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Several of the CDs mentioned above by Edison Machado and Paolo Moura can be bought directly from www.whatmusic.com. Whatmusic Sometimes it is cheaper than Amazon, sometimes not. For instance, Obras 2 by Edison Machado is available for 4 pounds (and 1 pound VAT), and I paid closer to 8 on Amazon. The search function doesn't work on this site, so you have to keep looking through the Brazillian CDs page by page. Otherwise it is a nice site. Unfortunately, they note that Obras 1 by Edison Machado is sold out in CD but still available in vinyl. Almost all the retailers that claim to have this available, in turn are trying to order it from Whatmusic, meaning that orders are cancelled. Does anyone have any leads on a store or on-line source that actually has this CD in stock? Thanks. Eric

Of the on-line stores, I think amazon.fr currently has the lowest prices. However, fnac.com does have 30 second samples of all tracks for both these releases.

I must have missed that. Thanks! Well, I had better make my mind up in the next day or two if I want to order the Eldridge (which is at the low price), since I suspect the prices are going to increase soon. Eric

Unfortunately, the great deals on a handful of Mosaics at Amazon.de are gone. Probably because too many people started importing them back into America. Were there any other sources?

I'm feeling a bit on the outs with the SF Jazz Collective lately, when a sampler from MCG Jazz showed up (sent by my banker of all people). They have a pretty neat approach, which is that master musicians show up for roughly four days and teach young people the craft. Then the musicians record live (generally with other professionals rather than students) and the proceeds from sales of the CDs go to support the program (and the prices are reasonable). A few of their releases have been mentioned on the board, including releases by Nancy Wilson and Bob Mintzer. There's also a Herbie Mann/Phil Woods CD called Beyond Brooklyn. The two that interest me the most are Brazilian Dreams and Pacquito D'Rivera Live at Manchester Craftmen's Guild. More information at www.mcgjazz.org

Yeah, but I still feel burned. I think the pre-order said it would be a three CD set. Not only that, they sent me two copies, and I have to pay to mail one back from the UK! Quite frankly, I feel I am getting hosed and don't think I will pre-order the 2006 set. I think the price should reflect what you are getting. If the 2006 set is a 2-CD set at this price, I won't order it.

Do you mean Django in Belgium? Or whatever it was called, it was numbered 102. I didn't have any trouble ordering one, but that was a while ago.

Sasha Distel Jazz Guitar

Bob Belden - musical (rights) terrorist

I finally pulled the trigger on the JJ Johnson Small Groups (didn't want to be the only one here without it when they moved it to the Sold Out list), the Columbia Small Group Swing Sessions, Pepper Select and Johnny Richards Select. (What with shipping and customs, etc. it only seems to make sense to get the big orders. Well, it will probably show up just before Christmas, appropriately enough.)

I am enjoying this, though I still feel the first track would be better if slowed down just a bit. Track 4 on the other hand has a nice propulsive groove, with a driving bass, but it doesn't feel as if the flautist is trying to prove how fast he can play. Indeed, the flautist drops out on a lot of the track (not to defend DG but this project doesn't put him front and center all the time, better from a musical standpoint, not as desirable from a marketing standpoint). And if I am not mistaken, there's some cowbell in the percussion section. What can I say other than MORE COWBELL, BABY!

Wonder where ropadope is based (some offshore site?). I do think it is very cool that it is leaking out this way, and I'm downloading now in case the stuff is taken off the site. My initial impression is that the first track is too fast and feels very rushed. Thankfully most of the tracks are at a more reasonable tempo. If people dig this, they may want to check out Stephane Furic's Crossing Brooklyn Ferry on Soul Note, which is a reinterpretation of Copland's Appalachian Spring.

Definitely worth checking out the details link, where they also try to calculate the actual speed of car chases in Blues Brothers and the French Connection. The verdict -- fast but not as fast as claimed by the directors. I remember an interview with the director of Blues Brothers where he had to reshoot some car chases with stunt men on the sidewalk or it just didn't look like the car was moving very fast.

