djcavanagh

I don't think that you should hold your breath. They seem to have a lot of cds that are OOP that normally ship in two to four weeks. Worth a try though.

For those sitting on the fence the Royal Festival Hall are offering a discount of 25% if you book tickets for both concerts in the one transaction. Presumably they aren't selling hugely well at the minute.

There have been several of these on eBay in the past few months, and that price is about par for the course. I'm still kicking myself for passing on the copy I spotted on GEMM a few years ago for $200. As with any of these things though you can sometimes pick one up cheaper if you get lucky. I managed to get mine for less than $300 including shipping in February. I really only went for it on the basis that it wouldn't cost me that much less to buy the individual cds (assuming you can pick up the FMP CD 0, which I have seen a couple of times since on ebay). Still haven't had the chance to absorb it properly (or in fact at all really) - feels like it'll be a lifetime of listening.

I noticed this one also. How do I order this (sorry I'm so out of the loop on this )? Why not e-mail Hiroshi Tanno: hiroshi@earlyrecords.com - he takes PayPal and his shipping rates are quite reasonable. And you get the cds quicker than you would ever think possible!

I always go for the USPS option as, in my experience, I always end up paying duty if anything is shipped DHL. Very rarely do so if shipped USPS. It is also much more convenient to pick the parcel up from your local Post Office rather than DHL depot. And I don't think that the Royal Mail fees are more than the DHL ones.

I saw Bennie Maupin and Charles Lloyd last night at the Barbican and they were both fantastic. I wasn't really in the mood to go to be honest but Bennie Maupin very quickly won me over! He seemed like a really humble guy. The shop really missed a trick by not having any of his cds available. There was a big rush for Charles Lloyd cds after he played though. I could watch and listen to Eric Harland all day. And it is the second time I've seen Jason Moran (the first was with Dave Holland) and was blown away again. Will definitely be searching out his own albums in the near future. You are going to really enjoy yourself .

Shows great taste A friend of mine keeps telling everyone that I was the first person he met at University (which is true) and that our first conversation included me asking him if he wanted to listen to the Stone Roses (which I am not sure about!). I keep trying now to turn people onto the Beta Band (who have also now split up) but unfortunately to little avail.

David I don't think that I've ever come across anyone who prefers One Love. It seemed such a perverse decision to release it as the A-side. Agree entirely about Tightrope - my wife adores it. Do have a soft spot for Love Spreads though. I happen to like Tears and Good Time as well but admit they wouldn't be the first thing I'd play to someone who hadn't heard the band before. I've not read the 33 1/3 book. Interested to hear that you liked it - will pick it up. I read "The Stone Roses and the Resurrection of Pop" a long time ago and wasn't hugely impressed, although it was certainly readable. I also bought the Making of the Stone Roses thinking that it was about the album rather than the band. My wife read it and said that it was atrocious so I can't bring myself to read it. I went to see the Seahorses when they released their first album (I don't know whether this is a guilty pleasure but I really liked Love is the Law - the edit anyway!). Glad I went but definitely enjoyed seeing Ian Brown's solo shows more - just an awful lot of love in the room and he does a surprisingly mean Michael Jackson cover. Would be interested in the lost album though. I think that I'd probably agree about John Leckie but I do remember once reading an interview with Mani (possibly in Uncut) where he said that they weren't happy with the way the first album had been produced - I seem to recall the implication being that the rough edges had been taken off giving a somewhat distorted picture of the band Denis

Wonderful article - very interesting. Personally I don't think that the Beatles should be mentioned in the same breath but anything that increases the exposure of the Roses! I also think that Second Coming is a better album than even you are giving it credit for. I agree about the production (I'd love to hear an Ian Brown mix) but not the songwriting so much. Also the flip side of One Love, Something Burning is fantastic so I'd always dispute the conventional wisdom that it was all downhill after Fools Gold. I assume that you are aware that Squire was responsible for all of the cover art - we have a wonderful signed print of the art for Fools Gold above our bed - the Roses, Beta Band and Temptations are about the only music my wife and I agree on!

I had the same thought. Very sad news. I was fortunate enough to meet him very briefly before his concert in Paris last year. We ere both eating at the same restaurant and I was able to tell him how much I loved his music. He'll be hugely missed.

It was true the last time I checked the list - no EU countries are on there. However Dusty Groove and the Soul Music Store do ship to the EU.

