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I was a pretty mild Basie fan only owning the 2-CD Complete Decca set, "Satch and Josh" w/Oscar Peterson (excellent!) and "Basie and Zoot" w/Zoot Sims. I saw that Amazon UK was selling the Mosaic (Universal) Clef-Verve box set a while back for about $63.00 delivered so I couldn't resist springing for that. That set lit the Basie fire in me and now I'm a convert! Since then I was able to acquire the Roulette Studio Mosaic and I love that stuff as well. Joe Williams and the Basie band were made for each other! These bands could SWING and I LOVE how the band could be blowing your hair back then Basie would come in on the lull with his minimalistic but potent/spot-on little solos.

The Best Of Chet Baker Sings: This was a nice find at a Half Price Books store. Anouar Brahem-Le Pas Du Chant Noir: This one popped up randomly as a suggestion on Amazon based on my past browsing/purchase history. It had unusual instrumentation (aud, piano and accordian) and I listened to the samples and really enjoyed them. I'm looking forward to hearing this CD in full. Tord Gustavsen Trio-Being There: I enjoyed the first two Tord Gustavsen Trio's CDs and have little doubt I'll enjoy the third of the trilogy. I love the drummer's contributions on snare and high hat.

I'm with Cliff except I'm really, really, really, etc. enjoying Basie's Roulette Studio sessions.

This is exactly opposite of what you should do. You need fuel after not having food for so many hours to jump start your day and your metabolism. Cut your calories to the desirable level to allow you to lose weight (tons of websites can help you here) and then spread those calories throughout the day so that you are eating either a snack or a meal every 3-4 hours. Eating small or smaller 4-5 times a day is much better than the 3 "regular" eating times per day. Drink LOTS of water. If your not on a special diet plan, eat only until you are no longer hungry rather than eating until you are full. What really worked for me in the past and what I hope to do again to spur some much-need weight loss is what's outlined in "The Formula: A Personalized 40-30-30 Weight Loss Program" by Gene and Joyce Daoust. Give it a look. It may very well be available at your local library if you want a free look. It recommends that the calories you consume be 40% carbohydrates, 30% protein and 30% fats. It has something to do with maintaining glycemic levels which releases fat-burning glucagon in your body and keeps blood suger and energy levels high. Of course, the types of carbs, proteins and fats matter and they offer a lot of recipes to help you plan for meals and snacks that you'll like and you won't find yourself starving inbetween meals with this plan. This paired with exercise definitely worked for me in the past and I hope to get back on it. Maybe we should start a jazzers weight-loss club!

FYI to those who are interested. Every Select in the August promotion (except the Charles Tolliver) can be had for $36.46 to $40.87 delivered to USA addresses. International shipping is available but not free. See Deepdiscount.com.

You might want to "wish list" it on Amazon and keep an eye on it. I think I've seen a couple of these pop up over the last couple of months for pretty reasonable prices. In any event, if anyone is hot for it, it can be had elsewhere cheaper than the $59.99 the other Amazon seller was asking for it.

I bought this on your recommendation jazzbo and a good recommendation it was! Thanks! Hearing samples put me in the mood for some new dixieland and I got it for around this same bargain price so I couldn't pass it up. I enjoyed this one from beginning to end and the booklet inside was excellent and informative. At that price, I don't know how anyone could be disappointed.

Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band was one of the most influential Dixieland groups of all time. With Watters and Bob Scobey on trumpets, trombonist Turk Murphy, clarinetist Bob Helm, and Wally Rose on piano, banjo, tuba (or bass), and drums, this band had a lot of power and enthusiasm. At a time when swing dominated jazz and bebop was ready to take over, Watters' successful extension of 1920s jazz was a major force in fueling the Dixieland revival movement. This four-CD set has all of the group's studio recordings plus live broadcasts from 1946-1947 and six rare performances by the wartime version of the YBJB featuring the talented but ill-fated trumpeter Benny Strickler. This reissue is absolutely essential for all traditional jazz fans and historians. The heated ensembles and joyous solos are great fun to hear. Attention traditional jazzers and moldy fig types! You'd be hard pressed to find a better deal than this 4-CD set! This box set is excellent and highly recommended. Currently $19.99 brand new from Newbury Comics as of the time of this posting. Grab it while you can!! (link is posted below) Lu Watters' Yerba Buena Jazz Band

It's only $36.46 delivered (US) at DeepDiscount.com.

I'm one of those who was hesitant about picking up the set solely because of the organ sessions. I didn't want it if I only enjoyed listening to 2 of the 3 discs. I don't remember what actually pushed me over the edge to pick up the set but I've come to enjoy all of it including the organ numbers. Paul Bryant doesn't play in a style that would automatically attract my ear and I wouldn't say that he is my favorite organist but it would have been wrong for me to avoid this set just because of his presence. I'm glad I got it and would recommend it.

