Eric

One thing I find useful (and fun) is the ability to search through old threads on an artist. I may hear about something somewhere else, but then take a look here for the straight poop.

Ditton, I had the same experience.

Nice record - the vibes/organ combo works very well here!

Nice to see the heroin angle got plenty of ink ...

Double-damn ... that is wicked Any idea if it is commercially available?

Personal Admission Of Guilt Pt. 2: I've always kinda dug it. Personal admission of guilt #3: I have never seen or heard of this one! Personal Admission Of Guilt Pt. 4: Snagged a clean copy of this over the weekend for a dollar. Not to damn it with faint praise, but it is no worse than the "2nd tier" CTI records, with the added bonus of no strings or orchestra. I liked it!

I have been listening to all three the past few months. Hard to pick just one. I think he makes really nice music - heady and passionate!

My thoughts go out ot his family ...

Me too, sold it during a rough period and have since bought it again. Great set, it *all* sounds good!

Notwithstanding what I said above, I agree - this one is not quite the goods. I also struggle a little with "George Burns", a newer one on Southport. But mostly because "Birth Sign" and "Rebellion" are so damn good, the newer ones suffer a bit by comparison. But still *loaded* with personality!!

You nailed it!! For the perfect demonstration, check out "Mama, Papa, Brother" off Birth Sign. One of my all-time favorite jazz cuts. In addition to the Delmark album, this one is definitive: Plus, note the groovy photo of George on this one:

Sounds like Miles is getting the "Concord Select" treatment ...

I have been on a bit of a Burrell kick - I have always loved Soul Call and Moten Swing (back from the lp days). Picked up Night Song a year ago based on one of the threads here. I agree with you on his tone ... wow

Just out of curiousity, what are they? "It was finally released in 1986, but Blue Note was right; it didn't measure up to what are now known as Patton's first three alums." Or, did you mean the two great Soul Jazz albums? They were "Teasin'" by Cornell Dupree and "Birth sign" by George Freeman. And MC was only one of two producers on the Dupree; the co-producer was Mark Meyerson. MG Sorry, the second part of your answer is what I was looking for. I never realized he did "Birth Sign" - that is one cool record

Actually I was thinking of their (Verve's) out-of-print album program on iTunes ... did not even know they had another one.

No doubt!!! Mine *just* arrived in KC and I ordered it just last weekend. On to the music!!

Quite ...

It is an interesting question. I have seen a few local used CD stores go out of business recently, but others seem to be thriving. I am 44 and still like having the "hard copy" version of music. But my kids could seem to care less. I am not sure if prices will drop. I does seem like there will be fewer of them around, but maybe with less demand, the prices will stay put. To a certain extent they will always be a function of the going rate for a new CD.

Just out of curiousity, what are they?

WOW - no doubt!!

This has already existed for Universal's classical labels. Yeah, that is why I presumed it was legit. With Verve and Rhino putting OOP albums online, it seems like this service may be a bit "dated", but hey, if you are looking for the music and this is the only way to get it, what the heck?

I stumbled on to this site: http://www.thedisckiosk.com/ Seems they can produce a CD-R on a one-off basis for a large no. of (mostly rock) OOP CD titles. This is a blurb from their site: CDs - ON DEMAND! (CDO) - During the last 20 years, while CDs have remained the public's music format of choice, manufacturing technology has advanced to the point where professional pressings can be made to order. This is great news for the many old classics, rarities, and titles that you may only have on vinyl - albums thought to be lost to the archives forever, now available again through CD On Demand. CD On Demand is an officially manufactured product; the re-released albums are exact copies of the music from the original recordings and have the same cover artwork. Packaging is kept to a basic generic format, using booklet cover artwork (see example here). While it is a simplified version of the original pressing, it has passed all the record companies' quality checks for audio content and artwork reproduction HOW DOES IT WORK? The music is digitised and manufactured to the CD without audio compression, i.e. "Red Book" standard. The CD's physical specifications, tracks, and sampling are as per the original masters. This ensures the listener is hearing the music in its full recording quality. The processes used for the manufacture of CD On Demand takes CDR technology to a new dimension. The CDs are an audio-optimised CDR media with a true silver coloured surface. The CDRs we are using are fully compatible with any CD-Audio or CD-ROM player. (You can read more about compatibility here). WHERE ARE THEY? CD On Demand titles are categorised and arranged alongside our 200,000+ CD range. A title currently unavailable on CD may now reappear in CD search listings, with a CD On Demand logo. More titles available means more choice all round!

Agree, they both kick ass!!

Saw over at Jazzmatazz that Calvin Keys has a new one coming out. There are clips on the Wide Hive web site. Sounds interesting - not earthshattering, but some cool, soulful stuff.

I would like to see Compulsion and the Hubbard/Henderson session come out on CD (plus the one with Sam Rivers). I believe these three are the only ones from the Mosaic set that have not come out on individual CD (now that we have the Hill Select).