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Wow - I'm psyched about the Turrentine date, which has been impossible to find for years, but Reach Out?? I'm also pretty shocked that the Leo Parker made the RVG series and isn't a limited edition. What's the date of that Jimmy Smith session? (Edit: never mind, checked out the discography myself. I would never have figured that the Mosaic material would be coming out already, not to mention receiving the RVG treatment before Back at the Chicken Shack and Midnight Special...)

You know, that reminds me of one of my pet movie peeves. I'm just not into your basic action movies, with the sound cranked up to max and, as you say, the flashing lights inside the hellbox. I go to movies like (just to pull a favorite of the past few years out) In the Bedroom. So what previews do they show? Exactly the kind of shit I purposely avoid. So when the movie I want to see starts, blood is already pouring out of both ears and I can't hear a damned thing. ← May well be smart marketing on the part of the studios--I bet they figure that a fair chunk of the guys in these movies are only there because they're dragged by their significant others, and will want to go to an action flick when it's "their" turn to pick the movie. I like action movies when they don't take themselves too seriously (I must be the only male my age who hasn't seen Rush Hour, but I bet I'd love it.) Armageddon, on the other hand, was the loudest, shittiest movie I've ever seen. It's because of that movie that I have resolved to never, ever see another Bruce Willis flick.

I played this for a couple of friends about a month ago, one of them a badass guitar player with really eclectic tastes. They were both impressed but sorta lost interest after a few tunes..."yeah, it's Ray Charles, of course the band is tight and the playing really soulful..." I showed them the tenor battle on "Birth of a Band," then we started chatting over the video and not paying close attention. You should have seen them both suddenly transfixed and gaping once Ray started soloing on alto...

Interesting that I'm just now noticing FFA's comments on Giant Steps vis-a-vis Countdown, Moment's notice, etc. I too have always been much more attracted to those other tunes (though I don't feel comfortable yet playing any of them...)

A quick google reveals biwa to be the same as or at least similar to loquats. We have a tree of them back at my mom's house in Miami. However, they appear to be a bit smaller than in the pic you've posted here--and you have to catch them right at the very peak of ripeness, which isn't long at all. Otherwise they're incredibly sour, or else they get overripe, fall, and rot (or get eaten by squirrels).

Probably because they know most leader dates from Freddie Roach don't sell, and they don't feel like spending the dough on big labels that say "featuring JOE HENDERSON".

I think Judgment was one of the very early Connoisseur titles which were transferred by Larry Walsh, rather than Ron McMaster. Most have a low opinion of Walsh's transfers--in fact, Walsh probably has the worst reputation out of the BN engineers in the modern era (Addey, McMaster, Van Gelder). I only have one Walsh title--Basra--which supposedly pales in comparison to the JRVG.

Speaking as a pianist, the problem with that interval isn't the stretch, but the interior fingering! I can come close to hitting that minor tenth, but with the fingers in between equally spaced a fourth apart? Forget it! I meant that the bass note would be played on the lower BUT the same hand would also be playing the lowest note of the voicing (the E) on the upper manual. Then the right hand would just have to play a McCoy-style fourth voicing (the A, D, G).

Not being an organ player, I don't know the lay of the instrument well, but is it possible that he played the E on the upper manual while playing the bass note with the same hand on the lower manual?

IIRC some of them had the "Doubletime" logo on the shrink wrap, but not printed on the cover booklet itself. This left the cover unspoiled when you opened the CD.

Eureka! I'm so glad we've found a job for Dr. Rice that's she's competent to do.

The Ken McIntyre UAs also were released on 2cds, though I'm not 100% sure they were part of the Doubletime "series."

Orgy in Rhythm was a Connoisseur, and both LPs fit on one CD. I've never spotted copies of the Elvin Lighthouse dates, but it looks like this is also true of the Grant Green sessions. Edit: I think the Green/Sonny Clark sessions were released as doubletimes, though possibly in a different batch from those mentioned.

That's funny, I don't recall seeing either of the Lighthouse records as 2fers. Other doubletimes I do remember include Blakey at the Jazz Corner of the World (NOT Meet You at the Jazz Corner of the World), and KB's Blue Lights. Did the KD Bohemia records originally come out as a Doubletime?

Even the small chains up here are terrible in this regard. I hate going to Newbury Comics--at least the Harvard Square location--because they're always playing punk at ear-splitting volumes.

I missed out too, but never felt like I really had to have this one, so I'm not too disappointed. I'm betting at least half of this will come out as individual CDs in the next 2-3 years (Herbie Hancock is always a draw).

Very sad. Mel Brooks is the uncle of a family friend. I hope they are doing well during this tough time.

Ouch.

Whoa, that was a huge block to end the quarter. The 4th is gonna be crazy.

Indeed. I only have the WCC studio set, but some of those tunes are just burning.

Are you referring to this place?

Not to mention some antibiotics. Make sure you get your doctor to give you a prescription for some before you go - Cipro works wonders for traveler's dysentery.

I'm pretty sure this can't completely be a closeout as the Columbias are also covered in the sale and most of those aren't going anywhere anytime soon.

Not to be a pedant, but this is an oft-repeated myth.

I'm in New York for the weekend and swung by J&R today. Unfortunately you guys had already depleted a lot of the OJCs I wanted. Bastards. Still was able to pick up 10 discs, though! Gigi Gryce: Rat Race Blues Joe Henderson in Japan Pat Martino: El Hombre Phineas Newborn: A World of Piano Cannonball Adderley in New York non OJC: Jason Lindner & the Ensemble: Premonition Helen Merrill: S/T with Clifford Brown (strangely, the back tray card looks like a Japanese edition) Miles Davis: Four and More, Seven Steps to Heaven, Miles in Tokyo