Tom 1960

I've always been a big fan of Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet's and Merlot's. I claim to be no expert, but they have been highly regarded for the past few yrs and come at a very affordable price usually $12 - $14. Just make sure you look for the Grand Estates and not Two Vines which is a cheaper version of the label. Thanks for the tip, Tom. I've been meaning to take a chance on that winery...I'll check it out. We had the Merlot with dinner tonight [my wife is a Merlot fan...so I went with it] and it was a very good pairing with our BBQ'd Filet Minon. An excellent wine for the price [$12 bucks]. That's great! Glad to have sold you on this. You really can't go wrong for the price and it's a darn good wine. Check out the Cab at some point also.

I had the opportunity to sample all 3 of the above OJC titles and that was enough to convince me to purchase them. The date with Coleman Hawkins sounded the most interesting. Man, I have to stop hanging around this place. I'm going to get myself into serious trouble.

PM sent on Sonny Clark, My Conception.

I'm presently enjoying some of his work on the album The Prestige Blues Swingers, Outskirts Of Town. Very nice bluesy sound. I did a search and was surprised to see litttle discussion of him here previously. Anyone here also enjoy his work and willing to offer up a few thoughts, recommendations?

Any thoughts on the "Roots" album?

This has to be the worst summer in recent memory. On the positive side it hasn't gotten very hot, on the negative side it just keeps raining and raining. This has been killing my bike riding. I'm sitting here looking out the window and it looks pretty iffy. If it doesn't clear soon, it looks like I'll be heading off to the gym again to put my time in.

Interesting album here, heavily influenced by Teddy Charles who supervised the session. Great lineup. Not sure how many of you guys already own this or not? I just received this in the mail courtesy Oldies.com. Glad I picked this one up. While I already own a few of Charles' dates, I really have to get more.

I quite like that Chicago Sound album---some good stuff on there. Hope to play that(Chicago Sound) over the course of the weekend. Arrived in the mail yesterday courtesy Oldies.com.

Amen to that. With the rare exception of a few local independent dealers in my area, where is the incentive to purchase anything these days in the brick and mortars? The selection stinks which is putting things mildy and the prices are much higher as opposed to purchasing online. I really miss the good old days but I'm afraid that's part of history now. Oh BTW, I hate downloads, but that's just me.

I just received my shipment. I received the entire order with the exception of Red Garland's "Soul Junction" and Phil Woods "Pairing Off". No complaints here. As other posters have stated there is a cut in the bottom corner of the spine. Not really a big deal to me considering I was able to acquire some hard to find releases. A happy customer.

Happy birthday, Chris!

Just got off the phone with Mosaic and placed an order for the Weston Select. Based on the many positive reviews here, I'm sure I'm going to enjoy this. Thanks one and all.

If you're basing this on their website's order status, well, that's what we all thought too... Good luck though! Same message here. Shipment is now on it's way. We'll see what I end up getting.

It's a good one and I'm a big Hubbard fan. Get it!

For those interested, "Conflict" is still available new through Amazon Marketplace for $8.01 plus shipping.

Big fan of the Parlan set.

I've always been a big fan of Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet's and Merlot's. I claim to be no expert, but they have been highly regarded for the past few yrs and come at a very affordable price usually $12 - $14. Just make sure you look for the Grand Estates and not Two Vines which is a cheaper version of the label. Thanks for the tip, Tom. I've been meaning to take a chance on that winery...I'll check it out. Hey, let me know what you think? You shouldn't have any trouble finding that in your local wine store.

I purchased a bunch of titles off the VSOP/MODE label some months back and came across the name Herbie Harper. Didn't purchase at the time any of his sessions. I really don't know much about the guy except he was from the west coast and played trombone. I came across a couple titles he recorded back in the mid 50's, Herbie Harper Sextet and Five Brothers. He also recorded an album for the label back in 1989 which looks pretty interesting called Two Brothers which features Bill Perkins. Any thoughts on these releases? As always your input is much appreciated.

I'm right there with you, Matthew. 107 today. Christ, I'd hate delivering mail where you guys live.

I've always been a big fan of Columbia Crest Grand Estates Cabernet's and Merlot's. I claim to be no expert, but they have been highly regarded for the past few yrs and come at a very affordable price usually $12 - $14. Just make sure you look for the Grand Estates and not Two Vines which is a cheaper version of the label.

Thanks guys. It's really great to be part of this forum.

Dan, I subscribe to the baseball package and Time Warner cable. According to there website, there is a freeview from July 16 - 22. The half season package will cost $139.

Ok, here's my list ordered 7/12. Wish me luck. All Mornin' Long - Red Garland $4.98 The Boss Is Back! - Gene Ammons $4.98 The Chicago Sound - Wilbur Ware Quintet $4.98 Earthy by Prestige All-Stars $5.98 The Gambit - Shelly Manne $4.98 Kessel Plays Standards - Barney Kessel $4.98 Lem's Beat - Lem Winchester Sextet $5.98 Olio by Various Artists $4.98 Outskirts of Town by Prestige Blues-Swingers $4.98 Pairing Off - Phil Woods $4.98 The Red Rodney Quintets - Red Rodney $6.98 Soul Junction - Red Garland $4.98 Stairway to the Stars - Chet Baker $4.98 The Tenor Scene (Live) - Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis & Johnny Griffin $4.98 Thelonious Monk & Sonny Rollins $5.98 Sonny Rollins With the Modern Jazz Quartet $5.98 WorkTime - Sonny Rollins $5.98

Belated birthday greetings to you Jostber!

No, I wouldn't spend $40.00 on it. Buy it from a marketplace seller on Amazon.com. Newbury Comics is selling a new one there for $15.99 as of this posting. You just gotta love Newbury Comics.