Tom 1960

I received an email from Movie Mars a short time ago concerning the status of the Pacific Jazz Piano Trios: "The item listed below is temporarily delayed, but we anticipate shipping it in the next 1-3 days, and you will be notified the moment it has shipped. In the unlikely event your item should experience further delay, you will be notified again." Not sure if this is a good sign or not?

Gosh, I remember when "People Who Died" first came out. The local rock station placed that in heavy rotation. Funny, so many years later and you never here that song played. A real classic, IMO. As I recall "Catholic Boy' was a damn good album also although I probably haven't played it nearly 20 years. It's sitting around here somewhere on an old cassette. I'll have to see if I can come up with it. R.I.P Jim.

I was kind of surprised there weren't any past discussions here dedicated to pianist Russ Freeman. I figured this might make for some good discussion. Even though his output was pretty much limited to as a sideman, I really enjoy the recordings he did with Chet Baker, Shelly Manne, Art Pepper to name just a few. I'm still crossing my fingers I might still be able to obtain the Pacific Jazz Piano Trios on Mosaic. From the samples I was able to hear, the performances of Freeman sound quite good. Anyone else here a fan of Russ Freeman? What are some of your favorite sessions he played on?

Better get a number!

My Curtis Amy is ordered from Movie Mars - no word on shipping after 2 days, but they still have it on Marketplace (price increased from approx $44 to $75). Let's hope we're lucky Tom! Similar situation here (different seller) with the Pacific Jazz Trios set... anxiously awaiting some kind of shipping/payment notification! Ordered on Thursday it should have been confirmed by yesterday evening, one would guess... I received an invoice from Movie Mars congratulating me on my purchase. I guess judging from others comments, until I receive some sort of shipment notification the jury is still out.

It appears I was lucky enough to scoop up the Pacific Jazz Piano Trios last night via Ebay and Movie Mars. Crossing fingers.

Jeff, I'm interested in the PJ Piano Trios if no one else stakes a claim.

These have always been one of my favorite live recordings. Great sound and performances. Love to see a box set, but I know better.

Happy birthday, Sidewinder.

Purchased these Phil Woods releases earlier today:

I think you'll be quite happy with your purchase.

Any thoughts on this release? I couldn't locate any relevent threads although I've read some positive thoughts on this release here in the past. Thanks.

Nice clip! But who's that on piano? (Listed as Lou Levy, but looks like Pete Jolly to me.) No idea who the bassist is. Nice clip indeed! I think it's Pete Jolly & Bob Magnusson. Really enjoyed that one. Getz and the band were cooking. Thanks for sharing that clip.

I believe if it's not shipped within 30 days of the initial order, the order is canceled.

"A Slice Of The Top" is kind of costly. I was very fortunate to pick this up recently when one of the forums members made it available in the "Offering And Looking For" section.

I don't think the publication of a new book is proof that Hank Mobley's popularity is growing. Not disputing what you say Hans. But it's really hard to believe Hank isn't very popular. Having posted on these forums for the past few yrs. I would have thought the opposite. Love my Mobley Mosaic just the same.

Surprised to see no one biting on the Farmer/Golson/Jazztet Mosaic. One of my favorite Mosaic large boxes. Well worth the price.

Nice haul, Paps. I especially enjoy the "Harold In The Land Of Jazz" release. Hope to hear your impressions soon.

There were a number of items I purchased, that would have cost me some big bucks say through Amazon Marketplace. To me a small price to pay in order to get some hard to find releases.

Simply put, to learn more about jazz music. The depth of knowledge here is staggering. Glad to be a participant here even though I don't know diddley compared to some of you guys.

Without a doubt Tiny Grimes' version of "April in Paris" from the album "Blues Groove".

So... What do you think?

With all the talk about Stitt's Bits, I placed an order myself. I don't want to be the only guy here who passed on this great deal.

Have a great birthday, Lon!

Not sure if I'll receive all these recordings, but here goes: Roots - Various Artists Ted Curson - Fire Down Below Tiny Grimes - Blues Groove, Callin' The Blues, Tiny In Swingville Ray Bryant - Alone With The Blues Sonny Clark - My Conception