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Frank Sinatra sang "I did it my way." Ornette had at times to yell "Get out of my way." He was a strong, strong individual. I think that's what I admire the most about him--he knew what was in him and he stood behind it as it came out. That's my kind of hero.

Ah, you have lots of good Monday to hear! And it's a good time to discover Monday--used recordings are going for decent used prices from Asia.

Enjoy your day Kevin, and many happy returns.

All the takes on the SHM-CD of Blue Train are on the Blu-ray (I don't have this but this has been reported elsewhere). The Adderly title is NOT on the Miles Davis release (which sounds really really good). "Maiden Voyage" is the same transfers as the HD Tracks, as reported elsewhere. "Maiden Voyage" is the best sounding of the material I have heard on these discs (I have the Hancock and the Davis). I think all the material on them sounds better than Redbook (on my system, with my ears).

There are also two Wynton Kelly and one Lee Morgan Vee-Jay titles in this batch. Interesting.

Now Jim is FINALLY WARMED UP!

So sad, but he had a great life. Thanks for all the notes Ornette!

Many happy happy returns!

They're budget reissues, and I guess I'm used to these from Japan the last few years, they are as I expected them to be as far as packaging. The price is right. Bet they sound good!

I too agree with Mr. Keith. It's one of those jokes that drunks make and laugh at.

Will be interesting to see what arrives. Those are good sessions!

Yes, I suspected it was the SHM-CD mastering, it does sound great (think I noted that it sounded great above).

I'm unable to discern anything significant from the inner ring of the discs. Could be me and my eyes. Keep us posted. I do now see where the "24 bit" is if it's there, I see it on One Step Beyond, Song of Singing, Life Time, Time Waits, Bud!, Schizophrenia, and the two Pearsons. These are probably all RVG masterings; they were all previously in the Japanese RVG series.

I got a package with some of the new budget reissues from cdjapan. There is not much certainty I can add to the riddle of what mastering is used on these. I deliberately ordered releases that I did not have on Japanese cd before. So I cannot compare to an earlier version. There is no English information about mastering or sources, not even a mention of 20 bit, 24 bit etc. that I can find. What I've listened to sounds very good, and doesn't quite sound the way that the SHM-CD series has, but very good, not entirely dissimilar in that there is a nice bit of depth and the tonal balance is exciting but not harsh or brittle. No reason to avoid any of these because of the sound, but I wouldn't expect them to be "new remasterings" like those in the SHM-CD series. But I can't say that they are not new masterings as there is no information listed and I don't have other releases to compare and contrast. Edited to add: I believe two that I have listened to (The Right Touch, How Insensitive) are likely Japanese RVG remasterings. . . which makes me suspect that is true of other titles as well).

I guess the series is over. I've bought a lot, not all of them, and I was hoping for titles that haven't surfaced. Will be interesting to see how far and deep the "Blu-ray Audio" series goes. Well, I have had to eat those words, though what did get me really interested in the series were titles beyond the ordinary that were finally given really good mastering.

That I think women are beautiful? That I like women and people more than editorial cartoons and pictures of buildings? I'm done talking with you. So long.

Just as thinking it's cool to be an asshole is a sign of great immaturity.

Good for you, make light of it. I'm putting you on ignore.

Yeah well thanks for nothing as we say here.

Happy birthday and many happy returns!

I'm not opposed to having duplicate copies. I'm not sure I'll have much to offer about the masterings other than saying whether they're not new, which seems most likely to me. As I've suffered enough insults from you about my system and what I hear I'm reticent to say much more.

I'm buying some titles I want, plugging holes I guess for the most part. I don't expect new masterings at all in this series..

Dusty Groove is selling some of these.

Looks as if it started out as an lp "Live at Bubba's" released in '81. http://www.discogs.com/Ahmad-Jamal-Waltz-For-Debby/release/4383212

Ha! If they released a big box of surviving recordings from 65-67, I'd be all over it, despite a lot of that stuff having circulated over the years. But I can't really get excited about this new set when I'm not that interested in about half of it, especially at the price they're asking for it. I'd be all over it too, that stuff is fascinating. I'm with you in that I'm only interested in about half the new set, although I think the price is fair. More than twice what I would pay for what I'm interested in. Perhaps they'll release individual shows.