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Is there an easy way to search for the Mosaics?

It's available on eMusic: Our Delight

Billy Harper - Black Saint Jimmy Lyons - Wee Sneezawee Max Roach featuring Anthony Braxton - Birth and Rebirth Muhal Richard Abrams - Sightsong Wildflowers: The NY Loft Jazz Sessions George Lewis - Homage to Charles Parker Old And New Dreams Yusef Lateef - Other Sounds Duke Ellington on Pablo - Harlem Stan Getz - Soul Eyes Tal Farlow - Chromatic Palette Bill Evans - Interplay

There are limits to the size of an image you can post here; it's pretty small.

I just checked out the Vintage Vanguard site, and it's been redesigned. Much cleaner looking, nicer layout, and I think he did new scans of his album covers. Check out, for example: BlueNote3.

The prices continuously go up and down - they must be tied to some sort of algorithm, where if someone purchases it, the subsequent price goes up, and if no one purchases it within a certain amount of time, it goes down. The best way to deal with it is to put the title in your shopping cart, and check the cart every day or so - if the price fluctuates, it'll be reflected in the cart. Grab it at its low point. I'm currently tracking the Monk, Benson, and Ellington titles in this way.

For those interested, for today only (Saturday), Amazon mp3 has this Louis Armstrong date for only $0.99: New Orleans Nights

Anyone ever heard Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Company? And a second for Tangerine Dream. I really liked Phaedra.

Alas, available only to subscribers, but here's the link: Don Byron WSJ

The consensus on the eMusic bulletin board is that it will be BS/SN.

Sarah Vaughan - Crazy and Mixed Up Miles Davis - Live in 1958-59 (JazzBand) Miles Davis - Round Midnight (FourStar) Charlie Hunter, Chinna Smith, Ernest Ranglin - Earth Tones Sonny Rollins - Without A Song (FourStar Masters of Jazz) Yazoo blues collection: Lonesome Road Blues Bill Evans - How My Heart Sings Kenny Burrell: Moon And Sand The Trumpet Kings Meet Joe Turner Big Joe Turner - Stormy Monday Johnny Griffin/Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Tough Tenors Duke Pearson - Dedication Howard Alden - My Shining Hour Al Haig - Duke & Bird Tiny Grimes - Food For Thought Art Pepper: One September Afternoon Tampa Red - Bottleneck Guitar (Yazoo) Arnett Cobb - Jumpin' at the Woodside Thelonious Monk Trio Lucky Thompson - with Dave Pochonet All Stars The Return of Tal Farlow 1969 Sun Ra - Other Planes of There

I stand corrected.

There was an interesting obituary in the Wall St Journal on 10/25 about Hal Kant, the Dead's longtime attorney. You probably can't access the article without a subscription to the Journal's web site, but here's the link: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB122488579187368123.html

I just saw this on eMusic - anybody know anything about it? The Jimmy Carl Black Story by Jon Larsen

If you like Howard Alden, then you'll love Jimmy Bruno. They sometimes play together. Check out Burnin'. Burnin' I was very fortunate, a number of years back, to attend a concert as part of the JVC Jazz Festival in NYC that was a tribute to Barney Kessel, after his stroke. The rhythm section throughout was Winard Harper on drums and, I think, Ray Drummond on bass. Anyway, one duo was Alden and Bruno. Another set was a trio of Herb Ellis, Charlie Byrd, and Tal Farlow. Closing the night was the great Kenny Burrell. A wonderful evening, and a great introduction to so many guitarists. Oh, Russell Malone played too. He's really good, and dependable - check out his At The Jazz Standard CDs, and his work with Diana Krall. TMG mentioned Pat Martino. Of course. Some of his Muse dates are in a sort of Hendrix/eastern mode, but there are many more sides to him (and by him). If you like grease, check out Stone Blue. For more straight-ahead work, try Desperado or Consciousness. I also liked his tribute to Wes Montgomery, "Remember." I'll check out the Howard Alden.

Certainly dug the Live at Keystone discs with Garcia. Also saw them together as the Legion of Mary in '76. RIP.

