Sound like everybody, coast to coast, is paying more or less the same. I see it going to $3 come the summer driving season. BTW, Rooster is right. We're coddled. People pay much more, not just in Europe, but everywhere else.
I just picked up Atlantic and read this article. Quite a fascinating look at this icon. Very well written and a great all around article about Wayne. I haven't picked up those cds but I want to check em out now.
Garth, great avatar. Love it. did couw help you with the animation?
BTW, I had the same problem. I changed it at home but when I looked at work it was the old avatar. Very strange. Eventually the one at work matched the one at home.
The test is pretty simple. My wife took it in the mid 80s and we studied hard for it but they asked questions like who appears on the five dollar bill, who was the first president and things like that. Nothing complicated.
This is a very fine list with some great stuff on there with one notable exception, Night of the Cookers, a simply awful set. I had the Spanish BN set and sold it. I will definitely upgrade Inner Urge. There's a few I don't have that I will be getting like Breaking Point and Blue Spirits.
Richie Kamuca, according to AMG, has 11 leader dates from various labels. This would make an excellent Mosaic project, akin to the Serge Chaloff Mosaic. One can never have too much Kamuca, an often ignored player, in my view.
According to AMG, his first and third albums that are the subject of the two fer (the second being a live date, excellent by the way) are The Soulful Piano of Junior Mance and Big Chief.
I intend to get in the next couple of days some of the new Fantasy reissues:
Red Alone
Lee Konitz Peacemeal
James Moody
Phil Upchurch Feeling Blue
Then in two weeks, Fantasy is putting out a bunch of twofers that I won't be able to pass up, including
Junior Mance
Shirley Scott
Harold Mabern
Johnny Hammond Smith
According to the stats, 17% of my posts are in the Mosaic forum, although I'd guess Reissues is probably a close second. I guess I'm pretty spread out.
I've tried the A-Z approach a few times but with a variation. I'll pick one cd from each letter of the alphabet. 26 cds shouldn't be difficult but I always get sidetracked.
Sal,
You won't regret it. I was on the fence like you and in fact I even said I wasn't going to get it. I'm glad I changed my mind. Even if you can only get a partial set, that will still be some great music.