StarThrower

I hear you. Thanks to Spotify I can take a careful approach. It seems that all the titles are already on Spotify, whether or not the CDs have yet been released. Whether I can get past the things I don't warm to - the 'humor' I don't share and the jazz rockery which I find a little mechanical - remains to be seen. Give the music more time. There's so much depth and brilliance to be found. Don't let the lyrics distract you. Hardly anybody mentions the all of the beautiful melodies FZ wrote. And the rhythm sections are top shelf. Never mechanical.

If Obama had the balls to be avant garde, he'd be a martyr by now.

I haven't heard the Wergo recordings. I have the EMI series. The next two composers I want to listen to are Luigi Nono, and Takemitsu. Denon released some fine recordings by Takemitsu which have been reissued in part by Brilliant Classics. I don't know why they didn't reissue all three discs? http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/advsearch.php?composer=takemitsu&work=&performer=&medium=all&label=brilliant+classics&cat= I'm trying to decide on a recording of Nono's No hay caminos, hay que caminar. Can anyone identify this recording? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cWltt_IBX8

Some of their releases are obviously dated, but I think history will prove ECM to be one of the great labels with an enduring catalog appreciated by future generations. I don't have any problem with the production and sound. The so called "ECM sound" is a stereotype that doesn't hold up when considering the full scope of the label's output. I'm also thrilled about their current boxed set series, even though the packaging is rather uncharacteristically low budget/generic.

Dated material is what has kept me away from buying his albums. Herbie's Inventions And Dimensions is the best "Wille Bobo album" I've heard. But the person to ask is Conguero, and KCLU radio host Raul Rico. He owns just about every Latin jazz album ever recorded.

Exactly! That's why I don't spend money on digital files. But it may be more of a blessing to those left behind not to have to deal with the hassle of inheriting several tons of books and recordings they know nothing about. I'll probably leave my collection to the public library, as no one in my family has any interest in my jazz and classical recordings.

I don't like those ugly black boxes. I own none!

My local brick & mortar sells all this stuff for 5.99 I bought five CDs yesterday.

A bunch of jazz albums I haven't listened to in years including: Mingus: The Clown Oh Yeah Blues & Roots Pithecanthropus Erectus New Tijuana Moods Monk: Criss Cross Monk's Music Wes Montgomery: Smokin' At The Half Note Groove Yard Steve Coleman: Sine Die Rhythm People Rhythm In Mind

I visited my local brick & mortar store today and picked up: Herbie Hancock-The Prisoner Thelonious Monk-Alone In San Francisco Oliver Nelson-Screamin' The Blues Jimmy Smith-Root Down Joe Henderson-The Elements

Esoteric is a classy label. The price is a bit higher, but the product is top quality and comes with nice booklet of rare photos, and extensive notes. Whether Turn It Over sounds any better than previous versions, I couldn't tell you.

Steve Coleman's Sweet Dawn, featuring Tommy Flanagan. On the Rhythm In Mind CD.

51 pounds is an awful lot to pay for Blues In Orbit, Alexandros. Much cheaper here. http://www.grooves-inc.com/product_info.php/products_id/859484837

Yeah, I realize that. I don't want remixes, I want the original Sleep Dirt. Anyway, good to know they improved Chunga's Revenge, and Burnt Weeny Sandwich too.

The Miles/Gil Evans box is available from Grooves-Inc. for only 19 dollars. I bought the 60s Quintet box for the same price. http://www.grooves-inc.com/davis-miles-the-complete-columbia-studio-recordings-col-cd-album-pZZ

Remastering is not the issue with many of these titles, it's the mixes. Hot Rats is not a "straight" Ryko reissue, the new one is the original vinyl version.

Miles: Who is this @#$%^&*&^%*()#@!? Old Miles was not a long way from the Smooth Jazz charts at the end. (raspy voice) Shit! That's where the money is, motherf#cker! Ain't no bitches listenin' to Anthony Braxton records.

Must be the hair?

Quite a few albums here I wasn't aware of. I ordered a copy of Blues In Orbit. Some of these others are not available, or quite expensive.

When you see the 9.90 list price at Amazon, those are CD-Rs. No thanks!

I believe he was releasing albums on his own label during that period. But he was one of the last artists recording on the old Blue Note.

Although I've never seen it mentioned, I can't be the only one to notice the conspicuous absence of Horace Sliver. Anyone know why he was not present at this historic concert?

^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks god for that! I don't dig those metal spine things. I already owned most of the individual CDs, with the exception of Circle In The Round. The box was cheaper than the 2 disc Circle set.

I have the following albums: The Individualism Of Out Of The Cool Complete Pacific Jazz Svengali Miles Ahead Porgy And Bess Sketches Of Spain Am I missing out on any other wonderful Gil Evans arrangements? I also have the Hendrix album but it's not high on my list. And I love the duo album Paris Blues.

I'm confident you'll be glad you spent the money for this set. I have it, and the music is great! Henry Threadgill is the only other set I have. I could buy more sets, but I can't buy more time. Life is short and there's too much great music.