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Release date June 16:

Not all the time, but it could be I only notice it on discs that begin with soft music.

From what I understand, the plan is for the train to be built with private funds.

I've owned the Tascam CD-RW900mkII for almost a year now. While I bought it for its CDR capability, I also use it as my main CD player. On the whole, I'm quite pleased. The sound quality is wonderful. However, I would not call it quiet, but in a weird way. When a CD starts playing, you hear a kind of mechanical "ca-chunk-a-chunk", very audible, coming from the machine for about 30 seconds. Best I can guess, it's preloading some additional music to ensure seamless music play, but again, that's just a guess on my part. If you think that might bother you (it bothers me sometimes), you might want to audition it in person before you buy (and the CD-200 you're considering might not have this issue).

Amazing all the snarky, defensive comments one finds here. For the record, I currently have my stereo equipment plugged into two Ikea powerstrips (there are too many devices to plug into one). The Tripp Lite Isobar I'm buying will replace both of those, reducing the clutter behind the stereo. In addition, it should afford better protection in the event of power surges, and may, just may, help my system to sound a little better. So what's so bad about all of that?

Thanks; that's very useful and will influence my decision.

Thanks for all the input. I'm going with the Tripp Lite Isobar 8 Ultra.

May 24 is a Sunday, and the next day is Memorial Day. I'm considering it, but would like an assured seat.

I like the Blue Note cover. Can you imagine if this was released on ECM?

No advance tickets? So we could make the trip and not get in.

Randy Weston is very interesting, I'll grant you that. A true giant of jazz (in more ways than one!). I'm not familiar with Nicole Mitchell's work; any relation to Roscoe? I'm told that true Texans think nothing of hopping in the car (or Ford F-150, more likely) and driving 5 to 7 hours to get somewhere. I am not yet a true Texan.

I still think of Houston and Dallas as two different worlds - 5 hrs apart.

Jorma Kaukonen speaks about Jefferson Airplane’s 50th anniversary and his renewed relationship with Judaism The Times Of Israel

I'm in too; may as well take the plunge and hear some of Allen's music. Will send Paypal info later tonight.

I agree. I had Stand Up and Benefit back in the day; my LP of Stand Up had the stand up in the foldout. I never had This Was, but remember "My Sunday Feeling" from one of those Warner Bros. samplers back in the day. I figured this 3-pack is all I'd need.

Just got this at a really low price:

Jazzmessengers.com now has Jazz Icons Box Set - Series 1 for 41.31 eur, which is currently $43.80. Shipping to the U.S. is an extra 9 eur.

They've announced the next Meet-Up At The Movies. It's "A big screen presentation of the previously unreleased Alpine Valley concert from 7/19/89." It'll be shown on May 4. More info here: http://www.fathomevents.com/event/grateful-dead-meet-up-at-the-movies-2015/more-info/details

This is also on my list of things to someday watch. As an Amazon reviewer put it: "This is an excellent documentary that offers a rare glimpse into the private life of an artist infamous for avoiding the spotlight - indeed, the "Argerich mystique" has probably helped make her extraordinary playing all the more intriguing. Listen to her recording of Prokofiev's 3rd Piano Concerto, or watch one of her performances; one can't help but seek to learn more about her. In this intimate documentary emerges a deeply private account that could have only been made by her daughter. It is a complicated story of a daughter seeking to learn more about a mother who is in some ways as mysterious to her own family as she is to her fans. We see Argerich - an invincible giant of the piano - at her most vulnerable moments: backstage, pacing nervously before a performance, outside her daughter's hospital room and in the privacy of her home. This film reveals what is likely true about all great artists: they are most happy, they are the most comfortable, when deeply immersed in their craft."

What is "mjcd"?

The only Argerich I have is an LP of Chopin piano sonatas #2 & 3; very nice.

I found an app in the Apple App store that does exactly what I'm looking for. It's called DxO Perspective. Getting promising results right now.

Thanks for reminding me. https://youtu.be/aCeFWueOVsg (I'm never sure why sometimes a video will embed and sometimes it won't. This is Stories doing Please, Please.)

Ralph Sharon, Tony Bennett’s longtime accompanist, who in the early 1960s persuaded Mr. Bennett to sing a song originally written for a Wagnerian contralto — about the fond intersection of a large muscle in the chest with a Northern California city — and in so doing created a Grammy-winning standard, died on March 31 at his home in Boulder, Colo. He was 91. NYT obituary