Eric

This stuff is great jazz. There is excitement and you don't feel compelled to "like it" simply because it is "innovative". Very solid. Eric

Don't know, other than I have seen these around in KC too ... Eric

Amen. I really enjoy "Black Codes" and the live record from Blues Alley, but after that it got a little stiff for me. "Citi Movement" has a bunch of nice moments, but his trumpet playing has not moved me in 15+ years. I certainly don't hate the guy or his music, but it really does not move me. And it isn't just Wynton - there are a lot of folks who seem to be playing it safe. Fortunately there are 5X more who are not and those are the folks I seek out. Eric

Thanks for the rec Jim - just picked it up. I have been buying power pop from these guys for several years - good outfit. Eric

I am a financial guy and most of the fraud I've seen over the years involves 1) someone who does not need the money and 2) greed. This is a classic case. Fraud *is* hard to prove, so that is why the other charges exists. Similar to nailing guys like Al Capone on tax evasion back in the 1930s. Eric

kh1958 - You are exactly correct. She got nailed for the coverup, not the crime. Something else worth remembering ... early in her career, she worked as a trader on Wall Street. I think she knew exactly what she was up to and at least they got her on obstruction. I am a hardcore capitalist and it pisses me off when people do stuff like this. She will get exactly what she deserves. Eric

http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?...486&style=music Does anybody know this? This company also has a Mal Waldron DVD (with Woody Shaw and Charlie Rouse) and one by Art Farmer. All of these look pretty nice ... Eric

A guy I played football with in high school and I had a great affinity for music. At the time (late 70s) it was punk rock. We went off to different colleges and one day a bunch of cassettes arrive in the mail - by Miles, McCoy and Wes Montgomery. Somebody had turned him on and he returned the favor. Been a rabid fan ever since. Eric

Also slightly off topic, but I would appreciate it if someone could assemble a list of Lockjaw recommendations. He is one guy I have never really checked out. I happened to be in the Jazz Record Center in NYC on Tuesday and the local radio station was all Lockjaw as it was his birthday ... so my interest is up! Thanks in advance. Eric

Yep, they are pretty much the gold standard now for keeping things in print. The consensus is that it could not get better - only stay the same or get worse. As a private company today, they have the flexibility to ride through tough times without changing their policy - that might change in the future. Eric

I have many of the "rainbow" series (of which this was a part) and for the most part, the vinyl is lousy. Go for the CD! Cannot remember about bonus cuts though ... Eric

Hey Bev, Great recommendations - thanks. Gyroscope is next on the list! Eric

very interesting from a business perspective ... maybe less so from a fan perspective Fantasy does an incredible job putting stuff out and keeping it in print, cannot imagine anyone doing it better Eric

Combo of 3 & 4 above. Get it off your chest! Eric

Picked this up from (where else) Dusty Groove (the bastards). Anyway, it is a Beck-lead quartet and they play the pop hits of the day (Sunny, Good Vibrations, I Can See for Miles, etc.) in an all-acoustic setting (well, except for McLaughlin). Sure the heads are a little cheesy, but this really is a neat little record. I bought it for the early McLaughlin and he does sound great. The overall vibe of the CD is nice and there is a good mix betrween upbeat and ballady stuff. Worth checking out. Eric PS - from Dusty Groove - they are actually spot-on in their promo (errr, review): "A perfect example of why the British jazz scene of the late 60s was so exciting -- as Gordon Beck works here with a young John McLaughlin, in an album of surprising delights! The format is, as the title states, "experiments with pops" -- late 60s soul and pop hits, given a really dynamic twist by the group -- which also includes Tony Oxley on drums and Jeff Clyne on bass. The tunes are all familiar -- "Sunny", "Norwegian Wood", "Monday Monday", "I Can See For Miles", and others -- but they're done in a mode that has free soloing, angular twists, and these really edgy guitar bits from McLaughlin -- never outside, but with a style that's quite refreshing, giving the material! Great stuff, and one of those records that keeps us digging through the Brit scene of the time!"

This is a good CD - includes a couple of Joe Henderson tunes that you don't see all that often (Homestretch from "Page One" and Soulin' which is on Duke Pearson's "Prairie Dog"). Eric

Funny, the stock market works the same way Eric

Which one is that Rooster? Eric

picked up a used copy off ebay - his 3rd Milesstone lp quintet with Woody Shaw, live in Baltimore I would advise seeking it out if you like either Bartz or Shaw!!! Albert Dailey on piano, all acoustic, smoking modal-oriented hard bop wonder why this is not on CD??? Eric

very interesting thread ... I own a bunch, but listen to them infrequently ... just keep waiting for that free three hours to really dig in, but it never seems to arrive ... although things have generally become more available over the years, I started buying them for stuff that exisited only on lp if you could find it (at very high prices) case in point - the Jackie McLean set plus, buying Mosaics have allowed me to discover artists that I previously ignored for example - the Tina Brooks set - before any of this stuff was out on CD, I bought the Mosaic set - barely knew who the guy was, but was taken by the passion with which Cuscuna described it in some ad copy - I was stunned (and still am) at how nice this stuff is I see the Curtis Amy and Carmell Jones selects as being in a similar vein plus, they have issued stuff that folks have just slept on - the Woody Shaw for example I love those guys Eric

(provided I can figure how to do it), will I download the Cellar Door stuff? probably will I buy it officially once Columbia gets around to issuing it? most definitely to each his own, but I can sleep at night Eric

backordered at CD Universe ... Eric

maybe a bank??? have you asked Hiroshi if he can get the stuff? often he can even if not listed on his web site ... Eric

yep Monk Blue Note got it for Christmas 1984 or 1985 (read some ad in downbeat) Eric

I have become addicted to buying used through Amazon. Having said that, I will buy new if it is a "must have" (NOW) or if I want to directly contribute to the artist. I keep a bunch of clean jewel cases and sticker remover on hand to make the used CDs look good as new. Eric