Brad

So, you're conceding that's the correct answer?

If I take this to a store and they don't honor it, I'd definitely ask to see the manager. However, if asked the question, "how do I know this is legit?", how do I answer. Any suggestions?

I think the reaction to #13 is amusing or interesting to say the least. Either you love it or you hate. I loved it myself. This is the kind of song that you'd hear in a club and would get down with. It grabs your attention, especially the beat laid down by the drummer and the pianist's extended solo. The bass solo does seem out of place a bit. I was actually surprised it was not a live performance. I'm very curious to see who this was.

Anybody care to translate ?

It's probably a little of both, an attempt to create the jam session before a live audience but how could you not love it. The music is darn good. There are some tremendous solos and you get to hear some musicians that you might not otherwise hear. Tommy Turk, the trombonist comes to mind. One of my great pickups.

Weizen's children's sue their father for ruining their inheritance

Great to be back at home.

No, according to AMG. Better off to get the Select.

Yes, I did spend a lot of money on that Blue Train, that's true. Can't deny it. I'm glad to see that you've indoctrinated, oops I mean, that your kids have learned to love jazz. Mine, he can tolerate it. And he accuses me of loving Bird more than him. Don't think that's true but..... My attitude on selling JRVGs is this. Well, as an example the RVGs sound as good as the JRVGs. So if the Night at Birdland comes out on RVG and it has more songs on it than the JRVG and the sound is equally the same, plus I have limited space, which am I going to get rid of, especially if I can use the JRVG to get something else or in trade (I think that's how you got one of those JRVGs ), even another JRVG? To me, it's an easy answer.

Weizen, How do you know your kids will want them. Plus might the technology be outdated by then? Now for the sealed ones you have, do you have unsealed ones you listen to? I don't begrudge anyone wanting to collect these, like you and grey. But I get 'em to listen to and if I get them in some other format (like the LD Mosaic), I've sold the JRVGs. I don't buy them to collect, per se. It just seems odd to me that's all, but like I said if that's what you like and that's your hobby and makes you happy, I guess that's what counts. Of course, that is prett expensive, I would think. You got any duplicates you want to sell? BTW, thanks to everybody for posting that. Very useful and helpful.

It's good to see you guys are making productive use of your time.

They appear to have lost a lot of threads not to mention posts. I posted something there just to see and looks like about a third of my posts. Not that anything that was lost would have changed the world, as we know it

$50 is not bad. I'd get it. I got principally for Sonny. I wanted to see how his playing was with Miles. Overall, it's a worthwhile pick up. Sound is good. Music is outstanding. Those French discs sound like I need to check those out.

The Gigolo, to save Soul Station's sanity! Plus, I don't have this or Delightfulee so either is goood, but let's help SS

Very nice Jim. You may have a future as a graphic designer . I can't say I feel bad to have finally obtained all of his leader sessions. I feel exhilarated to be able to get all that there is of Hank as a leader and that there's nothing I won't have or not be able to be here. However, that doesn't mean I have everything of his a sideman and those are recordings people would want to check out also. Plus, getting everything out doesn't mean we can't appreciate what we already have. My first experience with Hank was the Mosaic and the quality of the music makes it my most prized collection of music, not to mention my favorite Mosaic. I've obviously bought a lot and listened to a lot since then but the music of that Mosaic has a special place in my heart. I too would like to hear that Tete session. If I'm not mistaken, it was a photo from that session that prompted quite a discussion on the BNBB several years ago. It was not a good looking picture but a picture of what drugs and not clean living had done to him. Based on that, I wonder what the music sounds like. Probably not as good as from the 60s or early 70s.

Last night, before heading to bed, I put on the new Johnny Hammond Smith reissue from Fantasy, which features Gator Jackson, and he sounds remarkably like the tenor player on #8 so I'm pretty sure it's him. What the recording is, I have no idea.

