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  5. What vinyl are you spinning right now??

    in The Vinyl Frontier

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    Dexter Gordon: The Chase (Spotlight Dial reissue)

    -love ghost of a chance here

    John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk at Carnegie Hall (Mosaic)

    -Trane's first solo on Nutty blows my mind

    Andrew Hill--One for One (Blue Note Reissue Series, Sides 3 and 4)

    -Richard Davis and Hill have such empathy, and one of the few strings and jazz I've enjoyed in awhile

  9. Kind of Blue reissue

    in Re-issues

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    Coincidentally, I spun the mono LP a few nights ago. It sounds great. I'm sure the mono version isn't in the box set.

    Actually, I'm pretty sure they are going to include an original mono 6-eye with every box--they've been saving them just for this release. :w

  11. Gerald Wilson Mosaic is running low

    in Mosaic and other box sets...

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    Man, the chasm between the best and worst of this set is immense. It ranges from sublime to downright embarrassing. But the best of it justifies purchasing before it disappears.

    That's how it seems to me, just based on reviews and word of mouth... which is why I'd rather purchase individual albums when I can find them.

    And the one with Groove Holmes on it would be one I'd buy.

  16. What's your favorite Stanley Turrentine session?

    in Recommendations

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    Just spun Rough N' Tumble BST 84240 (Stereo BN Liberty) with Blue Mitchell, James Spaulding, Pepper Adams, Grant Green, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Mickey Roker

    I enjoy the album, but Turrentine's playing does bore me a little bit every now and then, so I hear what Rooster Ties and Hot Ptah are saying. He reminds me of a watered down Clifford Jordan on this session--still hot sometimes, though--especially with that supporting cast. Tyner is nice, of course.

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  17. Jaki Byard - The Last from Lennies

    in Recommendations

    Posted · Edited by zanonesdelpueblo

    Was going to list this on the "Which Mosaic are you enjoying right now," but I got so excited by Jaki Byard's playing that I felt more appropriate in this thread.

    On disc 1 of the Complete Blue Note Sam Rivers Sessions, Byard really impressed me. I don't have any of his solo stuff (Edit: nor leader stuff!)--this all sounds great. Thanks for all the knowledge you've shared on this thread!... The circumstances of his death are tragic.

    -Jay

  19. Favorite Philip K. Dick novel?

    in Miscellaneous - Non-Political

    Posted

    Man in the High Castle. At the Jazz Quarter on 20th Ave. in SF there is more often than not a Japanese collector buying original records. Reminds me a lot of the imperialist Japanese at that American guy's store that sells early 20th century and 19th century Americana stuff in that book. To see how many records the average Japanese collector swoops up there, in fact, makes me think the Japanese really did win WWII and are somehow colonizing San Francisco.

    On that thought, I read a pretty comprehensive book on the phenomenon of Jazz in Japan a couple months ago, called "Blue Nippon: Authenticating Jazz in Japan," by E. Taylor Atkins.

  21. Thelonious Monk 10 disc Wallet box (Documents)

    in Discography

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    Why would anyone buy this counterfeit piece of crap? Yeah, European copyright laws allow this nonsense, but this material is available in more complete form from legitimate U.S. labels.

    I agree, I wouldn't have bought it--it was a gift from someone who didn't know better and saw the cheaper price for the amount of music. In addition to the gift, I have the monk complete blue note, complete riverside, complete columbia solo, complete vogue/black lion. It would still be nice to know what the personell, sessions this one is from, though.

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