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No track list yet: Europe 72, vol. 2

Dogon A.D. - Amazon

Two are double-albums (Bitches Brew and We Want Miles), so there are 20 albums, 22 discs: Perfect Miles Davis Collection

I can't wait for this one: "Kenny Burrell's very first solo guitar album ever - features the guitarist alone on stage with an array of instruments from which he selects to suit his concept of the music at hand." Tenderly

Wonder if this is a new date or a rerelease of the Telarc (which was a wonderful record): Jim Hall & Pat Metheny - Amazon

In addition, look at this...looks like another "Beat The Boots" production: Coltrane Live at Temple University - Universal Japan

The Sonny Criss date was originally "Sonny Criss at the Crossroads" on Peacock. The Kenny Dorham was originally "Kenny Dorham and the Jazz Prophets Vol. 1" on ABC-Paramount (Vol. 2 was never released and the tapes cannot be located). In 1978, ABC (which also owned Impulse) released the two in the Dedication series. Right after release, all the labels ABC owned were purchased by MCA.

Ah, I remember that gold-leaf stamping! That was after MCA bought ABC.

But all he wanted to do was DANCE!

Some interesting titles as part of this eMusic $4.99 or less sale: eMusic

Got it today.

This is a good deal: $24.99 for 15 CDs from Newbury Comics via Amazon: Sinatra Capitol Records Concept Albums

Joe Zawinul? It was an inside joke - don't sweat it.

Duke Ellington, The Treasury Shows Vol. 15: $4.40 on eMusic. eMusic

I have a basic monthly subscription: $5.99, which buys me $6.49 of music. Upon monthly renewal, I buy a $35 booster pack, which buys me $45 of music. So I've spent $40.99 and can download $51.49 of music. The advantage of this approach, as opposed to buying a larger subscription, is that I'm not locked in to spend a large monthly amount. I've found the sound quality to be comparable to Amazon or Apple downloads. And I have no problem with selection: even after all I've downloaded, I have close to 400 "saved items." That is a great point, mjzee. They often have some pretty decent offers on bonus dollars for booster packs. I've never been one to jump on those myself (mostly a financial decision), but I have friends over on another site (emusers) who really apply the strategy to those boosters and have done very well for themselves. I'm glad you brought boosters up, because it's an important element for someone new coming into emusic. Cheers. The Booster Packs are good, because they enable one to buy music in between renewal dates. They used to have a bizarre system where you coung not buy music once your monthly credits ran out. Anyone remember those Best Buy "crack packs"? Ah, those were the days! What is the "emusers" site? Tell, tell!

I have fond memories of twofers, which were great for a young kid with a limited budget and a curiosity about music. I think my first jazz twofer was a Mingus release on Columbia, "Better Get It In Your Soul," which contained Ah Um and Dynasty. I bought it for $2.99 (new) in I think 1970. On Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone, I loved the Monk "April In Paris" and the Mingus "Reincarnation of a Lovebird." I also picked up a lot of French Fantasy twofers (with the cellophane lamination that peeled off), such as a Red Garland (Soul Junction) and a Kenny Burrell (All Day Long and All Night Long). Verve: Billie Holiday's "Stormy Blues" was a great introduction to late Billie, and Ben Webster's "Soulville" gave me some peak Ben (along with some piano player whose name escapes me right now). The "Soulville" twofer was not a fold-out cover, but rather had both discs stuffed into one sleeve - anyone remember that batch of releases? Anyone remember "Masters of the Modern Piano," curated by Gary Giddins, which (somehow) combined Bud Powell, Bill Evans, Mary Lou Williams, Wynton Kelly, and Cecil Taylor? And Savoy... I'm still looking for a replacement copy of Sammy Price's "Rib Joint." I also had a solid Sahib Shihab. The ABC/Impulse series: the Albert Ayler "Village Concerts," a great one with Sonny Criss (disc 1) and Kenny Dorham (disc 2), and the brilliant pairing of Duke Ellington with Coleman Hawkins (disc 1) and John Coltrane (disc 2) (Cuscuna was behind those ABC releases). How about Chess? I had one with a Blakey (disc 1) and Max Roach (disc 2); the music was fairly forgettable, though. The Blue Note twofers were good too; Jackie McLean's "Hipnosis" had what's probably my favorite McLean date (the one from 1962 with Sonny Clark and Kenny Dorham). The Blakey "Live Messengers." RCA Bluebird: a great Fletcher Henderson. I may be a heretic regarding this, but I also liked the new covers with new artwork. I'm a big fan of graphics and typography (and paper too!), and thought a lot of the packaging greatly enhanced the presentation of the music.

IIRC, Ornette characterized Chappaqua Suite as an unauthorized release. I think there was a list of what he considered authorized and unauthorized in the Body Meta booklet.

First sighting of the Masters of Jazz label on eMusic: Dizzy

I have a basic monthly subscription: $5.99, which buys me $6.49 of music. Upon monthly renewal, I buy a $35 booster pack, which buys me $45 of music. So I've spent $40.99 and can download $51.49 of music. The advantage of this approach, as opposed to buying a larger subscription, is that I'm not locked in to spend a large monthly amount. I've found the sound quality to be comparable to Amazon or Apple downloads. And I have no problem with selection: even after all I've downloaded, I have close to 400 "saved items."

Does anyone remember when he was on The Odd Couple? The dialogue went something like this: "When did you begin to hate your mother?" "When I realized she named me Bubba."

Just got an email that they're shipping Philly 4/6/82.

Discussion from swingdjs.com

With family surrounding him onstage and even more admirers watching from the wings and in the audience, Grammy Award-winning percussionist, composer and songwriter Ralph MacDonald was honored with a day all to himself Wednesday, just before entertaining the crowd on the final evening of the Jazz up July music festival. MacDonald, a 35-year Stamford resident, was emotionally overcome by the surprise honor, which came in the form of a proclamation by Mayor Michael Pavia. Read more: http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/local/article/Stamford-Grammy-winning-musician-earns-surprise-1617571.php#ixzz1TRzQJsj6

Probably because, without the Monk tunes, they didn't have enough material to fill a CD. The 4/7/52 session yielded only 6 master takes and 2 alternates.

The soundtrack for a film about Manfred Eicher! Sounds and Silence: Travels with Manfred Eicher