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the new Steven Wilson is being issued on Blu-ray Audio, too!

That would be GREAT!

I keep hearing conflicting reports about his status. Some say serious and others say 'banged up but OK'. One report said that he walked away from the crash.

Exactly. I don't see how a tablet can be useful at all for tasks that involve a lot of keyboard or mouse work.

I don't remember if this has been mentioned: Peter Gunn: The Complete Series $44.91 and I've seen it go cheaper.

Agreed about the phone service. I never felt like I was talking with anyone who actually KNEW anything. Very disappointing. Fortunately, I haven't had any meltdowns with this unit, or needed anything replaced. A couple of major irritations with the equipment, though. My laptop has a touch screen, which I kind of like and works well with the Windows 8 'color boxes'. So I ordered a new external 'touch screen' monitor and docking station so I could use my wireless keyboard and mouse and have everything quickly and easily connected at the desk. This type of setup was very convenient at work. 1) The Monitor: I plugged everything in and installed the software and drivers, but the touch feature didn't work. I tried every kind of fix, but no luck. Finally forced myself to call Dell......turns out that the touch feature of this brand new monitor is not compatible with brand new laptop. WHAAAAAAAAT??? I will give them ONE thumb up, though - they refund the price difference between this model and the non-touch version. 2) The "docking station": Not like any docking station I've ever seen. Usually the laptop slides into the unit in one easy step, and then everything's connected - monitor, network, peripherals, etc. Makes it easy to grab the laptop and go if you want to work out of the office. THIS station looks like an oversized candy bar with a bunch of different inputs and an AC plug - that's it. IT does NOT provide AC to the laptop for re-charging OR a monitor interface! So you still have to plug these in separately. Also, it's not something that you slide your laptop into - it just sits off to the side, taking up desk space. I almost sent it back, but decided that it's just useful ENOUGH to hang onto. Otherwise....worthless and overpriced.

Too bad about Dell, they used to be a class operation. I suppose the whole desktop/laptop business is collapsing, so they must be cutting expenses anywhere they can. They probably take care of their corporate customers.

I bought a new laptop last year. It had been a while since I bought a new computer (the last one was an HP), and needed a new one. Realizing that desktops aren't necessary anymore I decided to go online with Dell - big mistake. I used to buy from them and always had good experiences, but things have changed. While this new one works OK, I had to make several support calls (sales AND tech) in the process and found them to be nearly worthless. Nobody seemed to know what they were talking about and always reverted to scripted responses to my questions. I won't be buying from them again.

Barry Harris is still going.

If you're taking work home and it's Windows-based, I think you're asking for trouble by using anything other than Windows. It may not seem obvious at first, but you will undoubtedly encounter compatibility issues that will be just as frustrating (if not more so) than whatever problems you already have. It could be Excel formulas or Word formatting or Powerpoint animations, but something will rear its ugly head - you can count on it.

Windows 8 makes more sense if you have a touch screen or pad, and aren't using a mouse.

FYI - I don't like Windows 8.x, either, but you can work in the more familiar "Desktop" mode (looks just like Windows 7). There's a setting to make it boot up in that mode, too.

RIP. I've seen him around over the years, too. This is a wonderful collection - and a tribute to some of the artists that he promoted.

I honestly don't remember who was in Charles' band. The date was 11/20/1971, so it could probably be looked up. Freddie had Junior Cook, Geo Cables, Alex Blake and Lenny White

Interesting. THANKS!

I have tix for Charles 4/25 at SFJAZZ - same quartet. He was opening act for the first jazz concert I ever saw, in the early 70s. The headliner was Freddie Hubbard's quintet.

FYI - eMusic has Oscar's "Exclusively for My Friends" live 3-disc set for $6.99. 37 tracks and nearly 4 hours of music! A great deal if you're OK with MP3s.

NOJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJJ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! HAP-PEEEEEE B-DAYYYYYYYYYYYY

are there any new ones? I keep seeing the same ones broadcast over and over and over again.

Ordered.

OK then.........not OOP, I guess.

Haven't these sets been OOP for a while? I'm strongly thinking about the Joe Pass, too.

Wow - I would LOVE to see that! A dream line-up!

I need to get Henry's Mosaic box now that it's back in print.

Not my cup of tea. Haven't heard her enough to make an honest appraisal, but she seems like a "flavor of the month" jazz singer...........but I could be wrong.