Tom 1960

I live in the Catskills, and never even try such chain stores. But Rhino Records in New Paltz (maybe there's a branch in Poughkeepsie, but I've never been), seems to be run by somewhat of a jazz fan, and occasionally stocks newish RVGs. Once in a while, interesting used discs show up, though their pricing can be off (eg, they tend to charge the "full used price" for old OJCs, even if newer K2s and/or RVGs have been released). But the flip side is the occasional OOP find (eg I got Ike Quebec's "Easy Living" there). They also have a lot of good titles on vinyl, but I can't speak for the prices, not being an LP collector. Not sure if it'd be worth the drive for you, but worth a stop if you happen to be in NP. Thanks! I'm quite familiar with Rhino, and I usually find excellent stuff there. They closed down the Albany Rhino about 10 years ago, and closed the Poughkeepsie location maybe 8 years ago? The New Paltz location is all that's left. It's a shame. One can obtain just about any title on-line these days. Record store shopping offers threadbare stock and fewer and fewer surprises, which is something I miss quite a lot. Where the heck is the New Paltz Rhino store these days? I heard they moved out of the old location after many yrs. to a much smaller store. I wouldn't mind dropping in. It's been a very long time.

Well I saw this on Amazon with a scheduled release date of September 12. Offer me up your thoughts. Thanks. Amazon *Sorry, it might have been more appropriate to have placed this in the Reissues section. My apologies.

The McLean release looks very interesting. Anyone want to comment on this one? Don't know much about the Blakey release either.

I was and still am a huge of fan of there music. In there heyday, they were one ot the best touring bands going. With the death of Moon and Entwhistle a few yrs. back, I can't quite warm up to the idea of these guys trotting out just one more time for old times sake. Mixed emotions at best. I'll be more curious about the upcoming release than say the tour. Any thoughts out there? Should these guys give it up or do you feel it's still a worthwhile venture?

Some of the stuff is pretty funny. The Litttle Richard segment is a hoot. I wonder how many takes it took to get through that one without Richard or the woman featured in the commercial cracking up at least once?

A protein shake!

Sorry to come across this news. While I don't own any of his recordings, I clearly remember as a kid, a neighborhood friend who was a trumpeter, being a huge fan of his. When I was over at the house, he could usually be found playing his recordings over and over. R.I.P.

Oh gosh, this is great stuff. You can get all 15 of Shostakovich's symphonies for pretty dirt cheap. The performances are highly rated also.

I thought they were very funny...did you actually watch them? Sorry, I didn't realise this was going to be a spoof. Great stuff indeed!

I'm sorry, but do I really have to watch this? I mean, I still have some sort of standards. Running out of the room...

Thanks for all the great input guys. The reason I mentioned Hargrove in my initial post is that I'm already familar with some of his recordings and consider myself a fan. I don't own the recent recording(Nothing Else), but will keep KH1958's suggestion in mind since I've already heard some good things about this one. I've run across a couple of Dave Douglas albums recently in a local B&N. That might be worth further exploration. Some of the other names mentioned I'm not familar with. I'll keep a list of the many fine suggestions and report back at some point in the future. Cash is alittle tight at the moment but it doesn't cost anything to complile a list for future purchases. Thanks again fellas.

Hi guys. When it comes to jazz musicians, I'm pretty much stuck in the past much preferring the old guard musicians. I do own some modern recordings, but that's a very small part of my jazz collection. So let me ask you felllas, starting with jazz trumpeters. Give me some names besides Roy Hargrove that are worth my attention. Specific recordings would be helpful as well. Thanks.

Not to get into a debate on politics. But we try to keep a good vibe on the forum and that's why we don't allow political discussions. Blues fans have even lesser outlets to come together and discuss what they love. Appreciate the good words fellas.

Hey, what the heck give it a shot. We have some pretty serious blues collectors on the forum. I'm sure someone there might show some interest. Good luck to you.

Yes, and ones that haven't closed have slashed their jazz sections down to microscopic size. Sad. Fortunately, not true for my local Tower on the upper west side of Manhattan near Lincoln Center. It has a huge jazz section downstairs with a big selection. They converted the whole downstairs into jazz, blues, oldies, soul, etc. I spend a lot of time in there. I've got to get my butt down there soon! One wonders how much time is left for Tower? Very sad to read these news reports. Man, this sucks.

Excellent MG. If you've have any questions, don't hesitate to PM or email me. I hope some of you fellas might stop over and join up also. Doesn't matter where your individual tastes lie. As far as blues forums are concerned, we have the most active blues forum on the net. Pretty cool people too. End of promo.

That forum seems to work funny. I couldn't get the indices to list anything newer than July 2004, yet there are more recent posts. MG I can help you on this one! In order to access all recent posts, you must register with the forum first. We had some idiot hack the website back in the fall of 2004. He deleted over 12,000 posts and the entire membership directory which at the time was over 700 people. Use a legit email address when you register and you'll be good to go. Hope that helps.

Just an update. I received Consequence in the mail today from Yourmusic.com and right now this is my favorite Jackie release. You just can't go wrong with the combo of McLean/Morgan. This thing smokes. Thanks to all who recommended this one.

Nice lineup there, Blues For Bartok. Even better, 5 stars in All Music Guide/Jazz.

Thanks all for the great recommendations. This is why I really enjoy this place. I was just over at Amazon and see they have a couple copies of 'The Warm Sound' cd along with many available as new and used. I should be able to purchase this one, no problem. I'll still give some consideration to the Blue Note issue at some point in the future. You can spend only so much money and it's pretty tight on this end these days.

I'm presently listening to the Tina Brooks album, 'The Waiting Game' which features the trumpet work of Johnny Coles. This is probably the only release I own he's featured on. You guys have any further thoughts on Johnny and willing to offer any specific recommendations? I see he has a few releases available on Amazon, most notably the Blue Note issue 'Little Johnny C'. Other session work would be cool as well.

I really enjoy the Whistle Stop album. There's some real fine playing by Kenny on this one. FWIW, a 5 star rating in All Music Guide.

Chris, I'm listening to Bluesnik right now. It's a fine one and as Dan said, if you enjoy some blues infused jazz, you'll enjoy this one. A highly accessable album. Nice playing by Freddie Hubbard as well.

Thanks for the input felllas. Next in line for purchase will be this album and 'Jacknife'. The combo of Tolliver and Morgan sounds too good to resist.

I recently have been beefing up my Jackie Mclean collection and came across this album. I read some positive reviews FWIW on Amazon and a favorable writeup on AMG. What say McLean devotees, is this one a keeper? It's been said Lee Morgan steals the show? I'm a huge Morgan fan. Thanks.