felser

For sure. There'll be enough someday!

The Hill, Roach, and Hutcherson are all very worthwhile, each in different ways. The Hutcherson is killer, with the original versions of "Hello To The Wind" and "Slow Change" featuring Eugene McDaniels. The Roach has Billy Harper and a stunning version of "Were You There When They Crucified My Lord". The Hill is probably closest in form to the Byrd New Perspective of all the albums mentioned and is really well done, as you would expect from Hill. The Byrd Up and the Roach are horrid monstrosities to my ears. I've never heard the Byrd Trying to Get Home, one of the few "classic era Blue Notes" released domestically on CD (along with "Jimmy Smith Plays Fats Waller" and the Dodo Greene album, which was, to my understanding, merely a favor to Ike Quebec) that I was not willing to spend my money on. I did later come across cheap used copies the Smith and the Greene, and they didn't change my mind or remain in my collection.

But not as a singer, which was the achilles heel of Chapter 3. Fascinating albums nonetheless.

And truth be told, a lot of the stuff pre-728 never lived up to it's billing. Very disappointing label overall. I did like the Desmond and Hall live dates. But the Liebman, Fortune, etc. were really disappointments at the time.

and Norah Jones releases.

The Hubbard is (or at least was) available on yourmusic.com. That's where I got mine.

The good people at Lonehill released this double CD set which includes material which was never issued previously. How did Lonehill come across unissued material? From reading the threads on the board, I thought they just did redo's of stuff from previous commercial sources?

The ENJA is much better than the Cobblestone, which has too many poorly done period touches (it came out in the very early 70's). I remember the ENJA being good rather than great, but the Cobblestone isn't even that. That being said, I did like Jones with Mingus. Apparently, if memory serves correctly, Jones had always dreamed of playing with Mingus, and campaigned tirelessly for the chance. Guess it's a case of be careful what you wish for. Always think of the story of Mingus knocking out Jimmy Knepper's teeth or whatever, and of the humiliation of the band on the Monterey/UCLA recordings. And of what poor Jane Getz (underrated pianist in my book, the little I heard of her) apparently went through with him.

With you there. And I can't figure out for the life of me why Mingus cut off "Love is a Dangerous Necessity" just as Eddie Preston was cooking. Really like McPherson on those sides. And Byard and Richmond are Byard and Richmond.

And amazingly, you're still missing some really good stuff from early in his career, and some pretty good large ensemble titles from late in his career with the augmented Ricky Ford/Bob Neloms band. I second that emotion :tup

Totally agree. Adams, Pullen, and Walrath all became great during/through their association with Mingus, just as Dolphy, Jordan, Handy, and others had in the decades before (I remember being stunned by Walrath when I first heard Changes 1 and 2). Of course they sound different because 1. They are all uniquely indvidual, not copycats of ear;ier stylists. 2. It was a different era. Walrath, to me, remains criminally underrated in every aspect (player, writer, arranger, bandleader). That band holds it's own with any Mingus group. May not be the absolute best, but it isn't embarrased by any other.

Plenty of love from me. First Mingus I ever heard (from my college library), and, very shortly thereafter, the first Mingus I ever bought. Also my introduction to Eric Dolphy. So many classics, from the early 50's stuff through the first side of 'Cumbia and Jazz Fusion'. But the proper starting point, the one to own if you can only own one, etc., is 'The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady'. Epic.

Kick out the jams, %#$ers, er, I mean, brothers and sisters! And yeah, that John Sinclair was one lucid visionary, those White Panther dudes sure had it together. LOL, did that stuff ever age in record time. Their music still sounds exciting to listen to, though. RIP, Rob Tyner and Sonic Smith.

After much fiscal hesitation, finally made the plunge, am listening to the White Album (stereo) on headphones at work, and I'm stunned. Amazing what they have done with the sound quality. I know this is a seven week late "me too", but I can't help it. It's like I'm really hearing this music for the first time, and I've lived with this stuff for 40 years. Worth every penny and much much more.

felser, I was in J&R in NYC today and they are selling the stereo cds for $10.99 each, except for the double cds. regards, Amazon currently has new stereo copies of The Beatles (the "White Album") and the Past Masters two-disc set on sale for 12.99 each. I doubt you'll ever find new copies cheaper than this for the double-CDs. Order both and qualify for free shipping. If I didn't already have both I'd hop on this in a second. Thx. I ordered the doubles from amazon over the weekend, will order the singles from J&R. JF

Yeah, the rest of us geniuses paid full price for the 16 CD set 20 twenty years ago and then full price again for the first two sets in this series before finally catching a break on Side Steps. So don't feel bad. And you're right, it's marvelous music!

Has anybody found a better price on the stereo CD's (individually or box) anywhere? I've been holding out for affordability reasons. I assume the Target sale is over at this point (I actually don't have one particularly convenient to where I live or work).

PM sent on Joe Bonner - New Beginnings (Theresa) $3.50 A Double Shot of Soul (Kent) $9 Ike Turner - Blues King Pins (Capitol) $3.50 John Lee Hooker - Graveyard Blues (Specialty) $3.50 John Lee Hooker - Burning Hell (Riverside) $4.50

If you're a Wilson fan and/or a Blue Note completist.

Agreed on Newbury if they have the title you're looking for. They don't offer "everything" the way Caimen and the others under question do, but what they do offer, they offer at great prices with great service.

Also ImportCDs, who are excellent and used to even beat Caimen fairly often. I have been using them as my first choice on Amazon Marketplace for a good while. Not familiar with All Your Music, they don't show up on the CD's I look at. MovieMars is OK, but I've had some mistakes and some shipping delays from them, and didn't like their customer service too much (much preferred Claire at Caimen!).

Weak if it is intentional. Contact them and see if you get an apology and a reimbursement. If they do, human error which need to bear with each other on in this world!

Pete, is this one really a 2CD set? I'm only familiar with the 1 CD version. If it's 2 CD's, can you give some more info on it? thx. Blakey, Art Reflections of Buhaina Savoy Jazz 2-cd promo stamp 10

PM sent on the Barbieri, NY Jazz Collective, and Luther Thomas CD's.

I got the email at home as I was on their mailing list. This is also missing some of the earmarks. For one thing, it says "don't send anything yet, we'll get back to you", which totally goes against the general grain of email scams.