Kevin Bresnahan

Damn... I might have to pick that one up. It's not like I have a mono US LP laying around to hold me over.

I already have most of the original Blue Note XRCDs, including a few that I already owned as TOCJ CDs, breaking my own rules. I agree that they sound really good.

Mick with his good friend, 19-year old Pat Metheny playing in Gary Burton's band at the Molde Jazz Festival of 1974. Mick solos at 8:45 & 18:58. I was lucky to see Mick many times due to his playing around Boston while working at Berklee. And Roger - thanks for starting this thread. I meant to yesterday but life intervened and I forgot.

The word on the street is that the last 5 Blue Note XRCDs are going to start shipping soon. I can't believe that it took them this long to get them out, but there it is. Now the big question... do I buy any of them? Grant Green - Talkin' About! Herbie Hancock - Takin' Off Stanley Turrentine - That's Where It's At Stanley Turrentine - Look Out! Lou Donaldson - Lou Takes Off

Oh - I thought you were talking about Kevin there. Now that makes more sense. Wait... Don is 70?!?

The show is tonight and there are still quite a few tickets. Now I'm seeing that the price has dropped on those remaining seats to $95. I thought that they were $150/ticket initially but when I went the other day, they were $100. I've never seen a club use variable ticket pricing like this before. Are other clubs doing this now? I've seen clubs offer discounted tickets on the day of the show as well as discounted tickets to Berklee students, but never had one use a sliding scale based on sales. I imagine those that paid $150/ticket aren't thrilled.

In that video above, you said you were the same age? The 72 number was a Google thing. Oh surprise... they were wrong.

I searched the forums for any threads on Mick Goodrick and this is probably the best place to put this... well, I don't know if this right place to put this, or if I should even post it here on the forums at all but here goes... Mick Goodrick is very ill and is in a tough spot financially. He has Parkinson's Disease and it has progressed to the point where his mobility is very limited. He is now requiring constant professional care, medical equipment and medicines that are outside of his existing insurance coverage. He (or someone close to him) has started a Go Fund Me page to raise money to help with these medical bills. I won't post the link in case someone is worried that it might not be real, so if you are interested, go to www.gofundme.com and search for Mick Goodrick.

Lloyd's coming to Portsmouth, NH tomorrow and I'm skipping it. First off, he's bringing his trio and I'm not digging his latest trio work but the clincher is that it's $100/ticket. I don't know how this new club is going to make it if they keep charging prices like this. The show tomorrow night isn't sold out yet and I think the ticket price is the main reason. Even though this club is only ~20 minutes from my house, I've skipped quite a few shows because of their high ticket prices. I guess I'll still be making the trip to Boston for most shows.

The really nice one... was that 1999? Had such great pictures, I had several of them signed.

I've seen Bobby Watson live many times. Too many to count. You should definitely catch him if he comes through your area.

What is the story behind this cover? It's not your typical Impulse! cover. Was it Roy's idea?

I can see a few in there that interest me. Jack Wilson's "Easterly Winds" is one I'd like to hear done right. But as is usual, I will wait until they come out to make sure I don't buy a bad cut. I was surprised the other day when I watched a video interview of Joe Harley and he said that Kevin Gray was the same age as he was. Joe is 72. I thought Gray was much younger than that.

Oooo... a skinny hinge SACD! Don't break that jewel case. They are almost impossible to replace these days.

The one that had 14 x 14 B&W Francis Wolff photos are great to hang on the wall. The later ones, one color & one B&W are smaller (~12 x 12) but can still look good if you can frame it without the hole they put through the top of each picture.

Not a fan of this, I'll pass.

I ordered this based on the recs here. I am a sucker for anything that Higgins plays on. Cedar Walton seals the deal.

How is the sound on the quartet material on Disc 2? I am a lot more interested in that than the big band stuff.

I wish I were that big of a fan of Mayall's music. If I bought this, I doubt that I'd get from start to finish.... ever.

It is done mainly for 5.1 (surround) audio but it is also considered "high resolution" as they can encode the audio uncompressed at 24 bit/192 kHz. If done right, it can sound really good. I've been buying some rock releases that include a BlueRay audio disc, like John Lennon's "Imagine", Pink Floyd's "Animals 2018 Remix" and The Beatles "Abbey Road", and they sound really good, particularly in my surround system. Your mileage may vary.

The one on my bucket list is the Umbria Jazz Festival in Italy. I've wanted to go to that festival for years. I did go to the Marciac Jazz Festival in France many years ago (~1998) and that was not something I'd repeat. Many, many years ago, I booked myself & my wife on a Jazz cruise. Gerry Mulligan, who I never saw, was the headliner. Life interceded so I had to cancel and it turned out to be Gerry's last few shows before he died. I've still yet to go on a Jazz cruise. Maybe someday.

Too much for me, to be honest.

Have people actually received this? Seems too good to be true.

Glad to hear it is able to re-open so quickly. I just hope they didn't cut too many corners to get open so quickly. They mention water damage. Water damage needs to be repaired the same as fire damage or it can cause problems in the future. Wet wood & sheet rock molds and rots. Black mold can cause health problems and rotted wood can fail. If they don't fix the water damage at some point, they might eventually find themselves in bigger trouble later.