jazzbo

The ESP IS great.

I have the vinylzed "Domination." I dig it. I dig all the Balls of that vintage.

Me too. Couldn't pass these by!

I'm a fan. I love the Impulses and the RCAs. I like how he fused South American sounds with adventurous jazz textures.

Thanks for the information!

No I think that's about his wife. . .it's based on the changes of "Tiger Rag."

Couldn't they have come up with a better cover?

Won't be long now. . . .

He's quite reknowned among family and friends.

Hope you got the one you wanted!

That would be Columbia. (Legacy)

Me, I love the unedited tracks. Different strokes for different folks I guess!

KACHING! I'm ready to hear these! Thanks for the post.

No shit Mark!

Well, I don't know who's fault THAT is. . . they're using the original covers on the series which is what I would/do want them to do. . . . What's kept me straight I guess is that I have been buying them as they come out, and on the top back left each says "The ***th in the series of reissues of the Crown LPs. . ." of some such phrase. They have released eight so far, and there is one more to come. An excellent series covering an incredible period in B. B.'s recording career. Also. . . I have some of the lps too. . .they sound like warmed over crap compared to these cds!

Yeah, that's how I hear it too.

I would really rather see these done differently though, along the lines of the EXCELLENT Crown lp reissue series that Ace is doing of the B.B. King Crown and Kent and RPM material. That way you'd have original lp covers, etc.

Guy, an awful lot of the material IS out on cd, if you don't have it though, it's worth considering this box set as the compacting of sides will mean LESS cds overall to buy, some of which are really only available as imports. . . . An amazing body of work!

Me too. I mean. . . should we be looking for Hank Mobleyian psychodrama?

Welcome! Nice avatar too. . . .!

Many many more happy ones!

That's not even an accurate statement for Big Sid let alone Don!

I hope they reissue more of that Danish saxophonist Ben Webster's work . . . .

That's exactly my situation! Now that we have an iMac, an iBook and Airport, we're not fussing.

Sounds like a good one! Nice that it has reappeared.