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TV studio with an audience, interspersed with interviews.

Basher is wonderful. His LPs were also great for all the throwaway songs that somehow were unforgettable. For instance, My Heart Hurts from Nick The Knife. And let's not forget the great albums he produced for his then-wife Carlene Carter.

Tune into CMT (Country Music Television) this weekend. They're playing an hour-long "Crossroads" with Plant and Krauss. Well done...it's more lively than the CD (which I find a bit of a snore). Great band, with Marc Ribot and Buddy Miller. It's a trip to hear Alison do a Led Zep song, and wait til you hear them croon and harmonize on "Black Dog"! Don't miss it.

Has anyone heard the 3 available on eMusic? Made By Maceo Dial M-A-C-E-O Funk Overload I've always loved "Southern Exposure," with Maceo doing that hip dance move on the cover. I love the tracks with the Rebirth Jazz Band (genuinely exciting), and he does a respectable "The Way You Look Tonight".

I ordered the Jimmy Smiths and the Ike Quebec from CDU.

Wardell Gray - Live in Hollywood Sandy Bull - Still Valentine's Day, 1969 McCoy Tyner - 4X4 Stacey Kent - Dreamsville Ray Bryant - Ray Bryant Trio Sun Ra - We Travel The Spaceways/Bad And Beautiful The Great Jazz Trio - Autumn Leaves Sam Jones - The Chant Frank Rosolino - Free For All

Thelonious Monk - Thelonious Himself Art Tatum Group Masterpieces vol. 5, 6, 7 Lester Young in Washington vol. 3, 4, 5 Hampton Hawes - The East/West Controversy

In looking at the Pepper discography at jazzdisco.org, specifically one of the Sonny Stitt dates ("Atlas Blues Blow and Ballads") that's part of this box, it lists two tracks that are not on the box: Autumn In New York and Lover Man. Does anyone know why?

Does anyone know this album? Just made available on eMusic, from Douglas Records: Brazil

Papsrus, now that you've had it for awhile, do you still love it?

Nabbed it from Deep Discount CD. Took the opportunity to also order from them "Louis Armstrong in Scandinavia" @ $29.99.

Listening to this now while transferring it to my computer. Excellent, swinging band, interesting arrangements...even the vocals are catchy! Good sound quality, too.

Aggie, don't remember if we've ever discussed this...have you heard this album? Bill Goodwin, "Solar Energy" 3 tracks are a trio with Sco and Swallow, recorded 3/10/79; the other 4 tracks are a quartet with Sco, Bill Dobbins and Steve Gilmore, recorded 9/14/80. Very tasty.

Lonnie Johnson w/ Elmer Snowden - Blues & Ballads vol 2 Roy Haynes - Cracklin' Lee Konitz - Spirits Grayfolded Phineas Newborn - The Newborn Touch Clifford Brown Memorial Kenny Burrell - All Night Long Joe Pass - Virtuoso 2 Bud Powell - Live in Lausanne

They've just added the Fresh Sound originals series; here's some of them: The Bad Plus: Bill McHenry: Chris Cheek: Reid Anderson: Ethan Iverson:

I just noticed that Amazon mp3 has added a number of Beefheart titles, including the long-unavailable "I'm Gonna Do What I Wanna Do:" Beefheart on Amazon

I just noticed that Amazon mp3 downloads has added a large part of the Tim Buckley catalog, including Starsailor, Blue Afternoon, and Lorca: Tim Buckley on Amazon

Steve Nelson - Sound-Effect John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom (song) Nick Lowe - At My Age Ron Affif - Ron Affif John Coltrane - Coltrane (Prestige 7105) Gerry Mulligan - Plays Mulligan Yazoo compilation - Memphis Masters Thad Jones, Frank Wess, Teddy Charles, Mal Waldron - Olio Bennie Green - Walking Down

Tim was great. I had the pleasure of seeing him a few times: 1972 at the Felt Forum (opening for Zappa), and 1974 (I think) at both the Schaefer Music Festival in Central Park and at Max's Kansas City. Great voice, wonderful feeling to his records. Blue Afternoon was always one of my favorite records (what a mistake it was for him to go to Straight Records...imagine the promo push behind him if he had stayed on Elektra! I'd love to someday read a history of Herb Cohen and how he influenced the artists he managed). Lorca is wonderful (tho it feels cobbled together as an album), Happy Sad is great, and Starsailor is so mysterious and perplexing. The booklet to the compilation on Rhino was so interesting...I had no idea he spent time in Vietnam. He came back a changed man, and obviously on a downward spiral. I still remember an interview he gave Rolling Stone a little before he died, where he mentioned plans for an album with himself, Jackson Browne and Gregg Allman. I wonder if anything came of that.

FYI, for Costco members, they have $50 iTunes gift cards for $44.99 online and in their stores.

There was a guitarist who opened for Hips Don't Lie; his name is Scott Dercks. I thought he was good, but only heard 1 or 2 songs. As for Rossi's steaks, all I can say is, they're no Manny's.

Just a short mention. When I was in Minneapolis in October, I caught this jazz trio at Rossi's Steakhouse (not a great steakhouse, btw - stick to drinks). Three women, playing good, thoughtful jazz. Lots of interaction between them. Sort of like Keith Jarrett's trio, but more modern tunes. Bassist was especially good. If you're in the area, check 'em out.

TWO! I value both of you guys and wish you would reconsider and stay. Please! And I make it three, please. The good voices are good to read. And, remember, you can always ignore someone you don't like to read. Just like in the real world, you don't have to interact with everyone you meet.

Does anyone know this album? eMusic's just added it: Nina's Back

Just noticed Tiny Grimes quoting it on "April In Paris" from "Blues Groove."