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Pim

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  1. That’s a great one!
  2. Have two orders from Japan. One was shipped on the 24th of April and still has not arrived. The other one was shipped on the 25th of May and arrived today. Now that’s weird...
  3. With Mal Waldron, Fred Braceful and Raoul Walton. Did not knew this guy but I am pleasantly surprised. Nice funky modal playing. Braceful is in prime form!
  4. Nah I don't do that stuff. I can name plenty of examples. Just to name a few: the Maturity series by Mal Waldron. And more recently I found a copy of Thierry Bruneau's Live at the Kave. Also, sometimes they are to be found on Discogs but for ridiculous prices. 60 euros, 70 euros or even 100 +. These proxy sites count multiple shipping costs and of course a fee but then still the items are way cheaper. Plus those sites also give access to for example Rakuten and Yahoo Japan. Anyway, apparently I am the only one on the board who has used these kind of websites? Did not expect that!
  5. I’m really talking bout the stuff you can’t find nowhere else. Also not on Discogs.
  6. Yeah for the new stuff CDJapan is definitely my favorite, thanks Hutchfan. Using these proxy sites is really for very hard to get out of print items only.
  7. Language is not really the biggest problem. Most of those Amazon.co.jp sellers do not ship outside of Japan. Plus the shipping costs get very high with multiple items. For these things, proxy shipping is a pretty good solution, although still expensive. I have tried the proxy shipping option by CDJapan once but they were unable to deliver the item I wanted....
  8. Amazon.co.jp sometimes have items that you cannot get anywhere else. Ordering them is expensive but also not very easy because of the language barrier and the high shipping costs. But most of all: most of the smaller sellers do not ship overseas. There are a few websites offering their services to make this easier. Of course they ask a fee for it and it is still expensive. I know three of them and I have used one of them. I always used Kupiku but their search function is defunct for almost 6 months now, which really sucks. And my last experience with them was not very positive. Searching the web I found two more: White Rabbit Express and Remambo. What are your experiences with these companies? Which one do you use and why? Or are there more and better options?
  9. ah that sounds more than reasonable
  10. Anyone any experience with USA to Europe mail? I want to place a big order in the US but am a bit worried by the stories about the US mail service....
  11. Yeah I know: it's a rare one. But the 150 euro + on Discogs is a bit too much for me... If anyone here wants to sell for a more reasonable price I'd be happy. Thanks!
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    Keith Jarrett Corner

    Great player but not one of my favorites. But one of his records is one of my favorite: it’s the Survivors Suite. I think I like the American Quartet best especially because of Dewey Redman. I really never cared a lot for the solo and standards stuff.
  13. R.I.P. Jimmy what a life you had!
  14. Sorry forgot to mention: it’s the solo mosaic.
  15. The box is in great condition but has some minor shelf wear. Of course I could send pictures. The box is not numbered. 50 euros is the price. Shipping within Europe is 10 euros. Shipping to the US is 20 euros. PM if interested.
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    Mal Waldron

    This one arrived today. And.... again it's beautiful. Very, very accesible too. Now listen from minute 4:00 how they let Snake Out fade into the beautiful Free for C.T. (Cecil Taylor). This is why I like these guys. The chemistry is so intense, the space they both take is huge. I love it.
  17. Yeah me too. But for me a vinyl copy will do just fine as well. It’s on my wishlist.
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    Mal Waldron

    Nice one!
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    Mal Waldron

    That’s nice! I’ve got a copy of Waldron’s What it Is signed by Waldron if you like Hot House you should definitely give the other duet albums a try. They are strong without exception.
  20. Nice to see that Waldron out on cd. It’s a great session. Also that McBee really needed a cd reissue. I’ve got the German Enja version which goes for 40 euros on Discogs.
  21. Can’t remember I was ‘complaining’ nor was I stating people here called it ‘stone-cold classics’. I just gave my opinion on the sessions and asked if there were others who also felt that way. And there is never anything wrong with people enjoying music.
  22. Am I the only one who is not very much impressed by these albums? Don’t get me wrong, the music’s good but these all really sound much like jam sessions. Another couple of one take recordings put on a new record, state some big names on the cover and hope it will sell. I miss inspiration and creativity.
  23. Yeah I guess they could. I did not buy it trough Discogs but directly via their website. They indeed rate their product very conservatively (and are very, very expansive too). To a certain extent I follow their arguments: they are a ‘middle man’, selling stuff from other parties. But as I mentioned: what’s the difficult checking the items you sell? They are used, so opened and everything. If they did check it I did not lose 40 euros. To be honest: I did not expect this from them. Mostly they are very correct en customer friendly. I’d probably order from them again cause they are sometimes the only party but will be more careful in the future.
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