Eric

The downswing is all that matters ... indeed!

Received my copy today, will have a chance to listen later. I did spend some time with the booklet. A few comments - first, they have gone back to their "original" booklet production, i.e. in contrast to say the recent Mingus set (which had a relatively slick cover). Not sure I have described this well, but if you have the Mingus set you know what I am talking about. Second, skimming the notes (which are primarily written by Woody III), they seem pretty comprehensive, both in terms of describing the music and describing the man. Both Billy Harper and Anthony Braxton have written portions of the notes - the ones from Braxton are particularly enlightening/entertaining.

some discussion here: I have Family Affair and Brother Rap from compilation CDs they are not bad, definitely a funk vibe, not much in the way of solos Hutcherson meets early Kool & the Gang meets lost blaxploitation soundtrack

was always wondering about that ...

Agree with Sidewinder. I enjoy this one quite a bit - much more than I would have thought. It has been in regular rotation since the Japanese CD came out earlier this year. Of the same general vibe as the Mosaic Select a while back. Perhaps a tad more "commercial" - a few wordless vocals, a little electric guitar, but neither of these are distracting and fit well into the overall vibe. Part of it reminds me of the more fusion-y aspects of the San Francisco lp - but I like this better.

I have one, although it is the previous version of the 4HD. Bought it ~ 3 years ago. Unlike the current 4HD, my device has 2TB of storage. Configuration-wise, I think it most resembles the current 6HD. So with the 5HD, you will require some sort of NAS (as it has no internal storage). Apologies if you figured all this out. Lot's of things to say about them - would be happy to discuss over the phone - PM me if you like. Virtues - the music sounds great, which is really the most important thing. Vices - the O/S takes a little getting used to, although in the current 5HD, the O/S has been completely re-done. The biggest complaint of the Olives is that once the music is stored on your Olive, it cannot be ported easily to another system. In the NAS-based world of the 5HD (or companion 4HD), that should not be a problem. 99% of the time I control it with my iphone or ipad. Might be worth checking out their new product the One.

I have some of these as well ... maybe a couple more than several Needless to see I keep coming back.

Never noticed the whale before ...

Happy Birthday Chuck!!

Way to go Tom!!

That is a fairly long list, although a dream Mosaic for me would be the Muse recordings of Bill Hardman, Junior Cook and Mickey Tucker. Most dates feature one of the other players. Very little of this has been on CD. Ricky Ford has 8-9 Muse lps, a couple of which made it to lp (as well as a sampler). A little hit or miss for me. James Spaulding also has a nice run, although most of them made it to CD. A second (or maybe a sixth) for the Bill Barron lps.

Well, eight years on, I have yet to see the damn thing, but did find an alternate cover - from the French Epic pressing, apparently:

yeah ... given the price differential with the CDs and the nature of this materials - breakdowns, false starts, etc., I can't see why the lps would interest anyone ...

Given there are multiple cuts of many of the tracks, I once compiled a CD consisting of one take of each of those tracks. Who knows if they were the "best" example of each track, but it made for fun listening.

Absolutely love this album

Freakin' treat indeed!! Had a beat-up lp forever and never listened to it, but have come back to the CD numerous times since I bought it. I'd say it is relatively close in feel to the stuff on the Hutch Select from a few years ago, maybe not quite as much "that kind of record" as you might think . There are some incidental vocals that float in and out but they fit just fine. Seventies vibe all the way

This site is fantastic if you have not discovered it: http://www.weatherreportdiscography.org

I have been dealing with them since day 1, bought the Monk Blue Note right after it came out. Never had an issue with them over maybe 50-60 boxes/selects. The few times I have reached out to them, they have exceeded expectations, as reported by others above.

