobley is sold.

I should note that the Farlow is the Universal edition which says Tal Farlow Concert Band on the outer box spine.