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I'm interested in seeing if there is any 'flak' about this move. My personal impression was that Marley was a 'big deal' to Jamaicans; I've never heard a word about him from anyone in Ethiopia. Just one man's observation.

The intro snags me, and I'm a goner.

Star Eyes. This one gets stuck in my head a lot. Anything I've ever struggled to improvise over tends to implant itself.

Back in my old days in the financial services industry, I went through a few bank robberies - bullets through the ceiling and all. Often scary, but usually over before you know what hit 'ya. Then again, I've never been the teller looking at the business end of a 9mm. Once, in retail, I got tied up in the back room while the robbers rifled the shelves and cash register. Wish I could repress that memory.

Man, I barely remember 'those days'. The only 'sealed' Crowns I remember seeing were re-sealed by dealers. I stand corrected. Again.

Here's a sealed copy of Jazz Masquerade on Crown records. Heck, I didn't think Crowns were sealed when originally sold. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...4066747340&rd=1

Fashionably late? Laid back? Or "delightfully behind the times"? I'll keep a lookout. One, if by land, eh?

The Hill will certainly be tempting - check out those sidemen! I'm curious though, I didn't think that Selects were envisioned to be so 'heavy' on unissued material. Not that I'm complaining...

For a thread entitled "Box sets to avoid", I sure haven't seen many warnings! I guess we're all positive thinkers here.

Supersax - Plays Bird

Never noticed this smilie before. And now, it seems absolutely made for the topic:

To each his/her own. Me? Can't STAND the stuff. Soap is a pretty good description, says my taste bud.

I hope I'm not contributing to the delinquency of any (bin) miners.

The local New Times Newspapers publications (East Bay Express and SF Weekly) have two dollar off coupons on their back pages this week. Minimum purchase is $2.99. Beats the dollar off coupons in the Oakland phone book, I suppose.

Smokin' indeed. Recommended, especially for those needing something stronger than morning caffeine.

I believe Jaki Byard also played piano. (...in addition to saxophone and trumpet) And Herbie Mann and Sam Most both play(ed) a nice tenor sax, in addition to flute. Than again, flute/sax doubling isn't much of a novelty.

Ya heard of H*ll? Older than that. Heck, I've got reeds older than you, my friend. No lie.

Welcome indeed! I remember when I was 17... Okay, not really.

I used to carry a pocket watch on a chain. It swung.

So, what do you want, an accurate watch or a syncopated one?

I've got several of the Montreux 'jams': OP? Benny Carter? Joe Pass? (Sorry, they're not with me.) The Basie's the only one I remember fondly (non-Montreux, as I recall.)

The Duke has been priced at around $900 when I've seen it. Then again, it's not OOP.

I haven't seen the Bird in a while, and the Miles may have reached the end of its 999 unit run. The Duke Ellington is still around.

If this includes the "Basie Jam"s, I'd answer "yes".

Can you sue someone for that? More relevantly, can I buy insurance against being the defendant in such a suit? I know, it's going to COST me.