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Sad day. Amazing material that shouldn't be out of print.

Was there a (supposedly legit) "Billy Harper Fanclub" CD-R edition?

Grant Green doc? When'd that happen??

Knew this was in the works, but had lost track of the release date. Found myself in Best Buy on Sat, looking for something else, and stumbled on a copy on sale for $9.99. Hell of a recording!! - every bit as good as all the other BOG material released from these four concerts. Well worth picking up!

Irespective of availability, who's on the front line on these Horace Silver dates from 65/66? Surely Joe Henderson, and either Woody Shaw or Carmelle Jones (if I've got my time-line right). Or did either of these include anyone else instead?

From a 'glass is half full' perspective, I've sometimes thought how interesting it is to hear Byrd reacting to a situation so out of his more natural element. He may not fully rise to the occasfion, but it's nice (and I think interesting) to hear him reaching.

Is there a track-listing yet? 2 CD's, iirc. Very tempting!!

How's their earlier Freddie Hubbard date from ~1980? - the one with Phil Ranelin (and a live version of Giant Steps). I've been tempted by that one for a while, maybe now's the time.

These last couple Bootleg Series issues of Miles Davis material have been a bit of a surprise, especially Vol. 5 (mid-60's studio reels, with rehearsals and early/incomplete takes, including studio banter, etc...) So what other crazy things could Columbia plausibly have access to, that might make for some other interesting releases in this series? I know other discussions have focused on particular years of live recordings, but is there anything else that might be of interest that is pretty outside the box? Lets keep things at least semi-plausible, but dare to dream...

Can somebody remind me of all the various labels he recorded for the most regularly back in the 50's, 60's, and early 70's?? Blue Note and Impulse, of course, but I know there were others -- some of which I could half-remember right (and as many that I would probably get wrong). Could anyone hazard a guess at a list of said labels, in some rough order based of the number of albums he did for each (over his first 20-odd years in the business)? Trying to get my head re-wrapped around his total involvement in all that he did, especially back in the day. And maybe, then, (roughly) the years he was associated with each?

Yeah, me too. I must have 20-25 of them, all in various Mosaic boxes with the receipts for each purchase. Never planned it that way, just kinda made sense.

A lot of the on-line tributes to McLaughin mention that his was the grandfather of the whole Crossfire "in your face" style of political debate on television. But while often (always?) spirited, I always felt that the participants on the McLaughlin group were really debating things at a slightly different level than Crossfire ever got to (as I recall). Crossfire always seemed to be WAY more adversarial (and argumentative), among people who would likely never face each other again. Whereas the cast of characters on the McLaughlin group had a pretty core group of about 5-6 people, who knew they would mostly be facing each other again the week (or quite soon), and on a regular basis. So while the arguments were real, they were also a little more lighthearted. I don't want to overstate the significance of the show, but I thought it did elevate the discussion a bit, and highlighted (at least for me, in my younger days) some of the more classic arguments on both sides of many issues -- and early on helped me form some of the basis for my own political opinions (back in the 90's). Also, I have a fondness for PRINT-journalism types (as a sort of archetype), and most of McLaughlin's revolving cast of pundits -- practically all of them, in fact -- were print-columnists (and not TV-types). It was good to see them talking in real-time about issues, and NOT just spouting memorized (well-performed) sound-bites, like so many of the talking-heads on the cable-TV news shows are like today (though I too have said shows on TV in our household more often than not, especially in the run-up to elections). I for one will miss McLaughlin's charm (if you can call it that), and somewhat acerbic whit. RIP.

Another fantastic list worth noting -- this time "city-centric": Jazz Capitals Of America: A Bibliography http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/jazz-capitals-america-books/ Could it be added to as well?

I thought McLaughlin killed McLaughlin years ago. http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/mclaughlin-halloween-cold-open/2869203

Still waiting...

That's for sure!

Yeah, that's been told too. I'm just remembering an email exchange I had (personally) years ago with Michael C., when he said that McLean/Tyrone tape was actually lost (which I've since always presumed was really "lost").

Or maybe that one McLean session with Tryone Washington (and Woody Shaw). Supposedly lost, but a lot more likely "lost" was always my hunch.

Loved the McLaughlin Group back in the day, and even in recent years (when I could remember to catch it). Used to look forward to his show the week of Thanksgiving every year (seriously), for this annual variation of his usual "Bye Bye!" sign-off...

My wife and I are finally headed up to Philly the weekend *after* Labor Day (Sept 9-12), and are wondering what all we should do, see, and hear? She's been there a bunch (20+ years ago), when she lived in DC (she got up there 2-4 times a year, with a good friend of hers back then who was from Philly). Me, on the other hand -- I have only ever been to Philly once, when I was about 12 years old, on a 5-hour layover with my Dad, when we were taking the train from the Midwest to DC. We were in town just long enough to see the Liberty Bell, Ben Franklin's house and/or grave (or something like that), and maybe the Mint (though I don't really remember it). So what all is "MUST SEE" ("must do") in Philly? And anything interesting going on, music-wise, that weekend? We're headed up on the train that Friday morning, and back again Monday evening. The weekend AFTER Labor Day. Also, is Sun Ra's house worth visiting? Probably no, but thought I'd ask (just in case). Some cursory on-line Googling just now seems to indicate Marshall Allen might still be living there (or was as recently as 10 or maybe 5 years ago?), and that there may be some sort of informal Sun Ra Museum that might(?) be available to the public (pretty sketchy and probably WAY out of date info, is my guess). I would have to check my Saturn vinyl at home to be sure, but on-line the address just now came up as: 5626 Morton St, Philadelphia, PA 19144 (which I'm pretty sure I remember as being the address, come to think of it -- also from the backs of two or three pamphlets of Sun Ra poetry have at home, god only knows in which box under the bed, or somewhere). Not getting my hopes up about the Ra house -- I'm sure there's probably not really anything to see, and getting to it could be a pain too (we're mostly going to be taking public transit, though we can also use Zipcar too). Still, if it were easy to get to, and if there was anything actually to see there, I could be tempted. Not the only time we're ever going to Philly, but what all should be on our list of things to consider? Thanks!!

I seem to remember a Beldon "Prince" tribute, similar to the Sting (but no longer have it). Should I have kept t? / should I revisit?

Hagans on Roxanne has always been a favorite. Good disc!

Utility Muffin Research Kitchen, iirc.

I really enjoyed it, so too did my non-Zappa-fan wife.

I may have to track this down. Extensive samples available to listen to HERE - which do sound very good!! EDIT: I see it includes one (or two?) versions of "Love In Outer Space" -- a Ra tune I'm a total sucker for. Very cool to hear him (essentially) with just drummer.