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You'll regard it as the classic it really is before too long!

And I'm a big fan of your diplomatic demeanor and your admiration for Michael Cuscuna.

I'm listening to Festival Session right now and you'll enjoy this one, no doubt!

Uh oh. . . now you're in for it. . . Ellington Jones really hurt bad and you'll do ANYTHING for a fix!

I know that Ghost of Miles received a wrong cd and mailed it back. . . hopefully he'll chime in on how the experience was/is coming along. This is a great great cd!

What's so odd about the disc "labels"--Columbias been doing this for years. . . .

Sort of like Jazz Party, yeah, in a way, without Guest Stars. . . . It's a rocking date in killer sound! Jimmy Johnson and Sam Woodyard tears up some drums too.

I'm intersted in hearing it too. It might be good. Who knows. In my opinion he's made good ones before. I wish it WEREN'T a quartet though; I'd like to hear more horns.

Hell, he's just waiting for another tumbleweed to come along his line of sight! It's worse than a Hollywood set of a ghost town over yonder!

Yeah, I'm learning to face the bitter truth.

No offense taken. Both of my younger brothers are lawyers, my father is a retired minister and a historian/biographer. About ten years ago my wife was pushing me to make more money and I took a battery of vocational tests to hopefully find a clue, something that the test would show that I would excel at, that would stand out from other occupations. I took the tests and the analyzer/counselor told me "Great news! You've scored highly on almost all factors, from manual dexterity to language skills, with manual dexterity and language skills being the two highest, which is unusual--you could do almost ANYTHING!" I was visibly disappointed and she was puzzled. I have a ton of interests and always knew that I am reasonably equipped with skills to pursue them, and was looking for that ONE, you know, that BEACON that would say "YOU SHOULD DO THIS!" so I asked her: what one or two things do you think I would really be good at. She looked up from the results and said "With your language skills you should consider becoming either a lawyer, or a minister." I was again visibly disappointed, and dropped the whole getting a new career thing altogether, and instead knuckled under at work trying to get a coworker who was tormenting me to stop, and instead got a transfer to Human Resources where my wages increased over a few years by about 40% . . . . So yeah, I probably would make a good politician. BUT so far I've resisted the urge!

Yes, poor quality indeed! No I don't believe that Hat and Beard ever did record together. . . .

Here's how I would paraphrase it, and a statement I could stand behind: "Even if Wynton is not the best, you can still find the beauty in his music, and maybe then you will be able to find the beauty in the music of other jazz artists"

Many more happy ones!

Now that is a pleasant urban view indeed! Best of luck in your relocation and beyond!

No surprises, none at all.

After thirteen years my wife is finally understanding why I love jazz and quality music in general. Now when we go out and hear music that isn't very good and I'm trying to hide my disinterest she'll turn to me and say "This music isn't very good is it?" which boggles my mind. She told me once last month that she left a store that was playing some light rock music because she thought it was awful and she thought "why don't they try playing some jazz?" This is a major breakthrough. For a long time she just hated jazz and was jealous of the time I spent listening to music, and resentful of the money I spent on music in any form: books, recordings, live events. She hated the sound of compact discs, claiming the treble screamed at her; she has mutant-like hearing (she can hear bats under the famous bridge here in town stirring long before anyone else does, about fifteen minutes before they fly out from under the bridge); this is one reason I have been on a long upgrade path with my system because she could hear clearly every incremental improvement in quality and it made music more bearable to her. Half of the time together I have been lucky that we were able to buy a house that allowed each of us to have a room of our own, and I have a dedicated listening room that spares her from hearing an awful lot of music. Now when she does come in my room and sit down and listen she says "Wow, this sounds GREAT" and she really does enjoy some of the music in a way she never ever had before and I never ever would have thought she would. Her becoming tolerant and even enjoying jazz a little bit has been one of the few great things that have happened in my life since G. W. became Governor of Tejas.

Got mine last night and passed along my advance copies to a friend. Man these are great. Now I want A DRUM IS A WOMAN to become a cd!

Many more happy ones Mr. H!

Unless it was a radio broadcast item that I haven't encountered (a possibility for sure) I'd say it's the Roche version.

No haven't heard Strummer's. I heard the Cash as just Johnny and his guitar, very moving (it's a song that moves me.) May not be in the box set in question, but it was a really nice listen.

I have heard Cash singing "Redemption Songs" (the Marley composition which I LOVE) and I think that is on this collection. If it is, it's a strong reason to check it out!

John, Someone had to do it!

That is an interesting point, the chatter is absent on the box. It is present on the Japanese cds. . . .

Duke Ellington, Bobby Hutcherson and Shirley Scott