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This is not quite accurate. Two LPs are available on one CD. I should have said: The 9 songs are taken from 9 LPs, 8 of which are available on CD. The more I've listened to this disc today, the more I like it.

Joe Henderson - Milestone Profiles Looks like there is house beyond the door waiting for Jim! I have Joe Henderson on Blue Note and Verve, but this is my first Henderson on Milestone. This Henderson disc has 9 songs, totalling 64:35. The liner notes list 8 Milestone CDs currently available, plus the 8-CD box set. The 9 songs are taken from 8 albums, 7 of which are available on CD. Two of the tracks sound like Blue Note 1963-65. The others have a 70s sound, due to the electric piano and conga drums. I'm not too crazy about 2 of the songs; a little too free for me. The other 7 suit me just fine. Because each song is identified by the album which it was taken from, I have an idea which albums I will buy first. This is an enjoyable compilation, and I believe that it successfully gives the listener a good idea of what Joe Henderson was doing in the 70s. By the way, the two albums which provided the Blue Note sound are The Kicker and Tetragon. edit for spelling

I received an advance copy from Concord Monday. The two discs are 52:25 and 53:42 long. There is a lot of unnecessary music here. There are ten tunes, with eight alternate takes and two false starts. One of the songs is a 13 minute blowing session written by Gigi Gryce which Monk is not present on. I'm not going to get in between Tarantino and Nessa in this mono/stereo dispute. If Chuck says that the K2 mono of Monk's Music is something special and worth the extra money, I believe him. I love the K2s that I have. I acknowledge that the bass is low on the Monk's Music recordings. But with this 24 bit remaster, you can hear the bass OK. It would be better if it were louder, which Chuck says it is on the mono, but the bass is OK here. Overall, the 24 bit remaster sounds great. Considering that this is being sold for a Your Music-type price, I think that this is a very good deal. But if you prefer to spend twice as much for the K2s of the two albums without the alternate takes including the two previously unreleased tracks, I don't think that those of us who love K2s would consider you to be foolish.

I received from Concord today the five Milestone Profiles. Each comes with the same bonus disc. Unlike the Prestige Profiles, the bonus disc is not packaged separately, but rather is included in the jewel box. All songs on the bonus disc are from the Milestone catalogue. The bonus disc artists are: Joe Henderson McCoy Tyner Flora Purim Jim Hall with Ron Carter Sonny Rollins Hank Crawford with Jimmy McGriff Jimmy Smith Jimmy Scott I'll get back in a few days after I have had a chance to listen.

My dealings with Terri Hinte were always very pleasant and efficient. She was a very nice lady to deal with, and good at her job too.

Gary Burton on his Sirius radio show today repeated this good news, that Michael is much better, and plans to record are in the works.

Guy has suggested that we make this the AOTW for next week, July 2-8, so that's what we'll do.

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When I was in college, I mail-ordered a Miles Davis-Lee Konitz Prestige/New Jazz album called Ezz-Thetic. In those days, the catalogue listed only the title and price, so I didn't know what I was getting. It turned out to be four songs by the prinicpals including the title track; and two by guitarist Billy Bauer, who as I recall was on the other four. Side 2 was a Teddy Charles quartet date from about 1953. The LP is packed away, and I'm unable to dig it out to see who else was in on that session, but it was great! edit: Now that I see the discography (and thanks for that!), I can see that this is what it was: Date: December 23, 1952 Location: NY Teddy Charles (ldr), Teddy Charles (vib), Jimmy Raney (g), Dick Nivison (b), Ed Shaughnessy (d) a. 407 Edging Out - 04:10 (Teddy Charles) Esquire (Eng.) EP: EP 72 Prestige EP: EP 1350 - Teddy Charles New Directions With Jimmy Raney b. 408 Nocturne - 02:48 (Teddy Charles) c. 409 Composition For Four Pieces - 01:33 (Jimmy Raney) d. 410 A Night In Tunisia - 06:43 (Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) Esquire (Eng.) EP: EP 72 Prestige EP: EP 1350 - Teddy Charles New Directions With Jimmy Raney All titles on: - Prestige CD: OJCCD-122-2 - Collaboration West - Prestige CD: OJCCD-1927-2 - New Directions - New Jazz LP 12": NJLP 8295 - Ezz-thetic - Prestige LP 10": PRLP 143 - New Directions (Vol. 1): Teddy Charles Quartet

