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Well, the DRM issues suck, as one might expect. One can't use these downloads with Macs or Linux or iPod without some serious hassles. That said, there are still a few BN albums with only a few tracks where you can buy them for much less than on iTunes (where you must buy the entire album). So in a handful of cases it is probably worth buying the Walmart tracks, converting them to mp3 through some software (which I do own) and then using them as you please.

Emusic is greart, but it doesn't have any Blue Note or Verve, and while Walmart has a bunch of restrictions just like iTunes, it does have stuff from these labels. In fact, it looks like they may not have as many restrictions on the BN stuff as iTunes. I'll definitely check out the format of these downloads, and then I might well download Where is Brooklyn or something equivalent.

I have mixed feelings about Barber and wasn't impressed when I saw her live, but she is always striving for something new, and I appreciate that. This sounds like the kind of project I would be interested in.

Thanks to everyone's help, it does appear that I have the Wes Montgomery and Bill Evans Riverside sets winging their way to me across the Channel.

My disc 2 is ok as well. There is something unusual going on on track 4, but I decided it was percussion, maybe brush work.

It needs a sticker saying this book was proof-read by Adam Holzman.

I finally got my copy and am starting to listen to it. Maybe I should listen to disc 2 first, just in case there is a problem. Anyway, I read through the thread (not that carefully) and maybe I missed it, but my booklet does indeed have the sticker that "corrects" the credits for the compilation on p. 94. Am I the only one?What a frigging waste of time to hold up this set just so someone's ego gets stroked a bit more.

I think they're gone again.

For a literary take on this, you might find Toyko Cancelled by Rana Dasgupta interesting. It is about 13 people stuck in an unnamed Asian airport trying to get into Toyko and a freak snowstorm closes the airport, so they spend the night telling each other stories. It's being marketed as an updated Canterbury Tales, though in fact it is closer in spirit to Boccaccio's The Decameron. Most of the stories are a bit too much like fairy tales for my tastes, but it was still an interesting read. I can't recall too many bad flights, just too many trans-Atlantic flights that stretched on for far too long. I've got more than my share of Amtrak horror stories though.

Yeah, I saw this other story, and I thought what a chump. So anyway, he sells all his treasures, and she'll probably leave him in a year anyway. I don't care how wonderful your boyfriend/girlfriend is, if they make you give up your main passion in life, they aren't worth it. I'm not saying there can't be a little compromise, but if someone gave me that kind of ultimatuum, they would/should be out the door. Actually, that was kind of relevant in my own life. My wife never liked my cats much, but she didn't make a big deal about them, since it was quite clear in the first year we were dating, that the cats were a major part of my life ...

For the CD or LP? (I guess Amazon really doesn't list LPs). Yeah, I managed to pick up a clean LP for $10 or so about 18 months ago. I think that is definitely the way to go, since some of the best material is left off the CD.

I guess you never know, but I think Ripken will make it in his first year of eligibility. Any thoughts on McGwire? At one point, he would have been a shoe-in, but looking at how much the man has shriveled without being on the juice, I wonder if that will give voters a reason to hesitate.

I'm certainly not an expert, but English law simply does not appear to take property crime very seriously.

Thanks. Yes, I suspect this is something that sells out about as quickly as it comes in. I probably ought to order something else in the meantime to get all the wrinkles with getting an account set up out of the way.

I may need some assistance in navigating this site. I can find the items I am interested in, but they do not appear available. Instead of adding to a basket, I see this message: Im Augenblick ausverkauft, tut uns leid. Wir bemühen uns, den Artikel wiederzubekommen Thanks. Eric

I can't really remember, though I think she was attached to the Pelican Shakespeare and might have worked on it. I suspect it was mostly issues over academic turf. I have no major problems with the Riverside edition. I'm not saying there aren't significant differences between the editions, but I think most of them are perfectly respectible and I personally don't have time to read multiple editions and choose between them.

All, I can say is thank goodness Cage didn't include a vocal part. Imagine knowing you were fated to replace one of your parents and stand there singing a handful of notes your entire life.

I think it's the Harold in the Land of Jazz that has the landmark cover. Course I have no idea what it is.

I guess the only word of caution is that businesses involving food and particularly alcohol are going to inevitably bring more scrunity and licensing issues. Also, given the tax situation, you'd probably be better off opening up outside of Cook County, probably in Will or Kane County.

You mean like your cat, dog or other significant other?

Wow is right. I've had the Monk forever - it was my first jazz box set. I think I paid $250 or so for it within a year of its coming out. But at this price I could get it for a really good friend. I think I will get the Montgomery as well. I've been slowly downloading the box set off emusic, but obviously the sound is going to be a lot better on CD, plus the booklet, etc.

I once made the mistake of saying that I liked the Riverside Shakespeare to a serious Shakespeare scholar. What drama. I think she had even worked on one of the competing single-volume editions. I still think for the lay reader, the Riverside is fine. Honestly, I can't remember which Dante it was, but it was one that was flavour of the month last year. I'm sure Ciardi will be back in favour some day. It's still my favorite. I certainly understand why there are so many prose versions of Dante, Homer, etc., but I think you really do lose something of the sheer accomplishment of Dante (in particular) when you don't remind the reader that this was a poem thousands of stanzas long.

There are a number of programs that handle RAM feed or pretty much anything else, then spit it out as a WAV file for you to edit, burn, convert to MP3, whatver. There's probably already a thread on this. I use TotalRecorder myself, then CD Wave to edit. The only drawback is that not surprisingly you record in real time, and I find that sometimes having RealPlayer and TotalRecorder going at the same time makes it hard to do anything else, so I often set it up to record for a few hours through the night.

They've now archived what they will archive from the 2005 London Jazz Fest. No idea how long it will last, but probably several months. 2005 London Jazz Fest (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzfest2005/index.shtml) I am particularly stoked about the Tord Gustavsen concert, since I recorded most of it off the radio but missed a 20 minute section. Tord (http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/jazzfest2005/gustavsen.shtml) Then click "Listen to the gig" to listen in RealPlayer. The TinHat set is also pretty interesting. I'm going to make an effort to get to more of the 2006 gigs.

I do miss live jazz in Chicago. especially missing out on the Big O tour. There is just not the equivalent here, though I will see a few shows in London in 2006.