ghost of miles

Sonny Criss, I'LL CATCH THE SUN (really digging Criss' Prestige work these days) Carmen McRae, SINGS LOVER MAN Pony Poindexter/Booker Ervin/Larry Young, GUMBO! James Clay/David Fathead Newman, SOUND OF THE WIDE OPEN SPACES Teddy Wilson, JUMPIN' FOR JOY

I noticed that too, Rooster. And yet... and yet... Universal already dropped the list on the jazz LPRs from $17.99 on the first batch to $11.99 for the subsequent ones. And remember how BN first tried to market the RVGs at $16.99? Surely they've got to realize that their price-dropping logic would help out jazz sales as well, even if it is a more marginalized part of the market. Why would Universal exempt Latin?

Good news... hope the Paul Chambers is coming down the tracks as well.

I'd really like to check out their first CD. I remember reading a positive review of it in Cadence when it came out, but I never got around to picking it up. I like the Columbia one and will be interested to hear where they go next.

Undoubtedly it will be as scintillating as his foray into opera...

The Chico I'd like to track down is SWEET SMELL OF SUCCESS. I think it got written up recently in Downbeat's vinyl column. Jim, I don't see Lena's name pop up in the "Appears on..." column for Chico on AMG--but AMG, of course, ain't holy writ...

But what about THE SOPRANOS: THE NEXT GENERATION?

David Rosenthal raves about MODE FOR JOE in HARD BOP. I've got the old issue, but I'll be tempted to go for the RVG if the upgrade is noticeably better--it is a classic BN album.

jazzshrink, I'm green with Bostonian envy. How was Mehldau? I think his duet record with Joel Frahm is out (or is finally coming out).

The Mosaic Chambers/Patton/Mulligan CJB boxes, the Basie box, the Al Grey and J.J. re-issues, the Miles box... Hell, and then there's October. Glad I already budgeted for the BN Conns. The Mosaic Roy Eldridge is rumored for November.

That's some pretty heavy stuff, Mark! Bob Graettinger's how I took the Kenton plunge myself.

Sartre's NO EXIT ain't got nothin' on it.

Hey, yeah, definitely, Clandy44. I certainly think of that one, as well as "Strange Fruit." "It's the Same Old South" has an interesting story behind it that I'll have to check again when I get home from work tonight. I believe it came from a 1930s leftwing musical called MEET THE PEOPLE, and I'm not sure that Basie was all that enthusiastic about recording it at first. I first read about it in a book called CULTURAL FRONT, which devotes some attention to the involvement of jazz musicians in 1930s and 40s political causes. Hopefully the liners in the new set will go into some more detail. Regarding Disc 4 of this new set, I'll be interested to see how much of it I already have... I have an old Vintage CD called ROCK-A-BYE-BASIE (with a really horrific cover) that has about 25 broadcast tracks from 1938 and '39. If nothing else, I'm sure that the sound will be better on the box.

Not an artist I've checked out before, but a buddy of mine recommended his latest on Verve. Anybody have an IMO on this release?

Liked this too, Ron, when I listened to it last week--played "I Concentrate On You" on the show afterwards. I'd like to explore some more of Reeves' work.

Man, oh man, I know what you mean. Why, I recently stumbled into just such a chat-room: forum-o'-death For God's sake, my fellow Organissimos, get out while you still can!

I haven't heard anything yet about a timetable or rate, but I'll try to find out more from my source. I agree that $20 or so for a one-year, unlimited-use service would probably be acceptable. While I agree with Claude that Penguin's reviews are much better, I tend to use AMG primarily for the track listings, discographies, and artist bios, and for info about OOP albums and CDs which Penguin doesn't cover. It's been particularly helpful on several occasions when I was putting radio programs together. I guess I'm hoping that they include a "day-pass" option similar to what Salon now has, where you just have to sit through an ad and then gain access. Sure, it's a bit of a drag to do that on any given day that you visit the site, but I'd sooner do that than pay Salon's $30 fee.

Any of you New Yawkahs catch the Eric Reed/Gary Bartz Dolphy tribute that got written up in the Times a few days ago?

Glad to hear the recommendations--I've been eyeing these for a while and maybe it's time to pull the trigger. ANy of the Hep volumes in particular that would be a good starting place, in terms of selection, sound etc? montg, I can vouch only for the 1944-45 set (3 CDs; found it online used & in great shape for $20) and EVENSONG, which covers the 1941-42 big band with strings. Both sets have good notes and sound. I'd still recommend the RCA SELF-PORTRAIT box if you can find it for a good price... Does anybody have the Hep IN HOLLYWOOD v. 1 & 2? I'm thinking about picking those up eventually as well.

Really enjoying this so far, wishing only that they'd included even more of his writing for CREEM. The two essays on Miles' 70's work & MAN WITH A HORN return are entertaining and illuminating. And hell, even when Bangs is wrong he's still fun to read.

There have now been 666 topics posted in the political forum. Somebody start a new topic--quick!

Hank Mobley, MESSAGES Replacements, LET IT BE Brian Eno, ANOTHER GREEN WORLD Lucky Thompson, LUCKY STRIKES Bill Smith, FOLK JAZZ

I have it on pretty good authority that the online All Music Guide is going to go to a fee system. Don't know about you guys, but this will be a tough call for me--I do use the site a lot for various searches. I'll have to wait and see what they charge for usage.

Deep Discount has it at $32.81 and free shipping, BTW. Is there any way to nullify CDUniverse's shipping charge--place an order over $50, etc.?

Looks tasty... glad to see they put "It's the Same Old South" on there. I had to dig out some old vinyl when I played that on a Martin Luther King day last January--it's one of the earliest anti-racism songs I know of in jazz (along with "Strange Fruit," of course).