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Adventure Music Piano Masters Series Vol.1, Benjamin Taubkin Beautiful disc.

I think they used a lot of Grundman transfers in the 75th Anniversary SHM-CD if the whole series wasn't Grundman's archival transfers. These latest series seem to be deliberate reissues of previous issues however, perhaps that's a reaction to the local market feedback.

Rahsaan Roland Kirk "Now Please Don't You Cry Beautiful Edith" Verve Universal Japan cd Followed by Chet Baker "Peace" Enjoy/Solid Records Japan cd

Well, that's too bad. I pre-ordered it at the recommendation of the biggest Bix fan I knew at the time, and think I paid 45 dollars then! Keep an eye out, it's worth finding at a great price. The best is sometimes costly. . . .

SO sad. An amazing space. . . being inside was a vivid and moving experience for young me. I am confident it will be rebuilt well in the near future.

He was furious that Sudhaulter included "legendary" and anecdotal information not held up by fact. That was the impetus for him to write his own book (with his wife's help) including "just the facts."

Honestly, I think I've read most, not "Finding Bix" though. The one to get is: Bix: The Leon Bix Beiderbecke Story by Philip R. Evans and Linda K. Evans This book was meticulously researched and the author's intent was to strip away all the legend and present real verified details and as much true information as possible. A fascinating book. Sudhalter's is full of myth and legend presented as fact and it often isn't. Berton's and Lion/Paige-Fort are good reads.

Jack Teagarden "Swing Low Sweet Spiritual" Capitol LP

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Will be interesting to see what mastering is used on these. Some of the recent UHQCD releases have used earlier mastering including Connoisseur mastering.

The Bethlehem is indeed interesting. Don't buy the 'seventies LP box reissue, horrid sound. I have had the 2 cd issued, and have replaced it with a Solid Record (Japan) reissue set that is the best sounding I've heard. It took me a bit to appreciate, but this rewards listening.

Bill Evans "Paris Concert, Edition 1" Blue Note cd

Jimmy Rowles Trio "Rare . . . But Well Done" EMI Japan cd

Sarah Vaughan "Sings George Gershwin" Verve disc 2 Followed by Jimmy Rowles "The Chess Players"

"Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook" Verve 3 cd (first release, remastered by Dennis Drake) disc 1

Henryk Szeryng, London Symphony Orchestra "Beethoven Violin Concerto" cd from the "Complete Philips, Mercury and Duetsche Grammophone Recordings" box set.

I'm listening to a compilation I made of all the tracks Ed Motta recorded over the course of a few years for a series of "Songbook" cd volumes featuring the compositions of Brazilian songwriters. This is a great group of work and surprisingly administering them chronologically is a great sequence. I love Motta's singing, composing and playing. He's a big man, and an even bigger talent.

There's lots of speculation about this set but no real info yet other than an image. Announcement seems delayed until the Scorcese documentary release date is announced by Netflix. It seems unlikely that Renaldo and Clara will be included. Yes, there was a bootleg series release already, a 2 cd compilation that had a short DVD of a few performances included in some if not all releases; THIS set is not part of the Bootleg Series. The speculation is that this may not have sets by other artists, as that might be a licensing hassle, but it's not yet certain. The most likely speculation seems to be five two cd shows, three discs of rehearsals, and a disc of rare bits and pieces.

There's a '75 tour box set coming out probably in June to supplement the Netflix documentary. It seems to have 14 cds. A picture so far is all that has really leaked; an announcement should be out soon.

There's age differences at play. . . . I got into rock and jazz about the same time. The first LPs of my own I had were jazz records handed to me by someone who didn't want them, Atlantic titles from the early sixties. I collected jazz and rock side by side until the late-'eighties, when I just sort of stopped buying anything but jazz for a long time. . . .

I don't believe anyone has yet received the cd version.

I was an early Pink Floyd fan as it was happening, and listened with interest up to Dark Side of the Moon. That one got overplayed, was at every stoner party and in every stoner car and in every stoner home at the time and beyond, and I just didn't want to hear it. Wish You Were Here came along and was new and interesting for a while, and then it too became a boring thing heard over and over. Then Animals, rinse and repeat. I stopped both frequenting places I would hear these played and seeking out listening to them at that point and moved deeper and deeper into jazz and further and further away from most rock, really only keeping an ear to Hendrix who was a pinnacle of rock and soul for me.

That's a good one, but I prefer Pops and his Orchestra on that tune.

Rimsy Korsakoff "Scheherezade" Moscow State Symphony Orchestra on Classic Records 24/192 DVD Audio disc. I received about a dozen of these 2 disc sets (cd, and dual DVD one side 24/96, one 24/192) which are on sale at Acoustic Sounds for 2 to 7 dollars each or so, worth checking out. Phenomenal sound.