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PM sent on the Gillespie.

Well, it's a relief to know that Duke Ellington is still something of a name . The Gordon box has never come down in price the way every other box in this series has. It is the only one I would like to have that I've never bought. I can see it is apparently currently OOP and has silly season prices attached. That being said, I've seen other titles in this series apparently go OOP, and then apparently get reprinted, with corresponding price fluctuations. I think especially of the Woody Shaw box, but also believe I saw it happen with the RTF box. BTW, to me, the Woody Shaw is amazing, beats the Mosaic hands down in bonus material and (for me, anyways) sound quality, despite costing like 1/4 of the price. I"m in on the three new ones (Duke, Blakey, Monk LIve), and am hopeful for Brubeck Live and more from this series. though I 'm not sure right off what the obvious "more" would be given the apparent parameters of these boxes. I guess J.J. Johnson for one, combining his Columbia and RCA recordings.

I agree that "Let My Children Hear Music" sounds better in the box set than in the original CD.

Sometimes they do new remastering for these sets. Generally, the sound quality on these sets has been outstanding to my ears.

Generally, the prices come down quite a bit on those Columbia sets a few months after they are released, so patience pays on them.

Also my evaluation, but I have to have it for the music. It's listenable, but no more than that. For Mingus fanatics (like me) only.

Mind is getting a little foggy here, but IIRC, the original album mentioned contributions by Archie Shepp and, I think, Art Davis, that were left on the cutting room floor. Have those sections been released previously, are the present here, and what are they like?

So I risked $10 on the 2CD set "The Complete Live at Raji's" by The Dream Syndicate, and am just absolutely blown away by it. Wow, love the guitar roar and the whole vibe. Never knew Steve Wynn had that bandleading in him, had been unimpressed by the little bit of his solo stuff I had hear. I know I need to get "Days of Wine and Roses" by them, what else by them? Interested in experiencing Karl Precota's guitar playing, and more of Paul Cutler's playing. Not interested in production with 80's synths and gloss. As far as the rest of the Paisley Underground scene, I have the CD with the Rain Parade's first LP and EP, and have the Bangles stuff, and the one big album by the Plimsouls. Not into country rock, so don't need to experience the Gram Parsons-inspired branch (sounds like the Long Ryders and I guess Green on Red fit that description). What else? Anyone familiar with a group called True West, or one called The Steppes? Some interesting-looking stuff available by them. Any guidance greatly appreciated. This seems to be one of the last unexplored frontiers of interest for me in pop music (along with some fairly obscuro 70's/80's R&B and freestyle stuff). Thanks.

Thanks for sharing

Those WEA boxes always are much less expensive from the marketplace third party sellers than from Amazon itself, so recommend not pre-ordering. I'm in for the box, his first several albums on Atlantic are classics of their genre.

Yes, wonderful set, and sold, thanks.

"The Complete Solid State Recordings of the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Orchestra" 5 CD set. #4211 of 5000. $160 shipped media rate in USA or best reasonable offer. PM or email john.felser@verizon.net if interested. Also have Curtis Fuller and Lou Donaldson Mosaic boxes I am looking to sell for reasonable offer.

Those two Charles Lloyd albums are great!

me too, thx.

Great set for what it is, but I lament what it isn't. Watching it, you get the feeling that it's a shame that apparently nothing happened in Jazz after 1944 or so. I do like Wynton's commentary throughout.

Listening to "The Resurgence of Dexter Gordon", and my ears have sparked up to a trumpet player on the recording named Martin Banks. Really enjoy his playing on this. Recognized him as a name I have occasionally seen through the years. Checked Allmusic, and his credits range from Freddie King and Ray Charles to Sam Rivers and Archiie Shepp. I have the recordings that he plays on by Rivers, Shepp, Booker Ervin, Harold Land, and Dexter. Any other thoughts or recommendations on him?

That one, a live and a studio double quartet set, three quartet sets, that I can think of right off. So enough for another box, yes, but still strange to me. Also, why haven't the 70's RCA Roach quartets with Billy Harper ever seen CD? And the Columbia quartet, "Chattahoochie Red"? And why didn't the Roach Horo make it out when those other Horo sets did? Roach as a leader in the 70's and early 80's is underrated, even as famous as he (rightly) is!

Strange omissions on some of these, especially the Max Roach, which left out all of the quartet titles. I'm in for the Hill and probably the Wheeler. May also get the Mingus, even thought I already have all of the titles on individual CD's. I like the packaging and mastering on these sets (I know others don't).

I like the Sanders quite a bit. And find that period of his is fascinating to me, indulgences and all.

CDJapan is starting to become a very expensive problem for me . Can anyone tell me about the two Gary Peacock CD's getting reissued in October, "Voices" and "Eastward"? Good years for my tastes, 1970 and 1971.

I'd like to find a good price on the Quebgec/Hardee set (or on the Hardee material in a different configuration).

I have a specific period of Jordan that works big-time for me, and his playing before and after leave me flat. He seemed to really find his voice when he played with Roach and Mingus in the early/mid-60's, and kept it through his time with Cedar Walton. Something happened in the late 70's where he suddenly became a much older and less interesting stylist. Same thing happened with Jimmy Heath and Phil Woods to my ears. Their playing got incredibly exciting in the late 60's-early 70's, then they went suddenly retro.

Probably not going to be a good set for you then. Strongly post-Coltrane. Not "free jazz", but neither is the Coltrane and Ornette you refer to above.

@Jim, thanks, ice cream makes every day better ! Spent much of the 1965-2000 era joyfully going through cutout bins (I miss those!) looking for treasures. I don't buy or really play vinyl at this point, but may need to rethink that at times, now that the CD golden era is clearly over. Not ready to put down that kind of money for the Pat Peterson yet (I actually tend to really dislike Scofield on recordings, don't like his guitar tone - just me), but it will likely come around to me at some point. @Sonnymax, I hear ya, believe me.

Thanks Jim, great to know all around. I haven't sought out the Soulmasters CD due to the appearances you mention and the price tag. Not at all familiar with the Pat Peterson CD. Too pricey at the moment, but I look forward to running into it some day. I have heard her on 'The Light' and like her singing quite a bit. I'll give up all hopes of Naima.