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I voted for Dallas. I think their defense is gonna pull through for them (once again!). It's a thing of beauty, and if they are able to add a good DE for next year, it should be as good as the Baltimore defense was when they won the Superbowl. However, the Dallas offense is pretty unpredictable - if they had any semblance of a running game they might be pretty good as well. But Troy Hambrick strikes fear in no one, so that's allowed opponents to sit back and pick off Carter much more easily than they should be able to. Anyway, it could be a pretty good game, with two fairly balanced teams.

Swallow's been around for a long time, and has played with alot of folks, in alot of different styles. Check out some of his work with Jimmy Giuffre and Paul Bley. "1961", on ECM, is a reissue of "Fusion" and "Thesis". No guitars to be found, but some very interesting improvisational music going on. I have the two live recordings from this time frame also - "Emphasis, Stuttgart 1961" and ""Flight, Bremen 1961", and can easily recommend both. They reunited in the 90's for a series of recordings, all of which are very good as well. Swallow has a self-titled release from 1991, which guests Gary Burton and John Scofield, which I like. Originally picked this one up due to Sco's presence. He is also on Pete LaRoca's "Basra" from 1965, if you want to hear him in a prime hard-bop setting alongside Joe Henderson. You might also check him out on a release called "Three Guys", with Lee Konitz and Paul Motian. He's also played on a few Rabih Abou-Khalil discs, if you're interested in hearing him in a fascinating Arab/jazz crossover setting. That's all I can think of, off the top of my head...

JM - I love that Pulp Fiction 2 disc set! I think they put together a great package for that film. Tarantino seems to be a love-him-or-hate-him type of guy. I think Reservoir Dogs is GREAT, as is PF, and Jackie Brown is close behind. All of the Special Edition DVDs for these films were well put together, IMO. Looking forward to the Kill Bill DVD (I'm sure there will be one set with both Part I & Part II on it eventually). I still need to pick up the True Romance DVD also, which Tarantino wrote, and appears to fit in with his other work pretty well. And he also helped write Natural Born Killers, which was available in a 3(!) disc set in Germany. And I agree with Berigan on the Star Wars films. It would be nice to have them available as both the original releases, as well as the revised versions with extra special effects.

Couldn't find a thread devoted to DVDs, so I figured it's time we "cowboy'd up" and started a nice little corner of the neighborhood dedicated to DVDs. Feel free to list your favorite DVD sets, new releases, recommendations, ones to avoid, etc... Up first, a movie that's FINALLY coming out in March, that I've been wanting on DVD ever since I got a player almost 2 years ago: I'm not sure why this one took so long to get released, and I still don't know why the original Star Wars films aren't available on DVD either. AND I'd like to be able to buy the FIRST Indiana Jones movie, without having to buy all three together in a box set!

YES. However, remember that you have to add S/H ($2.79 I think) to the price, so really you end up paying $8.18 apiece. You might want to wait until they have one of their better sales. For single discs, the best sale IMO is the Buy 1, Get Unlimited at $1.99. If you buy about 10 discs on this sale, you end up getting them for about $6 apiece, including shipping. Buy more, and the unit cost goes down even further. Either way, you won't find these in retail stores for $8.18 apiece at all, so you're still doing pretty durn good.

had a nice haul from a used cd/dvd store in Austin this past weekend: Conns: Jackie McLean - Swing Swang Swingin' Jackie McLean - Vertigo Andrew Hill - Passing Ships Grant Green - First Session Wayne Shorter - etcetera other: Jackie McLean - One Step Beyond Bireli Lagrene - Inferno Dave Douglas - Tiny Bell Trio Live in Europe Dave Holland Quintet - Not for Nothin' I wish I could find used deals like that down here!

up... John, I want to thank you for turning me on to Yo La Tengo. I don't remember if it was because of this thread, or noticing them from the "July etc listening" threads, but I picked up one of their discs on a whim about 6 months ago (...and then nothing turned itself inside out), and was hooked enough to start picking up more. Now I've got eight of their albums, and am always on the lookout. Before leaving Stuttgart, I came across the "Today is the Day" and "Nuclear War" eps, in one of my old favorite used stores. Love 'em both! -Erik

