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Yes, most of these titles are difficult to find, but here's the list: AMCY 1151 To Sweden With Love - Art Farmer AMCY 1152 Free Jazz - Ornette Coleman AMCY 1153 Somewhere Before - Keith Jarrett AMCY 1154 The Two Sides of Jack Wilson - Jack Wilson AMCY 1155 Giant Steps - John Coltrane AMCY 1156 Coltrane Jazz - John Coltrane AMCY 1157 Coltrane Plays the Blues - John Coltrane AMCY 1158 Coltrane's Sound - John Coltrane AMCY 1159 Ole - John Coltrane AMCY 1160 Afternoon in Paris - John Lewis AMCY 1161 John Lewis Piano - John Lewis AMCY 1162 Herbie Mann at the Village Gate - Herbie Mann AMCY 1163 Drums Unlimited - Max Roach AMCY 1164 Fontessa - MJQ AMCY 1165 Modern Jazz Quartet - MJQ AMCY 1166 No Sun in Venice - MJQ AMCY 1167 Pyramid - MJQ AMCY 1168 Blues on Bach - MJQ AMCY 1169 Lee Konitz Meets Warne Marsh - Konitz/Marsh AMCY 1170 The Inflated Tear - Roland Kirk AMCY 1171 The Shape of Jazz to Come - Ornette Coleman AMCY 1172 My Favorite Things - John Coltrane AMCY 1173 The Clown - Charles Mingus AMCY 1174 Forest Flower - Charles Lloyd AMCY 1175 Memphis Underground - Herbie Mann AMCY 1176 One for Piano - Billy Taylor AMCY 1177 Here Is Phineas - Phineas Newborn, Jr. AMCY 1178 Ballads and Blues - Milt Jackson AMCY 1179 The Modern Jazz Quartet with Jimmy Giuffre - MJQ/Jimmy Giuffre AMCY 1180 Alone at Montreux - Ray Bryant AMCY 1181 Warne Marsh AMCY 1182 Stitt Plays Bird - Sonny Stitt AMCY 1183 Pitheanthropous Erectus - Charles Mingus AMCY 1184 Tony Fruscella AMCY 1185 Infinite Search - Miroslav Vitous AMCY 1186~7 European Concert - MJQ AMCY 1188~9 Concert in Japan '66 - MJQ AMCY 1190~1 The Last Concert - MJQ AMCY 1192 Volunteered Slavery - Roland Kirk AMCY 1193 Destry Rides Again - Roland Hanna

That's not quite true: there were two Ornette Coleman titles in the Japanese 20-bit K2 mini-LP sleeve series, Free Jazz (EastWest AMCY-1152) and The Shape of Jazz to Come (don't know the number, it's the only one mentioned here that I don't have), and there were also two Charles Mingus reissues in that series, Pithecanthropus Erectus (EastWest AMCY-1183) and The Clown (EastWest AMCY-1173). I also have six Coltrane 20-bit K2 mini-LP sleeve titles and the Warne Marsh, and I agree with Late: they're terrific! You're right. I even have that Clown disc and forgot. The Shape of Jazz to Come I see was released as AMCY-1171.

Free Jazz is the only Coleman issued in the series, and Pithecanthropus Erectus is the one Mingus title.

Thanks.

I have two Earl Hines solo CDs with the music from two March 1974 sessions produced by Stanley Dance for Alan Bates. March 23, 1974 WARP Studios, NYC Earl Hines - p I've Got the World On A String ... STCD-4102 Over The Rainbow ... STCD-4102 Between The Devil & The Deep Blue Sea ... STCD-4102 It's Only A Paper Moon ... BLCD-760198 I've Got A Right to Sing The Blues ... BLCD-760198 March 24, 1974 WARP Studios, NYC Earl Hines - p Come Rain Or Come Shine ... STCD-4102 My Shining Hour ... STCD-4102 As Long As I Live (tk. ?) ... STCD-4102 As Long As I Live (tk. ?) ... BLCD-760198 One For My Baby ... BLCD-760198 Ill Wind ... BLCD-760198 Blues In The Night ... BLCD-760198 Stormy Weather ... BLCD-760198 Masters of Jazz, Vol. 2 (Storyville STCD-4102) One for My Baby (Black Lion BLCD-760198) So do these 2 CDs cover the complete sessions or is there a CD that has additional selections from the sessions? Also, is there a good source that collects discographical information on Black Lion/Freedom labels? I could not find any on the 'Net ... $277 for the Lord CD-ROM ... $277 for the Lord CD-ROM ...... Is it worth selling an OOP Mosaic or two?

John Coltrane - Coltrane [Deluxe Edition] ... Still with "Bick Nick" with Ellington Johnny Coles - Little Johnny C ... Did Pearson really sound like Cecil on "Jano," as L.B. Morris guessed in his blindfold test? I'm still Herb Ellis & Red Mitchell - Doggin' Around ... What are your favorite guitar and bass duet records? David Murray Octet - Ming ... The artist of the 80s? Baker / Hunt / Vandermark - Caffeine ... Got this used ... The phrase "Squawking Jazz" was written above the price ($8.50) on the sticker. Matthew Shipp with William Parker - Zo ... "Summertime" gets a careful, serene reading (for music like this, that is).

