Eric

I have been bouncing around the book, picking out eras I would like to know more about. I found the discussion regarding his participation in a loft scene in the mid-60s pretty interesting and was certainly news to me. I believe the lease for the loft was held by Kiane Zawadi and served as inspiration for the title of East Broadway Run Down.

Seems like this would perfectly fit the Mosaic charter.

Great call on "Hat & Beard" and "Chicken Shack". Of course there is that certain Lee Morgan cut ...

This, yes. And good for Craft for bringing out a non-obvious title. Nobody forced to buy it and if nobody does, they are stuck with the cost of the excess inventory. There seems to be a market for this "One Step" product, so why not? I won't buy the Rollins box, but for someone newer to jazz, the $30 CD version might be pretty appealing, with the booklet and all. Edit: Well, looks like this did sell out - and used copies are $350 plus. Not sure who loses here, except maybe folks who want this version of the LP. Nice to see the positive comments here - will check this out.

Love this set, many layers, many discoveries.

I am not a huge Dylan fan, but happened on to that set and just love it. Yes, I am also looking forward to the new one!

Oh that is awesome, thank-you. I live in KC and would be happy to hop a plane to TX to catch him live. Hard to find much info about his activities online.

Dan - I’ll take the Kenny Drew. Will send the $ later tonight. Thanks

Oh hell yeah! My interests are jazz and rock. I rarely mix the two, so may go rock for a few weeks and then be done - and then flip back to jazz. Spend maybe 2/3 with jazz and 1/3 with rock, plus select country, blues and classical. So if I am in a rock phase, I will drill down hard on a certain artist. If I find something I love, I will play the hell out of it, just to try to fully absorb it, what the artist is really trying to communicate, I guess. My latest rock obsession is an album by Charlie Sexton called Under the Wishing Tree. Just fantastic, timeless and I can’t seem to get enough of it 😃 On the jazz side, my latest “crush” has been John Patton, his later Blue Note stuff, say from 1966 onward. A bunch of this came out on the Rare Groove series. But I just can’t get enough of this stuff, I find it amazingly rich. Recent crushes have included Trane (a frequent target over the years), Sonny, Hampton Hawes and Teddy Edwards (Contemporary years). it is funny, my wife picks up on it and will tease me about it, which of course I love 😃

Thanks Brad. I have seen their listings but great to have the personal recommendation!

Goodness, that brings back memories - I was a subscriber for years and remember that issue. Should have saved it - maybe I did in my mountain of 80s/90s Downbeats ...

Thanks Pim - my habit with Discogs has been to search for what I want with a US seller (to manage shipping), but never really aligned with a specific seller. Most of my Japanese Blue Note purchasing came 10+ years ago on eBay (the "Buy It Now" option). I took the approach you suggested - buy in bulk to manage shipping. So I will check out both these Discogs sellers - thank-you for the recommendation!

Hey Pim - if you don't mind sharing, what is your source for Japanese vinyl? Thanks

Consider me a jazz listener who is missing out. Would love to have a list of 10-15 titles to explore when you (or anyone who follows this thread) have a chance.

That is cool! Yes I enjoy him as well. I like his style - knowledgeable but doesn't take himself too seriously.

PM sent on Parlans

I see Ed Cherry has a new one coming out on Posi-Tone, which can be pre-ordered at Bandcamp. The is a track currently available for purchase - “Ding Dong” from Understanding. Nice to hear somebody cover that one!

Just picked this up ... 18 years later 🙃

High of -4 on Thursday in Kansas City, with wind gusts in the 20s. A rather startling cold 🥶😀

Wholeheartedly agree!

Question - is there any info on line-ups for this set? I saw the album in a store, but didn't see much on who was in the bands. Edit: OK I read above and saw the reference to the Strut site. Got it!

The CDs and/or their web site tout improved mastering, with little explanation. Given their prior history, I am willing to be open minded, but this all seems a little sketchy.

Same here!

Thanks so much for that - I ended up reading much of the issue! Joe Sample giving Monk & Coltrane 2 & 1/2 stars ... 🤔 I have an eye out for Body Meta.

Oh NBD, thought you might have had it handy. I would be curious if you or anyone has recommendations for the harmolodic material. I have/enjoy "Of Human Feelings" on vinyl, never seen it on CD.