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Bowfinger, yes, quite an insightful little Scientologist parody. I lived with Scientologists in a large house that was rented out room by room for a few years. I know more than I want to about Scientology. I've seen it mess with some friends. I've even had some stuff, like a Wurlitzer electric piano and a few instrument amps, ripped off by Scientologists that spend so much time at the "org" that they could not afford to live honestly, there's not enough hours in the day to earn an income. And when you get right down to it, it's as mentioned above a paramilitary outfit that protects a select few, and their "religion" is gnostic stuff as old as the hills dressed up in pseudo-science fiction trappings. Just don't let them take over China as I think they want to!

I want to buy some Elis Regina cds. . . I'll probably pluck a few from Dusty Groove I've got the upcoming Sammy Davis Jr./Carmen McRae "Porgy and Bess" on preorder. . . for the McRae, not the Davis

Welcome naos! Pleast post plenty!

I think Marty has answered this excellently! (No surprise there!)

I guess I would say it's Sid on 51st St Theme. I'm hesitant because most of the bass drum work there sounded like Max, especially initially, but the hihat and rides sound like Sid and so do the bulk of the snare snaps. . . .

I'm a fan of Lovano's, I don't connect with all his work, but I love his willingness to tackle odd or tough projects, and I actually like most his most surface-seemingly "retro" projects such as the Dameron composititons and the quartet with Hank Jones (I think he and Jones are a fantastic pairing). I've met Joe here in Austin, totally informally and out of the blue, and I want to say that I have never ever met anyone with any sort of vestige of "fame" who was more open, friendly, and just plain warm. I'll never forget how nice and easy it was to just stand and talk to him for a few minutes! Perhaps the most exciting playing I've heard from him was a large ensemble project that Danny D'Imperio did that featured him. My favorite all around is "All for You."

Yes, iTunes is very compatible; been burning cdrs and playing them everywhere.

I got this last night, listened to it several times at work and then listened to it on my main system straight through. . . . Well worth the long wait. I was thrilled to hear the great Sid Catlett performance; Sid is among THE men for me on drums, and this was a well recorded example of why! Ted Kendall did a wonderful job overall. Bird and Diz were both really "ON." Kudoes to EVERYONE INVOLVED. May it win grammys!

Start here http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/series.aspx...ob=bf&src=vault or it may be safer/cheaper to start here http://www.vervemusicgroup.com/product.asp...c=srs&pid=11209 You'll have to download iTunes I believe, unless you have it. . . . That's something I've never done because my iMac and my iBook both come equipted with iTunes.

A driver tube like that has two sections/halves, so it can serve as a stereo device, one channel using one part, the other the other part.

That's the one. It's wonderful.

Yes, that McRae Monk (and the McRae tribute to Sassy!) are excellent reissues.

Well. . . I don't know too much. Let me share what I have been able to learn in comparisons with just a few items. I personally feel the top most pictured, the most recent of US releases, is likely the best sounding and most complete. This has been true when I have been able to make comparisons, such as between the US and French releases of the RCA Mingus title and two titles by Gato Barbieri. The Mingus US release had more material, more liner notes, and "better" sound than the French release. Contentwise the Barbieri material was the same, but the US version had two titles on one, and was "better" sounding. "Better" sounding is subjective. . . . Some may prefer the one to the other. I felt that the US versions were perhaps a bit more "full" sounding and less bright.

Just won Jacky Terrasson's "A Paris" (only one of his BNs I don't have I think) from ebay for a total cost of 5.35 . . . not bad!

My wife, who is home sick (I'm sort of in the dog house because I was sick the week before last and early last week and somehow I'm being blamed for making her sick!) called to say my Freddie Slack arrived! Wish I could go home early. . . in fact. . . I have to stay late!

I really doubt that this thing sounds like a tube radio of old! It just has a tube for an input I would bet, has a solid state output stage. Nice. . . but for a man who doesn't even have a car, and who spent the last decade with a car without any music within, not a big deal! (But I am a tube man!)

What, you never heard an old tube car radio?

Pete, I've never seen the Nero Wolfe tv show. I've heard a few radio shows thanks to Todd. I have read every book . . . at least once.

A biography of Saladin.

I've been downloading some 1975 material from archive.org. . . . I really enjoy these studio rehearsal discs from Ace's studio and Club Front! Amazing opportunity to hear the band working on material. . . . The few live appearances that year are also interesting so far, and I'll download these. Pretty amazing how little there is from 1975 and what hight quality it its!

Man oh man, I bet that is the perfect way to listen to Slim Gaillard!

Alias, season one

Yes. . . where's TinTin? -_-

Ed Motta has a new one out, "Aystelum". . . I really dig it.

Just got a shipping notice on my Freddie Slack!