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The box set is a good way to go. If you don't mind paying import prices, I also strongly recommend the WPCR series (mini-LPs) of Coltrane's Atlantic output. These CDs have most of (if not all) the bonus tracks. Nice packaging, great sound, 24-bit blah blah. Keepers for sure.

That is the original Ensayo track order - 4 tunes per side of the lp. When I issued Did You Call? I reversed the sides (on purpose) and opened with Sweet Georgia Brown. I thought that worked better. Cool. Now I can re-program and hear the "Nessa order." Excellent live recording. A .

Listening to Did You Call? right now — not the original Nessa LP, but the Ensayo CD (the only version I could find). Is this the original track order? (I'm guessing the CD adds tracks?) 1. Ben's Blues 2. The Man I Love 3. My Nephew Bent 4. How Long Has This Been Going On? 5. Sweet Georgia Brown 6. Don't Blame Me 7. Did You Call? 8. Barcelona Shot Ben's 101st birthday is coming up soon! Have there been any new Ben reissues lately? I finally found the issue on Cat (Live at the Haarlemse Club)! Spun the attached earlier tonight. Beautiful.

I am he as you are he as you are me and we are all together. See how they run like pigs from a gun, see how they fly. I'm crying. Sitting on a cornflake, waiting for the van to come. Corporation t-shirt, stupid Bloody Tuesday, man, you've been a naughty boy, you let your face grow long. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus. Mr. City Policeman sitting, pretty little policemen in a row. See how they fly like Lucy in the sky, see how they run. I'm crying. Yellow matter custard dripping from a dead dog's eye. Crab-a-locker fishwife, pornographic priestess, boy, you've been a naughty girl, you let your knickers down. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus. Sitting in an English garden waiting for the sun. If the sun don't come you get a tan from standing in the English rain. I am the eggman, they are the eggmen, I am the walrus. Expert, texpert, choking smokers — don't you think the joker laughs at you? See how they smile like pigs in a sty, see how they’re snide. I'm crying. Semolina pilchard climbing up the Eiffel Tower. Elementary penguin singing Hare Krishna, man, you should have seen them kicking Edgar Allan Poe. ============ I felt like putting up these lyrics for fun. They're only my approximation. The Wikipedia link is actually pretty interesting regarding this song. I didn't know that "texpert" is a word that can be found in "urban" dictionaries, but I don't think it's current definition was what Lennon had in mind — but maybe so? I'm guessing that it was simply meant to be a nonce word.

I forgot to add that the only good thing about Orrin Keepnews' butcher job on "Modern Windows Suite" (the U.S. CD reissue) is that it contains a bonus track ("Desolation") from Tenor Stylings that the Japanese mini-LP edition left off. It's not an afterthought, but a very worthwhile ballad, with some Don Cherry-esque scraggly trumpet from Ted Curson.

I didn't see the three new Albert Ayler reissues on any of Hiroshi's recent lists, but they're now out as HQCDs on the Japanese Muzak reissue label. (My Name Is, Ghosts, and Spirits.) The Bards have them for $29.99 each, but Hiroshi's price is slightly less. All excellent albums, especially Ghosts. Cover.

I've wondered that same thing. The Japanese reissue retains the original photo — yay!

One of my favorite "obscure" piano trio albums is by Connie Crothers — Perception. One of the most interesting Tristanoites in my opinion. Her "Lennie's Scene" is how I'd play piano if I could. Luckily, this album is available on disc and is also available through iTunes. Check it out!

I think Motivation is Barron's best Savoy side. And it's ludicrous that there's only half of Modern Windows on the U.S. release. It's a flippin' suite for Pete's sake! Bill Barron is a vastly undervalued tenor player in my opinion. The Muse stuff, what I've heard of it at least, is uniformly excellent. Great original cover on Modern Windows, though I hate when a photo's negative is reversed for the print.

I couldn't agree more with this sentiment. It seems like the audiophile labels (and I'm glad they're around) really only cater to fans of hardbop. There's nothing wrong with that, but just imagine if the next 25 XRCDs had Art Hodes, John Hardee, Benny Morton, James P. Johnson, Cecil Taylor, Sam Rivers, Andrew Hill, Don Cherry and Ornette Coleman in the queue. I'd buy all of them without a blink. As it is, I haven't yet been able to muster one purchase from this series. I'm sure they're great, but the enthusiasm (for me) just isn't there. I might be the only one too who just isn't into the whole "hardbound book" presentation.

