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A lot/most of it is now available on individual CD's, including the complete Copenhagen from our overseas friends.

The new Suzanne Vega on Blue Note. I really like her, so don't mind her being on Blue Note at all. Dodo Greene she ain't, plus there's not the internal pressure to be a new millenium Blue Note completist the way there is to be a 1947-1967 Blue Note completist.

I enjoyed the J-Mac'isms on his first three Novus CD's, and he ripped it up when I saw him live at a Penn's Landing concert in the early 90's (with Brad Mehldau making the best of a woefully out of tune piano). Then he made that strange Gil Evans-ish CD, was dropped by Novus, and I've never heard anything more about his doings. That's been about 15 years.

It's not terrible, but you don't need it. He uses that approach much more effectively on 'Caliente', one of the tiny handful of great contemporary "smooth" (Barbieri's playing is anything but on it) jazz albums.

Adam, have not heard it, will look to check it out. I love the tune. It's also done very well on that Corea/Lionel Hampton recording that shows up on hundreds of labels.

It's different than what Hancock was doing, more Clarke's answer to 'Light As A Feather'. Chick Corea, Andy Bey and Dee Dee Bridgewater on it, great stuff, especially "Sea Journey". Recorded early (1972), before the rot set in. I love it. I missed that this one was coming out again. I'll definitely pay to upgrade from my One Way CD of it.

