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Yeah, that's a good one, for sure. I think "Complete Live in Paris" tops it, though.

Anybody like The New Pornographers? I've been listening to the "Electric Version" quite a bit lately and there are some terrific power-pop tunes there.

FWIW, this was just added to eMusic along with Ben Allison, Larry Goldings and a few others on Palmetto.

Also, technically, they're not releasing collections of albums but collections of tunes or sessions.

J.J. Johnson Mosaic Records Columbia 7 CD OOP MD 169 "One of the fastest Mosaic sets to sell out, Limited Edition 7 CD Box Set - The Complete Columbia J.J. Johnson Small Group Sessions (#169)"

I saw him many years ago with George Duke (when he was still playing jazz).

You can get "Overtime" on eMusic and it would cost you less than $2.

That's one crazy-assed web site!

I like that Louis Hayes album a lot, too. It's probably a little more "commersh" than you're used to hearing from him, but it works. But with Leon Thomas, Frank Strozier, Harold Mabern and Cecil McBee, you know there's some value. FWIW, this version of "My Favorite Things" burns down the HOUSE! Mabern's on fire.

I have the digi-pak version, too, and can verify that everything's correct AND readable.

I generally like Linklater and "Waking Life" was great to watch even if sometimes a little too trippy in the 'discussion' department. Isn't this the same technique used on those Charles Schwab commercials, too? Anyway.....high on my list of films to see this summer.

Saturday Night Nessa? Stayin' alive ...

Niiiiiiiiiice, Noj!

I think the only "Nessa" I have on vinyl is "Air Time", N-12. (Chuck's avatar, BTW)

You can now get Miles' 35-minute Isle of Wight concert by searching for "Call It Anything". It's tacked onto the end of a couple of 80's live Miles albums. This is the show featured on the "Electric Miles" DVD.

Chuck, have you heard "Grand Wazoo" or "Waka/Jawaka"?

He not only wrote the liners, he compiled the album.

I think this says it all.

What's THAT supposed to mean? It's not a dangerous neighborhood or anything. And the train....no biggie. It's no secret that it's coming. What's really amazing is that it goes by the club about 50 feet away and you can't hear it when you're inside. The subway trains passing by the Village Vanguard are louder.

I regularly trade stuff in. After many, many years of buying LPs/CDs, I have a pretty good idea after 2-3 listenings whether or not I'm going to like something for the long-term. I'll also periodically go through my collection and weed out stuff that I haven't listened to for a LONG time and don't think is otherwise essential.

That's a good question. I don't know. They usually clear out the room after each show and if the second show is not sold out, you can come back for no charge after the paying customers claim their seats. You should call them about that (they actually answer the phone). FWIW, there are very few bad seats in the house and no obstructions. The sound is excellent, too.

Lots of great stuff here: Belden Video Network. Includes the GG/Burrell/Kessel jam called - "GG-KB-BK-London-69.m4v". You get to guess at who all the videos are by their initials - in most cases, pretty obvious.

The way it works is - for an 8pm show, the doors open at 6pm. For a big-ish event like this you might want to get there before 6:00 and wait in line. When the doors open you are given a yellow tag and a hand stamp. You then go straight to the showroom and clip that tag on the seat(s) that you want. You are then free to leave and have dinner or whatever. In other words, you aren't stuck in the club for 2 hours waiting for the music. Yoshi's has pretty decent Japanese food in the adjacent dining room. If you're into that - you would need a reservation, but you're not obligated to eat there. Pretty good system.

Great site! Don't miss out on Stan Getz' "La Fiesta" with Chick Corea, Stanley Clarke & Tony Williams! BTW, the "guitar stuff" that DatDere mentioned is a 'summit' with Kenny Burrell, Barney Kessell and Grant Green (filed as GG-KB-BK)

Yeah. That was ashame. They had all that great stuff up there for about a week and then.......gone. Oh, well ...