Eric

Err ... wow that academic/post-NFL career is pretty impressive!

I just became a Cleveland Browns fan 🥲

Thanks - off the fence 😊

Undoubtedly. There are 1000 page plus threads over at the Hoffman board devoted to such topics ...

Wow some of that stuff has been gutted. Was that the sound of the vinyl bubble bursting? Or just normal supply and demand for certain titles?

That is a freaking delight!! So Much Guitar was one of my first jazz albums, 40+ years ago. Still love it and if I had to only pick one Wes … we’ll thankfully I don’t!

Funny, book just arrived in the mail yesterday. Bought it for my son last Christmas, have been eyeing a copy for myself. Can't wait to spin through it this weekend.

I still have a few of the catalogs - not the very early ones, but from maybe five years on. I loved receiving those things in the mail. Pre-internet, that was how I learned of those things (plus Downbeat ads). The labor of love dimension really shone through.

That was totally cool - thanks for posting.

Nice to listen to Gene Harris while I read this thread! I live in Kansas City and have not seen much national talent here over the years. So my sample size is generally limited to business trips to New York or Chicago. Likely my favorite show was George Coleman with Harold Mabern circa 1991 or so. We sat close to the piano and I remember being awed by the size of Mabern's hands. Great show.

Price alert - Dusty Groove has it for $58 on pre-order 😁

Yet not a CTI/A&M product! GNP Crescendo

And limited edition, hard to find vinyl at that.

I don't have my copy handy, so going from memory. No reviews, no artist feature stories (save for a lightweight piece on Billy Harper). There was a bunch of other stuff that really did not interest me.

I saw a number of Ayler boxes in KC yesterday. That is a lot of cash. As mentioned above, I feel some fatigue around paying top dollar for some of this stuff (not a comment on the Ayler per se).

I searched for it in three Kansas City stores with no luck …

That is such a great cover photo!!

Weird, I see it but not figuring out how to download. I use Bandcamp regularly, maybe need to try on my desktop.

So no trumpet on this one? Are Cook/Morris on all the tracks? Copy suggests Cook is only on one track, on soprano? Or maybe tenor on all tracks but soprano on that one? I guess all will be revealed tomorrow!

For me, reviews create an awareness of what is out there. Then you can go stream whatever you like to sample it. As a practical matter however, I put a lot more weight on what I read about here, which has led to an amazing broadening of my tastes. But yeah, I received the May issue in the mail. No reviews, no real artist features. Not sure what it is going to become. I will wait and see how it evolves then decide whether I want to renew.

That is a tasty one!

Dig that! Will spin it here in Kansas City while paying bills 🤣

That is a fun, fun album!

Yes, it would be helpful to have the primary landing page working. Having said that, I was on the other night and there were maybe 5-6 registered users and maybe 25-30 lurkers. So … somehow people are finding the place.