Eric

I like it!

LOL Although I was a fan back in the day, I don't thik the Police have aged very well (the music, not the muscles). To me, while The Clash, London Calling, This Years Model and Setting Sons still sound incredibly compelling, the Police just seem kind of clever and frankly boring. Maybe I can't get over the fact that Sting is such a tool, because I do think the other two have talent and were good players.

This is a great set!

I see a few more titles at CD Universe: http://www.cduniverse.com/sresult.asp?styl...ic+Contemporary

Woody Shaw as mentioned above and Tina Brooks

Happy birthday from KC!!!

I have waited three years for the appropriate time to use this icon:

They have also been issued in the vinyl format.

got it - in any event, somebody snatch that CD!!

BTW, there is an Eddie Marshall CD called Dance of the Sun on Timeless from 77 that features the basic group as on many of the Select sessions (Hutch, Leary, Boyd). I see the board member "currently known as donald petersen" has a copy for sale - it is definitely worth getting if you like the Select.

That is one way to view it I saw where Law apologized for the the so-called celebration at mid-court. I appreciate his class, but the apology was not necessary. I don't know any KU fans who were offended. That is what college bball is all about. Speaking of A&M, I have been to a couple KU/A&M games in Lawrence (which were surpisingly close). But I really admire how the A&M players, band and traveling fans get together after the game and sing the fight song/alma matter/whatever it is. Again, one of the things that makes college sports so cool.

were 70's Blue Note vinyls that bad? JB Erratic might be a better term. I've had some that sounded good, but many had way too many pops and clicks right out of the shrinkwrap.

I was at the KU game and watched Law drain that 3 pointer right in front of us. They showed great heart that night and looked awesome tonight. KU is going to have to play their butts offs to have a chance for the Big 12 title and hope for a A&M slip up. Hopefully we will see a rematch in the Big 12 tourney (too bad it is in OKC). The Big 12 is showing some legs ... Tech is tough, K-State is coming on and Texas will always be dangerous with Durant.

I've had the Hutch lps for years and have always enjoyed this music quite a bit. Hearing it all on CD (versus those lousy 70s BN lps) is a real treat! This is very nice music, great vibe!

Delmark finally gets the bone ... and sadly Dusty Groove is one of the pimps. Both of the Forrest CDs are in print and readily available.

Ha - I see it completely the opposite - I am going to have to re-listen - has been a while on both.

Only Hill really really did nothing for me was Les Trinitaires, a solo album from the 90s.

Might be easier to cite the Hill to avoid - for me, nothing has really grabbed me since Shades, but YMMV. Summit Conference is excellent.

Good call.

I enjoy Andrew!!! and Dance with Death. I also think the Mosaic Select (he has two - the one with the bands) is full of wonderful music.

This is pretty much my thinking, too. If Mosaic needs to expand its horizons in order to keep releasing the good stuff, it's OK with me. I'm not sure I understand what people are concerned about "tarnishing the brand" unless it somehow impacts their ability to continue the boxes. I think the concern might be that it reduces the price/collectibility of the full-size boxes in the secondary (ebay) market. Kind of like putting a Sears 8-track in a new BMW.

SUPER BLUE is already up for pre-order on Amazon. There are no extra tracks added in that Amazon listing. Noticed that - hopefully a typo. I thought David Weiss reported listening to the tracks tracks when he was traveling with Freddie. EDIT - CD Universe shows the three extra tracks.

I agree with most of the skeptcism/criticism expressed above, HOWEVER, we will get Super Blue, presumably with the extra tracks that have been discussed elsewhere on this board. Can High Energy be far behind (which was remastered by Columbia at the same time)?

A lot of the so-called "blowing sessions" from the mid-late 50s on Prestige (which seem to be categorically dismissed).

I was looking at my lps that correspond to this set and noticed that they are not including "Head On". It IS from 1971, so it misses the cut-off by several years. IIRC, it has the same vibe as the 74-77 stuff, but it really is more representative of the Hutch/Land group. I did notice Hutch is wearing the same orange cap on both "Head On" and "Cirrus" - photos must have come from the same session.