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In the case of the Marion Brown, looks like you get the Marion Brown Quartet album except for one short cut, and half of the Juba-Lee album. When will companies learn that people like us buy full albums, not cuts from albums? And who else would be a market for this? Assume the Ayler takes the same approach, but didn't bother to research.

I wouldn't mind hearing it, but that's different than buying it first. I'll have to check out some of the youtube clips. But as far is one of his best EVER - really? This is the guy who did 'Caravanserai' and 'Lotus' and the brilliant first three albums and 'Borboletta'. It measures up to those?

On Concord? More likely to get "Chick Corea Plays for Lovers" 34 minute anthology. Gayle Moran has always been painful for me to listen to. So ethereal...

It's a goodun.

#1 seems plenty familiar. Obciously an older cut from the length and fidelity, but the sax player does not sound old-fashioned to me. #2 I identified. #3 is that great "Pithecanthropus Erectus" that I look forward to the ID on #4 is was discussed earlier. Good, but does not knock me out. I would guess it is a trumpet player older than Hubbard? #5 is certainly of interest to me, but I'm not placing it. Less than stellar sound quality, but great feeling in the performance. 60's-70s, recorded overseas by expatriates? #6 is wonderful, I am not placing it, look forward to the reveal. #7 builds beautifully, has amazing trumpet playing. Surely I must own this? It is the pick of the BFT for me, as good as the other cuts are. I have hopes of ID'ing this yet. #8 I identified. Strozier and Mabern shine on this fine re-imagining of the Marvin Gaye masterpiece. #9 is right in my wheelhouse. I also imagine I own this, and hope to ID it yet. #10 is really good, does not sound familiar. Compelling sound and good soloists #11 is very well-played, though it doesn't knock me out. #12 another one I surely own and need to ID. Tip of my tongue, and quite wonderful. Thanks Thom, this BFT is a joy and a gift that will keep on giving throughout the month. I am challenging myself to ID #7,#9 and #12, and certainly looking forward to the ID's on #3, #5, #6, and #10.

I recommend that Michael Cosmic set, especially at that price.

Well, #2 and #8, different as they sound, are both from this same excellent album , cuts B-2 and A-4 respectively. Frank Strozier - that is one underrated alto player there. The pianist, Harold Mabern, gave it away for me, he's immediately recognizable (and wonderful). I have the album, but wonder how many people are even aware of it.

If anyone goes and sees a good price on the Jimmy Smith box, please let me know!

I picked it up very recently, have not listened yet. Not expensive or hard to find in USA. $9.99 on Amazon Prime. Looks like Elegia release has been postponed to September 20. And I do hope Tori makes it to CD in these reissues.

Thanks Tom, I am definitely interested in checking out the book, will look tomorrow on Amazon for download, unless you have different instructions. With your background, you are certainly in position to have very meaningful thoughts on the subject! https://www.amazon.com/Stealth-Jazz-Part-II-Educational/dp/198078454X/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?keywords=stealth+jazz+party+ii%3A+educational+dystopia%3B+2019&qid=1562173185&s=books&sr=1-1-fkmr0

That is a fine fine version of the MIngus tune. I'm not placing it. Thought maybe it would be from a Dannie Richmond group, but that does not exist. I see a version on an incredibly obscure Abraham Burton album, and I really like Burton. Is it from that? #4 made me think of Woody Shaw more than Freddie Hubbard, based on the writing and instrumentation. I have a lot more listening to do on that track and the whole BFT.

I bought and read the Cole book back in the 70's. You got what you could find when you found it back then. Cole is hardly the only person who was jarred by 'On The Corner' and some of the other Miles releases of that time. I was quite dismayed by it then, and while I've been able to make my peace with it over the decades, I still prefer both what came before and what came immediately after. A lot of his releases back then were puzzling, with no personnel listings, different cuts from different years (we now know) etc. The one that was really a breath of fresh air for me then was 'Get Up With It'. For whatever reason, I took to that one immediately. I also did OK with 'Big Fun' , which came out right before that.

I look forward to checking it out - thanks for sharing!

I'm not sold on the bossa nova titles he did in the 60's, but the rest (the ones I've heard) are pretty fabulous. Wish they were more readily available, and less expensive. So much music, so little time and money...

CDJapan shows a lot of low-priced reissues from Flying Dutchman and other labels coming July 24. Nothing earth-shaking at this late date, but some nice, reasonable obscure titles for under $10 each. See link below, towards the bottom of the first page, then the second page. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/release/music/jazz-fusion/month/2019/07?periods=3

Patrice Rushen is quite a talented and interesting musician, from those teenage albums on Prestige up to the present. Very convincing for both jazz and R&B.

Ordered the Tingen book. Another $9.50 shipped. This is getting to be an expensive thread for me!

Thanks, just ordered #4, which looks really good with the Mick Rogers version of the Earth Band, which I greatly prefer to the latter Chris Thompson version. #3 looks too strange to me with all the film fragments, etc. Can't buy/own everything.

Just ordered the reader and companion books recommended by Jim. $17 shipped for 4 books now (those two, the Chambers and the Szwed). Gotta love the internet!

I was underwhelmed by Cook's Blue Note book when I read it several years ago. Is this better?

I've just ordered used copies of the Chambers and the Szwed books (cost me $4 each, so not a big indulgence), look forward to seeing them. Thanks to all for the suggestions.

I am too, relatively speaking, so good fit for me.

Is the Chambers biography the one I should be reading rather than the Troupe book? BTW, I read "The Making of Kind of Blue" by Ashley Kahn recently, and enjoyed it quite a bit, probably more for what it offered on the process of making and marketing the album than for anything it revealed about Miles or the other musicians. The photography and layout were also very attractive.

Is the Troupe a good read? I have had it for years after picking it up as a remainder, but have never gotten around to reading it.

The extra tracks make it much stronger than the original 2 LP release. Flows much better. Still pass over "Moby Dick" every time. Life's too short to waste on rock drum solos.