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Damn, I have a class that night. Why a Tuesday night?!?

I recently got the vinyl version of Some Girls: Live in Texas 1978, and can recommend it. The Stones were hot that year. I just noticed this DVD 3-pack; it seems like a good deal @ $26.63 on Amazon: As for your original question, it would appear that this collection would satisfy most of your needs. While pricy, it's SHM-CD, and the reviews on Amazon love it. Depending on what it doesn't contain, you could then supplement with the Singles Collection: The London Years box mentioned above. Finally, everything after 1971 can be wrapped up with this:

Merry Christmas, y'all.

Lateef and Ahmad Jamal playing together in France 2011: Crooks And Liars

Yes, RIP. The hip priest (imam?) of eclecticism. There was no one like him in jazz.

Jim, I'd like to ask of your point of view...looking at Coltrane's recording career chronologically, is there a session you can pinpoint where you'd say there's a clear depiction of the mature Trane sound, where if you look at the session before, you'd find him still searching? In other words, which is the session where you'd say that, sometime between the prior session and this one, Coltrane had that "eureka" moment that led to his full development?

Ricky, I clicked on the link and got the response Sorry, the page you were looking for in this blog does not exist.

My personal opinion is that Coltrane, especially later Coltrane, was a little too influential on a whole host of latter-day tenorists. That sheet-of-sound/ernest/urgent sound, in the hands of other players, sounded (again, my personal opinion) too oppressive and humorless, leaving no room for the music to breathe. I don't fault Coltrane for that, whose development was hard earned; perhaps it's the fault of the schools, or what the market demanded at the time. Who knows. But I do think it was a wrong turn for the evolution of jazz. Which, for me, is one of the main joys of the Prestige Coltranes. You get his sound, that glorious, immediately identifiable sound, but in a lighter context, where he shares the space with other horn players, both of his generation and older, playing standards that allows all to play within the same context. Just a joy to listen to.

I know I held back on this material for many years because the word was 1) Coltrane here was early and unformed, "not really Coltrane"; 2) the material was too traditional and boring compared to the later, more revolutionary Coltrane; and 3) the only "true" Coltrane was found in his Impulse explorations (though everyone also loved The Gentle Side of JC). Obviously, actually hearing the Prestige material shows otherwise.

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.