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Freddie King--Rockin' the Blues Live (Crosscut) Albert Ayler--Spiritual Unity (ESP-Disk) Herbie Mann--Brazil, Bossa Nova, and Blues (United Artists) Jack DeJohnette New Directions In Europe (ECM)

all but one tracks have made it to cd though, if i didn't overlook anything on the two art blakey ojcs child's dance and mission eternal... are these albums worth getting? another shaw obscure (?) item that's out on cd which i have been wondering about is that 1977 mingus session with Woody Shaw, Jack Walrath (tp) Peter Matt (frh) Gerry Mulligan (ss, bars) Ricky Ford (ts) Paul Jeffrey (ts, arr) Lionel Hampton (vib) Bob Neloms (p) Charles Mingus (b) Dannie Richmond (d) is that worth checking out? those two albums master of art / night music aren't out on cd either... right? The Mingus with Woody Shaw is disappointing if your expectations are that it will be a great Mingus record (my reaction when it came out). At this point, Mingus' illness was affecting his playing. If you approach it, however, from the perspective that it is a loose jam session using various Mingus compositions, featuring solos by Woody Shaw, Gerry Mulligan and Lionel Hampton on those themes, after the passage of time, I now find it to be an enjoyable album. It's nice to hear these guys soloing on these compositions. I don't think it's that hard to obtain, I believe it has been issued on CD more than once.

Whether you agree or not, the age limit for women's gymnastics is 16, so under 16 y.o. girls are ineligible. It's very clear that many (most?) of the Chinese gymnasts are 14 and 15. Huh. I didn't know that. I believe that 15 is within the rules, as long as they turn 16 by the end of 2008.

Nice, as great as ECM cd's sound the good vinyl editions have this feel to them, in that you feel the music more than your just listening to it. It really hit me again this weekend listening to: My local HPB got in a group of ECMs in pristine condition, so I've bought a few. To Be Continued sounds amazing. As does the solo Steve Kuhn, Ecstasy. Still need the Bitter Funeral Beer Band. Did they have that one? I don't think so, as I would have grabbed anything with Don Cherry. It sounds like an interesting group.

Nice, as great as ECM cd's sound the good vinyl editions have this feel to them, in that you feel the music more than your just listening to it. It really hit me again this weekend listening to: My local HPB got in a group of ECMs in pristine condition, so I've bought a few. To Be Continued sounds amazing. As does the solo Steve Kuhn, Ecstasy.

Ralph Towner with Glen Moore, Solos/Trios (ECM) Rypdal/Vitous/DeJohnette, To Be Continued (ECM) Carlos Montoya, Malaguena (RCA)

This one has the orange impulse spine.

I have two Ray Bryant LPs on Sue, but that's it.

John Coltrane--Expression (Impulse) I am puzzled why this copy of Impulse 120 is instead numbered 91288. It has the orange black label, ABC Paramount. In the fine print, it says on the jacket Manufactured by Capitol Records. There's no Van Gelder stamp on the vinyl. The record sounds terrific anyway.

John Coltrane--Expression (Impulse) I am puzzled why this copy of Impulse 120 is instead numbered 91288. It has the orange black label, ABC Paramount.

Thank you B. Goren. I looked around a bit and missed that thread. Maybe an administrator can merge the two? As to my request for input, from the first responses here, it sounds like the order of preference might be Bix, Young, Diz, with Bix getting a slight nod over Young due to the likelihood that it will go OOP sooner. I notice the Lester Young is on back order. I would say Lester, Dizzy, then Bix. Unless you are really a fan of '20s jazz over modern jazz and swing, you will find that the best material with Bix is really great, but that his playing declines towards the end and the material without Bix is far less enthralling.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ran-Blake-IMPROVISATIO...807231173r17632 I have it, it's worth buying.

I thought I was buying the definitive edition years ago when I bought the gold CD version in a long box, with corrected speed for the first time, but come to find out there was an alternate of Flamenco Sketches held back from the definitive version.

Scat Jazz Club, it turns out, is a very nice club located in a basement, off an alley in Sundance Square in Fort Worth. http://www.scatjazzlounge.com/ Curtis Fuller was very enjoyable--he still plays well, and his young band (unfamiliar to me), was quite good. August 30, Shelly Carrol performs.

Joe Farrell--Moon Germs (CTI) Kenton in Hi Fi (Capitol)

Curtis Fuller--Scat Jazz Lounge, Fort Worth.

John Coltrane--Impressions (Impulse, black and orange label)

Worlds Records sent out an email today announcing a 10% off sale and stating: And, wait, there's still more! Worlds has just come into possession of the remaining inventory of Storyville color label. This venerable Danish label was founded by "Papa" Knudsen and released over 350 titles on the Storyville, Jazz Unlimited, Collectors Classics, Nostalgia Arts and the Duke Ellington Treasury Series (DETS) labels. These titles are no longer being manufactured. When these CDs are gone they won't be available at these prices again. We have been offering Jazz Unlimited, Nostalgia Arts and then DETS for several months and now we have remaining stock of Storyville label as well.

Earl Hines is GREAT!

I have both Mosaic sets.

Funny that you would single out his tenor playing , since he rarely played the instrument . Most of his recordings feature his excellent flute and alto playing , along with an occasional turn on clarinet . Something Blue is a personal favorite of mine , not least for the hard swing generated by vibist Emil Richards and by unsung pianist Paul Moer . I have almost all of Horn's pre-RCA recordings and would suggest that anyone interested in Horn-the-jazz-musician check out his three Columbia albums . Two of them are out on a Collectables 2-on-1 CD , but the final one , Impressions of Cleopatra , has yet to be reissued , but it's a real sleeper that flute fans will want to track down . Impressions of Cleopatra is a very good record. The best Paul Horn record I've heard.

I don't have an extra--I am willing to make you a copy of the booklet.

Earl Hines--Plays the Hits He Missed (Realtime Direct to Disc, German pressing) Clifford Jordan--Hello Hank Jones (East World Direct to Disc, Japanese pressing) Both LPs sound fantastic. Does anyone have any other direct to disc jazz recordings?

In case there are any flamenco guitar fans (and vinyl fans), I noticed that an excellent RCA Living Stereo, Carlos Montoya LP, recorded live at Town Hall, seems to be attracting no attention in this ebay listing. Both the performance and the sound quality on this one are outstanding. (I can't vouch for the seller, though). http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=tab%3DWatching

The Jazz Makers (Columbia anthology, six eyes)