Eric

I continue to be mystified that "Andrew" by Andrew Hill has never been out on CD. Glad to have my scratchy lp though ... Eric

I am spending the weekend there ... never gone "jazzing" in Phoenix before - any recommendations? Thanks, Eric

I listended to "Two Sides of ..." last night - what a great album. I think Wlson's playing really is distinctive and nice. Another Ayers/Wilson combo is the first album Ayers ever did - on United Artists and called West Coast Vibes. It is a quintet with Curtis Amy on tenor. What a killer album for Blue Note to re-issue! Eric

Awesome news!

I have SOLD a few things for stupid prices that I never thought I would achieve. A Joe Farrell CTI CD for $40 comes to mind ... Eric

I hate the use the "U" word, because about 99% of jazz musicians are IMHO, but I really think it is sad that Sonny Fortune only has 1-2 albums in print. I happen to be listening to a burn I made of his A&M lps and they are really, really nice. BTW, the All Music Reviews of these things are way hosed at 2 stars each - yeah there is a clinker of two, but they are mostly great 70s modal jazz. I think his Blue Note stuff is also very nice and is worth searching out. Any other SF fans out there and/or recommendations? Eric

Claude, Yes, it was the late 80s release for the Monk/Trane. Eric

I have the Monk/Trane set and it seems like a nice improvement, with Trane esp vivid. I also have the Wes ("Incredible ...") and sadly it is not that much better. But, this one has always sounded kinda lousy to me, so maybe a bad test case. Anyway, I do plan to dip my toe in for selected titles again. Eric

Thanks - think I will spring for the 99 version. The 90 version sounds kinda lousy to me ... Eric

I have the 1990 version with the three bonus tracks. I see there is a 1999 version with both the stereo and mono versions - is it worth my while to upgrade? Eric

I have the Ron Horton - I think Kurt Rosenwinkel plays on it (or maybe that was the Phil Grenadier). Nice CDs. I think FSNT puts out good stuff. I sort of view them as a Criss Cross type label. Eric

funny Lon, snagged those a week ago (inspired by this thread of course) Eric PS - Elmore James does in fact kick major butt too ... I got into all this music about 10 years ago ... it has been fun to pull out/listen to all the CDs since the inception of this thread PSS - Another guy who I really enjoy is Son Seals ... more of a 70s guy and the guitar tone is not quite as perfect as some of the above guys, but a great listen nonetheless - Chicago Fire is my favorite ...

YES - it is the early stuff and is very, very tasty. From there, it generally becomes more "rock-oriented", whatever that means I have an EMI set (may be out of print) that collects the "Shelter" recordings. Sure, it is not PURE blues, but it is close enough for me and Freddie is all there, vocals and playing-wise. After the Rhino, it might be easier to just decide what to avoid, if anything. Eric

This board totally blows the BN board away. It really feels like home Eric

DAMN ... after scanning parts of the Dowd report, triple fuck him! Eric

you know, I will be quite pissed if the music CD includes any unreleased stuff (having just bought the DVD) - not to get the cart before the horse, but what a complete lack of respect for their customers if it does ... Eric

Obviously a tough call, given what he did on the field. Sadly, my vote would be no. At some point, there were rules established (or authority granted to those to decide on this situation years ago). Just because he decides to fess up now should not invalidate the decisions made years ago. That would effectively be saying - the decisions made years ago are being overturned on the basis of Rose's admission that he lied to the decision-makers years ago. What the hell kind of sense does that make? It is like someone who went to jail for committing a crime years ago, who after denying it for years, now admits it. What do you do now - let that person out of prison? Last time I checked, we live by the rule of law - not the rule of sympathy. (I recognize of course that this is not a legal matter per se, but I think the general concept applies here). Eric

Lucky Thompson - now there would be one hell of a Mosaic project !!! Eric

The Blue Note DVD is out and is an enhanced version of the Town Hall Concert from the mid-80s. There is a thread on it somewhere on the board if you are interested. Eric

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Couple of points above ... I agree, Clapton has tried to help popularize his (and my) heros. I also think "overhyped" and "overworshiped" are right on ... not his fault for sure. Anyway, I have used this album to "convert" a number of my previously uninitiated friends to what blues guitar is all about ... damn near perfect record: