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sorry to hear that. i've purchased many items through the marketplace and have had no problems.

here are two other sources that ship internationally: trueblue and artistdirect. also, there are several amazon marketplace sellers that have new boxes or used copies of this set in "like new" condition. some of them advertise that they ship internationally, others might also be convinced to do so. here's the link: amazon marketplace. good luck.

i can't be sure without seeing the actual pictures used in the experiment, but my guess is that the infants might have been reacting to something more specific than what we consider attractiveness. previous studies have shown that infants are drawn to primitive pictures that have two dots for eyes and a curve that resembles a smile, more so than facial pictures that do not contain these important features. that makes sense from a survival/attachment viewpoint. a smiling face is more likely to belong to someone who is friendly to the helpless infant and more interested in taking care of its needs. a face that isn't smiling is apt to be less hospitable, i.e., someone who might be less invested in caring for the infant. now here's my logic: we tend to judge smiling faces as being more attractive than faces that don't feature a smile. this has been proven in studies of job interviews, judicial decisions, etc. in conclusion, the infants (and the rest of us) might be drawn to a person's smile, more so than a cute button nose, high cheekbones, long eyelashes, hair color, and other so-called attractive features, again based on perceptions related to need-satisfaction and survival. at least that's my take on it.

in case anyone's interested, copies of both of these cds are available from amazon marketplace sellers for as low as 13.74 and 17.25 respectively. here are the links: under the jasmin tree and space

www.american-digital.com is a great place to buy cdr blanks. although i don't splurge for the gold ones, i thought i'd pass along this sale ad:

the thread's title has me wondering - which of these two characters does joe resemble most? this venerable star of television and movies? or this colorful personality from the days of disco? maybe i'll consult with these experts and p.s. no offense intended joe. stay safe.

thanks a lot for posting this. i'm looking forward to listening to the archived show, especially after having enjoyed spending some time talking with frank kimbrough this past weekend in nyc.

thanks for the in-depth review michael. i was there for the first two sets friday night, and all i can say is that it was magical. i also spoke briefly to maria. she said she owned the masters to her recordings, so she hopes to reissue the oop titles eventually - when she has the money. she confirmed that days of wine and roses should come out next year. "just as soon as they sell the last of the wine," she said. i also had the chance to talk to fellow board-member frank kimbrough, both at the show, and the next day when i ran into him at academy records! he said playing with maria is an intense experience, so much so that he half-jokingly complained that he couldn't get to sleep until the next morning because he was so wired. i told him i enjoyed the various projects he's been involved with (herbie nichols project, medicine wheel, etc.) and said i hoped he would come to boston in the near future. he told me he hadn't received much of a response from the former booking agent of the regattabar. "he made me feel like i'd never played a gig before," he said. i'm thinking that ryles or the folks who do some shows at the ica are worth looking into. hell, i'll even talk to the devils from the blue note group! anyway, it was a great concert, as was toshiko akiyoshi's performance at birdland and eddie henderson's show at smoke. what a great weekend!

Cartoon Guy: "Actually, I believe that if you refer to the official Spaceballs website, you will realize that the magical powers of the universe described in that movie are, in fact, the Schwartz, and not the Schwarz that you, in your laughable ignorance, have erroneously stated in this thread."

that's crap. i'm a guy, and it ain't my thing. and that's double-crap. one is judging by appearance, the other is judging by behavior.

I'm leaving for NYC in a few hours to catch the Maria Schneider Orchestra tonight at the Jazz Standard. They'll be performing there through Sunday the 26th. I know there's been a lot of positive remarks made about her work by other board members. Hope to see some of you there. Just give a shout of "Organissimo" before the show if you want to get my attention. BTW, I'm going to catch the Toshiko Akiyoshi Trio at Birdland tomorrow night. I love the City!

if you prefer tower.com, righht now both titles can be ordered for 14.24 each w/ free shipping (that's 25% off btw).

does this milk taste bad to you?

here's what's on the lonehill: 1. Burning Spear 2. Music Matador 3. Jitterbug Waltz 4. Ironman 5. Mandrake 6. Alone Together 7. Come Sunday 8. Ode To C.P. 9. Love Me is anything missing? p.s. now i'm a supa groover? do i have to go out and buy different clothes?

Has anyone purchased the recent Lonehill Jazz reissue Eric Dolphy: Complete Memorial Album Sessions? It features all nine tracks originally released on Iron Man and Conversations on one cd. Currently, I own Music Matador on LeJazz which only has some of the tracks from the original recordings. Btw, Dusty Groove has both Iron Man and Conversations on sale for 5.99 and 6.99 respectively (the bastards ). The Lonehill reissue is 11.99, but is currently out of stock.

i agree that as we are now is a good place to start. although it is oop, it's easy to find. there are sealed copies on half.com for about $8, and this disc is listed on ebay quite often.

i think my local jazz store has used copies of both the salvador and watkins discs. you can contact them through their website: stereo jack's

do i sense a coming on?

add woody shaw's little red's fantasy to that list. maybe that's why michael was so keen on hearing it on my car stereo 2 years ago when we dropped by mosaic to see him. great recording, btw. B-)

hey bj, i suggest you post this inquiry in the "offrering and looking for" forum to get the best results. in the meantime, i'll look around for the covers you've requested.

tower records has had access to collector's choice stock long after they were oop because the company that distributed them is owned by the same folks who own tower. as far as these cds not being part of the current sale, tower.com does list them as being 25% off. finally, "out of print" is a category tower uses to denote titles that they have in stock, but cannot be reordered after the current inventory is depleted. in effect, how many you see is how many they got.

the camden series also reissued sets featuring muse titles from pepper adams and clifford jordan.

according to the libertarians, the piano is responsible for keeping itself in tune!

marla, i saw clark terry and hank jones there last month, and i'm going to see conrad herwig tomorrow night. there has always been a cover charge at the regattabar, and it has increased considerably since the blue note takeover. unfortunately, they have not done a very good job of advertising, and as a result some of the shows have been poorly attended.