BruceH

Did anyone get Donald Byrd At the Half Note? Available on CD Universe but I haven't seen it in stores yet.

That prayer sounds familiar...

Sounds like Jennifer M. Granholm was one of those "unobtainable" girls who liked Seger that Chaney was talking about. ("Like A Rock"--Ugh! )

I LOVE The Troggs! They were like the Ramones of the '60s.

...keeps the doctor away!

There's a similar "West Coast Classics" sampler that's actually very nice to have.

I certainly hope so!

She should be prosecuted on charges of first-degree stupidity.

The Streetlight Records in Noe Valley is pretty good. Take Castro Street away from Market, over the hill, and turn left on 24th. It'll be on the right, across the street (diagonally) from the Bell Market. There's an even better Streetlight in the town of Santa Cruz, if you're ranging that far. They devote a lot of space to jazz, and they're right on the downtown main street (South Pacific Ave I believe), NOT near the ocean. It's a local micro-chain, only four stores as far as I know. If you want to go outside of SF at all, you should really check out Telegraph Ave in Berkeley. Lots of stores there, including the original Amoeba and Rasputins. Hours of browsing, and BART takes you right there. At the SF Amoeba they said they're just moving their jazz and classical, not eliminating them. (And they'll be closed Monday, the 15th, for that reason.) They're right near the intersection of Haight & Stanyon streets. Haight ends at Stanyon, actually, which borders the end of Golden Gate Park (the main part, not the panhandle). Right at the corner of Haight & Stanyon is a McDonald's----Amoeba is right behind it (used to be a bowling alley). You really should check it out; the Amoeba, not the McDonald's. Hope you have a great time!

Whatever works for you Moose, just don't tell Shreve! "---But you've also got him (James Brown) in the rock'n'roll, instead of the R'n'B. How could you DO that? I mean, you wouldn't put Charlie Parker in with the rock'n'roll, would you? Would you??" "I don't know...Who is Charlie Parker?" "JAZZ!! JAZZ! He was the greatest jazz saxophonist that ever lived---"

The RCA box set is definitely missing, and understandably so, the first session made by the Desmond-Hall quartet which was originally issued by Warner Brothers. The CD of that recording has been issued by Discovery under the title EAST OF THE SUN. Great versions of standards, e.g., "I Get a Kick Out of You" as well as a version of "2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West". What Marty said. And yes, the Mosaic doesn't include the "w/strings" date that the RCA has. To my mind this is another point in the Mosaic's favor, but I've got them both. (In a perfect world the RCA box would cost $10 so you could give it to friends and family for Christmas.)

Well, Ready For Freddie sounds better than my earlier copy...but then, my earlier copy was a CDr sent by a kind member of this board, so that may not be saying anything. Personally, I think for the last year-and-a-half to two years they've been doing a good job on the domestic RVG's, on the whole.

I wonder if this is physically in the stores. Would be a reason to actually enter one of the evil big boxes.

I hate to say this, but for me it's still Kind of Blue. Go figure, huh?

I think "YES!" Good idea. Fuller would be a good artist to highlight in such a way because a lot of people seem to like him, but he rarely gets talked about.

Speaking of desert island albums, how about John Lewis's The Wonderful World of Jazz, which features Jim Hall with a few other notables. A truly great album with a somewhat regrettable title. And about a million for the Jim Hall/Paul Desmond Mosaic! The more recent RCA CD box is not as inclusive but worth getting. It truly is amazing the variety and caliber of groups and artists that Hall recorded with.

I asked them. They say they're just moving the jazz to the main room, and turning the jazz/classical room into a DVD/video room. Jazz will still be there. Time will tell if their jazz section will still be as good as it used to be. Dmitry, did you check out all the unused RVG's they're selling for >$10? It's a jazz newbie's dream.

Nice!

You said a mouthful! So on this list we've got the Rutles, who were not a real group and from the 70's, but we are missing The Velvet Undrground (from the 60's, very influential, REAL). Hmmm.... For me it's a tossup between The Remains, The Big Three, VU, CCR, and the Beatles. So of course I voted for The Zombies.

Yes! He also did some nice albums for Savoy, such as Blues-ette and Imagination (can't remember the names of the others). Underground---glad you got those albums. The Mosaic's OOP, but this stuff is great music, should be kept in print perennially somehow. Fuller is "THE MAN"---I don't think he ever made a bad album. And how about his work with the Jazz Messengers?

Sweet. One of those "Only in NYC" things, I guess.

Wish I could be there. I'd begun to get the impression he was somewhat underappreciated these days...good to see someone else digs his work!

Me too!

Agreed! Same goes for Here To Stay.

Hey, that compilation rules!