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Not sure if mentioned previously, but the entire Black Jazz catalog had album covers that were 100% B&W, and they were beautiful.

beautiful cover and maybe my favorite jazz album.

He fit better into McCoy Tyner-led groups than any other saxophonist. So many excellent players got eaten alive by Tyner's power in the 70's, but Fortune held his own. Azar Lawrence also, but others like George Adams, Gary Bartz, and Joe Ford seemed to just get overwhelmed by Tyner's playing.

Bremen set showed up at my door an hour ago via Amazon Prime. Listening now. Music and sound both utterly outstanding!

12 for a penny!

Me too (IT work), which keeps me sane at work and involved with the music. Actually helps my work, as the music cuts out background conversations in the office, etc. At least that's my story and I'm sticking to it...

I got kick-started into the CD era when I saw a bunch of BN CD's as cut-outs at Tower Records (the big store on South Street in Philly) in 1988. I bought a bunch of them, fearing I would never see them again, then bought a CD player shortly thereafter. TTK, you are correct that the "Compact Jazz" CD series came out before many of the album represented on them had come to CD reissue. Those "Compact Jazz" CD's were taken from the "Walkman Jazz" cassette series. I remember the wonder of the Blue Note and OJC releases flooding the market in the late 80's to mid 90's, so many titles I had not been able to get on vinyl back in the 70's, and that I never dreamed of seeing again. Sound quality took a great leap forward in the mid/late-90's, I guess from the 20-bit remastering, and I remember replacing many of the early rock reissue CD's I had already purchased. 20-25 years ago, it felt like every worthwhile album that had ever been released would make it onto CD, but then it suddenly stopped, and now we long for the infrequent Japanese series of jazz labels (BN, Mainstream, etc.).

I was talking to Bryan Carrot at a recording session (my friend Ruth Naomi Floyd's date, I think her third album, "Walk and Not Be Faint") about the Ralph Peterson Fo'tet, and was telling him that I did not find Steve Wilson's playing with the Fo'tet as compelling as Don Byron's. He replied that Steve Wilson was gaining a reputation as a guy who dependably comes in and takes care of business. I guess that carries a lot more weight than we think about from the outside, which makes sense.

Amen.

Up with edits, 38 titles gone, thanks everyone! All packages shipped today, and tracking #'s communicated.

Thanks Scott, you have indeed helped me here! Interesting to see you listed as a "newbie" but so glad to hear from you again!

Also, not making gigs or being late to them has derailed plenty of guys.

See posts from Friday (10/19) and Saturday (10/20) on the sound quailty. Plenty good enough on the first two discs, more dicey but still quite listenable on the third.

done, thanks and sorry!

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Riverside catalog to ABC, who then sold it to Fantasy, who were then bought out by Concord. Prestige bought out by Fantasy, who were then bought out by Concord. Fantasy made miraculous CD releases we never expected to see. They sold 12 copies each (John Dennis, Ada Moore, etc.) along with almost every other scrap of music in the Prestige/Riverside/Debut/Contemporary/Milestone catalogs (except for Sonny Simmons' "Rumasuma" and Gary Bartz's "Home"). Concord then reduced the entire joint catalogs to "Miles Davis Plays for Lovers" and "Wes Montgomery Plays for Lovers" 34-minute CD's.

Sounds quite wonderful, enjoy! Speaking of "bordering on obsession", I find that I am hesitant to discuss or show my collection to most people, as they don't understand - their response is like "why do you need so many CD's and a (small, 10x15) room just for them? (and I don't understand some of their commitments/decisions, which also seem like obsessions. I'd rather drive a Honda and have music than to drive a BMW, am fine with a house that is not as big as it could be, have no particular desire to travel the world, like my 40" TV fine, don't want designer clothes or expensive furniture, etc.). I am happily married with a wonderful wife who allows me to be me in this area, for which I am thankful. (I am financially responsible, it is not an economic burden on our family). Anyone else experience this hesitancy I am discussing?

Thanks, aware of that. Feel that is exhorbitant based on the selling price histories on ebay and discogs. I have checked ebay, amazon, and discogs with some regularity.

Looking for Liebman/Beirach Mosaic Select at reasonable price. Please let me know of any leads.

Mulligan Mosaic Select $35 shipped in USA or interesting trade. PM if interested.

Price is so good (about $4/disc), it can absorb some stretching/padding in the contents. And the earlier DeJohnettes are a great prize to me, probably my favorite discs in the box.

I also like Burton a lot. I did an "album of the week" on this several years ago, 0 response, and that is when I stopped doing AOTW (the first time).

Safe assumption based on the shape of the box. BTW, down to $92.59 pre-order price on Amazon, and release date shows as Nov. 30.

All PM's answered.

To me, 'Blue Afternoon' holds up really well, but you are correct on the others. I do like "Monterey" from 'Starsailor' and "The Dolphins" from 'Sefronia' and parts of 'Greetings From LA' sound pretty good. But 'Look at the Fool' is utterly painful start to finish.