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I think that what I came across was some sort of discontinuation/closeout. All gone, last time I passed through that neck of the woods.

I'd picked up (and have since "passed on") several dozen 9Winds CDs from a 99 cent bin. Never saw this one. Some 9WInds "regulars"...plus John Carter!

As much as I love Wardell, I tend to believe the junkie stories. His playing changed markedly in the last years, with greatly reduced mental and physical facility, IMO (obviously not proof of anything). And, as I recall from the Ravett film, Clark Terry alludes to Wardell using. (If I'm wrong about this latter point - it's been years since I've seen the film - my apologies.) In what might be a rare display of discretion on my part, I never asked his widow before she passed. ("One of his widows/ex-wives", I suppose...)

Thanks. I'd no idea of the Lin Halliday connection (no pun intended). All my Halliday recordings are of relatively recent vintage, under his name or that of Cecil Payne. I assume he and Clark never recorded together. About the Jazz Loft book: "The book is loaded with gorgeous black-and-white photos by Smith, both of musicians playing inside and of street scenes shot through loft windows. There are elaborate descriptions of what ended up on the 1,740 reels of audio tape from the Smith collection—from radio and TV broadcasts to transcriptions of conversations, including a particularly chilling one where saxophonist and Chicago fixture Lin Halliday tries to keep brilliant pianist Sonny Clark upright and awake after they shoot heroin together. " taken from a Chicago Reader review. http://www.chicagoreader.com/TheBlog/archives/2010/07/15/the-jazz-loft-project-in-chicago

Link? Am I missing it? (I know I have browser problems.)

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Well, here's to recycling, 2011.

What he said! Count me in too!

Woods has had a very long career with, in my opinion, few valleys. I particularly like "Live at the Showboat" a recording from the mid-late 70s. But the early saxophone groups with Gene Quill...Hal Stein, Sahib Shihab...on Prestige and others were also enjoyable. And, of course, the (Italian?) Philology label.

At least I didn't miss this year's party. Have a great birthday.

I used to be all over: lonelyplanet, jazzcorner, jazzcentralstation, jazzonline, rec.music.bluenote, West Coast Jazz forums, hotelchatter... I find I'm down to just a couple. Time and value are strong considerations. But also the "atmosphere". Organissimo Flyertalk No myspace. No facebook.

Sad. I've (non-Brit) spent a bit of holiday time there - en route to Libya or Algeria. Not my favorite spot, but pleasant-enough. And, at the time, seemingly stable. Years ago, of course. When I got holiday time!

I can tell you that they move a whole lot more s l o w l y through the system. I ship 1st class only. For a couple of extra cents... Actually for a CD or two, domestic US, 1st class is often cheaper.

Thanks, zanonesdelpueblo. I've never seen a web video before (youtube or whatever), but I'm going to make it a point to make it a point to see these. I miss Tom. There was a remembrance in the latest IAJRC Journal. Between that and your post, well, I'm a bit misty eyed. But in a good way.

Everywhere I go, the vinyl places seem to be proliferating, and the CD places retreating, or at least adding to the vinyl. As much as I like/prefer vinyl, I can only buy CDs these days, since I can only rip them to MP3 for my portable, then I have to get rid of the physical CD. All the vinyl is becoming a bit frustrating. But from all appearances, it's all that sells. Until the fad passes.

Rufus Harley: Courage Relative to the list price ($50) and typical selling price I've seen lately (where DOES the demand come from?), $14.32 seems pretty cheap. It is, though, quite a bit for a "small" box, and is higher than download price.

Miles - Columbia 4CDs, $9.56

Was reading a copy of Jazz Magazine from 1976 this morning. At the Davenport, Iowa Jazz Festival, there was a group, "The Sons of Bixes".

Celebrate! Have a really great one.

I'm afraid even the Lord has failed me on this one. Looking for a discog with obscure items from the 40s. Alternatives to "the usual suspects"? (Rust, Lord, "Specialist Labels" book, Hines biography...) Have also tried backdoor approaches, like GEMM listings. I've got a particular interest in cassette-only, original issues.

Pretty sure Mr Barr started with mail bid auctions. I saw some pretty steep bids, even before the auctions died out (in favor of online alternatives.) Not trying to imply any of his prices are good/fair or otherwise, but he's been around.

Oh yeah, Jeff Barr, "All Jazz Records". I used to get his flyer/catalogs. I guess I stopped getting them because I went a long time without buying. I don't have any BAD memories of doing A LITTLE business with him DECADES AGO, for what's worth.

Betcha this ends up costing you more than $50!

I'll be there by month-end to do further exploration.