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A chunk of 8/6/71, from The Other One to Lovelight, is on Dick's Picks 35. The booklet says that's the only portion in the Vault.

You mean you don't have the 12-CD set of all the "China Cat Sunflower" choruses strung together?

Took me a long time to separate my reactions to rabid Chet fans from my reactions to Chet's music. I know a couple of Chet fans who are downright creepy. One of them is insulted by name in "Deep in a Dream."

I've visited HPB stores in Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Wisconsin and Texas and come away pleased with all of them. Except Ptah keeps getting the good stuff from the KC stores before I do.

Be sure to eat at Dave's Not Here in Santa Fe.

I guess everything recorded before 1955 sucks too much to be on the list.

Here in rainy Kansas City, we held a Bird tribute at his grave today. Quite a few of the cats brought their horns. Ahmad Alaadeen, who usually plays tenor and soprano, was playing an old alto. I asked him about it, and he said it was Jackson's horn, a 1938 Conn. And knowing what we know about Bird and horns, he assumes Bird played on it too.

Don't forget the end of #15.

Wasn't aware of the new disc. Thanks, Eric! Heard Jerry twice last year, and both times it seemed he was playing the guitar about as well as it can possibly be played.

But can he play "Night Train"?

Never fear. It'll get remastered soon.

My parents always salted it. Therefore I cannot.

Hot diggity. Another thread started by a spammer from Universal.

Also a strong contender for Best Album Title Ever.

What Clem said. Fanfare's pay-for-play proclivity has been noticeable for years, and still I read it and find much that's useful. I'm sure Flegler isn't getting rich off the thing.

But a lousy Pong simulator.

This is the same Lenny Carlton who joined Fletcher Henderson, Wynton Felder and Junior Samples in the Crusaders?

He's still putting gigs on the calender. Coming to KC in October.

Just heard Disc One. Is it my stressed-out state of mind, or are there some serious speed/pitch fluctuations in some of these transfers?

Gee whiz. Concord just sent me a promo copy of the box. I'd just like to take this opportunity to say that Concord is the greatest company in the history of the world. And those Debby Boone CDs kick ass.

Oregon, Ecotopia The Complete Original Dixieland Jazz Band

I'll just repeat the best thing somebody told me after my divorce: Run, don't walk, into your new life. (Even if it means I don't get to hear your septet.)

I keep mine over at Ptah's place.

So's the 5/19/77 "Sugaree" on DP 29. Welcome back, Shrugs!

I second Quincy's recommendation for DP 12, and add a further recommendation for downloading any June '74 you can get your mitts on.