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Thanks to everyone who has responded so far. Apparently not a combination that happens very often.

Sure pick one of the few Grant Green recordings I don't have. B-) Sad but true.

It seems like these two instruments have the potential to sound very good together. To be honest I can't remember ever hearing the combination. I'm sure it's been done. As a matter of fact I probably have some examples in my collection. Unfortunately I can seem to locate any. Favorites?

Did y'all chase him off, too? Haven't seen him on here in awhile. No one chased me off. I have been playing and listening (to) jazz, rather than "discussing" it here. Focus "Danielson"...... ....Blue Note

Just listened to Dance. I'm gonna preorder this one, very nice. Anybody else notice the main riff to this tune sounds an awful lot like "Freedom Jazz Dance" double timed?

I have very limited exposure to both Yoshiaki Masuo and Takayuki Kato. But I really like what I've heard.

Lighten up bro' ... read a book, go for a walk, throw out your TV! B-)

Lot's of great Cal. Sona Libre has been in heavy rotation lately. P.S. I would pay dearly for the artwork from some of those early album covers. Those are so cool.

Got my Gram Parsons, Son House, Muddy Waters, and Rory Gallagher last night. Yourmusic is alright! Thinking about some Sam Cooke with The Soul Stirrers next.

Here's one (uncredited) for JAZZ JOURNEYS: Thanks. Both look fairly promising. Need to check the library.

A couple of years ago I was at my local Tower Records outlet and a Japanese tourist was in the jazz section asking for piano trio jazz recommendations. Specifically, he wanted titles that were reminiscient of Ramsey Lewis. I was more than happy to turn him on to some good Red Garland and Gene Harris titles especially since the Tower employee working the floor had no clue and was trying to sell him $40 Cecil Taylor import discs. I'm guessing that the Red & Gene were closer to what he wanted. I prefer to think he liked my recommendations but who knows? Anyway isn't one of the preeminent jazz labels in Japan Three Blind Mice? Maybe, exploring titles from that label might be the way to go as far getting an overview of the Japanese jazz scene? At least for a first pass.

Just got the word that these all shipped. I guess patience is a virtue when dealing with Your Music. Actually, that wasn't all that bad....

I never noticed anything on Japan, however it's something I could have very easily overlooked since I just recently became interested in the subect. I'll be a little more aware next time I'm in Borders or Barnes & Noble. Thanks.

As I'm sure you all know the Japanese love their jazz and thank God for that. The Japanese jazz buying public have single-handedly kept some of the most seminal jazz recordings available for the rest of us, albiet at luxury prices. But as they say beggars can't be choosers. For that we are all very grateful I'm sure. What I'm wondering about though is the Japanese Jazz scene. Who are the main players that have contributed to the jazz scene over the years? Who are the modern players that deserve our attention? Who are the composers, arrangers, and writers of note?

The Village Green Preservation Society by the Kinks is out in a 3-CD deluxe version. Among other things I believe it contains lot's of BBC sessions. I've been meaning to pick this one up for quite some time.

Thanks. Was Akio a George Benson protege at one time? I seem to remember hearing about some Japanese guitar player who was George Benson's chauffeur at one point.

Anyone heard this album? Thoughts, opinions?

I have a voice recorder function on my mp3 player. I just record my list on the player. It comes in especially handy when I'm driving and I hear something on the radio that catches my attention.

yes, the liner notes say that, but over at the ABB's site there has been a huge discussion about this-no believes it. The consensus is that the performance is the same as on the original release, and it's all one performance, not as Dowd (presumably mistakenly) described it. If it is pieced together, I can't tell. It sounds an awful lot like the original released version. But what is correct is that You Don't Love Me and Whipping Post are different performances. The word over at the ABB site is that Dowd had a foggy memory by then (early 90s)- I'm not sure who to believe! Weird! I need to do some listening. The original is 12:46 in length. The Chronicles version is 12:59. Not a huge discrepancy, especially for a live album.

Isn't it just a reissue of the earlier Chronicles disc The Fillmore Concerts? Why should anyone upgrade to this one? Not exactly. It has Midnight Rider (which first appeared on the Duane Allman anthology), and the performances aren't remixed like they were for the Fillmore Concerts set. Also, for that set the You Don't Love Me and Whipping Post were different takes (or at least parts of them were- I don't remember the details exactly now), and the original album takes are on this Deluxe Edition. I like the Deluxe Edition for the set list (with the exception of Midnight Rider, the tunes are the same as the Fillmore Concerts) and the booklet has some nice pictures that I've never seen before. I am a big, big fan of the ABB, especially with Duane, but I wasn't going to pay full price for this set; I got it free from BMG. On chronicles "Liz Reed" is pieced together from multiple versions from the Fillmore run. I believe most of the song including Duane's solo is from one of the two 3/13/71 shows. Dickey's solo is lifted from one of the other four performances recorded for the album, and was subsequently mixed into the originally selected 3/13 performance by Tom Dowd.

Some very good "Mojo" in that studio now. It's imperative you record there!

The Legacy edition of Santana's first album is killer. Contains the original album remastered, plus another earlier version of the the first album with extra tracks that was deemed too "jammy" to be released. If that's not enough you also get their complete performance at Woodstock. A really fine document of this early incarnation of the band.

Really like the title track. A deceptively simple solo, one of Grant's finest "less is more" moments. On a side note.... Is it just me or is there way too much reverb on the title track? At times it sounds like a 747 is talking off!

This documentary premieres tonight on your local PBS station. Looks interesting.