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Sounds like the packaging is very much like the SF Nuggets set that came out a couple of years ago. I'm sure I'll pick it up at some point.

A friend of mine who used to be in the record biz, thinks this might be the end of the line for them - at least as far as box sets are concerned. He's thinking that the new "Where The Action Is! Los Angeles Nuggets 1965-1968" set might be the last.

Just reviewed in the NY Times, too: Two Bands, a Million Decibels I'm guessing you need to double up on your ear plugs for this band.

I heard it on Sunday. That was a great (and surprising) piece.

I think we may have dodged a bullet. They have been predicting 80'-90's this week, but it looks like it's gonna be MUCH cooler. LOVE the fog!

Only been to Austin for SXSW, but it definitely seems like a cool city. Would like to check it out some other time of year.

Saw Steven Wilson of Porcupine Tree with one of these Video Guitars the other night. Pretty wild.

Get ready for the Video Guitar! Pretty crazy ... BTW, after a day of reflection, I'm liking the show more and more. There are a bunch of videos on YouTube (probably from their last tour?), that are good to watch in retrospect.

As I started to mention over on FB ... Show was good - not great. I think the problem was that the entire first half consisted of their new album ("The Incident", a single 55-minute opus) in its entirety. Since it was only released this week and my Amazon shipment didn't arrive until show-day, there was no chance to get familiar with this very complicated piece of music. I was exhausted by "half-time". Then they took a 10-minute break (highlighted by a countdown clock) and came back in exactly 10 minutes. The crowd counted down the last 10 seconds, too! For the rest of the show Steve announced that they would be doing older tunes, but from what I could tell there wasn't anything from their 90's-era catalog, which I'm most familiar with. There were at least a few from "Deadwing" and "Fear of a Blank Planet" - the other tunes I didn't recognize. The best of these was a solid version of "Anesthetize". Anyway, I enjoyed the show and it was great to see these guys work live. Very well rehearsed considering the complexity of their music. Steven Wilson is unquestionably "the man" in this outfit, too. The nearly sold-out crowd was ecstatic throughout and I think he mentioned towards the end of the show that they would be coming back to SF on the second leg of their tour (but I might be mistaken).

Curtis Amy arrived today. Have to give it a spin over the weekend. just to clarify: one disc of the select is bonus tracks not available elsewhere; that said, i have some of tolliver's other albums and i believe i understand what you mean by "musically limited"... the two selects i really want to get eventually are the tolliver and the first hill, at this point... I do like Woody Shaw. I have the Mosaic, Stepping Stones, In My Own Sweet Way, Live Vol. 3 and the sessions with Freddie Hubbard. Some of his stuff (not what I own) is a bit too "out" for me. What do you mean when you say that the Tolliver stuff is "musically limited"? Is is because there is not another horn involved other than his trumpet? Is it because you see it as too straight ahead vs. adventurous or vice versa? Because the music starts to sound all the same or the soloing patterns are all the same? Because of the skills or execution of the musicians involved? I'm just curious about what you meant by that. One of the great things about these sessions for me is the live feeling throughout. It's got great "presence". BTW, I wouldn't call it "musically limited", but that's just me - I'm a little biased.

Those Tolliver sessions (at Slug's) have been amongst my favorite live recordings for over 30 years. When the Select came out I didn't waste 2 seconds before ordering it. It sounds great and the additional unreleased tunes (disk 3) are a major bonus not available otherwise. A fantastic example of early-70's hard bop.

There seem to be plenty of Curtis Amy's still available from Mosaic.

You got THAT right! Plus........you get to live in Cannon's home state!

I was a little disappointed that Jack felt he needed to play "Sunshine ...", "White Room", and "Politician" for the 10,000th time.

Amazon said it shipped today, so I might have it before the show. We'll see ... Will definitely give you a review, too.

Best of luck to you both.

Dude, I'm a saint, not a god.

Jim Carroll, 60, Poet and Punk Rocker, Dies Always an interesting performer. I saw him 2 or 3 times between 1980 and 1990. Needless to say, will be forever known for his tune "People Who Died".

Saw the Bad Plus tonight. Don't know what to think about them. On one hand, I think they're brilliant - on the other hand, it seems like one big "alt jazz" gimmick. Anyone have any thoughts?

My Curtis Amy is ordered from Movie Mars - no word on shipping after 2 days, but they still have it on Marketplace (price increased from approx $44 to $75). Let's hope we're lucky Tom! Amy is still on the "Running Low" list - not even "Last Chance." Should be no problem to order direct. I have one coming next week.

Anita

That whole set is on fire! Don't burn your fingers.

Probably going to see Bad Plus this weekend at Yoshi's.

Interesting about the John Patton Select. Gone......and then back to life (if however briefly). This set is a MUST-HAVE (IMHO) for anyone with any interest in Big John. Get it while you can.

Just DL'd this one, too (like everyone else): The Monterey Quartet Live at the 2007 Monterey Jazz Festival