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A member here (in this thread!) kindly steered me in the direction of this fine single-disc compilation, which is exactly what I was looking for. Sound is very good. The music is blowing me away. Much recommended!

Funny — that's my story too. Two years as a jazz studies major, and then off to a different state and different program. That said, my own music school experience was positive overall. I learned that I couldn't really improvise, but I also learned that I was a competent classical musician. (Not a particularly encouraging revelation in a jazz studies program. Plus, repertoire for classical saxophone? Not so much.) My roommate at the time was legally blind and had perfect pitch. You could play a nine-note chord, and he'd (almost instantly) tell you all the notes and what inversion. That freaked me out. Was I supposed to be able to do this too? I started taking creative writing classes.

I finally ordered the new Mobley Mosaic, my first Mosaic order in 10 years. I forget — does Mosaic send out an e-mail when they ship? My credit card was just charged, so I'm guessing that the set is now in motion.

For the Ra reissue at least, it does say: "Recordings licensed from ESP Disk N.Y., N.Y." Does that mean anything?

That Japanese reissue is decent — while way different sound-wise than the 90's Black Lion CD — but I bet this new hathut reissue has even better remastering. Peter Pfister has done amazing work with recent Ayler reissues.

Man, you were walking a thin line. The Jazz Police are sensitive souls. They don't dig Bösendorfers.

Yes, and these too!

Gateway indeed. First you're listening to Nat King Cole, and before you know it, you're listening to Cecil Taylor. As if we needed more proof that jazz is dangerous.

Nice find!

Damn. I've always loved Cobb's playing on Wayne Shorter's first record.

It's a double album from a live recording with dancers. A lot of Ayler themes in the mix. The CD issue is rare. The music is ... noiseful bliss!

At least they attempted to retain the original typeface ...

Yosuke Yamashita Trio with Gerald Oshita: Arashi (1977).

I'm down for either of those box sets. Pre-ordered!

Excellent! It's "one" for Shirley, but it also sounds like it's one for Vick as well — he lets loose. Looking forward to picking this up.

I missed out on all of these sets, but have collected Walker, Spann, and Hopkins on individual discs. Slightly off-topic (for a Betty Carter thread), but are there any recommendations for single disc overviews from Milburn and Brown? In other words, if you could only purchase one disc a piece from these two artists, what would you choose?

I'd like to hear a remastered set of her Bet-Car recordings, including anything that was left off previous releases. Probably won't happen, but I'd buy it!

Wonderful to see/hear the different interpretations, let alone to see into so many different piano rooms/studios!

I'm looking for TOCJ 50152 in good condition at a fair price. Please PM if you have any leads. Thanks! (Also open to trades if you'd like to share a want-list.) I have some Hank Mobley SHM-CDs for trade ...

The Rupa Biswas record is a lot of fun. But it's not half-off at DG. The Fern Jones is good too, albeit in very small doses. The Cult Cargo series is worth checking out as well! $8 is a pretty good deal on those. YouTube has a lot of full albums from Numero, for those who don't Spot-i-fy.

I just did a search, and couldn't find the article I'd read (about five years ago, maybe more?). It was an article where (younger) saxophonists listed their favorite unaccompanied saxophone solos. Roberts listed "Cherokee" from Lone-Lee, and added some words about the solo's importance to her. Maybe someone here remembers that article? I might be mis-remembering some details, but that was gist of it. I do remember that it got me to get out that vinyl and spin it.

Love Quinichette on this one, even if his saxophone keys needed some fine-tuning. It looks like both Wess and Coltrane have Otto Links and Selmers. Quinichette, on the other hand, appears to have a Buscher and King? (Welcoming corrections.)

Listened to this tonight, the only Konitz I own on vinyl. I don't have the CD version, and just discovered that "The Song is You" is twice as long on the CD! Apparently this record is a favorite of Matana Roberts.