Up for some air... I picked up a couple of Frisell items recently - Arild Andersen's "Molde Concert" on ECM, recorded in 1981. This appears to be one of Frisell's earliest recordings, and in addition to Andersen on bass, includes John Taylor on piano and Alphonse Mouzon on drums. Taylor plays well, but Frisell's playing is the highlight of the disc, IMO. Well worth picking up if you can find it. I also got Don Byron's "Tuskegee Experiments", which I am really enjoying, but Frisell is not as front-n-center on this one. And finally, I stumbled across Michael Schrieve's "Fascination", which places Frisell in an organ trio with Schrieve and Wayne Horvitz. What a diverse body of work that Frisell's accomplished so far! I'm more impressed the more I read his discography...

Due out on February 10, '04, on ol' BN: tracks: 1 Sunrise 2 What Am I to You? 3 Those Sweet Words 4 Carnival Town 5 In the Morning 6 Be Here to Love Me 7 Creepin’ In 8 Toes 9 Humble Me 10 Above Ground 11 The Long Way Home 12 The Prettiest Thing 13 Don’t Miss You At All ...and this time around, special guests include Dolly Parton, Levon Helm & Garth Hudson, Jesse Harris, Robert Burger, Brian Blade, and Tony Scherr.

I finally placed an order from the clearance section, and noticed I am now being charged taxes Is this normal, or a new development with BMG? I wasn't getting charged tax before, when I was living in Germany. Also, a couple of new titles that caught my eyes: Ornette Coleman - Complete Science Fiction Sessions (Remastered) Ornette Coleman - Skies of America (Remastered) edit: I missed the previous mention of these titles in this thread - apologies for being redundant...

That is quite a bimp. One could get a concussion from such a bimp! Other good Clouseau quotes: "I am not your ordinary, run-of-the-mill transvestite!" "It won't be easy, that is why I have always failed where others have succeeded." Inspector Clouseau: "Does your dog bite?" Hotel Clerk: "No." Dog: "Grrr, snarl, snap." Clouseau: "I thought you said your dog does not bite." Clerk: "That is not my dog"

I haven't seen this flick since a midnight showing way back in the early 80's, and I wasn't in complete charge of my faculties (ahem!), but I remember Bonzo riding around on motorcycles and in hot rods...

I'm quickly (re)discovering that Corpus Christi is pretty much a black hole for jazz purchases, but I did stumble onto a sealed copy of Jack Wilson's "Something Personal" Connoisseur in the bargain bin at the local FYE - one of those "Two for $5.99 deals". Ended up picking up a remaster of Gentle Giant's "In a Glass House" to fill out the deal. Three bucks is about the cheapest Conn I've found so far! Also found a used copy of Miroslav Vitous' "Guardian Angels", which I picked up to add to my Scofield collection...

Howdy y'all - Finally resurfacing here in Texas (and with broadband instead of dial up FINALLY!). Anyway, for those of you interested, there is a ton of stuff in the clearance section ($1.99-$3.99) at BMG right now - three pages of jazz alone! Some titles: Cannonball Adderley - and the Poll Winners (remaster) Terance Blanchard - Let's Get Lost James Carter - In Carterian Fashion Bill Charlap - Written in the Stars Ravi Coltrane - Moving Pictures Paul Desmond - Quartet Live (remaster) DJ Smash - Phonography Dave Douglas - A Thousand Evenings Kenny Garrett - Pursuance, Simply Said, and Happy People Jim Hall - Grand Slam Tom Harrell - Art of the Rhythm, Paradise Joe Henderson - So Near, So Far Joe Lovano - Flights of Fancy John McLaughlin - Remember Shakti: The Believer Brad Mehldau - Places Joshua Redman - Timeless Tales Dianne Reeves - In the Moment Marc Ribot - Y Los Cubanos Postizos John Scofield - A Go Go Mark Shim - Turbulent Flow Jimmy Smith - Dot Com Blues Cassandra Wilson - New Moon Daughter Non Jazz: The Band - Stage Fright (remaster) Michael Bolton - Timeless (The Classics) Billy Bragg - Reaching to the Converted Eric Clapton - Pilgrim, Reptile Dire Straits - Sultans of Swing/Best of Latin Playboys - Dose Radiohead - Amnesiac Simon & Garfunkel - Collected Works (3 disc set of all their studio albums for $2.39!! - not the newest box set, but definitely not a bad price!) Pete Townsend - Best of

