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I've had 4-5 orders with them, always just above the free shipping threshold, over the years, including one in November, and have always had good experience. Depending on the nature of their website crash, they may have had to restore from an out-of-date backup, and may have lost some data. I'd encourage lots of communication with them to ensure they have the order. Overseas shipping to USA seems very slow right now - maybe a combination of weather and holidays. I had to wait more than a month for a shipment from ever-reliabe cdjapan, and have been waiting well over a month from not-so-reliable momox.

Laughed out loud when I heard that on the CD. Dizzy Gillespie (not to mention Peppy Theilhelm of Blues Magoos) would have been proud,

Received my CDJapan order today, five weeks after it shipped, so hope springs eternal..

A crime that these have never been released on CD:

I have been waiting for a month for a large (10-12 CD's) shipment from CDJapan, and we know their reputation is good. And about a month for a small shipment (2 CD's) from Momox in Germany through Amazon. I've had other things in the past that never arrived from Momox, but they've always been good about issuing prompt refunds.

I picked up the Almer CD when the label had a clearance sale a couple years ago, and I like it quite a bit (but I am a fan of the best of the sunshine pop genre).

Just listened to his "Tomorrow" album and utterly blown away by it. Totally unfamiliar with him prior to this. What else do I need to know about/hear by him? Thanks

If you mean the "Original Album Classics", this has a LOT of material that one doesn't, more than 40 cuts of extra material, much of it quite wonderful.

Can't wait for this great-looking 5 CD set from Cherry Red next month. I have almost all if it (may have it all), but nice to have it in one place and done with TLC. https://www.cherryred.co.uk/product/spirit-shall-ode-epic-recordings-1968-1972-5cd-remastered-clamshell-boxset/

James Newton Quartet Live at Moers 1979

Jim, did we reach the 2017 goal of $1800 OK?

I'm also "antiquated" by choice. Only social media I use is Linkedin.

Count me in. Maybe we can compile a list on this thread. And then a schedule so that Jim A. doesn't have to front the bill throughout the year.

I'm also in. Just sent through $50 donation.

Good thing that Coltrane guy and that Ornette guy never broke away from their licks as a Johnny Hodges and Pee Wee Crayton sideman. Could have been dangerous, all hell could have broken loose in jazz in the late 50's, the 60's, and the early 70's. Wouldn't have wanted THAT to happen! If it had, we would have needed a Wynton Marsalis or something to restore order.

the other guy that comes to mind is Joey DeFrancisco, who had the B-3 DOWN at an incredibly early age, doing Jimmy Smith perfectly at 5, playing in a group with Hank Mobley and Philly Joe Jones at 10, etc.

Per Wikipedia: Early life[edit] DeFrancesco was born in 1971 in Springfield, Pennsylvania.[9] He was born into a musical family that included three generations of jazz musicians. He was named after his grandfather, Joseph DeFrancesco, a jazz musician who played the saxophone and clarinet.[7] His father, "Papa" John DeFrancesco, was an organist who played nationally and received the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame's Living Legend Award in 2013.[10] DeFrancesco began playing the organ at the age of 4 and was playing songs by Jimmy Smith verbatim by the time he was 5. His father John began bringing him to gigs from the age of 5, letting him sit in on sets.[11] At the age of 10, DeFrancesco joined a band in Philadelphia that included jazz musicians Hank Mobley and Philly Joe Jones. He was considered a fixture at local jazz clubs, opening shows for Wynton Marsalis and B.B. King.[1] DeFrancesco attended the Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts.[11] During his high school years, DeFrancesco won numerous awards, including the Philadelphia Jazz Society McCoy Tyner Scholarship. He was also a finalist in the first Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition.[4]

Putting this out a little early due to weekend schedules for many of us. Thanks to all who participated or even gave a listen. Look forward to any further feedback. 1 - Dreams: "New York City" (from 'Dreams'). Fascinating album that could only have come out ca. 1970, at that intersection between jazz and rock. Brecker Bros., John Abercrombie, Billy Cobham included in group. 2 - Hadley Caliman - "Cigar Eddie" (from 'Hadley Caliman'). Not a great album, not nearly as good as 'Iapetus' which came next, but I've always liked the compositon (by Hugh Lawson) later called "Jaboobie's March". I love the Piano Choir version on their Strata-East 'Handscapes' album: 3 - Nancie Banks - "Mootrane" from 'Bert's Blues". A nice, though obscure, version of the Woody Shaw classic. Nancie Banks was the wife of Count Basie veteran Clarence Banks, and a fine arranger/composer/vocalist. She recorded three albums in the early 90's, all well worth acquiring if you like this cut. 4 - Harold Land - "Dark Mood", an outtake from the great 'A New Shade of Blue' album that Land and Bobby Hutcherson recorded. Originally released on a fine Mainstream odds-and-ends album called 'Jazz'. now a bonus cut on one of the recent 'A New Shade of Blue' reissues. 5 - Paul Jeffrey - "Minor Scene" from 'Watershed'. Interesting rhythm section of Jack Wilkins/Richard Davis/Thelonious Sphere Monk. 6 - Irene Kral - "Better Than Anything" from the album of the same name. Fine, underappreciated vocalist. 7 - Slide Hampton - "In Case of Emergency" from 'Slide Hampton Quartet'. Outstandling late 60's album with great rhythm section of Joachim Kuhn/NHOP/Philly Joe Jones. 8 - Byard Lancaster - "John's Children" from 'It's Not Up to Us'. Personnel notably includes Sonny Sharrock and Eric Gravatt. 9 - Jothan Callins - title track from 'Winds of Change'. Sun Ra veteran recorded this fine, obscure album with the wonderful Joe Bonner, Cecil McBee, Norman Connors rhythm section. 10 - Pentangle - "Waltz", outtake from the 1968 'Sweet Child' album. Bert Jansch, John Renbourn on guitar. Incredible vocalist Jacqui McShee is absent on this cut, but was in full flower on "Light Flight", the surprise hit single (used as a theme song to a BBC TV show) that lifted their next album, the great 'Basket of Light', into the British top 5 in 1969. Give a listen below. 11 - Tim Buckley - "Chase the Blues Away" from 'Blue Afternoon'. No one like him in his prime. This is a great album on the first side alone, and his earlier 'Goodbye and Hello' is my favorite album of all-time. The gorgeous title track from that magnum opus is one of the ultimate soundtracks from the dreams/delusions of the late 60's.

Can you tell more about it? Not familar with the service.

Bet that one will mention "The Sidewinder" (and the Chrysler commercial).

I also used SAL small package shipping, so may be delayed due to Christmas mail. Never would have gotten it on the 11th no matter what! Thanks!

This is THE Woody Shaw album for me, though I appreciate many others:

I remember going to great lengths to acquire that album back in the day ca. '73-74. Well worth the effort.