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Can someone ask Billy Hart?

I believe that's also available on this:

Release date May 15:

I prefer Tatum in a group setting to solo, so I may get this.

Don't call it "conservative" - call it "progressive."

Yes, thanks for all you do, Thom. We really appreciate it.

The Joe Henderson Blue Notes are all readily available, yet they were collected in a Mosaic box. Mosaic's website states: "But when you consider how much was happening from 1963 to 1966, the years covered by this collection, and contemplate how many different looks he provided through that time period, you can’t ignore his significance as a saxophonist and as someone central to the music’s development." In other words, the box prompts a reassessment. And going back to "readily available," Amazon has the following only available through third-party vendors: Chillin, Keep The Spirits Singing, Davey Blue, The Gift, Song For The New Man, I Remember Brother Ray, and Life. Finally, should Mosaic take my suggestion and issue a Fathead box, you don't have to buy it. Others will.

Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 18.

Having them in one place, in great sound, prompts a reassessment and perhaps renewed respect for an under appreciated jazz master (and his sidemen, such as Steve Nelson). Also, not sure how readily available many of the titles are currently. Finally, many of these dates were recorded at Rudy's, so they're sure to sound great.

The Complete HighNote Recordings of David “Fathead” Newman.

I currently give more than $60/yr, so I'd be in.

The problem is, what if the number of contributors doesn't cover the annual cost?

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 33.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 43.

I think what Jim A. is looking for is simply a predictable stream of donations to keep the board running.

Agreed.

I donated $50 in December, and PayPal deducted the money from me, so you might want to make sure you got it. I just donated again.

So if this is the source of the RVG 2-CD edition, it sounds like there's no reason to buy the upcoming rerelease. I'll be curious if anyone compares them.

One also wonders whether, given the limited edition and high cost, it's really aimed at speculators, which is especially ironic given that the music originated in over-the-air broadcasts.

Buck Hill.

From Aidan Levy's Rollins bio, pp. 272-3: Sonny had to find a new rhythm section, fast. He had arranged with Blue Note to record a live album at the Vanguard on November 3, his first live album and the first to be recorded there. He called Donald Bailey - the bassist, not the drummer - who was available. It was likely at the Tijuana in Baltimore, where Bailey was in the house rhythm section, that he met Sonny and Miles. Bailey was a first-call bassist in Baltimore, having performed with Parker, Monk, and Roach. He "played like he's singing," as his children remembered it. Bailey was a family man, with five children, and life on the road was not conducive to his responsibilities. He worked for the US Postal Service in Baltimore for thirty-three years, but his daughter said, "His real job was music. Every night, he would get home at two o'clock in the morning, and get up at six to be at the post office. He did that every day."

Congrats, Mark, and thanks! I like my complete CD 2-fer from Blue Note, and will stick with that. I'd love to see a legit release of the complete Kenny Burrell - A Night At The Vanguard (originally on Argo). There's a boot on Essential Jazz Classics that contains all 14 tracks (I assume there was more recorded but was lost in the Universal fire), but it would be nice to see it done right.

Not anymore. He did for awhile around 2005, in a "Beat The Boots" attempt. I downloaded 3 1/2 hrs of a January 1965 date at iirc Ronnie Scott's with Stan Tracey, Rick Laird and Ronnie Stevenson, and the "Lover" from Graz 11/12/66 with Jymie Merritt and Max.

I own one of those 3 CD boots, and am very happy with it. No desire to buy an LP box set and pay that astronomical price. If the main allure of the LP box (other than improved sound quality) is that it's licensed from the Mingus estate, then just tell me where I can send a $20 bill directly to the estate as royalties for owning the CD set.

Reinhard Goebel Complete Archiv box, disc 17.