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Also, in the U.S., Amazon is showing the pre-release price (release date is tomorrow) with fulfillment by Amazon. If history is any indication, once it's released, a number of third-party Amazon Marketplace vendors will offer it at a greatly reduced price. We'll know in a few days.

You gotta get TiVo.

I find it interesting that they're including pictures of the original LP covers, something that the Andorrans shy away from (probably because of copyright issues). Is it possible that this box is licensed by the Aubrey Mayhew estate?

There have been a few discussions about this. See: Pristine Audio Discographic details Photos

Thanks! That's a good price. Amazon US doesn't carry it, and Amazon UK has it for £40.99 (= $64.06 US). I snagged a copy. FYI, they're charging $7.20 shipping. I received the Davis box today. Fast work, BRO!

I thought Cobblestone was owned by Muse? If so, Denon is now the owner.

I once owned a later Cannonball Capitol album called "The Happy People." Really nice Brazilian date (David Axelrod production) with George Duke, Airto and Flora Purim, along with Cannon's regular band. I've regretted selling the LP, and have not seen it reissued on CD.

Thanks! That's a good price. Amazon US doesn't carry it, and Amazon UK has it for £40.99 (= $64.06 US). I snagged a copy. FYI, they're charging $7.20 shipping.

Peter Bergman, a founding member of the surrealist comedy troupe Firesign Theatre, whose albums became cult favorites among college students in the late 1960s and ’70s for a brand of sly, multilayered satire so dense it seemed riddled with non sequiturs until the second, third or 30th listening, died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif. He was 72. NY Times obituary

Same here. ditto Same here, although I've asked to not see any Political posts. Not being a musician, there's not much in Musician's Forum that interests me. I've never poked around in Album of the Week or Blindfold Test; perhaps I should.

James Brown Said It Loud It seems like a home run, right? The life of James Brown—golden material, a huge fan base, a killer soundtrack. And R.J. Smith's "The One" is the first comprehensive biography published since Brown's death in 2006, so there's no competition. But there are obstacles. For to nail Brown's story is to master the nuances of Georgialina and Affrilachia, of queer black tent-show culture, the cape in shamanistic ritual, the 1960s indie record business, Black Power, Nixon-era race relations and some weird stuff, too, like how it feels to surge on angel dust at age 57. So the challenge is as steep as the enticement sweet—to get one last hit out of James Brown. Continued here: WSJ

The word is Columbia Records is preparing the ultimate Bob Dylan box set– a collection of all his albums including his bootleg series. The massive box will be a Dylanographer’s delight, collecting every single track including single tracks like “George Jackson” that never made into onto an album. There will also be a couple of CDs with miscellaneous tracks, so that just about everything you ever heard, had, lost, or wanted is all in one place. The price for this super collection is said to be $300–but there’s an upside. I am told that there will be a code so buyers can download the whole thing for free as well. Taken from: Forbes

This discussion's bringing up some bad memories. I remember the postings on BNBB after 9/11, and reading regular posters agreeing with Baraka's belief that 4,000 Israelis were told to stay home that day. I was frankly shocked that posters who wrote so intelligently about jazz could freely spout such racist, hateful nonsense. Since then, I've limited my postings (at BNBB and now here) to jazz and only jazz.

What do you think about the sound on that set? I have the cheapo Euro release that was available for a heartbeat, and find the sound distant:

I remember rec.music.bluenote. Is that still around? Not being moderated, there were some raw exchanges there, but I learned a lot. As I continued to do at BNBB and now here. Like others have said, I feel no need to look at All About Jazz or other sites...my time is limited and I enjoy the postings here. Fortunately, jazz carries on, even though recorded sales seem to be dying. Other than the dwindling postings about new releases, the tenor seems much the same as before.

That was a very nice reminiscence, Al.

Les Lieber, who will turn 100 on March 16, has enjoyed a career that spans the entire history of jazz. In 1926, at 14, he was among the first musicians in his native St. Louis to play a newfangled instrument, the saxophone, on a newfangled medium, radio. And he has few rivals for the title of jazz's greatest pennywhistle soloist. Mr. Lieber still plays both instruments every day. And he still appears each week at Jazz at Noon, the performance series he launched 47 years ago as a way for avid, nonprofessional players to play with real jazz pros. Since 1965, Jazz at Noon—which currently meets every Friday at the Players Club on Gramercy Park South—has occupied some 20 restaurants, night clubs and other venues. More here: WSJ Another fascinating life in jazz. And look for the Django mention.

No offense taken, Ubu - we're cool.

JLH: It's hard for me to believe you couldn't find 1,500 people in the world to buy the Joe Daley box, even at $60. 1,500 people doesn't sound like a large number; I think you'd probably do OK even if I'm not one of those 1,500. I hate to rain on a guy's parade, and I think enthusiasm is a great quality. So release away!

That's not really the question. Assuming you had $50 to spend on music, would you spend it on Joe Daley or on a few of the hundreds of other titles on your never-ending want list? Is it not? Now I'm not abstain from visiting my favorite movie theater (where I can get in much cheaper thanks to a yearly subscription), but I'm perfectly willing to now and then save on other things in order to buy more music. But to answer your question: I guess what you're implying (that I'd rather buy then cheapo sets and hence get what... 120 discs for that amount) isn't entirely wrong. And it's indeed an issue... we've all been americanized and want everything we can get for as little as possible. Too bad, really. Quality product has it's price, and that's a fact. And yes, I'm willing to pay more for it every now and then. But the big question is: are there enough people willing and interested for Jonathan to break even... I don't have the answer, but I'm lamenting that whole wide-spread degenerate consumerist attitude, I really do (and I fall into that trap too often, myself, and sometimes enjoy great deals but other times hate myself for doing it and ending up with stuff I'd just not bought if it had cost doulbe the amount). Actually, that wasn't what I was implying at all. Assuming you don't have unlimited funds to spend on music (most people I know fit that category), you probably have a long list of discs you want to buy, and you purchase a few titles off that list as spare change is available. If I have $50, I'd need to choose between Joe Daley and, say, a Coleman Hawkins, John Scofield, Albert Ayler, (your choice here)... 3 or 4 of these legitimately released albums (not cheapo, degenerate consumerist attitude or whatever else you threw out there). I took a chance on the Bill Dixon and Julius Hemphill titles; for the record, I kinda liked the Hemphill but the Dixon hasn't moved me yet. Before I bought those, I sized them up against my want list. It'd be harder to justify a $50 - $60 box, at least for me. YMMV. We're providing a range of reactions here (market research, shall we say?) for JLH's use. Let's hope he finds it helpful.

For the record, I thought Spangalang's caricature of Wynton was hilarious!

That's not really the question. Assuming you had $50 to spend on music, would you spend it on Joe Daley or on a few of the hundreds of other titles on your never-ending want list?

RIP.