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I recently listened to the first two CDs I bought, in 1983, Art Blakey's Night in Tunisia (the Watson, Schnitter Band, not the Blue Note version) and a Max Roach Soul Note In the Light. They both played perfectly.

I did see Jaco one time, but the best jazz electric bassist I've seen in my opinion is Jamaaladeen Tacuma. Others I've enjoyed that come to mind are Albert McDowell (with Ornette), Gerald Veasley (with John Blake, McCoy Tyner and with Joe Zawinul), Mark Egan (with the Miles Evans Orchestra), John Lee (with Dizzy and with McCoy Tyner), Bruce Johnson (Ronald Shannon Jackson), Melvin Gibbs (Ronald Shannon Jackson and Oliver Lake), and Richard Bona (Mike Stern). Also, Tyrone Brown (who plays a hybrid) (with Max Roach and Odean Pope).

I have it and find it to be an excellent recording.

The group (Ornette, Denardo, Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden) performed live at the Caravan of Dreams in Fort Worth on December 31, 1985, and they recorded the concert. A double set with the live performance would be most welcome.

Giant mistake on your part. Those two Mingus LPs are superb.

Thanks.

I really admire Mick Taylor's guitar playing, but his recording career since he left the Rolling Stones has been such a disaster. However, I strongly recommend this studio recording from 1998, A Stone's Throw. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00...9441147-9711306

The Mingus attire is above the '70s fray. Actually, I believe that there are several more discs released with the Mingus disc; but the only jazz one is Al Dimeola.

A few years back, I recorded a number of live sets (with the artist's permission of course) on my minidisc recorder. They actually sound surprisingly good, since I used a good microphone. I can easily transfer these sets to CDs. However, I wanted to assemble an edited collection of the best tracks of these recordings. I was wondering what kind of software would faciliate my editing and compiling these various tracks onto a single CD. I have an imac. Any software suggestions?

Jack Bruce made some nice recordings with Kip Hanrahan. For instance, Vertical's Currency pairs Bruce on vocals with David Murray. There are others, where Bruce plays with the likes of Don Pullen, George Adams and others under the production leadership of Hanrahan. Some of these are kind of hit and miss, but the good tracks are quite good.

This is a great group, and the release of this DVD is a major event for Mingus fans. The Changes quintet plays The Devil Blues, Free Cell Block F, and an epic Sue's Changes. Then guests Benny Bailey and Gerry Mulligan are featured (with Pullen and Mingus) on Goodbye Pork Pie Hat and Take the A Trane. The sound is generally good, except that George Adams is somewhat erratically recorded.

I'm content with having most of the CD sets--the Hawkins, Eldridge and the Swing Trumpets, Lester Young, Benny Carter, Lennie Tristano, Fabulous Ellingtonians. Some great music in these sets.

I sure recommend those Ned Rothenberg Double Band CDs.

Somewhere a plastic surgeon is driving a Porsche.

Reflections in Blue is an excellent Blakey date, with the Blanchard/Harrison/Toussaint/Miller edition of the Jazz Messengers. Timeless released a number of recordings by George Adams and Don Pullen that I strongly recommend. In addition, there is the Kirk Lightsey-Freddie Hubbard date Temptation, which is one of Freddie's greatest recordings.

I decided to make the drive to see Ornette Coleman. I must say he sounds great; his sound is so pure and beautiful. And, unlike with Prime Time, in an accoustic setting, you can hear his sound so clearly. He played with Denardo on drums, and two bassists, one of whom was Greg Cohen. Alas, no Charnet Moffett. The highlight for me was the stunning version of Lonely Woman. They played one set, about and hour and a half. I was pleased to see Ornette treated with such deserved reverence by the audience. Anyone else see this?

I like Solo Saxophone on Sweet Earth.

I have the Scofield on laserdisc. It's a good one.

I'm planning on heading to Austin on Sunday to see Ornette Coleman.

Have you heard Moffett's new release? It's awfully good.

Yes indeed. Mingus has been an automatic purchase for me in all instances since I first heard Mingus Moves in 1974.

I bought one in the late 1980s that has a blank cover and blank labels on the LP.

I've never run across this before. The only bootlegs of the Mingus Moves/Changes group I've heard have been of very poor quality.

It's available for pre-order at amazon.com. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detai...?v=glance&s=dvd

That's quite an interesting database. Were all of these performances actually recorded?