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I've discovered I have a mint copy of the Collector's Choice version if anyone would rather have that than an RVG. . . it's on my cd sales list or one can PM me.

That Tapscott lp is great!

That's funny. . . I haven't thought about the Uncle Meat version in ages. I saw the film today. I thought Jackson NAILED it and sold the story so well. The pacing was excellent. The acting had the right elements of camp and seriousness. The visuals were stunning, and some of the action was different (that falling dinosaur fight was something else for instance) than a lot of the other movies of this nature. I enjoyed this more than any one of the LOR movies; I liked those but walked away from the theaters hardly thinking of them again. This one I have a different reaction to. Man, one of the best action movies I've seen in a long time. I'm very impressed. PS: I do think that one of those phrases WOULD be an anachronism (I don't know, even seventy plus years ago "I know the deal" might well roll off American capitalist lips imo). . . but I didn't hear it that way. . . I heard it as "failure is only momentary."

Kirk Felton has done great work for Fantasy the last decade or so in my opinion.

K2 and digitalK2 are JVC mastering/remastering processes involving proprietary converters, etc. . . . JVC in Japan started licensing and releasing cds with K2 remastering and Fantasy began to issue some of these titles themselves in the US. K2 remastering sounds very good to my ears. . . . Often (though not always in my opinion!) better than the regular releases in the OJC catalog.

Mine arrived last night too. . . . May be a bit before I get to it, maybe not. . . .

Yes, I'm most excited about the Chu set as well. . . even though I bet I have the lion's share or even more of the material already!

This (The Swinginest) is on cd from Ace. It swings!

Mike, the boots sound really good. . . mellower and warmer a little bit than the new set which is clear as a bell and crisp in comparison.

All I remember are those endless transcriptions of Trane soli (or is that someone else?0. . .and him feeling that he was ripped off by Weather Report, that he should have gotten lots of glory out of his time with them.

Hmmm. . . and I can honestly say that I like the stuff with Jack and Airto better than with Chancler and Mtume. To each their own!

kh is telling you true.

That's correct. I confess I've had this music for some time. To me the answer to "how often would I dip into these six discs" can already be made: often enough. And Guy is also correct that I have other recordings of this band (some with Jack, some with Ndugu).

I still don't have the Big Beat. I don't think the Village Vanguard RVG is the cat's meow... I don't think this is one of the great sounding source recordings. I just think myself that it is not worth buying three Japanese cds for a possible, and I do mean possible, sonic benefit. . . . Me, I'm happy enough with the RVG.

I don't know. . . rolling over? Probably too much effort!

I think there must be system differences at play ultimately in what we choose as the best sounding releases. I rarely spend the dollars for EMI Japan products now as I find that the US releases of Addey and RVG remasterings sound better to me on my system. I'm very happy with the RVG of this title; it is so much better than the US version that preceded it. I don't think I've heard Japanese versions and am not losing sleep over that.

Many more happy ones you young fart!

I'm very grateful to Bob Belden for working so hard and tenaciously to get this out!

All those years in Europe. . . . What do you think Dexter would have been like in the final decade and a half or so of his career had he stayed in the States all those years? Do you think a bit of laissez faire that I think is at the heart of his work was amplified by being the celebrated jazz guy in the jazz houses and cafes of Europe. . . ? Would his approach and work have been altered had he been in the US scene all that time instead?

I think it's a douible edged sword in a way. . . the repretoire and the manners of the traditional jazz singer may be getting tired, but there's a sense among some of the market that "this is what jazz vocals are." And yet there are those who do other repretoire like Norah and Madeline and Cassandra.. . and they get lumped into jazz vocal status. ..that sometimes I think they aren't necessarily. Or maybe I've had one too many chocolate squares and I don't know what I'm trying to say. I miss Carmen McRae and Betty Carter. Talk about authority!

Mine arrived today as well. I like the boolket more than I thought I would. I love this music. I love the Jarrett performances here. The Bartz. The Henderson bass and DeJohnettes hihats and that fat-sounding bass drum. These tracks just really unlock some inner spring and unravels it. I definitely don't think this would be the same, and not better, with Hancock at the keys! Jarrett is just really breathing fire into the band.

Rupe, you're in for a fun discovery/adventure. I love the Chicago and NYC periods of Ra; the Evidence reissue series is a great one.

Well, that J J set falls right in there with what you like! I prefer it to the Stitt box myself. . . . More variety. Plus Elvin and Jaspar and Adderley (Nat). But the Stitt is a good set too.