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Hans. . . I think overall the remastering is very good on this set. And I'm not sure that one ought to shelve down that Stitt sound. . . . I do know that in a nearfield listening setup with your ear less than six feet from a tweeter. . . on some of the sessions one word: OUCH!

Youngsters! Well, understandably you're still celebrating birthdays, so HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

I guarantee: there will be cover art! You heard it here first!

I think that piercing quality is in Stitt's playing. . . . I feel it and hear it too. It's at the core of his personal sound. . . . I've never heard it live but I bet it would be there strong. I just think that the remastering sometimes can also make the unpleasant piercing be prominent and hard to handle on bright systems. The sound of some of the discs on the Mosaic does mean I grab for them less than I might otherwise. . . .

Hope it's a wonderful one Guy!

Sorry you don't get it. No one is going to be able to explain it to you. You either like them or you don't. I don't enjoy everything you do, and I don't need to.

Shorter's "Allegria" shipped, so next up on my queue is Ornette's Skies of America.

Okay, last disc I am spinning tonight is "Stronger than Pride." Talk to y'all tomorrow.

I'm sure mrjazzman will order a cool dozen or two.

I'm pretty sure this is Django, from that tour. I haven't located my copy of the cd, but that is what is sticking in my head as a memory. . . . Maybe someone whose collection is not in perpetual chaos can give a more definitive response. If it sounds like Django. . . well it likely IS.

I think she qualifies. . . .Just my opinion. I don't own any of her stuff, but there's worse out there, and she's easy on the eyes and ears.