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Yes, didn't think it was either of them, but influenced by both. And I doubt if it is an ECM recording, because I don't know who else on the label would have recorded something like this. Look forward to finding out more!

1 – Nice moody performance of “Summertime” by Ahmad Abdul-Malik and Co. from the 1963 “Eastern Moods” album. 2 – Nice enough, but did not keep my attention. 3 – Yes, I like this. Great tone for the tenor player, who is likely well-known. I’m not placing this, think I probably should be. 4 – Beautiful. Two solo piano pieces in first four selections? I much prefer this one to #2, and want to own it if I don’t already. Sort of a cross between the ECM Corea and Jarrett solo piano styles. 5 - I like this a lot more than I would have expected and look forward to the reveal. The sax player is inventive, the bass player carries the weight, and the rhythms are nicely slinky. At 15 minutes, it does oustay it’s welcome some. 6 - . Three solo piano pieces in first four selections? I like this more than the first, less than the second, I do like it, and do admit all three are different from each other. This has a very African/Dollar Brand feel to it. 7 – Sorry, absolutely does not translate for me. 8 – I like this one OK, but not as much as #6, and not nearly as much as #4. Good inner logic to the playing, and nice technique. I’m enjoying the survey of solo piano styles on the even-numbered selections. 9. – I’m sure I own this somewhere. Bright and festive tune/arrangement. Solos don’t do as much for me as the ensemble playing, though the trumpeter does get frisky in the second half of his solo, and the pianist acquits himself very well. Reminds me of the Visitors (Grubbs brothers, Coltrane’s nephews), but it’s not them. Part of that is because of the saxes, part because of the pianist sounding so like Sid Simmons. 10 – You did a really nice job picking the solo piano pieces. This one is also good, though #4 remains my choice. 11 – Right in my wheelhouse as far as styles. Sounds like a vinyl transfer? Worth the effort. I would guess the 70’s, and I’m coming up blank on who it is, but definitely want to know more! Count me in if this is easily obtainable on CD. Really don’t think I’m familiar with it, though I’ve been wrong many times before. 12 – Old. Doesn’t do much for me, but surely very good for what it is. 13 – I’m sure it’s good, but leaves me fairly cold. Sort of the inverse of #5, I like it less than I probably would on paper. The alto player sounds to be very old (age, not style). 14 – Moody, pretty, and all that. I’d probably like this better late at night than I do in the middle of a holiday afternoon. 15 – Jimmy Smith or someone who spent a whole lot of time listening to him. Certainly enjoyable! And “certainly enjoyable” is a good description of this BFT. Fits the perfect hope for one of these, to discover cuts I love but don’t recognize. Breathlessly await ID/reveal of #4 and #11, also looking forward to learning more about #5, #6, #9 and others. Well done, thanks so much! Yeah, I was going to comment on the busyness of the horn. Works big time for me on this cut, but I would not hold the solo up as a masterpiece. But the cut evokes an era and a feeling that I dig so much. You are blessed above all men! My wife does some good stuff on her own listening time also, such as Oliver Nelson's "Stolen Moments".

I have never had any issues with paypal in the 15-20 year I have used them. I do have a bank account linked, but still pay by credit card for all commercial transactions, and have never had the phenomenon you are experiencing. There is a fee when you pay individuals via friends and family using credit card, but it's a small percentage (I pay via bank account on those transactions, no fees there for either side). For a commercial transaction, the entity receiving the payment is paying the fee. There are also extra charges for sending money to other countries. As far as the transaction being treated as a cash advance, I'd bet that is the credit card company's mistake rather then paypal's, despite the credit card company denying it.

Love him on the "First Encounter" album with Mal Waldron. So in need of a CD issue.

This kid talks more than I do, and in longer sentences. He only knows song names of what he likes, can't tell you the artists.

When he's 18.

My two year old grandson asked me this morning to play Hank Mobley's "No Room For Squares" for him! Have been trying playing him different types of music, played that one a few weeks ago, and obviously it stuck! He also likes the Kind of Blue version of "So What" (asks for it from time to time), and, in the non-jazz universe he likes and has asked for the Go-Go's "We Got The Beat" (his all-time favorite), Strawberry Alarm Clock "Tomorrow", Buckinghams "Susan", Sister Sledge "We Are Family", A Taste of Honey's "Boogie Oogie Oogie", and Harry Belafonte's "Banana Boat Song". And the one I will need to forgive my wife for introducing, Nilsson's "Coconut".

+1. And would have been a more cohesive set than the Bee Hive set.

Thanks! From the repertoire, appears to be a pickup group, but quite a fine one! And it's not like Danny Moore and Albert Dailey small group dates grow on trees!

In for the CD pending acceptable fidelity.

I'd LOVE to hear those! I also liked his later albums where he was the clear leader - the ones where he "collaborated" with Tyner and Onishi leave me a little cold, the whole equaling a good bit less than the sum of the parts.

Buzzed through, will be awhile before I can listen to the whole thing. Every cut sounds like a winner, more engaging to for my tastes than Dan's. He is a great guy, and we get common enjoyment over how different our tastes are! Thanks Joe, look forward to discovering this one in depth.

"How can you be in two places at once when you're not anywhere at all" might, also...

Well, we've drifted a ways from "do youse guys still buy CD's"!

She's no fun, she fell right over. Wait a minute...didn't I say that on the other side of the record?

OAC series has been inactive for a couple years. WEA's OAS series has been inactive for even longer. There were still lots of viable packages that could be done for both.

The individual albums came out on low-cost CD's. I got them all for under $5 each. Amazon has three of the four for $7.98 with free Prime Shipping (Waiting on the Electrician, How Can You Be in Two Places, I Think We're All Bozos). Only Don't Crush That Dwarf is pricey, and that one is cheap on importcds.com and on discogs. Or you can get Shoes for Industry, a 153-minute 2-CD "best of" (includes the entire 28 minute Nick Danger), for under $10. There's a lot of cheap used copies of all of these cd's around on ebay and discogs. The most essential one is "How Can You Be In Two Places at Once", but all have moments of brilliance.

Not always. I find downloads to be grossly overpriced in many situations, and can often find a used CD for less than the cost of a download of the same music.

The ones I bought from the website like 15-20 years ago sound legit to me, not like needle drops.

I like the fact that it a CD is an object I can hold, collect, display, organize, look at. I like the artwork and often the liner notes and other info. I like that CD's are a commodity, I can resell them if I don't want to keep them, helping defray the cost of chance-taking and of upgrading/downgrading to a different set of the same music. I like that I can "own" a CD, a file doesn't feel the same. I also prefer physical books to ebooks/pdf's for some of the same reason, plus they are more enjoyable to read for me. I am totally willing to accept that mine are subjective preferences and that there are benefits to the downloads/ebooks.

When I have listed CD's for sale here, members have made it well worth my time, plus it's a joy to interact with others on the exchanges (unlike ebay, etc.).

And Amazon is not for small sellers, really nasty terms as far as fees and length of listing. I sold one CD on there, said "never again". Have not tried selling on Discogs, haven't had the time. I go through seasons where I sell on ebay, when time permits, and do OK there, but haven't sold on there in six months. I find available time to be the biggest barrier to selling CD's and vinyl. Suspect it will be a good retirement activity for me if I ever actually get to retire.

Same here, CD's only. I own one download - the Hannibal Marvin Peterson album on MPS.