First off, I saw this in Costco and thought of you: Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar Proper has something similar: Hittin' On All Six A good collection. The one small annoyance is that the artists listed are usually the guitarist in the "name" artist's band. Here are some other guitarists I've enjoyed over the years: Ron Affif - check out his album "52nd Street" for some wicked guitar Herb Ellis - can play virtually anything. One album I've enjoyed recently is "Texas Swings" Lenny Breau - has a cult following (= died from drugs and in relative obscurity), but does live up to the expectations. Try "Cabin Fever." Cal Collins - I like "Interplay" (with Herb Ellis) Charlie Byrd - I've just scratched the surface with him - so many albums! Try "At The Village Vanguard." John Fahey - only "not jazz" if you rigidly enforce the parameters. Otherwise, he'll definitely take you places. Start with "God, Time and Causality." Charlie Christian - needless to say? The Minton's material is still powerful. John Scofield - like it or not, one of the few guitarists who are still important. One I've loved for years: "I Can See Your House From Here" (with Pat Metheny) Charlie Hunter - the most underrated guitarist in jazz. If you can find it, "TJ Kirk." Or "Friends Seen and Unseen."

No, but I should. I'll add it to the wish list! Coryell has done a bunch of duos and trios. Thanks. the domestic cover: Larry Coryell - Tributaries (With John Scofield & Joe Beck) listening now: sounds good to me, that Ovation 12-string sounds a bit funny, but I'll get used to it. I think the top cover (with the OBI strip) was the original LP cover when released by Arista Novus. The bottom cover was the CD reissue; no idea why they felt the need for a picture frame.

Hot Tuna, SUNY Binghamton, 1976. It was so loud that when I walked around the hall (actually the gym), it felt like I was walking underwater. Close second: Lou Reed, Beacon Theater NYC around 1984.

Larry, thank you so much for printing that wonderful piece. As a review of the box, it was pitch perfect, and I always admire good writing. I've owned the LP for many years, and have always approached it as a historical document, almost like an aural history book in music. It transports me to a world that existed before I was born, and wouldn't have had entree to even if I had been around then. Some of the stuff swings like mad, my favorite being Mae Barnes' "On The Sunny Side of the Street." ("On the side street that's sunny!" I love her phrasing.) But the things I find alien, like the Mabel Mercer or Ted Straeter, I like because it's alien - there's much to ponder. Your article made that world a little more understandable.

Yeah...people actually shop at Best Buy!

Someday I'll get through it all. It's better than not having them. To put it in perspective: All of the albums I just mentioned cost me a total of $25.

I indulged in some booster packs from Best Buy (hey, I had had a hard day, okay?): Pierre Michelot - Round about a bass Gerry Mulligan - The Quartets In Concert - Pablo JJ Johnson, Kai Winding, Bennie Green, Willie Dennis - Four Trombones Sam Jones - Changes and Things Sun Ra - My Brother The Wind Vol. II Martin Taylor - In Concert Kenny Burrell - Stormy Monday Blues Ethan Iverson - The Minor Passions Bob Brookmeyer - Paris Suite Lennie Tristano - Wow Tommy Flanagan - Jazz Poet David Murray - Ming Oregon - Prime Hank Jones - With The Meridian String Quartet Dave McKenna Quartet featuring Zoot Sims Abdullah Ibrahim - Duke's Memories Big Joe Turner - Everyday I Have The Blues Johnny Griffin/Eddie Lockjaw Davis - Live At Minton's Art Pepper - Straight Life Earl Hines - Live in Orange (Hot Club 1974) Thelonious Monk - Monk The Transformer Joe Beck & John Abercrombie - Coincidence Bill Evans - Explorations Freddie Redd - San Francisco Suite Barry Harris - Live From NY Karrin Allyson - In Blue Yazoo blues collections - Harmonica Blues Kenny Dorham Quintet Bobby Jaspar - Modern jazz au club St-Germain Steve Lacy & Mal Waldron - At the Bimhuis 1982 Roy Eldridge - The Nifty Cat Jay McShann - Going To Kansas City Earl Hines Plays Cole Porter Buddy Tate - The Texas Twister Sun Ra - Cosmic Tones / Art Forms

I was inspired by Alec's comment in the Oscar Peterson Mosaic thread. We could start a thread for each Mosaic and post the original album covers there. I hope to do some more.