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Which store, if I might ask? I don't have any vinyl I'm trying to unload -- just curious.

Is the Jazztet Mosaic the only way to get either of the two sessions with Grachan Moncur on CD?? The AMG suggests neither of those dates have been reissued on CD (but I also don't fully trust the AMG). From the Mosaic website and discography of the set... (H) THE JAZZTET - HERE AND NOW: Art Farmer (tp,flh), Grachan Moncur III (tb), Benny Golson (ts), Harold Mabern (p), Herbie Lewis (b), Roy McCurdy (d). Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, February 28, 1962 I) THE JAZZTET – ANOTHER GIT TOGETHER: Art Farmer (tp,flh), Grachan Moncur III (tb), Benny Golson (ts), Harold Mabern (p), Herbie Lewis (b), Roy McCurdy (d). Nola Penthouse Studios, NYC, May 28, 1962

I'm looking for jewel boxes that came from CD's by artists with names that started with A or B -- can anybody help a guy out??

Sold, on the strength of your description. Just moments ago I bought the only cheap copy of "Conspiracy in Flat Five" that I could find on-line. (Every copy everywhere was $25 and up (many WAY up), except the one I just got for about $15, postage paid.) Couldn't find any on-line samples, but the AMG reviews of both those dates (and your review, Larry) were all I needed to "hear". Looking forward to the disc.

I see there is a new Walton disc out today. From the cover, looks like Jeremy Pelt is on it! Cedar Walton -- Seasoned Wood (Highnote)

Appears you can stream the entire "Miles From India" album (each track, one by one) for free (legally?) at this link... http://free.napster.com/view/album/index.html?id=12778985 Been meaning to pick this one up, and the more I can hear of it - the more quickly I'll probably do so.

Contemplation (Tyner) -- off The Real McCoy -- is a possibility too. Passion Dance is a lock -- the band already plays it. And I'm hoping "Seven Steps" gets the green light. The irony there is perfect!!! They'll probably play three tunes in the service itself, plus one right before, and another one right after. Open for more ideas...

OK, finally digging out my Real Book... All The Things You Are -- No, the original lyrics don't work one bit, but repurposing the title does (and nobody knows the lyrics). Freedom Jazz Dance (Harris) -- "Freedom" is right in the name of the service topic - a good fit. Inner Urge (Henderson) -- another title that fits very decently with the topic. My Favorite Things -- probably a stretch. The title's a decent fit, but in this case, everybody knows the lyrics. Still, our minister could like the fit great, who knows. My Ship -- title could be taking as a nod to individuality. Could work. Passion Dance (Tyner) -- another title with sort of a nod to individuality, and I know this tune is in the band's book too (a plus). Peace (Silver) -- doesn't exactly fit the service topic, but a great tune, and certainly a decent fit in any church setting. Seven Steps To Heaven -- Ha!! Might be great in an ironic way, in a church where almost nobody believes in a traditional 'church' definition of Heaven. (The minister could make light of this too. He might even like it enough to make it the feature in the offertory, right before the sermon.) They Can't Take That Away From Me -- a little over the top, in terms of dramatic song titles, but maybe. Maybe right after the sermon. Any more?? I've just got one of those handed down Real Books probably from 30 years ago. I have no idea what the tunes are included in the more modern (legal) Real Books, or other of the most common modern fake books. Could be lots I'm overlooking. Is there an index online somewhere, of song-titles?? I'll start googling.

Up for more abuse.

Hey, I just booked the next concert in the Jazz & Beyond concert series I started at my church back in January '07 (we just had our 10th(!) concert last night). It looks like the guitar/bass/drums trio that I've booked for our next concert in September (14th), is going to play in the church service itself on Sept. 7th (in part to promote the concert). The subject of the service (sermon topic) is "Freedom of Belief". Some background about what that means in this particular church -- it's a dogmatically open Unitarian Universalist church, with members of every stripe (lots of Humanists, many secular humanists), some theists, a few polytheists, a smattering of Buddhists, some Wiccan and/or Pagan-like beliefs, a TON of agnostics, and a fair number atheists too. I'm looking for suggestions of tunes that a well versed group of pros can play without much rehearsal (their schedules are crazy between now and early-September (when the service is), and getting them all together in the same room other than for gigs is half impossible). Tunes that vaguely fit the service topic (particularly based on the title of the tune, since they'll all be performed instrumentally). So, the lyrics don't matter so much, as long as the song-title printed in the program seems to fit the service topic (in some loose way). I'll break out my Real Book later tonight, but I wanted to see what the board could come up with. Lots of great ideas here, I'm sure.

...and I'll take it next, even if I don't intend to keep it either. Then who's next after me??

I'm sorry, but how recently did she purchase this house?? -- and just how big is this house??? I know houses are expensive on the coasts, but my aunt and uncle live in Seattle and live in a fairly large three (or four?) bedroom house in a nice neighborhood (overlooking Puget Sound even), and the TOTAL value of their home can't be much more than $460,000 (if that, more like $350,000) -- though it was paid for probably 15 or 20 years ago. So, my point is, it sounds like this Ernestine Anderson bought WAY more house than she could possibly afford, whether that was 10 years ago, or 3 year ago. How does someone who's 79 years old owe THAT much on a house?? (NOTE: if she bought the house thinking she had enough in the bank, only to have had severe health problems that depleated over half her savings and/or equity, then that I can understand.)

Yeah, push it -- and tell 'em how much you've spent there over the years.

Amen to that.

OK, taking this even further off-topic (sorry, this is such an obvious question, it must be asked)... What about Roach's later work on Prestige?? Any of it worth seeking out?? 1966 The Soul Book Prestige 1967 Mocha Motion! Prestige 1967 My People (Soul People) Prestige

Haven't listened to it in a while, but I seem to remember "All That's Good" really growing on me. Not sure I really 'like' the voices as such, but over time they have gotten more and more interesting. And I'm to the point in my life where I really like stuff that's INTERESTING (even if it's not exactly "likeable"), even more than stuff that I just naturally like on it's/their own merits. (If that makes any sense.) Edit: a parallel in one of my other interest areas, architecture: I'm usually more taken with unique and interesting buildings (even ugly ones!), than I am really nice but less unique or interesting ones.

Just ordered this, and should have it in hand by early next week. Will report back my findings. Anyone else here heard it yet??

An absolute steal. 10 albums on 5 CD's, and the quality of the material never falters except on but one of the ten albums. This better be gone when I check back in later tonight.

Here's another one, on tenor recorder...

How so?

"Drums Around the Corner" does it for me. Art Blakey with Lee Morgan, Bobby Timmons, Paul Chambers, and Jymie Merritt plus Philly Joe Jones, Roy Haynes, and Ray Barretto congas. LOTS of percussion (three drummers, plus congas), but you've still got a jazz group in there too. Nice hybrid of a more traditional Blakey date, and his "all-drums" projects.

Order placed. A little over $100, so hopefully another $6 or $8 to the board. (The kickback was 6% or 8%, right??)