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I have the following CDs for sale or trade. Shipping within the US is included. All of my CDs (including inserts) are in excellent condition unless otherwise noted. I prefer to receive payments in PayPal -- from bank accounts only; no credit cards or debit cards. $33.50 each ($59 for both) Horace Tapscott, “The Dark Tree 1” (Hat Art 6053) [quartet w/ John Carter, McBee, Cyrille] Horace Tapscott, “The Dark Tree 2” (Hat Art 6083) [trio or quartet w/ John Carter, McBee, Cyrille] [These are jewel case versions. CDs have some light scratches but play perfectly fine. I know the price for these is high, but I’m trying to recover much less than what I paid myself.] $13.50 each Earl Anderza, “Outa Sight” (Pacific Jazz) oop [quartet w/ J. Wilson] Sean Bergin, “Nansika” (Data) [quintet w/ F. Douglas, C. Clark, de Boo; S. African songs] Ran Blake, “Sonic Temples” (GM Recordings) 2 CDs [trio w/ E. Schuller, G. Schuller] Michiel Borstlap, “The Sextet Live!” (Challenge) 2 CDs [sextet w/ Ben Herman, Y. Honing] Tal Farlow, “The Interpretation of Tal Farlow” (Verve Japan 24-bit POCJ-2753) obi John Law, “Abacus” (Hatology) [quartet w/ J. Lloyd, G. Hemingway] William Parker, “The Peach Orchard” (Aum Fidelity) 2 CDs [quartet w/ R. Brown, Cooper-Moore, Ibarra] John Surman, “Adventure Playground” (ECM) oop [quartet w/ Bley, Peacock, Oxley] Frans Vermeerssen, “One for Rahsaan” (A-Records) [quintet w/ Braam, de Joode, Vatcher] Teddy Wilson, “For Quiet Lovers” (Verve Japan 24-bit POCJ-2587) $9.50 each Kurt Elling, “The Messenger” (Blue Note) Charles Lloyd, “Canto” (ECM) w/ slipcase [quartet w/ Stenson, B. Hart] Wadada Leo Smith, “Golden Quartet” (Tzadik) [quartet w/ A. Davis, Favors, DeJohnette] obi Ed Thigpen, “The Elements of Swing” (Stunt) [quartet w/ Lovano] Ken Vandermark, “Joe Harriott Project: Straight Lines” (Atavistic) [quartet w/ Bishop, Kessler, Mulvenna]

Vocal jazz is usually not my thing, but Peggy Lee has been an exception. I really like the tracks that she sings on in the Benny Goodman small group sessions. So, I've been thinking about getting the Lee-Christy set. Now, I've just read that Derek Bailey really liked Dave Barbour, and that Bailey was sorry that Barbour left the music scene and stopped playing altogether when he and Lee became a wild success. So, I was wondering, how prominent is Barbour's guitar in this Mosaic set? Thanks in advance for your answers.

I am interested in your opinions on these -- especially Stenson's latest with Paul Motian. I recently got one of Charles Lloyd's ECM CDs and found myself liking Stenson's piano playing much more than Lloyd's sax work. And I also read with interest a recent profile of Stenson in JazzTimes. But the sound clips of Stenson's CDs lead me to think that his CDs are a bit too tepid and uniform. Much of them seem to be slow ballads very slowly played in the over-indulgent style that ECM is famous for. Am I right?

I had good luck finding a copy of Sonny Simmons, "Ancient Ritual" through this board last week, so I thought I should try this again. I am looking for clean, excellent (non-promo, non-cutout) copies of: Marilyn Crispell, "Kitchen Concerts" (Leo) Enrico Rava & Ran Blake, "Duo en Noir" (Between the Lines) Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.

I am trying to get some CDs released by the French label Label Bleu. Does anyone know a good way to do this in the US? Thanks for any suggestions in advance.

