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I notice that some 'contestants' were trying their best to be the worst, ala William Hung. Sorry to say they weren't funny even a bit (Not that William is funny).

August 2001, and I bought the Curtis Fuller set. Actually read about them in Penguin and AMG 4-5 years before that but never bothered to check them out.

Love the booklet detailing Jack's regular vanishing acts and antics. I actually burst into laughter reading it. But thinking about it further, it appears that Jack led a sad life. Wonder what really happened to him in his later years. The 4 volumes of The Original Indiana Five are excellent too. At their best they were probably right up there with The New Orleans Rhythm Kings, IMO.

There's a thread each for Hep, Classics, Frog, Timeless etc but doesn't seem to be one for what in my opinion is one of the best if not the best in reissuing hard to find (on CD at least) and obscure vintage jazz/hot dance music. I've been acquiring each item on their catalogue by order of release. Many of the sets have a fair bit of dated vocals, but worth going through just for some gems on the same disc/set - e.g. The Red Heads. The Sam Manning discs are ones I return to regularly for interesting vocal music. What are your favourite Jazz Oracle releases? There's a new one, a 2CD set compiling the best of Lud Gluskin (who?) and band in Europe. This one still carries the John R.T. Davies seal. Wonder how many more there are. Almost forgot, their excellent booklets are chock full of information and photos.

Just received some Earl Hines discs in the mailbox - A Monday Date - At The Village Vanguard - Once Upon A Time

Darn more duplication!!!

CD with the shortest playing time I've come across is Slayer's Haunting The Chapel, at a lengthy 17 minutes. Fortunately, all my jazz CDs have more than 31 minutes of music.

Mary Osbourne - not sure if she's overlooked, but thought I'd list her here anyway.

What have I purchased in just the first 9 days of the year?? 3 1/2 dozen OJCs, 10 Jazz In Paris from the Bards, another dozen or so used CDs of various artists, a couple of Sun Ra,..., contribution to a Tsunami fund,... What I need next to make a superstart to 2005 are a couple of Mosaics sets.

After receiving my first CDs from the Bard, I immediately placed orders for the following (mostly recommendations from this board of course): 37502 Barney Wilen/Alain Gourag -- Jazz In ParisJazz Et Cinema Vol 1Un Temoin Dans La Ville/Jirai Cracher Sur Vos T CD 1 $5.99 $5.99 62756 Bobby Jaspar -- Jazz In Paris Jeux De Quartes CD 1 $4.99 $4.99 62755 Andre Hodeir -- Jazz In Paris Jazz & Jazz CD 1 $4.99 $4.99 37500 Barney Wilen -- Jazz In Paris Jazz Sur Seine CD 1 $5.99 $5.99 38519 Peanuts Holland/Buck Clayton/Charlie Singleton -- Jazz In Paris CD 1 $5.99 $5.99 37501 Mary Lou Williams -- Jazz In Paris I Made You Love Paris CD 1 $5.99 $5.99 Looks like about half the titles are now temporarily out of stock or out of stock. Edit: I haven't even opened the box from the first order.

Chicago Stomp?

3 cheers and hip hip hoorays for Mosaic. This is a must have for me.

I lasted a good 12 hours on January 1 before the urge to visit the music store overcame me. Did not return home empty handed.

Buy 1 less CD than this year. I'll reward myself with a Mosaic upon achieving that.

R.I.P Artie Shaw - one of (if not) the greatest jazz clarinetists and big band leaders.

Some Blue Notes and OJCs: Sonny Rollins - Vol.1 Freddie Hubbard - Hub Cap Hank Mobley - Thinking Of Home Milt Jackson - Wizard of the Vibes Jackie McLean - Strange Blues Art Farmer - Quintet George Russell - Stratus Seekers Duke - This One's For Blanton Benny Carter - B.B.B & Co Dizzy Gillespie - Montreux '77 ...I'm still itching to get a stack of titles before the year is up.

Sad news. My condolences to his family.

Edmond Hall/James P Johnson/Sidney de Paris - Blue Note Jazzmen

Re: the 'Do Not:' section of the report --- why would they advise against storing discs horizontally for years on end? This could be a/the reason.

Basie: Lang-Worth transcriptions Lee Morgan - Live At The Lighthouse

This one's in the mile-long wishlist.

EKE, do you know if it overlaps this 2-cd set? If it does, I guess the Storyville should be a superior release in all aspects. DISC 1: 1. Echoes Of Harlem (Cootie's Concerto) 2. Prelude In C Sharp Minor 3. If Dreams Come True - (vocal version) 4. It's The Dreamer In Me 5. Ev'ry Day (I Fall In Love) 6. Three Blind Mice 7. On The Sunny Side Of The Street 8. Dinah's In A Jam 9. If Dreams Come True - (instrumental version) 10. Have A Heart (Lost In Meditation) 11. Rockin' In Rhythm DISC 2: 1. Harmony In Harlem 2. Dinah 3. At Your Beck And Call 4. If You Were In My Place (What Would You Do?) 5. Oh, Babe! Maybe Someday 6. Downtown Uproar 7. Birmingham Breakdown 8. You Went To My Head 9. Rose Room 10. Gal From Joe's 11. Riding On A Blue Note

Jack De Johnette Mel Martin Karin Krog

Is this a mix of Shorty Sherock and Sonny Sharrock? You are right. Should be Sherock.

Buddy Bolden Bunny Berigan Horace Henderson Miff Mole Shorty Sharrock Sonny Stitt Stuff Smith