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The extra cut is 19+ minutes. There is less than 19 minutes of content on the fifth CD, so even adding that cut would still make the fifth CD less than 40 minutes. So "cryptic" is too good a word...

I got th3 3CD set of the Beatles from amazon for $21.67. Arrived today and stunning.

Has anyone listened to the 40 minute Roy Brooks interview on this set? Worth the listening time?

I'm glad to do one, and have been doing December for a number of years. But if you get a rush of new people, I'm fine deferring to them.

Not nearly on the level of, say, Sticky Fingers. I don't even own them.

Mine too. More of a cliff they dropped off.

He seems different here than in the later, better known version of the group, more "conventional", yet less inclined to certain predictable tricks in his playing. both his periods are good.

I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let's dig it. Can you dig it, baby? I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let's dig it, can you dig it, baby? The sun peekin' out between the leaves (Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it) And the birds dartin' in and out of the trees (Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it) Everything here is so clear, you can see it And everything here is so real, you can feel it And it's real, so real, so real, so real, so real, so real Can you dig it? I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let's dig it. Can you dig it, baby? I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let's dig it, can you dig it, baby? I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it, We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let's dig it. Come on dig it for me baby! I can dig it, he can dig it, she can dig it We can dig it, they can dig it, you can dig it Oh, let's dig it, can you dig it, baby? Grazin' in the grass is a gas, baby, can you dig it

Finished the master takes on the set, really happy with it (though I question the "jazz saw" solo on the last cut). Struck me from the package sleeves that all of the musicians involved passed away 2005 or earlier, and Brooks is the only one who saw his 61st birthday.

Yes he does. I'm on disc 3 right now. Skipped over the long invterview on disc 2, at least for the present. Any opinions: Is it worth 40 minutes of listening time? Happy with how good the sound is on this set.

Really good article, thanks.

There was plenty of room on the CD's for it. Wonder if it wasn't discovered until after they had printed the sets.

Agreed. And somebody needs to grab those Tolliver selects pronto.

She turns 89 next month. Pretty remarkable life and pretty remarkable body of work.

Agreed it's well worth $9, though it's not as strong as their Steeplechase recordings. Short cuts and self-consciously latin in places, but of course played well.

A bunch of low-priced goodies from the catalogs of ENJA, Timeless, Mainstream, and other labels. The titles I'm referring to start on page 2. http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/release/music/jazz-fusion/month/2018/12

I agree, great set. Also low-priced - $15.48 Amazon prime for two fully packed discs, 155 minutes of music.

Tried from home PC. Same problems with cuts 7/15/19 in Chrome, but they play fine in MS Edge.

Took a quick run through, and there are some truly tasty cuts in there! Cuts 7,15, and 19 are not playing online for me for some reason. I'll try again later, but if others hit this, it's not you.

Does that indict us, or does it indict the past 30 years of popular music? Was anybody deeply analyzing Rudy Vallee's recorded legacy in 1969? I don't need the records to be different, I just like to understand them better for what they are in context. And the context does evolve.

Another advantage of the European versions was that they had more songs on them! Agreed on the White Album, it always has seemed like a collection of solo works rather than a group work. Really not a favorite of mine, I like earlier Beatles. "Please Please Me" through "Paperback Writer" (and the accompanying albums) best.