Eric

Brownie - you are exactly right!!! I checked it last night

Any word on the Grovoe Holmes sides?

I just heard him on the new (old) Harold Mabern CD out on Fantasy. Great sound ... does anyone have any recommendations?

Sal, One of my favorite CDs too. Not sure why I bought it in the first place ... I think I really liked the little label it came out on (Leaning House). I agree 100% - this CD is a burner. It was extremely heavy rotation when it first came out and I still pull it out. It never gets old and there really is a jolt of excitement. This is definitely the shit!!!

Years ago I bought the Freddie Redd set used and the booklet was missing. I emailed Mosaic, told them what I had done and offered to buy a booklet. They sold it to me for $10, no questions asked. When the Mobley set came out, I had all the CDs (TOCJ or US) and did not want to buy the set. I told them exactly that and asked if I could buy the book. Again, $10, no questions asked. Probably helped that I have been a loyal customer since 1985, but these guys/gals act like family - it is amazing.

I have tried to lsiten to them off and on. Nothing really happens for me. But ... Spirit of Radio is one hell of a pop song.

Good dates, both of 'em!

I picked up the Harold Mabern. It combines two of his sessions with George Coleman - one also has Blue Mitchell and the other has Buddy Tate. I had both of these on scratchy lps and was happy to get the "perfect sound forever" version. Sound quality aside though, these are nice sessions. A couple of boogaloos (which aren't all that annoying) and some real nice swinging, bluesy jazz. Both Coleman and Tate sound great.

I wish ECM would release that on CD, the only one of his ECM output I've never heard. And the Abercrombie Qt. too. oh yes ... most definitely ...

I would not describe myself as a Rundgren fanatic, but I really like the stuff he did in the early 70s, particularly "Something ..." and "A Wizard ...". Seems he has put out a lot of marginal stuff the past few (ten) years, but this one has gotten some good reviews. Is it the shit???

probably nostalgia, but London Calling by the Clash. yes, the vinyl is crappy, but somehow that adds to the drive of the music go figure

Nothing new in the Sonny Criss 'The Lost Recordings'. The CD has five tracks from the Buddy Rich group November 7&8, 1956 broadcasts from Birdland that came out first on Spotlite and later on various bootleg labels. The Rich group had Ole Hensen, Criss, Kenny Drew and Phil Leshin on bass. Five tracks of those. The rest of the album is the full 'Sonny Criss Intermission Riff' LP that Pablo released in 1988. That's the 1951 Shrine auditorium concert with Joe Newman, Bennie Green, etc. thanks ... just saved me some green ... errr ... euros say, what color are euros?

presume you have heard all the early 70s Woody Shaw stuff on Contemporary and Muse ... not a sucker in the bunch ...

are you sure??? only got 3 stars from AMG ... sorry I missed you the first 999 times ... I will check it out ... thanks

I recently picked up Insomnia and absolutely love it!! "Discovered" that I also owned "You Don't Know Me" (with Tom Harrell) and went back and listened to it as well. Guy sounds like he is having a ball - what a great spirit. Any recommendations on where to go next?

one of my all-time favorites ... Miroslav Vitous - Mountain in the Clouds, with Herbie, Joe Henderson and John McLaughlin ...

yep ... anything by Sonny Criss from this era is worthy ... a particular favorite: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=A3aqpg4abtv8z

thanks for the heads up ... how is the sound quality?

there is a Wes Montgomery lp/CD, also on VGM - from a live date in St. Louis around 1961 - I would *love* to hear all of Wes's tone come through ...

ah yes ... top 'o the list!

you know, I have lived most my life in KC and North Carolina, and favor myself as a bit of a BBQ snob ... but I really think Virgil's is pretty decent and not just by NY standards ... I have maybe 5 times and always enjoyed ...

LOL

Wow--darker than YANKEE? yeah, that is my take, but my burn is apparently missing the last 3-4 tracks I will definitely buy it, like Yankee, it is one that I suspect will take some time to settle in ...

good choice Rooster - that one does sound like crap - I have the lp and don't recall it as being too much better a couple of (former) boots: Max Roach and Clifford Brown at the Bee Hive in Chicago - burnin' music, really crappy sound Charlie Parker at the Pershing (on CD from Savoy), also in Chicago, with George Freeman on guitar - he is Von's brother - he has a very distinctive tone and way of phrasing and I would love to hear it come through better just about everything Bud Powell did from the bop era

well, this is gonna be random but: Clarke/Boland Big Band - not really out, but they put together a ton of good stuff in this era Stanley Turrentine - Sugar or Best of CTI - there is a certain "authority" on some of these tracks that stands out even more than on his BN stuff - I really like the "Best of" Dave Holland - Conference of the Birds - you may have, but a real classic of the era, with Sam Rivers and Anthony Braxton Enrico Rava - Pilgrim and the Stars - with John Abercrombie I am sure you are familiar with 'em, but everything McCoy did on Milestone - if you don't have Enlightenment - grab it My gut - and what I would like to hear more about from fellow board members - is the European angle from this era - me thinks this is where much fruit may reside Also - some of John McLaughlin's early stuff, including a very nice Gordon Beck side called Experiments with Pops Oh yes - and this is on Blue Note - but Moon Rappin' by Jack McDuff. Believe it or not, I think it damn near meets your progressive and groovy requirement