colinmce

One of the total originals.

Damn, do you know when it ends? I've been waiting a whole year for this , but I thought it was a couple months away. And now I'm flat broke after a move.

This one caught my eye. Thoughts from anyone who knows it? http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=jrxfkz9b89&ref=featured.php&refQ=cat%3D5

I bought this today. Big Lots was depressing. No OJCs or Keepnews. Or legitimate albums of any kind.

I love that Nonesuch CD. The obscure "So Am I" is a true highlight.

I mentioned this elsewhere, but there's no way the new Altschul/Fonda/Irabagon album on TUM could not be great.

And might I add a hearty F Yeah re: the new TUM trio CD with Fonda & Irabagon. If you haven't heard Irabagon's Foxy with Altschul you need to do something about that.

Parts I & II of a three-part conversation between drummer/composer Harris Eisenstadt and the great master percussionist on the occasion of his 70th birthday. Lots of great stories and insight from a guy who's really gotten around. http://destination-out.com/

New major mainstream jazz label signs major mainstream artists who already record for major mainstream jazz labels.

I'd have loved to sit in the Sing Sing Room at the Confucius Restaurant in NYC 1955 to hear Lee Konitz with Tristano. Second would probably be King Oliver and Pops at Lincoln Gardens, followed by Ellington in Fargo.

Pretty good! I'm surprised no one has mentioned the show here. Unfortunately there didn't turn out to be as much jazz content as the first couple episodes might have suggested. But shit y'all, in 2012 both Tomasz Stanko and Kidd Jordan were beamed into the homes of millions!

Even in the realm of pseudo-celeb professorship appointments, this is pretty impressive.

Yes, but it also included the material Green & Clark recorded with Ike Quebec around the same time. If I could only keep 10 jazz CDs, this would be one.

I'm speaking off the cuff here, but I personally wouldn't sweat an international package after just two weeks. Lots of reasons it could be taking longer. Though I do hope it arrives soon!

As if it needs mentioning, the Lee Wiley is exquisite.

Interesting connections!

Ditto the Newman/Cohn/Green and the Mainstream style.

Don't know if this has been mentioned yet, but I just pulled out my RVG of Further Explorations by the Horace SMITH Quintet (disc).

I moved to Louisiana from Iowa (lifelong resident) two & a half years ago. I remain to this day rather ... unenthused. Maybe I'm just a grump and a creature of habit, but let's just say I don't have much to contribute. My wife and I split our lives in New Orleans for two months while our child was hospitalized and it is indeed a pretty great place. Unfortunately we just haven't had the chance to go back yet. But I will say it's one thing to visit this place and a whoooole other thing to live here day in and out. Frankly, it's fucked.

Correct. A true shame, as I find them more interesting and rewarding than the big boxes.

There have indeed been a rash of late-60s/early 70s Prestige & Milestone titles trickling out of Japan. The only McCoy I recall seeing, however, is Spider Man.

Ha, that's a steal! Try $6k ... I wonder if the plant that pressed the jackets is the same that our Mr. Horowich uses?

Is this on CD?

Big Weird Weeds fan here, Clifford. I'm sure you're friends with Nick. I was turned onto them about 7 years ago by my friend Jason, who was also friends with him.