Now this seems a little odd ... Dusty Groove has just released three out the four titles on their own label: http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=w3qfjvrcwh&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3Ddusty%2Bgroove%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1 http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=fnsd6ydcdg&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3Ddusty%2Bgroove%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1 http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=rrk6n9hx49&ref=browse.php&refQ=kwfilter%3Ddusty%2Bgroove%26amp%3Bincl_oos%3D1%26amp%3Bincl_cs%3D1

Between all of the above, it looks like there are four Ronnie Foster lps being reissued. I know very little of his work - is any of it worthy, say in sort of a funk/groove kind of way? Would like the POV of someone other than the Bastards

So to add the new titles: February 20 release date: Alphonse Mouzon - The Man Incognito Barbara Carroll - Barbara Carroll Blue Note Meets The L.A.Philharmonic Bobbi Humphrey - Satin Doll Bobby Hutcherson - Knucklebean Carmen Mcrae - Carmen Mcrae At The Great American Music Hall Chico Hamilton - Chico Hamilton And The Players Eddie Henderson - Sunburst Elvin Jones - Mr. Jones Gene Harris - In A Special Way Horace Silver - Silver `n Percussion Ronnie Foster - Cheshire Cat Ronnie Laws - Pressure Sensitive March 20 release date: Alphonse Mouzon - The Essence Of Mistery Bobby Humphrey - Fancy Dancer Bobby Hutcherson - The View From The Inside Bobby Hutcherson - Waiting Dom Minasi - I Have The Feeling I've Been Here Before Dom Minasi - When Joanna Loved Me Donald Byrd - Stepping Into Tomorrow Eddie Henderson - Heritage Gene Harris - Nexus Gene Harris - Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow John Lee / Jerry Brown - Mango Sunrise Lou Donaldson - Sassy Soul Strut McCoy Tyner - Asante Ronnie Foster - Sweet Revival

A couple of these are up for auction on ebay (set to end today): http://www.ebay.com/itm/78-RPM-RARE-12-INCH-JAZZ-ON-BLUE-NOTE-CLIMAX-105-EE-/390517113662?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item5aeca2433e http://www.ebay.com/itm/78-RPM-RARE-12-INCH-JAZZ-ON-BLUE-NOTE-CLIMAX-102-EE-/251203809367?pt=Music_on_Vinyl&hash=item3a7ce9f057

New release. Details according to Google translator : Wayne Shorter has returned to Blue Note Records. Work from the same label as the leader of the release will be the first time in 43 years the "Without A Net". The quartet is led by Danilo Perez (piano), John Patito~utchi (bass), Brian Blade called (drum), familiar. "Was one of the most outstanding musicians of our time is proud composer Wayne Shorter is" I Don Was is the president of Blue Note Records said. At the age of 80 ", the powerful but its reached a peak, you can be greeted by Blue Note Records Wayne for the first time in years. 43 bands deserve to be called the highest among his career is supporting it As the idea, but it's a romantic lies in refusing obstinately to be drowning in nostalgia that. fact, "Without A Net" Index was also E be a board must listen so much, enduring attraction of his advancing constantly It's because there is such a strong determination Shorter himself wants to continue. " Shorter is described in this way, the musical journey of discovery that they seek always thought himself. I challenge that you create a "Schwarzschild radius", "specificity. That it is repeated," How now, artists we have to face, "cycle behavior the ego to the right and left, to tie up human beings because , they closed the entrance of life named the ultimate adventure.'s why, man I must We need to break the cycle. " "Without A Net" is a roller coaster of music by all 9 tracks on this disc with a focus on the live recording from the Wayne Shorter Quartet European Tour in late 2011. Poem only "Pegasus" by the sound of 23 minutes is something that earlier was recorded welcomed the Imani Winds in Los Angeles, Walt Disney Concert Hall. "Orbitz" It's new songs from the pen of his Shorter 6 songs in the Track songs Movies 2 Shorter "Plaza Real" and (album "Miles Smiles" Miles Davis) that (included Weather Report "Pro Sessions") has been transformed into a new version. The title track is taken from the "era air Revue" musical film of 1933, as his first film co-starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers, will be familiar to through movies like Shorter. Without a net and the meaning is that, without a safety net. I seem to have caught on film aerial scenes Revue. (From Label Info)

And the series continues, scroll down to the February 20th release date: http://www.hmv.co.jp/en/search/advanced_1/category_1%2C2%2C3%2C4%2C5%2C7%2C9%2C10%2C23%2C24/formattype_1/genre_Jazz_800/labelcode_TO/pagesize_1/year_2013/?fmtCd=on