The Magnificent Goldberg

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Wow! MG

High postage rates for that one for me limited what I was prepared to bid, considering there's one at Amazon. MG

They don't seem to offer much, do they? But are there REALLY tens of thousands of jazz groups out there trying to get in? MG

I've been looking around. This ain't no great bargain, though I did bid, but have been outbid - not prepared to pay more. But thanks for letting me know. MG

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Yes, threads like this one always end up costing me money. But it hurts sooooo good...... Here's another chance to make it hurt so good! As has been noted by several posters....a great set indeed. Don't see many around these days. Your Christmas gift to you! http://cgi.ebay.com/RED-GARLAND-Complete-A...1QQcmdZViewItem Aw shit Jr - how much more is there on this than on the US 2 CD pack? Has the complete only ever been issued in Japan? MG Um, like ....there's like an extra track and it's a K2! ...and has like a pretty bitchin' awesome lookin' box too! You dig? Yeah - I'm really trying to find an excuse not to bid. I've never bid on e-bay before. Mucho trepidation. Just under 2 hours to go. MG

Yes, threads like this one always end up costing me money. But it hurts sooooo good...... Here's another chance to make it hurt so good! As has been noted by several posters....a great set indeed. Don't see many around these days. Your Christmas gift to you! http://cgi.ebay.com/RED-GARLAND-Complete-A...1QQcmdZViewItem Aw shit Jr - how much more is there on this than on the US 2 CD pack? Has the complete only ever been issued in Japan? MG

Yes indeed. One of my favourites is The Magnificent Goldberg MG

Ah, it was Todd Rhodes. Dismukes was a big Johnny Hodges fan and took the alto solo on "Blues for the red boy", based on, I think, "Jeeps blues". MG

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We've just had roast chicken, with roast potatos & parsnips, cabbage, carrots & yams with, the best bit, "elephant's delight" over the chicken. Elephant's delight is marula jelly, which comes from the marula treee in South Africa. My wife brought some back from holiday a few weeks ago. I don't know whether you can get it in America - never seen it over here. It's a sweet jelly; very flavour-enhancing. YUM! I have to do the washing up in a bit MG

Still gales and pouring rain. 70mph in Swansea, down the road a bit from here. Mudslides in the valleys around here. Floods around here too. Supposed to let up here about 6pm today. Forecast for tomorrow is sunny! MG

Is Dismuke a place? Only time I've come across the name is Holley Dismukes, who used to play with either Lucky Mllinder or Todd Rhodes (I forget which at present). Always struck me as a very strange name. MG

"South side soul" is such a beautiful album. Wright has such a lovely touch. I wish there were more than three of his Prestige albums out on CD. MG I'd agree with you on that one MG, it's a gem. I was hooked on it from the opening number. I've got 'South Side Soul' and 'Makin' Out'. Both great! but i like Makin' Out much much more, as it includes a tenor and is just a burner! Wish I had "Makin' out"! "Mr soul" OJC and "Nice & tasty" recent cheap reissue by JVC (same release you bought a number of other things from Hiroshi) are both lovely trio albums. MG

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Hi Dukesantos, and welcome! MG

Pretty dangerous in weather like now. You could have been blown off a moor! MG

Have a real good 'un, Ghost!!! MG

Terrific! How was the gig? MG

Them's fightin' words, suh! No, we moved down here two years ago from the Bay Area in California (between San Francisco and San Jose). I know it sounds like a bad place, but the reality is really much worse... Me too! MG

Ending JOS' birthday with a couple of slices of vinyl B B King/Jimmy Smith - Jimmy Smith jam - Cobblestone, Masters Dutch issue Jimmy Smith - Sit on it - Mercury orig Can only put up with one side of this. Played side B, because I played side A in 1997. But there's always the sleeve to look at MG

Didn't see your ealier post, for some reason, Mike. Now I've caught up, this is MOST interesting. Thank you for the time and trouble you've taken to explain this rather foreign (as far as I'm concerned) stuff; it's invaluable. MG

Some people wonder. But on this board we know MG

Very interesting. The outlook for Africa looks to be yet one more disaster. MG