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Thanks for the recommendations, Dmitry. I'll have to pick some of those up soon. It's too bad Mosaic doesn't sell any Dickerson. I'd buy them in a second as a part of the current sale. How's the Barbieri/Brand CD, by the way? I used this handle on the BNBB for a while, and before that went by slb. I didn't use that handle very long, and changed to vibes to hide from someone that I didn't want to know I was there. Anyway, my real name is Steve.

I made those burns, I think. How's the sound quality, a bit heavy on the bass? I forgot to turn off the bass boost on my mini-disc deck, I remember. Disagree on To My Queen. It's not boring at all. If anything, it's delicate and insigthful, imo. Have you heard To My Queen Revisited? Dmitry, I didn't get them from you...although, maybe the person I got them from did! The bass isn't too bad on these, but then, I don't have a fabulous system or anything, either. "To My Queen" is just my least favorite of all the Dickerson I've heard. I haven't heard any of his 70's stuff, but it's high on my list of things to buy. Do you have many of the Steeplechase albums? If so, where would you suggest that I start?

I'd like to see a set like this materialize as well. Must admit though, despite all of the "this lp is his crowning achievement" commentary, I find "To My Queen" to be the least interesting of the first four dates. "How Deep is the Ocean" is mighty tasty....but that 18 min. title track is about as interesting (imo) as viewing a VHS of the 'Complete History of Franco American SpaghettiOs'!! Part of what got me going on this is another board member was kind of enough to make burns from LP's for me of "Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia" and "Unity." These are GREAT albums, and they make me wonder what other Dickerson treasures are out there. And Weizen, I'm with you on "To My Queen" - I find it the most boring of his 60's work that I've heard thus far. If you're interested in hearing "Lawrence of Arabia" and "Unity," send me a PM.

Probably same owners. I know they own a few different shops under that name or the Mad Platter name.

John, I don't know what you like to eat, but a couple places in LA that I love are: Junior's, in Westwood, not far from UCLA. Great sandwiches, excellent bakery, and pretty reasonably priced. Empress Pavilion, Chinatown. Probably the best Chinese food I've ever had in this country. All the employees and cooks are Chinese, as are most of the people in the restaurant (which can make ordering/getting what you want a bit difficult at times, if you don't speak Chinese). The food is very authentic, however, and that's always appreciated. Their dim sum is quite good, as are most of the other dishes I've tried there. Also pretty reasonably priced. Have a good time! I just realized I'll be in town for a wedding at the same time...Hmmm...

Dang it Mule! Keep sending them to Amoeba, keep Aron's on the down low! jk What about Rhino records? Are they still around? I haven't been to that end of town in a while... If you're referring to Rhino Records in Claremont, yes, they are definitely still around. That's where I grew up. Went back for a visit in February, and while the pricing wasn't as good as it used to be, I managed to pick up several OOP items sealed, like Conns and West Coast Classics, and then some XRCD's at reasonable prices. It's worth having a look, but it's a bit out of the way, especially for someone who's just in town to visit.

Vandyke was one of the original "Funk Brothers", the band that is the subject of the movie "Standing In The Shadows Of Motown". If you like any of the Motown hit songs, this movie is a must see. The DVD is readily available to rent or purchase. "The Way I Feel" is my favorite album by Big John. I pray for this to be released domestically. If you can't wait for "The Way I Feel" to be released domestically, pick up the TOCJ. It's not terribly hard to find and sounds great. I would rank a couple of other Patton sessions above it, but it's still very good. The Way I Feel is available throught Dustygoove as a japanese paper sleeve edition right now. Like I said, the TOCJ sounds great and...

Can I have your "Ready For Freddie" JRVG, in that case?

Vandyke was one of the original "Funk Brothers", the band that is the subject of the movie "Standing In The Shadows Of Motown". If you like any of the Motown hit songs, this movie is a must see. The DVD is readily available to rent or purchase. "The Way I Feel" is my favorite album by Big John. I pray for this to be released domestically. If you can't wait for "The Way I Feel" to be released domestically, pick up the TOCJ. It's not terribly hard to find and sounds great. I would rank a couple of other Patton sessions above it, but it's still very good.

