colinmce

That Horace set sure has 9 lives.

I would love to see such a McKusick set, but I think the availability of a Lone Hill compilation with some of those albums makes that project somewhat moot, irritating as that is.

Yeah, I think Amazon is offering out of print titles.

Yeah, interesting.

The Benny Goodman vol. 6 (Rainbow Grill 1966-67) is real nice. Zoot Sims and Herbie Hancock are in the ensemble.

What's the tone of the notes on the Taylor set? Just took off the Dizzy Reece Select. I realized I haven't even unwrapped discs 2 and 3 yet after 6 months! Gotta do something about that soon ...

PM sent on: Russell, George New York NY and Jazz in the Space Age MCA

I'd say any business that makes the Jazz Heritage Society look like a swell operation is dire indeed.

Speaking of which, Amazon is offering some Black Saint/Soul Note titles as on-demand CD-Rs for the very attractive price of $9.90

Thanks, Chuck.

I have a good hunk of the Sonny OJCs and have avoided this box because a) I have a lot of the stuff anyways and might as well just finish buying the OJCs and b) I like the individual CDs for him anyways. BUT is there anything on the box that I can't get from the individual OJCs? Any of the early 50s sessions?

Another Ebay Craziness moment: The Complete King Oliver set on Retrieval Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig and Panic/Please Don't You Cry ... Dave Douglas - Convergence Zaum - Above Our Heads the Sky Splits Open $32 shipped. The guy has plenty more Buy It Now auctions in the $4-8 range, including several titles on HatArt.

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.