Eric

Very touching, Kevin.

Good grief - I just converted that into pounds! Where do you get them for that price please? MG Courtesy of this man of course http://www.earlyrecords.com/listcd2.html

There are a number of Charly boots on iTunes. I find it all to be pretty confusing, esp when you consider the European box issued by Fantasy/Pablo ago. In other words, if you have the box, which of the boots do you need? This is also complicated by some of the Impulse issues (live version of A Love Supreme) over the last couple years. Plus the fact that some of the Fantasy locations are incorrect. Plus the fact that Gambit is putting out some stuff ...

Somehow seeing "95" in the same paragraph as "compromised" made me chuckle. I "starved" myself with 60-something

From Thom Jurek at All Music: "Live at Club Mozambique was, according to Bob Belden's liner notes, rumored to exist for decades in Blue Note's Grant Green discography, but was never released. His explanation as to why is satisfactory — Green's star had waned considerably — and makes some sense, but the label had 15 unissued albums by the guitarist by 1971. This date recorded at the famed Detroit jazz club (Green was living in the city at the time) is the second such set of grooves to be issued from the club floor — Lonnie Smith's was the first. The band consists of Idris Muhammad, Ronnie Foster, Houston Person, and the all but unknown Clarence Thomas, and the two tenor saxophonists (Thomas also played soprano here) laid out heavy, deep funk on the tunes that were chosen. Foster and Muhammad were symbiotic as a rhythm section. Foster's grooving under-the-cover basslines matched the soul groove style of Muhammad. They locked onto Green and couldn't be shaken loose. Obviously created for an inner-city audience and the jukebox crowd, this set was recorded a scant five months after Alive!, but bites a lot harder. The tunes include a simmering read of the Clarence Carter vehicle "Patches" with Green stretching the melody to the breaking point, and the horn section fills egg him on. "One More Chance" was written by the Corporation (the Mizell Brothers) and recorded by the Jackson 5. It's got that soulful ballad sweetness just over the top of some sparkling chops — Thomas' soprano here is a perfect foil to both Green and Person. Green's reliance on those low strings for his melody is special; it's meaty and stays in the pocket, allowing for more ensemble interplay — though his solo is a thing to behold, all knotty yet still full of warmth and vigor. When he starts twinning with Foster near its end, the joy just bleeds from the speakers. The read of "Walk on By" is soulful without being overly ornate. Thomas' "Farid" and the opener, "Jan Jan," written by M. Davis (not Miles), are for the hard jazz fans here. The horn charts are tight and elaborate in their fashion, and Green pulls out the stops layering blues, jazz, and soulful funkiness into each of his lines. And to hear this rhythm section simmer and pop is glorious. Highly recommended."

HP, I just saw there is a new vinyl place over by 64th & Quivera. My son and I are going to check it out this weekend. I am guessing it is the old CD Warehouse location: http://www.vinyl-renaissance.com/servlet/StoreFront I also heard that Music Exchange had relocated into the West Bottoms - can't recall the specific address. My son tells me there is also a place over on 39th Street and we have also been to a bookstore on 39th that has some vinyl in the basement. Very eclectic selection. I was very bummed when Recycled Sounds closed, but at least I caught their sale. Best record store in the area is still Love Garden in Lawrence, although I am very eager to check out Vinyl Renaissance. There is also a used CD/vinyl store over on 75th Street in OP (or Shawnee) that is cool - Needmore Discs. Actually pretty refreshing to see all the new places "filling the void" after the demise of RS and ME. Eric

I do like the fact they were able to use a F. Wolff photo for the cover

Well I am partial to the Montgomery stuff ... simply because my lousy ears don't capture his tone as well as I'd like ... I notice an improvement with the K2s ...

Just got an "order confirmation" for an order placed late this afternoon. All items have a ship date of 7/18/06 next to them. Order no. 5737

"Only" grabbed 22 of them, plus the Evans box (how can you resist at that price?) Bill Evans - The Complete Riverside Recordings Miles Davis - Bag's Groove Walt Dickerson - A Sense Of Direction Funk Inc. - Urban Renewal Benny Golson - Stockholm Sojourn Milt Jackson/Wes Montgomery - Bags Meets Wes! Thelonious Monk - Monk's Music Art Pepper - Smack Up Sonny Rollins - Worktime Randy Weston Trio - Get Happy Lem Winchester Sextet - Lem's Beat Walter Bishop, Jr. Trio - The Walter Bishop, Jr. Trio John Coltrane - Traneing In Miles Davis All Stars - Walkin' Red Garland Quintet - All Mornin' Long Hampton Hawes - Something Special JFK Quintet - New Jazz Frontiers From Washington Ken McIntyre - Stone Blues Modern Jazz Quartet - Django Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane - Monk & Coltrane Dewey Redman - Musics

I am a pretty easy-going guy. But I freaking hate the fruit in the beer!!!

After Crouch's last public lecture in Kansas City, I can imagine that. Somehow I missed a Kansas City appearance by Crouch. When and where was it? What did he say? He may have been here more recently, but I saw/heard him speak/ramble before the Charles McPherson/Tom Harrell show at the Gem a couple years ago.

PM sent on Hank.

Congrats Chuck and Ann!!!

Amazon has it used for $19.99. Blue Note has also put out three GG compilations from his 1969 forward years - I think there are 2-3 Carryin' On songs represented there. You can also cherry pick the songs from iTunes or your equivalent of choice.

Thanks Kevin - yes they are .wav files. All my lps are in the basement ... it may be 2-3 weeks before I emerge

Here is the Click Repair site: http://wwwmaths.anu.edu.au/~briand/sound/ I am presuming that I can bring it in using INport and then clean it up with Cilck Repair (although as mentioned above, the occasional scratches are OK with me).

Thanks for the tip Chuck. I got this a few days ago and checked it out last night. I am not a computer genius, but got everything working on the first try. I also have a Marantz burner - the advantage of the INport device is that you skip the step of having to burn a CD and then import it into your laptop - plus with INport, you can record an entire side and then create individual tracks on your computer (although the ripping program that comes along also seems to do this for you with INport).

ditto

Cover art, courtesy of Wal-Mart. If someone can post it here directly, please do so!! http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.do?...529820636732232

Has anyone seen a track listing? In the US, it looks like there is also a Jimmy McGriff big band record coming out on BN the same day. http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?...355854238&BAB=M

Slightly OT Chuck, but I was wondering what falls among your favorite Morgan sessions?

This is a wonderful record, IMHO. The track you have is not really representative, although somehow it fits with the whole album.

Oddly, if you look at GG's discography at All Music, it shows this as a 2006 release - even has a catalog number. Bingo! http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?...D=5092246&BAB=L

Oddly, if you look at GG's discography at All Music, it shows this as a 2006 release - even has a catalog number.