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SICP 10070(Hybrid) Hino-Kikuchi Quintet/Counter Current* 3045
SICP 10071(Hybrid) Hancock,Herbie(p)/V.S.O.P.(2 CD)* 3990
SICP 10073(Hybrid) Hancock,Herbie(p)/Head Hunters* 2730
SICP 10074(Hybrid) Hancock,Herbie(p)/Future Shock* 2730
SICP 10075(Hybrid) Hancock,Herbie(p)/Flood* 2730
SICP 10076(Hybrid) Hancock,Herbie(p)/Tempest in the Colosseum* 2730
SICP 10077(Hybrid) Hancock,Herbie(p)/Live Under the Sky(2 CD)* 3990
SICP 10079(Hybrid) Hancock,Herbie(p)/Five Stars* 2730
SICP 10080(Hybrid) Hancock,Herbie(p)/Live in the USA* 2730
Are my eyes deceiving me?? "Hybrid"? No way! SACD hybrids? I'm there. How many can I afford... hmmm.
Kevin
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I was checking out the new releases over at ejazzlines.com, and I saw this one with Cybill Shepherd and Stan Getz. Weird. Knowing that Cybill is one of Aric's favs...
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Tongue in cheek? He heard it and really hated it? Who knows.
Anyway, Michael's reply was, "The tapes for that session have yet to turn up".
Alright, who stole them!
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Call made - message left - don't expect an answer that will make anyone happy. With that song list?
Kevin
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Homer looks like he's trying for a "ringer".
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As I understand it, "Charles Shaw" actually is wine that comes from a variety of wineries, for reasons I'm still not clear on. Since there's no one consistent "Charles Shaw chardonnay," it's possible that the testers got a particularly good bottle. Maybe even TJ's can distinguish which are the best suppliers and entered one of the ones they knew would have a fighting chance.
Two Buck Chuck is a product of the Bronco Wineries. This corporate mega-wine maker sources grapes from wherever they are cheapest but they almost always blend whatever they get. It's true that the wine varies from year to year and maybe TBC is in one of their good years.
Bronco sells their wines by the bottle, box and jug under a lot of different names. The best known one is probably Fetzer. If you do the math on a 3 Liter box of Fetzer Chardonnay, it comes out to about $2.50 for 750 ml. Trader Joe's just got the Bronco Winery to give them the same price as Fetzer got for their boxed wine but they got it in 750 ml bottles. Same wine. If you really like TBC, just but a box of Fetzer. It'll keep longer.
BTW, this stuff isn't horrid, but it isn't very complex either. Many wine drinkers want that complexity. Wine tasters at The California State Fair probably wanted something to wash the taste of the fried dough out of their mouth.
I have not been impressed with TBC's Cabernet Sauvignon. The Chard is OK, as is the Merlot, but not the Cab.
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Denon has three 5-disc CD changers, the DCM-27 ($249), DCM-290 ($249) and DCM-390 ($349). The DCM-390 adds an HDCD decoder, which is a nice feature. Denon's reputation is still pretty good.
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A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was with Marilyn Monroe.
What, has political correctness affected even old dirty jokes? The lines are:
A week before Lincoln was shot, he was in Monroe, Maryland
A week before Kennedy was shot, he was *in* Marilyn Monroe.
Badda-boom!!
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I know someone who works in a Rotel customer service office, and she says they get a lot of the Rotel 5 disc changers returned as defective. This is completely opposite of Rotel's amps & receivers. They rarely get those back.
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Anybody know just how "definite" these releases are? With all the tightening up at EMI and the occasional indecisiveness on BN's part when it comes to the latest batch of RVG titles, can I safely unload my current copies, especially the Conns? I do typically like to sell stuff as far in advance of a RVG release as possible, to get the most money out of 'em.
Lately, Michael has been giving me PCN numbers for upcoming releases. Somehow, I think this makes them more "official".
