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I wrote a review of these back when they first started generating a ton of hype on the 'net. I know of several $400 (and cheaper) speakers that beat them...but for the money they are nonetheless outstanding. As if they're not already a good value, occasionally they go on sale for $60 or even (rarely) $40 a pair! Best thing about them is the those coaxial drivers...they image like crazy. If you don't know what "imaging" is as it pertains to speakers, a pair of these properly placed is a great inexpensive lesson. Yeah, this is about the size and price I am looking for. Thanks! You really know your stuff!

I'm always amazed at how much accumulated knowledge there is on this board. Thanks guys.

Thanks, Late. Have you heard anything about the 500 series? Are the 600s much better?

I've got speakers all over my house, but my kids seem to dominate the living room, my wife the kitchen, and at night, when I most want to listen to music, my deck doesn't work. That leaves my library, but the speakers there suck. They are small (necessarily so, since there isn't a lot of room), old, and buzz when they are at a volume approaching normalcy. Does anyone have any suggestions regarding small speakers? Thanks in advance.

I went ahead and purchased the Hal McKusick and Jazz on the Rocks. They are BOTH excellent! Thanks for your suggestions!

Yes, you would appear to be right!

Just heard her version of "Haunted Heart" the other day on the radio. What a supernaturally beautiful recording. I'd never heard her before (I don't think).

Anybody know? Does anyone have plans to reissue it? Thanks.

Wow! Great stuff! Thanks man.

No, not this video. But that one sound intriguing, as well. I'll have to look for it. Here it is... Jimmy Witherspoon with Art Pepper Jimmy Witherspoon (voc), Art Pepper (as), Roy Alexander (organ), Terry Evans (g), Maurice Simon Jr. (dms) September 1981 - Lighthouse Café, Los Angeles * ROLL 'EM PETE TV Broadcast * UNKNOW TITLE ¾ L.A. JAZZ. No. 1. Copyright Collection Burns/Grillo/Riche for ABC Video Enterprises, Inc., 1981. Director: Louis J. Horvitz; Producer: Bonnie Burns. 30 mins., color, 3/4" videocassette. VBD 2147 Concentrating on West Coast sounds taped at the Lighthouse Cafe, this first of a series of videos focuses on Ahmad Jamal (with the support of Payton Crossley and Thomas Palmer) and Jimmy Witherspoon and his Band, with a special guest appearance by Art Pepper. Hosted by Leonard Feather. Wow! This sounds great! Pepper and Witherspoon together. What an interesting but completely logical pairing.

One of the things that also struck me about the film was that Art was living in a VERY modest home or apartment. I would have thought that such a jazz star would have been living in fancier surroundings.

I would love to hear about it. Please do this someday soon.

No, not this video. But that one sound intriguing, as well. I'll have to look for it.

That's the guy! I'd never heard of him before, but he is great in this DVD.

Just watched this last night. Anybody else ever see this? It's just incredible. First off, Art's playing is transcendent. His tone, technique, his total control over his instrument is astounding. A reading of a song that is dedicated to his wife (our song?) is particularly heart-wrentching. The pianist, whose name is escaping me (it is Russian sounding), was also amazingly soulful and technically monstrous. The film is puntuated by Art's storytelling, which is completely captivating -- painfully personal at times (especially with regard to his family history, addiction, health, and incarceration), and highly amusing at others. (Among other things, we learn that the man was a pro-football afficiando, God bless hs heart.) His wife Laurie is also wonderful. Not only is she a real cutie, but her own stories and accounts of their relationship are fascinitating. She is/was a beautiful person - articulate, down-to-earth, blissful, and completely devoted to art and his music. Highly recommended!

Heard the new CD, and it's great! I mean it -- just wonderful! Thanks!

There's a place just north of NYC in Piermont, NY called the Turning Point. They have traditionally hosted rock, blues and folk musicians -- good nationally-known acts -- but they have recently been adding jazz to their lineup. It's a GREAT club. Small, intimate, and really cool. http://www.turningpointcafe.com/ I think you'd like it, and that they would like you. If you ever do play there, you can stay at my place! At the very least, you should come for dinner. Incidentally, I LOVE the new CD. I mean it! Just great!

See below. Had to edit, as I posted twice.

It's good enough, not top drawer Costa but well worth hearing but don't lose sleep over this one... I agree. If you want Costa in a quintet, I'd go for the Mode/VSOP Eddie Costa Quintet (Art Farmer with Woods at the front, Paul Motian on drums) or the Hal McKusick-Art Farmer Quintet (originally on Coral, most of it on GRP's Now's The Time, all of it on a LoneHill reissue, IIRC). F Thanks! I know the VSOP (great stuff!) but not the McKusick-Farmer. I'll be sure and check that one out.

How is Jazz on the Rocks? Any good?

Just noticed on the World's Records site: http://www.worldsrecords.com/cgi-bin/store...d=07-23-08.2916 This is a really nice record. With Nat Adderley, Doc Severinsen, Rolf Kuhn, Bobby Jaspar, and Rene Thomas, among others. Also available at the bastards'. http://www.dustygroove.com/item.php?id=rtq...ilter%3Dtoshiko

Ha! Dream on! My 12 year old daughter thinks that ALL of my music "stinks". She likes the soundtrack of her life, recorded by people close to her own age. And so it goes, forevermore. I have concluded for myself only, that as long as I have storage space and feel like keeping old recorded non-jazz music, I will. There is no real way to "make money off of it," except for the odd rarity I somehow managed to accidentally keep in good condition. What surprised me a little bit is that when I decided to try to donate my old non-jazz vinyl to worthy organizations for the less fortunate, they had absolutely no interest in receiving it. That IS surprising! Bizarre, if you ask me. There must be someone who would enjoy this stuff (besides us in our younger days). Actually, I have found that older and younger people do not "enjoy this stuff" much. Even albums like "Tommy" and "Deja Vu" seem to elict yawns and shouts of "turn that garbage off" from my daughter's friends. Just as I could not "hear" my parents' early 1950s showtunes albums, although they were most likely of real merit, younger people cannot "hear" our "stuff." Of course, there is always the odd exception, the current 15 year old nerd who gets into World War II battles, 1950s Presidential campaign buttons and late 1960s rock, but there aren't very many of them, I think. Not even the Stones merit a listen? Dylan? Ry Cooder? Young people today!

Ha! Dream on! My 12 year old daughter thinks that ALL of my music "stinks". She likes the soundtrack of her life, recorded by people close to her own age. And so it goes, forevermore. I have concluded for myself only, that as long as I have storage space and feel like keeping old recorded non-jazz music, I will. There is no real way to "make money off of it," except for the odd rarity I somehow managed to accidentally keep in good condition. What surprised me a little bit is that when I decided to try to donate my old non-jazz vinyl to worthy organizations for the less fortunate, they had absolutely no interest in receiving it. That IS surprising! Bizarre, if you ask me. There must be someone who would enjoy this stuff (besides us in our younger days).

Thanks for all of your replies! It's given me lots of food for thought. Are any of you thinking of holding onto your vinyl just in case your kids get into your old rock stuff? That's part of my thinking.

Does anyone else have this dilemna. I've got something like 350 rock records -- stuff ranging from the Band to the Stones to the Grateful Dead -- which I never listen to. And I mean never. I think the last time I took one out was maybe twenty years ago. They just sit in boxes in the basement gathering dust, when I could probably get some money for them via ebay. Still, I just can't bring myself to get rid of them. Anyone else experiencing this?