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Those two UCCM's are the ones I picked up as well. They're very nicely done. To get the full Mulligan Sextet impact from them, I burned them onto one disc, and then slipped in, from another disc, the alternate of "La Plus Que Lente" (which I think is much stronger than the master take) and the master of "Sweet and Lovely." 14 tracks of good fun. Organizing the chronology for these recordings can be something of a mess though. Rather than being done at two separate sessions, they come from multiple visits (no less than five) to the studio. Then you have to figure out if it's Jon Eardley or Don Ferrara on trumpet ... or Peck Morrison or Bill Crow on bass.

The only version that (I think) I have of this is Chet Baker's from the soundtrack to Let's Get Lost, and I like it a lot. What other versions do you recommend Brownie? A standard I never tire of is "The Song is You" — one to add to Connie's "you" medley!

The Mulligan sextet recordings make up some great music — at least the two albums that I have. Brookmeyer and Zoot often get a chance to take off their gloves and lay into the proceedings. I'd buy a Mosaic or Select ... even though I already have some Japanese pressings. Gulp. Now ... what happened to Cuscuna's decision to release the Mulligan PJ California Concerts? I received an e-mail from him about a year ago saying that these might be out by February 2004. He also said the Japanese transfers came out well, and that he'd probably use them for the U.S. reissue. Did anyone pick up the two Japanese California Concert reissues from about a year back?

I've been exploring, and re-exploring, the music of Franz Koglmann. Four recordings lately: • Make Believe • An Affair with Strauss • A White Line • Orte der Geometrie Then, for some reason, I pulled out Lee Morgan's Indeed! as a sort of tonic. That opening solo on "Roccus" is a gem. Do you remember when you were 18? The kid is 18 here, just ripping up those chord changes.

I don't get it. The guy behind Ms. Lopez looks the same, now and then. I mean, he's still wearing the same blue shirt, still looks a little constipated, and is still (I think) reaching for Mr. P-Diddly's hand. Weird thread.

Lee Morgan in 1995. Followed a couple months later by McLean and Chaloff.

Looking forward to it. Out of curiosity, are all Gebbia's discs in paper sleeves, or just Arcana Major?

Good to hear you're liking it, Hans. You'll probably like Ein Sof, too. (No growling! I think that's Kaveman Kowald, incidentally.) Ibarra gives that set quite a bit more space than Ali's (admittedly fine) pulse machine.

Hey, that's about what I spent! Now Hiroshi's retiring (sorry guys), and my wife gave me something called "divorce papers." OK, I exaggerate. Still, I won't be doing any shopping for a while. And Ramen really doesn't taste so bad, right? And ... maybe I'll stop reading all these damn posts that make me want to seek out new music! Time to listen for a while as it is. Digesting the Taylor New World discs recently. As my friend, imitating his aunt from Minnesota, would say (with a positive connotation): Ooch!

Up with reduced price.

Never? Well, I hear you. I was just curious, as Cook & Morton's statement had me conjuring up all sorts of perverse and demented covers. Maybe as a practical joke, someone slipped Bley's LP into a Loni Anderson Sings Wagner jacket. That might be unpleasant.

That makes sense. Curiously enough, even with the $9 extra that PayPal's "exchange" rate charged me, my parcel will still be $30 less than if I purchased the same goods through Dusty Groove! Edit: Missed your post, Golden Arm. That makes sense, too. Still, one wonders ...

Up, to see if anyone new has heard this title. Looks good on paper ...

I just made a payment through PayPal in yen (guess what that was for!), and I was wondering if, for whatever reasons, PayPal uses a conversion rate that is slightly higher (at least for U.S. buyers)? I usually use this Currency Converter to figure out exchange rates, and it doesn't match up with PayPal's exchange rates. Food for thought. Hopefully my question's clear! What experience do you all have with PayPal's exchange rate?

I still don't get it. "One of the most unpleasant covers in the history of recorded music." I thought it would be a picture of a vivisected monkey or something. Or maybe the inside of Nixon's left nostril. The covers that Couw's posted are tame I tell ya! Edit: Ah, they're referring to the Arista/Freedom pressing cover. Couw?

Tom, as you're a "progressive trumpet" fan, you might want to order the new Wadada Leo Smith box on Tzadik. 1971-1979.

What's wrong with that? Hmmm, I wonder if perhaps Cook & Morton got their copy mixed up with a 70's porn stars Sings the Blues and You Do Too compilation.

Here I thought I was going to read about this album: :rsly:

Those covers need captions! Except maybe this one: Priceless. Now, what about worst jazz album covers? I nominate this one: The Penguin Guide refers to the original cover of Paul Bley's Touching as having "one of the most unpleasant covers in the history of recorded music." Who can find this? (Unrelated side note: When will Dusty Groove ever stop referring to albums as "bits"? Maybe they need a taste of Ben Wallace: )

I'll be getting this one eventually, but wanted to hear what you guys thought ... especially about the second set of the Reflectativity concert! Reviews?

Someone should snag the Kowald title. Penguin gives this one a crown, and I think they're spot-on in that assessment. Great, wild solo bass performance.

I know about depletion, or will, right after my Tanno order comes in. Oh so bitter sweet.

I don't own Solodrumming but the sound samples are pretty enticing. Here it is for $8.50. Nyess!

Hi All, I'm looking for a copy of hatART 6003: Any leads much appreciated. Thanks! Late

Sent an e-mail re. Parlan.