Rooster_Ties

You know, I can't think of any single Conn that I was ever looking forward to as much as I am "Passing Ships". Geeze, only 131 hours and 24 minutes from now (as of this posting), but it seems like this is taking forever!!!!

Is it Oct. 7th yet????????????????

How so?? (I mean "what do you mean?".) They all seem similar (in some ways), and unique in other ways.

Just got the box a couple hours ago, and I've only had the chance to listen to about 40 minutes worth of the material. I started with disc #3, of course, for all the different takes of "Right Off". As someone who simply LOVES side one of the original Jack Johnson album, it was and is really wonderful to hear more material from this session and this particular tune. And even listening just one time through, I can start see how Teo made the choices he made, about what material to include (and what not include) in the original "Jack Johnson" album. But it's still cool to hear what wasn't included. After all the "Right Off" material, I'm now on to disc #5, for some totally unreleased tunes ("The Mask", parts 1 & 2). Edit: PS: I was able to get the "Jack Johnson" box at Borders with the 40% off coupon, so I got the whole thing for $45.15 (including sales tax), or $41.99 before tax. Yeah!!!

Well, I managed to get the new Miles "Jack Johnson" box today with the 40% off coupon. (Yeah!!! ) The register/computer took it just fine at first, but it only took off like 25% or so. So I did some figuring, and the gal behind the counter called the assistant manager over, who went back to check with the head manager. Long story short, yes - the coupon was supposed to only be good on those particular books (which we all know). But I insisted that I knew it had worked for others (I claimed it worked for a former coworker of mine down in Austin last week), so the guy said he would go ahead and honor it, but only on one item (which is all I had, just one box set). They were selling the JJ box for $69.99. So with the discount - I got it for only $41.99 (or $45.15, if you include sales tax).

Is it Oct. 7th yet???

FFA, having met your wife at a the WEA gig a couple weeks ago, I would have never guessed her to have any tattoos, let alone multiple ones. Then again, that just goes to show how you can't judge a book... I don't have any tattoos myself (nor does my wife), but I have given it a little thought, every now and then. Trouble is that I'm kind of a lard-ass (about 25-40 lbs overweight), and all the tattoo subject I'd consider having done would be on a 'canvas' that wouldn't really be worth putting them on. If I was even the least bit svelte looking, I might half-way consider getting one. Then again, what to get??? Maybe a music-related design of some sort? Nah... I’d be more likely to get a small reproduction of some design element by Frank Lloyd Wright (y’all know who he is, I assume), Charles Rennie Macintosh (an important Scottish architect based primarily in Glasgow, who was similar to FLW in some ways), or perhaps Louis Sullivan (famous and important Chicago architect, whom FLW apprenticed under) --- all three of whom were important architects between 1875 and 1950 (roughly speaking). In any case, something related to architecture or industrial design. Probably not the most typical subject matter for a tattoo, I’m sure.

My Google image search for the search key "complex chart" returned this.

Good god almighty, right here and right now, let's all agree NEVER to do anything with the AOTW that's anywhere near this damn complicated: (I do not have the heart to link the picture directly into this thread, so you're all just gonna have to CLICK HERE.)

Yeah go ahead and pick an Anthony Braxton AOW? That reminds me --- does anybody remember which Anthony Braxton album this tune was originally on??? I checked the AMG, but haven't been able to find it yet...

Good think this AOTW thing is relatively simple now. Cuz remember when we had these procedures in place, and how everybody used to get so damn conflused all the time!!!

Same procedure as always, for if the AOTW is only available on CD from Japan???

When it first appeared, the coupon DIDN'T have this text included in it: Originally, the coupon didn't say anything about being limited to only these four books, or that the coupon was only good on one book.

I can't see it either - nothing, nada, blank with a red x in a small box.

Again, for the record, I had nothing to do with this thread being started. ( )

Damn!!

