CJ Shearn

Not tripling up on these titles again......... Not at that price.

Gonna see them in October at Onondaga Community College in Syracuse. Cheaper than NYC at Town Hall. I love the album, one of Pat's best straight ahead projects.

Really? It does have the Complete Blackhawk? Cool.

IDK if the Miles complete Columbia set is totally worth it b/c you don't get things like the Complete Plugged Nickel, complete Blackhawk sets, the bonus tracks, the Europe '67 stuff, etc. I have a mix of the individual boxes and single Legacy/Legacy Edition releases for Miles' Columbia period.

were these "Southgate Palace" live versions released on earlier CTI CD's or are they making their first appearance on the most recent US reissues? Earlier (2002) CD reissues.

I think the gentleman has a point. There are a lot of festivals being called "jazz festivals" that have nothing to do with jazz. For example, the Syracuse Jazz Festival, saw a headline ad in Downbeat, not one act (including the "big" one Mr. Gorelick)was a jazz act. I think smooth jazz fools a lot of people into thinking those are "jazz festivals", which it seems that most festivals get their "jazz" content from. At least Montreux calls itself an International Music Festival now, although its still known as the Montreux Jazz Festival, I think the jazz content shrinks to about 3 days each year, right?

Keith Jarrett does sexual activity with his Steinway!

In the booklet that comes with the set, Stanley offers thanks to L. Ron. I just assumed that meant that he is a scientologist. He is. He resumed practicing. But yes this music is fun and well engineered.

Stanley had left that church I thought, but I guess he had reconciled with that belief system. I agree with you that Al can be tasteful, I feel sometimes, with all the technology he uses at times like the Roland pick up on the acoustic, unlike Metheny, when he uses things like that I don't know if the musical goal for me is all that clear. The only Al I really enjoy is with RTF.

Yeah, the Elektric Band stuff is hit or miss, the Montreux 2004 DVD the best part is the second half. I never really liked the Acoustik band stuff much except "Live from Blue Note Tokyo is great, as is the DVD from Chick's 60th Birthday celebration. I think what Gambale does in RTF is very tasteful, because it's easy in a band like this, even as these guys are older, to go overboard with the chops, and I think Dimeola tried to assert his dominance a bit more than Chick and those guys would like and that's why he was axed. For a guy that wanted the RTF reunion so bad, he sure bad mouthed everyone after the tour. But that's Al, lol. I appreciate with all thye downloads, the package they put together.

I think its one of the best mixed things I've heard in a long time soundwise, but I think what they do with the well worn tunes is great. Chick is really following Miles' idea of opening things up improvisationally in a different way each time, I mean the "Senor Blues" bit had me laughing so so hard. "Dayride" from Montreux is a bonus track on the Japanese edition, but I'm glad we have the full show from (I think) Austin Texas on the album. This might be controversial for some fans but Gambale is a better fit for that music than Al was b/c he plays with more feeling and less machine driven chops..... JLP is a great addition, and I think this and "Returns" are both valuable documents. I prefer this album over the studio stuff, honestly.

Received it yesterday, GREAT album

The new RTF should be on its way for my birthday. John Kelman at AAJ put that one over the RTF: Returns from 2008.

Welcome! Yeah, that lick is sort of iconic in squabbling, I wonder how it got to that point? Thats not one of JOS' most famous tunes I don't think, and I've studied JOS as a fan inside and out.

That is interesting. Thank you!

That's true Bags broadened his scope, even doing some of those LA slick sessions on Pablo in the 80's. My favorite later Milt has to be "Cherry", "Montreux '77", the albums with Ray Brown in Japan and at Ronnie Scott's (London Bride/Mostly Duke/Memories of Thelonious Sphere Monk) I thought the Very Tall Band reunion was good also.

Brecker had more records planned after the completion of "Pilgrimage". Of course Clark Terry was playing great until his health issues, Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson never lost it. Kenny Burrell has gotten better too. "Tales from the Hudson" is a great record, though my favorites are his self titled and "Pilgrimage". Sonny Rollins, Wayne, Ornette. Someone had mentioned Roy Hargrove, I think he reached his maturity when he recorded "Crisol". Latest thing I have with him is 10 years old "Directions in Music: Live at Massey Hall". Kenny Garrett's playing has gotten more intense as he's older.

The PS3 can run streaming video from your computer using a program called PS3 media server. I use the PS3 for games and streaming mostly.

I personally feel Chick Corea is doing some of the best playing in these past 5-10 years or so of his career. "Forever" the acoustic RTF stuff, and the trio with Gomez and Motian were very very creative efforts. Paul Motian until his death was playing great, Pat Metheny is refining his style and his compositions are stronger and stronger, "Unity Band" is his best straight ahead effort in years. Joey DeFrancesco has become a more thoughtful player since JOS died, although I don't think (I haven't heard his last two) his albums have reached the peaks of "Organic Vibes" or "The Authorized Bootleg". Jack DeJohnette is still great, his taste and melodic thinking is better and better as is Steve Gadd. Michael Brecker's playing before his death was entering a new phase. On "Wide Angles" and "Pilgrimage", he was really pushing himself, finding fresher ideas beyond the usual Breckerisms. Actually to my ear, there are hardly any patented Breckerisms on his final album (there are a few) he was really in amazing form playing past his illness and finding new ideas. I agree on Branford definitely.

Yeah, I noticed the "MG Blues" quote too, which is in turn from JOS' solo on "I Cover the Waterfront" I think.

The Blue Note "Rainbow Series" cover art is some of the strangest I've ever seen. IDK if the series was trying to be ECM or Pete Turner ish in photo content but that LT series with the TV's on the cover of the Shorter is just weird. Weirder than his music .

and Teddy Edwards! That's a fine, fine record. I agree. Since Verve owns Mercury (I think) it's surprising this never made it to CD. Jimmy's other Mercury albums are terrible. They are great for people who love funk and synths but for those of us that love JOS' organ playing "Its Necessary" and "Unfinished Business" aren't it.

From the Miles Ahead website: New Miles Davis sets in preparation (5/20/2012) Sony is preparing two new sets for release in the fall. The first is another installment in the Miles Davis Bootleg Series, to appear in September 2012 -- this will be a three-CD, one-DVD set of live 1969 sets, including two concerts from Antibes on July 25 and July 26, plus pieces of two sets from Stockholm on November 5. The DVD will contain the November 7 performance at the Berlin Philharmonie. The second set is a reissue of the first eight Miles Davis Columbia LPs in mono -- 'Round About Midnight, Miles Ahead, Milestones, Jazz Track, Porgy and Bess, Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, and Someday My Prince Will Come. The LPs will be pressed on 180-gram vinyl and will come in heavy facsimilies of the original covers. If this sounds vaguely familiar, you might be recalling Sony's 2010 box, Bob Dylan: The Original Mono Recordings (Columbia 88697 76105-1), which did for Dylan what the planned set will do for Davis. FINALLY! We get the Antibes sets officially! This set should be great. Another of one of my fav Miles periods.

Damn, RIP. Was listening to "Miles From India", yesterday.

The DVD is the Montreux show, and along with the CD you have the complete show. The Blu Ray is stunning. That and the PMG's "Way Up" are my two favorite blu ray discs.