Stefan Wood

All of mine are cds.

No they are not cdrs.

Postal rates recently changed, not really announced. To Germany you should ask $12 airmail for 1 lp. Signature confirmation drives up the cost considerably -- the last I looked it was double the amount. And never, EVER ship to Italy. Their mail system is so corrupt and/or inefficient there is little guarantee it will be delivered safely. I lost an Andrew Hill Mosaic when shipped to a buyer in Italy a couple of years ago.

I'll second the Naxos set.

What step would that be? They went further in reducing or eliminating too-direct references to jazz/blues. I'd say too they were more successful in establishing networks of like-minded practitioners and that too put a real motor on the european improv scene. Did they "Reduce or eliminate" or did they replace it with references to their own musical heritages?

Barney Wilen lps, like Sonny Clark, command obscenely high prices on ebay. There is a high demand for them overseas -- why these artists in particular -- who knows?

You are right about responding to one aspect over the other. While Bill might argue that no work supersedes another, are they equal in quality or as successful in conception and execution? I'm not putting down some of his Black Saint/Soul Note material; there are some excellent moments, but I won't pull them off the shelves to play them as often as some others.

You have to be real patient. To this day Vade Mecum and Sisyphus just don't do it for me the way Intents and Purposes has.

Burton Green on Columbia with Byard Lancaster

Griot Galaxy's Kins. The one I am using for my avatar right now.....

It happens. Only the usual suspects (Prestige, Blue Note, Riverside, certain Columbia "6 eyes", Fantasy, Contemporary) would still be worth something without their covers, but only if there are no scratches or marks. Otherwise a collection like this would be worth to someone who wants to hear the music.

Anything by Bebo Valdes.

Oh enough with the format wars. I'm thankful this is coming out, period!

It is what it is. Craigslist is only as good as the seller and his ad. Audiogon is generally better but expect to pay accordingly.

The Liszt Hyperion box alone should take up the rest of the year.

Perhaps give the recent Florida Big Band disc a try first?? I found the RCA 'all-star' group discs (from '99) more than just a bit impenetrable at first (for a few years, actually), but have grown to like them (though I wouldn't go so far as to say 'love'). The Florida big band date, on the other hand, knocked me on my ass from the git go. The key difference, for me, was the rhythm section. Sam's got an electric bass player (saw him with Sam in Topeka a few years ago), who also plays with his local big band. I was skeptical at first (electric in that kind of context?), but he/they soon won me over. He and the drummer were very tight. To be perfectly honest, I'm probably a little more excited about this Rivers Select, than I might have been with his 70's small-group recordings. Anybody else got Aurora, can you help me testify?!! Yes, and double Amen to that!!!!!!! I will be all over this set!