Oops! I see too late that this is going to be the AOTW. Sorry about that, Chief! Well, I expect there to be room for both the Monk and this, so I'll leave the Monk up unless you object.

This set goes on sale Tuesday. Since so many of us already have Monk's Music and With John Coltrane, let's make them both this week's Albums of the Week. One comment about With John Coltrane: You will recall that this was recorded at the beginning of Coltrane's time with Monk, and Carnegie Hall was recorded at the end. I got the impression reading between the lines of the Carnegie Hall thread that some here think that With John Coltrane isn't very good. I'll grant that Carnegie Hall is even better, but I think that With John Coltrane is an excellent album in its own right.

Widespread opinions! I like Sail Away very much, but I voted for Art of Rhythm.

I find this odd, if I understand the situation correctly. Guillen is not being held to account by Management for suggesting that a sportswriter is a homosexual. He is being reprimanded for offending homosexuals by using the word "fag". Do I have that right?

Not to complain, but I'm not a fan of the new system either. I used to enter a key word from the thread title, and that would lead me to a short list of threads. I wish I could still do that.

Yes. I think it is just as good as the RCA sides, although I prefer the sambas recorded later among them all.

I signed up with Sirius on Friday, just in time for the Canadian Football League season. I listen to it at home on a boombox. I have been listening mostly to Ch. 72 Pure Jazz, and I've enjoyed it. I have heard a few things which I own, but mostly players both old and new that I should know more about and listen to more often. I suppose those of you in New York and other areas with good jazz radio are accustomed to hearing a wide variety of musicians, but my listening over the years has been limited to what I own, and this has been educational for me.

I think it was in '89 when Ron Carter and Jim Hall came to Atlanta and I saw them. Great! In the paper that day was an interview with Hall, and it mentioned in its introduction of him that he with Paul Desmond was the subject of a Mosaic box, as if that was proof of his greatness.

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Whenever I go to Toronto, during the season of course, I always take in an Argo football game. I've had a great time every time. The games are exciting and the tickets and beer are cheap!

This year's JJA Awards were announced Monday. Here's the link: http://www.jazzhouse.org/winners06.html Concord/Fantasy was named Label of the Year. Monk with Coltrane at Carnegie Hall was Album of the Year. The Cellar Door Sessions was Box Set of the Year.

Years ago I read a book by Red Auerbach, and he said that when an owner complains about the referees, it's like the owner of a restaurant standing outside the front door shouting, "My chef stinks!"

Marcos Amorim is an acoustic guitarist with a new album called Seven Chapels. The guitar is backed by bass, drums and sometimes flute. Of all of the albums in this thread, I would say that Seven Chapels is the prettiest and the least interesting. Amorim wrote all ten of the songs, totalling 50 minutes. He is an excellent guitarist, but I'm not impressed with his melodies. It's a very quiet album. I expect to play this on Sundays and late at night when I'm winding down. It's very romantic, and would be appreciated by a woman who doesn't have a passion for jazz. Very good background music, but doesn't fit the bill when you want to sit down and listen to something.

Hap[py Birthday CJ, Quincy and Adam! I remember being a little depressed when I turned 25, because Fred Lynn had just been named the American League's MVP and he was younger than me, and there I was with nothing to show for my life! Moral: Don't allow others' achievements to enter into your thinking of yourself as your reach a milestone.

I'm going to top this thread, just to make tranemonk feel better.