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Seriously, the Bob Brookmeyer select looks good.

I like Spiegelman a lot. Too bad he left the New Yorker. How about space art? Chesley Bonestell is one of my favorites.

That's one cool cat!

I didn't know he was so depressed. I hope he turns up OK. I've long been a fan of his work.

She only played about one note before the cat freaked, so it's impossible to say. I think he just didn't like woodwinds.

Anyone see The Simpsons the other night? Lisa got a new cat named "Coltrane" largely because of the name, and when she starts to play some Coltrane music on her sax, the cat screams and jumps out her 2nd-story window. I love it when they do a Lisa/jazz reference.

I actually got this as a birthday present one year. Got a gift card for Borders and went straight to the music section and found it. Never regretted getting it. In short:

Well...maybe not. But it would be nice.

One of the most religious musical experiances I ever had was listening to Ellington's Ko Ko very late at night once. Can't describe it.

Not to beat a dead thread, but I detect more than a hint of Guaraldi in Cyrus Chestnut at times, an influence he's acknowledged. Cyrus knows good music when he hears it...

Oh, and "The Cat"----all of Dietch's "Cat" cartoons have been collected by Fantagraphics in a huge hardcover book titled "Cat On Hot Thin Groove." Worth the money, especially if you're tired of straining your eyes on the miniscule reproductions of The Cat in Weirdo magazine.

You and me both. Along with Harvey Kurtzman, Jack Cole, Cliff Sterrit, and about 200 other comics and cartoon artists. Right now I'm looking at a fairly new (2002) art book: "ART NOUVEAU The French Aesthetic" by Victor Arwas. A huge, beautiful book, full of lively reproductions. Must weigh five pounds though.

Thanks for the tip, Berigan. One of these days... Funny that the Mayses bros.' Salesman should be mentioned; someone just highly recommended it to me, and I got it out of the library. Looking forward to it. Peeping Tom was one of those movies that could be said to be stomach-turningly ahead of its time. How's the commentary track on that one?

I'd say the word "cool" in the non-temperature sense was probably kept alive for the majority of Americans in the 1970's by the Fonz. Aaayyyyy.

Friedlander was just a great photographer, period. The happy fact that he also took some jazz photos is pure gravy.

You guys are killin' me! I've been meaning to get the Criterion edition of My Man Godfrey for some time. One of my favorite screwball comedies. Should have asked for it for Christmas, damnit!

Man, they ALL sound good! Personally, my first impulse would be to jump on the "Swing Sounds" (#16)....then I'd go for numbers 9,10, and 11. But that's knowing nothing of the labels involved, the quality of pressing, and so on. Just what looks the most enticing, musically, to me. Looks like you'd find it hard to go wrong, with a list like that. Have fun!

Absolutely solid recommendations so far! I've got to toss in another vote for the Stan Getz with Cal Tjader album. Not the first Getz album I got, but always struck me as a great place to start. After that, The Complete Roost Recordings, pictured above. Albums I'd be willing to bet you'll end up listening to again and again and again. Warning: Once you start buying Getz albums, it's hard to stop. Have fun!

This STINKS!! I don't ever remember a Mosaic going *poof* like this with no time on the Running low/Last chance list. I've missed some good sets because I've stopped paying attention to Mosaic for a while, but at least that was MY choice (sort of). Well, if the superb Verve double-CD that ghost mentioned is still in print, that's something at least. Chris: With an avatar like THAT you still don't have the Mobley?? Whaa??? I highly recommend it, though I admit to being biased as Hell. B)

I'm personally very glad this finally got re-issued. It's not Soul Station, but it's a must for any Mobley fan.

I could have sworn that Introducing Johnny Griffin was re-issued as an early Connoisseur.

The Third Man I also like the commentary on Grand Illusion. Also, the 2-disc package for The Killers (both '46 and '64 versions included) is a lot of fun.

Nice site.

Here's something for the DVD wish-list: "The Job" complete. I'm not holding me breath.

My first too! In complete agreement with you Brad. I already had over half the tracks in the set, yet it's still my favorite Properbox. For newcomers to bop, it would be a treasure trove. (A nice affordable treasure trove!)