Produced and arranged by Jack McDuff Recording engineer: Bob Gallo Remastered by Ron McMaster

Sad, but very funny at the same time

I'm listening to Wayne Shorter's "Night Dreamer" right now, and a thought came to mind - a Wayne Shorter BN Mosaic would be freakin' awesome! Now that I think about it, there are a lot of artists, BN or otherwise, that really deserve this kind of treatment but that will probably never get it, just because so many of their albums have been put out in other formats or in other boxes. So, if you could have any artist's work put together in a Mosaic set, who would it be? Who would you have master the music? For me, I would have Malcom Addey do the mastering - his work on other Mosaics has been excellent. Some of my desired sets: - Complete Wayne Shorter Blue Note recordings - Complete Bobby Hutcherson Blue Note recordings (even the 70's stuff) - Complete Walt Dickerson 60's sessions (I've really been digging this guy lately) - Complete Booker Ervin Prestige Sessions (just because it would be nice to have it in a box) There are many others that I could list. Who are some of yours?

You just get the weird poetry (which someone should post here, just for fun )

I agree that this is probably the "most fun" AOTW selected so far. First impressions of this album: where can I get more music like this? Of all the Rare Grooves I've purchased, this is definitely in my top 3. I got it in the mail late last week, and have listened to it several times since. I wish it was a bit more spacey than it already is, but I'm glad Brother Jack didn't overdo it to the point of sounding cheesy. "Oblighetto" is probably my favorite track on the album, followed closely by the title track. I wish they had used Jean DuShon's voice on more than just "Oblighetto." It gives the track a very spacey/eerie vibe, and I really like that. Thumbs up to Soul Stream for picking a great album!

Were you trying to ship the CD's to an address different from your billing address? My order got cancelled because "my information couldn't be verified." I was trying to ship the CD's to my work address (which, strangely enough, is Best Buy Corporate Headquarters ), but when I went back and reordered and tried to send everything to my billing address, then the order went through fine. Perhaps that was the problem? The website is a little quirky, whatever the case. The website was totally redone a few weeks ago, and although it has some nice features, in typical Best Buy fashion it was put up before all the bugs were worked out.

Thanks for that information, Mike. Now I really want to hear it.

When I used a CD player as an alarm clock, I always put in CD's that were really loud/obnoxious, because I knew I'd have to get up to turn them off. I had a cafeteria job my sophomore year in college, that required that I get up at 4am. I usually put on some death metal to wake me up (this did not improve my relationship with my roommates ), and wake me up it did. I found that Malevolent Creation's "Stillborn" worked quite well for me. These days, I just use the alarm on my cell phone. It's loud and irritating, and it definitely wakes me up.

Has this been released on CD anywhere? Sounds like a very interesting date, and I've enjoyed the other few Teddy Charles CD's I have in my collection.

I have the JRVG of this and really dig it. I was disappointed to learn, after buying it, that the Conn had bonus tracks from another session. I'd really love to hear them, but I rarely upgrade my CD's from one mastering to another. In any case, the JRVG sounds good and this album is highly recommended.

I don't really care for Jackie Chan movies, but I always like seeing the parts that are filmed in Hong Kong. I could say the same for most movies filmed in Hong Kong - I've lived in or walked by most of the places I see, which is always fun.

I just picked this up, and am really digging it. Question for those of you with the new Verve release - on "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea," about three minutes into the song a clicking/popping noise starts and it doesn't stop the rest of the song. Are all copies like this, or are they supposed to be like this?

Walt Dickerson - Unity, Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia Billy Mitchell - This Is Jimmy Giuffre - The Easy Way Stan Getz - Reflections Dorothy Ashby - Afro-Harping Gerry Mulligan Meets Johnny Hodges Stanley Turrentine - Up at Minton's Jack McDuff - Moon Rappin' Herbie Hancock - The Prisoner, Speak Like A Child Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert Larry Young - Mother Ship

I just got my Jacquet set in the mail yesterday, and it's #4219 out of 7500. It looks like this one is going to go away long before it ever hits the limit, which is a shame.

By the way, I had to go with the eggs and American bacon. There's nothing like the smell of bacon in the morning (and the leftover grease is great for cooking other stuff, too!). Anyone ever had Portuguese sausage and rice for breakfast? I had that at a McDonald's in Hawaii once. Not too bad, really. I'd eat it again.

Wasn't it Jim that started the McGriddle thread that was around before?