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It seems like Clark Terry gets the limelight, and Joe Newman — to my ears on par with Terry's playing, but considerably more interesting — gets the shadows. Any thoughts as to why? Fans of Joe Newman here? What records need to be sought out? I have only four at this point, in addition to numerous sideman appearances.

I agree, it's probably too risky — especially because Fresh Sounds reissued one of the Pomeroy large group recordings already. Now the Gil Fuller idea — the Spanish pirates have yet to pounce! I'll have to write Cuscuna again, and tell him that I'll mail a freshly baked loaf of banana bread (*) to the Mosaic office if he'll mull it over some more. * Goes well with Irish Breakfast tea.

Add this to the mix: $5 off $30 coupon code: F5P3VE7 :bwallace2:

D'oh! I knew I'd read it, but forgot which thread. Thanks Chas. I see Cuscuna didn't bite on my Complete Pacific Jazz Gil Fuller Recordings idea. Or the Complete United Artists Herb Pomeroy Recordings. Ah well. Maybe in 2039. No interest here for the Smith, Turrentine, or Clarke, but I'll be picking up the others.

I don't have the new Japanese reissue of this one (yet), but, you're right, the 80's edition sounds terrible. I just listened to it, after listening to Bean Bags, which sounds great, and I went from to . Koch did a really nice job on Atlantic sessions when they were reissuing them. The Lee Konitz and Warne Marsh, for example, sounds especially transparent and rich. I don't know if it truly makes a difference, but Koch's use of HDCD encoding (and consequently my player's ability to read it) added up to some brilliant reissues. Sometimes, though, I think I just like to see the little red HDCD light pop on — so I can say, a la Homer Simpson: HDCD.

Don't mean to be anti-climactic, but I know a recent list of the June Connoisseurs was posted somewhere here (I read it!), but now I can't find the thread where it was lodged. If someone feels like copying the list here, that would be great. The old 2007 "Wish List" thread is huge, so maybe we could also start a new discussion here of the upcoming Conns.

Anyone here have, or tried, the Klipsch ProMedia Ultra 2.0 System? Here's the page for it. A sub-less system, but it looks like it'd do the job for my small workspace.

What do you guys think of Brubeck Plays Brubeck? I'm listening to it right now, and, while I could see myself calling it "boring" at times, some of the numbers are fairly affecting. Nothing that will change your world, but nice with a snifter, the sky black outside.

Do you have a source for this information? I only ask because I don't think the Zoot Sims and Cecil Taylor titles I mentioned above were ever remastered in 20-bit — or reissued in paper sleeves. It's possible that I'm wrong, but I know I would have purchased them if I'd seen/read about them in this format! Thanks.

I thought there was an old thread on this album, but a search only yielded Wayne Shorter threads and Chuck Nessa threads. At any rate, I still don't have it, and thought I'd ask for some opinions/discussion here before I forked over the dough.

Oh — and finding out-of-print hatART titles for $11.99 there wasn't so bad either! I never thought I'd see Lacy's Remains or High, Low and Order in my paws, but one strange day Tower Online listed them. Scooped 'em up pronto. A few days later, I went back for a Braxton (Orchestra (1978) Köln) that was currently selling on eBay for an unpleasant price.

Good riddance. Tower wasn't such a bad thing in its day. As recent as 1999-2000, you could find new copies of the original Blue Note Works TOCJ series for $13.99 online. They weren't always listed with a "JPN" -- you had to do a catalog # search to draw some of them up. At any rate, with some coupons (and there was always an online coupon for Tower to be found), a person could build a nice-sounding library. Occasionally, they would mis-price stuff online, and that was cool too!

For those that may be interested — • Coltrane & Cherry: The Avant Garde The sound's not so good on this one — sounds like a fair amount of compression was used. This session probably never sounded too good to start off with, however. The bass booms on most of the session. • Tony Fruscella: Tony Fruscella Excellent sound. Way better, as to be expected, than the Spanish Definitive version. Maybe an earlier (while not the original) tape generation existed for this one? At any rate, the Japanese engineers have worked a small wonder with this one. If you like this session, a sonic upgrade (if those things have meaning for you) is confidently encouraged.

