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Some great bargains here... Complete Lester Young Box Coltrane Vangard Box

More about PassAlong Music here... http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,117901,00.asp http://www.passalong.com/Music/index.aspx

Hmmm. Looks legit, but the pricing is odd to say the least. The Evans box is only $23, but the Rolans Kirk box is $120. Well, at least you can't cut yourself on the Evans... Look again. I think all you're buying is a digital download. ( It won't rust though!! ) Oh, I know it's just digital downloads. I was just surprised to see it available on Ebay. Far cheaper than, say, the Verve Vault at the iTunes store. Still, the pricing makes no sense compared to other available titles. Mighty tempting as I've little Bill Evans on Verve. Jim, I'm not too concerned about Spyware.

Hmmm. Looks legit, but the pricing is odd to say the least. The Evans box is only $23, but the Rolans Kirk box is $120. Well, at least you can't cut yourself on the Evans...

What's the deal with this? Is it legal?

Man, I remember the good ol' days when I was able to buy CDs at $5/disc here on the lot. Now, it's often cheaper to buy 'em at Best Buy...

I actually dug Alicia's take on "Universe." Thought it was fresh and surprisingly soulful for that song. Oddly, I thought Norah Jones performed poorly with that one. Who was the red-haired dude that sounded just like Bowie?

I was a huge Styx fan back in high school. That was in the late 70's of course. So I have pleasant memories of "Light Up," "Sailing Away," and all those classics - but Styx is one of those bands that's very hard for me to listen to these days. Hmmm. Makes me wanna throw an old LP on the rekkid playa... B-)

Well if you haven't seen the show how can you comment on what was tasteless or not?

That, believe it or not, was Billy Preston. Perfect timing as I was watching this very performance while reading this thread and had the same question.

I would hope so; she is a pro after all.

First rule of mp3 is that it is not an archival format. DO NOT use mp3 to archive audio files. Of course it degrades the sound - that's the cost for compression and easier storage. Secondly, I'll disagree with Dan and recommend against extracting to wave... unless you have to. Obviously you need to if you want to have a CD-R that will play in a regular CD player, but if you're using anything capable of playing mp3s - either an iPod, and mp3-compatible boombox, or your computer - you might as well leave the files as mp3s and take advantage of the main benefit of mp3 compression.

And a very appropriate variation... Big Playah Ray Jazz B-)

Big Playah R. G. So don't mess with me! B-)

I ordered my "cheap Amazon" Farlow set from CDQuest (the same price as Caiman) and I was surprised that they sent it first class.

I don't think you could do these as 2-for-1's since most of the ones that I have run around 50 minutes each. I picked up most of the ones that I have at the great Concord sale at Borders a couple of years ago. Some are still available as downloads at emusic.com.

Seriously - what's the story? Was this considered "rejected" at the time?

Odd question perhaps, but do you guys feel this new one is "closer" to the JMTs and Winters or to their previous ECM album? Though I love this trio, their ECM album ("It Should've Happened...") is my least favorite.

I consider myself pretty adventurous and agree wholeheartedly with Chuck's "music of surprise" comment. That doesn't mean, of course, that I like and appreciate all types of jazz (and Music in general) equally. I "grew up" on Monk, Mingus, Miles, Ellington, and vast numbers of cutout ECM Lps. I was eager to try just about any "5 star" album, but there were some artists who, in retrospect, I tried listening to too early. I'm not that big a fan of Ornette Coleman's albums (with a few exceptions - I love the "Golden Circle" discs) and I've come to like his compositions far more than his playing. I'd rather listen to Old & New Dreams play Ornette, for example, than Ornette himself. I was turned off of Ornette's work and Braxton and a few other AG artists early on and still struggle with AG - though I've lately discovered a new appreciation for Braxton via Emusic. I'm usually eager to try new things even though I might not like them. That's why it sometimes boggles me when someone talks about having "hundreds" of Ellington albums or 50 Mobley discs. It's great if you like them - and they're certainly great artists - but I need to spread myself out more. I'd rather try something new rather than listen to the same old - even though I might like the same old better. One thing that I always find ironic about jazzers who claim to be adventurous and open-minded is that they are often the first to diss other genres of music: rock, pop, country, etc. I find things of great value in all genres and tend to think less of jazz snobs who can find no pleasure in other types of music.

Don't really need a new feature...

This coulda been a really funny punk if Jazz Kat (or anyone) hadn't replied to Hardbop's original post...

That's because you're a frickin' moronic donkey-ass jerkwad. At least he's not a donkey-ass moron who no like jazz. Of fuck off! All of you!

Welcome Deanna! I appreciate the insight and look forward to checking out your site...

Hey Monk - welcome aboard! I recognize your moniker from SHTV. Cool name!

Hairy subject matter that I wouldn't touch with a ten foot, uh... nevermind.