colinmce

Yes, one of my favorites of recent years.

This one is out today. I've just put in an order. Same group as last time, but without the vocals. Be Still was great, but I'm looking forward to hearing the band on its own. Anyone else grabbing this one?

I'm glad they've decided to do more physical releases. I wish they'd put out a CD/DVD box of the 2011 Tricentric festival.

An acquaintance of mine has been helping get it ready. I'd love to go. ICP was there the other day, looks very nice from the pictures I've seen.

Two new ones on the horizon from Taylor Ho Bynum: Duo (Amherst) 2010 DVD w/ AB and a new Book of Three recording, which is very exciting to me. FYI, there's a live recording from the night before their Rogue Art session on his website.

This set is still available from Mosaic at $80. That said, it's very much worth your time and money. But this is worth pointing out.

I've liked the Stones for years but have been cautious about getting too many and weaker sets ( ie the earlier and later material ). I'd also avoided "Exile". I caved in last year and can't believe just how good it is. It's right up there with "Aftermath" and "Let it bleed". What other Stones' title did you keep? Between the Buttons. Probably not one of the top Stones records on anyone else's list. Mine! The UK version, in particular.

I've been burned many a time myself. That's a global market for you.

What's available at any given moment may be spotty, but Dusty Groove keeps Marge/Futura albums steadily in stock, too.

My favorite Dorham by far is the Cafe Bohemia material. I never quite warmed to the other 50s stuff on Riverside & the like. I still haven't heard the Matador/Into Somethin' sessions.

Lets not forget KD holding true on Point of Departure. He let Dolphy, Hill, Davis, and Williams do their thing, and did his thing within it (though I know there was a bit of tension at the session). Also Complete Communion!!

I agree with everything here, but would add Out To Lunch and Open Sesame as truly outstanding achievements. I like Blue Spirits, too FWIW.

Squidco has it at $15.95. Bargain basement for avant jazz vinyl these days, says a man weary of the seemingly standard $25-30 price tag on most recent titles in memory.

Jeff, do you remember how much it cost? I'd be curious.

I bought the contents of the JMac Mosaic in one fell swoop, and same with the 4 or so early titles I was missing. I think I just need Demon Dance, Bout Soul and SSS now. Jackie will do that to you.

Yes, the Freddie Hubbard group with James Spaulding and Ronnie Matthews was described as a working group in the notes for one of the BNs ... Hub-Tones, maybe?

I am shocked and apalled that Dodo Greene remains neglected as well! But in all seriousness, someone needs to put Portrait of Shiela back in print.

Perhaps he's making the point that while GG was a pretty straightforward, in the pocket player, he worked with some of the hottest, most searching musicians of the time. I love Green's playing, but his (I'm assuming) choice in sidemen certainly helps bump his sessions up a notch.

The new ECM box set is up for pre-order at Amazon. The outer box is essentially the Conception Vessel cover, but the individual CDs are still in plain slipcases.

Wow, that was fast. Hope I'll see mine soon.

We've been here before, but man, really ... come on. Not a chance.

Irabagon's Foxy is so SO good. The Combria Concert by MOPDTK on Clean Feed is very nice.

As far as records I want? They number in the high hundreds if not above. But these are the hard to find ones that I'm always on the hunt for and will go to the end of the earth to obtain before I die. Unless that happens tomorrow, you know. Joe McPhee - Songs & Dances Braxton - Santa Cruz 1993 / Willisau 1991 / all Moers titles Ran Blake - Take 1 / Take 2 Franz Koglmann - all Hat 6000 series titles Leimgruber/Hauser/Leandre - No Try No Fail Cecil Taylor - Berlin 1988 Lee Konitz - Live at the Half Note Jimmy Giuffre 3 - Empasis & Flight John Carter - Echoes From Rudolph's Tony Oxley - The Baptised Traveller Butch Morris Conducts Berlin Skyscraper David Murray - Death of a Sideman Jimmy Lyons - Riffs / Push-Pull Clifford Thornton - Gardens of Harlem

Not that I know. The Connor and Russell albums are the only ones currently listed, but hopefully it won't be out much later. Ran has voiced concerns before about "flooding the market" with albums, so perhaps he's looking to temper that.

The Chris Connor recital mentioned by brownie and the George Russell album are slated for release this year, though the later is no longer coming via Hat Hut, no doubt related to their recent financial woes. The Connor album in particular has been among Ran's ambitions for many years so I'm excited to hear the final result.