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Wonderful post. My sentiments exactly. I've only been aware of his music for about nine months, but I love everything I've heard by him.

More trippin' this morning (re: prev. post) but of a different variety. The Trip - Art Pepper (Contemporary) Trip! - Eddie Harris (Stereo Sounds) then I came back down to earth with The Summer Knows - Art Farmer (Inner City)

I tried to google a tour date list on Sergio and couldn't find one. Does anyone have a link?

Charlie Rouse is the reason I love the Columbia era so much. Not that I don't like the Bluenote and Prestige sides, but I really like the "band" sound of the Columbia records. And I love that Epic album Yeah! by Rouse. I picked that up around 1996 or '97 when Classic reissued it and was not disappointed.

Brian would have you believe that his ambient stuff can be listened to on many different levels. Personally, I've found that if you listen to the ambient material passively, it tends to be more effective (maybe that's just me though). I enjoy reading to Eno's ambient albums, especially On Land (Ambient 4) or his collaborations with Harold Budd. Experimenting with the volume level is helpful to the enjoyment. When reading or taking a nap, a real low volume works best for me, whereas background for conversation I tend to have it up a little more, though not obtrusive. I wasn't that impressed with The Drop and a few other more recent albums, but then I think I'm not interested in owning more of his stuff. I have all his rock albums and most of his earlier ambient stuff and enjoy it all even today from time to time. Another Green World is my favorite vocal album, although Before and After Science is a close second, especially side 2.

Cool! As much as I hate cable companies, I always wish I could get better reception on a couple of channels or without moving the ears. That's good to know. I don't see any reason to wait on getting the box.

Small Faces - Ogden's Nut Gone ...(Immediate) Pink Stereo w/original round cover.

Two women from the SF Bay Area that I like a lot are Madeline Eastman and Ann Dyer. Madeline Eastman is probably closer to what the OP is asking for. She's very creative with phrasing, time, and vocalese. She doesn't overuse the vocalese so it's always a welcome effect when it happens. I've seen her perform several times and she's definitely worth catching when you can. Three cds that I have are also highly recomended. Mad about Madeline (w/Phil Woods and Cedar Walton) Point of Departure (w/Tom Harrell and Mike Wofford) Art Attack (w/Kenny Barron and Tony Williams) Ann Dyer has three cds out that are all excellent in their own way. They are all pretty unique. When I Close My Eyes (vocal, bass and drums) This is the newest and shows her classical Indian vocal training she's been working on for a few years) Revolver (A New Spin) She rearranges the songs from Revolver + Rain with dramatic and very interesting effect. Highly recomended for jazz fans who also like The Beatles. Ann Dyer and No Good Time Fairies (her first album) Her take on a bunch of jazz standards, some of which she wrote lyrics for like Pinnochio (Wayne Shorter) and Contemplation (McCoy Tyner). The band, which is also on the Revolver album features electric guitar and sax and can be quite angular at times. Not your June Christy type album.

The Marcia Ball I know is a great Louisiana r&b pianist and the only thing she has in common with jazz is the blues. Long, tall, Marcia Ball indeed. I've been listening to her since her early days and she's still a fine pianist and performer. Contemporary jazz artist? Surely you jest?

Hank Mobley's Hi Voltage (Bluenote) Liberty pressing

I mentioned this once before on this basic topic, but Steve Hoffman called my assertion that mag tape has a limited life span "fiction." To be more precise, he asked "Where did you hear that fiction?" It's ludicrous to think that anything on this planet doesn't have a life span, so I don't know where he was coming from, other than protecting his job security since all he works with is old tape. I wish these reissue companies would come up with a different list of albums to put out besides the same titles. Unfortunately they are in the business to sell and those top 25 or so titles they keep releasing do sell. That's a good point about needing to play the tapes occasionally. They are going to disentigrate whether they are played or not. Keeping them locked away forever isn't going to protect them from aging though I realise that playing them a lot is not good for them. Chuck, are you totally against any use of these old tapes, i.e. keeping them stored forever or do you think they should be pulled out after so many years and played again for the purpose of a reissue or plain protection of the source?

Andrew Hill's Black Fire (Bluenote) NY Mono

So do you mean that you're getting more channels with the converter box than you did without it? I'm using rabbit ears because our neighborhood doesn't allow outside antennas. It's fine for us since we don't watch a lot of tv, but a few of the stations don't come in very clear. Does this mean my reception will improve with the box?

Last night I listened to Horace Parlan's Speakin' My Piece (Bluenote) 47W. 63rd DG Mono. This morning I listened to Ben Webster/Joe Zawinul's Soul Mates (OJC) and Art Pepper's Smack Up (Contemporary) orig. mono

I forgot to play something yesterday for him but coincidently, I played Solar Heat on Sunday.

My favorite albums by MJQ are Lonely Woman, Pyramid, the collaboration with Laurenda Almeida and the one titled Modern Jazz Quartet/Milt Jackson Quartet. Seeing that picture of the Ellington album reminded me that I used to have that one. I don't know what happened to it though. They are a sound that I have to be in the mood for. They aren't something I'd reach for casually like some of my favorite artists but they have grown on me over the years.

Really? I remember it being pretty laid back. Although that feeling may be exacerbated by some of the Scandinavian free jazz etc. that preceded it at this fest. Hmmm... Now that I think about it, I have a compilation CD of his titled Ballads (on Ota) that would definitely fit the "relaxing" or "laid back" description. I have two solo piano albums that are part of that Ballad compilation and you're right. They are relaxing sets for the most part, thought there is some percussive technique on a few numbers. The live shows I saw in '98 were with a quintet and they were sizzling. Anything BUT relaxed.

Today I've been spinning some new purchases. Tom Harrell - Form (Contemporary) What a lovely album this is. I knew it would be good, but damn, it's excellent. Billy Hart's Oshuman (Gramavision) and speaking of Joe Farrell I found a nice copy of Sonix Text (Contemporary) too!

More Sightings - George Adams, Hannibal and friends (Enja) Canadian pressing

That Ayaguna cd sounds good to me. It's similar to the ones I have. I've never heard any of his ensemble cds. I've only heard him play in a group at a club. Those were amazing shows though.

What do you mean "more than expected"?

I had the pleasure of seeing this man perform a couple of times about ten years ago and I think he's amazing. He was living in the SF Bay Area back then and he made a few sojourns east to Sacramento and played our little jazz club. He brought some fine musicians with him, Richard Howell on tenor and I believe Babatunde Lea was on drums. On one particular night he played so hard he broke the piano! This was the same night that a friend of mine who had been a dj at KJAZ wrote a poem about the performance. His performances were some of the best I had ever seen by anyone. Truly amazing artist imo. I've bought a few of his straight ahead cds. I'm not much into hip hop so I shy away from the albums he's done with that flavor. What I have are Inside (solo piano), A New Life (solo piano), and Nfmube (duo w/John Santos). Any comments, stories or recomendations?

Jazz Crusaders - Lighthouse '69 (Pacific Jazz) Liberty pressing.

AWESOME! Thanks for the tip, six string! I just ordered one, too. OK... who's next?? I (we) got lucky. After following this thread for the last two days I decided to have a looksy for a cheap copy and bam! first place I looked was Amazon. I'm not chasing any other cd versions of this music though. Between the vinyl and this box, I'll spend my money elsewhere. While typing this DHL delivered my 3cd set of Lee Morgan at the Lighthouse! Wooh Hoo!

Heads up folks. For those who don't own the box, Amazon Marketplace (Newbury's Comics) has it for $30.00 (new). I just ordered one even though I think I have just about all of it already on vinyl. It'll be nice to have it all together and the price is right.