I have the following CDs for sale or trade. Shipping within the US is included. All of my CDs (including inserts) are in excellent condition unless otherwise noted. I prefer to receive payments in PayPal -- from bank accounts only; no credit cards or debit cards. $119.00 [price includes insured shipping] Complete Woody Herman Capitol Recordings (Mosaic) (6-CD set) [everything in excellent condition] ***Bonus CD: “Swinging with the Woody Herman Woodchoppers” (Dial/TOCJ 6209) [small group sessions w/ S. Berman, S. Chaloff, R. Burns, F. Philips, etc.] $64 for both Horace Tapscott, “The Dark Tree 1” (Hat Art 6053) [quartet w/ John Carter, McBee, Cyrille] Horace Tapscott, “The Dark Tree 2” (Hat Art 6083) [trio or quartet w/ John Carter, McBee, Cyrille] [These are jewel case versions. CDs have some light scratches but play perfectly fine. I know the price for these is high, but I’m trying to recover much less than what I paid myself.] $13.50 each Earl Anderza, “Outa Sight” (Pacific Jazz) oop [quartet w/ J. Wilson] Sean Bergin, “Nansika” (Data) [quintet w/ F. Douglas, C. Clark, de Boo; S. African songs] Michiel Borstlap, “The Sextet Live!” (Challenge) [sextet w/ Ben Herman, Y. Honing; 2 CDs] Tal Farlow, “The Interpretation of Tal Farlow” (Verve Japan 24-bit POCJ-2753) obi John Law, “Abacus” (Hatology) [quartet w/ J. Lloyd, G. Hemingway] William Parker, “The Peach Orchard” (Aum Fidelity) [quartet w/ R. Brown, Cooper-Moore, Ibarra; 2 CDs] John Surman, “Adventure Playground” (ECM) oop [quartet w/ Bley, Peacock, Oxley] Frans Vermeerssen, “One for Rahsaan” (A-Records) [quintet w/ Braam, de Joode, Vatcher] Teddy Wilson, “For Quiet Lovers” (Verve Japan 24-bit POCJ-2587) $9.50 each Sonny Simmons, “Transcendence” (CIMP) [trio w/ Moffett] Sonny Simmons, “Judgment Day” (CIMP) [quartet w/ Moffett] Wadada Leo Smith, “Golden Quartet” (Tzadik) [quartet w/ A. Davis, Favors, DeJohnette] obi Ed Thigpen, “The Elements of Swing” (Stunt) [quartet w/ Lovano] Ken Vandermark, “Joe Harriott Project: Straight Lines” (Atavistic) [quartet w/ Bishop, Kessler, Mulvenna] If you are interested in a trade, in general, the following are some of my wants. I would be happy with many others. (In some cases, I may be interested in 2-for-1 or 3-for-2 trades; so please make me an offer that you consider fair.) Ran Blake & Anthony Braxton, “Memory of Vienna” (Hatology) Eric Boeren, “Cross Breeding” (BIMhuis) Anthony Braxton, “Prag” (Sound Aspects) Anthony Braxton, “Seven Compositions” (Hat Art 6025) Anthony Braxton, “Eight (+3) Tristano Compositions” (Hat Art 6052) Anthony Braxton, “Quartet (Willisau) 1991” (Hat Art 6100) Anthony Braxton, “Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993” (Hat Art 6190) Frank Gratkowski & Georg Graewe, “VicissEtudes” (Random Acoustics 2) Guus Janssen, “Pok” (Geestgronden) John Lindberg, “East Side Suite” (Sound Aspects) Misha Mengelberg & Han Bennink, “MiHa” (ICP) Enrico Rava & Ran Blake, “Duo en Noir” (Between the Lines) Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy, “The Peak: Live at Dreher, Paris”, vol. 2 (Hat Art 6186)

If you have a clean, non-promo copy of this recording with both the CD and inserts in excellent condition, and you are willing to part with it, please send me a PM.

The reviews on AMG are rather tepid. And the two reviews on Amazon are rather poor. Could people comment on the music and the sound quality of these recordings? Thanks in advance.

Is this set worth getting? I saw it for $20 at a used CD store yesterday.

Here is what I got back from MC when I wrote to Mosaic to recommend a set of early Paul Bley sessions (including the live sets with Coleman): I used to work with Paul in the late '60s getting him bookings and recordings. His stuff is all over the place, might be hard to pull together. As for the stuff with Ornette, business between them got very ugly and I doubt any of that stuff will be coming out again, at least legitimately. MC

Were the Hillcrest tracks ever available on CDs?

Is it safe to assume that the 20-bit K2 series is now dead? What a crying shame!

MC told me in October that there will be a Select of Al Cohn-Joe Wilder-Freddie Green RCA sessions in 2006. That should be very good.

Thank you very much for all you replies. I am in Britan for 3 months, and should explore the stores by and by.

I will be in London and surrounding areas early in the new year, and I may also go to Amsterdam. Could people recommend good used and new jazz CD stores in those 2 cities? For Amsterdam, I am particularly eager to pick up some hard-to-find Dutch jazz recordings. Many thanks in advance.

I was listening last night to John Lindberg's "Tree Frog Tonality", which also has Leo Smith on it, and I find that record so much more interesting than the "Golden Quartet". Lindberg's compositions seem to be much better knit, and more surprising than Smith's.

I spent a small fortune acquring these, and I am not sure I am crazy about them. The music is impressive (esp. Carter), but I am not sure if I love it. So, am wondering whether any of you'd be interested in a trade. These 2 CDs come in separate jewel cases (not digipack), and they have minor scuffs that do not affect play. Inserts and jewel cases in excellent condition. Here are some I am interested in acquring: Eric Boeren, “Cross Breeding” (BIMhuis) Eric Boeren, “Joy of a Toy” (BVHaast) Anthony Braxton, “Composition 98” (Hat Art 6062) Anthony Braxton, “Prag” (Sound Aspects) Anthony Braxton, “Seven Compositions” (Hat Art 6025) Anthony Braxton, “Quartet (Willisau) 1991” (Hat Art 6100) Anthony Braxton, “Quartet (Santa Cruz) 1993” (Hat Art 6190) Gerry Hemingway, “Marmalade King” (Hat Art 6164) Guus Janssen, “Pok” (Geestgronden) Steve Lacy & Maarten Altena, “High, Low & Order” (Hat Art 6069) John Lindberg, “East Side Suite” (Sound Aspects) Mal Waldron & Steve Lacy, “The Peak: Live at Dreher, Paris”, vol. 2 (Hat Art 6186)

I've been listening to this CD, and I am afraid that it leaves me a bit cold. The lineup (Smith, Anthony Davis, Malachi Favors, Jack DeJohnette) is so good, and the CD has received very good reviews. But the music seems uninteresting. Perhaps it grows on you after a while?

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Up with price reductions.

Thanks, Chuck. That's encouraging.

I've been really enjoying Von Freeman's recent recordings on Premonition. I'm wondering how the somewhat older SteepleChase recordings are. They are: Lester Leaps in Never Let Me Go Dedicated to You Anyone familiar with these? How are they? Is it true that electric piano is played on these recordings, as I've read somewhere? Thanks in advance.

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