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Maybe they're just shoring up their affairs. Frankly I find True Blue to be pretty irrelevant anyways. That said, my goals for this year include ordering 5 more Selects and the Herman, Hampton, and Lester Young sets. And hopefully the Threadgill. I wonder, though, if we'll see any more Selects come out at all. It's coming on two years since the Handy and Zeitlin sets, no?

I keep getting psyched out by a guy who is listing discs 8-10 from the Roland Kirk set for $150. On what planet is this reasonable?

Picked this up today (@ $29.99), so clearly it has found its way stateside. Man! The years just fall away on this set. Sounds like it could be 20 years earlier, just stunning.

Same re: the Pres!

I'm not Bill obviously, but in my mind there isn't even the slightest question about it: YES. Granted I'm not a fan of most of the Atlantic stuff, but I don't see how any of those records can stand alongside the likes of We Free Kings or Rip, Rig, and Panic.

I think I'll still keep on the lookout for the big box. I had to pass one up for $105 at the FYE (of all places) in Philadelphia a couple weeks ago 'cause I'm broke for now. I wonder if they'd ship it to me ....

Not sure what the bonus tracks are on the CD, but I would highly recommend seeking out the Impulse! Dedication Series 2xLP that has extra tracks by Tolliver and Moncur on it.

I finally found a copy of Free Form while browsing in Philly and grabbed it. Only been through it once so far, but I enjoy it very much. Glad to finally get my hands on it.

I would indeed drop $60 on the Merrill, but $400 on the Kirk is way out of line.

Man, I wish those old Mercury box sets weren't so expensive.

For God sakes, get the Pres!! As for the thread title, I wish!

Updated.

I have it paired w/ the Chick Corea session which is indeed much better.

As a music buyer, I'm not picky. I have a limited budget so I buy used more often than anything, and vinyl can be very cheap. Thus I buy it when I see a title I want for a good price, despite whatever CD issue might be available-- just don't care about that sort of thing.

All CDs are in fine condition. Shipping included. PM if you're interested. Paul Bley - Solo In Mondsee (BMG Ed.) $6 Cecil Taylor - Port of Call (The World of Cecil Taylor + 2 tracks from New York City R&B) $4 Don Cherry - Symphony For Improvisers (RVG) $7SOLD Don Cherry - Where Is Brooklyn? (Connoisseur Ed.) $8SOLD Hampton Hawes Quartet/Freddie Redd Trio - Piano East-Piano West (OJC Limited Ed., sawcut) $5SOLD

Nope, it was at 'Running Low'.

I'm sure everyone will have their chance!

I saw one or two Ventura/Phillips sets on Ebay the other day. Is that not an option?

FYI, True Blue is selling single discs from their Illinois Jacquet (MD4-145) and Bunny Berrigan (MD7-219) sets for $8.98 apiece. The discs represent the Complete RCA Recordings and Complete Parlophone Recordings respectively. I picked them up, 'cause why not.

Quit telling us about these deals, dammit!! I'm still waiting for the Mingus Debut box to hit liquidation, though.

Hm, I love Ornette (trumpet & violin playing included) and ultimately dislike the session w/ Jackie.

The availability of 'Where Is Brooklyn' as a Conn has probably dented the value of that set (on CD - I'm sure the vinyl is still strongly in demand). Great set to have, nevertheless ! Indeed, and I even had all three albums in their Conn/RVG editions, but why pass up a chance to throw another black box in the row? Though I did just see one go for just over $100 on ebay the other day.

Anyone like Freddie Redd enough to pay $125 per CD? http://cgi.ebay.com/Mosaic-FREDDIE-REDD-Co...mQQptZMusic_CDs?

Just skimmed this at the bookstore yesterday. Really fantastic and evocative stuff.

As a person who more or less dislikes funk/soul jazz and especially dislikes organ jazz (with the stereotypical exceptions-- Larry Young, some John Patton, Baby Face Willette's Blue Notes), would I enjoy this set? I see that there is organ on every session, but it also seems like Braith takes the music a bit more outside, and the inclusion of Grant Green interests me further as I especially enjoy his collaborations with Larry Young. Granted, I'll probably get it anyways, but I would still like to get some opinions.