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If you elect the Two Jewel Boxes for Double the Price option when checking out.

I have collectible jewel boxes for sale ($20 each), money orders only. Each purchase comes with a free Bill Frisell CD.

This is the first one I've ordered. http://blogs.chicagoreader.com/post-no-bil...-gets-groovier/ Dusty Groove gets groovier by Peter Margasak on July 12th 2007 - 5:51 p.m. Already a great record shop and mail-order service, Dusty Groove in Wicker Park recently expanded its business even further, becoming something of a record label. In the last couple of months it’s released five out-of-print albums on CD, all of them licensed from Universal Music. If any retailer is in a position to start a label, it's Dusty Groove. The store sells tons of second-hand vinyl all over the world, so it has a pretty good idea how much demand there is for a particular item, and owner Rick Wojcik routinely tracks down releases from all over the planet—Brazil, France, South Korea—so he’s got a pretty good handle on what’s available. The first batch of releases, unsurprisingly, appeals to a very particular niche market, and Wojcik considers it as a test run to determine whether it's worth doing more in the future. An album like Seasons by keyboardist Pete Jolly (a jazz-fusion record marked by a wide array of electric piano, organs, and Wurlitzer) is the kind of music only a crate-digger could love, but titles like Funky Skull by Melvin Jackson (who plays an almost psychedelic, effects-heavy upright bass over taut, heavy grooves) and The Rubaiyat of Dorothy Ashby (a trippy and funky jazz session inspired by the work of Omar Khayyam that features Ashby on untypical string instruments like harp and koto) deliver a broader, if still limited, appeal. To me the new label is already a success, if for no other reason than its reissue of Força Bruta, a brilliant 1970 album by Brazil's Jorge Ben and the first of his many collaborations with the funky soul group Trio Mocoto. Ben's ability to transplant samba tunes into deeply soulful, often funky settings was simply stunning. Gorgeous string arrangements swaddle many of the tunes, but it’s Ben’s characteristic acoustic-guitar riffs and Mocoto's jacked-up grooves that make the record tick. Ben never had the greatest set of pipes, but few musicians have turned an imperfect voice into such a valuable asset, reinforcing the rhythmic agility of his songs with pin-point phrasing, surprising intervallic leaps, and a plaintive kind of moan. I was asked to write some liner notes for the reissue, but I ended up passing on the offer, partly because information about Ben’s career and development is practically non-existent in the States, aside from thumbnail bios that only offer the slightest insight. It’s astonishing, really, that Ben—one of the most successful, deep, and influential musicians to emerge from Brazil in the last four decades—hasn't been the subject of more substantial analysis. Hell, a bunch of his classics from the late 60s and early 70s remain unavailable. I sure hope that if Dusty Groove continues its reissue program, more albums by Jorge Ben will see the light of day.

Dustgroove's own label has now reissued Break Through on CD. It's currently available. Here's their review. An amazing record -- bold, proud, and soulful -- a set that we'd easily trade for any classic early 60s session on Blue Note -- and for good reason too! This rare date is the debut as a leader for trumpeter Gene Shaw -- also known as Clarence Shaw in an earlier history of work with Charles Mingus -- and it's an incredible blend of hardbop grooving with sharper-edged modern jazz ideals -- an incredible blend that comes off beautifully on every track in the set! Shaw's probably best known for his late 50s work on the Charles Mingus albums Tijuana Moods, East Coasting, and Modern Jazz Symposium Of Music & Poetry -- but after a famous fight with Mingus, Clarence "hid out" in Chicago and worked under the name of Gene -- but soon made big waves on his own with tremendous work like this. (In the liner notes to the 1963 release of Tijuana Moods, in which Mingus says that he loved Shaw, but can't get in touch with him anymore!) Every aspect of the record is superb -- from the writing, to the rhythm section, to the incredibly well blown solos from trumpeter Shaw and tenorist Sherman Morrison -- who himself is another vastly-overlooked talent in jazz. The rest of the group features James Taylor on piano, Sidney Robinson on bass, and Bernard Martin on drums -- a totally crackling rhythm section who give most tunes a snapping sort of groove! Most tracks are originals, and titles include "Autum Walk", "Six Bits", "The Thing", "It's A Long Way", "AD's Blues", "Marj", and "Our Tune". © 1996-2008, Dusty Groove America, Inc.