The following CDs are scheduled for release on April 21, 2010: TOCJ 8651 Blakey,Art(ds)/The Big Beat 1100 TOCJ 8652 Blakey,Art(ds)/Buhaina's Delight 1100 TOCJ 8653 Byrd,Donald(tp)/Off To The Races 1100 TOCJ 8654 Byrd,Donald(tp)/Byrd In Hand 1100 TOCJ 8655 Clark,Sonny(p)/Quintets 1100 TOCJ 8656 Clark,Sonny(p)/Leapin' And Lopin' 1100 TOCJ 8657 Coleman,Ornette(as)/At The Golden Circle Vol.2 1100 TOCJ 8658 Donaldson,Lou(as)/Lou Takes Off 1100 TOCJ 8659 Donaldson,Lou(as)/Hot Dog 1100 TOCJ 8660 Dorham,Kenny(tp)/Una Mas 1100 TOCJ 8661 Drew,Kenny(p)/Undercurrent 1100 TOCJ 8662 Gordon,Dexter(ts)/A Swingin' Affair 1100 TOCJ 8663 Gordon,Dexter(ts)/Our Man In Paris 1100 TOCJ 8664 Green,Grant(g)/Sunday Mornin' 1100 TOCJ 8665 Green,Grant(g)/Feelin' The Spirit 1100 TOCJ 8666 Green,Grant(g)/Idle Moments 1100 TOCJ 8667 Green,Grant(g)/Carryin' On 1100 TOCJ 8668 Green,Grant(g)/Green Is Beautiful 1100 TOCJ 8669 Greene,Dodo(vo)/My Hour Of Need 1100 TOCJ 8670 Griffin,Johnny(ts)/The Congregation 1100 TOCJ 8671 Hancock,Herbie(p)/My Point Of View 1100 TOCJ 8672 Hancock,Herbie(p)/Inventions And Dimensions 1100 TOCJ 8673 Hubbard,Freddie(tp)/Open Sesame 1100 TOCJ 8674 Hubbard,Freddie(tp)/Hub Cap 1100 TOCJ 8675 Hutcherson,Bobby(vib)/Stick Up 1100 TOCJ 8676 Hutcherson,Bobby(vib)/Total Eclipse 1100 TOCJ 8677 Jackson,Fred(ts)/Hootin' 'n Tootin' 1100 TOCJ 8678 Jones,Elvin(ds)/Merry Go Round 1100 TOCJ 8679 Jordan,Cliff(ts),John Gilmore(ts)/Blowing In From Chicago 1100 TOCJ 8680 Jordan,Sheila(vo)/Portrait Of Sheila 1100 TOCJ 8681 McLean,Jackie(as)/Capuchin Swing 1100 TOCJ 8682 McLean,Jackie(as)/Jackie's Bag 1100 TOCJ 8683 McLean,Jackie(as)/Bluesnik 1100 TOCJ 8684 Mobley,Hank(ts)/Hank Mobley 1100 TOCJ 8685 Mobley,Hank(ts)/No Room For Squares 1100 TOCJ 8686 Monterose,J.R.(ts)/J.R. Monterose 1100 TOCJ 8687 Morgan.Lee(tp)/The Cooker 1100 TOCJ 8688 Morgan.Lee(tp)/The Rumproller 1100 TOCJ 8689 Morgan.Lee(tp)/Caramba 1100 TOCJ 8690 Parlan,Horace(p)/Movin' & Groovin' 1100 TOCJ 8691 Patton,Big John(or)/Let 'em Roll 1100 TOCJ 8692 Pearson,Duke(p)/Profile 1100 TOCJ 8693 Pearson,Duke(p)/Tender Feelin's 1100 TOCJ 8694 Pearson,Duke(p)/Introducing Duke Pearson's Big Band 1100 TOCJ 8695 Quebec,Ike(ts)/Blue & Sentimental 1100 TOCJ 8696 Quebec,Ike(ts)/It Might As Well Be Spring 1100 TOCJ 8697 Quebec,Ike(ts)/Bossa Nova Soul Samba 1100 TOCJ 8698 Reece,Dizzy(tp)/Star Bright 1100 TOCJ 8699 Rouse,Charlie(ts)/Bossa Nova Bacchanal 1100 TOCJ 8700 Shorter,Wayne(ts)/Night Dreamer 1100 TOCJ 8701 Shorter,Wayne(ts)/Juju 1100 TOCJ 8702 Shorter,Wayne(ts)/Adam's Apple 1100 TOCJ 8703 Silver,Horace(p)/The Stylings Of Silver 1100 TOCJ 8704 Silver,Horace(p)/Finger Poppin' 1100 TOCJ 8705 Silver,Horace(p)/Doin' The Thing 1100 TOCJ 8706 Silver,Horace(p)/The Tokyo Blues 1100 TOCJ 8707 Smith,Jimmy(or)/At Club Baby Grand Vol.1 1100 TOCJ 8708 Smith,Jimmy(or)/At Club Baby Grand Vol.2 1100 TOCJ 8709 Smith,Jimmy(or)/House Party 1100 TOCJ 8710 Smith,Jimmy(or)/Back At The Chicken Shack 1100 TOCJ 8711 Three Sounds,The/Introducing 1100 TOCJ 8712 Three Sounds,The/Good Deal 1100 TOCJ 8713 Three Sounds,The/Vibrations 1100 TOCJ 8714 Turrentine,Stanley(ts)/Rough 'n Tumble 1100 TOCJ 8715 Turrentine,Stanley(ts)/The Spoiler 1100 TOCJ 8716 Tyner,McCoy(p)/The Real McCoy 1100 TOCJ 8717 Washington,Tyrone(ts)/Natural Essence 1100 TOCJ 8718 Willette,Baby Face(or)/Face To Face 1100 TOCJ 8719 Wilson,Reuben(or)/Love Bag 1100 TOCJ 8720 Young,Larry(or)/ Heaven On Earth 1100 Is this the first CD issue, aside from the Mosaic, of "Heaven on Earth"? And, whaddayaknow, Tyrone re-emerges ...

