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Re-reading Velikovsky lately I am inclined to think YES DEFINITELY, but then again global catastrophies. . . hardly worth it it will be all ruined anyway, nothing to collect and no one to collect from.

No tatoo here. Like several here, no watch, and I wear my wedding ring, only jewelry I have EVER owned unless you want to call a tie clasp jewelry. . . I'm not opposed to tatoo acquiring, but can't imagine what I would like to have on me that I would want on me as long as I breathe, and I have no real desire to have any ink on me. . . . Plus my wife hates them, so I know what's good for me!

I've got it. I think it's nice. . . but. . . I'm not crazy about it. A bit too slick for my tastes these days!

I THINK this may be the Liberian Suite cover. . . it is at least A Liberian Suite cover. . . .

I'm a huge Patton fan, but I confess. . . I haven't preordered. I have all the material. I'm resisting as hard as I can! Next for me will be the Jack Johnson set.

Congrats! I KNOW you will do a great job!

In general the music is very well recorded for the time and circumstances, and the remastering is pretty darned fine. I have an awful lot of these. . . almost all the first 75 and some of the subsequent ones. I'm BROKE! I am quite happy to have discovered a lot of great music from French and other European musicians. AND the Americans in Europe aspect as well. I've had some of these titles before, but the sound is better here. Great series! Highlights for me recently are the Hodier, Clarke and Pfeiffer sessions.

I didn't get a chance to see the entire episode; I'll watch the remaining tape hopefully right away when I get home tonight. My impressions are positive, I basically agree with Jim and Joe.

The Mosaic is an excellent set. It features the working band that produced "Mis'ry and the Blues" and has two fabulous live discs, and two discs that reissue their three studio lps, with additional previously unreleased tracks. If you liked "Mis'ry" the Mosaic is a great set to explore. Expensive. . . but I preordered it and am darned glad I did.

All the recordings in question are from July 15. 1939. I've had all the recordings on this set before this set, but man they sound EXCELLENT here.

www.decware.com has some kits now, and more on the horizon, and these are EXCELLENT products.

Dmitry, I think you'll love all the domestic Vanguard Jazz Showcase cds; the sound and the music are excellent on these. The whole series is great, the only downside being the way they have been slicing and dicing and placing the various lps on the cds.

It runs about 27 minutes or so, three long numbers.

Ubu Rex: you must correct the sad state of your Teagarden holdings. At the very least get the other Verve recording on cd, "Mis'ry and the Blues", just released a few weeks ago. It's a great companion to the Elite, similar in nature (and two more Willard compositions). And if you like that one, keep on exploring. He's one of my favorite artists.

Bertrand, I don't know what is up with the Sin-Drome Records thing, it says it on amazon too, but on the package it is Thelonious Records and Hyena Records. No reason to let this bother you one bit.

I really enjoy this set. The sound is very very good, better than any other release of the mateiral I have heard. The only possible downside to the sound is that it is remixed ---very effectively, making the sound very modern sounding---from the original three track masters, and if you are very used to the lp sound as far as separation of channels etc. it's odd to hear this newly set up, but it doesn't appear that you are, so . . . . I think you would enjoy it. The Chambers material I really like, and the Kelly material is great. . . lots of alternates but that may or may not bother you. . . .

Unless I'm mistaken, Kersey was not on the Holiday sides for Commodore, that was Eddie Heywood or Sonny White. He did appear on JATP sides with her. . . .

Seriously, I think he's working for Hallmark (and Lil Debbie)

Yes, this has been out on Musidisk I believe in France before. Excellent stuff.

I have both the Harry Reser cds on The Old Masters label. I thought everyone did!

It's quite an interesting read. Not the definitive book about this band (or "any of these bands" really) but you're going to get a lot of pleasure out of it.

Hey, I'm married, I scored myself with real honesty, and I don't look like a slob. I don't primp and pluck and shave other than my face though, and I put some spray on my hair to keep it in place because it is rebellious and rude at heart. I've always been a polite and empathetic person and have many women friends and the best mate possible for me. I present a good appearance, but reading Krishnamurti about a decade ago made me realize that worrying about one's appearance with real weight simply contributes to your living to others' expectations, which I wanted to free myself from. I check myself in the morning and when washing my hands in the restroom at work may look again and that does it for me.

Well there's hardly a Ellington-Strayhorn-ian I don't dig very much. . . I think that is the safest thing for me to say. Juan was special with that unique sound and that elegant conception. I truly dig his recording with the Nat Cole Trio (plus). Classic stuff that shows of his special sound and style.

Here, I think he's already on the job under a nom-de-plume. . . .