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Upcoming Aretha Franklin 19CD Atlantic Recordings box set for 35 euros + shipping from Amazon.it. My total with shipping came out to $46-47. http://www.amazon.it/gp/product/B014QHQRW2/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=3370&creative=24114&creativeASIN=B014QHQRW2&linkCode=as2&tag=superdeluxe0d-21

2CD version $15, 6CD version $100, 18CD version $600. My head and wallet are going to win out over my heart and collector tendencies.

Well, Burrell was headed to Bad Company. I would have to agree it is bluesier and more soul-like, especially since it meant he didn't sing lead anymore, replaced by the sublime Paul Rodgers. But both King Crimson and Free surpass Bad Company. And for that matter, Buffalo Springfield, the Byrds, and the Hollies all surpass CSN(Y), etc. The curse of the "supergroups".

Be sure you get the remastered CD of 'Earthbound' (2002 or later). The LP and the original CD sound terrible. The remaster isn't great (or even good) sound either, but a considerable improvement.

1 - I like every player and the tune. 50's hard bop in all its glory. Zoot Sims? 2 - Very polite and genteel. Not something I would return to. George Shearing? 3 - Love it, hope I have it, but can't identify it. Has the feel of the 70's-80's South Central L.A. UGMAA stuff, which I discovered and became addicted to last year. I understand that it isn't technically perfect, but it's alive and beautiful to me. My favorite cut on the entire 4-in-1 BFT by far, but likely due to my wiring as much as anything else. YMMV. 4 - Hate the guitar sound, have no use for the track in general. Antithesis of #3 in many ways. 5 - Well it sure SOUNDS like the Basie band, doesn't it? #2 is Teddy Charles, really? I guess I'll have to relisten. And I see I botched 1/3/5 pretty badly. And 4 I hated, so not a good BFT for me. Still really looking forward to the reveal on #3, and hope I have it on the shelves somewhere.

I'm in eventually, ,but not at $25. It's early enough music that the synthsized effects shouldn't be there, a saving grace for me. I did like 70's Abercrombie.

1 - Works for me. Looking forward to the ID. I usually long for a bass player on this sort of thing, but this cut doesn't need it (and would have no room for it). 2 - I own a lot of this sort of thing, but don't listen to it much. Probably has great historical value. Oliver Lake-ish to me. 3 - I like the alto player a lot. Sounds like Sonny Simmons. 4 - Not my cup of tea. It don't mean a thing if it ain't got some swing, or whatever. 5 - Utterly, totally lost on me.

The detective in me says that cut #2 must be this: cut 2 ID Sure wish it had been included on the excellent CD reissue of this! source album

1 - Classic 50's sounding big band stuff. Was it recorded a little later, maybe in the 60's? Whenever, sounds great in 2015. 2 - Delightful, sort of Jeremy Steig-ish. Looking forward to the reveal on this one. 3 - I kept waiting for Cissy Houston and the girls to enter in. "Sweet Inspiration", not sure who it's by. King Curtis/Willie Mitchell hybrid, but it's not Curtis. Not something I would actively return to. 4 - Nothing wrong with it at all, but just background music to my ears. 5/6 - Stomp those moldy figs!

Herbie Hancock Columbia set on Amazon UK - 40 pounds and shipping for 30+ CD's. http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B003M3UJIK/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

Last night I ordered the Ellington Vol. 2, Monk Live, and Blakey boxes from Oxfordshire (my British go-to, though I have done OK with the other major British fulfillers also), roughly $82 + $12 shipping total for the three boxes (28 discs).

Yes. thanks so much. A lot of really good music by a lot of totally unfamiliar (to me) names. Also reinforces my already held beliefs when I see that all of the ones I identified as liking a lot in the BFT turn out to have been recorded between 1966-1973. I'm off to find me some Masabumi Kikuchi CD's!

Is that list in the chronological order of the recording dates? I've put the albums in the same order as they come in the box according to the Italian site, but yes, they were recorded in that order too according to this. F PS: According to Wikipedia, they were also released in that order, except Moto Grosso Feio, which came out after Odyssey... Etcetera and Soothsayer weren't released until years later.

