jazzbo

There is in circulation among collectors about two and a half hours of quartet recordings from Denmark, 1968 with Kenny Drew and Tootie Heath in the quartet. There's also a German broadcast tape going around of about thirty mintutes duration of a quintet with Johnny Griffin. I think that's all I know of.

I've no real complaints about Phil, especially compared to some here. I was thinking more along the lines of the likely custodian of these tapes, Michael Cuscuna.

My own enthusiasm is a bit dampened by the fact that I sincerely believe we'll have to wait quite some time for this material to become cds ready to distribute. And I have a nagging bit of fear that if this lands in the hands of a particular reissue producer he'd deem about one third or more "unfit for release" and I'd be one frustrated dude. So. . . I'm holding back my excitement. The music itself is not earthshatteringly different--it's going to be great to hear and study, but it's in some sense "more of the same" for the most part. . . . I'm most excited I think aobut the ALS material.

So many great tenors passed through that band. (Let's not forget Gonsalves!) Still. . .for me . . . it's Pres.

Krupa - James (Krupa sides)

I'm all for more Impulse RVG work, as well as more Monk and live and disc-recorded remastering. And I'm welcoming his take on the Prestige etc. titles.

I'm pretty much in agreement with Robert re: the sound. Also worth noting is that the Blue Note RVGs of the last few years do not sound the same as the early JRVGs and US RVGs.

"Ornettethology." DUH!

Not to mention that new Convention Center Chuck wants to develop in his hometown. . . .

I might buy a more expanded version, that is rumored to be available near Xmas.

Me, I love Rouse.

This is the main thread. . . . I know of quite a bit of off board emailing about this stuff, but yeah, it's sort of "numbingly" amazing.

I don't really feel that way. . . I think you can make an ipod sound pretty good, but you can get a lot more tube for 525!

Very pretty covers!

Well, as I have almost all I need of all those listed, I now use yourmusic.com to get new releases cheaply, and for classical and blues and soul titles of which there are many listed that I don't have and might want. . . .

Don't panic yet! Give them a day! (By the way, there is a package on the way to you CONFIRMED from this location). The Miles with Booker is about 20 minutes of Miles sittin' in. . . not essential, and this is the only place I've ever seen it.

Yes, but some good music has been out on them that I've not seen elsewhere (like the Miles with Berryl Booker. . . )

I have never seen a Yadeon cd with a booklet! Only a back case panel!

I've got the 1999 version, I'm happy with it, and I'm holding fast. -_-

Still an amazing and exciting cache!

Those four Devil's Music will have you entranced for quite a while!

I wish I could have stayed home. . . . Have a long day ahead of me (at least I have a great Indian food buffet lunch planned with a friend). I'm so busy that I haven't even really been able to appreciate much music at work this week, I have time I'm going to lose but can't take off, which is annoying me, and I need LEE!

I guess "all over" is a totally different concept in different "areas"--I haven't seen copies of either of those for YEARS.

Man, all this is making me want to leave the office, go home, pour a cool glass of something, and listen to Lee!

Hmmm.. .. .. not sure that the Uptown is covered in the Definitives, I'd have to look, and I'm far away right now. The Condon Mob set is available in cd, it's the earlier Condon (Columbia and Condon led only) Mosaic that is only available on lp right now. But the Wiley sides on the Condon Mob also appear in the Definitives in inferior sound. (They are also available on a Collectors Choice cd that collects the two EPs, though that is not likely to sound as good as the Mosaic, but I have not heard it).