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Soul Stream, the 2 albums with Pullen on organ that I know about are led by David Murray (not Ware). They are "Shakill's Warrior" and "Shakill's II". Both outstanding, and definitely worth hunting down. I see them in th used shops frequently - "Warrior" more than "II". "Warrior" - Murray (tenor) - Pullen (organ) - Stanley Franks (guitar) - Andrew Cyrille (drums) "II" - Murray (tenor) - Pullen (organ) - Bill White (guitar) - J.T. Lewis (drums)

Mega-mergers are rarely "a good thing" - especially in the media business.

Glad I could help out, GA. I assume you're talking about the Timmons set. I was pretty surprised to find that one myself. I'm hoping that their re-doing the software. That interface they had was pretty awkward. I liked the board, tough. It was very free-wheeling. Also a good source for recommendations.

Oh, man. Bummer. EMusic took down their BB. They say it won't be back until November. Shades of the BN BB.

Laugher in Wrigley tonight. GREAT! I need a break from all these nail-biters.

If you're into MP3s, you could join EMusic. They have "Spectrum" as well as most of the Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone/Riverside catalog. Actually, you could just do the 50-tune free trial and pay nothing for it.

Quite honestly, they should be reported to ebay. These are misleading listings and compromise the search system.

Andrew Hill - "Point of Departure"

The BN web site has the new Conns "on sale" for $13.98. I suspect the reason is that the Conns are not commercially appealing, for the most part. Still, it seems odd that the pricing is so different.

Actually, I think the Oakland A's have become the Atlanta Braves of the playoffs.

I used to burn CD-Rs and make jewel case covers, but ever since I got my Archos 20 Recorder, I just d/l everything onto that. If I want to play any of that stuff at home, I can hook it up to the system and play it that way.

Yeah, DrJ - "weak" IS the right term for the Bay Area teams! Oakland has become the Atlanta Braves of the West (or the Braves of the AL, whichever you prefer)

I'm tellin' ya' guys.............Wes & Mel, man.........Wes and Mel.

couw - you found a CD version of "The Loadstar"???

It would be great to see Max's "The Loadstar" released on CD, but I'm not holding my breath.

CUBS WIN! CUBS WIN!

My thoughts exactly.

I still don't understand "where's the love" for Wes? Those albums with Mel Rhyne were "boss"!!

About Klark Kent - I believe I heard the first one and it was pretty good. It's been a long time, though. Here is another one that I like a lot: Includes some nice vocals by Stan (Wall of Voodoo) Ridgway.

I definitely recommend the Doug Carn sets on BJ. "Adams Apple" is my favorite - a real solid outing all the way around.

You certainly should look into picking up members, don't git weary. With a lineup of Stanley Cowell, Charles Tolliver, Jymie Merritt, Gary Bartz and some vocals by Andy Bey, this is a must-have.

Another thumbs up for that Darryl Hall album, "Sacred Songs" produced by Robert Fripp. Here's a few more ...

Reading Jim's last post reminded me of Maynard Ferguson's "MF Horn 4&5 - Live at Jimmy's" set. Another album that has never seen CD production that fits well into that 60's-70's big band resurgence.

C'mon! Let's give it up for Wes!

Mike - Sorry you didn't like it. Maybe it needs to be played straight through.....at least once, to get the full effect. It's just a loose enjoyable album, IMO. I thought I should have seen him this past Sunday at the Fillmore, but didn't make it. It was probably a lot of fun.