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Finishing up Disc 1. Where has this been my whole life. This is fantastic stuff.

Went to have lunch with my wife at the park close to her job in OC and decided to stop at a record store nearby to see if they still had the Oliver Nelson big band mosaic I saw on the wall probably a year ago. This is a predominantly vinyl shop so I thought they might be affordable since it was cds. They still had it and next to it Gerald Wilson’s mosaic set. They had to get a ladder to see how much it was, turns out it was priced at $60. Asked about the Gerald Wilson and was told $60 also but they would cut me a deal if I bought both and take $100 for both. Now I own both.

Jason Palmer - At Wally's Vol. 1. Jason is a fascinating player. Mellow yet dynamic. This is a much more "lively" set compared to his Rhyme and Reason set which was live at the Jazz Standard. Rhyme and Reason sounds like a studio album recorded live in front of an audience versus At Wally"s which sound like a live set that happened to be recorded, if that makes sense. I don't think I've ever heard Jason as "fiery' as his presence on Michael Thomas' Event Horizon which was live from the Jazz Standard, but no matter what or how he plays he is always enjoyable.

I think the length of this thread shows how poorly the USPS has been operated for a long time and that we all concur on that front. It became exponentially worse with the new post master general, at least where I am.

JD Allen - Toys/Die Dreaming popped up on my apple music last night and ran through it twice without even realizing it. Excellent album. Now:

Heard from Scott they should be mailing next week.

The best way to fix something is to know nothing about it

This is for me also. More cds than LPs. Probably 5 to 1. Still getting 50ish pieces of media a year usually in waves.

Gregory Porter - All Rise from my local store today. Showed in stock on their site and I popped in and out quick before work. Another fantastic album by Mr. Porter.

Louis DeJoy is a man who was appointed in May and never worked for the USPS. It has been a big thing in the news lately...

I feel like that may be at the end of the album so you listen to the rest hahaha

Gary Bartz - Love Affair not my favorite Bartz but enjoyable enough to spin every now and again.

Haha. I’ve looked at a couple local shops that are doing things differently. One is having people wait in line, 6 allowed in at a time and 20 min time limit (it’s a really small shop), the other is doing online reservations and you can pick up if you get it. I put in an online reservation for one title in the Sept batch. Don’t really care if I get it though

Ah. I was under the impression the vinyl version was poor also. I may look for the Japanese version. This music does deserve to sound better.

Just finished up listening to this Bobby Timmons cd. Following it with Bird in Sweden.

Great album, terrible sound quality. Always wondered why it sounds so flat

Teddy Edwards - Feelin's

That’s beyond fucked up.

I enjoyed this 2 cd set but it isn't something I dig out much. Had it for a few years and this is the second or maybe 3rd time i've spun it. Now playing: This shit is fantastic and has stayed in rotation since I got it a few days ago.

Thats so strange, I went mac 15 years ago and am completely satisfied and never considered PC again.

Yeah I figured might as well get them while I know they’re available. I ordered Turtle Bird and Voices of the Spirit from Downtown Music Gallery as well but haven’t had the best of luck completing orders with them lately I think you’ll enjoy any of these. Preludes and Prepositions and Blue Incarnations are favorites so far but I’ve only got 6 titles on hand. The other 5 should be here any day.

From the duo album Sol Abstraction