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Ralph Towner's Solo Concert is one of my favorites of his over his long career. I also really like Sargasso Sea, his duets with Abercrombie. I may pick up "Solstice;" curious about many of the others listed.

He was a really interesting guy. Regarding his later years, though, you really have to ask yourself some hard questions about what was going on in his life. I have no facts, but a successful, creative guy pretty much stops working by the early '70's, drops from view, and dies of a heart attack in his early 40s? Sounds to me like drugs and a dissolute lifestyle, which would be a real shame if true.

Just finished listening to the recent Japanese reissue of All That's Good. Wow. Gave me chills when I listened to it. I loved the way he used those voices, and how they fit so well in the instrumental blend. And so greasy! A word we haven't used here lately, but so descriptive of this album. Great concept, great execution; a real winner. Kudos to the tight, tasty band also. Sound quality is excellent. We should have a thread here on Ronnie Braithwaite's BN covers. I love them.

Lesley Sue Goldstein, born in Brooklyn. If she had a bat mitzvah, I hope Moms doesn't find out about it.

Check out Amazon Canada. They have it @ CDN $64.82, which is US $52.05: http://www.amazon.ca/RCA-Living-Stereo-Collection-Volume/dp/B00GP8YHAU/ref=pd_sim_m_33?ie=UTF8&refRID=1Y5AWQ4Y15DK7RQEC8KY Also, they have the Toscanini box @ CDN $56.70, which is US $45.53: http://www.amazon.ca/Toscanini-Collection-Arturo/dp/B006VKKAWQ/ref=pd_cp_m_3 Anyone have thoughts on the Deutsche Harmonia Mundi box? CDN $68.06, which is US $54.65:

I always feel bad criticizing jazz musicians who are still alive.

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To me, Draper sounds like an elephant dancing. You know the old joke: it's not that he dances gracefully, it's a wonder that he dances at all. Valiant effort, just not suitable as a solo instrument.

Original Japanese/US release: Current Italian version:

Dan, I totally agree with you about Cables with Dex. I hear the same pattern on most tunes: Dex gets a nice thing going, then when Cables starts to solo, the whole tune stops and tries to turn into a George Cables showcase. So many arpeggios, and it seems less about the tune than about Cables. This pattern also mars much of Live at Carnegie Hall, though Dex always redeems it.

Does anyone have this and can opine upon it?

I just went on the amazon.it site and these two boxes (Jarrett and Mingus) are way more than you paid. Did you just get lucky or am I looking in the wrong place? The price came out to be 34 euro including shipping which is no real deal........it charged me 14 euru shipping.......no free shipping !!!! Well, of course no free shipping...it's being shipped from Italy. As for your 14 euro shipping charge, I can only say that my shipping (the 2 box sets + 2 individual CDs) came to 15,43 eur. (I also bought 2 of the Atlantic pseudo-Japanese titles, both by Art Farmer: Live At The Half-Note and Sing Me Softly Of The Blues. 4,51 eur each.)

A slight digression: those of you who like Overseas may want to check out "Sea Changes," where he revisited much of the album almost 40 years later. I don't own it, but hope to someday.

Absolutely.

Keith Jarrett - Impulse Years - eur 20,99 Charles Mingus - Leader on Debut - eur 24,19 They also have these: Complete Bill Evans on Verve, eur 42,86 Complete Emarcy Clifford Brown, eur 32,65 Bill Evans Riverside and Milestone albums, eur 38,86 Miles Davis - The Prestige Albums, eur 22,99 Complete Charlie Parker on Verve, eur 34,03 Eric Dolphy - His Prestige/New Jazz Albums, eur 33,72 Complete Bud Powell on Verve, eur 20,70 Thelonious Monk - the Riverside Albums, eur 38,05 John Coltrane - His Prestige Albums, eur 33,93 Complete Billie Holiday on Verve, eur 27,99

king ubu mentioned in the classical thread that amazon.it is having a big box sale. I bought the Keith Jarrett Impulse Years box for 17,21 eur (price appears slightly higher on amazon.it but VAT is deducted when shipping to U.S.) which = $19.50 usd, and the Mingus Debut box for 19,83 eur, which = $22.47 usd. With shipping, prices come out to about what it shows in eur. Looks like that whole Italian Verve box series is on sale.

Bob Dylan's full MusiCares speech

Release date February 17:

Release date February 17:

Back in the day, Eastern Rebellion was very popular. I like Flanagan's Jazz Poet - it's one of his trio dates. He did a lot of these, so whether it's a "must-have" depends on how many others you have.

Listening to disc 1 now. Very nice; Harley's sax work has that Coltrane sound. Thanks to all for recommending.

I know; I usually check Google Images.

Well, sure. I have a small tripod, but it can't be used with an iPhone. I know, there are attachments, but then you go down that slippery slope where there are always enhancements you can buy. What about lighting, for example? You don't want to see a glare spot on your cover, so you could get a small home photo studio like this one: But at that point, you have a quasi-permanent set-up somewhere in your house, which is a lot of effort just to import a cover shot into iTunes. I'm trying to devise an on-the-fly solution. You're right that the cover I posted isn't perfect, but with practice maybe I can get closer.

Here's an example of what I'm now able to do. Before: After:

It's painful.