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I like the RCA Burtons, don't know the ECMs. Swallow's ebass work doesn't bother me. At all. I think Burton's playing is wonderful on these as well. I guess it's just different strokes for different folks.

Definitely get the "Never No Lament," and wait for the eventual release of the earlier material in a set. I differ from 'the conventional wisdom' somewhat in that I prefer to hear the twenties and early thirties Duke to the Blanton-Webster era and early forties in general Duke. I love the latter, but the former just seems monumentally important AND eternally enjoyable to me.

Too bad! 33 minutes in this movie really started to KICK ASS~!

JohnJ, Jessica is "fine" in this in several different ways. Sue Storm, come on down!

On their site they mention the extra cd is no longer available. Whew! I was going to have buyers remorse (buying it elsewhere) if it were!

Hmmmm. . . . I sure wish I could.

Possibly right on the money too, depending on personal tastes!

After reading about this in the GD thread at AAJ, I decided to order this set this morning. I'm sure it's pretty darned good!

I DON'T know. I would have wanted that FIRST, but we got the "third period," we got the "Live and Rare" (including some material not in the box set, mostly "talkin' Duke") and then we got the real money-maker (I would think) the Blanton-Webster material. Perhaps they feel there is little commercial potential in this material based on past sales, etc.?

Totally agree about the amazing sound quality. The original RCA Bluebird cds were too "scrubbed." Not bad, but when I discovered the great sound on the Chronogical Classics versions of this material, I dropped the Bluebirds. But this Centennial remastering is truly superb for the first decade!

Desert Island stuff for me too, always something new and fresh to hear! I think Ray that you will eventually be able to get all the material in this set separately . . . may take another decade . . . but they'll bring it out. I would have thought that the earliest material would come out by now. . . . But it will. In this set the sound on this material is phenomenal!

Many many more happy ones!

Personally I think she's among the most beautiful actresses in the business these days and I'm glad they filmed many angles and aspects of her! (And that voice!)

Yeah, just illegal when run through the Macero "doubler" device!" DAMN!

Honestly, I have NOT been able to detect a pattern.

I think you did fine. I bought mine when it first came out, and the best price I found was . .. 300 bucks. So enjoy the incredible music within!

I had taped the CSI finale, and finally got to watch it last night. Gorshin had a rather small bit, about two minutes total on the screen, where he was sitting around with one other celeb and the casino-owner father of "Catherine" (Marge Helgenberger). He did a few impressions and spoke a half dozen lines. They dedicated the show to him. It was an interesting episode in other ways. . . . Tarantino-esque and decidedly a little outside the norm for CSI.

Randy Weston, for sure, all good recommendations here. Also The Brotherhood of Breath, Hugh Masakela . . . .

Nope. 40's glamor dolls do nothing for me. Berigan is the one who gets all excited over those. I just don't dig the sound of those Venuses as much as I dig the sound of other labels. And I haven't been wowed by too many of the performances. You might like the Johnny Smith however.

I'm not easily broken. I could probably hear that a number of times and not shift my opinion. I'm resolute.

Well to be honest, the Venuses don't seem that great sounding to ME. Part of the snooziness is the rather placid sound. And the Smith Roosts probably won't sound thin; the Addey remastered Mosaic sounds EXCELENT, and I imagine the cd will be from these remasterings. But that's just me, to each their own and then some (no wait, it's Democrats that believe in individualism,* I keep forgetting!) B-) *According to Dean on Meet the Press yesterday.

Yes, that would be the miles-tree.org Lost Quintet compilation. Some amazing stuff in that batch!

No, but there are plenty of Venuses I find snoozey. I don't pursue them any longer; not worth the money to me outside of the Wilens and Shepps I have already.

If you like those snoozy Venuses you should like those Smiths. -_-

My Cannonball collection is embarrassingly small (only 6 or 7 cds with him as a leader, I think) so I have some serious work ahead of me over the next few years. Guy ← Well, it shouldn't be "serious work." Cannon's music always had an element of fun and excitement within and it will turn out to be FUN to get caught up!