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I hope it's a great one.

I haven't really shopped, but the prices look pretty good at J&R, for the ones they have.

Only three albums got an "A", including Allen Lowe: Blues and the Empirical Truth (Music & Arts, 3CD). Congratulations, Mr. Lowe

Hey, now there's something to celebrate!

RIP. I've got his album with Al Cohn and enjoy it.

Jazz Loft has a sale on these items now. While the reductions from list/regular price are substantial, they're just a few cents below Amazon price (with free shipping), based on my quick perusal. But hey, some of us like Jazz Loft over Amazon.

Based on the ones I met in Almaty, that'd be a "yes" and a "no".

In my case, I'd say "yes": Master of Music Online Earn your Master of Music in Music Education Online. Free Brochure. Music.KentStateOnline.com Given historical perspective, I suppose if I was going to "attend" Kent State, online would be the way to do it.

Enjoy!

I get an ad for Google AdWords. This leaves me feeling like I've entered some sort of circle.

I'd "second" these especially from the original post Dave Bailey - The Complete 1 & 2 Feet In The Gutter Sessions Joe Gordon - Introducing Joe Gordon, Lookin' Good! Jimmy Woods - Awakening!!, Conflict ...and I'd add Eddie Johnson - Indian Summer Shelly Manne - At the Blackhawk 1-5(if this one's still below yor radar)

I be late, but I be sincere when I say Happy Birthday, TonyM

News to me: They've got 'em on the left coast too, just down the street from where I'm working this week. San Jose Mercury News: Three female Vietnamese coffee shop workers cited for being topless San Jose Mercury News

HELLyeah!

Thanks, Organissimans, for giving me a pleasant retreat from 2011.

Among five "unearthed gems" - Roscoe Mitchell, Before There was Sound (Nessa) Among five reissues - Roscoe Mitchell, Complete Old/Quartet Sessions (Nessa) The same issue (January 2012) has a nice review of Von Freeman's Have No Fear

And someday, they'll look back at us, our liposuction and our Botox (Botulinum toxinis considered the most powerful neurotoxin ever discovered.)

Hey, I've got (and I enjoy) that album!

I could guess, but I'd be wrong. I'm guessing that it's someone like Hank Jones or Milt Hinton, both of whom appeared on a very high number of recordings a sidemen.

All the best!

I had a weird thing going with my travels. I seemed to cross the paths of two musicians often, and several others rarely. The two that I had many opprtunties to see were Kenny G and Sam Rivers. I took advantage of those opportunities with Sam Rivers...to the point that he actually recognized me in large crowds. I'm grateful for all his music, live or through recordings. Nice guy. (My apologies for the entirely too-loose use of the word "musician" with respect to Kenny G.)

Leeway's suggestion is good for another reason: it's a tremendous help to have a discography from which to work. In my few completist ventures, I never knew what I was seeking or when I was done.

A more serious thought: Xanadu. Some good music on those LPs. Not to many or so tough to find as to be impossible. But a challenge and an accomplishment. Or maybe Uptown. Nessa would be good if it suits your tastes, but, I'd think, harder.

Crown. (Only kidding. I collected them for years. Amazing array of titles/personnel lists, often unrelated to the actual recordings. Add in the "United Superior"s and such for a bonus.)

I darned near slept through this annual landmark. Have a great one, Aloc!