ghost of miles

Sonny Criss, THIS IS CRISS Sonny Criss, PORTRAIT OF SONNY CRISS Sonny Criss, COMP. IMPERIAL Teddy Edwards/Howard McGhee, TOGETHER AGAIN Artie Shaw, 1944-45 Cannonball Adderley, ALABAMA CONCERTO Randy Weston, WITH THESE HANDS

I came across this title used last night but didn't pick it up. I'd never heard of A.K. Salim, but the lineup looked stellar. May go back today and buy it, in spite of AMG's negative review: BluesSuite Any other opinions on this one? Eddie Costa's on it--hell, that alone might make it worth the $7.

Should be. The Songbook Select is slated for next year.

While I still snap up (and love) most of the Blue Note that gets re-issued, the Hep series and the HatArt/Hatology series have become the titles that offer me the greatest thrill of discovery.

Here's an off-the-wall entry for you--AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936).

Ditto. I actually have never heard either one of these, so I'm psyched. GoM, you a trombone fan? Probably no more so than the other instruments, but I do seem to be gravitating towards more 'bone players these days. White Lightning aka Barak is the big 'bone fan round these parts--hope he checks in soon after his Alaska sojourn. I'd like to find more moody, Moncur-like players to listen to as well.

Which ones do you plan to pick up? I know I'm snagging Al Grey's SNAP YOUR FINGERS and J.J. Johnson's J.J.'S BROADWAY right out of the gate.

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?