I guess the 'Four and More' and 'My Funny Valentine' albums with Coleman/Hancock/Carter/Williams probably fit the same description, but I've always loved those albums, and like the Black Hawk albums fine.

That would be wonderful! Please let me know if you hear more. Went out and got this on ebay for under $10 ($17.50ish with shipping) based on your recommendation, John Hicks's participation, and the songs on the CD (can't wait to hear Coltrane's "The Promise"). There's another on ebay for about the same price. Amazon Marketplace and Discogs are much higher, and Half doesn't have it at all.

Really sorry to hear that. Those were the ones I had in mind.

Now if someone would just reissue 'Rumasuma' as a labor of love! And some of those obscure 70's Prince Lasha albums while they're at it!

PM sent on Sonny Fortune, Last Night at Sweet Rhythm, Sound Reason, w/Michael Cochrane, David Williams, Steve Johns, $4. I picjked this up from Sonny at a gig in 2012, he signed the booklet. Joe Henderson, Punjab, Arco 3 ARC 104, quartet, $5. Philly Joe Jones Octet, Filet De Sole, Marge 18, w/Hal Singer, Charles Davis ao, $8.

I bet it is.

I'm in, but will pass on the moldy fig stuff.

I remember being at a concert at Penn's Landing ca. early 1990's, where Brad Mehldau was playing with Christopher Hollyday (and whatever happened to him? Talk about channeling J-Mac, he had it DOWN). Piano was horribly out of tune, Mal Waldron at the Five Spot out of tune. Mehldau changed his entire style on the fly to minimize the impact of the piano, got into this very compact Jazz Messengers Cedar Walton sort of thing as opposed to the more open, flowing things he started the concert with. I gained a lot of respect for him as a sideman that day (though his leader stuff still puts me to sleep).

Yes, that's the one I own. Much better in every way than the OAS. Much more material, much better sound if you like the mastering on these sets (I love it, but YMMV), much better packaging. And under $22 shipped (mine was under $15 shipped, so may be worth waiting out).

Count Basie Orchestra on Triangle.

I sold mine a few years ago and have always sort of semi-regretted it. Pharoah Sanders and Elvin Jones along for the ride. The only post-60's/70's Sharrock I've ever really been into.

