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Was just listening to Geller backing Chet Baker on the Last Great Concert discs on Enja. RIP.

I never warmed up to Cannonball in Chicago. Besides the short running time (barely 30 minutes), I thought many of the songs selected were corny. I understand it was probably an impromptu recording session during a Miles engagement, but still, not one of the strongest dates for all concerned. YMMV. The Savoy Wilbur Harden dates are hot and substantial. Recommended.

Fearless Leader, Side Steps, Interplay

I have all 3 Prestige boxes, and am in agreement here. These are actually the Coltranes that bring me the most enjoyment: he's not an icon yet, just a masterful tenor man with an identifiable sound. Some tracks go on a bit long (I'm thinking Sweet Sapphire Blues), but who cares?

Thanks, GA, but I just bought an Oppo and love it. Besides, who wants to hear Woody talk with an English accent?

*sigh* My DVD player only plays region 1.

All I'll say in response is: Happy Holidays and Happy New Year to all members of the board.

This thread should be titled "Yet another pro-Obama op-ed in the New York Times."

Just got the Chu Berry. #2207.

I just got the deluxe edition of Another Self Portrait (PopMarket had a one-day sale where it was about $10 cheaper). I just pulled out the disc for the Isle of Wight and burst out laughing. The disc's label is white, and uses the old "Trade Mark of Quality" (an old bootleg label) picture of a pig as the record label symbol; around the pig is the phrase "Trade Mark of Equality." Nice work.

Amazon has The Woody Allen Collection, Sets 1-3 for $74.99. 19 movies, from Bananas through Shadows And Fog. I've been on the fence for awhile about this set, simply because I don't know when I'd have time to watch it all. But it's a great price.

In researching discographical data for The JPJ Quartet (Storyville), I came across a Master Jazz release not listed above: New Communications In Jazz (MJR1001E). For photo, see this listing on Ebay. Best I can tell, the Storyville release is comprised of New Communications In Jazz and Montreux '71. If anyone has more specific discographical info, please post; thx.

Amen to all that!! Did Jack Bruce and John McLaughlin ever team up again on anything?? Devastating combo on those two tracks in particular. Tony Williams Lifetime. and There's one track on John McLaughlin - Electric Guitarist, Are You the One? Are You the One? with Tony Williams. and an unrecorded 1979 group with Stu Golddberg and Billy Cobham. There's a concert video of this floating around. and...Spectrum Road. Thanks for the Spectrum Road link. It was fun to see McLaughlin and Bruce together again. Boy, is this a noisy band! And two big minuses to YouTube for interrupting the video with commercials at random intervals.

OK, so this does appear to be a bootleg - the owner would currently be Universal (owner of all Roulette material).

Happy birthday, fellow Texanite! It was great meeting you at the Roscoe Mitchell concert.

I got mine today from Eastwind.

Thanks!

They already have. And expanded it. They released a few at top dollar through one store only, and now have preorders up for even more on amazon. 6 LP sets. http://www.amazon.com/50th-Anniversary-Collection-Bob-Dylan/dp/B00GC2MF3K/ref=sr_1_7?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1386709569&sr=1-7&keywords=bob+dylan Is there a track listing?

I wonder whether Sony will be doing this again now to protect their unreleased 1963 Dylan recordings.

Very sad news. I was fortunate enough to have seen him twice. His playing was a true pinnacle of taste, lyricism, and incisiveness. RIP and thanks for all the great music.

I just listened to something I taped off the radio in 1995. Joni did a solo concert from the Gene Autry Museum in L.A., and it was broadcast live. It was like the old Joni from the '60's: lots of chatter between songs, lots of giggling. It was sponsored by her record label, and I think was done to promote her then-new album, Turbulent Indigo. Songs were: Refuge Of The Road, Sex Kills, Moon At The Window, Night Drive Home, Love's Cries, Yvette In English, Cherokee Louise (Broadway Bridge), Sunny Sunday, Hejira, Just Like This Train, Happiness Is The Best Facelift, and Song For Sharon.

There's been some badmouthing of Terry Teachout here of late, but I think this essay is spot-on: WSJ (If the link doesn't work for you, try googling the thread's title.)

Are these available in the US at bargain prices?

Same here.