Peter

I have not heard "Far Away Lands" but I dig just about everything that has Cedar Walton & Billy Higgins togather.

I'll buy any disc on which Rudd gets some solo space. I heartily recommend all of the above, even the one w/o Roswell.

Per CDUniverse it looks like the Blue Notes are on track for 10/04/05. I'll prbably get them all.

Try univenture.com. Their sleeves have a soft protective backing to protect the playing side of the disc. I've got a couple thousand and have been using them for over 15 years.

A few more sales like this one and maybe I could afford the Candid Mingus and Taylor!

Postage to Australia is $21.50.

Bidding is at $54.59, with 5 hours to go. Looks like a good deal for someone!

Just listed my Curtis Fuller Mosaic on ebay. $1 to start, no reserve. Thanks for looking. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=4750324262

The weak US dollar may be a factor.

Yes, I long ago gave up on CIMP for similar reasons.

Just listed my Art Blakey Mosaic set (CDs) on ebay. Bidding starts at a buck. No reserve. Here's the link: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=4747312816

Yes, you are right. They've since contacted me and assured me it would be no problem.

I received my copy of Alchemica damaged. The lower right-hand corner of the box is damaged as are the lower right-hand corners of the CD placard holders and booklet. More importantly, discs 3, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are all scratched. I've only listened to disc 3 so far, but that disc will not play properly due to the scratch. The scratches are mostly circular. Anyone else have problems? I've just sent an email to info@polishjazz.com. Hopefully they are stand-up guys. On another (iritating) note, it seems to me that the most important (and most basic) role of cd packaging is to safely store the cd. I am appalled at the number of cd packages that fail at this most fundamental task. If you tip one the the cd-storing placards in the V5 set (to access the placard below it for example) you'll find that all the cds fall off. That just plain sucks in my view.

I've ordered several Bear Family sets from www.cdwolf.com. His prices are low and he's prompt & reliable. For example the following 9 disc box is $132. A hair under $15/disc. LOUIS JORDAN LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL(1938-1954) 9-CD Boxset&Book BCD 15557-IH

Well I ordered it today off ebay. What finally closed the deal was Jeb Bishop leaving the band. Seems like this set will document Jeb's last (or near to last) tour with the V5.

Cool.

Can't believe this is only my 2nd post to this thread! Can any body direcxt me to the Hamid Drake bashing thread? I dig him and am curious. Thanks.

Plus Davis turned me on to Alan Lowe, who's "Dark Was the Night, Cold was the Ground" is a fine collection of recordings!!!

I've never met Francis Davis, but I like his writing, read his stuff and find that the stuff he positvely reviews I generally like as well. I thought Matthew Shipp was terribly out of line in saying that Davis was racist back when Davis criticised many of the (largely black) "young lions" and praised many of the (largely white) "avant guard" of the day. I thought his correlation of trumpeters' styles with race was a reach and just unnecessary. (But then I don't like football writers talking about fast black receivers and slow white ones either.) And I thought Davis's description of Alan Shorter as "fucked up" in the VV recently was just plain mean. How about "troubled", "dogged by mental illness", etc.

What Bev said!!!, Saw them with Vandermark 5 in Milwaukee last Summer & they were hot. No cold, sparse nordic jazz here!

When the original price was $35 I got a burn. Since the price dropped to $12.95, I ordered an official copy. Perez never replied to my email complaining about the $35 price. But it seems he got the message. Maybe he was experimenting, seeing what the market would bear. Given that he did (what I think is) the right thing, I thought it only right that I buy a legit copy.

For those capitalists out there, a second set is never a bad investment. I've done it.

I just listed my Blue Mitchell Mosaic (CD) on ebay. No reserve. Bidding starts at $1. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=ADME:B:LC:US:1

I was thinking about selling my Curtis Fuller & Blue Mitchell Mosaics (both CD). Can anybody fill me in regarding going prices for these? Thanks.

I'm a Lacy nut so I'll have to check that out. Thanks.