Thanks so much everyone for the kind words. This will be my last post for a while, and I can tell I'm already going through withdrawal My stuff (including about 800-900 cds) is on a ship in the middle of the Atlantic at the moment. I told myself when we packed a few weeks ago that I wouldn't buy anymore cds until I got to Texas. That lasted about two days, and I've already got another 20 or so cds to hand carry back with me. Daniel - You can take me out of Europe, but you'll never take the Europe out of me! Meaning I'm probably depraved for life, at this point! Anyway, thanks, and hope to start posting again soon. -Erik

I'm going to be low-profile around here for a little while. It's time to move the family back to Texas (Corpus Christi), so I'll be without internet access for a while. Tomorrow's the last day I'll be around this PC, and then we fly out on Monday. Gonna really miss Stuttgart (and zweitausendeins!!!!!!), but we're also looking forward to getting back to South Texas for some good Mexican food! And I'm looking forward to doing some fishing again - caught me a shark in the Intercoastal Waterway last year (and it sure tasted good!) Anyway, I just wanted to say thanks for all of the fun discussion, and all that I've learned since I've been around here (and the BNBB). You all have really stoked my loved for jazz! -Erik

No, this is my current offer on the website. How long have you been a member? That appears to be a factor with some of these sales. I've been a member for almost 4 years, this go around. I'm not sure how they decide which offers to give to which members. My offer just changed yesterday to "Buy 1, Get 2 FREE, Then Take Unlimited $2.99 CDs", so I didn't get the same one you got. Yours is a good deal, if it includes boxes, with no S/H. Though I will note that the box set prices (for boxes with more than 2 discs) don't appear to be 2/3 off. They look like they're the regular BMG sale prices that they've always been. That Clifford Brown set has been $15.99 for a while now. Where you're coming out ahead on these is the no shipping/handling charges...

Do you have a code, or is this your regular offer on the website? Mine still says Buy 1 Get 3 Free.

John - PM'd you.

