Stefan Wood

I really like this period of Chico Hamilton's music. Overall, I find his music on Impulse! to be very strong, and of course it has everything to do with his sidemen. Like Art Blakey, he was excellent at discovering new talent. I actually listened to Chic Chic Chico recently -- good album, deserving of reissue.

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Black Sabbath's Black Box - the Ozzy Years. Oh YEAHHHHHHHHH!

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Okay, so I foolishly bought it from Dusty Groove. Got it in the mail yesterday. Listened to the first disc, and will sell it. Definitely NOT what I thought it would be, even based on the advertising. Awkward, James Taylor Quartet ish, bad attempt at funky soul jazz, the trio sound marred by "cool" and "hip" sound samples that do nothing but detract from the music. I'd rather listen to the Bad Plus. Big thumbs down!

Just received my order yesterday. I only bought the Sylvan Theater 93 concert, and it came as a two disc set, with nice tray graphics and track listings. The sound was as I expected -- a bit harsh, but hey, this is a punk concert! Sometimes the vocals or the instruments come and go, probably because they moved away from the mikes. It was recorded from a DAT machine, and overall I am pleased with it. A smoking concert from their heyday. I'll probably go after one of their later concerts next.

I'll be snagging these as well. When they first came out on dvd, the prices were too expensive (around 30 bucks). I hope the transfers are good.

I'd hate to be Don Cherry after one of Sonny Rollins' mammoth lengthy solos.

Larry Young was on a John McLaughlin lp called "Devotion" which I believe has been reissued on cd. With Buddy Miles and others -- this would have been an interesting group to see live, if they ever toured.

I ordered the DC Sylvan Theater from 93. If this is as good as it sounds, I will definitely order more. While many might prefer Fugazi's early work, their last cd was excellent, and the live date from '99 looks very tempting.

They must have just done something to screw up the website at Dischord, because I was able to get to the site this morning. It listed 20 shows from 87 to 00, of varying locations around the world.

If you look at the seller's other auctions, there are some crazy prices going for some Blue Notes. For his sake they better be in mint condition.

Okay, after listening to the Mosaic Select I am REALLY interested in some of his work, specifically Look Out Farm on Polydor and the albums Quest and Quest II (I think?). I don't see them on cd, so I'm looking for cdrs. Please PM.

That's a guy with a little hand broom swishing the 78 as it is being played.

WOW. Well, I just ordered one, to test the waters, so to speak. Fugazi was at one time considered one of the best live groups to see, in any genre.

Has anyone heard their music? From Dusty Groove (the bastards!):

These are absolutely essential: Dennis Brown - Money In My Pocket (2 cd set from Trojan) Gorgeous vocals and music from one of Jamaica's great artists. African Head Charge: A FANTASIC dub album. One of the great bands of the 80's, in any genre.

I saw Jackie McLean play a couple of years ago, also at the Vanguard. His chops were as good as ever. I don't think he would play if he couldn't give his best effort, even if it isn't the same as 10, 20 years ago.

The Jimmy Rushing vocal track on Ellington's Jazz Party always slays me! I like his other Columbia lps as well. I found a bunch of radio broadcast lps from the bebop era, like the Dragon lp Bebop enters Sweden, with Dizzy Gillespie big band, Chubby Jackson group, James Moody; Charlie Parker's 1949 Carnegie Hall concert, and others. Also, Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars on Omega, which sounds real nice.

Dan, he's still alive and I think he's playing a gig this month!

Look for the seller kinggab. A few radio broadcast lps, Blue Notes, Sony Rollins RCA lps, etc.

I haunt that place like a bad ghost. It is good at times, poor at times, just depends on what they have in stock. They get good jazz cds very frequently -- it's just they sell just as fast.

Impressive, yes! Still, a starting bid of $49.99 for a Miles Davis 60's mono lp is way too high, even if it is mint....

Bertrand, You can go to www.naxos.com to look at their catalog. They include reviews by third party reviewers (which do contain good and bad) of most of their discs. Especially within the past five years, they have been issuing some top quality and award winning cds. The Bax symphonies and tone poems, the American Classics program (especially Barber and Gloria Coates), Spanish Classics (Turina and Rodrigo), are all great.

It's all subjective. We listen to music on different kinds of stereo equipment, have different "ears," even listen differently. There are people who find nothing wrong with the Mosaics, there will be people who think that the Japan reissues are the best. This kind of discussion always goes around in circles.