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Johnny Smith Mosaic box arrived today - super fast time to Australia (much quicker than the Mosaics usually do, unless they come by Fedex) Box/booklet & discs in beautiful condition - like new

ordered this today from the International Trumpet Guild - $16 with free shipping (to Australia!!) I'm tempted to get the "Moontrane" 32 Jazz CD that's currently for sale in the For Sale section - one of the few WS CD's I don't have -> one of his best & quite elusive to source at a decent price

contains all of the Harriott/Kinsey material

just received an email from the Woody Shaw site mentioning Elvin Jones birthday & access to a recording from the Village Vanguard (1980) with EJ & WS http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=a7086e7d975e1148d1dd0a557&id=711f94ffdf&e=5ec531ed07

highly recommend the JSP box (29-39, covers his European years) & there's not a great deal of overlap with the Mosaic box

That links the MP3 version. This is the CD link. I bought a copy of this US CD in the mid 2000's - I ordered it directly from a small company in NY I think Not at home at present so can't give more details. I'm sure it was a legit pressing The CD was released in 2006 by the "Iris Music Group" It still appears to be available ($16.98) check the site - http://store.irismusicgroup.com/

cannot wait to hear these

That links the MP3 version. This is the CD link. I bought a copy of this US CD in the mid 2000's - I ordered it directly from a small company in NY I think Not at home at present so can't give more details. I'm sure it was a legit pressing

Brel CDs arrived today - as usual, all in beautiful condition

I agree for those rarer/hard to find CDs but I have had the experience of ordering items that are listed to find out that they are OOP/not in stock (eg Charles Tyler, Pere Ubu). Now, before I place an order I contact them to find out if the items are in stock or available (even though they are listed in their catalogue).

The Ogun LP RAMIFICATIONS (Schweizer) hasn't made it to CD yet

I totally agree. Previously discussed here. Thanks - I thought this had been discussed previously This is a recurrent problem I have with the site - searching for old threads - I usually do this via Google & add organissimo into the criteria (other members have also recommended this technique) I did the search & got this thread Maybe the two should be merged?

Just got the new Zappa released Bat Chain Puller CD & the sonics just blow away any of the previous releases This is a must have for any Van Vliet fan & has to be a strong contender for the "Rock" reissue of the year There are three extra tracks (including Hobo-ism) not from the same sessions (unknown date & musicians)

Actually, the CD is still quite easy to find - I recently bought a copy from Import CDs for $11 (they currently have copies in stock - just looked) I find that DMG sometimes "hype" up their stock

thanks Can't imagine this CD will be hard to track down In the liner notes to the Mingus CD "Alternate Takes", Brian Priestley notes that the edited versions should have also been rereleased "It might be instructive - if perhaps uneconomic - to have a fourth CD comprising the originally issued edits, just to remind us how creatively they too were achieved by Mingus"

I'm wondering if the writers of the Spider-Man theme (Paul Webster & Robert Harris) had been listening to Mingus Have been listening to CM's "Ah Um" & the track "Boogie Stop Shuffle" (1959 - written 8 years earlier) sounds similar to "Spider-Man"(1967) Just played "Boogie Stop Shuffle" to my partner (without giving her any history etc) & her first comment was that it sounds like "Spider-Man" - so it's not just me!!

Did the 80's Columbia CD version of Ah Um (Columbia Jazz Masterpieces) contain the edited LP versions? I've listed the unedited times from the later remastered Ah Um CD releases Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - 5:44 (unedited) Boogie Stop Shuffle - 5:03 (unedited) Open Letter to Duke - 5:51 (unedited) Bird Calls - 6:18 (unedited) Pussy Cat Dues - 9:15 (unedited) Jelly Roll - 6:17 (unedited)

Second Hans' opinion about Bessie Smith's recordings. totally agree - I have the Frog set & the Columbia LPs & IMHO the "Frogs" are superior

Hans I've removed it - see what Scott says

Erskine Hawkins would be a good follow up. I was thinking 30s Earl Hines would be a good choice too. I suppose it will be pre Wardell Gray Hines led a big band from 1928 to 1948. Wardell Gray was with Hines during 1943-1945. I was aware of that but I'm wondering if the "choice" years that would comprise the box would exclude the WG period

pm sent on 1. Coleman Hawkins - Supreme (Enja) w/B.Harris, R.Brooks, G.Taylor, remastered 2008 reissue, digipak, very minor/light scuffage $6 2. Jimmy Giuffre 4 - Ad Lib (Jazz Plaza Music) digipak $10 3. Sonny Rollins - This is what I do (Milestone) punch through bar code, "promotional" on disc $4 4. Jeanne Lee/Mal Waldron - After Hours (Owl) 1994 jewel case issue, saw cut on spine $4 5. Roswell Rudd & Yomo Toro - El Espiritu Jibaro (Sunnyside) punch through barcode $5

Erskine Hawkins would be a good follow up. I was thinking 30s Earl Hines would be a good choice too. I suppose it will be pre Wardell Gray

pm on all the Brels

Yes...VERY nice, thank you. All that hair.....you wonder how they could see what they were doing. Thanks for the link - didn't recognise Barry Guy with the "Baldrick" coiffure