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I've revisited the pizza place and took pictures of the Blakey tabletop. In the center of this photo is the CD I'm curious about (photo of Blakey with cigarette dangling from his mouth): This photo has the back cover. While it's a little blurry, the Blue Note logo can clearly be seen: Anyone recognize this release??

Some interesting things just dropped on eMusic: 1) Art Pepper - Complete Galaxy Recordings. 16 discs worth for $45. 2) Miles Davis in Stockholm 1960 Complete (Dragon). All 4 discs for $18.60. 3) Duke Ellington Treasury Shows vol. 16. Two 2-CD sets @ $5.84 each: Part One Part Two

There have been 3 discs released already; we'll see if there's anything left in the can. Because it says "Keystone Companions," I assume it won't include any of the studio recordings. This is some of my favorite Jerry; I once called it Grateful Dead with soul.

Reggae king Bob Marley has finally hit the big time, joining an exclusive club of superstars with a species named after them. A marine biologist has discovered and named a small parasitic crustacean Gnathia marleyi. You read that right: a crustacean, not a Crustafarian. "I named this species, which is truly a natural wonder, after Marley because of my respect and admiration for Marley's music," the discoverer, Paul Sikkel, an assistant professor in marine biology at Arkansas State University, said. "Plus, this species is as uniquely Caribbean as was Marley." More here: Fox News

Doc Cheatham, though best known as one of jazz's most enduring trumpeters, doubled on soprano saxophone at the start of his career. I once asked him why he didn't keep up with the instrument, and he told me, "The 1920s wasn't the time for the sax—seemed like nobody was playing it back then." The first great saxophonist was Coleman Hawkins, a musician from Missouri only a year older than Cheatham. At the time Hawkins made his first recording, at age 16 in 1921, there was no role model for him on the instrument. Yet by the time he recorded his landmark solo on "Body and Soul" 17 years later, Hawkins had altered the landscape of jazz and American vernacular music. He had almost single-handedly transformed the sax from an orphan horn into the very symbol of jazz itself. And that wasn't even the half of it: "Classic Coleman Hawkins Sessions 1922-1947," a new boxed set from Mosaic Records, shows that Hawkins's greatest accomplishment was in perfecting the very concept of harmonic improvisation. The first great improvisers had shown that solo improvisations could be played with drama, personality and even a kind of movie-star charisma. But Hawkins took it a step further: Finding that playing variations on a song's melody could get you only so far, he also improvised on the chord changes. With harmonic progression as his starting point, Hawkins showed how he could extend an improvisation almost indefinitely. Not only were all saxophonists in his debt, but so were Art Tatum, Django Reinhardt and nearly every musician of the 1940s and '50s. Not until the '60s did jazzmen begin to look beyond chord changes for inspiration. Full article here: WSJ

I never noticed that before. Thanks.

I've noticed for awhile that the "View New Content" function isn't working accurately. This morning, for example, it's returning posts only from the last hour, while I haven't logged on since last night. Has anyone else noticed this?

Miles - the main riff from "Great Expectations."

Listening to Bat Chain Puller some more...I really like it. I think I'm in love with it. If this had come out in 1977 as expected, it would have really revived his career. It flows very well as an album; has a ruminative aspect to it. Makes more sense than Shiny Beast (Bat Chain Puller) - in contrast, that sounds harsher, more forced. One big difference is that Drumbo is all over this one; I think he really brought a cohesiveness. This sounds like the same artist that made Trout Mask - a little older, a little wiser, but still the same guy. A pleasure to listen to; I highly recommend it.

This was a great download value @ $3.99, even better with $2 off... Thanks again, GA!

There's really a site called Barfko-Swill? Do you have a link? It's the Zappa Family website and emporium: Barfko-Swill

My copy of Bat Chain Puller just arrived today from the Barfko-Swill site. Though you couldn't tell from the site, this is a nice package. It has an elaborate booklet containing pieces of Don's artwork and extensive notes by John French and Denny Walley, along with a heartfelt note by Gail. The disc has the 12 original tracks, plus an alternate mix of the track BCP, Candle Mambo, and an 8-minute performance by Don and Denny Walley of their co-written "Hobo-Ism." Sound quality is very good, which is to be expected since it was made from the original master tapes. The only caveat is the cost: with shipping, it came to $28. Still, I'm glad I got it.

I think Bang Bang was by Joe Cuba.

Here's a good way to test it out: this package shares 4 of the 5 albums, and it's $11.31 with free shipping: Amazon

She's trying to show she still has sex appeal at 47 after having a kid. A laudable effort; that's show biz.

On WMCA AM-the 'good guys'. Then Ramsey Lewis put it out and it was just as big. WMCA was the best radio station of all time. The variety of music they played helped shape my musical tastes.

Same original Pop Market release date 9/13/11 and same later date mass market release at 6/12/12. Does that include the availability date in England? The Shorter box has been available for some time as an import through Amazon resellers. I was using the Amazon USA release dates, but the amazonUK release dates are exactly the same. I purchased my Shorter box from Amazon on April 18. Earlier comments in this thread indicate availability since December. The Woody Shaw box has only recently become available on Amazon.

Same original Pop Market release date 9/13/11 and same later date mass market release at 6/12/12. Does that include the availability date in England? The Shorter box has been available for some time as an import through Amazon resellers.

Got it! Very arcane process. Thanks, GA!

Amazon seems to be handling this offer differently than prior offers. I do not see the $3 under "Redeem a gift card or promotion code & view balance." It looks like I first need to log into AmazonLocal.

But it's an easy mistake to make - their clothes are identical!

Hmm, have not noticed that. Are you using iTunes Match or streaming from your computer? I'm using iTunes from my computer (not iTunes Match), with the "2 Speakers" option in iTunes. But there are so many other programs that communicate with the cloud (iCal, etc). It's just a guess on my part; I can't say definitively that's what's causing it. Interestingly, I don't hear breaks in the music from the remote speakers.

Popmarket just gets more and more retarded. So I tried contacting their customer service to see about my shipment. I filled out the "Contact Us" form on their website. When I press send, I get the following response: "The change you wanted was rejected. Maybe you tried to change something you didn't have access to." That's all it says. Amazing. This is customer service?