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The new material is probably copyrightable (if it hadn't been issued at all), and the arrangement of tracks, new liner notes, etc. should be copyrightable. But there seems to be nothing to stop a label from going and recreating the original album and issuing it. Many European labels have already started issuing BN or Columbia "master takes" from particular artists. I have even seen a Clifford Brown complete Vogue master takes that looks very tempting, given how difficult it is to find the original Vogue albums. Anyway, Concord does have an arrangement with Emusic, and perhaps will extend/expand it. Maybe they will just try to sell their back catalogue electronically and not compete with the physical product put out by Definitive and Blue Moon. Hmm, I just thought of an interesting point. Once the material goes PD, will the labels stop paying any royalties (those that are still obligated to do so)? Then BN, Verve, Impulse, whomever, could compete with with the European labels. But of course, the rights do last a lot longer in the US than in Europe.

I'm really excited, especially because I only have the Savoy material (Blues-ette) the Benny Golson with the Jazztet album on Savoy. The only overlap is that Art Farmer release (Out of the Past?) where OK knocked off a couple of songs from two LPs. By the way, who has listened to Blues-ette II, where all surviving musicians sort of recreate the feel of the original Blues-ette? This was done during Savoy's relaunch. I actually think it is pretty good. Better than some of the reviews I have read anyway. So, I went ahead and pre-ordered today (they said it would probably be another couple of weeks before the Jazztet can be ordered directly on the website). I also ordered the Tal Farlow. I don't know if I can stand it though. To save on shipping, the two boxes are going to be combined, and now I have to wait ... Oh well, plenty of other things to catch up (sleep maybe?).

The Jazztimes review just came out, and it was very positive. Basically, the reviewer liked all the tracks, except the one with Elton John. I won't run out and get this, but I'll probably pick it up at some point.

A great album. One of my favorites from the Jazz in Paris box.

They are probably pretty good live. On second listen I do not like this as much as their first album; too many tracks are kind of aimless, including the first one. But Misty Hymen is pretty good. A sample of this song is on the Cuneiform website.

I've seen him three times, twice in Newark and more recently in Manhattan as part of a J & R Music Festival (3 years ago?). The audience was not into him at the J & R event. I suspect that may be the same for you if they are all going for Jamal. His voice was worse at the J & R gig, but it also was an outdoor venue. His phrasing is unique and interesting, though it teeters on the edge of being too mannered. But he'll probably do some signature songs, like Heaven Must be Missing an Angel and All of Me, which he generally does very well. I enjoyed seeing him perform, but I wouldn't rush out and buy all his records. One would probably be enough.

I, Claudia came out earlier this year on Cuneiform. I have the original album from the Claudia Quintet, though I don't play it that frequently. Still, I picked this up when I found it used. Some is compelling (especially the song Misty Hymen) and some wanders a bit. I'm not sure if the liner notes from John Hollenbeck fell out, or were not included. His liner notes, which can be found through the Cuneiform website) are quite amusing (on both CDs). On the first CD he gives the story behind the group's name. Anyway, just wondering if people had any CDs by this group, or had heard them live. It is certainly an interesting line up -- vibes, reeds, bass, drums and accordian. Now if I could find a group that had accordian, bassoon and/or oboe, and theremin, that would be the bomb.

No, this is the first time I have signed up for a jazz bulletin board. I also almost never go to a movie in the theatres. Chicago at least has some matinees (unlike Manhattan theatres) but I still don't usually find it worthwhile to go.

search everywhere. in spite of these reissues not being very old, it's darn hard to find the ones you want (and at a decent price). I'm quite upset that I didn't get more of these Vogues (the US versions) when I saw them remaindered at the Tower Outlet store in NYC. Maybe if I had been a board member back then I would have realized their worth. Anyway, www.djangos.com has a few in stock. Some also seem to show up on half.com (though I think this site is shutting down and it will be all Ebay soon, which I think is a mistake).

Right, Amazon and Tower online site have all the Blue Moon, Definitive, JSP titles you could want. I walked into the local Tower the other day, and they had all the Proper Boxes lined up in a row! But it gets worse (or better if you are looking for cheap music), there are now a couple of Russian websites that sell mp3s. Apparently (and I don't really know the law here), Russia does not recognize any copyrights prior to around 1973, and in general they have sweetheart deals for the material published after that (I guess the music labels were trying to get even 10 cents on the dollar in Russia). So now these companies are selling what are perfectly legal MP3s in Russia, but are quite illegal in other parts of the world. Needlesstosay, it is no sweat to buy these MP3s from anywhere in the world. The prices are ridiculously low, generally 50 cents to $1 for an entire album. (How do I know this? Hmm. I was just doing research on the topic, just like Pete T. )

No, I wasn't able to go last year. I tend to get to the Green Mill to see Osby every second year. The same thing with Von Freeman and Ed Petersen around the winter holidays. I couldn't go last year, but maybe this year. I mean the drummer wasn't terrible backing up the band, but I thought his solo was weak. He just struck me as someone who indulged in jazz cliches (here what a jazz drummer ought to look like) more than was healthy.

Well, they were doing some shooting in the Chicago Loop today. They had many streets completely blocked off. I hope that Da Mare got sufficient ducats for that, since it was a huge inconvenience (and the stars weren't even in town). I did end up going to the office at the very end of the day and saw them taking down some of the props. They had added a phone booth on the corner (there are literally no outdoor phones let alone standing phone booths in the Chicago downtown). And a lot of old rusty bikes. The most clever thing was a bus stop with an ad for the Gotham Museum of Fine Arts, advertising a new exhibit on cubism. I'm assuming that in the final film this will flash by so fast you could only see it by going frame by frame in the DVD. I can't imagine I will watch the film, but you never know. Maybe Halle Berry will drop by in her catsuit ...

