Eric

What about including the two 80s lps in the scope? Certainly similar in terms of "look and feel" ... Eric

I received this yesterday and had a chance to listen to it a bit in the car. I don't have a hell of a lot to add to the above, except to say that I really do enjoy what I've heard so far. I like the tunes and the accents that are played behind the solos. Oddly, one of the tracks sounds very familiar - can't remember which one - have any of these been recorded before. Another oddball impression - parts of it - maybe just the overall feel - remind me of "Mode for Joe". It is simply stunning to me that this thing sat for so long, although Cuscuna's explaination of why makes sense (lousy mix on the first tapes he heard). Kudos to BN and AH for putting this out!!! Eric

Found it! Lonnie's Lament! Thanks

Sometime in the last 5-7 years, I remember grooving quite nicely to a KG track that featured PM on guitar synth. Seems it was an intense tune and after KG's solo, PM comes crashing in on the guitar synth. I emphasize the "synth" aspect because that is part of what it so cool. My obvious guess would be the KG CD Pursuance, but no luck finding it so far. Eric

never seen this before ...

Rooster, According to UPS, my copy is in Des Moines at the moment, which means it s/b in KC on Wednesday. You are more than welcome to swing by and borrow it - I will have my three young kids with me and their taste for AH is not quite as well developed as ours Just let me know - I live in old Leawood - not too far from the KU Med area. Eric

As the third wheel of the KC connection (Free for All and Rosoter being the others), I can only say that I wish I could join you guys beating down the doors at Streetside. I am still waiting for CD Universe to put me in "shipping" mode Eric

I love Trane and this is a real nice treat! It is very interesting to listen to the sound of his voice and the "pacing" of his conversation. I dig the way he pauses to answer the questions and seems very thoughtful in his responses. He also sounds very relaxed and there are bits of humor here and there. Who is asking the questions? This is awesome!!! Eric

am also in CD Universe "shipping mode" ... It feels much better to be a dork in such good company ... Eric

One thing I noticed about CD Universe is they don't ship in advance of Tuesday release dates. I think the old CD Now used to do that so that you would actually get it close to Tuesday. I suppose if I want these on Tuesday, I should buy them locally. But aside from Borders and Barnes & Noble, there is only one independent record store left in town. And this is a metro area of 1.5 million plus. So why go way out of my way to go to this one store only to discover that Rooster has beaten me to the punch . BTW, I think the Borders experience really blows. They almost never have their new stuff in the racks on Tuesdays and it is way freaking expensive compared to CD Universe or even Amazon. So, I shop at CD Universe and wait till Thursday or Friday. I don't mind the waiting, but I really do miss the good old independent record store experience. Eric

Jeff - got it - it's yours. Eric

Got mine in KC!!! They thoughtfully included two booklets, one of which I would be happy to share with whoever is interested - just PM me. Eric

Lon is right - this kicks ass - great to see Monk live. Grab it!! Eric

Great to see some EC fans on the board. I was a huge fan up through Imperial Bedroom and have more/less ignored him since. I have "Extreme Honey" - the "best of" from the WB years. So, aside from Painted from Memory (which I just snagged), where to start in the post-Columbia years? Thanks, Eric

I spent a couple hours with a friend last night listening to nothing but Elvis. What depth to his catalog! My buddy loves Trust and My Aim and I was turning him on to my favorites off Armed Forces and This Years Model. And of course we listened to Get Happy too. One thing that we came away with was that the Attractions were/are one kick-ass band. There are a bunch of tunes where the bass just drives the song at a frantic pace - as does the organ in many spots. EC is a great guitar player too, but what other "punk" would have had the balls to load up his tunes with organ and bass so much. And of course it works, to say the least. His lyrics from this era are outstanding too ... very clever, but with emotional depth and punch too. Thanks for the heads up on the new one! Eric

Also burned myself a copy of Dimensions from the early 80s on Elektra/Musician. I had never really listened to this much, was "afraid" of the violin action (John Blake). Well, it turns out this is an outstanding session too. Gary Bartz is also on it and there is a ton of McCoy doing his thing. This probably *never* makes it to CD, along with a bunch of other good stuff from that label. Too bad - worth checking out! Eric

Wow - the track I listened to sounds really good. Martino's guitar sounds "chunky" - clear and well articulated. Eric

I had the same reaction to both his later BN CDs. They look great on paper and while they are not BAD, they are not BAAAAD either. Eric

At some point I heard there might be a Mosaic. Tyner is probably hard to justify since he has so much stuff in print - albeit not on Blue Note. Funny, I started listening to jazz in the lp era. Many of the original Milestones and BNs (on lp) did not seem to capture his sound all that well - maybe because I bought scratchy used lps. My copy of "Cosmos" sounds like crap, maybe VG- even though visually it looks M-. Anyway, the "CD era" has been good to McCoy - I can hear it all now!!! Eric

This was a two lp set that came out in the 70s as part of Blue Note's reissue program. In this case, the music was previously unreleased. Three of these tracks were issued on the "Asante" CD, leaving five tracks to be issued (hopefully) in the future on CD. And what a CD it would make! Three of the tracks are trio with an unobtrusive string quartet (along with Harold Vick on soprano) and the remaining two are straight trio tracks. The music was recorded in 1969 if memory serves and reminds me of the early Milestone stuff, particularly Sahara and Enlightenment. Very powerful playing by McCoy, with interesting tunes. I made a CDR burn and enjoy it as much as anything else he has done. Maybe when BN gets around to the Andrew Hill One for One unissued sessions, they can get to this one at the same time. Eric

Jim/Others, What lp (CD) is the best place to find this tune? Thanks, Eric

Wow - did somebody sneak into my basement and lift these? Eric

Thanks to the KC contingent for snapping up all available local copies of MFJ while I was out of town today Maybe I can pay $18.99 at Borders Anyway, not to pile on, but this is a wonderful session. There are a couple of Lee Morgan solos which are waaaaay intense. Eric

What Jim said. I would go to the AMG site and make selections based on tunes and sidemen, with a bias towards the earlier records. If I could only have one, it would be Enlightenment. Eric

Wow - you are in for a treat. I have been listening to this stuff for 20+ years and come back to it often. Many highlights including: Echoes of a Friend - solo date, devoted to Trane, mixture of Trane and McCoy compositions if memory serves. Enlightenment - this is live and outstanding. The intensity comes very close to the classic Coltrane quartet. Azar Lawrence burns on sax and there is a great solo piece here too. Thunderous! Song for My Lady - basically a quintet with Sonny Fortune and Charles Tolliver. Nice tunes, great playing. Song of the New World - a larger group - also with Fortune. The word that comes to mind here is "swirling". Great stuff. Atlantis - similar to Enlightenment, although that record is superior to my ears. Still wonderful though. Trident - a trio with Elvin and Ron Carter. Probably the best McCoy trio record out there. Tyner, Trane and Monk tunes. Together - a little later, a little less intense than those mentioned above. But ... it has Freddie Hubbard and Bennie Maupin. Once again, killer tunes. I will let someone else take it from here. There are 6-7 others which are very strong. Eric