ghost of miles

From Alan's page: Not quite as excited about this one as I have been about earlier entries in the series, but I'm sure I'll eventually pick it up.

Ghost, That is the MCA box set, covering the years 1931 to 1957. Wish someone would do better than just a greatest hits box set, but then again, how could I afford it? Damn, good eyes though! Here is the Columbia Box I do have, just 3 cds, crap sound, but great liner notes from Michael Brooks(who met his hero Bing, to be let down a bit by the real Bing) with may alternate tracks, and rarities, which most people buying set would not be aware of! You're right, Berigan--I got my boxes mixed up. It is indeed the CBS one that I covet, though, even though I now have some of the material in the BIX RESTORED CDs. I love early Bing. Have you read Gary Giddins' bio? Hopefully the second volume will come out soon, but jazz lovers of the 1920s and early 30s will find much to enjoy in A POCKETFUL OF DREAMS.

B, give me your Bing Crosby Columbia box! B) Say, wasn't that Trumbauer done by the same guy that did the Bix? Yeah, I paid an arm and a leg--well, maybe a prosthetic arm and a leg--for the Bix version. Worth it, though, if you're a fan.

Any Mosaics in your birthday future? Have a great one!

Hey, Wesbed, Larry Kart wrote the liner notes for the Tristano box--you might ask him if you have any remaining doubts. Just trying to give you that last, little helpful nudge.

We can only hope that he didn't return to the Four Freshmen box--his last report on it indicated that he was approaching a coma-like state!

Hey, great news, Chuck! Hopefully mine will arrive in the next day or so. Just came across another mention of the album in Larry Kart's liner notes to the Mosaic Tristano box, which I've been re-visiting lately.

With any luck, the Jedi Mind-Meld that I've been working on will have taken hold by then... and Brother Berigan will be overjoyed at such a result!

Many Hep-py returns to our resident Georgia hepcat!

Of course, member #777 will totally fix his wagon!

4 to go Devilish number´s coming!

Do you have the HRS Mosaic? That might be right up your alley if you don't...

Thanks for the tip, Moose--sounds like a good 'un. Beware the funny rat!

Damn, Bol, did you buy that at TD's? I saw that last week and nearly picked it up... I gotta be more quick on the draw, now that I know another gent of similar fine taste is stalking B-town's jazz CD haunts! B) Yes, that's the place. Phew... I guess I almost missed it. Thanks for telling me about that shop. I feel a bit guilty. I hope you did not want it very much. Oh, man, don't worry about it! If I had really wanted it, I would've picked it up the first time around. I'm just glad you found the store.

Great pic, Dmitry! Hey, what happened to Cali? He hasn't posted here since late November... and is O. Bivins here under another name? I remember him from the BNBB.

In some ways, a similarity with Ellington. I think Miles identified with Duke more than we might think, esp. if you take "He Loved Him Madly" into account.

Right now it's LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD.

I think that joke needs to be moved to the Hollywood Squares thread!

I've been revisiting THE DAWN OF DOO-WOP, and greatly enjoying in particular a couple of sides by the Larks--"My Reverie" (yep, Debussy) and esp. "Coffee, Cigarettes and Tears." Also just ordered a CD of early Ink Spots material (1935-38) for the Indiana jazz series (they got their start as a street-corner group in Indianapolis).

Bad news for a number of Bosox fans...

Westerberg was indeed a great songwriter. I haven't kept up with his post-Replacements work, so I can't speak to that... but I recently revisited his 1980s material and it held up quite well, IMO. Re: the poll, my fave was the Velvet Underground, but I didn't feel inclined to choose "someone else," so I cast my lot with the Byrds.

Picked up the Lateef and Coleman, and glad that I did. Will try to nab the others at some future date...

Duke Pearson, SWEET HONEY BEE Grant Green, GOIN' WEST Yusef Lateef, THE GOLDEN FLUTE Gloria Coleman, SOUL SISTERS Various artists, THE DAWN OF DOO-WOP

Bought TUSK for my wife last year, but hadn't picked up RUMOURS yet... thanks for posting this, Big Al.

Is that your new crew, Catesta?