None!! It's been 31 days since I bought my last jazz CD. That's the longest I've gone without buying a CD in the last 2 years! I feel like I should be in a meeting or something, "Hello, I'm Scott and I'm a jazz CD buy-a-holic.........." I hope to extend the streak and wean myself down to 1 a month or so.

It seems to be pretty prevalent among people who come here. It also seems that a lot of people are resigned to it or even embrace it. I seem to recall at some point that someone here had 150+ unopened CDs they had waiting for them to listen to. At present, I think I have about 20 jazz CDs I haven't heard yet and about 25 more from a 40-CD classical set I have yet to hear. I just think it's finally hitting me in a real way that carrying on like this is a bit too much and counter-productive. It's very expensive to keep it up especially when I know I can get the "new" recording buzz/enjoyment by listening to CDs I already have and have forgotten or barely remember. What makes it really tough is that there is always going to be new artists that I'll like if I'm not wanting more recordings of artists I already know.

Yikes! I hope I can forget that image.

OCD=Oy! CDs are a compulsion! I think you both make excellent points. I'm guessing that one of the best ways of dealing with it is first recognizing the issue. Maybe I just need to replace that OCD issue with another that is more productive or beneficial like health/fitness or completing projects on the house. (While listening to my current jazz CDs.)

Many of you have probably heard the saying that the journey is more important than the destination. Very often, I think that is true. It seems to apply to me and my music buying habits for the last couple of years. The last couple of years I have really been caught up in researching, seeking out and obtaining a lot of jazz CDs and I've been loving it. I love listening to and finding new artists (to me), seeking out a good deal on the recordings I'm after and the excitement and anticipation of getting new jazz CDs in the mail. In this pattern, I've discovered that I've amassed a lot of recordings that I barely know before I'm on the hunt for even more CDs. It seems I've fallen in love with the process of searching out and obtaining new CDs but the experience sometimes seems less magical or stimulating once I actually get the CDs. Don't get me wrong, I love having them and listening to them but I seem to be feeding off the process (the journey) rather than the end result. (the destination) Have any of you felt the same way or similarly? I've really been trying hard to stop buying and start digging more into what I already have. So far I've gone 3 weeks with no new buys which is really good for me considering my present pattern. When I'm tempted to listen to a lot of new music samples or search for new CDs I think of the ones I already have and tell myself, "You have 4 CDs worth of [fill in the name] you don't even remember" or dozens and dozens of other CDs you've only heard once and barely know or don't even remember. I knew it was getting pretty bad when I spent 30 minutes listening to samples and searching for a deal on a CD I discovered I already had but had completely forgotten because I had only listened to it once.

The GRP release with Pettiford is "Tricotism" and I'd definitely recommend it if you can find it. I got mine very reasonably through Half.com but you have to be very careful there. They have "Tricotism" listed under the Crusaders' "Royal Jam" and vice versa. If you go that route I'd try and contact the merchant first to make sure you're getting "Tricotism" and not "Royal Jam".

I like my pizza with a lot of flavor and thin crust but will settle for the regular if it's not available. My favorites are Gianelli's on the skyway level in downtown Minneapolis near the convention center. I'm also a big fan of Broadway Pizza and Green Mill Pizza both of which have different locations in the Twin Cities/suburbs .

These came in the mail over the last week. (Thanks for the 1/2 price tip Lon.)

These selections are all in the USPS pipeline. Rounding out my Dex recordings with his Black Lions and his Savoy: Also: Also J.R. Monterose's "Straight Ahead"

The seeds were planted when I was pretty young, though I really wasn't conscious of it, listening to Vince Guaraldi's music which accompanied the various Charlie Brown cartoons. I was also fan of The Tiajuana Brass with stuff like Tiajuana Taxi and bought those 45's. Fast forward to high school when I hung around with a lot of band guys who turned me on to Maynard Ferguson and the very album which opened this thread, The Crusaders' Southern Comfort. Not long after that, Taxi was a popular show on TV which lead me to Bob James and other soft jazz like Grover Washington but my relatively passive interest in that and other jazz died out after college. Decades later I rediscovered a mix tape of the Crusaders I had made and that lit the flame which still blazes today. I kind of started at the beginning and listened to Vince Guaraldi which impelled me to look for other piano based trios. That lead me to Oscar Peterson who I thought was pretty good but then I discovered Lester Young with the OP Trio and that tenor sound of his just slayed me. I dove into jazz head first and I haven't looked back since.

I'm a pretty bad reader I guess. I got 11 the first time I did it and only 10 the second time! Even my daughters aged 11 and 13 did better than me with 12 and 15 correct picks.

A nice handful.

This is my first dip, a handful of $6.99-ers from J&R.