Cecil Taylor is playing with Anthony Braxton at the Royal Festival Hall In London in July. Ornette Coleman is playing the following night. "Piano genius Cecil Taylor, alongside Ornette Coleman, is acknowledged as one of the major innovators of the 'Free Jazz' movement of the late 1950s. After nearly 50 years, this pianist, composer and poet remains one of the most controversial figures in jazz - continuing, in his 77th year, to compose, write and tour. At a time in his career when most artists of his stature could sustain themselves with a victory lap of regurgitating the past or to slip into silent retirement, Taylor continues to push new boundaries with his art. For this concert, Cecil Taylor will be reunited with percussionist Tony Oxley on drums, William Parker on bass, and will play, for the very first time, with master saxophonist Anthony Braxton." Tickets available here. Although this is a first I'd be very surprised if this sold out. I went to see them in a double bill at the Queen Elizabeth Hall a couple of years ago and I don't think that it was anywhere close to sold out. It is smaller I believe than the RFH as well. Hope I'm wrong though. I've booked tickets for both concerts just in case!

Time Out London said that he'll be playing two sets each night - one of "grits-and-gravy '60s hard bop, one of '70s style electric funk".

I had some confusion with my order (they sent me out the wrong cd) but it was easily rectified. Their customer service seems very good - you actually feel like you are dealing with a human being, which isn't always the case.

i stayed away from the 7th edition due to the absent index. to be fair, it wasn't the authors' doing. from what i remember, the publisher put restraints on the length of the book, limits that would have been exceeded had the index been included (the 6th edition's index was 127 pages long!). even with the errors, imo it's still the best book of its kind. I'd agree. I have always really enjoyed reading (or browsing) the Penguin Guide. Obviously I don't always agree with their judgements but I don't know that I'd always agree with my own judgements over time. Whay I've always quite liked is the fact that they are prepared to change their minds (or at least the balance between the two writers) from edition to edition. I've always been a bit bemused by the refusal to review Mosaic sets, especially given that they often have sets that are OOP reviewed for a number of editions. For example I'd be interested to see if the Roland Kirk or Dexter Gordon Blue Note sets are still listed. Having said that nothing in life is ever perfect and I'm looking forward to getting the new edition.

Marco Can I ask howyou manage to get cds from yourmusic if your credit card was not issued in the US? I was under the impression that yourmusic was for US residents only. Thanks Denis

Thanks Hank. Felser has kindly offered to download it for me (although if anyone does spot an original copy feel free to let me know!).

Donald Byrd is playing the Jazz Cafe in London on 2-4 January 2007. No idea exactly what style of music he will be playing but have just booked for the 4th!

I know the chances aren't fantastic but I don't suppose anyone has a copy of this that they would be prepared to part with? Alternatively I know that Hip-o-select do make stuff available on itunes. They aren't on itunes.co.uk (presumably for the same reasons that they won't ship to the UK). Does anyone know if it is on itunes.com?

Friday at 4pm UK time. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzlegends/pip/1mveg/

The ones in stores now should be fine. I bought mine about 4 years ago and it had the Ellington version, exchanged it (in a different country) and the second one was fine. I'd be a bit wary of buying ti online but otherwise you should be ok.

Flurin, only "Turn Out the Stars" and the Verve box appear to be OOP. "Last Waltz", "Consecration", and "Secret Sessions" are still in print. I was going to tell you about the sale price on the Concord site (although I don't think they ship overseas), but Matthew beat me to it. I think it is also reasonably safe to say that the Riverside box is going as well. Maybe the Fantasy too? I wouldn't be too confident about the others being reprinted but maybe I'm just a pessimist.

Wish you'd not told me about Collectors choice! I suppose of there is one place I don't mind overpaying it is with True Blue/Mosaic. For what it is worth True Blue also have the Complete Riverside in the last chance category.

Does anyone know if the Turn Out The Stars cd set is actually still in print? It has been on my list for a while and this thread prompted me to check its availability again. There didn't seem to be any on ebay (!), cduniverse was back-ordered and amazon seemed to only have a couple of marketplace copies. True Blue had it but when I emailed to check they said they only had one in stock (and if that was true they don't have any now ) It may be just a temporary shortage but it might be worth bearing in mind if you come across a copy.

Dat Dere is right certainly in saying that Drum'n'Bass is considered old hat but I think that it was only really considered in fashion for a very short period of time. By the time Roni Size released his second album it was yesterday's news! I have New Forms - it won the Mercury Music prize here when it came out and was intrigued. Have to say though that it didn't get too many spins in the end. I'm more a Tricky & Massive Attack man myself (I think Roni Size is from Bristol too). I may still have it somewhere (although I may have given it to our local charity shop!).