Rooster_Ties

http://store.yahoo.com/graveyard/newage.html Don't ask me why the jazz section is on a link with "newage" in the name, but it is. Some of these titles are OOP now. Not incredible prices, but not so bad either.

Thanks, Soul Stream. It was a fun process - I hope others do the same, if they like. People are still voting!! "Grass Roots" pulled neck'n'neck with "Jacknife", but now "Jacknife" is back out in front!!

Another reason to delay in doing "Conflict" as an Album of the Week. Let's see if it doesn't come out in Europe sometime soon (knock on wood), hopefully by June or July.

Sorry, I meant to say Charles Davis...

Well, hard to believe as it is, I don't have (nor have I ever heard) the Dolphy/Booker-Little dates. And actually, I'm not sure I've ever heard any Booker Little, or at least not that I can think of...

That sucks... Wonder why??

Oh, come on people. It's not that big a deal whether it's labeled "for sale" or "for auction". So, you looked at a thread you might otherwise have not looked at. Get over it.

OK, for reasons I can't possibly defend, I don't happen to have very much Eric Dolphy. What are your favorites, and why?? (And don't just say "get the whole Prestige box set!!", cuz I'm not sure I'm ready to take that leap yet, especially with $$$ tight at the moment.) I think my entire Dolphy collection (thus far) consists of the following, which I have ranked in terms of how much I like them... 1. Iron Man (mine is on Celluloid CD circa early 1990's, but what is the best/most-complete version of this material?) 2. The Illinois Concert (BN) / Out to Lunch (BN) / Other Aspects (BN) 3. Outward Bound (OJC) 4. Last Date (can't remember if I still have this, but I know I had it at one time, maybe still do?) Getting back to "Iron Man" - is there a complete "Iron Man" sessions release anywhere?? I know that there are at least a couple more tracks from this session (these sessions?) beyond what's on my CD, which I think only has 5 tracks. Is there any single CD that collects all the "Iron Man"-related tracks that have Woody Shaw on them?? Also, my "Iron Man" CD is somewhat lacking in the sonics department - is it just the material, or the crappy early 90's issue I have??

Soul Stream already mentioned this one, but let me also say... Dizzy Reece's "Soundin' Off" far exceeded my expectations. Also, this one that hasn't been mentioned yet... Horace Parlan's "Happy Frame of Mind" really was a big standout for me when I got the Parlan Mosaic.

Candy Dulfer

What did you first get in the past few years (or even years ago), that was really "kick-ass"?? - even if you only picked it us cuz it looked "interesting" on paper, or you heard it was good - but had your doubts going into it (or heard it 'hyped' a lot, before you heard it). Or, maybe another similar question: What reissues/new-releases actually lived up to your (probably unrealistically high) expectations, going into it?? Or, how about this: what unexpectedly couldn't you get out of your CD player (or off your turntable) for like a whole month after you got it?? ========== For me, two recent jazz titles that come to mind as totally smacking me up-side the head - to the point that I listened to them 10 or even 15 times the first week I got 'em, and another 3-5 times per week for a couple more weeks after that, were... Jimmy Woods - "Conflict" ( - just came out this week in the U.S. ) Chick Corea - "The Complete 'IS' Sessions" (2002 Conn) FYI: Disc #1 specifically, I could do w/out Disc #2. Both of these (the Woods and Corea) were discs I thought might be good, but I had no idea how totally amazing I would find them to be, even the first time I heard them (not even all-the-way-though all the tracks, or even not all-the-way-through the first track). I mean, I was hooked 1 or 2 minutes into the first track, and it only got better (or baddder!!!!) the more I heard!!! A new jazz title that did this for me also was... Dave Douglas - "The Infinite" (2002) and a new non-jazz release, that I probably listened to 3-5 times a week for the first month I had it - the band called... Interpol - "Turn on the Bright Lights" (2002) And as I think of others, I'll add them to this thread.... How about you?????

OK, I've decided. No, not which album I'm going to pick. I've decided that AfricaBrass gets to pick the next "Album of the Week", meaning right after me. He came up with this idea in the first place, and he was the one who graciously didn't make himself the first person to pick an album, and he's never picked one yet (at least not that I can tell). Put your thinking cap on A.B. - and do us proud!!!!!

