TheMusicalMarine

Thanks for the information, mhatta!

Thanks, Dub and gmonahan.

Can anyone - perhaps our resident Tokyo members - speak to the current state of the best stores in Tokyo to find jazz (used or new) on CD? My wife wants to visit to buy stationary, so we're looking to visit in early next year. I've read the threads here and watched some YouTube videos (most of which have focused on on vinyl). Thanks.

Forty-two and a half here, been checking in here since I was 20, and hope to keep doing so for many years to come. I don't feel any different than I did back then, except it's easier for me to pull a back muscle than it used to be. I echo the earlier sentiments about the world today, and I am glad I grew up when I did.

I joined in January of 2004, after first finding Jazz Corner and All About Jazz. Organissimo stole my heart from the get go. Never became a frequent poster but have generally been a regular lurker. And to think, back in my collection's infancy, I thought "Some day I will have 1800 CDs, and then I'll have everything I want." 6500 CDs later....

I am. I got a lot (a lot!) of titles over the years, but still more OJCs (or Prestige/Milestone/Good Time Jazz/etc.) to get. $33 titles notwithstanding, Dusty's still been the best source for used titles. Be wary of their titles advertised as new - they're probably CDR pressings.

Wow, thanks for posting this, CJ. Didn't even know this guy existed. I don't collect vinyl, but I certainly have more in common (jazz and crazy collector wise) with him than anyone in my immediate life.

Very nice! Saw the name Jack Quigley in the LPs that didn't make it to CD thread, and then found this thread! Looks like Blue Moon has released maybe all of his output on CD.

PM coming

Man, I love these kinds of threads! I rip all my CDs and share the audio files across my computers. The audio files are backed up, and my CDs are on full display. I know it's not the "Show yer collection" thread from the early 2000s, but here it is, minus the Mosaics and similarly sized box sets: https://www.flickr.com/photos/187626192@N04/49702197523/in/dateposted-public/. I keep a master spreadsheet in Google Drive, with basic information - artist, title, label, label #, any additional notes that I find interesting (e.g. RVG series) and number of discs. I use Lord's Discography to record the CDs and individual tracks that I own. Selecting the tracks one by one made for a tedious summer, but it's easier to to add new purchases now that the bulk of the collection is already in there. Although Lord is not perfect, it's pretty good and an easy way for me to, say, look up a box set and see how much music I'd be duplicating. I can look up the Mosaic Boogie Woogie select and easily see that I have the majority of the music on Chronological or Collector's Classics discs and the Lionel Hampton Mosaic set.

Ellington Centennial Edition on eBay, new and Buy It Now at $125 with $14 shipping. That's as cheap as I've seen it.

Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the CD version of this set is available at Grooves-Inc for 56 dollars or so, and maybe free shipping. Damn. I paid $90 to UDiscover.

PM sent on Lonnie Smith - Live at Club Mozambique Albert Ayler - Holy Ghost - Revenant 9CD - $75 Lee Morgan - Live At The Lighthouse - Blue Note 3CD - $35

Thought-provoking question, and a tough one. Grant Green - Jean De Fleur (Idle Moments) Gerry Mulligan - Rocker (Original Gerry Mulligan Tentet) MJQ/Laurindo Almeida - One Note Samba (Collaboration) Bud Powell - Dance of the Infidels (Bud Powell Vol. 1) Art Blakey - Children of the Night (Mosaic) Cannonball Adderley - Somethin’ Else (Somethin’ Else) Fats Navarro - Casbah King Pleasure/Annie Ross - Moody’s Mood For Love (Golden Days)