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Just found the 4 CD Coleman Hawkins on Keynote from an eBay seller for a reasonable price. Fingers crossed it is in good or at least reasonable condition. I did see there is a used copy on Discogs, though the seller is in France, so shipping may be a bit steep for anyone in North America.

I see that the answer is yes. The individual albums all just hit iTunes, either today or perhaps yesterday. (Likely on Spotify as well, but I don't monitor that.) Now whether they are remastered or not or include any bonus material is a different story, but for now, I am pretty stoked to be able to listen to the original albums. Who knows. I may end up springing for a physical copy.

While I am interested in the Nucleus box, I also have cut way, way back on the amount of physical stuff I am ordering. Is there any indication whether this will eventually be released in a digital format or on the streaming platforms?

That's a shame. It's actually pretty incredible that people think they can still get away with stuff like this. Maybe they need to get the social media mob to set to work... I think they are off to Seattle and Vancouver next. I was hoping they would stop off in Toronto, but it doesn't look like it.

Finished up Hoban's Turtle Diary (NYRB). Quite interesting character study of two lonely souls in London. Just starting Baum's Grand Hotel (NYRB) and Trevor's The Boarding-House (one of his early novels). Also, slowly working my way through second volume of Musil's The Man Without Qualities.

Someone on Discogs is selling one for $11.30. I don't think it is really particularly rare. I used to own a copy, but probably sold it on the board way back when.

There's always the chance that they'll shoot off real cannons at the end. That's always a thrill...

Strange. Looking at the original cover, I am certain I owned this at one point, but I can't find any record of it on the shelves. I do like the new cover much better...

Yeah, they make a bit of a big deal about not silently correcting issues like the name. Kind of silly. Anyway, there are also 17 Pat Hobby stories.

It is pretty hard to tell about translations, which is most faithful vs. which is most personally appealing. I did compare 3 translations of Bulgakov's The Master and Margarita and ultimately liked Pevear/Volokhonsky the best. I believe I now have all the major novels by Dostoevsky translated by them, as well as Anna Karenina and War and Peace.

Definitely a classic! I try to reread this every 10 years or so... Squeezing in Hoban's Turtle Diary (NYRB) during breaks from the 2nd vol. of Musil's The Man Without Qualities. I'd say Turtle Diary is a bit of an unknown gem, but I'm only about 1/3 through so far.

Obit from Guardian here - https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/mar/29/agnes-varda-obituary Quite a long, productive career. I really ought to try to watch Cleo this weekend if I can dig out the DVD...

I just finished and found it a total waste of time. Very sorry I started it. (I'm supposed to be getting better at dropping unrewarding books...) At any rate, I am now launching into vol. 2 of Musil's The Man Without Qualities. My goal is to be done by mid-April, though I suspect other things (particularly taxes) will be too much of a distraction.

About halfway through Mohammed Hanif's Red Birds. Have to admit I don't like it very much for several reasons, but the primary one is that you rotate inside the heads of three characters, including a dog(!), but they all have the same narrative voice. Different perspectives and concerns to be sure, but basically identical vocabularies and pretty similar phrasing. If you're going to do this, do it right...

I like the Ann Arbor connection and may eventually order this, though I must say the linked review is not particularly encouraging...

I don't think I've read Rebellion, though I've read several other of his novels and reportage. My favorite is the fairly early novel, Hotel Savoy.

Tracks 1-60 all appear to be on Bechet Tresors (though hard to tell if the same master takes) with the exception of 4 tracks (18-21), which make up half of Rendez-Vous, which sadly is not included at all on Tresors. Not at all clear what 61-80 are, though these may be recordings by the Feetwarmers, though not necessarily recorded in France...

I've been listening to this on iTunes. I've also been looking around for any kind of session info, but this seems to be totally lacking on-line. The only thing I have found is " Originally recorded between 1932 and 1953, France," which is not entirely helpful. If there is more detailed info floating around, please point me in that direction. Thanks!

I'd largely argee. I found the book to be fairly disappointing. If I recall, Lem felt the (original) movie was too sensationalized or that it made its points too clearly or something. He was going for something a bit more "alienating." If Tarkovsky had just cut down on the endless shots of rain on the grass bookending the film, I would probably lean toward his epic version. (On the other hand, if watching at home, I can just fast-forward through them...) You might like Roadside Picnic, which has humans trying to deal with alien artifacts left behind after a visit (but a visit where the aliens never bothered to make contact). One of the scientists hypothesizes that the artifacts are the equivalent of trash left behind after a picnic. It still has that vibe of humans being pointless to alien beings, but there is a bit more narrative drive in the novel.

Just saw this on the newsfeed last night. https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/music/2019/02/22/pioneering-toronto-transgender-singer-jackie-shane-dead-at-78.html Jackie Shane was a singer with strong connections to Toronto. She sang mostly soul and r & b and had an electrifying stage presence. Then she vanished from the scene in 1971, returning to the States, primarily to care for her mother. A few years back, Numero Group managed to get in touch in touch with her and released an authorized anthology, including a live gig at the Sapphire Tavern. http://www.numerogroup.com/products/jackie-shane-any-other-way I was far too young to catch her back in her heyday. There were rumors that she was pondering a return to the stage (of course in Toronto) but sadly it wasn't to be...

It does seem to be a bit of a commitment...

There is a nicely curated Impressionist exhibit at the AGO - https://ago.ca/exhibitions/impressionism-age-industry-monet-pissarro-and-more I was pleasantly surprised that they had a major Caillebotte on view and some other of his paintings, along with the usual suspects - Monet, Pissarro, Degas, etc. I've been once and will probably go back several times, since I can bring up to 2 guests, and I promised some folks at work I would get them into the exhibit.

Decided to take the plunge and start in on Musil's The Man Without Qualities. So far I am enjoying it (much more than Proust at any rate), though I can see there might be a point where I lose momentum, particularly in the 2nd volume which has 600+ pages of unfinished material...

Definitely unappealing.

I would have sworn up and down that I owned Dippin', but I certainly can't find it on the shelves right now. Not really in the market for this set, as I should have all the other sessions, but I do hope it sells well. (In the meantime, I'll have to see if I stumble across Dippin'.)