Yeah.... on the whole, not too bad.

Sheldy - got your e-mail, and replied. I'll look for the xtra Ornette disc tomorrow - or this weekend at the very latest. Thanks!!

And the great thing is that who ever is picked to pick the next AOTW, they can pick it by whatever process they want. They can consult no one at all, and just pick something. They can open a thread to generate ideas, with whatever parameters they want. They can create a poll with a few titles that they're thinking about. However they want to do it - they can. Again, I think the process is simply brilliant!! I pick the next person, and they pick whatever they want, using whatever process they want to pick it (or no process at all). You couldn't make it any simpler than that.

Glad to hear that I'm not the only one who thought this "poll/thread" process of picking my AOTW could be fun, by soliciting feedback from the group. Now "Grass Roots" is in the lead!!

Like I said before, Get this album (relatively) soon!!! - cuz one way or another, it's gonna be our Album of the Week, within the next few months.... And now that it's out domestically, at a relatively cheap price, and has several players we all know and probably love - but a leader most of us probably don't know very well (or at least I sure didn't), I absolutely think this would be a great AOTW!!

I see somebody bought the copy from half.com -- was it anybody here?? If so, lemme know what you think of the album...

Well, that's one of the reasons I haven't picked yet. People are still voting, since I see "Grass Roots" just pulled even with "Jacknife" - with 5 votes each. Maybe I could go with "Grass Roots" - cuz it does have both Lee and Woody, in a "Hill"-ish context. Keep voting - I still haven't decided 'for sure' yet...

I'm still leaning towards the Corea "IS" sessions as my choice. I know, I know, more people want "Jackife", but if there's that much interest in it - then it can certainly be picked for another week. I'll make my decision by this Sunday night (April 27th), so people have a whole week to find the title, if they don't already have it, and spin it a few times. ( And actually, I'm quite pleased that there's been a bunch of interest in nearly all these titles (based on the poll results). "Lift Every Voice" is the only one getting 2 votes, and the rest of the votes are pretty much evenly spread out. )

===== http://www.jamiecullum.com/ Go to the "music" section to sample several MP3's. He sounds like a "Harry Connick Jr." wanna-be, to me...

( That reminds me of my favorite kangaroo mime, you know... Marcell Marsupial!!! ) Oh, I guess I should go next... Matt Wilson, who I understand grew up in a really little town about 10 miles from the little town (pop 35,000) where I went to college.

Though not jazz, certainly, they also have the Henze "Trumpet Requiem" (as I like to call it), which is one of the most amazing 20th Century classical orchestral works I've ever heard. At only $4, take a chance!!! Henze, Requiem (9 sacred concertos for piano solo, trumpet concertante & chamber orchestra. Ueli Wiget, piano. Hakan Hardenberger, trumpet. Ensemble Modern/ Metzmacher) Add to cart | Price: $ 3.99 | Country: AMERICA | D/A code: D | Code: SK 58972 | BRO Code: 25775 | Label: SONY/CBS | Genre: Misc.Concerti

I should also mention that http://www.broinc.com/ has both of the Andrew Hill "Freedom" titles on CD for only $3.99 each. Spiral: Webster & Kaper, Invitation. Andrew Hill, Tomorrow; Laverne; The Message; Today; Spiral; Quiet Dawn. (Andrew Hill {piano}, Lee Konitz {saxes}, Ted Curson {trumpets}, Cecil McBee {bass}, Art Lewis {drums} et al. Rec.1974-75) Add to cart | Price: $ 3.99 | Country: GERMANY | D/A code: A | Code: FCD 41007 | BRO Code: 106055 | Label: FREEDOM | Genre: Jazz Live at Montreux (solo-piano): Ellington, Come Sunday. Andrew Hill, Snake Hip Waltz; Nefertisis; Relativity. (Andrew Hill, solo-piano. Rec. Montreux, 7/20/75) Add to cart | Price: $ 3.99 | Country: GERMANY | D/A code: A | Code: FCD 41023 | BRO Code: 106053 | Label: FREEDOM | Genre: Jazz