Tony Pusey

Well Jazzbo, I have just returned from Helsingborg where I picked up the latest Blue Notes, and I could not let the Garcia box stay in the shop! Deal. I guess theres a whole lotta head shakin gonna go on tonight, but for old times sake...And, yes Bill the drummer is great too, but together with Hart, phew... Alligator!

Ummm, where to start? I loved the Dead,bought their first album in 67 and saw them several times in England during the famed 72 tour and they were magnificent! In my opinion however, that was the begining of the end and the decline took a loooong time. I saw them later at the Ally Pally and they were merely a shadow of what they had once been... But I still buy all the Dicks picks up till 73/74 and even today played Aoxomoxoa . I hated Donnas voice and believe me you do not want to go near their album on Round it is dreadfull. (Do however do what ever you can to pick up the Diga Rhythm Band) Yeah, Bob Wiers Ace is an O.K. record, but for me the best of the offshoots has to be Harts Rolling Thunder. Now ,back on topic, I am really curious about this box set, The first Garcia solo was great and intriguing, the second,frankly, awful, the third, pretty and by the time Cats came out I had shaken my head and walked away...But what about the unreleased stuff? Do I need this box or do I wait till Rhino puts them out as individual releases? I think this is my dilemma of the year.

Thanks Vincent, really fantastic site, a goldmine.

Of all these unreleased Booker sessions I want Book Fever most! Bring it on Michael...

Cavetano, thanks for posting the link and the list. But me and Pa Ubu still want to know are they jewel cases or digis!

Yes, shame about Back to the gig, I would, for purely selfish reasons, i. e I have the Tocj ,do without Easterley Winds if a swap was feasible at this late stage, otherwise a reasonable selection.

Claude, thanks for the link, but it seems to mix both the 2 series indescriminately,erudition and clarification still required!

Jazz Review advertises a new batch of these, including Mingus, the Clown and Oh Yeah, McCann and Harris Swiss Movement, Coltrane Sound and Plays the Blues, Lateef, Detroit and so on. Which type are these- the cheapo digi packs or the Jewel cases? Ubu? Brownie? any body ?

Vincent mentioned that Palo Alto is now put out by Quicksilver, I looked at the site but remain confused, Which releases are Palo Alto? and do they have some kind of wierd generic cover? Or have the real covers just not made it too the site? Otherwise some nice looking stuff there methinks...

Down in the desert- Thin White Rope!

Have you tried anything from the Tzadik composers series? I buy most of then ,normally not knowing what to expect, pleasant surprises about half the time! This weekend I have played, and enjoyed, Lois V Vierk The river under the river and Christian Wolf Burdocks.

I am really confused about this series. Several,like the Lateef, and the Bill Evans were issued recently in digi.packs, also under the Warner Jazz classics series. When I saw this series I was pleased that these cheapo cheapo digis were being superceded, then a couple months back the Jazz Review has an ad for new releases in this Warner Jazz Masters series,inc Ornettes Twins, Bags and Trane again in the digi packaging! What the hell is going on ?Erudition required!

Yep, one of the very best Mosaic sets. Keep calm, breathe slowly, it seems you have got a year to get the money together but as soon as hits the running low catagory.... Though I would not like to be without this for another 365 days!

Couw, I think the best Moondog album I have ever heard is the Columbia album you show on your post. Brilliant I have lived with since the early 70`s.Everything else of his that I have heard pales into insignificance and has not stayed too long in my collection, including the stuff on Prestige. I hace a cd twofer which includes the second Columbia album, Madrigals, rounds and canons, which is a bit of an aquired taste. I second Bevs recomendation for Värttinä and would like too add the magnificent Canadian/Mexican singer Lhasa and her album La Llrona.

Yeah Celine, another one for the Hall of Infamy up there with other big shits like Ezra Pound and little shits like Marc Eemans...just say no! or as Benjamin Peret said "ne mange pas de cèst pain La!"

Up. Still need input on the more obscure (to me!) names, I will add Betty Roach?

Bit earlier than you were looking for I know but another thumbs up for Smack up,

I´m with Mike Weil on this , Shes a fascist and I dont care good she looked.

Dear Late, yes I think I agree with you, I happen to prefer Buds earlier stuff, Of course I like the later stuff I have heard- though I could have heard more!- but I find it slightly more generic, less of an individual voice than the Pacific Jazz days. One paradox for me is that I generally dislike jazz flute but i really like Buds playing, go figure. Since this thread started I have gone back and listened to both of the Mosaic sets and also portions of the Kenton presents and complete Nocturne box and I am glad I did! Just like a good Cabernet , and I too even like the Surf stuff...

Late, !

Brownie, any specific details about this repackaging? individual cds or box set? individual titles? Merci....

O.K. so most of these recomendations are now on order from Hiroshi, thanks. Now, to what Edward said, what about all thse unknown names (to me anyway)? Sally Blair?Morel?Marilyn Moore? and so on....

Well Wesbed, perhaps the reason I like this stuff, because Sweden definately does not have a warm and friendly climate!

Well, I like Shank and I liked this select! And I know this is subjective, but it is, along with the Brookmeyer, one of the most played selects in this domicile. Perhaps because so little of it was known in advance. (though perhaps Wesbed is right about CD2) I am one of those who get very happy when these Pacific Jazz sets see the light of day.

John, I am not going to confine myself, but right now the wife and my bank manager are looking over my shoulder!