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My favorite Groove Holmes CDs are available in the oldies.com sale--the LP Living Soul, recorded at Count Basie's (one of two LPs reissued on the CD Spicy) and a CD of unissued material from the Living Soul date--On Basie's Bandstand--it's an inspired live date with a working group.

Blowin' the Blues (World Pacific anthology)

The Beatles were issued on 78s in India. http://meltingpot.fortunecity.com/kirkland...tls/in/in78.htm

They seem to have become an underappreciated group--their catalog is pretty large--I enjoy them and pick up their LPs when I can find them in acceptable condition. One that I recently purchased and really like is their Apple release, Under the Jasmine Tree.

That is terrible news and a big loss. I didn't see Blakey there but I've seen many fine artists at Sweet Basil/Rhythm--McCoy Tyner, Gil Evans Orchestra (posthumous), Art Farmer, Mal Waldron, Bobby Watson, Andrew Hill, Benny Golson, Benny Waters, Sam Rivers, Vijay Iyer, Malachi Thomspon, Jane Ira Bloom.

Shelly Manne--Swingin' Sounds in Stereo (Contemporary)--This week's happy find, in nearly perfect condition, for only $8. Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt--Boss Tenors in Orbit (Verve) Jelly Roll Morton--I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Say (RCA Vintage)

Gene Shaw--Debut in Blues (Argo) Yusef Lateef--The Golden Flute (Impulse, orange and black)

He played a solo concert in Dallas a few years back at one of the local community colleges--He played piano and sang acapella--I enjoyed the concert quite a bit.

There were also a couple of clubs in Oak Cliff that came and went pretty quick-- But I saw McCoy Tyner at one of them (The Judge's Chambers) in the fall of 1983 for the first time, and the other was an old movie theater, the New Forest Theater, where I saw Freddie Hubbard for the last time and also Herbie Mann (I think this was around 1991 or so).

Is this a weekly engagement? I had to work late last night and couldn't attend a concert.

Here is a description of Concord's acquisition of Fantasy: Concord Records, Inc. and Fantasy, Inc. today announced that Concord has completed its acquisition of Fantasy and has merged the two companies to form a new entity called the Concord Music Group, Inc. Concord Records is a prominent 31-year-old, active record label focused on jazz, traditional pop and adult contemporary formats that is currently enjoying considerable success in 2004 with the multi-platinum release of Ray Charles' final recording, "Genius Loves Company" (in association with Starbucks Hear Music). Fantasy owns on. e of the world's largest and most prestigious catalogs of jazz, blues, R&B and rock music, including certain music publishingThe contractual relationship between a songwriter or music composer and a music publisher, whereby the writer assigns part or all of his or her music copyrights to the publisher in exchange for the publisher's commercial exploitation of the music. Fantasy also owns and operates the world-class Fantasy Recording Studios in Berkeley, Calif. Following the merger, the Concord Music Group will be one of the foremost adult-focused recorded music companies in the world. As part of the transaction, Tailwind Capital Partners, a leading private equity investment firm focused on media and other growth sectors of the economy, provided new equity capital to the Concord Music Group. The existing owners of Concord Records, Norman Lear and Hal Gaba, remain substantial shareholders in the combined entity. Concord's management will also have a share of the new company. There is a private equity firm involved--I would guess they purchased preferred stock and there might well be an obligation to pay substantial dividends on that preferred stock. The PE firm's investment might be leveraged (partly debt financed), so there might be added pressure for Concord to distribute cash. Cutting out CDs is a way to raise some quick cash for operations, debt service, and dividends. PE firms have a myopic view of business, they are in it for the short-run--sell their investment at a profit as soon as possible.

That's another one that was a real bear for me to find to find in the 70s. Charisma, too. Seems like those three came and went w/o much residue... I believe I found copies of Charisma and Caramba at one of the old Melody Shops here in Dallas. I must have gotten there first. Delightfullee I never saw until the DMM reissue in the 1980s.

I was hoping that dustygroove would do a proper CD reissue of this one also.

The group is playing at the Jazz Gallery, Sept. 28-29, and Oct. 26-27.

I got this Italian reissue quite recently along with an Argo original edition of Breakthrough . Both are very exciting dates and highly recommended. It's a wonder that they're not better known. The Italian edition of Debut In Blues has some slight speed instability ( sound occasionally a little wobbly). Anyone know if that's present on the original ? Most Argo LPs I've come across are defective in some way. Generally poor pressings. I have a mono original of Debut in Blues that sounds fine and an '80s reissue on Chess that is poor in pressing and sound. Perhaps the latter is the source of the Italian reissue?

I have a pair of Polk Audio speakers that I bought 25 years ago, and they are still going strong and sound terrific.

Clark Terry-- Duke with a Difference (Riverside, blue label) Junior Mance with David Newman--Truckin' and Trakin' (Bee Hive)

I saw them on a double bill at the Blue Note with Jason Moran. I liked about a third of the songs they played, was indifferent to the rest. It was fortunate for them that they played first, as Jason Moran/Bandwagon was far superior, in my opinion.

Guitar Shorty--Pearl at Commerce. Really enjoyed the second set, especially the pair of instrumentals. A meager crowd, though.

What time does this usually start?

September 11: Guitar Shorty--Pearl at Commerce December 11: Lucky and James Peterson--Pearl at Commerce

You must be listening to the wrong people. Yeah well I checked the Pullen mosaic select on amazon last night.....they had 2 used ones for 134.00 and they both sold.......now they have 1 new one this morning for $134.00. Somebody wanted that real bad. Keep an eye out for used copies of the four original Blue Note CDs--the Select doesn't have any additional tracks.

You must be listening to the wrong people.

Only non-believers have been left behind to debate the merits of RVG remasterings, while the true audiophiles have left his earthly plane.

There's an article on the owner of a record store in New York--Tropicalia in Furs--has anyone been there? Is is worth seeking out?