Alfred

I have no discography books here. My question: Can we expect extensive unreleased material?! If not I'll also pass on this one for the same reason sidewinder mentioned. Otherwise it's a 10,000 Mosaic/Universal release with a european low price guaranty!

Prestige is a very good example. Late 60ies blue label pressings in very good shape are often in the $35-$50 range nowadays. Same with white and black fan Atlantic originals.

Ohhhhhhhhhhh YES! Only a few must haves: The Shelly Manne live dates Curtis Counce Art Pepper Hampton Hawes - Four! Barney Kessel - Feeling free Lennie Niehaus (Vol. 5 is a good start) The lighthouse series I this label!

2005 was not a good year for vinyl collector's wallets. I payed more for my LPs this year compared to the years before. More and more jazz listeners reactivating their turntables. Hopefully this is not only a short hype and we'll see more new vinyl releases next year. Maybe our Vinyl Frontier corner will explode in 2006!

Frohe Weihnachten und ein Gutes Neues Jahr 2006!!!

The link: MOSAIC/JT Subscribtion

I found this on the MOSAIC website: MOSAIC RECORDS/JAZZTIMES JANUARY PROMOTION New Subscribers to JazzTimes - Get a one-year subscription to JazzTimes for Only $5 Order $50 or more from Mosaic Records and get a whole year of JazzTimes for just $5.00!. This offer is open to new subscribers of Jazz Times and expires January 31st. International subscriptions are $20; Canadian subscriptions are $10. That's a full year (10 issues) of JazzTimes. JazzTimes is packed with fascinating features, interviews and information. Each issue includes: · More than 100 CD reviews (DVD and book reviews, too) · In-depth profiles of jazz's top talent and rising stars · Jazz news from around the world · Columns by renowned critics Gary Giddins, Nat Hentoff and Nate Chinen. · Reviews of musical instruments, audio and video equipment Your subscription will begin with the April issue. Please note the Shopping Cart will charge $5 for all subscriptions but will adjust international subscriptions to $20 and Canadian subscriptions are $10. This is for new subscribers only. This offer expires January 31st.

I bought a lot of old stuff on vinyl which doesn't fit in each of the categories. New releases: 2005 was a very good year for ECM aficionados! Johnson Marc Shades of jade Wasilewski Marcin Trio Stenson Bobo Goodbye Gustavsen Tord The ground Motian Paul I have the room above her Katché Manu Neighborhood Reissues: Mosaic did a great job (as usual)! Monk/Coltrane (the LP) Jazz Crusaders Basie Hill (Select) Pepper (Select) Gordon (Select)

I'm starting my christmas holiday with: Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars, Vol. 8 (Contemporary Records, Lighthouse series, mono original) Lennie Niehaus - Volume 5, The sextet (Contemporary Records, mono original)

Happy birthday!

The Spann/Hopkins is up next for me. For a 'Buy it now'-price of $50 I couldn't resist!

Chico Hamilton Quintet - featuring Buddy Collette (Pacific, 1209) w/ Jim Hall, Fred Katz, Carlson Smith Not much love here for this chello/flute combination. For me it is a masterpiece.

My internet connection is slow-going at the moment. I saw two members chatting but couldn't do anything. Currently all I have is an analog modem.

36. Almost all of my vinyls are older than me! Only my japanese reissues are younger.

Time out was my first encounter with jazz music (O.K. The first review in Down Beat told us it is NOT jazz ). It is still one of my favorites and will ever be. Happy birthday!

Happy birthday, Dmitry!

The John Wright Trio - Nice 'n' tasty (Prestige, 7197) That's what it is. An excellent trio date! afterwards: June Christy/Bob Cooper - Do Re Mi (Capitol mono original) Duke Ellington - Masterpieces by Ellington (Columbia mono original)

Again : Red Rodney/Signal LP

BLUE NOTE re-released a lot of this music in 1998 as a part of the "BN 60 years celebration" releases/reissues: George Lewis and his New Orleans Stompers Edmond Hall - Profoundly blue The Blue Note Swingtets The Blue Note Jazzmen (2CD) Sidney Bechet - Runnin' wild I don't know if all of them are still available.

WHAT! I thought you are the biggest Charlie Brown Christmas fan on earth!

Herzlichen Glückwunsch, Geist!

The Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge, Pete Brown, Jo Jones ALL STARS at Newport (Verve, japanese pressing) Elvin Jones & Company - Elvin! (Riverside, Victor 1977)

That's true! The Contemporary mono sound is outstanding.