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This is literally the one and only Ruben Blades song I own (and have ever owned) — from an XTC v/a tribute album. But I’ve always wanted to get more Blades — especially with the kind of horn section and arranging I’m hearing here — but have never known what’s the best place to start. So, where should I go next?? (This is a very good tribute album, and this Ruben Blades track is absolute top-drawer, among many quite inspired covers found therein.)

A bold admission, to say the least.

How long is the CD in total? And what’s the Carmell quotient like?

I’ve got that Ponty/Gerald-Wilson date on CD, used from Euclid Records in STL (if the price sticker on the case ain’t lyin’ to me) — $8.99, fwiw — found it maybe 15 years ago. Mine is a “One Way Records” deal, also says “Cema, Special Markets” — from 1993, made in Canada. Edit: the miniaturized repro of the original liners makes the text look like it’s about in a 2.5 point font size.

Aha, interesting. I’d seen that Max and Abbey were both listed on the bill — not of the movie, but of the festival. And I too was hugely curious who was in his band (hoping perhaps Charles Tolliver). Can anyone scare up any pics or individual still-frames from the new doc — so we can all take a crack at ID-ing the mystery tenor player?

I don’t really know exactly, but Dusty Groove has a specific sub-section for it… https://www.dustygroove.com/category/now_sound This seems to get at it, I presume… https://www.spaceagepop.com/whatis.htm#now

I’ve told this story before, but I had a roommate back in college for one summer (and she really was just a roommate)… …and all the jazz I was listening to back then (whatever it was), she classified into three simple categories… 1) Pink Panther (as in the PP theme song, and incidental music) 2) Peanuts (as in the Charlie Brown TV specials music) 3) Batman (as in the old Batman 60’s TV theme song). Anything I would put on (any individual cut), I could ask her what kind was it — and she’d listen for a bit, and put it in one of those three categories. To her way of thinking, those were the 3 different kinds of jazz.

You better not be trying to suggest that’s suppose to garner our respect er nothin’.

Bump! — for no particular reason.

Alas, I never got this when I had the chance (though in my defense, it was always close to $25 with shipping, always from eBay sellers from god only knows where). Still wish I had, and would love to still find a copy.

How many different kinds/colors of kryptonite were there? I vaguely remember there were several.

So what’s next on the chopping block? (After rap and hip hop?)

There was an Albert Mangelsdorff 5CD box (Vol 1, of a 2 maybe 3 volume set of Mangelsdorff titles) that included Zo-Ko-Ma, that I tracked down a few years ago. It’s a nice date.

Red vinyl with black marbling? Foil stamped? “Direct to Board” Jacket style? “Widespine” Jacket type? Oh, and it’s numbered! Lineup is barely mentioned (only at the bottom of a description you have to expand to see). NO track-listing, NO track-times, NO recording date (beyond the year), NO recording location mentioned, NO indication whether it was recorded live or whether it’s a studio album. But yeah, here’s all the fuckin’ bells and whistles about the marbled red and black colored vinyl and “jacket style” AND “jacket type”. This shit annoys the fuck out of me. /rant

I bought a few booklets for the LP-only Miles sets they did (back in the day, when I'd gotten the metal-spine boxes with notes that were really hard to read). And -- back then -- I think(?) they charged me $15, iirc. Shipping would've pumped up my true cost, but I piggybacked on some other orders that included other large-format boxes (so no extra shipping at all, really). This was back in the day though, so no idea how that applies now. $20 wouldn't be entirely unreasonable now, but I wouldn't think they'd be higher than that -- but for long OOP sets, who knows?

Looking forward to listening to this. And everyone should click on “see more” to catch the full accompanying notes, which are fairly extensive (I’ve only just skimmed them, I have to admit). Some good stories in there!

I think the purpose of the “just sold out” is so if someone saw something earlier the same day (or maybe within the last 24 hours), they can then get positive confirmation that it really was there, and to more clearly explain why it’s not available (as opposed to it just suddenly not appearing at all).

Speaking of Lee-way — can someone remind me of the story behind how it’s the only Lee BN album recorded during the window when he otherwise was recording leader-dates for Vee-Jay and Jazzland (with non-BN dates both before and after). I used to know all these ins and outs of the label — but most of them I haven’t thought of much in the last 10 years, and have either forgotten, or only vaguely remember now — though I was more steeped in this stuff circa 1995-2010.

Thank goodness!

I registered about 30-40 min ago, but have not gotten any sort of confirmation email yet (and it did check my junk folder, nada). Did anyone else get a confirmation email? EDIT: I just got an email confirmation about 3-4 min ago, I’m now just seeing.

Me too!!

Don’t tell me they put the alternates right (immediately) after each one of the chosen “master” takes — ?? (Meaning do they stack up the multiple takes of the title track back to back?) And how’s the sound quality again? I’d love to have a cd reissue of this that’s a fair bit better than the Black Lion edition I’ve had for close to 20 years — but I’d rather not pay $25 for one, if the SQ upgrade is barely noticeable.

Ok, I’m about sold then on that basis alone. I’ll confess I’ve avoided all the Mulligan/Baker quartets because I’ve never warmed to Chet Baker over the years (though I’ll also confess I stopped trying 20 years ago). Which specific albums do I want then? Have they been collected up nicely into a comprehensive CD set, by any chance? — not likely, if multiple labels are involved. Is the Mulligan/Baker Mosaic Select what I need? - by any chance? (I’m clueless about the Mulligan catalog.) Next to zero interest in any PD releases of this material, unless someone really thinks that’s the way to go (hard to imagine I’d be swayed, but you can try).

The Concert Band Mosaic is (and still is) my first ever Mulligan purchase, only just about 3 years ago — and it’s really wonderful. For those interested, it seems to go for quite reasonable prices these days. Got mine for ~$65 incl. shipping (from eBay), but I’ve seen several others sell for about that same price, rarely more than $70. Bought it less for Mulligan’s playing specifically, as I did for the fantastic writing and arranging for the larger ensemble, which just sparkles.

Am seeing it on cd for well less than that here… https://www.roughtrade.com/us/charlie-parker/bird-in-la $25.99 as of my posting this link here.