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I heard some of the Havana Jam stuff, and it's not very exciting at all. I had hoped, but upon listening my hopes were dashed. I seem to recall an interview where McLaughlin said something to the effect that Jaco screwed the concert up big time & Tony Williams was massively pissed at Jaco over that.

I bought this box while in NO- excellent!!! The price is very good also.

I saw him when he was with Arthur Blythe's group- excellent! Bob Stewart on tuba, Kelvyn Bell on guitar & Bobby Battle(?) on drums. They did some interesting interplay with the guitar and cello.

It has what's on the original LP, with a great mix. The US cd was awful, the first Japanese cd was adequate.

What Lon said - the 2006 DSD remaster in the mini-LP sleeve is the way to go. It is a different mastering than the earlier Japanese CD. Unfortunately, it appears to have gone out of print almost immediately after it was released last December, but I guess that's not so surprising since it was billed as a "limited edition". There's some info about the DSD remasters of both Agharta and Pangaea buried in these threads at the Steve Hoffman forum: http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthre...ghlight=agharta http://www.stevehoffman.tv/forums/showthre...ghlight=agharta and here's a pic of the disc in question: I try not to be greedy these days, but I'd like to have that! Don't know if they still have it, but CD Universe had it for $30.00. I've had both the US(UGH!!!) and Japanese earlier pressing(Decent), but the limited edition DSD is excellent and sounds like the original LP, deep and funky and dark. Worth hunting for.

The final price was $81.00. I bought it new for about $15.

There's one on Verve by Gatemouth titled 'Gate Swings', with some standards and blues. It swings like crazy

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Yankees had good night tonight- RAIN!!!

The auction ends in about 4 hours and it's up to $81! Two bidders in a war!

I went to the orthopedic surgeon today, and when I saw this thread title I have damage to three ligaments and two will heal on their own in another month, and when they heal it's surgery time. Sorry to hijack this thread, I hadda vent a bit. Please resume the discussion.

I wonder about maybe a Japanese reissue in a small batch? I don't know if there any impediments to that, and it seems that so many Blue Note releases are reissued in Japan...

I'm the seller- I saw this thread and saw what it went for on Ebay and I had been thinking about putting it on Ebay, so... now seemed as good a time as any. I just checked and I do have a bidder. Last year I sold 'Angel Heart' for $40 to a guy in Italy, and this year it's part of the Select so I'm sure it has little value now. Like the comedians say, timing is everything.

I haven't seen anything about him taking a turn for the worse, but he is in his 80s and he just got out of the hospital after a pretty serious heart problem. I think he may have just been a bit too optimistic about when he can get back to playing.

Everyone respects Hank and what he accomplished and maybe there are a few Barry fans who would actually take it to heart if Aaron said "I believe he used steroids, he should be banned from the game and his statistics erased from the books". No, there really aren't. The only ones left are either indifferent to the allegations or will never be convinced. The only thing that might happen is a few Barry fans might lose their respect for Aaron. Being from SF, I can tell you that the level of denial among his remaining supporters is absolutely staggering. They'll have you believe that not only is he totally innocent and that the whole BALCO thing has been orchestrated by Bud Selig to distract attention from baseball's real problems, but that Barry is in fact the nicest guy in the league. At the same time, he has far fewer people in his corner now than he did a couple years ago. If I'm not mistaken, Aaron & Selig are friends. Perhaps Aaron is withholding comment out of respect for Selig. By not showing up Aaron does not publicly endorse this sham, and by not saying anything he doesn't cause his friend any headaches.

That's just assinine!

I'm filing this post under "Sentences I Never Ever Thought I Would Read." What can I say. Sometimes I have a hankering for some crap! Salma Hayak's dance scene is worth a rental right there!

Hello Big Al, If the Cream box is still available, I'm interested. Let me know.

Dude - John Carpenter's The Thing?? Agreed, Kurt Russell was AWESOME in The Thing...in fact, that movie is way underrated in my opinion and follows the original short story much closer than the original version. I had completely forgotten about 'The Thing'- I need to watch it again.

No, go see "The Namesake" as well! Why does life have to be "either/or"? Why choose when you can have both? I saw both movies and enjoyed both immensely. I went with my 14year old son to see 'Grindhouse', and he also enjoyed it. Deliberately cheesy, no deep themes or ruminations on the meaning of life. Give me a big bucket of popcorn and we had a great time for a Saturday afternoon. Kurt Russell was excellent! I never thought much of him as an actor but this changed my opinion of him.

That's funny, go across the Verrazanno bridge from Staten Island to Brooklyn and you are in the home borough of Antibalas! If you get the chance to see Antibalas, DO IT!!! I saw them as the opener to Soulive at a free show in Brooklyn in 2005 and they were excellent, political and danceable. When they performed'Indictment' from 'Who is this America' it was cool to hear a large crowd yell "Indictment" as each name was read off.

I don't really see a problem with kid "harnesses." Actually seems pretty brilliant. They are leashes and kids are not dogs.

What about our own Noj?

Here's a link to a story in the NY Daily News about it: http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/healt...y_together.html

Mingus at Carnegie Hall- not just the jams that were released, but the whole concert. I was there and it was smokin' stuff all night.