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I have extra inner sleeves.

I'm looking to replace the speaker spikes on my speakers, and also buy a set for my subwoofer. Can anyone here recommend a source and specific product?

Omnivore is releasing all 3 LPs in a specially-priced set on July 31. Amazon will have it for $31.98. I'm ordering a copy.

I think we need a new volume of Road Shows to brighten the mood. What say you, Sonny? And actually, Sony owns the RCA tape archives and has Sonny under contract (under the Okeh imprint). They can easily do a "bootleg series" for Sonny. I nominate for the first release, an authorized version of:

Hi, Pete. I'll go for the Curtis Amy.

That's corny...

FYI, Dusty Groove has a few copies of the Tapscott in stock.

Done.

Jim: Their comments have a max of 999 characters. You'll need to edit further.

Thanks, Jim. Could you perhaps edit this so the WSJ web software won't reject it (re "fuck" and the like), and just tidy it up a little? Then I'll post. Or I can edit it, just let me know.

i want to say that on April 27 of that year duke was in nyc recording parts of the new orleans suite. and that here, he is unknowingly reviewing the same take, one with vocal and one without. Afrique "The second take features a duet between a reserved, probing tenor saxophonist and Ellington, who takes an arch, minimalist approach to the song. The third rendition features vocalese, big organ swells from Davis, and an abstract tenor saxophone solo." OK, posted.

Let me know what you want to say, and I'll add them.

Just add some comments to the article. I'm sure they read them.

It wasn't a stroke; it was a brain aneurism.

Review in WSJ: http://www.wsj.com/articles/duke-ellington-his-orchestra-the-conny-plank-session-review-1436303867

This looks like it was taken from jazzdisco.org. Does anyone here have Ruppli's Prestige discography?

Received today in good condition. Can't wait to hear it.

Huh? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derek_and_the_Dominos If it's not the same Bobby Whitlock, please ignore.

Pop market has the All The Years Combine DVD box today only for $69.99, which is the cheapest price I've seen.

Derek & The Dominoes, anyone? Joe Cocker, Leon Russell? Talk about second acts. RIP.

Trey's is really a thankless task. If this was an organic band with a future, he might turn these songs in interesting directions. Instead, he must simply make the familiar interesting and lively. You can sense he loves the music and doesn't take his task lightly. The spotlight is also on him for long stretches of time. Bob has kinda receded into the background; it seems more like Phil's band now.

I caught the tail end of tonight's show via an unofficial audio stream, and have seen a fair chunk of the Santa Clara shows via the various YouTube bits that have been posted. Gotta admit that I've found myself more interested in these shows than I thought I would be - I had fairly low expectations, but was intrigued by the idea of the "Treyful Dead" more than I ever was by any of the other post-Jerry attempts to resuscitate the band. From what I've seen, they've acquitted themselves as well as could have reasonably been expected, and one is definitely conscious of all the history that has gone before, knowing that this is likely the last time we'll ever see these guys onstage together playing these songs. It's really not any of that. That history and nostalgia might bring you to the shows, but the show tonight was just plain enjoyable. Trey was good; there was not enough of Hornsby's piano (there were problems with the mix). Bob's voice was pretty good tonight (considering), and Phil's was a little better. I also liked that they didn't play to nostalgia with their "greatest hits"; instead, we got a lot from Blues For Allah and out-of-left-field choices like Mason's Children. And I loved that the encore was Ripple (rather than, as has been trumpeted, Brokedown Palace - because of the tie-in with the "Fare Thee Well" theme). I was bopping in front of my computer. Hey, $30 - how can you go wrong?

Watching tonight's Soldier Field show on YouTube PPV. Intermission right now.

I've started listening to the Sidney Bechet BN set on LP I recently picked up on Ebay. I thought the LP length was nicely suited to the music - 6 tracks on a side was just perfect (though I had to get up to turn the disc over). Great music, nice sound. I had most of this material on other releases, but this allowed me to appreciate the music anew.

I'd tend to agree I was surprised when I heard it, because it didn't sound like the Hank Jones I knew. I haven't listened to it in many years; should pull it out. (As an aside, I also remember really bad surface noise on the transfers - more like a Yazoo reissue.) As for other '50's Hank Jones, I found some Savoy LP reissues not long ago, and really enjoyed them. The Trio + Bobby Jaspar date is rewarding.