That might be it, mnytime--I'll ask them. Chris, your name is credited for photography in this round of reissues ... according to AMG. Volume 1 Volume 2 Volume 3

Soundscan, I believe, reports units sold as Mnytime says. Gold & platinum records are given according to the number of records sold. So one gets awarded a platinum record by selling 500,000 units of a double album.

An advantage of buying this CD is that it provides the access key to the web site where you can download Metallica mp3s. It has 49 tracks from three shows available for download at this time. As for the actual CD itself, I agree with every point vibes made. The tracks are ferocious but lack the melodic qualities even the Kill 'Em All and Ride the Lightning tracks had. The DVD of rehearsals sounds better ... but just a tad.

This sure would not be a popular opinion around here but I found Stop and Listen to be quite ordinary. Grooves are solid and Green does some interesting things ... but oftentimes the music drags on and on without much happening. On the other hand, Fred Jackson brightens up the proceedings on Face to Face, one of my favorite Blue Notes.

Is that Helen Merrill above Karrin Allyson? I think I saw that picture on a CD cover ... but cannot remember. (After consulting AMG) It's the cover of Just Friends with Stan Getz.

I just read a blindfold test column in which Lawrence Butch Morris mistook Pearson on Little Johnny C for Cecil Taylor!!! I gotta spin the Coles disc later tonight to see what gives.

Thanks, Lon. I think the ones I saw are simply the splits of the box you have. A further look-see revealed another two-CD set from Ember called At Cafe Society Downtown & Birdland, which appears to continue where the Birdland sets ended. The Charly box appears to be missing some tracks ...

I'm looking for a comprehensive package that collects Bird's Birdland shows. I see a company called Ember has put out two 2-CD sets that appear to have most of what's available. I see a Charly box available as well. Are there others? Which one would you say is preferrable?

They should've changed the look on all pages. As it is now (with only the front page having been redesigned), the site looks amateurish.

Chuck, Okka doubles are listed (in the word file you sent) as $15 (and Brotzmann 3-discs set $28). Is this correct?

Now I am listening to it using the Real Player. (Couldn't with Windows Media Player).

ghost of miles, I tried the link you provided and ended up with a message <unregistered class>.

've never seen the Foo Fighters live ... Do they play Nirvana songs too?

Yes, it is a good deal that I happily bit on ... I placed my order yesterday and got the shipping confirmation just now.

No need to be sorry, pryan. Just wanted to clear up the point. I did go back and gave it a second try after I posted my initial message last night. It's not that I do not like the album, and I did have some positive things to say about it above. ... It's just that I do not find it compelling enough to recommend it to others. Doo Bop and Buckshot LaFonque were just used as reference points, since they are two obvious examples of the genre RH explores. I wasn't implying RH took either as inspiration (though he did play on the Marsalis project), but you cannot fault me for using those to make comparisons of works attempting to incorporate funk and hip-hop music with jazz and/or fusion. The oft-made criticism on these projects is that they end up compromising the integrity of one or both genres. Some jazzers find improvisations being inhibited by stiff hip-hop beats and raps, and some fault the compositions for being not complicated enough to provide players with something to bite ... Hip-hoppers and funksters often find the improvisations distracting and the grooves uninspired. Are the hip-hop and funk elements as compelling as the others in the genres? Are the improvisations as interesting and inspiring as those I find on the artists' previous works? Are compositions good enough to both entertain and inspire? These are some of the criteria I use when evaluating these projects. Then again, I could crystallize all criteria with the question, "Did the music entertain and inspire me?" The answer, for now, is no.

So these negative comments are based on your "sampling" of the album on some website. That you can even compare this to DOO BOP, and say it's basically just as good or bad, seems absurd to me. Such a comparison is impossible (IMO), because most importantly, YOU HAVEN'T EVEN HEARD THE ALBUM IN ITS ENTIRETY YET. I really think it's a lot better than what your rather hasty comments indicate. Ed, HARD GROOVE surely is a fun album. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts. Pryan, practice your reading skills. Saying "from start to finish" means I listened to this album in its entirety. Sorry my opinion offended you. What do you have against Doo Bop, by the way? It is better than you seem to imply in your offhand dismissal of my opinion.

Alexander O'Neal is good.

I have this one and love it, love it, love it. I'm, however, not so sure if I should recommend this to others. One thought leads me to believe this would only be for those who cannot get enough of Dexter. Then again, a box like this could be better for those who are only marginally familiar with the man--that is, those who have not reached the saturated point in terms of having enough Dexter. Again, I love it, love it, love it.

Well, I just sampled this from start to finish at a web site. (Normally I'd include a URL but this is a Korean site that requires registration and software download). If one expects anything inspring from this effort, the disappointment is in order. It's no different from Miles' Doo Bop or Buckshot LaFonque's two CDs. Not better, not worse. I imagine the rap tracks were recorded separately ... but the instrumental tracks, improvisions they may be, do not rise above the background roles often. Of course, there are redeeming qualities abound. Hargrove sounds inspired in spots and the grooves are solid most of the time. Guest vocals add some flavors to the proceedings as well. Generally, I preferred the tracks without the rappers. It's not that I do not like listening to rap, but the lyrics simply are not interesting. I'd probably give this another shot at a later date ... but I'm holding off on purchasing it for now.