Please contact me at john.felser@verizon.net if interested in any: New additions October 2007 Art Ensemble of Chicago – The Pathe Sessions: People in Sorrow/Le Stances a Sophie (EMI) Chestnut ,Cyrus – Revelation (Atlantic) Clarke ,Kenny – Plays Andre Hodeir (Gitanes) Carr ,Amanda – Soon (OMS) Corea ,Chick Elektric Band – Elektric Band (GRP) Corea ,Chick Elektric Band – Beneath The Mask (GRP) Dunlap – Bruce – The Rhythm of Wings (Chesky) Ervin ,Booker – The Book Cooks (Bethlehem/Avenue) Freeman ,Chico – The Pied Piper (Blackhawk) Gordon ,Dexter – AT Montreux (Prestige) Green ,Benny – Naturally (Telarc) Grossman ,Steve- Bouncing With Mr. A.T. (Dreyfuss) Grossman ,Steve- Do It (Dreyfuss) Henderson ,Eddie – So What (Columbia) Herman ,Woody – From East to West (Concord) 2CD set Klemmer ,John/Oscar Castro-Neves – Simpatico (JVC) 20bitK2 Marsalis ,Wynton – Black Codes(From The Underground) (Columbia) Montgomery ,Buddy – Live at Maybeck (Concord) Morgan ,rank – Yardbird Suite (Contemporary) Murray ,David – Dark Star (Music of Grateful Dead) (Astor Place) 2CD Niess ,Jeff & Ensemble Siete – Evolutions (Mambo Maniacs) Norris ,Walter – Love Every Moment (Concord) Pietro ,Dave – Now Becoming Then (A) Redman ,Dewey – Choices (ENJA) Redman ,Joshua – Freedom in the Groove (Warner Bros.) Rubin ,Vanessa – I’m Glad There Is You (Novus) Sims ,Zoot – Somebody Loves Me (Laserlight) Steps Ahead – Magnetic (Elektra) Terrasson ,Jacky – Jacky Terrasson (Blue Note) Terrasson ,Jacky – Jacky Terrasson (Blue Note) Turre ,Steve – TNT (Telarc) Valentin ,Dave – World on a String (High Note) New additions September 2007 Blakey ,Art – A Day With Art Blakey 1961 vol. 1 (Excelsior) Brubeck ,Dave – Interchanges ‘54 (Columbia/Legacy) Brubeck ,Dave – Vocal Encounters (Columbia/Legacy) Bryan ,Joy – Joy Bryan Sings (Mode/VSOP) Cachao – Master Sessions Vol.2 (Epic) Connor ,Chris – A Jazz Date With/Chris Craft (Rhino) Corea ,Chick – My Spanish Heart Edison ,Harry Sweets – “Sweets” for the Sweet (Collectables) Freelon ,Nnenna – Listen (Columbia) Granelli ,Jerry – A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Sing (Evidence) Hession ,Paul/Wharf/Fell – Improvability (Bruce’s Fingers) James ,Etta – Mystery Lady (Private) Lynne ,Gloria – Miss Gloria Lynne (Evidence) 1958 recordings Marsalis ,Wynton – Uptpwn Ruler (Columbia) McRae ,Carmen – Woman Talk (Columbia/Mainstream) 1965 live Mole ,Miff – Slippin Around (Frog) Niehaus ,Lennie – Quintent (Fresh Sound) Norris ,Walter – Hues of Blues (Concord) O’Day ,Anita – Anita Sings The Most (Verve) Peterson ,Oscar – Motions & Emotions (MPS) 2005 remaster Phillips ,Esther – Live at the Rising Sun Club (Rising Sun) Puente ,Tito/Herman ,Woody – Blue Gardenia (Laserlight) Ross ,Annie – Sings a Handful of Songs (Everest/Fresh Sound) Scott-Heron ,Gil – Minister of Information (Castle) great 1989 live concert Sidran ,Ben – On The Live Side (Magenta) Phil Woods Slokar Trombones – Slokar Trombones (Claves) Sparks ,Melvin – Groove On Up (Savant) Theodore ,Laura – What The World Needs Now (New Vintage) Watson-Jones ,Joan/Hakim Law – One More Year Weather Report – Weather Report (Columbia) 1982 recording Williams ,Rod – Hanging In The Balance (Muse/Vogue) Marty Ehrlich New Additions June 2007: Ammons ,Gene – Boss Tenor (Prestige) 20 bit K-2 scuffed, but plays fine Ammons ,Gene – Livein in Chicago (Prestige/OJC) Carter ,Betty/Mcrae ,Carmen – Duets (Great American Music Hall) Cole ,Freddy – El Grand Freddy (Fantasy) Conexion Latina – Mambo Nights (ENJA) Coryell ,Larry – Lady Coryell (Vanguard) Crawford ,Hank – Wildflowers (CTI) not the remaster Ellington ,Duke/Fitzgerald – Ella & Duke at the Cote D’Azur (Verve) 2CD Fitzgerald ,Ella – All That Jazz (Pablo) Fitzgerald ,Ella –Live at Carnegie Hall (Columbai/Legacy) 2CD coupla nicks plays fine Gibbs ,Michael – Tanglewood 63 Gibbs ,Terry – Bopstacle Course (Xanadu) Gollehon ,Mac – Mac’s Smokin’ Session (McKenzie) Goodman ,Benny – At Carnegie Hall 1938 (Columbia/Legacy) Schaap remaster 2CD Gordon ,Dexter – Our Man in Paris (Blue Note) not the remaster On Hold Greenblatt ,Rich – Mooin’ (Brass Tico) Hancock ,Herbie/Shorter .Wayne – 1+1 (Verve) Hartman ,Johnny – Songs From The Heart (Bethlehem) Jordan ,Sheila – Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note) Lydian People’s Front – Laundry for the Nineties (LPF) McGriff ,Jimmy – In a Blue Mood (Headfirst) McRae ,Carmen – Sarah, Dedicated to You (Novus) McRae ,Carmen – For Lady Day (Novus) Modern Jazz Quartet – Django (Prestige/OJC) Osby ,Greg – Further Ado (Blue Note) Osby ,Greg – 3D Lifestyle (Blue Note) Pepper ,Art – Tokyo Debut (Galaxy) Sun Ra – Spaceways (Freedom) missing front booklet Sun Ra – Calling Planet Earth (Freedom) missing front booklet Sun Ra – Concert for the Comet Kohoutek (ESP-Disk) missing all artwork Roach, Max/Rich, Buddy – Rich vs. Roach (Mercury_ Sanchez ,Pancho – Freedom Sound (Concord Picante) Wilton Felder, W. Henderson Sanchez ,Pancho – Latin Soul (Concord Picante) Sanders ,Pharoah – Love Will Find a Way (Arista/collectors Choice) Short,Bobby –You’re The Top (Telarc) Short,Bobby – Late Night at the Café Carlysle (Telarc) Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky – Send In the Clowns (Groove Merchant) Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky –A Summer Thing (Laserlight) same as Groove Merchant Zawinul ,Joe – Stories of the Danube (Phillips) More June 2007 additions: Ahmad Jamal, "I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn," Telarc Art Blakey Messengers, "Like Someone in Love," - Blue Note (Sealed) Benny Green Trio, "Greens," Blue Note Bill Evans, "Alone," Verve Bill Evans, "Trio '64," Verve Donald Harrison, "Nouveau Swing," Impulse Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt, "Live At The Left Bank," Jackie McLean, "Right Now!" - Blue Note (NOT RVG) Joshua Redman, “Spirit of The Moment – Live At The Village Vanguard” – Warner Bros. (2-CD set) The Harper Brothers, "You Can Hide Inside The Music," - Verve New Additions February 2007: CD’s: Abbasi ,Rez – Third Ear (Ozone) Alexander ,Eric – The Second Milestone (Milestone) Braff ,Ruby – Me, Myself, and I (Concord) Carter ,Betty – Feed The Fire (Verve) a few scuffs, plays fine Carter ,Betty – It’s Not About the Melody (Verve) Carter ,Regina – Rhythms of the Heart (Verve) Cary ,Marc – The Antidote (Arabesque) Cole ,Richie – Profile (Heads Up) Fitzgerald ,Ella – Rodgers and Hart Songbook, vol. 1 (Verve) Franklin ,Aretha – Jazz to Soul (Columbia/Legacy) 2CD Friesen ,David – Four to Go (ITM) Fygi ,Laura – 11 different Polygram titles available – tell me if interested Gillespie ,Dizzy – Dizzy for President (Douglas) Montreux ‘63 Gordon ,Dexter – ‘Round Midnight (Columbia) Green ,Bennie – Soul Stirrin’ (Blue Note) TOCJ Hargrove/McBride/S. Scott – Parker’s Mood (verve) Heid ,Bill – Wet Street (Savant) Jamal ,Ahmad – Nature: Essence, Part III (Atlantic) Turrentine Johnston ,Randy – Homage (J Curve) E.Alexander, Brignola Laws ,Hubert – Laws of Jazz/Flute By-Laws (Atlantic/Rhino) Mann ,Herbie – Peace Pieces (Kokopelli) nice tribute to Bill Evans Marsalis ,Wynton – Blue Interlude (Columbia) Marsalis ,Wynton – Uptown Ruler (Columbia) Monk ,Thelonious – Solo Monk (Columbia/Legacy) O’Day ,Anita – This is Anita (Verve) Short ,Bobby – Swing that Music (Telarc) Alden-Barrett