I had a dream like this once...

Oh, that is good news. I think they were in print in the US for a short while, then were pulled. I actually paid a slight premium for these movies (minus Cocoanuts) from some guy who had stockpiled them. I hope there aren't too many extras on them. Now if the Harold Lloyd estate would finally start releasing his films (they are starting to show up on AMC which might be a good sign).

TotalRecorder also seems to work pretty well. I am considering upgrading to one that is geared more to recording webstreaming.

I saw 1.5 sets on Friday. It was definitely enjoyable, though Osby wasn't quite as explosive as the last time I saw him. His new piano player is Megumi Yonezawa, who is good, but no Jason Moran. The bassist was good. I wasn't that impressed by the drummer, mostly because his exagerrated jazz posture, slouching over the drums, swaying, grimacing, etc. Honestly, it looked like he was a hunchback with constipation. That shouldn't matter but it did, and I did my best not to look at him. I also thought his drum solo on Aligator Boogaloo was wack. It really did kind of ruin an otherwise good performance. Let's see, in the second set, they also played East St. Louis Toodle-O, which Osby has been playing pretty regularly. I wasn't that familiar with the material in the first set. Many of you probably know this, but Osby's website gregosby.com has a number of MP3s of complete shows. What I didn't realize was that he has added an entire second page of more recent shows, including two shows from 2004. I think that is pretty cool. They do take forever to download though.

I think you would like Bird of a Feather. I'll have to listen to it again to give any real feedback, but I thought it was good on the first listen.

Is anyone going to see Greg Osby at the Green Mill tonight? I am planning on going. I usually stick for the first two sets, though I might only make the first one tonight (it has been a long week). I generally sit at the bar and will be wearing jeans and a gray shirt.

I forgot James Wilcox. I think his earlier works are better - Modern Baptists and Polite Sex. I really hated his last work Plain and Normal. Michael Malone, especially Handling Sin and Foolscap.

My copy finally showed up (won on eBay an eon ago). I like it, especially the title track and Killer Joe. It's a strong opening to the CD. Golson has penned many of the songs, but as mentioned above there are good versions of In Your Own Sweet Way and a few other standards. I found the liner notes interesting too. I'm wondering if there are many other albums inspired by airports. I can think of Sinatra's Come Fly With Me and the much more recent Vijay Iyer's In What Language (very interesting but not exactly jazz). Any others come to mind?

Another shout out for The Thought Gang. Really amusing stuff. I am, however, wondering if he cribbed anything from the Depardieu movies of the 1970s. Another author to check out is Eric Kraft, who wrote about a fictional New England seaside community. His first 10 novellas were collected into Little Follies. I liked the next two full novels, but it kind of trailed off after that.

Some price reductions and 5 CDs added at the end of the list. Eric

This is probably a stupid question, but is there any overlap between the material in the Disques Vogue In Paris series and the Jazz in Paris box set? I am looking at a DV sampler and can see several sessions (Monk/Joe Turner for example) that are clearly not part of Jazz in Paris. I already have Jazz in Paris, but kind of passedon Disques Vogue, even though Tower used to sell them cheap. Is there a list of the entire series anywhere? How are they in general? Any sessions that are must have? Thanks in advance. Eric

Trying to clean out some more space. Take a look! Shipping on one item is $2, multiple items shipping is generally free. Reasonable trades will also be considered. Eric $9 Benny Goodman 1938 Carnegie Concert 2 CDs (1999 version with highest fidelity and/or surface noise) Sam Rivers Fucshia Swing Song TOJC (no obi) Jackie McLean Right Now! TOJC (no obi) $8 xxx Tim Berne's Bloodcount Poisoned Minds - hold xxx Steve Bernstein (w Sam Rivers Trio!) Diaspora Blues (Tzadik) - hold xxx Sam Rivers & Alexander von Schlippenbach Tangens (FMP) - hold xxx Roscoe Mitchell The Flow of Things (Black Saint) - hold $7 Sun Ra The Solar Myth Approach (1 CD version – Affinity) Brubeck Time Further Out (1996 remastered version) Art Pepper & George Cables Goin Home (Galaxy) Anthony Braxton (Actuel 6) Ornette Coleman Body Meta (Verve) xxx Charlie Hunter Songs from the Analog Playground - hold Dr. Lonnie Smith Boogaloo to Beck (funky tribute album -- all Beck covers) $6 Brown and Roach Incorporated (EmArcy) Shorter Second Genesis (Blue Moon) xxx Bobby Hutcherson Mirage - hold Francois Houle & Benoit Delbecq Nancali Paul Dunmall Cocteau's Ghost $5 Best of Bud Powell on Verve Ultimate Bud Powell (Verve) Jon Hassell City: Works of Fiction (Opal) Greg Osby Season of Renewal xxx Lou Donaldson The Scorpion: Live at Cadillac Club - hold $3 Pee Wee Ellis Twelve and More Blues Sonny Rollins The Solo Album $12 Ken Vandermark & Paul Lytton English Suites (2CDs) $6 Hagans Animation Imagination (Blue Note) Charlie Hunter Ready Set Shango (Blue Note) $4 Tatsu Aoki Eigen Johan Horlen Chills

Hmm. I recently signed up with Emusic, which includes many titles from Concord. I wonder if those are going to be pulled immediately off Emusic, or shortly when some set licensing period expires, or if they will be left on the site. I'm guessing the first option, but hopefully not.