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To start, here's a thread on Steig's Firefly. I'm listening to Steig's Wayfaring Stranger for the first time as I type this, and it's a lot better than I expected. I'm actually surprised that Cuscuna hasn't chosen this one for reissue yet. I think it would actually make a good RVG! Though certainly more "laid back," it makes me think at times of Odyssey of Iska. I don't know much about Steig except that he was William Steig's son. Did he make a second Blue Note date? Eddie Gomez is perfect for the setting on Wayfaring Stranger. Warmly recommended (— so far. I haven't yet finished the debut listen!).

I thought at first some live recordings of Roy Eldridge had been unearthed. :rsmile:

The hidden track from the 2000 edition isn't really a "song" per se. It's essentially 2:30 of false starts, studio chatter, and Bob Thiele calling out take #s. The only interesting element for me is hearing Coltrane talk to Ali. I guess, initially, Ali was going to play bells as well as his kit, but Coltrane says something to the effect of: "Here, I'll do it" — that's about it as far as I can tell; I couldn't get the disc to rewind any further (past -2:30). For the hidden track alone, it's not worth updating. For the sound, and if you have a particular fondness for that session, I'd say, yes, it is worth updating. The sonic difference isn't huge, but on the later edition, and to my ears, Ali's drums come through with greater clarity. Overall, if you have the earlier edition and can spend the money elsewhere, I'd say do that.

The Complete Zoot Sims Pablo Sessions Disc 5.

That's what this board is all about. I think I'll go listen to Sun Ra's "UFO" now.

Disposability is. Not Sortie. If it were, I'd have purchased a copy.

I don't think Jim A will be psyched about a link to an illegal copy of an in-print CD. Guy Guy, I didn't realize it was in-print. I can delete that post if you like. I thought I was linking to a fairly hard-to-find Ellington album. (Shows you how much I know about what's in and out of print in regard to Duke.) I thought if people were happy to download it, it would show that downloads weren't so bad. That was my only point. Honest intentions, but it (essentially) backfired. L

Probably won't happen, but I hope I'm wrong! Of course, a person could use that link above to have it on CD®. No, wait! It's a download! Along with School Days from 1963, Sortie might be Lacy's best from the 60's. It's indeed a shame it's not better known. If I could write a check for, say, $15.99 to Irène Aëbi to have this as an actual CD, I'd do it in a heartbeat. She's sitting on so much un-reissued stuff that it's probably overwhelming.

E-Music, for one example, uses variable bit-rate, and all the CDs I've burned from their digital files sound good — even some of the needle-drops. The latest Coltrane Concord box, for example, sounds excellent. Right now, the only way to get, say, Bahia in good sound is to get that Concord box. If you don't want to buy it because you already have other albums (Soultrane, etc.) in that set in K-2 or what-have-you editions, downloading is a good option. I don't know too much about "lossless" digital files, but I'd suspect if the demand for them (.ogg files, .flac files) became more prevalent — and user-friendly for both PC and Mac — we'd see them available more readily.

Even more of a reason to check out Sortie. Aëbi's not on it! I like her singing, but can understand why others don't.

Sortie 1. Sortie 12:00 2. Black Elk 10:00 3. Helmy 2:20 4. Fork New York 14:00 5. Living T. Blues 3:40 6. 2-Fou 0:03 Steve Lacy: soprano saxophone Enrico Rava: trumpet Kent Carter: bass Aldo Romano: drums recorded February 7, 1966 Milan, Italy For my money, this record is stronger than both Disposability and The Forest and The Zoo. Excellent playing all around.

Finally found a copy! Some discs on Black Lion you still see regularly as cut-outs and in the used bins. Others are excruciatingly rare — e.g. Frank Lowe's Fresh, Mal Waldron's Blues for Lady Day, Dave Burrell's High Won, High Two, even Kenny Dorham's Osmosis.