quintet Smith ,Jimmy – Damn! (Verve) Thornton ,Terri – Somewhere in the Night (Dauntless) Williams ,Mary Lou – Mary Lou’s Mass (Smithsonian Folkways) Still Available : CD’s: Abbasi ,Rez – Modern Memory (Cathexis) Hagans, Gary Thomas Abercrombie ,John – Works (ECM) Abercrombie ,John – Current Events Adderley C./Jackson ,M. – Things Are Getting Better (Riverside/OJC) Adderley ,Cannonball – Radio Nights (Night) Alexander ,Eric – Nightlife in Tokyo (Milestone) Alexander ,Monty – My America (Telarc) Alexander Monty./Brown, Ray/Ellis ,Herb – Straight Ahead (Concord) 2 CD’s Allen ,Geri – Maroons (Blue Note) Allen ,Harry – I Won’t Dance (BMG) Andrews ,Ernie – No Regrets (Muse) Anschell ,Bill- Cooler Heads (Summit) good piano trio Auger ,Brian & Trinity – Definitely What! (One Way) Auld ,George – Homage (Xanadu) Ayler ,Albert – In Greenwich Village (Impulse!) B3 Bombers/Clyde Stubblefield – Live at the Green Mill (Alltribe) Baca ,Susana – Espirito Vivo (Luaka Bop) Baker, Chet - My Funny Valentine (Pcific Jazz) Baker ,Chet – Featuring Van Morrison (Nightbird) Baker ,Chet – Chet Baker in New York (Riverside/OJC) Baker ,Chet – Chet (Riverside/OJC) Barber ,Patricia – Verse (Blue Note) Barbieri ,Gato – The Shadow of the Cat (Peak/Concord) Barron ,Kenny – Swamp Sally (Verve) Basie ,Count – Basie’s Beatle Bag (Verve) Basie ,Count Band – Timeless (Savoy) ’86 recordings led by Frank Foster, nice Basie ,Count – At Newport (Verve) not the remaster Bass ,Mickey – Another Way Out (Early Bird) Carter Jefferson Beck ,Joe – Relaxin’ (DMP) Beirach ,Richie – Some Other Time (Triloka) On Hold Beirach ,Richie – Self Portraits (CMP) Bellson ,Louie – Dynamite! (Concord) Bellson ,Louie – Prime Time (Concord) Berg ,Bob – Riddles (Stretch) Berg ,Bob – Cycles (Denon) Berg ,Bog – Virtual Reality (Denon) Blackman ,Cindy – Telepathy (Muse) Blakey ,Art – Paris Jam Session (Fontana) Blakey ,Art – At the Café Bohemia, vol. 2 (Blue Note) not RVG Blakey ,Art – New York Scene (Concord) Blakey ,Art/Roach ,Max – The Hard Drive (Chess/Charly) 1 50’s session by each Blakey ,Art – Live at Ronnie Scott’s (Hehdrihg) Bolling/Grappelli - First Class (Milan) Bolling ,Claude Big Band – Cinemadreams Bolling ,Claude – Cinemadreams (Milan/BMG) Brackeen ,Joanne – Pink Elephant Magic (Arkadia) Braden ,Don – The Fire Within (RCA) Brecker ,Michael – The Nearness of You (Verve) On Hold Bridgewater ,Dee Dee – Victim of Love (Charly) Brisker ,Gordon – The Gift (Naxos) Brookmeyer ,Bob – Small Band (DCC) Brown ,Donald – Cartunes (Muse) * Brown R./Alexander/Most – A Ray Brown 3 (Concord) Brown R./Alexander/Ellis – Overseas Special (Concord) Browne ,Tom – Another Shade of Browne (HipBop) J.Jackson, Goldings, R. Carter Brubeck ,Dave – Time Out (Columbia) not the remaster Brubeck ,Dave – Young Lions & Old Tigers (Concord) Brubeck ,Dave – Early Concepts (Proper) 2 CD’s Bryson ,Jeanie – Deja Blue (Koch) Byrd ,Charlie – Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (Riverside) 20-bit K2 Byrd ,Donald – At the Half Note Café (Blue Note) 2 CD’s, not RVG Byrd ,Donald – Byrd in Paris (Verve) Cain ,Jackie & Roy Kral – Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (Black Lion) Cain ,Jackie/Kral, Roy – Time & Love (CTI/Columbia) Caine ,Elliott – Orientation (EJC) excellent hard bop, messengers-style Calderazzo ,Joey – Joey Calderazzo (Columbia) excellent piano Cameron ,Jay/Third Herdsmen – The Vogue Sessions (Vogue/RCA) Camilo ,Michel – Why Not? (King/Evidence) Campbell ,Gary – Intersection (Milestone) Campbell ,Roy – It’s Crunch Time (Thirsty Ear) Carter, Benny – More Cookin’ (Jazz Heritage) * Carter ,Benny – Central City Sketches (MusicMasters) Carter ,Betty – I’m Yours, You’re Mine (Verve) coupla scuffs, plays fine Carter ,James – Layin’ In the Cut (Atlantic) Carter ,James – Jurassic Classics (DIW) trade bait his best Carter ,Regina – Motor City Moments (Verve) Carter ,Ron – Eight Plus (Dreyfus) Carter ,Ron/Galliano ,Richard – Panamanhattan (Evidence) Chapin ,Thomas – You Don’t Know Me (Arabesque) * Cheatham/Payton – Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton (Verve) Cherry ,Ed – First Take (Groovin’ High) Kenny Barron Childs ,Billy – I’ve Known Rivers (GRP) * Childs ,Billy – His April touch (Windham Hill) Christian ,Jody – Rain or Shine (Delmark) Roscoe Mitchell Coker ,Dolo – California Hard (Xanadu) A.Pepper, B.Mitchell Cole ,Freddie – This is the Life (Muse) Cole ,Holly – Don’t Smoke in Bed (Alert) Cole ,Holly – Temptation (Metro Blue) Cole ,Richie – Kush (Heads Up) * Coleman ,Steve – A Tale of 3 Cities (Novus) Coltrane ,Alice – Translinear Light (Verve) coupla scuffs, plays fine Coltrane ,John – The Last Giant: Anthology (Atlantic/Rhino) 2CD’s Coltrane ,John – Giant Steps (Atlantic) Coltrane ,John – My Favorite Things (Atlantic) not the remaster Coltrane ,Ravi – Moving Pictures (BMG) Connor ,Chris – Classic (Contemporary) Cooper ,Jerome/Buckner ,Thomas – Alone, Together, Apart (Mutablemusic) Corea ,Chick – Expressions (GRP) good solo piano set Corea ,Chick - Sundance (Pilz) Coryell ,Larry – Fallen Angel (CTI) Coryell ,Larry – Twelve Frets to One Octive (Shanachie) Crawford ,Hank – Wildflowers (CTI/Legacy) remastered Crawford ,Hank – South-Central (Milestone) Cunningham ,Bob – Walking Bass (NILVA) Bross Townsend, Alvin Queen D’Rivera – Paquito – Havana Café (Chesky) Daniels ,Eddie – Nepenthe (GRP) Dara ,Olu – Neighborhoods (Atlantic) DVD-A Davis ,Miles – Amandla (Warner Bros.) Davis ,Miles – Kind of Blue (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – Kind of Blue (Columbia) remaster with Bonus Cuts Davis ,Miles – In Person, Friday Night (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – In Person, Saturday Night (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – The Complete Concert 1964 2CD’s(Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – Filles De Kilimanjaro (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – Relaxin’ With Miles (Prestige/OJC) Davis ,Miles/Jones ,Quincy – Live at Montreux (Warner Bros.) Davis ,Miles – Nefertiti (Columbia) not the remaster Davis ,Miles – Tutu (Warner Bros.) Davis ,Miles – doo-bop (Warner Brothers) Davis, Miles – You’re Under Arrest (Columbia) Davis, Miles/Dameron – Paris May 1949 (Columbia) Davis, Miles – Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note) live bonus tracks Davis ,Miles – Workin’ (Prestige) 20-bit K2 Richard Davis - Forest Flowers (Muse/32 Jazz) Dean ,James L. – Mood Swings (Cexton) Dedrick ,Rusty – Salute to Bunny Berigan (DCC) ’57 session, John La Porta Delmar ,Elaine – S’ Wonderful (Live at Ronnie Scott’s) Denson ,Karl/Tiny Universe – The Bridge (Relaxed) Di Meola, Al – The Infinite Desire (Telarc) coupla nicks Dolphy ,Eric – 1958-1961 (Giants of Jazz) Prestige collection On Hold Dolphy ,Eric – Out To Lunch (Blue Note) not RVG * On Hold Dorham ,Kenny – Memorial Album (Xanadu) Draper ,Ray – A Tuba Jazz (Jubilee/Fresh Sound) Coltrane Drew ,Kenny – Home is Where The Soul Is (Xanadu) Drummond ,Ray – Vignettes (Arabesque) Earland ,Charles – I Ain’t Jivin’, I’m Jammin’ (Muse) 8 Bold Souls – Sideshow (Arabesque) * Either/Orchestra – Afro-Cubism (Accurate) wonderful * Elias ,Eliane – Best of on Denon (Denon) Ellington ,Duke – And His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA) not the remaster * Ellington/Basie – First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia) not remaster Ellington – Money Jungle (Blue Note) not RVG * Ellis ,Herb/Mitchell ,Red – Doggin’ Around (Concord) Eubanks ,Kevin – Spirit Talk 2 (Blue Note) Eubanks ,Kevin – Live at Bradley’s (Blue Note) Evans ,Bill – Alone (Again) (Fantasy/OJC) Evans ,Bill – Jazz Masters (Folio) good 70’s live set, so so sound Evans ,Bill/Bennett ,Tony – The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (Fantasy/OJC) Evans ,Bill – At the Village Vanguard (Riverside) Evans ,Bill – Explorations (Riverside/OJC) Evans ,Bill – Trio ’65 (Verve) Evans ,Gil – Gil Evans (Jazztime) primarily 80’s cuts Farmer ,Art – A Work of Art (Concord) Fasteau, Zussan Kali – Worlds Beyond Words (Flying Note) Ferguson ,Maynard – Footpath Café (Avion) Finnerty ,Barry – Straight Ahead (Arabesque) Fitzgerald ,Ella – Ella Abraca Jobim (Pablo) Fitzgerlad/Armstrong – Ella & Louis (Verve/Laserlight) Fitzgerald ,Ella – At Juan-Les-Pins (Verve) 2CD Fitzgerald ,Ella – Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Verve) Ford ,Ricky – Loxodonta Africana (New World) Forman ,Bruce – There Are Times (Concord) Hutcherson, Cables On Hold France .Percy – I Should Care (Endgame) Freelon ,Nnenna – Heritage (Columbia) * Freeman ,Chico/Blythe ,Arthur – Focus (Contemporary) Freeman ,Chico/Barnstorm – The Mystical Dreamer (In + Out) Gallant ,Joe & Illuminati – Shadowhead (Black Mirror) ** Garland ,Red – Keystones! (Xanadu) Garner ,Erroll – In Concert (Giants of Jazz) complete ’55 + ‘63/’69 Gauvin ,Michelle – The Edge of the Pond (Whaling City) excellent Gertz ,Bruce – Blueprint (Evidence) Abercrombie, Bergonzi, Calderazzo Getz ,Stan – Getz/Gilbrato (Verve) not the remaster Getz ,Stan – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) * Getz ,Stan – What the World Needs Now (Verve) Getz ,Stan – Complete Savoy Recordings (Savoy) Getz ,Stan/Albert Daily – Poetry (Elektra Musician/Blue Note) Gillespie ,Dizzy Allstar Alumni Band – Things to Come (Telarc) Gillespie ,Dizzy – Hall of Fame collection (euro reissue of 40’s-early 50’s) 5 CD’s Gillespie, Dizzy Memorial Band – Things To Come (Telarc) Gillespie, Dizzy – Dizzy For President (Douglas) Goldstein ,Gil – City of Dreams (Blue Note) Golson ,Benny – Quintet Live (Dreyfus) M. Miller Golson ,Benny – That’s Funky (Arkadia) N. Adderley, M. Alexander Goodfellas – 2 (Evidence) Herring, S.Scott, P.Harper Gordon ,Dexter – True Blue (Xanadu) Grappelli ,Stephane – Live in Dublin (TKO Magnum) Phil Woods, Bellson Grappelli ,Stephane – Improvisations (Verve) Grappelli ,Stephane – Stephanova (Concord) Grappelli ,Stephane – At the Winery (Concord) Grappelli ,Stephane/Petrucciani – Flamingo (Dreyfus) Green ,Benny – Naturally (Telarc) R. Malone,C.McBride Green ,Benny – Jazz at the Bistro (Telarc) R. Malone Griffin ,Della – I’ll Get By (Muse) Grismore/Scea – Just Play (Accurate) Tim Hagans, Matt Wilson Grismore/Scea – Of What (Accurate) Tim Hagans, Matt Wilson Grusin ,Dave – West Side Story (GRP) Habian ,Cliff – Somewhere in Time (Goblin Bee) Haden/Metheny - Beyond the Missouri Sky (Verve) Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – The Art of the Song (Verve) Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – Now Is the Hour (Verve) Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – Always Say Goodbye (Verve) Hagans ,Tim – Animation:Imagination (Blue Note) * Hall ,Jim/Metheny ,Pat – Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc) Hall ,Jim – Downbeat Critics’ Choice (Telarc) Hampton ,Lionel – Live at the Blue Note (Telarc) C. Terry, Edison, Moody Hampton ,Lionel – Mostly Blues (Jazz Heritage) Hancock/Roney/Shorter/Carter/Williams – Tribute to Miles (Qwest) scuffed, plays fine Hancock/Henderson, etc. – One Night With Blue Note, vol. 1 (Blue Note/Jazz Heritage) Hancock ,Herbie – Quartet (Columbia) Hancock ,Herbie – Head Hunters (Columbia Legacy) remaster coupla nicks Hancock ,Herbie – The Prisoner (Blue Note) great not the RVG On Hold Handy ,John – Excursion in Blue (Quartet) Hargrove ,Roy – Of Kindred Souls (Novus) Harper ,Philip – The Thirteenth Moon (Muse) Winard Harper - Be Yourself (Epicure) Harrell ,Tom – Time’s Mirror (RCA) On Hold Harris ,Beaver – Blue Humans: NYC 1980 Harris ,Gene – Big Band Soul (Concord) 2CD set * Harris ,Gene – Philip Morris All-Stars Live (Concord) Hart ,Antonio – Don’t You Know I Care (Novus) Hartman ,Johnny – I Just Dropped In to Say Hello (Impulse) Hays,Kevin – Andalucia (Blue Note) Headhunters – Evolution/Revolution (Basin Street) Heath ,Jimmy – The Time and The Place (Landmark) Heath Brothers – As We Were Saying (Concord) Henderson ,Joe – In ‘n Out (Blue Note) not the RVG Henderson ,Joe – Inner Urge (Blue Note) not the RVG * Hendricks ,Barbara – ’94 Montreux Ellington Tribute (Angel) M. Alexander Hendricks ,John – Freddie Freeloader (Denon) Herman ,Woody – Antibes July 28, 1965 (Giants of Jazz) Herring ,Vince – Evidence (Landmark) Roney, M.Miller Hines ,Earl – Plays Classics (Jazz Life) good 1977 solo set Hodges, Johnny/Stewart/Bigard – The Great Ellington Units Hoggard ,Jay – Love is the Answer (Muse) minor nicks don’t affect play Hoggard ,Jay – Overview (Muse) few minor scuffs don’t affect play Holiday ,Billie – Billie’s Blues (Capitol/Jazz Heritage) * Holloway ,Ron – Scorcher (Milestone) Hollyday, Christopher – The Natural Moment (Novus) Mehldau, excellent! * Horn ,Paul – Sound of Horn/Portrait of Jazz Musician (Columbia/Collectables) 2CD Horn ,Shirley – May the Music Never End (Verve) Hornstein ,Michael – Langsames Blau ( ENJA) Houghton ,Steve – Signature Series (Blue Moon) Tim Hagans Howard ,Miki – Miki Sings Billie (Giant) excellent B.Holiday tribute Hubbard ,Freddie – MMTC (MusicMasters) Hubbard ,Freddie – the Night of the Cookers (Blue Note) 2CD, not the RVG Hubbard ,Freddie – Live at Fat Tuesday’s (Jazz Heritage) 2CD coupla nicks Hubbard ,Freddie – Live at Fat Tuesday’s (MusicMasters) 2CD Robert Hurst/Kenny Kirkland - One for Namesake (DIW/Columbia) Hutcherson ,Bobby – Natural Illusions (Blue Note/Applause) Hutcherson ,Bobby – Acoustic Masters II (Atlantic) Hyman ,Dick, etc. – Piano Players & Significant Others (Jazz Heritage) Hyman ,Dick – Cole Porter: All Through the Night (MusicMasters) Jackson ,D.D. – So Far (BMG) Jackson ,DD – Anthem (BMG) incredible! Javon Jackson - A Look Within (Blue Note) Promo Copy Jackson ,Milt – Reverence and Compassion (Qwest) Jackson ,Milt – Quartet (Prestige/OJC) Jarrett ,Keith – At The Blue Note: single CD version (ECM) Peacock, DeJohnette Jazz Underground – Live at Small’s (Impulse) Jennings ,Bill/Jack McDuff – Glide On (Prestige) 2fer Jobim ,Antonio Carlos – Wave (A&M) not the remaster Johnson ,Eric – Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 (Summit) Johnson ,Jeff – Near Earth (Origin) Johnson ,JJ/Winding ,Kai – JJ Johnson in Person/Jay & Kai +6 (Columbia/Collectables) Jones ,Etta – Easy Living (High Note) Jones ,Etta – Sugar (Muse) Jones ,Etta – I’ll Be Seeing You (Muse) Jones/Lewis – Live at the Village Vanguard (Solid State/Blue Note) Jones ,Rodney – Soul Manifesto (Blue Note) greenback promo Jordan ,Marlon – Learson’s Return (Columbia) Jordan ,Marlon – Marlon’s Mode (Arabesque) * Jordan ,Sheila – From the Heart (Muse/32Jazz) Jordan ,Sheila – Heart Strings (Muse) Jordon ,Stanley – Stolen Moments (Blue Note) his best Kelly ,Wynton – Blues On Purpose (Xanadu) Kenton ,Stan – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) Kirby ,Steven – North Light (A) Chris Potter, Barth, Colley, Matt Wilson Kirkland ,Kenny – Kenny Kirkland (GRP) Kirkland ,Kenny – Kenny Kirkland (GRP/Verve) coupla nicks Klemmer ,John – Involvement (Cadet/Verve) Klemmer ,John – Making Love, Vol. 1 (touch) Konitz ,Lee – Motion (Verve) On Hold Konitz ,Lee/Brookmeyer ,Bob- In Paris (Vogue/RCA) Kosins ,Kathy – All in a Dream’s Work (Schoolkids) fabulous Kral ,Irene – Live (Just Jazz) Kral ,Irene – Better Than Anything (Ava/Fresh Sound) Jr.Mance trio Kuhn ,Steve – Years Later (Concord) LA4 - Watch What Happens (Concord) Laverne ,Andy – Jazz Piano Heritage (DMP) Laws ,Hubert – My Time Will Come (Music Masters/Jazz Heritage) * Laws ,Hubert – Storm Then The Calm (Music Masters/Jazz Heritage) Lewis ,John – Evolution II (Atlantic) Lincoln , Abbey – Abbey Sings Billie Live (ENJA) 2 CD’s Harold Vick Lincoln ,Abbey/Jones ,Hank – When There Is Love (Gitanes/Verve) Lincoln ,Abbey – Over the Years (Verve) Los Angeles Jazz Quartet – Conversation Piece (Naxos) Lovano ,Joe – 52nd Street Themes (Blue Note) Hagans, John Hicks * Lundy ,Carmen – Moment to Moment (Arabesque) Gumbs,C.Freeman,K.Eubanks Lundy ,Carmen – Old Devil Moon (JVC) Lynch ,Brian – Keep Your Circle Small (Sharp Nine) Lytle ,Johnny – Happy Ground (Muse) Mahogany ,Kevin – Portrait of Kevin Mahogany (Warner Bros.) Mahogany ,Kevin – My Romance (Warner Brothers) Makowitz ,Adam – My Favorite Things (Concord) Manning ,Renee – Uhm, Uhm, Uhmmmm! (Ken) Mantilla ,Ray – Dark Powers (Red/Mandarim) B. Watson so-so sound Marsalis ,Branford – Crazy People Music (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – I Heard You Twice The First Time (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – Scenes in the City (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – Royal Garden Blues (Columbia) Marsalis ,Branford – Contemporary Jazz (CBS) Marsalis ,Delfeayo – Pontius Pilot’s decision (BMG Novus) Marsalis ,Ellis – Duke in Blue (Columbia) Marsalis ,Jason – Music IN Motion (BMG Novus) Marsalis ,Wynton – The Marciac Suite (Columbia) Marsalis ,Wynton – Standard Time, vol. 1 (Columbia) Marsalis ,Wynton – Selections from Village Vanguard Box (Columbia) Marsalis , Wynton – Jump Start and Jazz (Sony) Marsalis , Wynton – Sweet Release & Ghost Story (Sony) Marsh ,George/John Abercrombie/Mel Graves – Upon a Time Marsh ,Warne – Live in Las Vegas 1962 (Naked City) great music bad sound Martino ,Pat – Think Tank (Blue Note) Matassa ,Greta – All This and Heaven Too (Origin) Mathews ,Ronnie – Lament for Love (DIW) few nicks, plays fine, nice trio Mays ,Lyle – Improvisation for Extended Piano (Warner Bros.) Mays ,Lyle – Street Dreams (Geffen) McBride ,Christian – A Family Affair (Verve) McBride ,Christian – Getting’ to It (Verve) McCann ,Les – Listen Up (Music Masters) McCann ,Les – Layers (Atlantic/Rhino) McCaslin ,Donny – Seen from Above (Arabesque) *** Gary McFarland - Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon? (Skye/DCC) McFerrin ,Bobby/Corea ,Chick – Play (Blue Note) McKee ,Andy – One World (CAP) Joe Locke, Alex Foster Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire (Columbia) not the remaster McLean ,Jackie – Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note) not the RVG McPherson ,Charles – But Beautiful (Xanadu) McRae ,Carmen – Sound of Silence/Portrait of Carmen (Atlantic/Collectables) McPartland ,Marilyn – Live at Shanghai Jazz (Concord) McRae,Carmen – I’ll Be Seeing You (Decca) 2CD set of 50’s recordings Mehta ,Rajesh – Orka (Hatology) Merrill ,Helen – Clear Out of This World (Gitanes) Harrell, Shorter Minasi ,Dom – Goin’ Out Again (CDM) Mingus ,Charles – Paris 1964 (Le Jazz) a few scuffs, plays fine Mobley ,Hank – Dippin’ (Blue Note) not the RVG Modern Jazz Quartet – Concorde (Prestige/OJC) Modern Jazz Quartet – & Friends, a Celebration (Atlantic) Molinari ,Lello – No More Mr. Nice Guy (Accurate) Monk ,Thelonious/Coltrane ,John – Live at the Five Spot (Blue Note) * Monk ,Thelonious – Genius of Modern Music, Vol.1 (Blue Note)not RVG Monk ,Thelonious – With John Coltrane (Riverside/OJC) Monk ,Thelonious - Monk (Prestige/OJC) Monk ,Thelonious – The Unique Thelonious Monk (Riverside/OJC) Monterose ,J.R. – Straight Ahead (Xanadu) Montgomery ,Wes – Boss Guitar (Riverside/OJC) On Hold Montgomery ,Wes – Incredible Jazz Guitar (Riverside/OJC) Moody ,James – James Moody (Argo/Verve) James Moody/Frank Foster - In Paris (Vogue/RCA) ** Moore ,Ralph – Images (Landmark) Moore ,Ralph – Furthermore (Landmark) Morgan ,Lee – Tom Cat (Blue Note) not the RVG Morgan ,Lee – The Sixth Sense (Blue Note) not RVG Morgan ,Lee – The Sidewinder (Blue Note) not RVG Morgan ,Lee – Here’s Lee Morgan (Vee-Jay) trade bait Morganelli ,Mark – Speak Low (Candid) Barron, Ron Carter, Cobb Morton ,Jelly Roll – The Pearls (RCA BlueBird) Morton ,Jelly roll – 1930-1939 (Classics) Moses ,Bob – Nishoma (Grapeshot) Mouzon ,Alphonse - By All Means (MPS) Hancock, F. Hubbard Mulligan ,Gerry – Live at Paris Olympia 1962 (RTE) Mulligan ,Gerry – Young Mulligan (Proper) 2 CD’s Murphy ,Mark – I’ll Close My Eyes (Muse) Murphy ,Mark – Crazy Rhythm: His Debut Recordings (Decca) David Murray – MX (Doctor Jazz) On Hold Nauser ,Mark – Wun-Wun (CMP) Jack Bruce NDR big Band – Bravissimo (ACT) Nestico ,Sammy – Big Band Favorites of (Summit) Newman , David Fathead – Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool (Kokopelli ) Ellingtonia * David "Fathead" Newman - Bigger and Better/Many Facets (Atlantic/Rhino) Newsom ,Tommy – TV Jazz Stars (Laserlight) C.Candoli,R.Tompkins small group Newton ,James – If Love (Jazzline) excellent * Herbie Nichols Project – Strange City (Palmetto) Kimbrough Niemack ,Judy/Waldron ,Mal – Mingus, Monk, & Mal (Free Lance) Mike Nock - Not We But One (Naxos) O’Day ,Anita/Tjader – Time For 2 (Verve) O’Day ,Anita – Vol. 1 1941 (Masters of Jazz) O’Day ,Anita – Complete Signature & London Recordings (Disconforme) 2CDs O’Day ,Anita – The Big Band Years (President) O’Day ,Anita – Complete Recordings 1949-1950 (Baldwin Street Music) O’Malley ,Tony – Naked Flame (Ronnie Scott’s) Onishi ,Junko – Cruisin’ (Blue Note) Oquendo ,Manny & Libre – Los New Yorkinos! (Milestone) Page ,Hot Lips – Play the Blues in B (Masters Music) Parker/Gillespie – Diz ‘n Bird at Carnegie Hall (Roulette/Blue Note) Parker/GillespiePowell/Mingus/Roach – Jazz at Massey Hall (Debut/OJC) classic Parker ,Charlie – Legendary Dial Masters, vol. 1 ( Dial/Stash) Parker ,Leon – Belief (Epic) * Patton ,John - Boogaloo (Blue Note) a few scuffs, plays fine Payne ,Freda – After the Lights Go Down (Impulse) Phil Woods Payne ,Cecil – Performing Charlie Parker Music (Collectables) C.Terry, D.Jordan, Payton ,Nicholas – Dear Louis (Verve) Pepper ,Art – Live in Toronto 1977 (Naked City) Pepper ,Art/Rogers ,Shorty - Popo (Xanadu) Perez, Danilo – Motherland (Verve) Peterson ,Oscar – En Concert Paris (Europe1) 60’s recordings Peterson ,Oscar – The Song is You:Best of Verve Song Books (Verve) 2 CD’s Peterson ,Oscar – Night Train (Verve) not the remaster Peterson ,Oscar – The Gershwin Songbooks (Verve) 2 complete albums Phillips ,Esther – A Way to Say Goodbye (Muse) Pilafian ,Sam – Travelin’ Light (Telarc) Plaxico ,Lonnie – Plaxico (Muse) Plaxico , Lonnie – With All Your Heart (Muse) Ponomarev ,Valery – Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz) Ponty ,JL/Humair/Louiss, Eddy – HLP 2CD’s (Dreyfus) live ‘68 Porter/Praskin Quartet – With Sal Nistico: Sonnet for Sal (ORF) Powell ,Bud – Amazing Vol. 2 (Blue Note) Powell ,Bud – Lausanne 1962 (Naked City) Powell ,Bud – Bud In Paris (Xanadu) 1959-60 Printup ,Marcus – Nocturnal Traces (Blue Note) Puente ,Tito – El Rey Del Timbal (Laserlight) Purdie ,Bernard – Soul to Jazz (ACT) half is excellent Quartette Indigo – Quartet Indigo (Muse/32Jazz) Raney ,Jimmy/Sonny Clark – together (Xanadu) Rava ,Enrico/D’Andrea – For Bix and Pops (Philology) Redman ,Joshua – Freedom in the Groove (Warner Bros.) Redman ,Joshua – Spirit of the Moment: Live at Village Vanguard (Warner Bros) 2CD’s Redman ,Joshua – Timeless Tales (Warner Bros.) Reed ,Eric – It’s All Right To Swing (MoJazz) Reid ,Rufus – Perpetual Stroll (Sunnyside) Repercussion Unit – In Need Again (CMP) Roach ,Max/M’Boom – Live at S.O.B.’s New York (Blue Moon) Roberts ,Marcus – Deep in the Shed (Novus) * Roberts ,Marcus – Prayer for Peace (Novus) Roberts ,Marcus – Blues for the New Millenium (Columbia) Robinson ,Justin – The Challenge (Arabesque) * Robinson ,Orphy – The Vibes Describes (Blue Note) Robinson ,Perry/Smason/Knodle – 3 Much Fun (CMI) Rollins ,Sonny – Volume 2 (Blue Note) not RVG Roney ,Wallace – Misteriosos (Warner Bros.) Roney ,Wallace – Seth Air (Muse) Roney ,Wallace – Obsession (Muse) Roney ,Wallace – The Standard-Bearer (Muse) Root Doctor – Been a Long Time Coming (Big O) Rose ,Dan – Fountains (Midlantic) nice guitar trio with Ben Riley Rosenberg ,Marlene – Pieces of (Vernita) 4tet with Cedar Walton, Javon Jackson Rosewoman ,Michelle – Occasion to Rise (Evidence) * Rush ,Otis – Any Place I’m Going (House of Blues) Ruiz ,Hilton – Manhattan Mambo (Telarc) Sanchez ,David – Street Scenes (Columbia) Sanchez ,David – The Departure (Columbia) Sanchez ,David - Melaza (Columbia) Sanchez ,David - Travesia (Columbia) Sanchez ,Poncho – El Mejor (Concord Picante) Sanchez ,Poncho – Latin Soul (Concord Picante) Scherr/Cecil/Martucci w/ Joe Henderson – Warm Valley (Intersound) Schildkraut ,Dave – Last Date (Endgame) Scofield ,John/Metheny ,Pat – I Can See Your House From Here (Blue Note) Sebesky, Don - Three Works (DCC) Faddis, recommended Sertso ,Ingrid – Dance With It (ENJA) Shearing ,George – Shearing Spell/Velvet Carpet (Capitol/Col Choice) Shepp ,Archie – Steam (ENJA) Shepp ,Archie – There’s a Trumpet in My Soul (Freedom) * Shepp, Archie/Baker ,Chet – In Memory Of (Bellaphon) Sheppard ,Andy – Introductions in the Dark (Antilles) * Shorter ,Wayne – Speak No Evil (Blue Note) not the RVG Silvano ,Judy – Vocalise (Blue Note) Silver ,Horace – Trio (Blue Note) not RVG Silver ,Horace – Trio (Blue Note) RVG Hold Silver ,Horace – Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note) not the RVG Shaw, J.Henderson Silver ,Horace – Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note) Silver ,Horace – Finger Poppin’ (Blue Note/Jazz Heritage) Silver ,Horace – And the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note) not RVG Silver ,Horace – Silver’s Blue (Columbia) not the remaster Silver ,Horace – Silver’s Serenade (Blue Note) not the RVG Silver ,Horace – Horace-Scope (Blue Note) not the RVG Silver ,Horace – Doin’ The Thing at the Village Gate (Blue Note) not the RVG Simon ,Edward – Edward Simon (Kokopelli) * Simone ,Nina – In Concert/I Put a Spell on You (Philips) Simone ,Nina – Wild is the Wind/High Priestess of Soul (Philips) Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky – Send In the Clowns (Pilz) nice quartet Sims ,Zoot – At The Half Note (Naked City) 1965 Sims ,Zoot - That Old Feeling (Chess) Smith ,Jimmy – In Paris 5/28/65 (Europe 1) Snetberger, Farenc/Friedman ,David – Signatures (ENJA) Southern ,Jeri – Coffe, Cigarettes, and Memories (Roulette/Fresh Sound) Heiner Stadler - Jazz Alchemy (Tomato) Stitt ,Sonny - Live at Ronnie Scott's (DCC) Stitt ,Sonny – Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 2 (Prestige/OJC) Supersax – Stone Bird (Columbia) Sutton ,Tierney – Something Cool (Telarc) Sutton ,Tierney – Blue In Green (Telarc) Swartz ,Harvie – Arrival (Novus) Abercrombie, Goodrick Syms ,Sylvia – For Once in My Life (Prestige) Taylor ,Billy – Quartet (Concord) Taylor Billy – Dr. T (GRP) Gerry Mulligan Taylor ,Cecil – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) Candid sides with Shepp Terrason ,Jackie/Cassandra Wilson – Rendezvous (Blue Note) * Terrasson, Jackie – Reach (Blue Note) Terry ,Clark – Live on the QE2 (Chiaroscuro) Terry ,Clark – With Pee Wee Claybrook/Swing Fever (D Note) Terry ,Clark – Reunion with Pee Wee Claybrook (d’Note) Thielemans ,Toots – Chez Toots (Private/Windham Hill) Thiele Collective, Bob – Louis Satchmo (Red Baron) Torme ,Mel/George Shearing – An Evening with (Concord) Toussaint ,Jean/Nazaire – Who’s Blues (Ronnie Scott) Tsilis ,Gust William – Heritage (Ken) Turrentine ,Stanley – Never Let Me Go (Blue Note) not the RVG S.Scott, Burrell Turrentine ,Stanley – Comin’ Your Way (Blue Note) makeshift artwork Turrentine ,Stanley – If I Could (MusicMasters) Turtle Island String Quartet - Turtle Island String Quartet (Windham Hill) Tyner ,McCoy – Tender Moments (Blue Note) RVG edition Tyner ,McCoy – Time for Tyner (Blue Note) not RVG Ulmer ,James Blood/Adams ,George – Phalanx:Got Something Good for You (Moers) Vaughan ,Sarah – The Mystery of Man (KokopellI) Vaughan ,Sarah – Brazilian Romance (CBS) Vaughan ,Sarah – Divine (Columbia) 2CD Vega ,Ray – Pa’Lante (Palmetto) Watson ,Bobby/Curtis Lundy – Beatitudes (Evidence) Watson ,Bobby – Live & Learn (Palmetto) Watters ,Harry – The Island of Dr. Trombone (Sundial) Webster ,Ben/Edison – Ben and Sweets (Columbia) Wess ,Frank, etc. – Live at 1990 Concord Jazz Festival, 2nd Set (Concord) Weston ,Randy - Berkshire Blues (Black Lion) Williams ,James/Contemporary Piano Ensemble – The Key Players (DIW/Columbia) Williams ,Joe – Ballad and Blues Master (Verve) Williams ,Joe – Here’s to Life (Telarc) Willis ,Larry – A Tribute to Someone (Audioquest) (coupla scratches) Wilson ,Adrienne – She’s Dangerous (Arabesque) Wilson ,Cassandra – Blue Skies (JMT) her best ever by far Winding ,Kai – Trombone for Two (w/JJ)/Trombone Sound (Columbia/Collectables) Winston ,George – Winter into Spring (Windham Hill) not the remaster Woods ,Phil – Bouquet (Concord) Woods ,Phil - Song for Sisyphus (DCC) Woods ,Phil – I Remember (DCC) Woods ,Phil/Swanson ,Chris – Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Ryko) Woods ,Phil – All Bird’s Children (Concord) * Woods ,Phil/C.Parker/C.Brown – Internation Jam Sessions (Xanadu) Yamanaka ,Yoshiyuki – Great Time (Origin) J.Mance/B.Riley Young ,George – Burgandy (ProJazz) Young ,Lester – With the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve) remaster; few scratches, plays fine Young ,Lester/Eldredg/Edison – Laughin’ to Keep from Cryin’ (Verve) Zilber ,Michael – Stranger in Brooklyn (Owl) Zimmerli ,Patrick – 12 Sacred Dances (Arabesque) * The Jazz Life (Candid) legendary collection with Roach, Mingus, etc. The First Esquire Concert (Laserlight) Tatum, Hampton, Eldridge, etc Various – A Great Night in Harlem (Concord-Playboy) 2CD Zvarious – Savoy 60th Anniversary Celebration (Savoy) 2CDs

