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Well that's not a good sign ... That SHM-CD is worth owning. I almost didn't purchase it, but reviews here swayed me.

You'll want those tracks, though a few are actually different takes of compositions you'll already know, while given a different title. Going by memory, for example: • "The Tribes of New York" = "Little Symphony" There are one or two others like this. Somebody will jump in with corrections. "I Heard It Over The Radio" and "Mr. and Mrs. People" are two of the most beautiful tracks in the box, in my opinion. When I first heard them (now twenty years ago, egad), I was surprised that they were passed over in favor of other tracks for album inclusion. I'd actually have to say that this is true. I get what you're saying about the pumped up quality of a lot of these Japanese Atlantic remasters — I immediately sold off a number of them upon hearing them. Despite this, the Ornette titles actually sound good, at least to me. There's more presence, on my system, than on the old 1993 remastered set, which, as Scott mentions, is pretty darn good to begin with. I did sell my box set, however, after purchasing most of the Japanese titles. I like to listen to the Atlantic sessions in album order rather than chronological order, and with what I consider better sound, I parted with the box set (even though I had to save files of the songs Xybert mentioned). I haven't heard the Grundman SACD. I'd like to. For that title, I have the old Japanese 20-bit AMCY remaster, which sounds good, and has a fair amount of transparency, though I'm sure the Grundman edition is superior. For lovers of This Is Our Music, take note — there is actually a Japanese SHM-CD remaster of this title out there. It's superior, sonically, to the recent Japanese 24-bit remaster (well, I think it is), to the box set, and to the Sepia Tone reissue. Its catalog # is: WQCP 1082. It seems to have been reissued with little fanfare (2011), and I stumbled upon it by accident. One catch — infuriatingly, the cover art (so beautiful and iconic) was botched. It's still the same cover, but the colors are faded and blurred. The disc itself, and the transfer that resides in it, is however amazing. "Lifelike" would be the first word I'd use.

Released this week. Tracklist. I'm new to Johnny Adams, and this has been an excellent introduction. Makes me want to check out some of Ace's New Orleans Soul comps. Any recommendations along those lines, comp or single artist?

You're right.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bMWuzYV8chg

Do not miss this one. Two (bass and Bb) clarinet front line — Marty Ehrlich and Ben Goldberg. Pianoless quartet. Check out sound samples here. Denis Colin recorded Trois in 1992. Fascinating trio recording of: • bass clarinet • cello • zarb & berimbau

Spendy, but tempting.

Oops — I was thinking of Jeru — that's the one with the conga. What Is There To Say? is excellent, though I could do without another version of "My Funny Valentine."

The Blakey has three bonus tracks — one alternate, and two tracks from a different session ("Off The Wall" and "Theory of Art"). Make sure to also check out SICP 4027 — Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers Play Lerner & Loewe — as this has some burning Johnny Griffin on it, and it has SIX bonus tracks. For the price, both Blakeys are well worth it. The Mulligan is a very subdued, mellow session. Well-recorded, however, and the added conga is a nice touch.

Telelem.

The most recent edition of the solo Monk session mentioned above is SICP 3980. The sound is a little fuller than on the 90's Vogue/BMG edition. That solo Bryant record is indeed excellent. It was one of Bryant's personal favorites of those he recorded.

And ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuH4J-VzliU (Looks like Al Cohn, but it's Ernie Watts.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvXvMDACEVQ

Note to self: Always check YouTube first. Too bad Criss Cross discs are (usually) stupidly expensive and not easy to find. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXuY6LNbxOo Kevin Eubanks ... not so much.

Wait — I might just have answered my question. Very swinging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6EKLWdL7Dwg

Listened to Lightsey with Chet Baker this morning — now I'm looking for trio recommendations, as I don't have any Lightsey-led sessions in my collection. Is the Criss Cross the best starting place? (Probably any place is a good starting place.)

Serenade To A Bus Seat, the Keepnews edition, can be had fairly cheaply on Amazon right now. I need to place an order myself.

Thanks 2scoops and Head Man. I agree — this is certainly "must-have" music. I've been listening to it as a vinyl rip for fifteen years now, and it'll be nice to finally have the music in a legitimate package. I'll probably buy at least one other copy as a gift. I love that musicians like John Carter and Bobby Bradford (and Bruz Freeman and Tom Williamson) can experience a sort of mini-renaissance of interest in their work because of a reissue. I especially hope that younger people, in their teens and twenties, can be alerted to these important sounds. There are recurring hollers on the internet that the compact disc is dead, but when reissues like these come along, I'm heartened.

To those who've purchased a copy — does it come in a jewel case, or is it a digipack? I'm not a fan of digipacks, but I'll be getting it regardless. Too bad it's not on International Phonograph, but at least it's out.

When I hear Monk compositions, I start to see (or hear?) geometric shapes. Weird. I get what you're saying about architecture. Monk seems incredibly mathematical to me, even if he never tried to (or cared to). Modernism, on the other hand — I never feel comfortable talking about what's modern, though I can see Monk enjoying a martini in one of these:

Booyah.

I don't believe so. Would be nice though.

Jack Montrose?

The mono on this title sounds amazing from this series. I had to check that it indeed was mono — almost sounds like stereo. Woods was 26 and Byrd was 24 when this recording was made, and, as young as that is, in my opinion it's some of their finest playing. Woods' compositions on this date are also noteworthy — not simply changes meant to blow over that had a title slapped on later. One thing I've noticed with this series — little to no ear fatigue. You can turn the volume up, fix a beverage, sit back, and soak it up.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQuH5ag-YsE