Big Al

I've added you guys to the list!

Yes! Those quartet tracks (remainder can be found on THELONIOUS MONK/SONNY ROLLINS) are pure bliss!

Nor would he be able to find anyone willing to be his simpering puppet the way Wade does. This team plays like a bunch that has lost all respect for its coach and shows even less respect for its owner. I just wonder how much longer JonesCo is going to put up with Flozell Adams continuing to shoot their drives in the foot. Going on three years now and he's shown absolutely ZERO signs of improvement: still getting called for false starts, still making dumb plays that get flagged (holding, etc). That said, Miles Austin is THE MAAAAAAN!!!! He and Jay Ratliff were the Cowboys saviors today. Which is a lot more than Jones, Phillips, Garrett, and Romo deserved today.

Will report back once I listen to it. Still reveling in the Garland Quintet stuff! Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!

Completely off-topic here, but THANK YOU for mentioning GoogleDocs. I've been racking my brains for months now trying to remember where I saw this online spreadsheet and that's where it was! :

Coupla things. First, I believe that Chuck indicated this and almost all of the "intelligent" packages were developed under Fantasy's watch, and just were released by Concord after the transfer. Second, good luck hearing back from Concord on any of this. They've ignored several emails I've sent on related topics over the past couple of years. I am very thankful this set finally saw the light of day after many years, but don't expect much new. Maybe if the work was already done on the Miles sets in the past we'll see them, but I agree that the Miles/Rollins set, while very nice in and of itself, may not be a good harbinger of what is (not) to come. Yeah, I'm not holding my breath, just remaining hopeful. I remember sending them an e-mail this time last year asking about this particular box, and they actually responded in a couple days time, IIRC. Funny thing is, at that time, Concord says there were no plans to release this box. I'm glad they changed their mind!

Got mine yesterday and put in disc four immediately. I don't know about the rest of y'all, but "All Morning Long" NEVER sounded this good, IMHO. And it's not like I have the greatest sound-system in the world. Jamil Nasser's bass is so PRESENT. The whole disc sounds extremely roomy, uncluttered, and organic. I can't wait to listent to the rest of the box. Speaking of the "All Morning Long" sessions (for lack of a better term), I am *so* glad the CD programmers decided NOT to be strictly chronological by putting "Tenor Madness" at the beginning of disc 2, thereby letting everything else fall nicely into place. This is ESPECIALLY effective on the "All Morning Long" sessions, leaving them on two discs instead of staggering them over three discs on the old box. (For that matter, all three of these boxes have been very good about keeping all of the sessions as together as possible. This makes for much easier listening, IMO) My only complaint is with the booklet, and even that is a minor one: mostly discographical stuff like incorrect track listings when notating which side of a record the songs are on, as well as other typos whose details apparently are so minute their escaping my cluttered mind. Overall, a HIGHLY enjoyable release, and one I would've gladly paid retail price had I not found the Best Buy link (thanks again, guys)! On a semi-related note, I continue to be impressed by Concord's packaging of boxes like this, and wish they would do more of them. I know that a similar plan was supposed to be in place for all of Miles' Prestige recordings; with the release of the Miles/Sonny collection, I wonder what the odds are that the remaining sessions will be released in box form. I e-mail Concord about this; if I ever hear back from 'em, I'll post it here.

Amen!!!

Correct. BASRA was supposed to be issued in the US, but was pulled at the last minute. And that's all I'm gonna say, lest this thread gets dumped into the Politics forum......

I was just going to mention how much I enjoyed his performance in the Thomas and the Magic Railroad movie that came out in 2001. I thought he was completely believable in that role, and I guess that would be my definition of a good actor: someone who can convince me that they ARE the character they are playing. Off-topic: did anyone notice a lot of Easy Rider connections in that movie?

Between FEARLESS LEADER and INTERPLAY, is there a clear winner or are both just really good (and basically equal in strength)? They are both really good and equal in strength, IMHO. Chances are if you get one, you'll end up wanting the other two. I admit I'm biased, though: Trane's Prestige period is my favorite of his, which is not a knock against Atlantic or Impulse; just what moves me on a grander scale. I realize I'm in a minority here.

Unfortunately, not enough people exercise the necessary discretion to implement usage of said "ignore" function. As a result, as you said, "trolls and assholes" end up taking over unless the iron fist is applied. Thankfully, Jim/Use3D rarely use that function, which is a testament to their overall commitment to responsible free-speech and their infinite patience with the humanity that gets displayed in the political forums.

Stuff like this makes me SO glad I locked myself out of the political forum. It also makes me pray for Jim's mental health, cuz he has to deal with that shit on a regular basis.

Oh yes! There is much treasure to be mined within these 8 discs!

Well.... I guess it's only fair. Everyone else has had a turn reissuing this stuff.

AAAARGGHHHH!!! WHY did I open this thread? WHY did I go to Rhapsody and queue this up? WHEN am I ever gonna learn???? 7/4, between this and all your "Listening to " notes on FaceBook, I'm either gonna have to unfriend you or get a second job!!!

Love TOM CAT, and I actually prefer the RVG (political views notwithstanding. I think). Love the phrasing, and so wish that Blakey and Tyner had recorded together more often.

Just got my shipping notice! It's on its way! Me too. Listened to disc 4 of FEARLESS LEADER last night. Been spinning the first two boxes in anticipation as well!

Happy birthday, Marcus! Hope your day is filled with lots of great music!

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Lon beat me to it. I wholeheartedly agree!

Does the Ray Charles Atlantic box count?

What Lon said! If you already have the old box, there really isn't a reason to upgrade. If you're like me, though, and don't have any Coltrane Prestige (or "didn't," before these boxes came out), this is definitely the way to go.

Mine's on the way as well!

True dat. The Cowboys offense wore out the Cowboys defense. They simply ran out of gas, aloowing the Broncos two touchdowns on two straight possessions.