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Oh yeah, I'm getting that!

Oregon - In Concert

Jan Garbarek / Bobo Stenson Quartet - Dansere Lovely. I listened to Witchi-Tai-To earlier today. Not sure which one I like better; they're so different.

Yeah. He's fantastic. Didn't know that. Thanks for the heads-up.

2nd & Charles is a chain. The Athens location is on Atlanta Highway in a shopping center next to Hobby Lobby. There's also a 2nd & Charles in Kennesaw, near Town Center Mall. From what I can gather, 2nd & Charles seems to be trying to copy the business model of McKay's -- the great book & music stores in Chattanooga & Knoxville. But my guess is that 2nd & Charles won't make it very long. The pricing is all over the place; some of the merchandise is terribly over-priced and some of it is way under-priced. Plus, the two stores that I've seen have a lot of shoddy/worthless merchandise -- especially the vinyl. Tons of crap. You have to dig through a lot of dreck to find much that's worthwhile. Honestly, I felt lucky to come away with the Gary Burton & Marc Cary CDs. Nothing else was even remotely interesting. That said, I only paid $4 each for the CDs -- so I can't complain. And my son found a clean Quicksilver Messenger Service Anthology double LP set for $10. So it's worth popping in to see what you might find. Just don't expect anything anywhere near the quality of the Atlanta Wuxtry or Wax n Facts.

Listened to this last night and again today: Mosaic Select: Dave Liebman & Richie Beirach I'm especially digging the Lookout Farm tracks (Disc 1).

Wuxtry? The Trio da Paz disc was from Wuxtry. The others were from 2nd & Charles. IMHO, Wuxtry in Athens has gotten sorta pricey. The ATL Wuxtry store has a much better selection and better pricing too.

I found these while kicking around in Athens, GA last weekend:

Chuck, You probably know this already, but that Pee Wee Russell Dot LP is also included in this not-difficult-to-find Dedication Series/"Salute to Newport" set: It'd likely be easier to find than the original Dot LP.

Found these today at a local shop: Jan Garbarek - Bobo Stenson Quartet - Dansere LP - Still sealed! David Murray Octet - New Life CD - This has always been my favorite David Murray Octet record. When I was college, I made a cassette tape copy of this music. (My school's library had the LP.) The tape's long gone, of course. Nice to finally have it on CD.

I focused largely on classical music this year, but here are a few 2014 jazz releases that I've enjoyed: - Alexis Cuadrado - A Lorca Soundscape (Sunnyside) - released in late-2013, but I only discovered it this year - Armen Donelian - Sayat-Nova: Songs of My Ancestors (Sunnyside) - Charlie Haden/Jim Hall (Impulse) - Bobby Hutcherson - Enjoy the View (Blue Note) - Tieney Sutton - Paris Sessions (BFM Sessions) - Colin Vallon Trio - Le Vent (ECM) - Mark Weinstein - Latin Jazz Underground (Zoho)

Found these today: - George Cables - Icons & Influences (HighNote) - Better Carter - The Audience with Betty Carter (Bet-Car/Verve) - Wynton Marsalis - Unforgiveable Blackness: The Rise & Fall of Jack Johnson (Blue Note) - Jim Snidero - Stream of Consciousness (Savant) - Lew Soloff - Speak Low (ProJazz) - with Kenny Kirkland, Richard Davis, and Elvin - Buster Williams - Somewhere Along the Way (TCB) - with Gary Bartz Most of these were $2 each.

I've always wanted to hear that! The Clifford Jordan record with Jaki Byard looks interesting too.

Awesome list, Buddha. All sorts of stuff on there that I'd love to hear. And a few that are already favorites.

Thanks to everyone for making me feel so welcome!

Hey Buddha!!! Just joined up here at organissimo. ...Sad to hear the news of Bobby's increasing frailty.

Hello Everyone, Since I'm another AAJ refugee, I thought I'd introduce myself in this thread. I'm happy to join y'all over here. I've really missed having the opportunity to chat with fellow jazz-lovers about the music. I look forward to listening in, learning, and occasionally joining the conversation.