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Per a poster on the Hoffman boards, the quad version of Mingus Moves will be released in October. https://forums.stevehoffman.tv/threads/another-four-4-quadio-releases-coming-oct-2023-america-spinners-gordon-lightfoot-charles-mingus.1184765/

Claudio Scimone Vivaldi box - disc 3.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 3.

I have this box, which contains all his Debut leader dates, but does not have the unadulterated Massey Hall:

https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/craft-recordings-hot-house-the-complete-jazz-at-massey-hall-recordings-charlie-parker-charles-mingus/

Indeed, I was in Ithaca attending the Cornell Folk Festival in Barton Hall.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 13.

I'll guess 2 weeks; the world is smaller than it used to be.

Per the Fresh Sound website: Miles Davis, trumpet (out on #5, 7, 10); Barney Wilen, tenor sax; René Urtreger, piano; Pierre Michelot, bass; Kenny Clarke, drums. Recorded live at the Olympia, Paris, November 30, 1957 So it looks like a Wilen quartet for those 3 tracks, otherwise a quintet with Miles. Ordered today along with the Philly Joe and Rikers Island discs.

That must be a different album! 😁

I remember being in Ithaca, NY in spring 1974, and buying one randomly from the cutout bin: Jacques Coursil's "Way Ahead." IIRC, the vinyl disc had no lip - it was completely flat.

Re "Midsömmer," John Lewis's liner notes state: "The title and inspiration is from the Swedish summer holiday and festival."

I've been mulling over what Allen wrote. Dylan's oeuvre through Blonde On Blonde was extraordinary - I'd extend that through the Basement Tapes. It started to fade on John Wesley Harding - were these songs deep or merely riddles? Then began his long decline. There are certainly tracks or albums that I've loved, and it's interesting that often those differ from what "most" people think: I loved Nashville Skyline, New Morning, Planet Waves, Desire, Infidels, Knocked Out Loaded, The Traveling Wilburys...but it's obvious that those are the work of a different artist, one possessed of an increasing self-consciousness and sense of self-importance and, yes, self-righteousness. His work became less interesting, at least to me, as the man became less interesting and more creepy. I saw him at Foxwoods in the early 2000s. There was a banner projected behind the stage before the band came on. I wish I had a picture of it. It showed an eye (as in an all-seeing eye) and text describing Dylan in a semi-messianic way. Yuck. As his voice deteriorated, it was stunning to hear that cracked voice placed up front and center on albums like Modern Times, Together Through Life and Tempest. I found it unpleasant to listen to, and I was uninterested in the songs' subject matter. It was time for me to get off the bus.

Claudio Scimone Vivaldi box - disc 2.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 2.

Disc 5.

The Decca Sound - The Piano Edition, disc 12.

Decca - The Mono Years, disc 39 (disc 1 of 3).

I remember a wonderful heated conversation in college between two friends as to who was better: Robert Johnson or Kiss. It was so funny; I wish we had phones with video back then. As you can imagine, after a while, it just devolved into personal name-calling.

Claudio Scimone Vivaldi box - disc 1.

Dunno; I found it on Amazon.

Kurt Masur - The Complete Warner Classics Edition, disc 1.

Often, there's a coherency from listening to a concert or club date as it occurred, from beginning to end, as opposed to hearing particular tracks as an album. Although I have the released material on The Complete Galaxy Recordings, I'm considering purchasing this box.

This:

I'll take May again, por favor.