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My guess is with "the" Sidewinder. . . . I would guess that the decision was made NOT to make another print run because of time-limit on the licensing, and as a result a quick disipation of remaining stock.

Cool, those work for me. . . thanks!

For all those curious about the contents of the Jazz in Paris box sets: Okay it's not available by directly linking to pages, it doesn't work that way. But here's the main link: http://www.universal-music.de/html/ Go to the link. Punch in "Montmartre," "Saint Germain", "Rive Gauche" "Champs" . . . each of these will lead to a page where you can select the link to the box set. When you get to that page, select the link that says "Detailansicht" and you'll get the complete personnel information!

I think all the Columbia material is worth hearing actually; "Jazz Goes to College" sounds pretty decent for an early cd, and has great playing. Like "Red Hot and Cool" it is closer to the OJC style of quartet playing (to my estimation) than a number of the later Columbia releases. The ones I love the most are "Time Further Out" which sounds great in the US cd, and a "Bossa Nova USA" (my parents had both these lps as I was growing up and I played them a lot) which is out in Japan but not the US on cd. . . .

I have? Yes, I have. A life must have crept up on me!

I don't know, with my system, with acoustic music recorded properly, it seems there is a "right" volume above which anything else doesn't sound quite right. So I don't find many albums of my steady jazz diet that must be heard LOUD. Now electric Miles, that's a whole nother kettle of fish and I find that I like to hear several sides of Big Fun and Get Up with It louder than I usually listen. And Axis Bold as Love. . ..

What? Who's producing this thing? KEEPNEWS?

I have mine on order from cduniverse is why I haven't heard mine; not going to be released for more than another week. I'm patient.

Big Sid is probably the biggest reason I'm eager to hear this one! I love that cat! A monster!

And to my ears too. And as the live material seems easier to get to hear in some ways, I'd dig box after box from Columbia. . . .

As far as the ST set, I hear what Ray does. It's more pleasant to listen to other cd sources of this material, and I do! The later part of the set sounds just fine.

Cool! Thanks! I probably won't rebuy this (I found I had two copies of the Fresh Sounds of these. . . as you know) but that's good news for the future.

What's the deal on this label. Legitimate reissue of the two Everest lps? Or from the Spanish world of piratry?

And what a nice reissue that "Black Coffee" is (though there's no real need to upgrade if you happen to have, as I do also, the twofer UK cd that includes "Sea Shells"--that one sounds great).

Which means. . . it just got slower.

Many more happy ones!

Unless you can afford the Driskill!

Glad I could help! Maybe you could stay at the Days Inn!

. . .without a plentitude of virtue. . . .

Outside the Paramount, ye goode ole theater.

One of my very very very favorite places, the sort of garden courtroom of the restaurant Fonda San Miguel:

I literally looked out my office window and walked past the construction of this building every day as it was being built: The Bob Bullock Texas History Museum

For all my state government experience (21 plus years now) I've worked between five and six blocks from the Capitol building. Part of the new extension:

I didn't say I thought he was BETTER than Jo, but I think he has a dancing sort of style and views the kit in a Jones manner more so than many another. I really do like these Vanguards though---and take this coming from a former drummer!---I do feel they suffer from too much drum soloing and focus on the drums.