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Listening now to Curtis Fuller: Boss of the Soul-Stream Trombone, and really enjoying it ("Soul-Stream" as opposed to third-stream?). So I decided to go back to oldies.com and see if they had other interesting bargains. I've just now ordered: Junior Mance: With A Whole Lotta Help From My Friends, $1.98 Herbie Mann: Our Man Flute/Impressions of the Middle East, $2.98 Bobby Short: Live at Cafe Carlyle, $2.98 Phineas Newborn, Jr.: Plays Harold Arlen's Music From "Jamaica"/Fabulous Phineas, $2.98 Bobby Short: Loves Cole Porter/Guess Who's In Town, $2.98 Grassella Oliphant: The Grass Roots/The Grass Is Greener, $2.98 Junior Mance: Harlem Lullaby/I Believe To My Soul, $1.98 Milt Jackson: Be Bop, $1.98 Red Mitchell-Harold Land Quintet: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! Hear Ye!, $1.98 Herbie Mann: Family of Mann/Wailing Dervishes, $2.98 John Lewis: Milanese Story/Animal Dance, $1.98 Charlie Byrd: Travelin' Man/The Touch of Gold, $0.99 Top Hits of the 60s: 20 Original Hits, $0.99 With $7.98 shipping, the total came to $37.74.

Thanks for the comments, Hot Ptah. You nailed 'em! #10 is indeed King Curtis, from his New Jazz album "The New Scene of King Curtis." Phyllis Hyman did have a lovely voice; this is from the original cast album of "Sophisticated Ladies." As for #4, if you can't wait for the big reveal (in less than a week!), hgweber identified it already, though not with the album title.

The Coltrane sides from that box can be found here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Like_Sonny

Really a reissue, but this does look interesting: https://www.dustygroove.com/item/846352

From Ron Affif's album "52nd Street": Or how about Dizzy's tune with a front line of flute, guitar and piano?

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Thanks, Ptah - it's good to know.

In an interesting development, eMusic has begun including digital booklets. For example, see: https://www.emusic.com/album/77499983/Jason-Moran/Refraction---Breakin-Glass

Alan Holdsworth, The Man Who Changed Guitar Forever, $6.99 on eMusic.

A nice little reminiscence from a local paper: http://jhvonline.com/harry-sheppard-a-jazz-lion-in-winter-p22855-152.htm

Hope you get a better response than I'm currently getting.

Up. If you want to hear some good jazz, click on the BFT link: http://thomkeith.net/index.php/blindfold-tests/

Yeah, I haven't seen a lot of movement lately. What can I do to offer some intrigue, or to sex it up a little? #1, 3, 4, 6, 9 and 12 have been identified; well done, gents! I think you'll never know about #2. This was an atypical venue for the singer of #5. Ernest Ranglin was ID'd as one of the guitarists on #7, but the other 2? Hmmm... #8 is just chillin.' As for #10, this was definitely an atypical outing for the leader (though perhaps straight-ahead jazz just didn't pay as much as his usual gig). As for #11, ask Chuck Nessa! #13 is one of those Detroit guys, #14 had a short career (or a career cut short), #15...well, someone here knew who that was! And the pianist on #16 perhaps shouldn't quit his day job.

Good luck, Jeff!

They told me that when I placed the order, their system showed the Lester/Basie in stock, and it was - but it didn't show that they were out of boxes (the ones that hold the CDs, booklet, tray), and that's what they've been waiting for to come in.

Finally got a shipping notice for the Lester/Basie set.

Do you have a link?

#3: Correct! #10: Not Higgins.

This is my experience as well. I've found that a disc that won't rip on one computer's drive will rip on another. A disc that won't play on my stereo's CD player will play on my computer's. I have not found a consistent reason why, but no matter as long as I can accomplish my ends. Some Verve discs with play times approaching 80 minutes will skip for the last 2 - 3 minutes. If it skips on my stereo but plays on my computer, I make an exact copy of the disc using Roxio Toast, and the copy will play on my stereo (!). If it skips on my computer but plays on my stereo, I make a copy on the stereo using a CD recorder, and the copy will play on my computer.

#4: Correct! #10: Not an outtake. #11: Not Tucker.

Happy birthday, Scott.