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As much of a Hill nut as I claim to be, I probably haven't listened to his two BN releases from 1989 and 1990 nearly as often as I should. BUT, I did just listen to "But Not Farewell" (BN, 1990) about two days ago (for the first time in probably almost a year), so now I've got a good excuse to dig out "Eternal Spirit" and give it a good listen too.

I think "Art Forum" is Osby's first really great album. The first one that gave a glimpse of what was yet to come. Before that, I'm afraid I kind of only considered him a "Steve Coleman" wanna-be. By the way, I didn't get "Art Forum" until about 2000 or 2001, even though it came out in 1996.

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I think I like "Turbulent Flow" better than his first disc (also on BN), but both are quite good. Don't pay a mint for it, but his first disc is well worth keeping an eye out for, for anything under $10 or even $12.

Damn AB, that "One for One" cover is OUTSTANDING!!!! B) B) B)

PS: It probably goes without saying, but if you could post pictures of the LP's to this thread, that'd be great!!! Links, or uploads - whatever works.

I have to admit that I don't really have lots of Ellington recordings (and none on LP), but I do love his music, and hold him in as high a regard as many other musicians who's catalogs I own quite a bit more of (Miles, Ornette, Andrew Hill, etc...). But, I happen to have been lucky enough that my Mom got Duke's autograph when she was in college back in the 50's (long before I was ever born, in 1969). She was a part of the comittee that booked big bands to play at dances, and Ellington was one of four dance dates that the committee booked, at the University of Illinois, where she went to college back then. She had him sign the back of her ticket, and a few years ago she had it framed for me, along with a short newspaper article about Ellington and his band "coming to town" for the concert (with a good picture of him in that same clipping, probably from his press kit at the time). I've thought about trying to find two or three really interesting Ellington album covers, and framing them to hang on the wall as well, along with the autograph/newspaper-clipping. So...... What are you favorite Ellington LP covers?? I'm sure there are more that I've never seen before (in any format), than those I have seen before.

Hadn't realized they'd redone the cover to: Someday My Prince Will Come

For the record, this is one monster I didn't start.

Wow, never saw this one before. Got the image from a closed eBay auction...

Howdy all, Right of first refusal on this one goes to Peter Johnson, who I still need to send some LP's to one of these days (though perhaps if this Patton LP is something you want, Peter, it will have been a good thing that I haven't yet sent you those other LP's). Anyway, I was killing some time in a record store today, here in Kansas City, and spotted a Patton "That Certain Feeling" LP in fine condition today. It appears to be a first pressing Liberty issue, with the name "Rudy Van Gelder" stamped in the inner-most part of the vinyl, and "PROMOTIONAL COPY" stamped on the back of the LP cover. The cover is probably in "VG+" condition, perhaps even closer to "EX-". The vinyl itself was in perfect condition (best as I could see), except for one pretty minor blemish that looks like it won't affect the playback. (I could have the store play that track to verify that it will play, if you like). The store wants $18 for it. I have no idea if that's a decent price or not. It seems kinda high to me, but then again - I'm a real cheapskate, and this may in fact be quite a steal. (I don't normally buy LP's, so other than eBay - I have no idea what the market is bringing for titles like this. The last three times this LP sold on eBay, it went for $22, $26, and $35) Here's a pic of the cover, although this pic is from a closed eBay auction, and it's NOT an actual picture of the LP I found today. PS: Peter - I found it at the same store where I spotted that Leo Parker LP that you bought some time ago. They also had 2 or 3 pre-Liberty era Jimmy Smith titles in the $20 range, in "VG+" condition (roughtly). Don't remember the titles, but I could easily go back and get the details for you.

And don't forget the "soul jazz" banjoists either, you dig!!

Hey Conn500, are you aware of this recent AAJ thread?? Contest: Poor Topic Ideas

How about Roland Kirk's "Domino" on CD??

I have (or rather, at least had) two copies of "Lift Every Voice" on CD. I loaned one to a friend, who I think thought it was a gift - and now he's in Hong Kong for the next year, as his wife is now a dancer in the Honk Kong Ballet. But if it turns out that I still have two of these, one is most certainly yours, Conn500. I'll try to take a look for it sometime over the next week or so. Great disc, one that has grown and grown on me over the years.

How much are tickets??

I can see that by the time the Jack Johnson box comes out, that Borders will have probably had multiple training sessions for all their employees (along with retraining for the flunkies), on how not to accept this coupon, under even the most dire of circumstances. But I'm probably still gonna try anyway!!!

Shit.

You'll probably get a range of opinions about "Far Away Lands". I think it's a pretty good album, but not really quite in that "incredible" range. One of those things that's well worth picking up if you see if for anything less than $12, or perhaps even $14. Whether it's worth $18, however, really depends on how much you're into the specific sidemen on the album, and into other similar Hank LP's from the same general timeframe. If it's any help, I like both "Slice of the Top" and "Third Season" better than "Far Away Lands". I guess I'd probably give "Slice..." about 4 stars, and "Third Season" about 4.5 stars, and "Far Away..." only 3.5 stars (and I would understand if others only gave it 3 stars).

Well, I'm planning on trying to use the 40% off coupon on the new Miles "Jack Johnson" box next Tuesday. Otherwise, I probably wouldn't buy it for 6 months or more, since it's something that I know will be 'in print' for some time. But 40% off is too tempting not to try to go for.

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They sound like they were lucky to have met each other. From the several times I've met and talked with Jason (usually only 5-10 minutes each time, always at gigs he's had here in Kansas City), and when I've exchanged a few e-mails with him (a couple times a year, at most) --- he strikes me as a very genuine, and genuinely very nice guy. I hope that they're very happy together, for a very, very long time.

Yeah, but are we there yet???

Call a vet, especially if the dog got hit in the face. Even if you don't take the dog into the vet, the vet may have some important advice to follow.

Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!! :rsmile: :rsmile: :rsmile: