Eric

Highnote is coming out with Vol. 4 of the previously unissued live stuff on 4/26

SWEET

so waja get???

it is currently on ebay ...

it is currently on ebay ...

it is currently on ebay ...

Let's kill this thread and get back to the jazz.

seller must have wised up, it's now going for $44.00 ...

I remember that. So, you never found it? Sadly, no. I thought it might turn up when I moved, but no such luck. I had made some backup burns of some of the sessions, so I was not out too much of the music. But I do miss the book! I often wonder who wound up with the thing ... sadly, I suspect they were likely disappointed (unless they ebayed it ). Needless to say I am drooling for a Conn of Andrew!!! and the Hubbard/Henderson date

Also, neither My Funny Valentine or Four and More include "Autumn Leaves", which is in the box. Whatever. I would rather have the individual CDs of this material.

I actually lost my Andrew Hill set. No shit. My kid took it into the car to use as a hard surface for drawing (unbeknownst to me). Somewhere along the way, the damn thing disappeared.

I went with Alone Again. It somehow seems more pathetic. The other two are more teeny-bopish, so they get a pass.

If memory serves, the complete "Four and More" issued in the 90s(?) included some bonus tracks - did they make it to the current re-issue? I don't think there were any on "My Funny Valentine", re-issued a few weeks ago.

now:

oh yeah!!! isn't it the same Telecaster he still plays? then (from 1976):

Funny, I was just thinking about that the other day. I think it really depends on your mood and what you want from the guy on any given moment. So, in some particular order ... 1. Darkness - I think/hope that deep inside most Bruce fans is a desire to ROCK. Here you get that (Badlands, Candy's Room, Adam) and much more. Mood wise, this one is classic Bruce, with grit, survival, hope, disappointment and redemption all over the place. I do love the guitar solo on Badlands and fortunately he still plays this one live pretty regularly. 2. Wild, Innocent - Those two words pretty much sum it up and that is why I like it, plus it sounds great I doubt he could have "gotten away" with many of these songs later on (too long, too unusual), but he really pulls it all together here. Maybe I am reading too much into it, but this record always evokes a steamy summer, somewhere in (the swamps of) NJ! 3. Born to Run - Too many great songs for this one to go below 3. 'Nuff said I think all those records are darn near perfect and after that, you have to accept some flaws or limitations Springsteen otherwise placed on the music (with Nebraska being a great example fo the latter). So, to continue: These I rank on how freely the human drama seems to flow, versus when it seems a little calculated and forced. 4. Nebraska - great album, great closer in Reason to Believe. I have also heard a couple of bootlegs from this record that are as good if not better than anything on here. Great songwriting, very engaging album. 5. Rising - very hard to judge out of context - I also think it is too long - knock off 2-3 songs and you have a gem. But it is the best songs - City of Ruins, Rising, Mary's Place, Lonesome Day - that connects you to his very best. 6 - 8. River/Born in the USA/Tunnel of Love - three very different albums. Frankly River is a little too one dimensional for me - it would have been a great single album. The best song off Born is No Surrender, which nobody knows. And Tunnel has a lot of great moments, but no momentum. Still, all three of these are nice records, very enjoyable. 9 - 12. Greetings/Human/Tom Joad/Lucky Town - sure the songs are the strongest on Greetings, but the production misses. Human and Lucky have one pretty good album between them (and one horrible album). And Tom Joad ... well try as I may, I just cannot listen to it straight through. The huge missing link in all this is Tracks. Technically these are out-takes, but you can pull 10-15 extremely solid songs out of it (and another 10-15 that are darn good). So I am not quite sure where it fits. On the basis of the best stuff, probably top three. Not sure if we have many Boss fans on the board - would love to hear the opinion of others!

To follow up a bit ... I *used* to have the Mosaic set and sometimes found it hard to distinguish between Of Love and Peace, Contrasts and Heaven on Earth. In my mind, I sort of lumped those sessions together as "hit or miss and mostly out there a bit". With the release of Of Love ... as a Conn, I have gone back to re-listen to each of these on their own (I burned both Contrasts and Heaven - excluding the vocal tracks - before I sold the box). Now, each very much takes on its own personality (my "duh" moment, I suppose). Anyway, to generalize greatly: 1. Contrasts is most like Unity or Mother Ship. The organ/drums duet (Major Affair) is excellent. Most of the rest of the album is strong too. 2. Of Love is definitely out there. Not sure I like the two drummers. Seven Steps is clearly the tighest track. My mind tends to drift when I listen to this record though. 3. Heaven is a very nice album (again, I don't have the vocal track). It is not a sell out and the one funky tune (The Infant) is damn funky. The title track has kind of a weird head (like all the horns somehow barfed at once), but all in all, this is a keeper. Wish I still had the Mosaic set for the notes ...

I would definitely buy a copy of Contrasts ... very nice, underrated session.

I think both Contrasts and Heaven on Earth are quite worthy albums. Heaven is a bit of a return to his funkier days and I think it is a nice mix of that and his more progressive stuff.

any more news on when this will be out?

very cool to see the European and Asian membership (although I have always been suspicious of those Antarcticans ...) wonder if the scales will start to tip as we drag our asses out of bed?

I keep coming back to this box, more so than any in recent memory. Miles and McLaughlin are in such great form throughout (plus this significantly expands the amount of McLaughlin available from this era). Sure, it is a bit tedious to listen to straight through. I loaded the whole thing on itunes and created a few of my own playlists. For example: Willie Nelson [Take 3] Johnny Bratton [Take 4] Archie Moore Go Ahead John [Part Two B] Duran [Take 6] Honky Tonk (Take 2) Little High People [Take 8] The Mask (Part One) Ali [Take 3] This makes it a little more digestable ...

But did it? I seem to remember coming across a stupidly high-priced lp of this album a few years ago?

yeah, I got this one too (the McDuff), was hoping it would be closer to Moon Rappin' which is one of the least deep fried McDuff lps, but outstanding nonetheless ... as you suggest, it is a little disappointing ...

yes, I must know too ... I am gonna be out that way next week ...