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Bill Maher had a hilarious take on this last night in his New Rules segment. It's not posted yet, but should be on the site soon. New Rules

Ask for a replacement. I have NEVER found cduniverse reluctant to replace or exchange anything that wasn't exactly what I wanted it to be. As a result, I give them lots of business! Good to know, Lon. I still haven't decided if it's bothering me yet. It couldn't hurt to ask, I guess.

Not sure if it's the cheapEST, but it's one of the cheapER sources.

You got THAT right, Randy!

Got mine from CDU today, but there's a decent-sized dent in the lower right corner. It doesn't seem to have any effect on anything, but it's a little bit of a drag. Should I ask for a replacement, or would that be too picky? It costs over $100, after all.

I've always had a soft spot for both "Enlightenment" and "Atlantis". Yes, they're made up of extended pieces, but great examples McCoy at his most intense. "Supertrios" is truly that - 2 sets of super trios and both are in top form. It doesn't get much better - McCoy-wise.

As someone pointed out to me when I mentioned the same problem........you don't!

Posted on the AMG home page. +++ Cut-Out of the Year? October 19th, 2007 | 5:31 pm est | Thom Jurek Cut-outs have been one of the mainstays of crate-diggers and general music freaks since the dawn of the 78 rpm platter. What this means is, is that when a title is dropped from a label’s catalogue, it is “cut out” of it. The returns from retailers and other remaining copies in stock are then sold off to wholesalers at big discounts. That discount is — usually — passed on to consumers. In the CD era, especially in the realm of jazz, titles go into and out of print with stunning regularity. Blue Note and Fantasy Prestige (now owned by Concord) have both taken catalogue items, issued them in limited runs, had them remastered, or deleted them altogether. These days, labels put out special editions of classic titles, and/or issue box sets that combine individual titles. In many cases, the leftovers from previous editions are sold off in big lots to those who specialize in items like this. The coolest and best-priced cutout of 2007 has to be Joe Henderson’s The Milestone Years, an eight-CD box that contains representative tracks from all of the albums the late great saxophonist cut for the imprint from 1967 to 1976, as well as several guest appearances he made on the recordings of others. The list price on this baby was $124.98. As of this writing, it has already shown up on eBay in their 99-cent bids, as well as in cheap “buy now” items from several sellers there, and at other online retailers — including some non-big box indies! The going retail is anywhere from $26-$40, with $30 being the mean. Check the AMG review of the set here. These won’t be around long, so get on it if you are even remotely inclined to — the holiday season is about on top of us.

I saw that Dee Dee Bridgewater group last weekend in Kansas City. It was great, a very memorable night of music. What a GREAT show. Made even more special in that she brought her mother and sister to see the show and introduced them. Her voice constantly astounds me. You have to see her live to get the full effect - it isn't captured in recordings as well.

Good move Noj! Looks like we got ourselves some "live chat music"!

Got an email from CD Universe that it was being "processed" today. I think it means that it's ready to ship.

SF Jazz Fest Dee Dee Bridgewater, vocal Baba Sissoko, tamani and ngoni Fatoumata Kouyaté, vocals Kabiné Kouyaté, vocals Lansiné Kouyaté, balafon Mamani Kéita, vocals Moussa Sissokho, djembe and congas Cherif Soumano, kora Adama Diarra, djembe Edsel Gomez, piano Ira Coleman, bass Minino Garay, percussion

Listened to a couple of disks already. VERY excellent music, so far.

Not true. There was a guy in Fond du Lac Wisconsin who also didn't care for the strip. ... and I heard of an entire family in Barstow, CA that refused to read it.

Matthew Shipp Trio at Yoshi's tonight. Should be interesting.

Only listened to the first disk so far. It's definitely a mixed bag. Some of it has that great Gerald Wilson feel, while other tunes are a little cheesy sounding. Needless to say, the tunes are pulled from a wide variety of sessions. From glancing at the liners, I expect that disk #2 has the "key" music.

Arrived today. Cool.

You're right. At least as far as the website is concerned. BTW, Hank & Onzy arrived today......right on schedule.

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No worries. The deal on the big boxes is better than the Selects, anyway. The $5 difference for those won't break the bank, I'm sure.

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Don't need to read the book. After a couple of reviews, I feel that I've already read it. I read the strip religiously as a kid, but got burned out when the characters became too commersh. As one of the reviewers mentioned, he started selling the rights uncontrollably at one point, which ruined any mystique that the comic had.

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I think you're about the only one still awake, HG.