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Good LP. I have an old mono Columbia six-eye that I picked up very cheap. I haven't ever heard it on CD so I don't know which newer mastering is better.

At The Blackhawk was one of the first Monk's I heard. I bought it years ago at a garage sale for $2 and it remains a favorite. I don't think I can be objective about it.

1) "Dig Him!" Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt on Argo. 2) LP I found on Everest credited to Joe Henderson and Woody Shaw. It's titled "Jazz Patterns" No date or info other than the players: George Cables, Ron McClure and Lenny White.

That's a cool Eric Kloss LP. I'll have to dig that out.

Here is a nice Obituary for Gene Ludwig that ran in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: GeneLudwig Obit

Nice. Listening to it made me dig out some more Mann. On now is a BYG pressing of what they titled "Yardbird Flute" with Phil Woods and Eddie Costa. 1957 session.

I'm really sorry to hear about your grandfather as well. That's tough.

That is awful news. I am really sorry to hear that. From what I've read about him, he seemed like a great guy.

"Just Wailin'" -- Herbie Mann, Charlie Rouse, Kenny Burrell, Mal Waldron, George Joyner and Art Taylor. This is a nice mono copy on New Jazz. I haven't played this in a long time.

I am sorry to hear he is in the hospital. I hope they figure out what's wrong and he's back in action soon. I split my time between Pittsburgh and DC, and had I been paying better attention I would have seen you play. Next time I'll be there.

Interesting LP I found last week for $10: "Initial Visit" by E. Parker McDougal from 1975 on Grits records. I'm not familiar with him, but it was still sealed and it is subtitled "Chicago Hard-Core jazz" and why not take a chance? The main players are (there are some personnel changes on a few tracks): Jay J. Peters - Tenor Sax E. Parker McDougal - Tenor Sax Willie Pickens - Piano Dan Shapera - Bass Steve McCall - Drums This is my first listen, but it is a nice, straight-ahead jazz session. Nothing fancy but good playing. I wish some of the songs were longer, because it seems like they fade out before they get really going.

Thanks for starting this thread. I'm looking for a 78 player to add to my system also. I was contemplating a Garrard that Whistlin' Willie's (great 78 store BTW) in Pittsburgh had but don't know enough about all this yet. Thanks for the links.

Elmo Hope 1) the final recording session on Inner City and 2) Rikers Island. Wish Hope got more credit.

I joined. Glad to have another outlet for all you guys. I don't have enough time to post much, but I really like this site and and all the great conversation about music.

I really like that Basie LP.

Ending my evening with Alice Coltrane's "Huntington Ashram Monestery" A 1969 session with Ron Cartr and Rashied Ali. Nice music. First side is Alice on harp, second is her on piano.

I found an LP by Emil Barnes with Doc Paulin's NOLA band for $2. The cover says Icon Records, but the LP label says Jazology. It looks to be from the early 60s and is in a Folkways-type cover, with a great photo. I haven't been a big new orleans listener over the years, but this music is so full of fun and life. It's infectious. Watching Treme' re-opened my ears to this stuff.

Just wanted to share a player that I don't think gets enough, or any, recognition: Gene Ludwig. He has spent most of his life in Pittsburgh, so he's really flown under the radar. But he's made a number of recordings that I think the B3 fans on this site might appreciate. I stumbled on to him when I found an old LP put out on his own label from the early 60s (I think). Most of his stuff is probably out of print, but one I found on E-Bay is called 'Soul Serenade" from 1999. It's on Loose Leaf Records out of new jersey, and I got it for 99 cents I think, so it won't break the bank if you can find one. He has also done a few on Muse in the 70s I think. Before posting this I didn't do any web searches, so there may be something there too. I just was listening to it and thought I'd share. Also, the quotes on the back are from Pat Martino, with whom he had a trio in the early 60s; Lonnie Smith; Jimmy McGriff and Jack McDuff. That gives an accurate idea of where he"s coming from. Tracks on this CD I recommend are 'Soul Serenade" and "Rejoicin'"

I have actually, I think, done this once with a sewing needle and a photographic loupe. I had an 8x loupe and looked through it over the damaged spot on the LP with bright light. However, I said "I think" in the first sentence because even with the loupe I am still not sure if I merely removed a small piece of debris or actually restored the groove. I think I restored the groove, but it is very difficult to tell because close up at magnification, LPS are hard to decipher. There were other problems with the LP (it was a Red Garland I think) so if I failed it wasn't a great tragedy. I would love to find someone who specialized in this because I have a few LPs that would be worth it to restore.

another reason why its a good idea to run the bitch out of the house first. This is probably the chief reason not to commit adultery!

Can't go wrong with Mingus!

Whoops. I forgot that you also mentioned the mono/stereo issue. My personal prefernce is for mono, so 'd go for that.

I'm bringing this up because I'm choosing between a sealed mono Pacific Jazz pressing and a mint stereo King pressing of the same album. Which one should I go for? My guess is you probably wouldn't be much difference. Since the King pressings are very consistent (and probably cheaper), I'd go with that. I dont think you will lose either way.

I couldn't make it and was wondering if anyone was able to go and what they thought.

This entire thread is one of the reasons I love this site.