I've got 46 of these and I do like the feel and look of the lp. That really comes through in the japanese cds and not just the Blue Notes. I have them in plastic sleeves but not designed for the mini lps but the ones for regular cds. They work nicely. Perhaps when I'm in the city (NYC) next I'll pick up a whole bunch of the special mini lp sleeves.

Thanks for Jazz Desktops. Now I can look at Bird when I turn on the computer.

I've had the pleasure of seeing him Bill Charlap several times at Shanghai Jazz in Madison, NJ (he comes there often) and it's alwasy rewarding. I've seem him do it solo, with Peter Washington and with a friend of his on sax. He does have a great touch and a wonderful feeling for the standards. Occasionally, he explains why he's playing what he's playing and why he does it a certain way.

Continuing on, I relistened to #6 and I want to say Dameronia did this but in certain spots I say then but I don't hear Philly Joe's strong presence, so who knows. 7. Billie's Bounce. Anyone who doesn't know this should turn their card in at the door. I'd like to say Sonny Stitt or Charles McPherson but not sure. It sounds a little bit like Sonny but the way he's playing makes me say. The trumpet really gets into it and really gets the lion share so it can't be Sonny. Basically, I have no idea. However, this is not my favorite version of the song. You just can't duplicate Bird. Piano has too strong a role here. 8. I love this tenor-organ combination. Don't know who it is (Gator Jackson?) but it's very soulful, great example of soul-jazz. This is meat and potatoes jazz (I mean that in a good way). No idea on the guitarist. Pat Martino? I'd buy this in a heart beat. 9. No idea. The sax player gets a real nice feeling. Just him playing to you. Pianist does fairly good job here and blends well with the mood. 10. This sounds vaguely familiar but I can't place it. Bluesy piano, who steals the show. I was surprised to hear the brief bass solo somehow I didn't think that would pop up. That's all so far.

I've just started to listen to this so I have only partial comments: 1. I liked the gospel feel of this. It makes you want to get up in the aisles and ask for deliverance (and I'm not even a religious person ). I really like gospel. You can see how this can sway you and this recording does. I thought Gene Harris but Dan's not that obvious. He'd want to make us think that. 2. Nice boogie woogie bluesy material. Could be Joe Williams but I didn't think the singer's voice was deep enough. Maybe he had a cold as somebody intimated. 3. This struck me as very r&b-ish and rather commercial, not jazz so much. I think's it's King Curtis. I had a Collectibles cd that I sold of his and I think this was on it. It's nice but doesn't really move me totally. 4. Nice rendition of Watermelon Man. No idea however. I thought maybe Lockjaw but I think it's #4. If I'm correct, I'd like to get this. 5. No idea. But really mellow relaxed blues material that just keeps building. Great piano work. The saxes really handle the material. Another must get. 6. My favorite so far. I can't just get enough Tad Dameron. He could really write. One of my favorite composers. The melodies are timeless. Don't know who did it, however. Another pickup however. That's all so far.

I believe that they've been using 24 bit since the Byrd/Adams or the Parlan sets.

Anybody heard Good 'Nuff from Johnny Hammond Smith. This one just came out last week also.

If the music is worthy and I believe we're all reasonable in that regard, then nothing is offbounds. From what I've heard of the discs from Tony and Dan, the music is outstanding. I don't see this so much as a game as a way to broaden my ears and a good way to pick up some more music. Already, I've got a bee line on Zbigniew Namyslowski's Lola cd.

How come I'm the only one fessing up to dumping certain Conns? Yeah, I just got sick of the songs awful quickly. They were short and seemed to lack meat. And that alto sounded screetchy after awhile. I think that could be an initial impression because the more I listened to it, the more I loved that disc (how you cannot love Sonny Clark) and started really to appreciate what and how he was playing. They're recordings that really grew on me and by the time I had finished listening and I must listened for about a week, I couldn't believe how good they were. BTW, I have 35. I think I may have gotten rid of one. I know I didn't buy some that I had as japanese versions, such as the Wilkerson.