Eric

Terrell Stafford - I just cannot warm up to his playing Kenny Dorham - gasp - something is lacking for me Booker Little - ditto, the sort of "running" playing doesn't do it for me

Bennie Maupin ... I think there is a real intensity on those later Lee records ...

He was part of the Harper Brothers, who I once saw live and thought they SMOKED. He had a couple albums out on Muse, but nothing since (and AMG shows no activity since). Anyone know?

Larry et al, I have the Wilson on lp and I would recommend you either take a pass or get it cheap. It is just not very good, at least compared to his two Rare Groove CDs or On Broadway, which I have on lp. Groovy just falls flat to me ... it seems as if they tried to come up with something easier to digest than his earlier stuff (not that any of it is hard to digest) ... pretty lightweight IMHO ...

exactly Lon ... I see he has a couple on Prestige and a few on Mainstream ... on the list for the next trip to the used record store!

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!