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i was just looking for some today. the problem with staples is that a 10-pack costs $9.99! they're much cheaper at american-digital, but they have a $25 minimum per order. if you buy 100 of them for $25.96, the total cost with shipping would be $33.99, which is a lot cheaper than staples, but i don't need 100 of them.

Richie Cole with Hank Crawford Quintet - Bossa International Susannah McCorkle - No More Blues and Sabia Rosemary Clooney - Out of This World

speaking of negative freedback, i left some for a seller from england. he waited two weeks to ship the box set (not a mosaic) i won. it finally arrived three weeks after the auction closed, but it was damaged due to shoddy packaging. his reply to my feedback was that i should have contacted them sooner, and it was a shame that i neglected them! i posted a follow-up comment pointing out that the neglect was clearly their's for waiting so long to ship the box and for using inadequate packaging materials.

is he jerry bergonzi's cousin?

hey all, i'm looking for a few details on marty ehrlich's latest release, news on the rail. specifically, could you please tell me: 1) Where and when was it recorded? 2) Who is the recording engineer? 3) Who mixed and mastered it and where? 4) Who is the artist responsible for the cool cover and what is the name of the painting? thanks in advance to anyone with the time and patience to provide me with this inforamtion. p.s. for those who know about my new year's birthday fiasco and are interested in an update: my apartment is still in the early "waiting to dry out" stage of reconstruction. which means this place will stink like a wet dog for at least another week before anything can be done!

mabern is otherwise engaged this weekend. he's playing with eric alexander at kitano on park ave at 38th st.

maybe the joke stems from the fact that around that time previn suddenly abandoned his wife to shack up with mia farrow.

willie pickens. an incredible pianist whom i met at the jazz showcase when i was in chicago for the festival last fall. simply put, he was phenomenal. it's a great shame he's not better recognized and celebrated outside of his native city.

thank you all for the warm wishes. however, this has got to go down as one of the most difficult birthdays i've ever had. i got to bed around 3am last night. a couple hours later, i woke up and thought we were having a torrential downpour outside. what i soon realized was that the downpour was happening in my apartment! water was pouring from the light fixtures and smoke dectectors in the ceiling, and the floors had an inch of water. you could hear a waterfall running between the walls, and frankly my cat and i were very scared. i later found out that a connection in the main water pipe in the apartment above me had come loose, and the water pressure blew a hole in their wall! i won't go into too much more detail right now - i'm still kind of shaken up, and thinking about it makes me uncomfortable. suffice it to say that my cat and i are safe, and get this - my cds, my stereo equipment, and my computer are fine! i literally ran around pulling things out harm's way for an hour or so, putting them in my car and my neighbor's apartments. when you consider what might have happened, i believe I am very fortunate. maybe this was the best birthday ever after all!

i'll admit i'm one of the first guys to give spammers shit when they start several identical threads in different forums. but honestly, what did this newbie do to deserve the crap he's getting here? although it's not my cup of tea, this is a legitimate recording that falls within the scope of this board's discussions. the poster appears to be enthusiastic about a new release and wanted to share it with people who presumably have a deep respect for jazz. what's going on here isn't cool.

yes, it was released on the antilles label in 1991. it's oop and apparently goes for $35-40 used.

what does he put in his egg nog?

i've been planning to get back to the city for some jazz for the past few months. check out what's happening during the last weekend of january: Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola - Mulgrew Miller and Wingspan Birdland – Charles Tolliver Big Band Jazz Standard – Mode For Joe: A Tribute to Joe Henderson with Javon Jackson, Jeremy Pelt, Anthony Wonsey, Dwayne Burno, Joe Chambers Village Vanguard – Paul Motian Band Smoke – Bruce Barth Trio Blue Note - Will Calhoun Quartet with Pharaoh Sanders Cleopatra's Needle – Joel Forrester Quintet Kitano – Neal Smith Trio w/ Cyrus Chestnut & Buster Williams anyone interested in attending any of these shows? p.s. i might end up staying an extra night just to see more of these shows!

2005 marked the first year i attended the chicago jazz festival. i thoroughly enjoyed myself, thanks to: 1) the great performers, especially von freeman, slide hampton, charles mcpherson, and the great black music ensemble. 2) the after-festival jams at the jazz showcase, hosted by ira sullivan 3) the great weather and atmosphere in grant park and last, but not least: 4) the camaraderie of one of the other members of this board. i will be back next fall!

now c'mon folks, don't forget that this is a season of giving. remember that kenny g gave us this: how about you? what kind of gift do you want to give to kenny g? here's my present to the g-man, a dvd:

yesterday i added two titles to my holiday playlist:

i just got one today purportedly sent by safeharbor department ebay, inc. again, it's addressed "dear ebay member." bastards!

you gotta give 'em credit. someone stayed up late thinking of this one. remember, if you get an email from paypal, ebay, etc. and it's addressed to "dear paypal customer," "dear ebay seller/buyer," etc., it's a fake! legit emails always use your real name in their salutation.

pm'd you about the harris and mcpherson.

just put on my first holiday recording of the season: An Uptown Christmas God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen: Claudio Roditi I'll Be Home for Christmas: Johnny Coles, Frank Wess The Christmas Song: Kenny Barron, Rufus Reid We Three Kings: Charlie Rouse Santa Claus Is Coming to Town: Richard Wyands Santa Baby: Maria Muldaur, Frank Wess Jingle Bells: Walter Davis, Jr. Winter Wonderland: Carl Fontana, Al Cohn White Christmas: Barry Harris, Rufus Reid Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas: Jack Sheldon, Barry Harris Silent Night: Sahib Shihab The Christmas Waltz: Tommy Flanagan

true, but if you buy more than one item from the same half.com seller, shipping is a dollar less for each additional item. there is no such discount from sellers in the amazon.com marketplace. to that end, if you're thinking of buying one or more of drummond's arabesque recordings, you might check to see if the seller also has available some titles by charles mcpherson, art farmer, or charles sullivan on that label (see below). again, the asking price for sealed copies of these cds often is quite low.

i wanted to bump this thread up because recently i have been thorroughly enjoying two of ray drummond's arabesque releases: excursions and vignettes. there's so much to enjoy here: great compositions, thoughtful arrangements, and exhuberant solos. i'm not a fan of john scofield, so i'm passing on drummond's continuum. however, i just placed an order on half.com for his last arabesque release: one-two-three-four. a sealed copy for $3.83, including shipping! if you've ever thought of purchasing these titles, please don't hesitate. they're that good!