jazzbo

There's no doubt in my mind that this is a set that a Miles fan would really love. The sound is excellent for live recordings, mono but excellent. Both Stitt and Trane play very well and I really enjoy all four discs. . . .

And replace that 1971 Miles head with something else!

Actually, I have a big big problem writing about music. I can write about the emotional response it invokes in me (and to a less certain extent a few others.) I can talk about a historical aspect of the music, a fact or three about the musicians or the studio or the chart number or the dedicatee or the inspiration. I can talk about a few notes and chords and some influences and my PERSONAL LIKES. But I really have a hard time writing about music, really a hard time at the core. . . .

Wow, cool photo Ed K Ell. . . you can almost hear the swingin'!

They're all cool. . . beter suited than what we'll get I guess!

Yeah, The Rajah or Caramba! would get my support. (Who am I kidding? I'll buy whichever one is next!)

Count me in! I have the Mosaic, I have the first JSP box, the Blue Note cd, I have I think all the Jazz in Paris cds, I have the RCA two cd "Jazz Heritage", I have some earlier cds I have bought. . .there is a little duplication in my holdings but I don't care. I also have him appearing with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in Chicago and it is one of my favorites! The swing, the ideas, the sound. . .one of the very best players ever.

Thanks for the info Greg. I don't have Planet Waves on cd at all; I have a very best vinyl that wouldn't be any good for transferring.. .. .. .. I really like that one. I have pretty decent viyl of the others that I might want.

Yeah, I just looked up the box set, saw it was in there, and then looked up the individual hybrid. Cool. I hadn't seen it listed earlier before. Thanks.

Hey, maybe Joe was really Kevin Bresnahan!

I wish Planet Waves had been on the list. . .that is the one Dylan cd I really want to have. I'll wait a little longer and see if it is in a near future batch.

Bargain priced GEMS!

Check out this link: http://home.pacifier.com/~ascott/they/tamildaa.htm

I've seen it attributed to Laurie Anderson (as "writing about MUSIC"), which I can believe.

It IS hard to imagine Blue Note AFFORDING Miles in that time frame!

Yeah, up over and out. It is a sobering thing. In fact I have some recordings by favorite artists on a list and just haven't bought them. . . because I don't want yet to come to the end of their discography. It's like reading bios and getting to the final chapters. If I ever write one (my father has written four and has encouraged me to) I'm going to START with the final years, the funeral and the eulogies, and move from there to the life and finish at an important climax. . . . I've read recently about three bios in a row and I swear they have me depressed!

I'll bet they weren't "Caramba! The gigolo is going off in search of a new land!"

Texas Toast are very thick slices of Toast grilled and buttered. Only in Texas!

That looks more Melle-ian than Reidsian to me!

I thought of Nosnol. . . . my full first name reversed. I though of "Willis" as in LESTER Willis. . . . Decided thought that "I've gotta be me". . . jazzbo!

Probably no real reason. . . . The music will all be on your set as far as I can tell. Might sound a smidgeon better here, and some would like to have the old lp lineup (plus more) for sentimental reasons . . . "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You"

I've ALWAYS loved this music, and cherished the lps and cds I have had. Dunlop on drums with Monk has been a favorite combination of mine (though I love Ben Riley's work as well)--Frankie just dances with the tunes and his soloing is so musical and inventive. And both the quartets were such hardworking working bands, and it shows in the music. This is amazing stuff, so clearly executed and masterfully conceived. (And the sound, the original recorded sound and the new remastering, have a clarity and solidity that add authority to the listening experience.) "It's Monk Time" has long been a favorite for the piano playing---it starts off with essential Monk transforming a standard by himself with real verve and that a perfect beginning for an excellent album of Monk pianistics (and more of course from the other three.) The new "Underground" is so cool because of the added bits (though it is a bit unsettling to hear this album differently after so many listens to the original) and the Hendricks bit accompanying the bass solo on "In Walked Bud" stands out as a fantastic listening experience. "Criss Cross" is a very satisfying album in all ways. It just is a blockbuster compositionally and in performance. "Solo Monk" which I have not yet bought in the new version has long been a favorite, one of my first Monk lps in fact, and one that I puzzled over for a long time and then delighted over when it finally reeled me into its eccentric orbit. Yes, I've been digging these for several decades and glad that they finally wormed their way into your listening world!

The US version DOES have more music, restored solos mostly. I've never heard or seen the Japanese set, always wanted to find one before the US set, and honestly afterwards as well, but never found one for sale at a price I would spring for. My GUESS is that the sound on the US would be "better," definitely going to be "different."

Here's one I was skeptical of at first but turns out to be magnificent: Sweet potato Crockpot Chili 3 Sweet Potatoes (or yams) 1 Onion 1.5 cups frozen corn 1 can pinto beans 1 can black beans 1/2 packet taco seasoning 1 small can or jar of your favorite salsa (in this instance I use a small can or Herdez salsa casera, or a small can of sliced hatch chilis) Dice the potato and onion, combine all ingredients and cook four hours on high or eight hours on low. You can also add sausage if you have to have some meat. If you're in central Texas use some Elgin sausage, not the HOT variety. This is some great eatin' with a salad and some cornbread or Texas Toast. . . .

Got mine a few days ago from cduniverse. It's nice! I've been waiting to hear these early recordings.