Teasing the Korean

Universal probably didn't even know that there was a label called Argo that fell under their umbrella, until one of the 12 or 13 people who still listen to jazz approached them regarding a reissue. I'm sure they have no idea what they had or what they lost with all the mergers that occurred along the way.

Sorry, I thought I was replying to the original comment.

I am obsessed with this unusual ballad from BH's 1966 album "Happenings." It could fit on Tim Buckley's "Happy Sad" album.

:tup Why not just shut down the board and end all conversation?

TTK will be BACK on WMNF's Latino 54 for FOUR WEEKS beginning Wednesday, May 19, 2010. Latino 54 airs on Wednesdays from 9 AM to 10 AM EST on WMNF 88.5 FM Tampa, and online at www.wmnf.org Each show will be archived for exactly one magical week following terrestrial broadcast, before disappearing forever into the ether. I will be spinning my signature blend of old skool Afro-Cuban jazz, bugalu, bossa, MPB, and exotica.

MJQ - Fontessa - Atlantic (green and red stereo)

On the bright side, maybe we'll all be able to get higher-end audio equipment for much cheaper now, if no one is buying it. I have found nice pieces being sold at yard salesby kids who had no idea of the value.

Where can I get a copy? My interest is piqued.

I have this on CD and have been spinning it non stop lately.

Welcome back, Clem. We've missed you.

Has Clementine returned?

I have to confess that, while I have many of her LPs, I didn't know about her early film contract and the limitations that came with it. A good friend of mine once described her singing style as follows: "She sounds like she's going to jump out of the speakers and bite your nose off." I thought it was an apt description. RIP.

Yesterday: Johnny Hodges & Wild Bill Davis - Wings & Things - Verve (stereo) Walter Wanderley - Kee-Ka-Roo - Verve (stereo) Vladimir Cosma - L'Animal OST - Martin Mario Nascimbene - One Million Years BC OST - Intermezzo (stereo)

I just found it. I have CT records filed in five different sections. It was with the Cal Tjader rekkids in the Latin section rather than in the Groovy section. That was where I'd been looking.

Thanks. I think the only Cal CDs I have are reissues of straight albums or twofers. Most Cal Tjader I have is on LP. No idea where I (mis)filed "Along Comes Cal." Still hoping it's in a DJ crate. Mike, what do you think of the Chick/Cal combination on "Soul Burst?"

Thanks. I have that one, but it was not in any of the areas where I have Cal albums stashed. Maybe it's in a DJ stack.

A year ago or so I came across a cheap used copy in not-so-great shape. I passed it up, only to find it hadn't been reissued (at least not at that time) and that it went for a lot. I ran back to the store and grabbed it. A killer record.

I have more than 30 Cal Tjader albums, and much as I love all of them, I keep coming back to "Soul Burst." I love the combination of Corea's chord voicings, Cal's vibes, and the Latin percussion. This is the only album they did together that I have. I'm guessing it may be the only one, period. I wish they had done more.

I knew him as a Moog guy.

Lalo Schifrin - Voyage of the Damned OST - ATV All over the map, like many soundtracks. A moody, delerious exotic number followed by a "Pomp and Circumstance" knockoff, etc.

Gunther Schuller and others - Music for Brass - Columbia (6 eye mono)

When I started buying soundtracks around 20 years ago, it was easy to find amazing stuff on LP for short dough. My favorite was going to the record shows and seeking out the Elvis/Beatles nerds, and then looking through their boxes of castoffs that had nothing to do with Elvis or the Beatles, and finding unbelievable stuff for a buck a throw that I've never encountered since. Well, those days have long since gone. Now the soundtrack LPs are either uber-expensive, or it's stuff like "Victory at Sea," readily available at a thrift store near you. Well, today I'm going through a dealer's 3-for-10-dollars boxes, and I got the following two albums, Euro presses, in seemingly unplayed condition: L'Animal - Vladimir Cosma One Million Years BC - Mario Nascimbene So, it can still happen. I also had to get a second copy of "The Thomas Crown Affair," because it was in pristine condition and I couldn't leave it behind; and a promo of Lalo's "Voyage of the Damned," which I've never heard before. Plain white sleeve with a sticker. Lots of great $2 jazz rekkids. And a Walter Wanderley on Verve that I've NEVER seen before. God I love vinyl.

I hope they do "Agua Dulce," which is one of my regular DJ tracks. Amazing.

Good point. Being that it's Universal that we're talking about, it's probably all over the map. I know that much of the ABC and Dunhill material, for example, only exists in stereo mixdowns. Many of the the multi tracks and mono mixes were trashed. Considering how many labels became part of Universal, they probably never had any idea what they had to begin with, and now they don't know what was lost until they look for it.

"Literally years in the making, this set introduces 23 previously unreleased gems approved by the artist himself. It was delayed by a fire on the Universal Studios lot in California which took much of the original Jamal trio LP masters with it and our search to reconstruct the music on the set from a variety on analog and digital sources sitting in vaults around the world. It’s been a hell of a long time coming and we hope you enjoy The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions."