Kevin Bresnahan

And I think the only reason these SACDs do have the bonus tracks is because we made our opinion known on the Steve Hoffman forums. I bet that if we hadn't bitched loud & clear, they would have cut off those extra tracks which would have been a crime (especially) on Grant Green's "Idle Moments". My biggest complaint about the AP/Blue Note SACDs is that they are at a very low level. Not a problem if you have a volume control but a PIA if you rip them to mp3 and put them in a shuffle playlist. Combine these SACDs with Venus CDs and you have a dynamic range nightmare! BTW, if you have the early 90s TOCJ CD, save yourself some money. They sound very good compared to the SACDs. The SACDs sound a bit better but not night & day.

Andrew Hill - Grass Roots (Van Gelder in the dead wax) That went by fast. Continuing with Booker Booker Ervin - That's It (Barnaby pressing)

Just finsished: Jane Ira Bloom - Mighty Lights Now playing: Coleman Hawkins - Blues Groove (actually led by Tiny Grimes). One of Prestige's "Elecronically remastered for stereo" which actually doesn't sound too far from the original mono, unlike many of the horrible Blue Note LPs where this was attempted.

I can't wait to see the June show. I'll probably have 4-6 people from my work going since I've been talking it up so much. I am so looking forward to hearing Billy blow on 'Free For All'.

Ravi Coltrane playing at Scullers Jazz Club in Boston tonight. Tomorrow they have James Carter. Next week, it's Jane Bunnett. Busy week!

The contract wasn't screwy, it was very, very old. I know someone who worked at One Way Records (who legitimately re-issued Wayne Shorter's "Moto Grosso Feio") and Applause tried to sell the this "contract". Their reasoning for its legitimacy was that there was no expiration date. Whoever had (has?) the contract is acting like they have a license for these titles in perpetuity. My buddy told me the contract (today) isn't worth the value of the ink on the paper.

Duke Pearson - Prairie Dog (orig mono)

Sahib Shihab - Summer Dawn (1984 reissue)

Damn! The reschedule was a terrible no-show. You know, now that I think about it more, the rescheduled show may have happened but I couldn't make it so it turned out to be a "no show" for me. However, I never did get to see Jaki perform as he died before coming back into Boston again. I'm still bummed out about that power outage to this day. We tried to talk the Regattabar to let them play acoustic but management said that it would violate their liability insurance policies.

Not a "no show" per se, but the result was no show, so I guess it counts... I went to see Jaki Byard and Michael Marcus in a duo performance at the Regattabar in Cambridge. There was a massive power outage so they postponed the show. Jaki was murdered before the rescheduled show.

Just finished - John Lennon - Shaved Fish Up now: Sonny Stitt & Paul Gonsalves - Salt & Pepper (Impulse!)

Where? The usual places don't have them listed.

Joe Henderson - An Evening With Joe Henderson (Red)

Louis Smith - Just Friends (Steeplechase) 1978 EDIT: For such a nice looking record, it sure plays with a lot of rice crispies. How can such a nice looking record play so badly? It's records like this that give vinyl a bad rep.

Hampton Hawes - All Night Session! Vol. 1

Thank you for this. Now what to buy....

What the heck kind of trumpet is Freddie playing here? It's longer than a normal one but it's not some kind of flattened flugelhorn. The bell is too small for a flugelhorn. The mouthpiece tube is longer and the tube near the bell is a lot longer. I don't think I've ever seen a trumpet like this before.

Poking through the used bins at a store not normally known for Jazz records, much less Blue Note Jazz records, I tripped over a "VAN GELDER" stamped Liberty pressing of Wayne Shorter's "Schizophrenia" for $12. Nice.

Just finished: Miles - Cookin' On now: Kenny Burrell - Bluesy Burrell Inspired by this thread, I picked up a copy of this today.

You mean this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emn4t1syDQ0

I really like "Animals", but I've always liked "The Wall" and "Wish You Were Here" a bit more. I will say this, back in the day, there was no better LP to spin when stoned than "Animals". I remember a friend of mine who didn't hear the buried phony prayer in "Sheep" until it was pointed out to him. I thought everyone heard it.

Dexter Gordon's "Clubhouse". One of my favorite LT rainbows, second to Mobley's "Slice of the Top" and maybe 3rd to Smith's "Cool Blues".

Arnett Cobb - Keep On Pushin'

If they're really beat up and you don't want them, them yeah, into the dumpster.

Cannonball Adderley - And The Poll Winners (original Riverside pressing)