Teasing the Korean

In addition to what I learned through my parents, I had four good jazz resources in the generally suburban area where we lived: A weekly AM radio big band/swing show A community FM radio station that played jazz on weeknights Monday-Thursday An NPR station that played jazz after 11; I would go to sleep with this. Peaches Records, which had an extensive jazz LP section, including affordable twofers, and a massive cutout bin. I was listening primarily to acoustic jazz in high school, but a friend had Bitches Brew, and we used to get high to it. At around this time, I picked up In a Silent Way, based on some things I read, and I thought it was simultaneously more interesting while also providing a good chill out vibe. To this day, I much prefer In a Silent Way to Bitches Brew. Either way, I think it is a safe to say that Miles has served as a jazz entry point for more listeners than any other single jazz artist.

Thanks all for these recommendations.

Thank you!

Thanks. I realize that folks probably have not been able to absorb all 8 discs already, but regarding the tune repetition, are they basically playing the same arrangements from set to set, or are the tunes reinvented from show to show?

Happy talk!!!

Agreed. Brilliant. I love his song "I Want You."

George Benson - The Other Side of Abbey Road (A&M/CTI) I had no idea that George Benson had written so many great pop songs: "Something," "Come Together," "Here Comes the Sun." And all from one album! I don't think he gets the recognition he deserves.

We recently lost actors Nino Castelnuovo (Umbrellas of Cherbourg, Camille 2000) and Jean-Paul Belmondo (Breathless). Spinning these albums, by Michel Legrand and Martial Solo, respectively, in their memory.

Changing the meaning of a word is completely legitimate. Language is living.

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I haz this one, also!

I have this! Now playing: Nelson Riddle - Batman 1966 theatrical film OST. Is this not some of the greatest music ever written?

L7, baby, L7.

This is a fantastic Brasilian album.

Franz Waxman - Career Not as intense as Crime in the Streets, but pretty solid.

Agreed. I was buying vinyl in the 1990s for 50 cents an armload. The defects were far more tolerable at those prices.

I refuse to spend more than 4 or 5 bucks for an LP, so the LP set was never in the cards to begin with.

Thanks. The CD version is now only $66 on Amazon, but I am currently facing a lot of unforeseen expenses. I will probably have to pass.

Late to the party. Who has the CD version? How does it compare sound-wise or content-wise with the 3-CD version?

The 78s that were recorded electrically apparently have some sort of a low-pitched electrical hum that can be used to verify the correct speed. I plan to just load the tracks into ProTools or Audacity, make the adjustments, and burn a CD-R. Not ideal, but it's cheaper than buying that box set. (I already have all the other Blue Note stuff.

The worst offender in the speed/pitch department has to be An Evening with George Shearing on MGM. Side 1, presumably taken from 78s, runs someplace around a perfect 4th or perfect 5th slower than the true speed! It was like they transferred the 78s at 45 rpm and didn't correct it for the LP. No idea if all copies are like this, or if it was ever corrected.

Or the LSD album on Capitol.

Inner sleeves, the ones that featured small photos of other albums on the label, were a big help.

Peaches was around by the time I started buying jazz in the mid/late 70s.