ghost of miles

One of them can't come over here. B) Doubtless he'll start haunting Jazz Corner soon if AAJ doesn't resolve its problems... a Middle East thread in the Alley would smoke him out!

I've never picked this one up because I have nearly all of the master-take material already (save for the Cole Porter session, which I've heard but haven't gotten around to getting yet). Still, it sounds like a great buy, Tony--if I ever see it for a price that low, I'll be sorely tempted (and I don't have that Cole Porter date yet! Easy justification, even at $74). I'll tell you the one I'm hungering for--the Savoy/Dial set, although I have nearly all of that already as well. What's the sound quality on that one like vs. the Denon mini-LPs and the 4-CD Complete Dial set?

Isn't there also an extra track on the jewelcase version that wasn't on the longbox?

A very cool book (in spite of a few copyediting errors--kinda ironic in a book about journalism) entitled PM: A NEW DEAL IN JOURNALISM 1940-48. PM was an experimental, liberal New York daily that introduced some of the design and content practices that have since become common in newspapers: And the Bangs book is awesome! Esp. the two-part piece from the June/July 1976 Creem detailing his visit to Jamaica to write about the emerging reggae phenomenon.

What a damned drag, but it sounds as if he made the most of the time that was left to him. I was a kid when EXCITABLE BOY came out and it rocked my world for awhile--in 1978 he was a beacon of hope on the dim pop landscape. Also liked the one-off he did with R.E.M. (aka The Hindu Love Gods); not long ago I played their version of Prince's "Raspberry Beret" on the radio.

They're goin' fast...

Mike, yes, it's the 1992 Denon CD. I'm assuming it's OOP, although I haven't checked. Correct track listings would be great. Thanks for the offsetting opinion--I'll probably pick it up tonight.

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.