I'm with you there. That whole record is a bitch. Coltrane seems to have brought out a little more fire in Red's playing. I like Garland's trio work, but I prefer the quintet work overall. I'm looking forward to Concord's next Coltrane boxes — there're supposed to be at least two more, I think, after Intrepid Warrior: the sideman dates, and the co-leader dates. The leader dates in the new box have great sound, and it will be nice to hear the Garland/Coltrane sessions improved sonically. I think Donald Byrd acquits himself fairly well in the Garland/Coltrane quintets, but wouldn't it have been nice to hear a young Lee Morgan instead?

Hi All, I have been trying to track down this set for years. It's out-of-print, but a copy is probably lying in a classical store, somewhere, just waiting for a home. I have the early 80's version of The Arditti performing Scelsi's Four String Quartets, but would very much like to hear this new (2000) package with Scelsi's final string quartet added. The music is phenomenal. I'm looking for a new or used-in-good-condition copy. I will cover cost and shipping. Any help much appreciated. Thank you! Late ------------------ The Arditti series on Disques Montaigne all come in paper sleeves. A few were reissued in jewel cases, but I'll take either format as long as the discs are in good shape.

Personally, I'm waiting for the Mosaic Select. The news is on the down-low, but I hear there's all kinds of bonus tracks. First things first, though — by that I mean the RVG of Lawrence Millman's A Kayak Full of Ghosts.

I knew we were something. Now I know. Congrats on 20 years!

Whenever you read about Booker Ervin, you inevitably bump into a phrase that reads something like this: "Booker Ervin's Texas Tenor with its distinct cry ..." Well, I start to get after reading the word "cry" in association with Booker too many times, but ... damn! Listen to the track "African Cookbook" from the album of the same name. That "cry" finally amounts to something meaningful. One of Booker's best, and simplest, solos ever, I'd say. The whole track is a bitch. Get the album if you're a Weston fan and don't have it. And, yeah, the Black Lion ... it's harder to find these days, but worth the hunt.

Well, Ornette is partial to French Roast, while Dewey usually drinks Italian Roast. Ornette says something about Italian Roast being too thin, and then (off-mike but still audible) Dewey mumbles "Like your reeds?"

For my tastes, Village of the Pharoahs is much more engaging than Elevation. It's great that we have both, though. Now I just wish I could hear, for once, Live at The East! I have tried to order this from Japan, have tried to trade for it ... all with no luck.

Now there's a good smilie.

Late 2007 batch of RVG reissues Yes, that's right. This batch has been selected and produced by myself. Unfortunately, I didn't consult David Ayers beforehand. A splendid list, his, though he neglected to mention the previously unissued track on the Ornette session. It's a 3:17 "outtake" of studio chatter. Ornette and Dewey are discussing their favorite roast for coffee while waiting for Elvin to set his kit up. With the RVG treatment, Ornette's consonants come through, perhaps for the first time, with amazing clarity.

Weebles wobble, but they don't fall down.

I'd forgotten that Kwanza had just been reissued — indeed, a weird choice. And now Verve/Impulse/Universal/Mel Gibson has gone back to jewel cases! Jeebus. Yeah, 2000 was a great year for Coltrane reissues. We even got, for no particularly good reason, Impressions — with all the tracks previously issued, sometimes more than once, on compact disc! I guess for original cover art fetishists, that one. (I love original cover art, and didn't even buy that one.) Maybe Ravi can throw us another bone in '08.

What jazzshrink said. The Taiyo Yudens from RunTech are flippin' sweet. At $27 (for 100 CDRs), and with free shipping, it's hard to beat. I've had zero problems so far. Recommended!

Bumping this one up from when this board first started — kind of interesting to see the enthusiasm for Impulse's reissue campaign, and how it's played out since. Is there still a U.S. jazz reissue program for Impulse? It seems like the last batch was a while ago ... Wasn't Cosmic Music supposed to come out at one time?