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Yeah, just get the box - the German version can stil be found relatively cheaply and even the big-boxed US version isn't that expensive for what you get. You can also join emusic.com and download all of Coltrane's Prestige discs (and much more) for just $15/month.

Congrats David! Getting married and having kids were the greatest things that ever happened to me. (And no, my wife isn't reading over my shoulder as I type this.)

I agree. Blumenthal does a fine job complementing the original notes (some of which are good and some of which are bad) and helps place the *music* in the proper context. I don't see what the problem is. We're given the original notes, so consider BB's just a "bonus." Would you guys prefer we not get them at all?

The "Buy it Now" on the Jackie McLean was only $75! Someone here did good!

If "yes" wins - and that seems likely - how will we know which one to inaugurate?

Speaking of Mark, has anybody - anybody? - been over to the Verve site since they did away with their forum oh so long ago? Hasn't even crossed my mind to check in...

Now we must do our part and buy, buy, buy! (Seriously, we did say that we'd buy more and stop our illegal downloading if prices were lower - I hope that wasn't just lip service.) Suddenly a lot of those Verves that I was passing up are starting to look pretty good...

You guys have me hooked on this thread and I'm not even playing! (I will next time, though, even though I think I'll be horrible at blindfold testing.) I can't wait to hear what these selections are ...

I agree with Ubu. Those Kaz discs are wonderful! "African Sun" was, for years, one of my favorite jazz CDs.

If you check out snopes.com you'll find that this story is nothing more than an urban legend. There's no such thing as a talking dog...

It's a little known fact but, back in the mid-60's, Neil Hefti legally changed his middle name to "Batman Theme"

I was just at Atomic yesterday. Had I seen this thread then, I would have asked about the LP.

Claude, I think it's because you gain a few inches in your sleep...

Not that this will shock anyone, but it looks like I haven't been "normal" in over ten years!

The power seems pretty clean in my area, though I do detect some additional graininess whenever some power company employee turns on the microwave oven in the employee break room...

Oh sure, I've seen Kareem at a few jazz events here in town over the years. He even spoke (and attended all day) the benefit concert for Billy Higgins shortly before he passed away...

I can see the Mosaic set now: The Complete Blue Movies 1950's Jazz Sessions

Very nice! Please share more when you can...

Now you've done it! This thread caused me to download over a dozen Pablos off of Emusic last night. (And i just scratched the surface).

I agree with Chuck. While Pablo recorded some terrific artists, most by that time were at the tail ends of their careers. There's still some good stuff to be found, but I find I usually pull out some earlier work to listen to or something more, uh, challenging given the dates of the recordings. To me Pablo is the 70's version of Concord. I understand that's damning with faint praise, but both are fairly conservative labels. Still, Duke's "This One's for Blanton" is very good, as are some of the Basie, Harry Edison, and Clark Terry dates (in addition to the other artists previously mentioned). And let's not forget the Art Tatums. Personally, I'd stay away from most of the Ella Fitzgeralds. Ray

This is one cover that would be improved by being a Mode painting...

You guys should ace this, but I haven't a clue... http://www.chilliman.com/beer_labels_frame.htm

Oh it's a *killer* date all right, but the organ sound drives me nuts. I used to have a CDR of this that I figured was home-mastered by somebody off an old LP... and mastered so hot that the digital limiter cut in. Then I recently found the import CD of it and it sounded exactly the same. Still groovy though...

Oh my sweet Jesus - that is some cool shit. There's nothing quite like stumbling onto bizarro small-label music sides...

Speaking of Baby Face, has anybody else heard "Behind the Eight Ball?" A great date (Argo, I believe, but the disc isn't in front of me at the moment). My question, though, is: what's up with the sound on this one? The organ, especially, sounds very distorted, as if it's seriously clipping or had a recording limiter set way too high. Is this just on the Jpn CD or is the original LP like this as well? Ray