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My bad, thanks.

A few broad brush comments. Most of the Reprise stuff (65, 66, Mary Poppins) is rancid. I like the Columbia, Verve, RCA and the Fantasy stuff quite a bit. "Afro-Eurasian Eclipse" is spectacular. I also don't disagree with the recommendations of any of the bolded items. I'm much higher on Soul Call" and especially "Cote D'Azure" than aparxa. "Money Jungle" is incredible, lives up to the hopes and more.

None of those originated with Blue Note. The Legge was a Vogue session, I assume the Sims was. The Sinatra is Capitol recordings that got released on CD on the Blue Note label.

That was a CD reissue of a UA album. Kenny Cox in the Liberty era (and don't sleep on those two albums). Barbara Carroll, Robbie Krieger (of the Doors), and Dom Minasi in the bleak 70's UA era.

I stand corrected! Knew to put a question mark at the end of my guesses .

Looks to me like Roy Brooks, Gene Taylor, Blue Mitchell, and Junior Cook?

Some great jazz studio guys on this one, and wonderful performance: Largely forgotten that Jerry Butler had the hit single version of "Moon River". I like both versions a lot.

Ordered today.

He and Norman Whitfield did some incredible work together. RIP.

My set arrived very quickly and in perfect condition, and I have really enjoyed getting to know Gary!

Sounds like you married well . I think many recordings like this can't possibly live up to our hopes/expectations, we have a lot of been there/done that in our listening experiences at this point. And by 1965, Montgomery was not breaking new ground the way he was on Full House. The release that absolutely did knock my socks off was the Larry Young set they put out.

I hope to get it eventually, but have learned it pays to be patient on titles like this one.

Chuck, FWIW, mine was a long out of print CD (60's rock at that).

Here's somebody on discogs (I don't know the seller) who is asking $12+$4 shipping for it, and is willing to accept lower offers. I went $9 offer on a CD a seller was asking $12 for last week, and seller accepted the offer. https://www.discogs.com/sell/release/10131998?ev=rb

Email sent for The Complete On the Corner Sessions 6 CDs $80.

The Andrew Cyrille is awesome, and I really like the second Max Roach (with the quartets).

Excellent set, waaaay better than 'The Song Remains the Same'.

"Take a Stroll Through Your Mind" on this. Norman Whitfield had an amazing thing going on there ca. 1968-1973 with the Temps and the Undisputed Truth ("Smiling Faces Sometimes", etc.).

Yes, I also felt the loss, thanks!

Never has been - I've been checking for it on CD for many years.

Rolling Stone liked their generic red covers back in the day, so it may be one of the following that you are half-remembering. I have the first and third editions of the history, and find both worthwhile, and they are almost totally different from each other. Spent countless hours in that first edition when I got it at 21 years old.

Well, that's three votes. How do we alert the good people at Black Saint/Soul Note?

I'd love to see a Billy Bang box, and would gladly plunk down my hard-earned money for it.

Bought two at once ca 1972:

All over the map. Loved some of the stuff he did in the 60's with Ayers/Sharrock, etc.