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I'm delighted to see this series continuing, if a bit amused by the "hors-series" business--numbered albums "out of series"! I'll get them all. Hopelessly addicted to JIP, out of series and in. gregmo

Will it beat the Hawkins set out?! gregmo

Benny had conversations? gregmo

helluva fine reed section in that band. I was reminded once again watching the video what a fine musician Jerome Richardson was. gregmo

Have a great one!!! gregmo

How so? LOTS of us here are pretty spacey! gregmo

Obviously, those of us with Windows were right all along..... gregmo

No, but we all wish you a happy one anyway! gregmo

It's pretty rare for Stage 1 colon cancer to progress, assuming it's treated (removal of an angry polyp). If it's that stage, he should be fine. gregmo

Yeah, there was a Verve LP of live stuff from 1962 that has never, to my knowledge, been reissued on cd. gregmo

I'll be interested to hear opinions on how this compares to disc one of the "Bix Restored" set. gregmo

And the sound on the old Decca Jazz Heritage LP is pretty gruesome--echoey reprocessed stereo. gregmo

Worked for me on the Brubeck set. Thanks for posting that! gregmo

Yes, those are the three Heps and yes, the sound is so much better, at least to my ears. Thanks Hans, I'll put them on my list! gregmo

I always liked them--lots of great fun. I'm pretty sure all their records were released on cd back in the 90s when Good Time Jazz was owned by Fantasy. I think I have them all. "Firehouse Five + 2 Goes South" was always my favorite. gregmo

How does the sound on this version compare to the Collectibles edition? gregmo

I have the old GRP, but not the Heps. I find two Heps by Basie only ("Listen You Shall Hear" and "Do You Wanna Jump") plus a third with a lot of tracks by the Basie band sans Basie with Harry James ("Basie Rhythm") which nevertheless appears to have some of the Basie Deccas too. Are those the three? And is the sound really that much better than the GRP? Likewise, is the Hep "The Jubilee Alternatives" also on the Mosaic Basie/Young? I don't think so, but I'm not near my Mosaics at this moment to check. gregmo

Cool story! But...it doesn't exactly answer my question. Any ideas from anybody out there about this stash of 1980s, 1990s Down Beats I have?! gregmo

I don't know about that. Suitable tracks for your exit? Any suggestions? One of the greatest movie endings ever. gregmo

BUMP--I'm getting ready to move in a few months, and I have a bunch of 3-ring binders holding old Down Beats starting in March 1980 and continuing with rare lacunae all the way to the present. My new space will be a bit smaller than my old one, and these need to go. Any ideas?? I'd be happy to donate them to a library if it wanted to pay the freight. Is Down Beat on-line? Is there any market for these things? Yours in hopeless ignorance, gregmo

I've smiled as I've read all this back and forth about New York jazz clubs. I don't know if others out here in the hinterland share my view, but I'll just say that those of you who are able to frequent *any* of these clubs are damned lucky. gregmo

I have that one. Bert was a classic example of an underrated trombonist. Fine style, great tone. gregmo

Tony Bennett: The Complete Collection, disc four (second singles disc). Only 70 or so to go. This is going to take a while. gregmo

Yeah, dead wrong on Iraq, but right about a lot of other things, and just damned FUN to read. gregmo

Sad news. I was never that fond of the more recent "third-streamy" stuff, but the Terry-Brookmeyer group remains one of my absolute favorites. Such joy and passion in that group. RIP. gregmo