Kevin Bresnahan

Read the write-ups on Wilen's "Auto Jazz". A very unique recording. Some have wondered where the "Jazz" part of the title comes in.

They probably have sex with their eyes closed too.

All PCs list files in alphanumeric order. If you want to burn them to the CD-R so that they play back in the right order, make the file names track number - track name i.e. 01 - Free For All. To better differentiate, make a separate folder for each album. All players I've encountered to date can handle folders. Myself, I use Artist>Album>T# - T_name. For example, I have a folder named "Art Blakey". In that folder is another folder named "Free For All". In that folder, there are 4 files. 01 - Free For All, 02 - Hammer head, 03 - The Core & 04 - Pensativa. There could also be another folder under Art Blakey called "Buhaina's Delight". You get the idea.

The Super Jewel Box has been used to house most retail SACDs for many years. It is far more robust than the standard jewel case but replacements are far more expensive. Quite frankly, I'd be more worried about the "Basic" packaging mentioned in the article. As the article states: "Basic – for older albums, offered in a new, streamlined slide-pack CD case, designed for "just the music" with minimum packaging – comparable to paperback books". To me, this sounds like every Jazz release will be "basic". Jazz rarely sells enough to justify "deluxe".

Close... Gambit - part of the same Disconforme family of labels though. I refuse to support these labels. Not that Blakey's family would see any money from a legit release, just because these labels are scum.

Hmmm... I will have to think about this one. I have the single CD comp from the early 90's, but that's missing 4 tunes. Is it worth the upgrade?

And they couldn't prevent Jack from being happy.... la la la la la la. Happy Birthday Jack.

That depends on the mp3 encryption rate used. I personally use CDEX with "VBR new" and "quality 3" which supposedly equals out to approx. 192 kbps. At this rate, it takes about 1.2 MB per minute of music. A blank CD-R can hold 700 MB, or approximately 583 minutes of mp3 music at this rate. FWIW, if you use the "default" 128 MB mp3, that uses about 1 MB per minute and the CD-R would hold about 700 minutes of mp3 music.

Be aware that if you use WMP to convert mp3s to wav during the burn, it futzes with the levels, performing equalization by default. The results are rarely pretty. FWIW, I think you're better off burning them as mp3s, as others have said.

I think that two thousand dollar machine is probably the result of several oven experiments. I thought someone here tried it. Was it Lon? Deep? Someone I know has definitely tried it.

Click Repair works on .wav files. If the INport gives you .wav files, you're all set. It is a great program. Try it out before you buy it. You'll be amazed by the results. You can set how aggressively to remove the clicks. I set my level to 20. Any higher seems to get a bit of drum sound. But at 20, it just gets the clicks. It's quite impressive.

Got two grand? I have heard of some people having success with two panes of tempered glass and an oven at very low temp (150-200) with a long cool down but others who say that just warps them more and distorts the groove. It's worth a shot if they're un-playable.

I bought my copy at local CD shop called Newbury Comics. They had this CD at nearly every store for a while. I haven't looked for it since but I can try looking the next time I'm in there.

I have this Italian-pressed CD, thanks to board member jazzshrink, who strongly recommended it, and I like it a lot. If you can still get it, do so. Who knows when, if ever, the guys at Concord will get around to it.

I can't find any details on this date. Who's on it? Any reviews? Ronnie has made some great music so I should expect it to be good but he also made a couple that weren't my cup 'o tea.

The heck with that James Carter ... Sonny Stitt's "POW!" is extremely hard to find and a very nice date. I often wish Roulette would reissue this. Bennie Green blows some mean 'bone and the seldom-recorded Kirk Lightsley is pretty good too.

Unfortunately, this TOCJ CD is missing 4 very good bonus tracks that are on the US version. I'll have to give this another listen. I never thought the sound was that bad... but even if it was, I dig those extra tracks, particularly "Swingin'". I can't get enough Tina Brooks. BTW, CJ, congrats on the great find. These old TOCJ CDs are going to start getting harder to find as the years go on.

Alright, I'll take that "Happy Frame Of Mind" too! You talked me into it. Kevin

On these titles, when you say "TOCJ w/obi", do you mean the old TOCJ CDs from about 10 years ago or the recent 24 bit remasters? "Headin' South" would be TOCJ-4062. If these are the old TOCJs, I'll take them. Kevin

This isn't a cancellation, it's a renewal... No it isn't, cancel my account. Yes it is. is. is. is. tra la la... I can't hear you. You vacuous, toffee-nosed malodorous pervert. Cancel my account!! Renewal. renewwwwwal. Oh sorry, I've dialed the wrong number. This must be abuse.

I used to think I'd get away with that, but then my little girls became teenagers and life becomes hell if you try to put the reins on too tight. They actually rebel more if you try to rein them in. Yes... do everything in your power to protect them. Monitor their use whenever possible. However, you are much better off if you educate them! They have to know that these sickos are out there or else the minute they are out from under your protective shield, they're easy prey. BTW, any parent who thinks they can stop their child 100% of the time from doing something they really want to do is deluding themselves. If your kid really, really wants to do something dumb, they will. The only thing you can do is influence them so that they never decide to do that dumb thing in the first place. Just last night my 14 year old daughter was watching the news with me when a story came on about a pedophile who lives near a baseball field. The story concluded by saying that the guy's window shades were supposed to be closed when there were kids on the field. My daughter asked me what good closing the shades would do. I told her because the guy was a sicko who wanted to do nasty things to little kids so they didn'ty want him watching them. She just nodded. Kids today know more than you want to believe.

I was told by Michael Cuscuna that they had stopped adding copy protection to EU releases. When I told him that amazon.de is saying that these latest Conns do have CC, he was very surprised. I think that the amazon listing may be in error.

This GG live stuff is coming out due to Bob Belden's insistence that it be heard. There are no original tapes to be found so this CD will be made using the mono mixed tapes with Malcolm Addey and Belden doing their magic on them. No idea about the music or the tunes. There are a couple of other CDs coming out on the July 18th date, but they're mostly Capitol dates... I think he said there were a couple of Nancy Wilson CDs in there.

Does the grimace on the back cover mean that side two is bad or just that Hank was constipated?

I have that TOCJ-5885 CD and I would be shocked to hear anything beating this CD for sound quality. It's one of the best-sounding Jazz CDs I own... it makes an excellent speaker demo CD. Smooth, full bass, nice mids and crisp highs. Plus the tunes are great.