kinuta

Yes. I've read certain opinions on this board regarding the negative sound quality of the Lou Donaldson Mosaic. The sound seems a little 'narrow' but after a couple of tunes you no longer notice it. You do, however, notice and enjoy the hell out of Lou's playing. Don't hesitate, the LD Mosaic is really great. I often play it. The music is great, but to my ears the sound isn't, it's maximized like hell with hardly any dynamics left. But if you don't mind that, get it, you won't regret it. I don't that's true, Hans, but on my crappy old system it sounds fine ! ( Gnash, gnash

Yes. I've read certain opinions on this board regarding the negative sound quality of the Lou Donaldson Mosaic. The sound seems a little 'narrow' but after a couple of tunes you no longer notice it. You do, however, notice and enjoy the hell out of Lou's playing. Don't hesitate, the LD Mosaic is really great. I often play it.

My advice, for what it's worth, would definitely be to get the Art Pepper and Gerry Mulligan sets. Both are unmissable.

The Laren Bacall thing was really off the wall. The pre- release buildup is beginning to sound empty. I agree that it seems to be meandering nowhere in particular. So many loose ends it's hard to keep count. After Tony beat up his minder he was shown vomiting copious amounts of blood in the toilet but there was no follow through.

Kinuta, how are you able to watch the 5th season in Tokyo? I am still watching season three on cable (FOX). I download it from the internet. It usually comes on line early Tuesday afternoon. If you have a high speed fiber optic connection such as NTT Flets it's pretty easy to get '24' and all the other current shows. Drop me a line if you need chapter & verse.

What happened to the first lady's cutie pa? The last we saw of her she was shot up and reunited with her kid, since then not a whisper. Anyone pick up the 'Robocop' old boys club act with Paul Crane( aka Ramano from ER) as the new sinister string puller. He was one of the bad lads in 'Robocop'. He ended up in a vat of toxic waste.

It takes all kinds, I love sprouts. Some things I hate are octopus, in any shape or form, I loathe it. Korean cold noodles. Called 'reimen' in Japan are the pits. I has kind of indigestible hard super chewyness that leaves me wanting to barf. The dreaded ' shiokara'. This is the afore mentioned squid feet in a kind of chilli goo. Guaranteed nausea making. 'Macha' is the super bitter green tea used in Ye Olde Japanese tea ceremony and truly vile beyond words. Any of the numerous kinds of boiled intestinal dishes that are popular here. The whole spectrum of offal cuisine is laughingly called ' stamina' food in Japan. All uniformly hideous and inedible. 'Beef bowl' called gyudon in Japan is especially awful with great clumps of vile white cow fat just waiting to block your arteries. It is wolfed down by the truckload by risk oblivious suicidal idiots.

I really can't imagine what dishes 1 & 2 are and judging from the lurid description I don't want to know but I absolutely love natto. It's indeed semi fermented soy beans but you must mix it with a little hot mustard and a splash of soy sauce, stir briskly until it forms a foamy goo and dollop on top of white rice. It is especially good with nori, which is the dried seaweed used in some kinds of sushi.

Count Basie Clef/Verve Disc 5

No way. The syntax is not in the least Aricesque.

' Homage' (East-West) is a really great solo set and most highly recommended, if you can find it, which I doubt.

I really like ' Chasin' The Gypsy'. It stands up well to repeat listenings. I can't say I'm as enthusiastic about some of his other cds. 'JC On The The Set' and 'Live At Baker's Lounge' are the two I like best. ' Layin' In The Cut' is very good in parts but shall I say lacking in cohesion.

I've seen pretty big snakes along the pathway by the nearby river, right in the big city. They seem to appear during the late rainy season and early summer.

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'Fingers' is available from HMV Japan http://www.hmv.co.jp/product/detail.asp?sku=388373 The Benny Green you want is on the Somethin' Else label and is extremely rare and oop. I have grave doubts that you'll ever be able to find it on line.

Sky Dive is available from Amazon Japan. http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/B...4591794-6631412

Thanks for the explanation. I've been wondering why I've been having trouble opening threads. This morning the site was unavailable but I'm pleased you are online again.

A great record, everything by Tadd Dameron is essential listening.

Thanks for the list. I didn't know that I have his entire BN catalogue as leader and band member.

I have 'Mingus At The Bohemia' on a 2 disc 1992 Japanese release, Victor VICJ-40041 & 40042. The track listing is exactly as posted. The catalogue number is slightly different as mine is an earlier version. The one you listed as 40112 is a remastered version as far as I know. The session is a masterpiece in my opinion. I have tons of Mingus but 'Bohemia' is one I go back to again and again. If you want it but can't find it I'm willing to help.

I don't have a wish list. Happily my obsessive cd buying days are over. I used to spend almost all my free time on my bicycle hunting for stuff around the used shops in central Tokyo. That said I'm itching to get the Bear Family 40's & 50's R&B sets !

Must be nice to have handwriting that doesn't suck. The version I'm running didn't come with that feature, and I've never bothered with any of the upgrades I'm afraid. It probably does suck but I can read it. The problem I have is my wife cleans up and the notebook goes missing for days on end.

My software is really simple. A pencil and a little notebook. I used to fret and concern myself about nice covers but have now adopted a less burdensome mindset.

Re: the European Tour recordings. The two volumes on Enja are really great. Mingus In Europe Vol 1 (Enja TKCB-71970) Mingus In Europe Vol 1 (Enja 3077 ) Germany April 26th 1964 Revenge 2 cd set 'The Legendary Paris Concerts' ( Revenge Records 32002 ) Paris April 18th 1964. Charles Mingus Meditations On Integration ( Bandstand BDCD 1524) Scandinavia 1964 ( no further details ) is also great and this time includes Johhny Coles.. The recording quality is less than stellar but the music on this and all the others is absolutely stunning.