I don't actually own any of the "blue" BN series CD's. I had just heard from one person that this one particular disc that they bought (maybe a Donald Byrd title?) didn't have liner-notes, just repros of the front and back covers. Maybe it was just that one title, or maybe the whole series, or maybe he didn't have any idea what he was talkin' about. No idea.

Also, the same seller has a bunch of jazz CD's available at $3 to $7 per disc, including a few bargains... How about John Patton's "Accent on the Blues" for only $5.45, and Don Grolnick's "The Complete Blue Note Recordings" (2 CD's) for only $10.99... ...and he also has Wynton's "Blood On The Fields" (3 CD's) for only $12.25 (if you're needing some extra drink coasters for the family room ). Again, I'm not the seller, and all the usual disclaimers apply. The half.com seller's name is "coltranemustang66". (I only mention the other discs, since shipping charges go way down for any extra discs after the first one, from the same seller.)

An OOP Conn from 1994, shipped to your door for less than $9, what's not to like?? CLICK HERE (I'm not the seller, and all the usual disclaimers apply.) PS: I have an extra copy of the "The Empty Foxhole" Conn CD available for trade, if somebody misses out on this half.com deal, and still want's one.

Oh, EKE BBB, I see you're not from the U.S. - so never mind about those half.com links I gave you. (The rat-bastards won't sell to non-U.S./non-Canadian customers.) So, then, probably the cheapest way for you to pick this up is from Freshsounds (and their special "extra blue" Blue Note series). I understand that many of these titles are taken from TOCJ masters (from Japan), which means no bonus tracks - although you do get very good sound that way. (I also understand that this "extra blue" series doesn't include the text from the liner-notes, although it does have the front and back covers of the album reproduced.)

Really, your only two options are Into Somethin' (which is out-of-print, but still pretty easy to find) and Mother Ship (which comes out for the first time on CD in less than 2 weeks). There are three other Larry Young BN albums that have never been released on CD (except on the long out-of-print Mosaic box set). Also, there is a one-disc overview of Young's BN output called "The Art of Larry Young", which is also out of print, but does still turn up on eBay now and again. (Although I'd just get someone to burn the Mosaic for you, rather than mess with this one-disc compilation.) There are several copies of Into Something' available at half.com right now, and you can CLICK HERE to see them. (Currently 3 copies are available at $9.99 each, plus $2.49 in shipping charges.) There's also a copy of Into Somethin' available on eBay right now, with an opening bid of $5.99 (plus $2.50 shipping). CLICK HERE to see this item. And failing all those choices, I also have a TOCJ of Into Somethin' which I have been looking to sell or trade to someone, although it doesn't include the bonus track (6. Ritha [alternate quartet version] - 6:51), which is only on the U.S. Conn release. (The released verison of "Ritha" doesn't have Sam Rivers on it.)

I've e-mailed Mosaic about doing a McCoy set several times, and I know they've replied that it is on their list of things to do, one of these days... How many discs of material (at roughly 75 minutes per disc) are we talking about, to include the COMPLETE Tyner-lead recordings for BN??? Maybe a "Select", possibly???

The rare Miles band I really want to hear bootlegs of is the extremely short-lived version of the 2nd Great Quintet (Wayne, Herbie, Ron, & Tony), plus Joe Henderson. I think they only played 5 or 6 gigs total, if even that many. I know, I know - I'm sure I'd be slightly disappointed if I heard an actual tape -- but I'd still love to hear that band with a two tenor front-line (though Wayne might have been playing soprano some by that point). Anybody know of any tapes of THAT band???? (With Joe????)

Interestingly, the one thing (issue) I noticed in the vinyl was in the last track on side one, near the beginning of the track. It looked like a little spot, about 1/4th of a milimeter in width and height, maybe a tad smaller even. If anyone turns out to be interested in this LP, I'll definitely get them to play the last track on side one to verify if it skips or not. In fact, I was kinda thinking I'd have them do that anyway, just in case - since that's the only thing I could see in the vinyl that would otherwise give it a "Mint Minus" rating (or "EX+" perhaps).