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In my opinion it's far from the best Blue Note Dex, but it's good. . . I like "I'm a Fool to Want You" a LOT.

Weird. I didn't notice that. I hope the discographical page is correct, though either way we should get good sound. I would think, if they're really going in the vaults, that the Meyers transfers would be correct.

No, neither BMG nor yourmusic has it.

Compulsion!

It's unissued on cd; was on the Complete box set. Was I believe a release from Cuscuna's vault trips of the eighties. (I could be wrong; I'm sure to be corrected if I am).

Looks like a great set! Andreas Meyer transfers, Addey mastering. . . going to sound great too.

You can't really go wrong with either. I ultimately prefer the Sony box, and feel it's not really overpriced. . . . The sound is crisper and clearer to me, but others feel differently. There are individual Sony cds of the material. None of the new versions are available on yourmusic. The music should be enjoyed.

A leather couch, in the "sweet spot" of the stereo, with a laptop on my lap!

I've never heard "Very Cool" but "Tranquility" is indeed a great date; I have a Japanese lpfacimile cd of that title. There is a lot of unissued Verve Konitz according to an online discography, I'd really welcome a Mosaic set.

A lot of the Commodore notes are also to be found in "The Jazz Reader."

A lot of the Commodore notes are also to be found in "The Jazz Reader."

Finished Philip K. Dick's "Voices from the Street." I thoroughly enjoyed reading this novel, though I have to say it has disturbing moments (some may not "enjoy" being disturbed in reading, I have to say that I do). I found myself both identifying with and repelled from Stuart Hadley, the centerpiece character in the novel. This created moments of reading the novel that were surprising and moving. Though the overall tone of the novel is dark, and much of Dick's characteristic humor is not as overtly drawn as in other novels, the subject matter will interest fans of his work, especially fans of his posthumously published "mainstream" novels. (Mainstream? Hardly. That was the problem for publishers!) My guess is that this was written in the Point Reyes Station period, around "The Man in the High Castle" and "The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike" (maybe this should be titled "The Man who Was So Afraid to Risk" or some similar title!) The writing I feel is a superb example of what Dick was capable of creating with patience and passion. Descriptive passages evoke sudden moods, action sequences race or crawl appropriately with swift shifts that jar and disturb. I am not sure if there was much editorial revision or intervention at play in this manuscript, I suspect perhaps not, and it may well be better for it. It seems to take just the right path and pace to unfold. Recommended for Philip K. Dick fans. I view it (right at this moment) as one of his best. (Scandalous?) So. . . wanting to keep the "vibe" going, I started rereading "Lies, Inc." (the British "version" of "The Unteleported Man.")

Clear winner for me: Charlie Parker Mosaic.

Seven Steps to Heaven box set. . . disc one

Yes, I have a few of the single ones, and the box set. I haven't compared remasterings but they all sound great. Excellent stuff. I sometimes think I like the Colpix stuff best, then I think I like the Phillips stuff best, then I think I like the RCA stuff best, then. . . . Well, the woman was a FORCE. I haven't heard the new "Remixed" but. . . I might.

I can understand that, once bitten. . . . I've never seen her. She offers a slew of live cds on her website I might sample. It's interesting that this one is very different from her previous work. . . I think it's because she has a very different working environment on this one, a band not of her regular choosing, material that wasn't conceived by her in advance, etc. Lord knows what she'll do next! It won't be like this. I must say I've sort of been fascinated by the differences and the sort of immediacy of this one. And I've spun it about six times this weekend. And I'm liking it more and more.

Well. .. I'm not sure I'll chime in with agreement. I love them both. This one. . .it so strongly reminds me of the great moments of church in my childhood in Philadelphia, all the good bits perhaps, in spirit and mood. And that's enjoyment I hardly get in any other jazz record.

Hagen Daas actually makes a great coffee ice cream, but it's just that, nothing else within it such as chocolate chips, etc. Good with some fudge sauce (not a lot) on top though. I like the Starbucks varieties (which around here you can only buy in grocery stores, not Starbucks stores, is it the same where y'all abide?) but. . . I have to eat it early in the day. If I have it in the evening (my usual ice cream consumption timeframe) I toss and turn!

Here you go chewysan http://www.bluenote.com/detail.asp?SelectionID=10603 1 You Gotta Take A Little Love 2 The Risin' Sun 3 It's Time 4 Lovely's Daughter 5 Down and Out 6 The Belly Dancer 7 Brain Wave You will dig. Pretty hip late hardboppiness goin' on.

I thnk you will find it sounds very interesting. Wish they'd RVG this sucker.

Nice interview. That final song . . . is the most musically satisfying for me as far as arrangement and performance. (I love her acoustic guitar playing). I wish more of the album were of that nature.

Dexter Gordon Complete Prestige Recordings

I believe you're sadly mistaken.

Listening to "The Right Touch" right now. I think it sounds AWESOME.