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This one's also fairly straight-ahead: Sample, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne. It flies under the radar because the musicians' names aren't on the cover. It may have been originally a direct-to-disc in Japan; in the U.S., it was on Inner City.

Gotta love a gal with a cigarette holder...

When I worked in a jazz record store in the late '70's, Carmel was huge. But then the Crusaders were huge - remember "Street Life"?

How about this?

Here's an interview with Oscar Peterson where he agrees with Matthew Shipp! (Scroll to the end of the interview) http://jazztimes.com/articles/29232-oscar-peterson-in-conversation

No, it's less tall and the photo needs a border, but the photo you've found is dead right. MG It's wrong by era. I'd need a photo from late '50's - early '60's. And maybe change the title to The Complete Redd Foxx Dooto Recordings.

Does anyone know the font that Mosaic uses?

Matthew Shipp on Keith Jarrett, boiled down to four words: I don't like it. He should post here. We get that kind of stuff all the time.

Release date September 17: Amazon

One odd thing about Blue Note is they never listed song timings, neither on the jacket nor on the record labels.

I was reminded of this thread by this column from today's New York Post: NYC, july 1993 Today we grouse about soda bans and Citi Bikes. Twenty years ago, we worried about being mugged or murdered. New York Post

Ditto re my mother and Alzheimers. It's debilitating in a shocking and horrible way.

I think the Johnny Smith has plenty of variety.

I was there. You are correct in terms of the crime rate and general feeling that no one was really in control; too many outlaws and not enough sheriffs. I hasten to add that there are those who miss those days.

Listening to Saga of the Outlaws now. The first thing that struck me is that Tyler has a nice tone. I think tone is very important (it's one of the main reasons to listen to Ben Webster, for example), but it may be even more important in "free" music, since so often the music is intended to be confrontational and abrasive. Having said that, Saga is very compositional (as Tyler points out in the liner notes); there are sections and themes (indeed, the presentation of the album might have been better served by having a "Part 1," "Part 2," etc, in the mastering of LP and CD, keeping the music uninterrupted, but I'm sure Chuck left decisions regarding the presentation of the music to Mr. Tyler). I also like Tyler's sense of control; you get the sense that he's playing what he wants to play. Good album; I look forward to hearing it again. I must confess, I see no connection between the music and a Western, "outlaw" theme.

I understand Dorothy Donegan was a hoot. Would like to hear some reminiscences about her.

Sigh. It was nice having her store around while I lived in Stamford. I wish her well.

I've owned a bootleg of the Isle of Wight concert for many years. The 3 tracks from there on Self Portrait have a very odd sound quality; I wonder whether Sony has improved on it. Interestingly, there's an amateur video (!) of the concert on YouTube. New Morning has always been one of my favorite records.

Columbia Records will release Bootleg Series Vol 10: Another Self Portrait (1969-1971) by Bob Dylan on 27 August 2013. This latest volume of the long-running Bootleg Series includes unreleased recordings, demos and alternate takes drawn mainly from the 1970 studio recording sessions that resulted in Self Portrait and New Morning albums. In total 35 rarities and previously unreleased recordings including a previously unavailable version of Only A Hobo and the demo version of When I Paint My Masterpiece. Another Self Portrait will be offered in two-disc and four-disc configurations, with the latter taking the form of a deluxe box set, which will include for the first time the complete performance by Bob Dylan and The Band from the Isle of Wight Festival on August 31, 1969. The box set comes in a slip case and will also include the newly remastered version of the 1970 Self Portrait album, in its entirety with original sequencing, in addition to two hardcover books. See here: Super Deluxe Edition

Did you see Jaco's thumb in the Joni Mitchell picture??

While I have no direct knowledge of the issues raised in the email, note that the entire doubt about Mr. Brown stems from this one sentence in the CSM article: "Asiana Airlines had no record of a Tom Brown working for the organization." It's certainly in their self-interest to cast doubt on the issues raised in the email.

When I was a teenager, the Bose 901 speakers were very controversial. Most swore by them, but some thought music should project towards the listener, not bounced off the walls. They were out of my price range, so I couldn't form an opinion. RIP.

Your post had me revisit archive.org, and I now see they have V-Discs 100 - 903. Anyone familiar with some good ones to start with? http://archive.org/details/V-discs1-991943-1944

This has been mentioned before on our site, but it can't be mentioned enough! They can all be downloaded through the link Aloc gave. I mentioned it last year - see post #71: It was also discussed here, where mention is made of a box set that compiled jazz musical highlights from the shows: For those just interested in the music, the box might be a better bet. The shows themselves are of their time: a mix of music, comedy, shout-outs to the troops, and whatnot, with Master of Ceremonies Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman throughout. It takes a lot of time to listen to all of them. The box might have a little better sound quality, since it was worked on by Wally Heider. A discography of the Jubilee series can be found here: http://home.swipnet.se/dooji/jubilee.htm