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You MUST get the Dodo! And the Bean and the Lee Wiley and the other Bird are well worth grabbing.

Wow, if either Bobby or Jack came back, Dubbya would shit a brick!

I've seen the two of these available over and over on websites and in a few stores so I don't thnk they're in danger of being rare quickly; they're among the most easily available of Wilen's recordings. Some blistering bebop on the "Quintet"---quite French in its jazz way, quite nice stuff.

Recording quality is okay, not fantastic but serviceable. Some very nice performances. A Wilen fan will want.

Or it depends how you value the BN output. . . I see it as a progression from his earlier years and not necessarily as the best thing since sliced bread (I'm not the biggest fan of the quintet with Monchur for example, and don't think it is Blue Note at its best---it's just my personal opinion, but it colors how I view the Prestige v. Blue Note issue).

I agree that all Jackie's music is worth reviewing, and I really like the Prestige sides a lot. . . . As sideman as well as leader. A Long Drink of the Blues is a favorite, and I like Strange Blues as well, and. . .well I don't really ahve a favorite.

From the little that I have heard from him he is a fusiony guitar player that has a lot of flash and drive. . . . I wouldn't buy the box set without checking a single lp or a few first!

Because record industries share the thought with the current administration that we're stupid.

That's true, I forgot I have those Mabern lps as well. Mitchell sounds good too!

An awful lot of Fantasy's funky material is out on cd. . . check out their "Legends of Acid Jazz" series for example. Man oh man I'm really enjoying the James Moody "And the Brass Figures" recent reissue!

"Buhaina's Delight" is the one I'm most. . . delighted about!

Hmmmm. . . I thought that "Troy" would be a bad film, but was pleasantly surprised. Here's hoping for you folk!

I have this Verve Master Take set. I really like it! The sound is very good, not scrubbed too cleanly, but with a full sound. The notes are also good, taking the session by session approach and using (I believe) the relevant text from the complete Verve box set for each session. Nice presentation and artwork and photographs as well. A lovingly done set. I sort of differ from Claude in that this may well be a good starter for Bird. The variety of settings shows his genius off to good effect, and the sound is better (from the source) in some ways than the Savoy or Dial or live sessions will be. It may serve as a more accessible entryway, and I agree with John that of any body of work of Bird's the Verve's may be the one to skip the alternates on for a while. If you get this set, you'll learn a lot about Bird, hear a lot of good clear Bird in a variety of ensembles, and if you get the "bug" hard (I suspect you might) you can then move to the Savoy and Dial sides, the various live collections, and revel in his magnificent work.

Details: Sonny Cohn (tp -1,3/7) Charlie Rouse (ts -1,3/7) Duke Jordan (p) Eddie Kahn (B) Art Taylor (d) NYC, January 12, 1962 1. No Problem, #1 Charlie Parker PLP 813 2. No Problem, #2 - 3. No Problem, #3 - 4. Jazz Vendor - 5. Subway Inn - 6. The Feeling of Love, #1 - 7. The Feeling of Love, #2 - * Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Charlie Parker PLP 813)

Worth getting for sure if you like Duke Jordan. A date that was released originally on Charlie Parker Records, and features material that was used in the score of the movie.

No I haven't heard that one Cary!

All is Bliss!

Here's three ---there are so many--- Charles Mingus, "Let My Children Hear Music" Duke Ellington, "Soul Call" Yusef Lateef, "A Flat, G Flat and C"

As far as I can tell, this set has been out of print for a spell. Its sound quality is quite decent for this sort of source recording.

I would have to agree; fantastic music!

Yes, like Jeff my first thought was towards some of those early horn-recorded masterpieces. . . . Damned if I could pick ONE. Can I say the "Early Ellington" Decca/GRP three cd set? Barring that. . . Ellington Indigoes. I want a Mobile Fidelity SACD of THAT!

Hey, it seems to all be here: http://www.jerry.digisle.tv/room.html

Exactly. It was really an ad, with Jerry and Superman (who was an animated character) sort of wandering around NYC on a weekend afternoon like Jerry and George may have done. . . .

Yes, I'm still collecting select Dick's Picks! I figured you would be into this series Jeff. . . . Bruce, they ran it last week during some two hour repeat of Friends repeats. . . ugh. They stuck it in between a few Friends episodes; I taped the whole mess and then fastforwarded to this. I believe that a similar bit is now available at americanexpress.com