I guess I'm not sure if this is in the current Fantasy catalog or not but I stumbled across Johnny Griffin's Way Out on Riverside. It does not appear to be on eMusic for some reason, one of the few I'm aware of from Riverside/Prestige/etc. Anyway, it is Griffin, Kenny Drew, Wilbur Ware and Philly Joe Jones playing 6 tracks. Nice, probably not essential.

This appears to be a line-up that was playing in Italian jazz festivals in 2000, so presumably was recorded then. Sounds promising. I'll download a track or two to see about the sound quality.

Well, I have a number of the albums from that list, but nowhere near enough. I think I picked most of them up when DMG was running a sale. I have one, not mentioned so far, which I enjoy but wouldn't call essential -- Stephane Furic's Crossing Brooklyn Ferry. It is a hybrid jazz/classical (more classical than jazz) which is a reworking of/response to Copland's Appalachian Spring (and drawing on Whitman too of course).

This album recently popped up on eMusic. I have no idea if it is a new release or something grey market. It does look kind of short for a new release, and on an Italian label no less. Anyway, any information (or reviews) would be much appreciated. Tracks are: 1. The Masquerade Is Over 10:26 2. Take The "A" Train 6:02 3. In Love Again 8:27 4. Play, A Little One 3:45 5. One More Mem'ry 6:15 6. Nightslide 7:21 7. Come Back Jamaica 6:34 From a different site I found the musicians, but still no real credits: Benny Golson - sax Massimo Farao - piano Aldo Zunino - double bass Bobby Durham - drums

True, there will always be bruised feelings on both sides when religion comes up. I think Jim is suggesting a slightly different interpretation of the current detente cordiale, i.e. that music that has a specifically religious nature or religious connotions (A Love Supreme, Ellington's Sacred Concerts, Mary Lou Williams' Mass) should be discussed under music, rather than Non-music, Political. I would support him in that. This is still primarily a music board, even if there is a lot of non-political posting. Anyway, I can certainly get behind being thankful for A Love Supreme, as well as the existence of this board, which has turned me onto all kinds of music. (Maybe my wallet isn't quite as thankful.) Thanks to everyone!

How's the Raney/Brookmeyer? That one looks appealing to me, ever since the Jazz in Paris series turned me on to Raney.

Bernard, If it is not on the list, it should be safe. It also is not on the Sony exchange program (I just double checked), so it should be clean. A few people noted that due to the length of the Shaw CD, it didn't have copy protection on it. If you did put it in the computer, and it asks you to approve of a media update or to load on some program, you would immediately cancel and complain to Sony. Again, I'm 96% it is clean. Eric

Bev, I just ordered the F-IRE Works #2 for a good price, and am looking forward to checking that out. I appreciate that the reviews of Last Chance Disco are mixed. I was just so taken with the second track, Om Konz, that I thought I would spread the word a bit. It is quite possible that I would like Polar Bear better overall. Eric

Very excited about Naxos being added. Also, mentioned on a different thread a rising UK band called Acoustic Ladyland (and related group Polar Bear) just showed up. And Meshell Ndegeocello has a jazz album called Dance of the Infidel, which looks promising. Finally, I just stumbled across the 2002 James Priester album Deep End Dance, after being inspired to look him up by the love shown to the rerelease of Love Love (which sadly is not on emusic).

Just as a follow-up, very surprisingly (to me), it appears all the Acoustic Ladyland and Polar Bear records are available on emusic, which is a low-cost way to find out about this group (compared to nearly a $30 import).

I was wondering if anyone, aside from Bev, had heard of Acoustic Ladyland (or Polar Bear which is pretty much the same group) and this new CD in particular. I've just started listening to radio again, and even there basically internet radio or podcasts. But BBC Radio 3 has been terrific about broadcasting big chunks of the 2005 London Jazz Fest, so I'm listening to that. Anyway, during a break, they played a cut off Last Chance Disco, which was hard driving fusion. Terrific. I'm going to have to get this CD, and try to see them live. Anyone else have opinions? They don't seem to have made it into the US with only imports on Amazon.

I tell you, they make Proper look like a bunch of pikers. Can't comment on the other boxes, since I don't have them and don't plan on getting them, but the Piazzolla sounds pretty good for a rip-off label.