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I've never heard of this Harold Vick release before, but there are some interesting similarities with Grant Green's "Iron City."

I remember hearing Bang! Bang! on WMCA in New York and loving it. I'd love to find the track on a legal download.

So Geezer Butler's not the only geezer in the band!

IMHO, any album on which YO sings (as opposed to ululating, which I'll get to in a moment) should be avoided. It's a painful experience; she makes Irene Aebi sound pleasant by comparison (go ahead, flame away!). YO also does not have songwriting ability. But, I dunno: if you liked her half of Double Fantasy, then maybe you'd like AIF. Where I do think she was talented was her avant-garde side (maybe John Lennon was HER downfall in domesticating her!). My absolute favorite was the studio version of "Don't Worry Kyoko", the flip side of the 45 of Instant Karma. But side 2 of Live Peace In Toronto is also great - hear John and Eric Clapton channeling Sonic Youth! As a whole, Live Peace In Toronto is a GREAT rock and roll album.

It might have been this 1968 performance, listed in an online Ornette Coleman discography: Ornette Coleman (tp, vln) Charlie Haden, David Izenzon (b) Ed Blackwell (d) Yoko Ono (vo) "Royal Albert Hall", London, England, February 29, 1968 Emotion Modulation (A.O.S.) Apple SAPCOR 17 Sunrise unissued Forgotten Children - unissued Long Time No See - unissued Lonely Woman - unissued Hight Abhbury - unissued Buddha Blues - unissued "Aos" can be found here.

It's also available on this box:

Those posts are from 2005.

I'm mostly interested in the Ben and Sweets date, which looks tasty. Columbia hasn't remastered their single-disc version since the '80's.

If I had to guess (without having any direct knowledge), I'd say they're running out of time, so why not sell a few more before the deadline. I'd think that if one was selling out, they'd have no reason to discount.

The Onion Sorry in advance if this offends anyone, but I think we can all relate.

I'm curious about both the Columbia Small Groups and the Lee/Christy. The CSG seems to have a lot of Ruby Braff, though. Is the material varied across the box set, or does it all have kind of a Pablo-ish feel? As for the Lee/Christy, how would one compare it to, say, "Something Cool"?

Well, I downloaded both from eMusic (I downloaded the entire VV box, including all the introductions, which basically doubled the track total, but that's another story). The VV material is good, don't get me wrong. But the All-Star box is something special. Many different sessions, each with its own personality; you can hear the love going on between old friends; the sound quality is great; and the playing is just wonderful. I wish I had bought the physical box, so I could read the booklet. There may be a few tracks missing from the eMusic version; no clue why.

While slightly off-topic, try to find The Hollywood All-Star Sessions box. It's $29.99 on Amazon through Caiman. The music is unalloyed joy.

Jazz at Massey Hall Charles Kynard - Legends of Acid Jazz Pepper Adams - Ephemera Art Blakey - A Day with Art Blakey 1961 Vol. 2 Paul McCartney - Amoeba's Secret Enrico Pieranunzi with Marc Johnson, Joey Baron - Dream Dance Mal Waldron Quintet - The Git Go, The Seagulls of Kristiansund Van Duren - Are You Serious? Dave Holland, Mino Cinelu, Kevin Eubanks - World Trio Martin Taylor - The Valley Hank Jones - Bluesette

I loved her version of Surrey With The Fringe On Top. RIP.

I hope so. I actually like the "Bird's Eyes" titles I've heard. The bad sound, the music abruptly stopping and starting, and of course the sheer brilliance of Bird's playing - in total, it sounds like musique concrete! Also, it'll just be nice to hold a piece of history.

Maybe they can provide details on the 2 iTunes downloads.

I just sprang for the Benedetti Bird box. It's backordered, though.

Yes, Keith and Ra were hardly unique in the 60s/70s in that sort of talk (I blame cheap paperbacks of Sanskrit texts and the like). They clearly believed that they were part of whatever master plan the creator had. Now where are those Alice Coltrane records.... Any rock fan who enjoyed Yes albums in the early 70s and, more to the point, was convinced that Jon Anderson's lyrics held a key to the universe was a natural for Jarrett's philosophising. Would certainly have been far more appealling to the spirtual seeker in '76 than Johnny Rotten's! Even Frank Zappa got into the act. Didn't he have a philosophy that people, and maybe the universe, are made of strings?

Very cool. Thanks.

I don't know, sounds to me a little like Sun Ra. Here's a quote from the Ra-staman: "People have two harps in their head, their ears, just like a harp. They hear by the strings in their ears. If I play something very strange, then some strings that never vibrated before will vibrate. The whole nervous system will become alive."

For Mac software, I can highly recommend Amadeus Pro. It's not free, but it's relatively inexpensive ($40), and does a great job. The owner/programmer is accessible, and does listen to suggestions.

It's interesting you say that. I recently bought the great box set "Hitsville USA: The Motown Singles Collection 1959 - 1971." In the booklet, it said this about Marvin Gaye: "In his artistic heart of hearts, Gaye longed to be a troubadour, the next Nat King Cole or Perry Como, singing standards by Rodgers and Hammerstein, Brecht and Weill. He even told confidant and biographer David Ritz at one point, 'I never wanted to shake my ass... I wanted to sit on a stool and sing soft love songs.'"

I only know one song, "Sweet Bitter Love," that I heard on a Columbia sampler in the mid-60's. Stayed with me all these years. Killer track. I'd buy a Mosaic (but leave off the gospel).