According to AMG, these are the things K. Lundvall has worked on, so he's been doing his thing a bit longer than you probably realized. By the way, who's "Tor Lundvall"? Cannonball Adderley Definitive Cannonball Adderley (2002) Mastering Chet Baker Definitive Chet Baker (2002) Mastering Etta Baker Railroad Bill (1999) Mastering Boyz II Men Extras (1999) Engineer Boyz II Men Ballad Collection (2000) Engineer Luiz Bueno & Badal Roy Musica (2000) Engineer, Mastering, Mixing Mariah Carey Daydream (1995) Engineer Nat King Cole Definitive Nat "King" Cole (2002) Mastering Dana Cunningham Dancing at the Gate (2001) Mastering Miles Davis Complete Birth of the Cool [blue... (1998) Editing, Mastering Celine Dion Falling into You (1996) Engineer Bob Dorough Too Much Coffee Man (2000) Mastering Bob Dorough & Dave... Who's on First (2000) Mastering Ann Dyer & the No Good... Revolver: A New Spin (1999) Mastering Richard Elliot Ballads (2001) Mastering Liberty Ellman Tactiles (2003) Mastering Kevin Eubanks Live at Bradley's (1994) Assistant Producer Bill Evans Paris Concert, Edition One (1979) Mastering Bill Evans Paris Concert, Edition Two (1979) Mastering Ella Fitzgerald Ella for Lovers (2003) Mastering Ella Fitzgerald Diva Series (2003) Mastering Tommy Flanagan Sunset and the Mockingbird: The... (1998) Mastering Stan Getz & Albert Dailey Poetry (1983) Remastering Grant Green Alive! (1970) Mastering Grant Green Alive! [bonus Tracks] (2000) Mastering Guitar Gabriel Deep in the South (1999) Mastering, Recording Algia Mae Hinton Honey Babe (1999) Mastering John Dee Holeman Bull Durham Blues (1999) Mastering Instrumental Acoustek (2000) Mastering Richard Leo Johnson Fingertip Ship (1999) Mastering Lee Konitz/Brad Mehldau... Alone Together (1996) Engineer Lee Konitz Another Shade of Blue (1999) Engineer Joe Lovano & Gonzalo... Flying Colors (1997) Assistant Engineer Joe Lovano On This Day...At the Vanguard (2003) Mastering, Mixing, Recording Tor Lundvall Ice (1999) Mastering Tor Lundvall Mist Mastering Carmen McRae Diva Series (2003) Mastering Barbara Montgomery Little Sunflower (2002) Mastering Jason Moran Modernistic (2002) Mastering Jason Moran Bandwagon (2003) Engineer, Mastering, Mixing Gary Morgan & Panamericana Live at Birdland (2003) Mastering Greg Osby St. Louis Shoes (2003) Engineer, Mastering Charlie Parker Washington Concerts (2001) Remastering Neal Pattman Prison Blues (1999) Mastering, Recording Michel Petrucciani 100 Hearts (1983) Digital Remastering Michel Petrucciani Trio Live at the Village Vanguard (1984) Digital Remastering Pieces of a Dream Ahead to the Past (1999) Mastering Pieces of a Dream Sensual Embrace: The Soul Ballads (2001) Mastering Lonnie Plaxico Melange (2001) Mastering Bud Powell Definitive Bud Powell (2002) Mastering Dan Rose Water's Rising (1999) Mastering, Recording Selena Dreaming of You (1995) Assistant Engineer Anoushka Shankar Anourag (2000) Mastering The Sighs Different (1996) Assistant Engineer Jimmy Smith Definitive Jimmy Smith (2002) Mastering Squonk Opera Bigsmorgasbordwunderwerk (2000) Mastering Art Tatum Definitive Art Tatum (2002) Mastering John Gentry Tennyson Europa (2000) Mastering McCoy Tyner Definitive McCoy Tyner (2002) Mastering The Wild Magnolias Life Is a Carnival (1999) Mastering Phil Woods & Johnny... Rev and I (1998) Mastering Various Artists Compassion: Special Message from... (2001) Engineer, Editing, Mastering, Mixing, Sequencing Assistant Various Artists Smooth Jazz Hear and Now (2003) Mastering Various Artists Jazz Hear and Now (2003) Mastering

How does one go about doing this on their website? I've looked and looked but still have been unable to find this option... I just did a quick check, and couldn't find where to do this either. I think your best bet is to send them an e-mail (through the customer service area of their website) asking that your account be changed so that you don't have to reply about the featured selection, and that it not be automatically shipped to you. I'm sure there used to be an option on their website to change this yourself, but I can't find it at the moment...

Steve Lacy - "Sands" on Tzadik - Interesting disc, it's Lacy just sitting at home playing. He's also got a live solo set on HatHut called "Clinkers" from '77 that is pretty good!

DrJ - Good haul there! FYI - you no longer have to received/send back those monthly notices, and they won't automatically send you the "featured selection". I get the monthly mailing, but have it set (through the BMG website) so that I don't have to respond or else receive the unwanted cd. And I pretty much ignore the mailings, and focus on their website. They offer different deals all the time - some of the best are the "Buy 1, Get Unlimited for $1.99" deals (plus s/h of course), which can work out to <$6 per disc, delivered to your door. Just food for thought, before you cancel your membership... -Erik

I picked up an interesting (to me anyway) release of Sonny's last night, called "First Moves" on Jazz Door. It's a live recording from 12 Nov 74 in Belgrade, and has an interesting supporting cast - Yoshiaki Masuo on electric guitar, Rufus Harley on soprano sax and BAGPIPES, Gene Perla on electric bass, and David Lee on drums. Apparently Rufus Harley is the world's only jazz bagpipe player. Have only listened to half of this in my car so far, but no bagpipe solo yet . But Sonny's really playing well on this disc, IMO. I have nothind else from this period to compare to, but like what I'm hearing. And Masuo seems competent at least. The sounds quite good for a 29 year old soundboard (I'm assuming) recording. 1. First Moves 7:15 2. Look for the Silver Lining 14:25 3. To A Wild Rose 7:44 4. Alfie's Theme 16:53

Hows about "Planet Rock" from Africa Bambaata via Jason Moran? edit: took off the Valdes, as I don't think this would work in an organ setting...