Saw him last year at the Kimmel Center (only time I've ever been there - a birthday present from my wife), and while his playing was very strong, it wasn't magic the way it was in 1989 at Penn's Landing, the other time I saw him live. Some of it may have been the venues, the sterility of the Kimmel compared to the funky immediacy of Penn's Landing, but not all of it. And it was painful to see him hobbling around the stage, like the old man he is, after the magnificent figure he was in '89. Broom had a really (really really) off night, and Clifton Anderson has always been mainly nepotism to me, but Cranshaw and the drummer were tight. But overall, though it was a perfectly respectable night of jazz, I wasn't knocked out. And I don't think it's me being old and jaded, because I was knocked out by Eric Alexander at the Philly Museum of Art the previous year.

That list reads like an SAT reasoning question: "Which two of these reissues dont' belong with the other ten?" HENRY MANCINI?!? THE BRECKER BROTHERS?!?. When, for instance, Woody Shaw still has Columbia albums sitting in the can (except for the Mosaic).

Clem, while I agree with most of what you are saying here, they all quailify as OPINIONS: rather than FACTS:. I know you are the voice of the people and speak the TRUTH, but in the postmodern sense, it's a subjective TRUTH, and other listeners will have different TRUTHs. On live Springsteen, you don't get him, which is OK. But no, he's not overwrought, he's incredible. I could write books on what I learn from him live. I don't get Prince, and don't get whoever you consider the top rap/hip-hop artists, but I don't think that negates the legitimacy of either my opinions or those artists. They aren't speaking to me. Springsteen isn't speaking to you. It's OK, it's a big world with room for plenty of voices.

