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I believe this is his actual birthday: Heath Brothers

Rockin' the HOUSE!

Hey SS1, I saw that show last night, too. Not for the first time, though. Buddy Miles comes off as a sad figure in that piece. I don't have the DVD, but I have the Fillmore 2CD set - listening to it now, actually! Great stuff. Anyone who likes the original Band of Gypsys album, should get all of this stuff. A related album from Dagger Records worth checking out is the "Baggy's Rehearsal Sessions" which is a lot of jamming that the band did a couple of weeks before the Fillmore shows.

I ponied up for the JJJ in its last days, too. Glad I did, BTW. I have a couple of the Elvin's on vinyl - "The Ultimate" & "Merry-Go-Round" - so I have a pretty good idea what the set is about and I'm feeling OK with passing on it. Let us know what you think of Max, sidewinder.

I like Elvin and all, but I think I'll pass on this one and save up for when Max hits "the list".

I've heard on "deep background" that the price reduction timeline will look something like this: First couple of weeks: 10% Next couple of weeks: 20% Next couple of weeks: 30% Next week: 40% Next week: 50% Last couple of weeks: 50->90% (90% on last day).

Hey, SS1, for Criss you definitely should get "Sonny's Dream" (arranged by Horace Tapscott) and also "Up, Up and Away".

"Together Again" is definitely a wonderful album. Highly recommended. I picked this up recently. It's a nice collection. Complete Savoy & Dial Masters: Leader Sessions

No, it can't! According to AMG the track is actually 9:06. Thought so. I hope the file size doesn't reflect 96 minutes worth of music.

A couple more worth looking into. Just added: Dave Burrell/Billy Martin - "Consequences". Includes "Kuliana" a 96 minute track! (can that be right?) Recently downloaded: Larry Coryell - "Tricycles" w/Mark Egan & Paul Wertico. one of the more aggressive Coryell albums I've heard in a long time.

Eric Dolphy "Candid Dolphy" looks pretty interesting. 6 of the 8 tunes are previously unreleased alternate takes from sessions with Mingus, Booker Little and also Abbey Lincoln (according to AMG)

Good to know. eMusic has it as well.

You remember correctly. One of my all-time favorite films. Definitely a great scene, too. "Stroll On" is on the S/T album, as well. Don't forget that the rest of the music is by Herbie Hancock.......not too shabby!

I pretty much agree with everything Guy said here. My girlfriend went on a Moody Blues jag in the last year or so, even to the point of getting tickets to a recent concert. It wasn't a BAD show, but you could tell that they've been doing the same songs for a LONG time. Their audience seemed to be a pretty hard-core bunch, though.

Happy Yom Kippur, Barak! er, uh.........I mean ...

"Sax Pax For A Sax" is a nice album. Worth it for "Bird's Lament" alone!

... , especially the second side with 'Aquarius' and 'More Today Than Yesterday'. He had an uncanny way of making tunes that were otherwise hokey/commersh sound really good. These 2 in particular are definitely worth the "price of admission".

Just picked up Nels Cline's "New Monastery - A View Into the Music of Andrew Hill" w/Bobby Bradford (among others). An interesting take, so far ...

I can't answer your question, but this is a fantastic album. 1/2 is Jack w/Eddie Gomez and the other half is Tony Williams/Ron Carter. Supertrios

Oh, yeahhhh.......all you B3 fans out there. This is the one to get, even if you only DL the 20+ minute jam. Great Hammond and a dynamic drum solo, as well. I've been listening to the same old scratchy LP for over 30 years now. Great to have this.......finally.

This is another great live outing. I've only heard parts of it, and I believe that it's OOP, but if you can find it - get it. Sarah Vaughan

Doesn't get much better than these.

FWIW, this album has just been added to the eMusic catalog.

Yes he was. But George still had some chops back then. He wasn't that far removed from playing with FZ and had put out a series of mostly interesting albums for MPS/BASF. He had probably just signed with Epic at this point, which is why he's in these sessions. Players: Dexter, Slide Hampton, Woody Shaw, Billy Brooks, Gordon Johnson, George Duke

I have Vol. 1 (on vinyl). Haven't listened to it in many years. I remember that Dexter's "Fried Bananas" was one of the highlights of the set.