JohnJ

I agree that the Capitol years represent the great man's artistic peak, but almost all Sinatra is pretty much essential as far as I am concerned. The complete Columbia set can usually be picked up on eBay for below $100. A quick check shows that the the last six sets have sold in the range of $51-$81.

J. Geils Band 'Centerfold' was definitely very popular in the early 80's. Personal favorites are Bryan Ferry's videos for 'Don't Stop The Dance' and 'Slave To Love'. I used to really like Culture Club too.

Assuming we all agree that Sinatra is indeed a jazz artist then, the band that most gives me a high would be, oddly enough, The Velvet Underground.

Amazon U.K. has a 49 CD Jazz in Paris box for 176 UK Pounds. For non EU residents 15% VAT is deducted resulting in a price of 150 UK pounds or a little under $240. As a box only counts as one CD, however large, shipping to the U.S. would only be around $5 so, at $5 per CD, this would seem to be a better deal than the larger box available at Amazon.com.

I was looking at the Japanese version a few days ago and there were no extra tracks.

One 90's recording featuring Joe Henderson that I really like is 'For The Moment' by Renee Rosnes. For me, this CD has a real mid-sixties Blue Note vibe.

I have the opportunity to pick up the 6CD box at a pretty good price and was wondering if any of the esteemed members of this board own this set and would recommend it. Any comments would be most welcome as I enjoy what I have heard of the standards trio. Thanks.

For me, anytime is just fine. My wife, however, insists that jazz is night music and refuses to allow it over breakfast. Afternoon seems to be o.k. though.

Congratulations b3-er. Just registered. I guess that like many others I am looking for something as close as possible to the old BNBB, with the same cast of characters. I hope that this proves to be that place and so far so good. Good luck. John