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I'm not a big fan of jazz vocals, so I was planning on being disappointed when I bought this (found it at a good price, so I figured I'd take the plunge). I actually like it a lot more than I thought I would. It's great for a quiet evening. The opening track is definitely my favorite.

The board was down for about 14 hours or so for me. Glad to see it back. It looks like there might be a couple problems still, but it's mostly here.

Is "Dear God" much different from their other music? It's the only song by XTC I've ever heard, but I've always really liked it. Any recommendations on where I can hear some sound clips, or on where I should start out with this band?

Ditto. Curtis Amy's soprano is the most listenable I've heard, but I still don't like the instrument. Violin doesn't do much for me either.

I emailed CDUniverse yesterday about "Ready For Freddie" not being at the same price as the other RVGs, so maybe that's why the listing got pulled. Maybe I should have just ordered it yesterday.

I wouldn't count that against Greg! The moderators at Steve Hoffman's board are assholes... strike that... they're more like 12 year olds. If you don't post with the attitude that "STEVE IS GOD!!!!!", then you will definitley be kicked out eventually. I have lurked there for years, mostly to get some advance info on Hoffman's works in progress but it's hard to stomach some of the fawning over "STEVE" (just scream it like a 12 year old girl at an N'Sync concert and it will come out right). The sad thing is, Steve seems to agree that this mentality is a great thing. He's like the king of an asylum of patients who all worship his shoes. I bet if he made them all Kool Aid laced with... Later, Kevin I just registered there and after my second post, a "gort" contacted me and asked me to put more details in my profile. That seemed kind of weird. I have noticed that that board is policed very closely. The funny thing is, I didn't register because I worship Steve. I don't even know if I have anything mastered by him. I just thought there was some interesting discussion about audio and various audio formats. I guess since I don't worship Steve, I'll eventually get kicked off.

As a side note, Greg was suspended from Steve Hoffman's Forums last week, for his posts in an SACD thread.

Is it just me, or is the price insanely high? Basie Studio Mosaic

What's a good website to get these SACD's cheap?

Thanks for those links, catesta. A few people at work told me I really needed to watch Chappelle's show, but since I got rid of cable I haven't been able to check it out. The clips on the website are absolutely hilarious.

Several items ending today. Thanks for looking.

While I voted for Hutcherson, I have a very soft spot for Cal Tjader. I'm glad to see him getting so much praise in this thread, as I feel that he's often overlooked on these boards. My first experience with Cal was the Verve "Shades of Jade/Breeze From the East" twofer. At the time, I was living in Hong Kong and found the CD at a local HMV. They would let you listen to any CD in the store, as long as it wasn't a Japanese pressing. The music was a joy - I can remember feeling a little embarrased as I giggled and listened with delight to this unusual music that I'd found (I'd only gotten into jazz that year, and only had Lionel Hampton and Oscar Peterson compilations previous to this experience). I bought the CD immediately, and "Soul Sauce" and "Soul Burst" soon followed. I'm glad Verve finally released "Soulbird - Whiffenpoof" and am hoping they'll release more of his music soon.

Good thing there's a lifetime warranty on the sword.

I picked Hutch, just because of all the different contexts in which he played. His albums as a leader as great. He did a lot of great work as a sideman - with Jackie McLean, Grachan Moncur, Grant Green, Billy Mitchell, Prince Lasha/Sonny Simmons, Barney Kessel, Stanley Cowell, Lee Morgan and on and on and on. My interest in Bobby Hutcherson has helped me to discover countless other wonderful and exciting musicians. Walt Dickerson is probably my second favorite. I just bought some of his 70's work on Steeplechase, and while it's a bit more difficult for me to listen to (quite free), it's still pretty good. Of his 60's work, "Relativity," "Impressions of a Patch of Blue," "Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia" and "Unity" are all really excellent. I listen to them all the time. Lately, I've really been digging Roy Ayers' 60's work, with Curtis Amy, Gerald Wilson and as a leader. I really like his sound.

Thanks for the link, brownie. I enjoyed this review of the album in particular:

Up for some additional exposure.

My sincerest condolences, Tom. I hope you and your family will be comforted.

What's a handmade?

That's what I get.

JC is not working again.

Look's like JC's back up. From the looks of it, it was available a few hours ago for some people, but I was not able to access it until just a few minutes ago.

Up. I revised all the auctions to allow for international shipping, and changed the price on a couple items. Thanks again for looking.

I've got some CD's (a couple VME's, a TOCJ or two, some OJCs, etc.) and some DVD's up for auction on ebay right now. vibes eBay auctions Thanks for looking.

This is a very enjoyable set. The inclusion of the vibes on a few of the sessions (either Bobby Hutcherson or Roy Ayers) is an added bonus, for me. I seriously doubt any of this music will be available in any other format any time soon, so get it while you can.