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Do the DVDs include video or just DVD-audio? If the latter, what a stupid waste since you're already getting the SACDs.

The L.A. Times recently ran a couple of long articles about Landis and the anti-doping police in general. Fascinating reading... http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/na...-home-headlines http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-landis...4539,full.story

As some of you may have already heard, it snowed in Malibu yesterday. Not a big deal to this upstate New York kid, but it was quite the news story last night.

The best airfare from the west coast might be as low as $800, but you'll have to wait for some special offer. Cost me $1200 to fly from L.A. to Brussels last summer. If you're desperate enough there's always this.

Okay, my bad example re: Bailey. I'm not familiar with his work and didn't realize his albums were recently available on Koch. But my general question remains: if the rights holders to the original albums refuse (for whatever reason) to allow the official release of the material, would the original artists (who are likely elderly or deceased at this point) and/or their heirs be more interested in the money due them (likely a small amount at this point) or to have their art made available again to the public? Don't get me wrong, I generally don't approve of how Lone Hill and other such labels operate, but I do feel they perform a service by occassionaly releasing material that no one else will touch. Part of the problem you find in copyright issues (and not just music, but books and film works as well), is that there's a gap in profitability. If the legal rights holders feel they can make a profit by releasing the material officially - by paying royalties, etc. - they most likely will. But with much of the more obscure music that we obsessive fans covet, it's not profitable to release the material and pay everyone what's rightfully due them. Only by putting this out post-copyright (and thereby not paying royalties) can some material ever come out. It's an unfortunate catch-22. Hopefully internet distribution will lower costs and allow some of this stuff to be more cost-effectively distributed in the future.

I am sure the still-living Mr. Bailey would love that. While it's unfortunate that Mr. Bailey won't likely see a dime, he wouldn't see any money if the recordings weren't issued at all either. I'd like to think that if there was any significant profit to be made by releasing these more "officially" that someone would have done so by now. So given that he wouldn't see any dough either way, I'd be more interested in hearing if he'd prefer his legacy to remain unissued or at least reissued in this "grey" manner so that more people can be exposed to his past musical accomplishments. This probably is not about Dave Bailey, unless he is still getting royalties. In a legitimate business environment, Lonehill would LICENSE the rights to the recordings from Epic (presumably Sony) - just like Koch did when they issued the Dave Bailey stuff a few years ago. Licensing involves a NEGOTIATION and PAYMENT to the rightful owner. In this case, the Lonehill people found some of the Koch CDs, burned copies and came up with their own "artwork" and "liner notes". How anyone can defend this is beyond me. Sony is the legal owner to this music. Anyone who uses it without their authority is breaking the law. Please read carefully what i wrote - you're completely missing my point...

I am sure the still-living Mr. Bailey would love that. While it's unfortunate that Mr. Bailey won't likely see a dime, he wouldn't see any money if the recordings weren't issued at all either. I'd like to think that if there was any significant profit to be made by releasing these more "officially" that someone would have done so by now. So given that he wouldn't see any dough either way, I'd be more interested in hearing if he'd prefer his legacy to remain unissued or at least reissued in this "grey" manner so that more people can be exposed to his past musical accomplishments.

I agree that the sound is spotty - some good, some bad - but I find the argument that they don't include complete sessions meaningless. These are simply elaborate compilations, so I don't expect Mosaic-like completeness from them. They serve as fine (and cheap) samplers for getting to know an artists' early work. But you do "get what you pay for" from them.

While I agree that it would be wrong to buy the Mingus and Parker/Gillespie Uptown clones, I don't really see the problem with purchasing the Massey Hall or Horace. It's been over 50 years for both.' Guy At least in my neck of the woods, it'd be silly to buy those two Definitive versions since the stores usually label them "imports" and actually charge more than they do for the OJC or Blue Note discs that they "rip off." ***** The only Lone Hill release that I have is the 3-disc Buck Clayton set, which is undoubtedly ripped from the oop Mosaic box sans alternate takes. I picked it up for about $15 at the Tower clearance even though I already had CDRs of the Mosaic. Love the Mosaic set, but at 5/6 discs it's a bit heavy on the alternates and I actually prefer the more compact way that Lone Hill has laid it all out. It's actually the perfect example of how Mosaic could produce something in a more scholarly (and expensive) fashion, only to have the same material released later in a less exhaustive and thriftier manner for less obsessive fans.

Again, most tracks have been at least roughly identified (damn, I forgot how good you guys are, and Sangrey really wrecks the curve!). The real stumpers seem to be #6, #8 (which I thought would be a relatively easy one), #12, and #15 (which Sangrey detectivized). Track #13 was a gimme, and anyone who didn't recognize it (at least the artist) should be ashamed.

Lots of tracks have been correctly identified already, though many just by the artist and some only as correct "guesses." The correct artist has been mentioned for #2, but nothing more specific than that. Same as for #6 (almost everybody recognized Sam, but the album itself is pretty obscure). Track #5 seems to have stumped everyone so far (except for the familiar title of course) and this surprises me, though it is something of a deceptive track since the leader of the session doesn't actually solo on it. Track #9 has been narrowed down to the correct artist and label, but not the actual record or tune itself. Jim S. pegged #11 on an after thought. The singer of the controversial #16 has been i.d.'d but not the album or players. She's a fine singer - really! - and those who don't dig this track would probably like her in other settings.

Just a bump to say that I'll be deleting the downloadable files in just a few more days so get 'em while you still can. Though the comments have been relatively few so far, the downloading seems to have gone without a hitch. I'm not sure if this is an "easier" way of distribution or not - it was for me at least - but many more seem to have downloaded the files than initially signed up for the BFT, suggesting that the ease and/or lack of commitment had something to do with it. Before the download distribution began, 16 people had signed up for BFT 43. As it stands now, the files have been downloaded 39 times (disc 1) and 42 times (disc 2). A few people "signed up" afterward and a couple others reported the need to d/l disc 2 a few times to account for the disparity in the number of downloads (either that, or they grabbed disc 2 first and really hated it ). Overall, I'd call this downloading "experiment" a success.

So what would the cheapest jazz instrument be anyway? Harmonica? Penny whistle (but only if you're in the AEC)?

Great show! I've said for a while now that when I grow up I wannna work on the Mythbusters show...

So there is truth in advertising.

Now there's optimism for you!

Wow, I thought last season was terrific! Looking very forward to this season and will be watching tomorrow night.

Geez, what a horrible day for jazz. Filled with bad news. R.I.P Ms. Coltrane.

Very sad news.

Hilarious clips from the Wicker Man remake. "Step away from the bike!"

The Watchmen is, once again, on the wings, this time at Warners...

Possibly, though it could be the LP pressing as well. The track I used actually came off a 2-LP comp (mid-70s) rather than the original LP you have.

JB: funky even in death...

Actually, the itunes files that i've heard have sounded pretty good.

Billy Harper would be a fine choice. How 'bout Lou Donaldson? It'd be a real kick if they released a modern live show and kept in some of his wickedly funny stories. Or a DVD...