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At work listening to 'Monk's Blues' for the first time. Fascinating to hear Monk in a big band setting! Like a previous poster, I'm curious as to whether there are any reissue plans for this one. Anyone know?

30,000 views, for nothing! It's now up to over 94,000 views... ...and for nothing! Jeez. How do you guys find this stuff?!

More new stuff added... Richard "Groove" Holmes - On Basie's Bandstand Jaki Byard Quartet - The Last From Lennie's Art Tatum - The Best of the Pablo Solo Masterpieces Oscar Peterson - Dimensions: A Compendium of the Pablo Years (4CD)

That Thad Jones is a good 'un...and a good deal at $13. Someone better grab it!

Freddie Hubbard - Goin' Up Hank Mobley - Thinking of Home Freddie Roach - Down to Earth Jimmy Smith - Softly As A Summer Breeze

Hey...you're member #666. Creepy. I've only got the smaller version of the Blue Note Covers book. Guess I'll have to track down the two larger versions... 'Up and Down' has quickly become one of my favorites out of the batch of these that I bought. That Mosaic set is looking awful tempting...

Since you've already heard 'Sunship', I would say give 'Interstellar Space' a listen. As suggested previously, 'Meditations' may help "bridge the gap", so to speak...but if you don't wish to purchase a copy of that one yet, go with 'Interstellar Space'. My favorite of the bunch...well, that and 'Meditations'.

Thanks for the info on the new Selects, Garth. Good to have another Houstonian on board! (I'm currently living about 30 miles east of Houston, but commute to the Big City daily)

So - is there another Rivers album scheduled to be relased as an RVG in March?

So - the Rivers RVG is official, then? Man... Is anyone else as upset about this as I am? I mean, it's wonderful music...can't say enough good things about the music. Granted, I certainly won't lose any sleep over this release, but - really. It's ridiculous. What's the point of releasing this as a Conn and then, only 5 months later, releasing it as an RVG?! The Conn is still readily available!!! Very disappointing, to say the least.

Thanks for the recommendation, Marcus!

How could I forget about that one...?! Yeah, I've got 'Blowin the Blues Away' and probably a few others where Junior appears as a sideman. What about sessions where he was leader? Suggestions?

Agree with your comment on Junior Cook, Mike. This set was my introduction to him and I'm now ready to hear some more. Suggestions, anyone?

Another virus to be on the lookout for... Novarg Virus

Is it true that the last few batches of these CDs have done away with the mini-LP format in favor of the standard jewel case? If so, why are Verve still listing these as "LP Reproductions" on their website?

I recently picked this one up cheap ($2.99 + s/h) from Columbia House's Outlet Store. Believe it is still available...

I missed this thread the first time around, but I figure since everyone else can bare their souls, I can do the same... I got into music in the summer of '89, before my freshman year of high school. Before that, I never really listened to much music besides what was on the radio...and ofcourse, Michal Jackson's 'Thriller' and, for some reason, the 'Streets of Fire' soundtrack. But the first music that I really got into...I must confess...were all those hair bands from the late 80's/early 90's. Motley Crue, Poison, Skid Row, Tesla, Cinderella, L.A. Guns, Dangerous Toys...yeah, pretty much all of it. And y'know what? I actually still like a lot of it! I think a lot of it has to do with nostalgia...and the fact that my girlfriend still likes all that stuff as well. I actually got rid of all that stuff when I got into punk rock/indie rock in the mid-90s...but in the past year or so, I've been bitten by the nostalgia bug and (here comes the worst part) actually bought a lot of that stuff again. But y'know what? I enjoy the hell out of it! I don't listen to it that often, but when I do it's fun and it makes me think of days gone by... Oh, and vibes...I also went through a period ('94-'95) where I was into death metal/grindcore/et al. Entombed and Carcass were my personal faves. I still have that stuff, too, so...don't feel bad.

Yep - that's the reason I bought it when I did. Otherwise, it would still be on my "I really wanna get that, and will someday, but..." list.

Thanks for the info, Big Wheel!

'Africaine' just added to True Blue's Running Low/Last Chance section...

Well, I found a partial answer to my question here. Still not sure about the Mobley, though...

I've managed to pick up a few used Blue Note CD's over the past year or so that have white jewel case trays. Some of these appear to be from the early Connoisseur batches, but I'm not certain of this. Can anyone confirm this? The CD's in question are as follows: CLIFF JORDAN / JOHN GILMORE - BLOWING IN FROM CHICAGO (1994) TINA BROOKS - TRUE BLUE (1994) ORNETTE COLEMAN - THE EMPTY FOXHOLE (1994) The actual discs contained within the cases are white w/ a blue label. I presume the above CD's are early Conn's - were these not labeled as being part of the Connoisseur series back when they were first released? I also recently received a copy of Hank Mobley's 'The Turnaround' that has a white jewel case tray. The back cover has a copyright date of 1989, while the actual CD (white w/ blue label) has a copyright date of 1995. Is this just a regular (as opposed to Connoisseur or RVG) reissue? What's the explanation for the white jewel cases on these? Not to nitpick or anything...just curious.

Well, I can't say that I've gotten any insanely good deals on eBay, but...I've gotten a few fairly good ones. Tina Brook's 'Minor Move' and 'The Waiting Game' for about $7 I thought was a good deal. I've picked up many in-print CDs for about $3 or $4, mostly browsing through the Ending Today and Going, Going, Gone stuff. I also have a large list of favorites that I continually revise, most of which I receive email notifications on whenever something new is listed that matches that description. That is a very handy tool that I've had some luck with. As stated previously, patience is definitely the key when buying on eBay.

Yeah, I've already downloaded most of the covers from that website. I was hoping that someone had some better quality scans, though - some of those require lots of touching up in PhotoShop. I don't mind doing it...it just takes me entirely too long to get them looking half-way decent.

64 very well spent dollars...