I've never heard anything live by Parsons (Byrds, Burritos, or solo), and don't know what his reputation as a live performer was. Any insights would be appreciated. I'm more of an "admirer" than a fan (I never forgave him for derailing the Byrds from the space-rock/jazz direction McGuinn meant to take the Byrds in when he hired Parsons, but am really glad he introduced us all to Emmylou Harris), but am something of a late 60's rock semi-completist. Do you learn a lot more about Parsons hearing him live (like you do with Springsteen, the Dead, etc.) or is it really close to the studio stuff?

See McGuinn live some time if you get a chance. At least as of about three years ago, he was still a monster on 12 string. After thinking I'd go to the grave without ever seeing him live, I saw him three times since Y2K. Ends his shows (which are solo and very eclectic) with a long long 'Eight Miles High'. He was a victim of the industry in the 70's, then basically just checked out to live his life and sustain his marriage. Gotta respect that. He is also very dedicated to preserving folk music. Gotta respect that, too, I guess, but the Folk Den stuff is not an easy listen when you know the other things he could be doing. BTW, he answers emails - I've emailed him twice, received answers both times.

I'm with you on the preference for the Gene Clark era. Ironic that both the Byrds and Clark went country after Clark left. 'Sweetheart of the Rodeo' doesn't do much for me, and I always found 'And the Gosdin Brothers' to be something of a disappointment (admittedly my expectations were through the ceiling). The Byrds with Clark and Crosby and the Byrds post 'Notorious' were two TOTALLY different experiences, can't even really compare them per se. One thing shocking on your list of album commendations - where is 'Mr. Tambourine Man'? That's THE album, especially in terms of Gene Clark. 'Younger Than Yesterday' is far from flawless ("Mind Gardens", anyone?), but is utterly brilliant in places. "Renaissance Fair" is about the most perfectly realized performance I've ever heard. "Dimension" has "Eight Miles High", "John Riley", and tons of other highlights, though also some filler. 'Notorious' is weak in places, but the whole is so much greater than the sum of the parts due to the seamless production, and "Goin' Back" is utterly gorgeous. 'Turn Turn Turn' has a lot of filler, but has the title cut (which, somehow, I've never gotten tired of) and 'The World Turns All Around Her', which are stunning. And why didn't the put the beautiful "She Has A Way" on there, instead of their teenybopper version of "the Times They Are A-Changin'"? 'v

I have the set on now. It's really a beautifully done box, and it was $45.97 shipped for a five CD set from Amazon. In addition to the Dameron, Elmo Hope, and Ray Draper sessions, it's also missing the Red Garland sessions. Hope the third box with those sessions sees the light of day. This and 'Fearless Leader' were obviously labors of love. These are not missing, as these are "sideman" dates, as opposed to Coltrane taking part in jam sessions (which is the focus of this set). Glad to hear it's a nice box, will have to get it eventually! And here's more hope they'll really bring the third (sideman) box, too! The context of the discussion WAS what would be on the sideman box set. "Missing" didn't indicate that it was supposed to be on the co-leader box set, rather that it was left to go on the sideman box set. I really would like to see this set. Would be much more efficient that a bunch of loose pieces, it's up to each person to decide what's "not that exciting", and the presentation is so wonderful on these sets.

To my ears, the 45 and the so-called "alternate takes" are identical. I suspect that they may have been so identified for copyright reasons. They sound the same to me also. The Beefeaters 45 sides are on the newer of the Byrds Box sets, 'There Is A Season', also on a CD of obscure Elektra 60's single sides which Collector's Choice put out a few years ago. The entire Pre-Flyte Sessions 2CD set is a wonderful listen (and read) if you are a fan. And I'm a huge one. On my bulletin board at work (I'm looking at it right now), I have a review of the first box set, 'The Byrds', written by Steve Simels, which appeared in the February 1991 Stereo Review. He summed it up well when he wrote "...there are moments in 'The Byrds' - the majestic Middle section of "Bells of Rhymney", the wordless finale of "Goin' Back", the solos in "Eight Miles High" - when I think I might be hearing the most beautiful music in the world. On reflection, of course, I realize that's hyperbole, but at other times, even as I type these words, I'm not always so sure."

Two rock box sets for sale or trade. Uriah Heep - Chapter & Verse is a 6CD set covering their entire career. Supposed to have a great book in it as well as excellent remastering. Shadows - The Early Years 1959-1966 is a 6CD set covering the classic period of the famous British instrumental group, who backed up Clliff Richard and made their own records/ Hank Marvin of the Shadows was THE influence on all of the British 60's guitar heros, and was a marvelous guitarist. Cliff Richard and The Shadows, for US audiences, are the missing link between 50's rock and roll and the Beatles. The Beatles make a lot more sense after you hear Cliff Richard and the Shadows with Marvin on guitar, they didn't just suddenly come out of nowhere with a totally new sound. Anyways, the Uriah Heep is new and still sealed, the Shadows is open but in excellent condition. $60 each (includes domestic shipping) or interesting trade.

PM sent on the Machito and the Musselwhite

PM sent on Frank Rosolino - Free for All (OJC/Specialty), 5tet w/H.Land $5

You don't want to get us started on listening backlogs. I just jumped the Bruce to the top of the heap out of principle.

On first listen, I really like it. "Radio Nowhere" is going to sound great on car radios, like "The Rising" (the song) did. Very sobering, thought provoking lyrics on the album, which beg to be paid attention to and revisited. Better music and production than 'The Rising' (the album). In addition to "Radio Nowhere", "Girls In Their Summer Clothes" really caught my ear. Good releases from Mr. and Mrs. Springsteen in recent weeks, along with good ones from John Mellencamp (I REALLY liked that one) and Rickie Lee Jones at the beginning of the year. 2007 has been a good one for the post-50 rock gang. Other thoughts ont this album from anyone who's heard it?

Yeah, but JSngry has to stand over there.

Bit of an overreaction maybe. Two posts out of 30 meet your description to some degree, and one of them is Clem, so it's more a matter of style than anything. Not a bunch of snobs at all here, but you need a tougher hide in this neighborhood. You got a bunch of legitimate responses and discussions, what do you do with those? Just lump them in with the two bad ones and call everybody names?

Corrected, thanks. Larry, what are your thoughts on Alexandria?

That one is the winner for me too. I'll buy it and replace all of the individual Brown/Roach CD's. Some of the other stuff I don't have on CD at all.

Listening to this CD right now for the first time, and pretty blown away by it, and by Alexandria in general (I've heard little of her). What an amazing singer. Why isn't she mentioned with the giants? She's that good to my ears, up there with anyone who ever stepped to the mike. This is a late 50's live date, with the King Fleming sextet, who have some pretty interesting personnel. Charles Stepney, the great 60's-70's Chess arranger, plays vibes. Vernal Fournier, of Ahmad Jamal fame, plays drums. Earl May on bass, Fleming on piano, Cy Touff on bass trumpet, and Paul Serrano on trumpet. Anyone else dig Alexandria as much as me? Or are my ears overestimating her? Also, any other recommendations on her King and Argo albums?