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That's too long to wait on a hope. No, but if you buy it through the Amazon marketplace it doesn't really matter, you're protected if something goes wrong. And my impression on the bad ratings is that it's usually about improperly graded used items. Ah, my preferred first line of defense is to protect myself by not getting into a position where I need to be protected by the kindness of strangers... but the news that grading, not fulfillment, might be the main cause of negative ratings is both encouraging and useful. Thanks for that. You can review their individual ratings. I took a quick look, and all the complaints have to do with slow overseas shipping or unreceived merchandise. I'd personally avoid them.

One of mine also.

I'm thrilled by this release, but even more shocked by it. Are they really gonna be able to find 5000 people willing to plunk down $102 each for it? I hope so, because it could really open up some amazing possibilities if this sort of thing proves to be economically viable. What a great jazz era, and I know there's still a lot of worthy material out there from those days that has never seen CD release.

I haven't been keeping up with this section, and did not realize she had passed. My wife and I greatly admired her playing and NPR show. Saw her in the 90's on a double bill with McCoy Tyner at the Keswick Theatre in suburban Philly. She played beautifully, and then at the end of the show did a duet section with Tyner where she held her own and they complimented each other's playing. Her recordings generally do touch deep parts of me. She lived her life wonderfully, and we're blessed by that life.

I've always found his Muse leader dates a disappointment overall. Ambitious but under-rehearsed, which was not unusual for Muse. There are some nice cuts, but the albums tend to be spotty. The Steeplechase dates are stronger. Night of the Mark 7 is a strong Muse date. The Strata-East stuff is nice. I am very excited for the box, but quite disappointed that "Reasons in Tonality" is not making it to CD. Jordan and George Coleman burn on that one, and it's nice to hear Julius Watkins stretch out.

PM sent on the Harry Beckett.

Thom, sorry for the bad going on, hope and pray it ends up ok. Great BFT, you really picked wonderful rhythm sections and sax players, thanks so much! 1 -Classic blues, love the bass and the tenor 3 – Sweet Groove! Liked the Tenor 4 – This is the kind of stuff I “grew up” listening to. Sounds like it is sourced from an LP, and that they listened to Atlantic period Coltrane/Tyner. Pretty wonderful 5 – Very accomplished and lovely. 6 – Love the pulse and momentum on this, and the trumpet player. But the drum solo is a drag, even though I LOVE the drumming otherwise on this one. 7 – good stuff, though to me the sax stumbles. The pianist is fluent, the trumpet sassy. 10 – I liked that, and I don’t normally go for solo sax. 11 – Philly style! This is the type of stuff I “grew up on” at Third Street Jazz, the New Foxhole Cafe. Etc in the early/mid 70’s. Sounds like Khan Jamal, who was influenced by Walk Dickerson, both Philly guys. And definitely sounds like Byard Lancaster, aPhilly institution. Though I’m more identifying memories of a genre and time/place rather than ID’ing the specific players. 12 – Same era and zeitgeist. Really really really like the Pharoah Sanders-infuenced tenor playing. Can’t wait for this to be ID’d. Even the bass and drum solos work! 13 – This was the only cut totally lost on me. "totally lost on me" often has meant Michael Brecker.

Dorn released a lot of Left Bank stuff on 32jazz. Overall, I found it very disappointing. I long for a CD release of Gary Bartz's "Home" on Milestone. That was a hot Left Bank recording.

The USA doesn't charge any import duties for CD's from the UK, and as far as I know, from anywhere in the world. I've never had to pay it.

DL, pls thx!

Also check out the George Adams.

That gets my attention. I've never heard the Bethlehem stuff have good sound.

"Nine Feet Underground" (David Sinclair's contributions especially) was a life changing listen for me back in the day. Evyerthing up through 'Cunning Stunts' has a lot of worthwhile material. Rhey never really learned how to consistently do good short tracks, but excelled at the long ones. So the two I have and these two are the only ones I need? No, you also need 'And The New Symphonia' and 'Cunning Stunts', and maybe some additional 70's live material (there's a lot of it out there).

I just had chills and might have trouble sleeping tonight. Chuck, maybe you can get expedited shipping for a few dollars extra...

The one that has never worked for me is "Bass on Top", and it's a bad idea that Ron Carter has taken to ad infinitum since the 70's.

Wasn't the answer they were looking for, I guess. Maybe "Richie Kamuca Plays for Lovers" would have had a shot with their catalog department.

I keep some cheap CD's on hold in my cart to fill out orders to $25.

Pm sent on Charles Mingus -The Charles Mingus Groups. Debut Rarities, vol.4 (Debut/OJC) some nicks $3 Dave Pike - The Doors of Perception (Atlantic/WPCR-27290) Japanese remastered reissue, w/obi, $7 Sonny Stitt - Plays Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements/A Little Bit of Stitt (American Jazz Classics) $7

Overkill for me, for sure. I like that period of Crimson, but still... Hope they consider a (much) smaller box of this later.

If the CTI reissue series couldn't survive, I don't have much hope for this one, especially if go-forward decisions are made on sales of CD titles being released for the third time. I've never heard good sound quaiity on any of the Bethlehem material, regardless of who was issuing in and in whatever format.

Same here.

Wish they would look at the realities/opportunities of the CD era, and release sets by artist, not individual titles. I pretty well have what I really want from this label, as much of it has been out twice already.

Why not do a Montreux '75 box and a Montreux '77 box? Each could probably be housed in maybe five or six CD's, from what I remember. And there was a lot of cross-pollination which would make a box flow well. And the quaility was consistent from what I remember, wouldn't be the yo-yo effect of. say, Blue Note Montreux '73 or Flying Dutchman '71 being gathered in a box.

and this box appears to be especially cheesy in conception.

Per an Amazon customer review: CD 1 Dig Dis (compilation of Roll Call and Soul Station) CD 2 & Max Roach (The Max Roach Quartet, Featuring Hank Mobley) CD 3 Mobley's Musings (Hank Mobley and his All Stars) CD 4 Stretchin' Out (Peckin Time) CD 5 My Groove Your Move (Roll Call) CD 6 Wham and They're Off (Hank Mobley Quintet) CD 7 with Kenny Clarke & Donald Byrd (7 tracks from Birth of Hard Bop) CD 8 in the Max Roach 4 (The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker first 6 tracks) CD 9 with Freddie Hubbard (Freddie Hubbard Goin' Up) CD 10 with Dizzy Reese (Dizzy Reece Star Bright)