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Or maybe this is the better one to bring up for comments on the Mulligan. Is it wearing well? Should I get this and another Select before the Basie?

up - more feedback? who has the Mosaic?

up for more feedback. Just debating whether to get this or the Woody Herman box first, but leaning Basie.

up for any additional feedback. Dave, what did you end up doing?

It would be simpler to list who is not playing at the festival.

I learned penmanship and forgot it all. One geometry teacher put it, "What is this, do you write with a shovel?" The only cursive I can do now (without great concentration) is my signature, which is pretty legible, until half way through my last name. But I went entirely to printing when I went to college. I actually don't know if I can remember how to do a cursive 'Q." How distressing is that?... ... ... Not very.

Really? Wow. Sorry,. I just found the page and didn't check the purchase options. I think I bought it from the Bastards some time ago, or from Ubiquity directly.

The Pharaohs are really good. The Lov 'n Haight label should still be easy to find, part of Ubiquity. Ah, here we are, with the Ubiquity page: http://www.ubiquityrecords.com/pharaohs.html I own Awakening, not In the Beginning, and attest to its quality as well.

What's occurred to me is that I have none of Monk's group studio Columbia albums. I have Live at the It Club and Live at the Jazz Workshop and the Complete Solo. So let's say I go to buy one tomorrow. Should I go chronologically? Or what do you all recommend first?

up for more comments on these reissues?

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We've definitely raved about this in a former thread somewhere. This Ethiopiques series is great. I suggest starting with 4 for instrumental 1, 3, and 8 as well Dengue Fever's first album is very nice, and they have a new album out yesterday. However, they are rooted more in Cambodian music with a strong touch of that Ethiopian sound of the early 70s, that is the highlight of the Ethiopiques series. The track used in Broken Flowers is the most explicitly Ethiopian in sound, and I have not heard the new Dengue Fever album. The lead singer of Dengue Fever is Cambodian (Hmong), and the rest of the band are guys from Los Angeles). the other key reference Cd to check out is "Cambodian Rocks" a CD of Cambodian garage rock songs from the late 60s/early 70s that is quite astounding. However, the album has absolutely no credit information. But I believe two songs from it are covered by Dengue Fever on their first album.

Congrats! You should start a web site!

I use Skype with one other person. Coincidentally, it's another Finn, Swinger, an artist named Tellervo Kalleinen. She told me about it, and it's worked great to talk or to chat with her. Maybe I'll give you a call - build up my network of Finns. :-)

I just don't see the point in stealing a TV when there is no electricity. I can comprehend taking diapers, and food & water, and charcoal, and things like that, although I still don't see whether the US is doing food & supply drops like we've done elsewhere.

Larry, Curley, and Mo Saic.

I prefer to think of it as a delightful and obscure pop culture reference, rather than a terrible pun. But seriously, good luck to all of you in Florida.

Originally made for West German TV in 1965? Any of our German friends want to check the ZDF site, or call the ZDF Archives. Or any of the other TV channels around then? http://www.zdf.de/ZDFde/inhalt/0/0,1872,1000000,00.html This will end up being like that Ray Charles concert in Rio recently released by Rhino Video, originally shot for Brazilian TV.

As I recall, Katrina was always followed by the Waves.

Alternative theory: Amazon list price for Cellar Door box: $109.98 Sony site list price for Seven Steps box: $109.98 Maybe Amazon just copied over the list price from the previous box. Another alternative theory: Sony listed it at a low price erroneously; CDU used that price and hasn't received a correction yet. I can't find the Cellar Door box on the Sony Music site at this time. Although I still can't believe the list will be less that $10/disc.

I think CD Universe simply has the wrong list price entered, and their sale price is probably just a formula from that. I wonder how long til they figure it out. Based on everything we know about Columbia & Miles Davis, does that really seem like a real list price for a 6 CD box set?

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So as opposed to worrying about the Copyright protection, can anyone comment on these releases, track & quality wise?

To the best of my knowledge, and I have researched this some, the answer is no. Frederick Wiseman, documentary maker, owns it, and only distributes it as a print through his personal distribution company. (And we're not talking about the Ralph Bakshi animated film, for those of you who are wondering.)

Huzzah!