BruceH

Well, I'll be getting Davis Cup for sure.

As a long-time science-fiction reader, I find this all very exciting.

The Woody Herman Columbia set.

I think it's the one after 1009.

The Smithsonian Ellington 1941 set (day before yesterday.)

I'll probably end up getting both the Uptown and the Mosaic Select.

I hear ya.

Listening to it.

That commercial running now for the new McCartney album is driving me 'round the bend.

Never been to one.

I saw the lauded "Director's Cut" of Blade Runner and thought it wasn't much of an improvement. But I also thought the original theatrical version was weak.

Just ordered Night/Curse of the Demon. Cummins!

I'd say that was the case.

Funny how some albums just put themselves on the turntable...

"I'm Beginning To See the Light" Don't know why...

Heck, Larson must be a jazz fan!

Yes, Jim Hall album I believe. Was thinking the same thing, too, but then I couldn't scour it up on the interwebs. Me neither.

One person whose music I've always found difficult (as in difficult to listen to) is George Shearing. I just don't "get" him. Always found his stuff vaguely (or actively) annoying and just can't get into it.

There are a lot that are right up there, but Finger Poppin' and Stylings are probably my favs. The sheer "album-ness" of them gets me.

Could be the man most responsible for introducing the bongo drums to mainstream ears.

So that's what the "M" stood for in Sal M. Nistico.

Hey SS1, we got one a while back, same thing happened for the first month of so, now it's never busy! We got one in Daly City about 5 years ago---it was busy when it opened and it's STILL busy!

Just read this notice myself. Good news! Judging by Woody Herman-1963 and Woody's Winners this may be my favorite Herman era.

Both a couple of winners, to be sure! Oddly, the first time I saw Murder My Sweet I wasn't impressed. It seemed overly jokey, like "camp" 20 years ahead of time. But years later I rewatched it and really dug it. Noir is like that; movies you dismiss at first can eventually raise up all sorts of pleasures.

Doesn't this Mosaic have strings on it? (If so, I'm assuming they're tasteful.) Here's a quote from the anonymous liner notes: "Ralph Burns' marvelous arrangements called for three different and widely varying orchestras: one accenting strings, harp, and light rhythm; another swinging much in the manner of the old Red Norvo band, with trumpeter Nick Travis and trombonist Urbie Green doing most of the solo work; and the third a tightly woven jazz band, starring Billy Butterfield on trumpet, "Peanuts" Hucko on clarinet, and Lou McGarrity on trombone." The string arrangements rate as tasteful, in my book. I like this session a lot, but I still prefer her earlier stuff. By the time this session was cut, her voice sounds a touch more phlegmy and her vibrato more wobbly than before. I have this on Japanese RCA vinyl LP from 1981 (RJL-2547(M)) . The weird thing about this version is that one of the LP sides has pronounced reverb on it and the other doesn't. I assume that this odd phenomenon is limited to this pressing and was not present on the original or later reissues. Anyone know what's up with this? Found this used yesterday, and like it. Her earlier stuff (particularly the two songbook compilations that you posted which I have in both vinyl and CD) will probably always remain my favorite Wiley.