The following lps are for sale, shipping included for US people only. Odell Brown - Free Delivery (Cadet) blue label dj promo copy Vinyl/VG- light surface noise throughout, no pops or clicks Jacket/VG- water stain on bottom left corner, bottom ring wear $10 Mal Waldron - Signals (Arista) VG+/VG+ $10 Barry Miles - Miles of Genius (Charlie Parker) VG+/VG+ $8 Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (Atlantic) VG/VG $5 Andre Hodeir - Essais (Savoy) $6 Michael Weiss Quintet - Presenting Michael Weiss (Criss Cross) VG+/VG $8 Gene Ammons - Free Again (Prestige) green label NM-/NM- $10 Gene Ammons - My Way (Prestige promo) NM-/VG+ $10 Shelly Manne - Manne That's Gershwin (Capitol) promo VG-/VG+ $8 Hank Mobley - Thinking of Home (Blue Note) NM-/VG+ tiny punch out hole on cover $10 John Dankworth/Cleo Laine - Shakespeare and All that Jazz (fontana light blue label mono) VG+/VG+ $8 Lou Donaldson - Sweet Poppa Lou (Muse) NM-/NM- $7 Marlowe Morris - Play the Thing (Columbia 6 eye red label mono promo) VG+/VG $10 John Lewis - POV (Columbia) $4 Material - The Third Power (Axiom) promo VG+/VG+ $5 Kenny Burrell - Night Song (Verve) yellow label promo VG+/VG+ $10 Victor Feldman - Your Smile (Choice) NM-/NM- $7 The Best of Lonnie Liston Smith (RCA) VG+/VG+ $6 Tamba 4 - Samba SLim (A&M) gatefold VG+/VG+ $8 Willis Jackson Plays Around with the Hits (Trip) VG+/VG+ $7 Music to Read James Bond By volume two (United Artists) mono, black label deep groove NM-/NM- $8 Jimmy Knepper with Bill Evans - Idol of the Flies (Bethlehem) 70's reissue NM-/NM- $8 Donald Byrd & Pepper Adams - Stardust (Bethlehem) 70's reissue VG+/VG light ring wear on bottom edge $7 George Coleman & Tete Montoliu - Meditation (Muse) white label promo NM-/NM- $8 Flutes and Percussion (Time) red label, gatefold lp stereo VG/VG $6 George Benson - White Rabbit (CTI) gatefold lp, brown label, Van Gelder in the dead wax VG+/VG+ $6 Stan Getz - Groovin High (Crown) mono black label deep groove VG light surface noise, no pops or clicks/VG split on bottom edge $7 Joe Bonner - Impressions of Copenhagen (Theresa) NM-/NM- $10 The Duke Ellington Carnegie Hall Concerts 1947 (Prestige) 2 lp set NM-/VG+ $8 Osibisa - Heads (Decca) black and rainbow label stereophonic pressing, gatefold lp VG+/VG ring wear $10 JJ Johnson - JJ's Broadway (Verve) mono, MGM pressing VG- light marks on side 2/VG++ jacket $4 Charles Earland - Black Talk! (Prestige) purple label stereo VG- a couple of light marks on both sides/VG $7 Herbie Mann - The Inspiration I Feel (Atlantic) VG+/ thick vinyl /VG+ $5 Herbie Mann Nonet - FLute BRass Vibes and Percussion (Verve) Stereo, Verve pressing, not MGM VG/VG $7 Herbie Mann - Stone Flute (Embryo) gatefold lp VG+/VG $5 Andrew Hill - Spiral (Arista) VG+/VG- light water damage on back $6 Mongo Santamaria - Red Hot (Columbia) white label promo VG+/VG+ promo sticker on cover $5 Stan Getz & Bob Brookmeyer - Recorded Fall 1961 (Verve) mono, MGM pressing VG/VG+ $8 Michele Legrand - Legrand Jazz (Columbia) mono, 6 eye label VG+/VG $8 Ray Bryant - Now's the Time (Doctor Jazz) trio session from 1960 from SIgnature label VG+/VG+ $5 Benny Golson - Turn On Tune In (Verve) stereo, MGM label VG+/VG+ $10 The Complete Yusef Lateef (Atlantic) stereo, green white and blue label VG+/VG= split on bottom edge $6 Dizzy Gillespie - Cornucopia (Solid State) gatefold lp VG/VG- water stain on cover $4 Art Blakey - Buttercorn Lady (Limelight) stereo, non gatefold lp VG+/VG+ $10 Tal Farlow - The Return of Tal Farlow (Prestige) stereo, purple label VG/VG $10 Pepper Adams - Julian (Inner City) NM_/VG+ cut out mark on upper right corner $8 Nick Brignola - Baritone Madness (Bee HIve) w/ Pepper Adams $10 Jimmy Ponder - Illusions (Impulse!) VG+/VG+ cut out notch on bottom edge $5 Wes Montgomery - Panorama (Riverside) stereo VG+/VG light ring wear $6 Rufus Harley - A Tribute to Courage (Atlantic) white label promo, light mark on both sides VG-/VG+ $8 Lee Lovett - Lee + 3 (Wynne) stereo, light blue label, thick vinyl VG/VG $8 Joe Williams Live (Fantasy) w/ Cannonball Adderley brown label stereo VG+/VG+ $6 The Primal George Duke (MPS) stereo VG/VG+ $6 Houston Person - The Big Horn (Muse) $6 Rick Laird - Soft Focus (Muse) w/ Joe Henderson $10 Roy Haynes - Vistalite (Galaxy) VG+/VG+ $7 I accept payment through paypal, or trade.

The following items are for sale, prices include shipping in the US: lp box sets: The Complete Keynote Collection (Emarcy) 21 lp set, w/ booklet and photo album, missing bonus 45 record. Lps are in NM- condition, box is in VG condition, wrinkling of gold leaf title inset on cover. $250 If interested, send me a PM. I accept paypal, money orders, etc. XXXX SOLD I am no longer doing ebay except for an occasional item; as ebay has become too unreasonable when it comes to fee re: sellers. I accept paypal.

Sparkle is a really nice album, underrated IMHO.

I guess I meant "soaring" Welcome! Hope you'll enjoy it! But then I do assume you've been somewhat familiar with the music for a while Oh yes! Heard it all from one of "those" blogs......

Just ordered it from Adam. Thanks for the link!

No, the Kennedy Center had the seats reupholstered with velcro, so no one could possibly leave.

It won't work. It's too damnned logical.