Evidently the brick-and-mortars are. But Tower Online isn't gone. I actually had a fairly lengthy telephone conversation with a (or "the") manager of Tower Online. It was an 800 number, but I think the online "office" is still based in Sacramento. At any rate, he said that, for the forseeable future, Tower Online will still exist — as a separate entity from "Tower Records," meaning brick-and-mortars, which of course is essentially gone at this point. This is actually good news, but I wonder at its credibility. Nevertheless, if you need to plug some holes in your Classics collection, now's the time! I purchased the Kenny Clarke 1946-1948 for $11.99, and it just shipped.

Good to see Zoot! and Looking Ahead make appearances. I don't think they've actually been part of earlier Japanese Prestige series. If memory serves ...

I like this session overall. Some tracks don't work for me ("When Malindy Sings"), but the tracks that do work, really work. "Retribution" is particularly affecting. It's a "vocal" album that has stood the test of time. More than anything, however, I think it bears the stamp not of Lincoln, but of Roach — his musical concerns of the time, and the way he wanted to present "his" music through Lincoln. She seems amenable to it (at least on record), and sings with a poignancy that you don't hear on the earlier Riverside session, for example. From here, it's good to go to the Roach Impulse! dates with Lincoln on them. I think I may like those even better.

A superb musical package. It is indeed very much out-of-print, and will likely not be coming back into print for some time, I would imagine. The music, particularly the "with strings" portion, is a revelation. You'll have to get used to McIntyre's oboe playing, though. It's not to some listeners' taste, but I don't have a problem with it. I've never heard a "with strings" album that is so well integrated as this one. McIntyre doesn't simply "solo" over the strings. Instead, he often uses the strings for ostinato effect, and even call-and-response. I adore the session, and I think McIntyre gives all he's got on it. Others will disagree, no doubt, but for me it's the highlight of the package. Buy it and give it some time. It rewards repeated, and close, listening.

kellaway, hell yes! Uh? (Maybe I'm missing something.) The line-up for the Kühn Impulse! date is: Rolf Kühn: clarinet Joachim Kühn: piano Jimmy Garrison: bass Aldo Romano: drums Impressions of New York recorded 1967

Thanks Guy! That saves me a lot of trouble. I actually don't have Zoot's two Dawn issues, but they're still available, and on my "list." You probably have Plays Alto, Tenor, and Baritone on vinyl, but if not — the new reissue is nice! It's coupled with the Zoot Argo session, and, together, these sessions fill up a cd (without omitting tracks) to the brim. I didn't think I'd like Zoot's singing, but his (one) vocal on "Where You At?" is actually pretty cool. He sings in tune, swings, and kind of sounds like Chet Baker — but without the marbles in his mouth!

Tower's having another 25% off jazz and blues sale. Most of the prices aren't that great, but for some labels the savings is worthwhile. Discs on the Classics label, for example, are currently $11.99. Check here for availability.

The Eskelin, I think, is excellent — but it's not typical of Eskelin (which is perhaps why I like it). It's very atmospheric, and not with much "soloing" per se. The ensemble as a whole puts together a lot of moody music. I actually think Miles Davis would have liked this disc for its "painterly" qualities. Just don't expect blistering solo spots or hummable melodies. I think a fair number of the others can be easily left out of a shopping cart. Snijbloemen is a fine date, though. I'd get that one (if I didn't already have it).

Thanks for the tip, Peter. One more question — I'm trying to track down The Art of Jazz, which is confusingly close in title to the Dawn effort called The Modern Art of Jazz. It's another one that was out on Fresh Sounds, but now is (permanently?) out-of-stock on their site. Is it worth hunting down? (Cover attached.)

I've had this one for about a year now. Spirited stuff. Purvis's character reminds one of Sean Penn in Sweet and Low Down. Sorta. A .

On time off, Gerry often participated as a cast member in the stage production to "Jesus Christ Superstar." -------- On a serious note — how is this one? I don't even know who the "new" sextet is.

Actually, his real name is Nabil Totah. Knobby, or Nobby, is his nickname. Here's his website: http://www.totahbass.com/ Couldn't get that website to load. Anyone have any success accessing Totah's site?