This is what he sent me:
August 21, 2007
Paul Chambers – Bass On Top
ICPN: 0094639318223
DICPN: 0094639318353
Walter Davis, Jr. – Davis Cup
ICPN: 0094639276622
DICPN: 0094639276554
Duke Jordan – Flight To Jordan
ICPN: 0094639275922
DICPN: 0094639275854
Lee Morgan – Vol. 2
ICPN: 0094639277926
DICPN: 0094639277858
Lee Morgan – Vol. 3
ICPN: 0094639274628
DICPN: 0094639274550
Ike Quebec – Bossa Nova Soul Samba
ICPN: 0094639278329
DICPN: 0094639278251
September 11, 2007
Lou Donaldson – Gravy Train
ICPN: 0094639277322
DICPN: 0094639277254
Kenny Dorham – Afro Cuban
ICPN: 0094639274420
DICPN: 0094639274352
Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off
ICPN: 0094639275724
DICPN: 0094639275656
The Magnificent Thad Jones
ICPN: 0094639276820
DICPN: 0094639276752
Lee Morgan / Delightfulee
ICPN: 0094639277025
DICPN: 0094639276950
Baby Face Willette – Face To Face
ICPN: 0094639318025
DICPN: 0094639318155
Sept. 25, 2008
Grant Green – The Latin Bit
ICPN: 0094639317424
DICPN: 0094639317554
Lee Morgan – Candy
ICPN: 0094639317622
DICPN: 0094639317752
Lee Morgan – Indeed
ICPN: 0094639278121
DICPN: 0094639278053
Jimmy Smith – Midnight Special
ICPN: 0094639277520
DICPN: 0094639277452
Jimmy Smith – Back At The Chicken Shack
ICPN: 0094639277728
DICPN: 0094639277650
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Happy birthday Jack!
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As for the longevity of the RVG series, short of new corporate owners shuttering the operation, I don't see it ending. The whole purpose of the label is to sell the back catalog and hope to have some pop hits from the current roster. Why stop? Unless Kevin has heard Michael saying something that isn't fit for public notice yet ....
The only thing Michael tells me is what the whole world knows: CD sales are plummeting. Experts have predicted that when 2007 comes to a close, CD sales will have dropped 15-20% from (the already low numbers of) last year. 2008 is supposed to see another 20-25% drop. Since Jazz CD sales are normally low, I can't imagine the bean counters will allow Blue Note to spend a penny for future RVG CDs. RVG downloads maybe, but not CDs. If they don't sell, the beancounters don't let you issue them.
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A few posts?? A few hours of posts?? Pffffffttt, that's nothing! You should have seen some of the stuff, lost forever, that a lot of us posted onto the Blue Note bulletin board.
Then there's also all the stuff that vanished into the ether when www.jazzcentralstation.com closed. Or even all of the stuff that was on the original Speakeasy at Jazz Corner (more than just what's in their "Archives").
Organissimo's been very good at retaining a history. This board is one of the better ones.
Kevin
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Sept. 25, 2008
PLEASE tell me that's a typo!
Ha! Good catch. Sorry for the fright. I have to wonder if the RVG series will even be around by Sept. 2008.
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Michael Cuscuna sent me the list of the latest RVGs, scheduled for August & September. I don't know if anyone's even buying these things any more, but just in case anyone cares...
August 21, 2007
Paul Chambers – Bass On Top
Walter Davis, Jr. – Davis Cup
Duke Jordan – Flight To Jordan
Lee Morgan – Vol. 2
Lee Morgan – Vol. 3
Ike Quebec – Bossa Nova/Soul Samba
September 11, 2007
Lou Donaldson – Gravy Train
Kenny Dorham – Afro Cuban
Herbie Hancock – Takin’ Off
Thad Jones - The Magnificent Thad Jones
Lee Morgan - Delightfulee
Baby Face Willette – Face To Face
Sept. 25, 2007
Grant Green – The Latin Bit
Lee Morgan – Candy
Lee Morgan – Indeed
Jimmy Smith – Midnight Special
Jimmy Smith – Back At The Chicken Shack
Some good-sounding CDs in here. "Midnight Special" and "Back at the Chicken Shack" sound particularly good on the Japanese versions.