Bird Dog by the Everley Brothers.

Totally agree ! Very fine 2LP set, will dig it out. This is one I don't have. I ordered it from Newbury, through amazon--it's only $6.99.

Dreadful title, surpassed only by Victor Feldman's Mallets Aforethought True, but it is a good record, with very fine sound (especially the vibraharp).

I found a used copy on CD recently. It sounds like a Johnny Hodges session that would fit well in the Mosaic Hodges box (a good thing, of course).

Duke Ellington--The Duke Plays Ellington (Capitol) Duke Ellington--Dance to the Duke (Capitol) Terry Gibbs--Mallets a Plenty (Emarcy)

Thanks for the recommendation. This had escaped my notice, and I like it.

The Magnificant Portuguese Guitar of Carlos Paredes (Capitol)

Jimmy Smith--Organ Grinder Swing (Verve)

My impression is that the Knitting Factory virtually abandoned jazz after the original owner sold out. I saw some great music there (Chico Hamilton, Thomas Chapin, David Murray Big Band, Odean Pope, etc.), but it has been years since I've been there or seen a reason to attend while visiting the city.

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Hank Mobley for $3300. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...A:IT&ih=019

I saw George Benson at a concert/jazz festival in Dallas back around 1990 or so. Wynton Marsalis and Miles Davis were on the bill as well. Benson was so awful, there was not one redeeming aspect of his performance. Wynton's set was great by comparison. The Miles set was of course the best by far.

Buddy Guy--DJ Play My Blues (JSP)

Very nice reissue in good sound. Alternatively I suggest finding the 4 Dodds issues on Classics and the Neatwork with the alts. Dodds is one of my favorite artists. More for the Want List. I had a shufti around. The Classics 1927 is the only one around at present. Amazon France have it for 55 Euro! Honestly, you'd have thought that someone as important as Dodds would have had a decent box put together. MG On amazon U.S. the 1927-28 was available used for $14 so I ordered it. The rest of the Classics were variously available for $25, $40 and $58.

Charlie Barnett Quartet--Jazz Oasis (Capitol)

Very nice reissue in good sound. Alternatively I suggest finding the 4 Dodds issues on Classics and the Neatwork with the alts. Dodds is one of my favorite artists. More for the Want List.

Today I found a copy of Luiz Bonfa's Brazilian Guitar on Capitol. The cover was in poor shape but the LP appeared okay--I'm sure glad I bought it--an astounding record--fantastic recording quality and utterly great guitar playing. About half solo guitar (though as the notes point out, it is hard to believe that this is a solo guitar player), with various other combinations. This now sits next to Solo in Rio as my favorite Luiz Bonfa records. Has this ever been on CD?

Well, you've revealed that I have severely fucked sleeve notes to my Quadromania Dodds set (surprised?) They list New Orleans blues - 22 Apr Wild man blues & Willie the weeper - 7 May Aligator crawl, Potato head blues & Keyhole blues - 10 May Melancholy blues & Weary blues - 11 May Wild man blues (with George Mitchell) - 4 Jun Whut? MG I'm not familiar with Quadromania, but would recommend the well-done MCA/Decca 1990 reissue. It's out of print but cheap copies are available. http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B00...7281&sr=1-1

Modern Jazz Quartet--No Sun in Venice (Atlantic, mono black label) Luiz Bonfa--Brazilian Guitar (Capitol)

Not one track--four tracks recorded by Johnny Dodd's Black Bottom Stompers on April 22, 1927 (Weary Blues, New Orleans Stomp, Wild Man Blues, and Melancholy)--with Louis Armstrong on cornet. How did I miss these until now? From Johnny Dodds, South Side Chicago Jazz. Five other tracks on this CD, recorded the day before (two also with Louis), are mighty fine as well.

Shelly Manne, Swinging Sounds, volume 4 (Contemporary)