http://theseconddisc.com/2015/10/16/hungry-heart-bruce-springsteen-expands-the-river-in-new-box-set/ For me, this was the last Springsteen studio album I truly loved, as opposed to liked and/or respected (though his live shows and live recordings remained great for another 20-25 years). I'm certainly in, but will certainly wait for the price to come down from the $120 list. Details below from theseconddisc.com Hungry Heart: Bruce Springsteen Expands “The River” In New Box SetOCTOBER 16, 2015 BY JOE MARCHESE LEAVE A COMMENT BUY NOW FROM AMAZON.COM Bruce Springsteen is going down to The River on December 4 when Columbia Records releases The Ties That Bind: The River Collection. This 4-CD/3-DVD or 4-CD/2-BD set promises a treasure trove of previously unreleased material across its 53 audio tracks plus four hours of never-before-seen video footage. Springsteen’s fifth album, The River was released on October 17, 1980. The sprawling double album reached the top of the Billboard 200 chart and No. 2 in the U.K., and yielded the hit single “Hungry Heart” as well as other significant Springsteen compositions including the title track, “The Ties That Bind” and “Out in the Street.” The box set’s four CDs include the original The River album and two discs of previously unreleased material. The first, The Ties That Bind, is the 10-track album that Springsteen recorded in 1979 as a follow up to 1978’s Darkness on the Edge of Town but never released. “The songs lacked the kind of unity and conceptual intensity I liked my music to have. So we went back in the studio,” he revealed in his lyrics book Songs. This disc includes some songs that eventually ended up in revised form on The River plus outtakes such as “Cindy” and a rockabilly version of “You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch).” The fourth CD in the box set is The River: Outtakes, culling material from the 1979-1980 sessions that yielded the final album. Eleven of its 22 tracks are previously unreleased, with the remainder previously issued on Tracks as well as various singles (including the original single version of “Held Up Without a Gun”) and compilations. The press release promises that “for the most part [these] are completely unheard and unknown even to fans, who have long considered Springsteen’s outtakes to be treasured secrets.” On the DVD/BD front, The Ties That Bind is a brand new 60-minute documentary produced and directed by longtime Springsteen collaborator Thom Zimny that features an intimate interview with Springsteen as he reflects on The River. Zimny’s film transitions between Springsteen telling the stories behind the music — and offering solo acoustic guitar performances — interspersed with period concert footage and rare photographs. Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: The River Tour, Tempe 1980 is featured on the final two DVDs (one BD). This new film has been produced from footage professionally filmed in 1980 using four cameras and recorded in multitrack audio. It features 24 songs (with a running time of 2 hours, 40 minutes) from Springsteen’s November 5, 1980 concert at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona. Also included is 20 minutes of footage from the late September, 1980 River Tour rehearsals held in Lititz, Pennsylvania, showing Springsteen and The E Street Band working through live arrangements of music from their upcoming release. The Ties That Bind: The River Collection is housed in a 10″ x 12″ box with a hardcover 148-page coffee table book containing 200 studio and live photographs — most of which have never been seen before — plus reproductions of pages from Springsteen’s notebooks, single covers, images and outtakes from the original album package, and memorabilia documenting the album. Mikal Gilmore writes a new essay. The Ties That Bind: The River Collection is due from Columbia Records on December 4 and can be pre-ordered at the links below! (Note that Amazon U.K. links are currently placeholders.) Bruce Springsteen, The Ties That Bind: The River Collection (Columbia 88875 16467-2, 2015) 4-CD/3-DVD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. 4-CD/2-BD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. CDs 1-2: The River (Columbia PC2 36854, 1980) The Ties That BindSherry DarlingJackson CageTwo HeartsIndependence DayHungry HeartOut In The StreetCrush On YouYou Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)I Wanna Marry YouThe RiverPoint BlankCadillac RanchI’m A RockerFade AwayStolen CarRamrodThe Price You PayDrive All NightWreck On The HighwayCD 3: The Ties That Bind (single LP intended for release in 1979) The Ties That BindCindyHungry HeartStolen Car (Version 1)Be TrueThe RiverYou Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)The Price You PayI Wanna Marry YouLoose EndCD 4: Outtakes Meet Me In The CityThe Man Who Got AwayLittle White LiesThe Time That Never WasNight FireWhitetownChain LightningParty LightsParadise By The CStray BulletOutsideRouletteRestless NightsWhere The Bands AreDollhouseLiving On The Edge Of The WorldTake ‘Em As They ComeRicky Wants A Man Of Her OwnI Wanna Be With YouMary LouHeld Up Without A GunFrom Small Things (Big Things One Day Come)Track 12 from “One Step Up” single – Columbia 38-07726, 1987 Tracks 13-20 from Tracks – Columbia CXK 69475, 1998 Track 21 from “Hungry Heart” single – Columbia 11-11391, 1980 Track 22 from The Essential Bruce Springsteen – Columbia C2K 90773, 2003 3 DVDs/2 BDs The Ties That Bind documentaryBruce Springsteen and The E Street Band: The River Tour – ASU Activity Center, Tempe, AZ – 11/5/1980Concert – Part 1 “Born to Run”“Prove It All Night”“Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out”“Jackson Cage”“Two Hearts”“The Promised Land”“Out in the Street”“The River”“Badlands”“Thunder Road”“No Money Down”“Cadillac Ranch”“Hungry Heart”“Fire”“Sherry Darling”“I Wanna Marry You”“Crush on You”“Ramrod”“You Can Look (But You Better Not Touch)”Concert – Part 2 “Drive All Night”“Rosalita (Come Out Tonight)”“I’m A Rocker”“Jungleland”“Detroit Medley”“Where The Bands Are (Credits)”BONUS: The River Tour Rehearsals RamrodCadillac RanchFireCrush on YouSherry Darling