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I too saw Horizon twice in the early '90s and was blown away. Very much a REAL BAND...

I kinda like Visions, sure many of the tunes are cheesey and none of the other players are any where near Grant's level, but RVG captures Grant's tone really well (I think he was using a new guitar/amp combo) and where else do you get to hear Grant play Mozart? It's not even the worst Blue Note for me and IMHO all the BN are better than EASY and The Main Attraction, as are at least most of his late '60s & early '70s sidemen dates for Prestige. The only official GG I've never heard is the Houston Person dbl LP for Eastbound (Westbound?) - saw it for $50 but didn't bite. And, of course, unissued BN stuffs.

Grant's later Blue Notes are one thing (perfectly enjoyable, but there's nothing as good as Idle Moments even if you like funk), but EASY is quite another thing - it's like he's a sideman on his own record. Nice inside (back?) cover shot of a switching yard though...

For conga and soulful sax, Lou Donaldson did a bunch: Blues Walk, Swing & Soul, Light Foot, The Time is Right and Gravy Train. Not all in the same mood but a CD-R and and copy of the Mosaic box with all the aforementioned and you'd end up with something pretty similar to Midnight Blue with numbers like "Grits & Gravy"...

In Portland also try Everyday at 14th and W. Burnside, Jackpot at 9th & W. Burnside and a whole string of places on SE Hawthorne between 30th & 39th. In Seattle, Buds on Jackson (near their new baseball park) is worth stopping in mostly 'cause it's just so old school...

Thing is louis the singer and Louis the trumpet player are absolutely and completely one and the same guy! (metaphorically as well as literally)

I think most of you have already read my "they never made a record near as good as they were live" rant re Jarret's 'American Quartet', but just for the record (yuk, yuk) that's how I still feel.

Wolff, Try www.vinylrestingplaceusa.com, I swear the usa part wasn't on the business card they gave me but maybe I just spaced it out. Dana

Well...somewhere past 'progressive' (a word/idea I dislike for its teleological implications...) there's Sonny Sharrock. And while it's not quite true that there's nothing twixt him and Grant Green, there's a lot less than you might expect...so I guess I'm kind of agreeing here.

The Electric Fetus at 4th Ave & Franklin in Mpls (St Cloud & Duluth too) totally rules. seriously, it's one of the world's great stores even if I used to work there. There was a previous thread discussing the Twin City's many other fine musical recording emporiums.

I voted for Pete Best. Karma, or maybe he's helping it along.

I'm bringing this back up for the benefit of vinyl hunters who may have missed my message above re SEALED stuff on Cadet/Argo. Maybe I should have put it on a different thread.

I'm not too sciencey, but I think the crux of the prob is that the material changes on a molecular level and there's simply more of it so it can't go back like it was...right?

Wanna bet they 'find' yet another alt. take?

The phrase "clutching at straws" suddenlt comes to mind...

See, I told you they'd do it now that I finally found a copy of Mo' Greens Please! Man, that is one chicken-fried little record...

This is bound to happen, I just paid $20 for a Liberty era pressing of Mo' Green Please! I've had an early pressing of Brown Sugar for years and Your Move on tape (from back before it was reissued). Would still buy a Mosaic Select, especially if thaey included some unissued stuffs. I dig Freddie Roach almost as much as John Patton (got 'em all, one way or another).

I think maybe you kinda had to be there?

One star is a bit harsh, I feel it's at least twice that good!

OK, I don't think she's as bad as Madeline Peru (sic) and may end up having more of a career, how's that for concilatory?

For a long time Ramblin' & Loney Woman were head and shoulders my favorites. But I've come to appreciate many of his other tunes as well. Two I particularly like, not mentioned yet: Old Gospel & The Legend of Bebop.

If you're on the fence, this is a lovely thing and I need to listen to mine more! (Bought used for $50, sorry Chuck!)

I found a SEALED copy of Harold Land's Peacemaker on Cadet for $12. The store had 30 or so SEALED (did I mention that?) Argos &Cadets: Ahmad Jamal, Ramsey Lewis, Rusty Bryant, Kenny Burrel, Lou Donaldson, Phil Upchurch, Etta James, etc. I don't know if he's got them up on his web site yet but you could check www.vinylrestingplace.com or email at mail@vinylrestingplace.com. Or make your way out to St. Johns if you live in the Ptld (OR) area. i also found a Liberty pressing of Mo' Greens Please for $20 at Crossroads on Hawthorne. Lots of good stuffs all over, silly me I go and lose $ I could have spent on records in the poker machines. At least I'm helping to balance the state budget...

Previous thread, I was among the 'nays', still am...

Too late, consistently.