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I love Norah Jones because 'Come Away With Me' funded many a miraculous Blue Note reissue in the ealry 2000's. Her music not as much, though it is certainly inoffensive enough. Off the top of my head, would love to see a decently priced CD reissue of Larry Young's "Heaven on Earth" and the Jackie McLean/Grachan Moncur 'Hipnosis" set that is on the Moncur Select, and the Elvin Jones set with Lee Morgan plus his 'Merry Go Round' and Jackie McLean's "High Frequency". Not sure there are a lot of meaningful "unissued" sessions left in the vaults, and I am willing to trust that the fascinating looking "rejected" sessions were rejected for a reason (usually an out-of-sync drummer).

Got it, thx. I have great respect for that label.

And Columbia did a few nice ones in the early 70's, but the WB's were awesome, especially with the associated advertising campaign. Truth is, I'd be happy with a reissue of Larry Young's "Heaven on Earth" and willing to call it a day. Seems like 75 would have been a more likely gala celabration point than 80. I'm not opposed to complete boxes like the Columbia Hancock/Weather Report/RTF etc. if they do them nicely, and might spring for them if the price was right (as they were with the Coumbia's - and their Woody Shaw added great value with the previously unreleased stuff). Don't need a new set of single CD's of the usual titles regardless of the mastering/packaging. I'm good with what I have in that regard.

I'm oldish and out of touch, am not familiar with any of the musicians on there except Barron. Can you describe them and the music?

They did the same thing on the Roland Kirk box. Guess it seemed like a good idea at the time...

Apparently allowing them now. Not sure why in this case, as this is not public domain material. https://www.ebay.com/itm/BULLDOG-BREED-MADE-IN-ENGLAND-CDR/131749648956?hash=item1eace41a3c:g:nSIAAOSw8-tWZzCx

Received my package today, and listening to David's fabulous 'Wake Up Call' CD right now. Truly amazing stuff, so fresh and clean. Myron Walden and J.D. Allen both sound great with David, and the rhythm section and guitars are just right for the music. Lots of inspired choices of material - three of the nine cuts written by Kenny Cox or Charles Moore from Cox's great, underrated quintet. Four by McLaughlin/Shorter/Tony Williams from the Miles orbit (including McLaughlin's "Sanctuary" and Williams' "Pee Wee"), Joe Henderson's "Gazelle", and one I'm not familiar with by Lelo Nazario.

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Looking forward to more details on those Sun Ra recordings.

I've heard some of the other steel drums material Harris did, was not knocked out by it.

Well worth it for old-times sake, and the CD has the original, "psychedelic" mix.

I love the parts of the set that have audio up to snuff. Some of the audio is unlistenable. Overall, priceless and highly recommended.

I much prefer their Warner Bros. material, have always considered "Cathy's Clown" to be one of the great landmark singles of the pre-Beatles era. Bear Family stuff costs a fortune. I agree that it is a really good 4CD set on Rhino ("Heartaches and Harmonies") which covers their entire career, including the sublime "On The Wings of a Nightingale" from 1984, written by some P. McCartney guy for them. Best bang for the buck is probably to pick up the 20 cut Cadence Classics CD on Rhino, then the 50 cut "Walk Right Back" Warner Bros. anthology. You can do all that right now on ebay for under $20, and you'll have everything you need from the golden era. If you want great notes (100+ page book), and a fuller career retrospective into the 80's, go for the 4CD box, under $40 on Discogs.

Looking to trade my International Phonograph CD's of the Carter-Bradford 'Fight for Four' and the Horace Tapscott 'The Giant is Awakened', as my old ears and cheap equipment don't reap the full benefit of the beautiful job done on these by Jonathan, and I'd like someone else to be able to treasure them. Looking for something fair in return that is of interest for either or both, Jazz/Rock/Soul from the 50's/60's/70's. PM if interested. CD's and mini LP packaging in excellent condition.

this LP was one of my earliest jazz purchases, and my introduction to Billy Harper and "Capra Black", which I just kept replaying over and over. Great album. Even Bobbi Humphrey works OK on it.

I don't remember anything on that label having good audio.

I do have the music from that one, acquired at your earlier suggestion, and it is really good. There was also a cut from the Ronnie Mathews on someone's BFT that I enjoyed quite a bit.

I was on the same knife-edge., but fell off in the other direction. Someone sold a used one at a good price here several months ago, and I sort of wish I had jumped on that. But can't justify the full-freight cost. I know it helps Mosaic, but I've helped Mosaic plenty over the past three decades, especially early on when dream sets were coming out with Blue Note stuff not then otherwise available on CD (Jackie McLean, Larry Young, Grant Green, Elvin Jones etc.).

The seller, Declutterstore, used to go by Estocksusa. I've had a number of problems with them badly misgrading the condition of CD's, but they've always made it right.

Just getting a long, live "Katrina Ballerina" alone was enough to pull me in.

I have it, will give it another listen, thanks.

I'll do that on the Sgt. Pepper's. I bought the new one last year and thought it sounded fantastic, but did not A-B it against the original. Of course, they designed it in '67 to be heard in mono, so probably didn't' put as much into the stereo,

Highly recommended!!!

The tunes on the Shaw are not on the other live CD's by this group. so I ordered it and am realling looking forward to it. Also ordered the Elvin Jones and am looking to get the Hubbard. The final Shaw albums on Muse (Setting Standards, Solid, Imagination) were not enjoyable experiences for me, nor was the "In Your Own Sweet Way" album (though maybe I need to revisit them). Maybe just a case of heightened expectations on my part given what had preceded them, but they were really tame affairs to my ears.

What is the net impact of the remix? Are there different lengths to the cuts? Different instruments brought up or down in the mix?