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June 16: Lucky Thompson, tenor sax, 1924 Tom Harrell, trumpet, 1946

June 15: Jaki Byard, piano, 1920 Erroll Garner, piano, 1921

What did it look like? Was it just a PDF of the cover + liners? Was it formatted for printing & inserting in a jewel case?

Also on June 14: John Simmons, bass, 1918 Burton Greene, piano, 1937

Mine too. Probably a printing oversight. I wrote them in by hand.

So the Moto Grosso Feio thread got me curious about which Wayne Shorter downloads are out there, and was browsing Amazon. I noticed that The Soothsayer download comes with a digital booklet. Very interesting development; I wonder whether Blue Note will roll this out more broadly. The Soothsayer download - Amazon

I've never heard a blip when I've joined files using Amadeus Pro.

Not in the US, AFAIK. Tasty date: 3 tracks as a trio (Ron Carter, Ben Riley), the other 3 with Kenny Burrell added.

I have a Mac, and use a program called Amadeus Pro. It can handle FLAC files, and there's an option called Join Files. It will join whichever files you want into one file, and you could then convert that file into .mp3 (and then burn to disc...it will also convert the FLAC file into AIFF). I agree that the classical companies should be doing the work and not you, but nonetheless it would seem to be a solution.

June 13: Doc Cheatham, trumpet, 1905 Phil Bodner, sax, 1919

No producer listed. Engineer - Wally Buck Assistants - Danny Kopelson, Kirk Felton Mastering - George Horn Mixed and mastered at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley

June 12: Chick Corea, piano, 1941 Geri Allen, piano, 1957

June 11: Shelly Manne, drums, 1920 Bob Gordon, baritone sax, 1928

June 10: Dickie Wells, trombone, 1907 Charnett Moffett, bass, 1967

If you eBay the items individually, it will be a huge workload. Be prepared to offer them piecemeal over a longer period. And bone up on eBay payment scams.

Will contribute as I always do. Great site!

June 9: Jimmy Gourley, guitar, 1936 Kenny Barron, piano, 1943

June 7: Tal Farlow, guitar, 1921 Tina Brooks, tenor sax, 1932

I agree entirely. Woody's movies are somewhat predictable these days, but I know that when I see one of his films my intelligence and sensibilities won't be insulted. "Charming" is a good word to use when speaking about Woody Allen's films, and not a word I'd use when speaking about the vast majority of films being made these days. Charm may be a relatively lost art. I have the impression that most film makers are more interested in hitting me over the head than charming me. "Match Point" goes way beyond that, though; it's a great film. Hitchcock meets Tolstoy.

Yes, after reading Iverson's update, it sounds like he's itching/looking for someone to take Woody down a peg; he just realized that, in his initial post, he was shooting blanks. Interesting impulse, though. Maybe just envious?

June 6: Jimmie Lunceford, bandleader, 1902 Grant Green, guitar, 1935 (and, apparently, Al Grey and Monty Alexander)

June 5: Al Grey, trombone, 1925 Monty Alexander, piano, 1944

I think Woody's indulging in a certain amount of false modesty. Have you seen the film "Wild Man Blues"? Barbara Kopple's 1998 documentary follows Woody with Eddy Davis's band on a European tour. He's been playing clarinet all his life, is a true fan of that style of jazz, and does not embarrass himself with his playing. It's an interesting film. Wild Man Blues - Amazon

June 4: Oliver Nelson, composer, arranger, saxophone, 1932 Anthony Braxton, saxophone, flute, 1945

June 3: Josephine Baker, singer, 1906 Phil Nimmons, composer, clarinet, bandleader, 1923 Dakota Staton, singer, 1932