Later,
Kevin
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Let's see if this works. So far, I have been unable to post.
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Side note on PC CD drives: I bought a Plextor back when I put together my office machine in 2001. The damn thing is still rockin' hard. Yeah, it's kind of slow as far as burners are concerned today (only 12X) but man, it just keeps going. I've gone through several Lite-Ons and Sonys on other machines in the time I've had that Plextor.
Unfortunately, Plextor has decided to exit the CD/DVD burner market.
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I'm surprised that a major label is licensing their stuff to Dusty Groove. A 20 second peek at their website would show that Dusty Groove sells every bootleg that the Andorran pirates put out. For this illegal activity, they get rewarded with licenses?
It all spends.
Looks like an interesting first batch. We'll see what transpires.
MG
Yeah, but what will happen when Lonehill puts out one of these Dusty Groove titles? Will they sell it side by side with their own version?
It just doesn't make sense for Verve to turn a blind eye to Dusty Groove's business practices now that they're working with them as a reissue label. At a minimum, they should have put it in their license that they can no longer sell bootleg material. Right now, Dusty Groove is selling several Lonehill/Gambit/Bootlegs 'R Us titles that are straight rip-offs of Universal product. It's a no-brainer to insist that they stop this per contract.
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I'm surprised that a major label is licensing their stuff to Dusty Groove. A 20 second peek at their website would show that Dusty Groove sells every bootleg that the Andorran pirates put out. For this illegal activity, they get rewarded with licenses?
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No takers at $65? Lowering the price to $50 plus shipping. Isn't anyone looking for a decent player for their car? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller?
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If Tedy Bruschi can return to playing football, you should be able to join us at the keyboard!
:)Good luck on your recovery.
Kevin
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Last summer, I bought my Dad this JVC CD changer at Best Buy so that he could listen to his Country & Western mp3 CD-Rs while driving his Kawasaki Voyager XII touring bike. It cost me $249. I helped him install it last June and I think he used it for maybe 1 hour before he had the fatal heart attack in July.
I inherited the bike and tried using this CD deck, but Jazz doesn't seem to rise about the road noise. Pretty much useless for my listening choice.
I yanked it out while getting the bike ready for the road a few weeks ago. It was still working perfectly when I took it out.Description:
12 disc changer
Connects to your current factory FM radio using the existing RF antenna
Plays CDs, CD-Rs, CD-RWs and mp3 CD-Rs
Both wired and wireless remote controls - Wired remote displays track info for mp3 tracks
CD text display capability
Shockproof, full-floating mechanism - didn't skip when I was driving it around in the motorcycle
Includes mounting brackets and wiring harness
Measures approximately 13-3/4" x 11-1/4" x 9-7/8"
I'm asking $50 plus actual shipping.
Kevin
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For those wondering what I opened for my birthday meal, it was my last bottle of A. Rafanelli Cabernet Sauvignon. A 1999. Yum. Perfectly aged although it still could've laid down another 5 years. Still a little zip from the tannins.
Thanks again everyone for the well wishes. I still feel old, but at least I'm getting old just as fast as the rest of you.
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I am considering picking up the Japanese RVG CD issues of Jimmy Smith's "A Date With Jimmy Smith Vol. 1" and "A Date With Jimmy Smith Vol. 2". However, I can't remember if my Mosaic box has extra material from these live dates. Could someone check their discography and tell me if there are any bonus tracks?
Just curious: if you already have the Mosaic, and now you're getting the JRVG's of these sessions, why would it matter if there are missing tracks on the JRVG's?
If I can replicate the Mosaic, I'll sell it. I rarely play my Mosaic CDs any more because a majority of my listening is done in the car. These CD sets are far too valuable to bring there.
Actually, I am really trying to switch over to old TOCJ CDs. I really like the sound of those most of all.
Japanese releases 9/2007 - 10/2007
in Re-issues
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These are V.S.O.P. live dates.