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Almost always, if I'm not all that into somebody and they are objectively "good," I'll come around to them eventually. Brubeck, Getz, Tyner... all are players I now enjoy quite a bit. I used to be more "into" Rollins, now not so much, though the pendulum will probably swing back at some point.

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Oh shit. Hopes are high that he pulls through okay.

The twitter-verse has announced that Fred Anderson is ailing. Any news would be appreciated.

Yeah, I'd like to check this Bishop disc out as well - sounds awesome. Indeed, the Keefe Jackson on Clean Feed is very fine!

I would probably keep East Broadway, Way Out West and Sonny Meets Hawk if it came down to it. For some reason, he's clicked very little on record for me, though ironically some of the players he's influenced I hold in high esteem (Monterose, Shepp, etc.).

Happy Belated, Kevin!

Yeah, I totally dig the set with Morris immensely. Will have to get Old Dogs as well.

Gruppe Icky Rats - Free Rock - (Coat-Tail)

What about a mud-encrusted copy of Blackjack, as seen once for about $2.99 at Dusty Groove?

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I just keep buying / acquiring / listening / hearing as much as my pocketbook and time will allow, and hope that one day I'll have a fraction of an understanding about what some of these great artists (like/not like being beyond me sometimes) have been up to.

The most enticing things to me on this list are the Ammons/Lewis, Bechet, and Cole box. I guess that shows how much my tastes have changed since joining this board.

Happy birthday!

As soon as I have a little more dough I will contribute.

Me too. And I had no idea Gould was an Alan Silva fan.

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You could work with a dealer on consignment and get more money that way. There are good record stores in Houston as well as in Austin if you choose to go that route, and an honest one will certainly be of more help to you and get you more for your items than you might be able to alone.

Long a favorite.

A lot of great music happened in that "void," for sure (and I'm not referring completely to the BYG/expatriate axis). Would the AACM or the lofts have become what they are/were if Coltrane were around? Probably not.

Don't think there is such a thing as a Doug/Jean Carn album not on Black Jazz. Maybe a Jean Carn solo album. But it sounds like Doug and Jean Carn, Doug's musical/spiritual approach. "The Freedom Sounds" is on any early Jazz Crusaders best of. It and their "Young Rabbits" from the same period (early 60's) are classic. There is also a Doug Carn on Savoy - his first as a leader, IIRC. Very hard to find.

Not an ESP - Lasha had the tapes. Just an aside.

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The prices aren't too high in my opinion, but that's not the point here I guess. I also don't think that bitching about somebody's prices is a big deal - who cares? Quoting the PM might have been bad form but Hans is a moderator, so...