Thanks, David. I'm familiar with Carter, Maderna, and Rihm (but really only their work for string quartet), a little Nielsen (the symphonies), and Ligeti (string quartet), but have only heard Carter's work for oboe (there's an excellent disc on ECM titled Lauds and Laments with Heinz Holliger on oboe). I'll look into the other composers' work for oboe. What labels? (Montaigne?) Any other recs out there?

I was wondering if you all could recommend some classical CDs where a double reed instrument is featured. Oboe, English horn (cor anglais), bassoon, contrabassoon, etc. I'm open to all periods of classical music, but don't particularly want to hear music from the "baroque" these days. Thanks!

That one was a ten-incher. Still have it! Ah, I was actually thinking of a 45 rpm. Found it:

Pee Wee Marquette is frozen! (Cryogenics on all the Pee Wee's.)

You guys is funny!

I guess sarcasm doesn't come through without a winky.

MF and The Convict Band.

Sonny's wearing David Byrne's dinner suit.

It's back up.

Never heard this one, but it appears so. I've also seen a cover for a 10" record under Guerin's name. Didn't Guerin also play alto horn?

Late, Thanks for the tip. I was all ready to drop iTunes prices on these two. Makes you wish Amazon would play hardball with Apple and start charging $.75 (or less) a tune and an equivalently lower per album price. They just did went to "war" with Walmart over book pricing, so it's not like it's out of the question. I'm glad someone could take advantage of those prices. With eMusic and iTunes around, I commonly forget about Amazon's mp3 section, which is often the lowest-priced of the three (at least for full albums). The only time I purchase music from iTunes is when I can't find the CD, and eMusic and Amazon don't have that particular album. Or when someone gifts me an iTunes card! What do you all think of Waldron's sense of rhythm? His eighth note runs don't typically "swing" like, say, Wynton Kelly, but they certainly possess a swing of their own. Very few can lock into a groove like Mal.

Do I get any points for liking Irene Aëbi? And not minding Paul Chambers' arco solos? (I said Major Holley, but it's Slam Stewart. I'll keep working on it.)

Agreed. Mal seems to have had a way of elevating the performance(s) of certain horn players. Mal-4 and Impressions are two of my favorite early Mal records. I also like his work on Enja, which seems vastly under-appreciated. Get Seagulls for $2.67 here, and Git-Go for $1.78 here. Very much worth it, for those prices. Has anyone here heard Waldron's Spanish Bitch? I'd really like to hear that session.

It's a good set. But I had to make a compilation out of it that omits all the "singing bass" solos. Major Holley, if I recall correctly. I could never get with those bowed/sung things. My loss, I suppose