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The Pentangle thread has started turning into a JM thread. So considering there is so much interest in him he might as well have his own. I made the mistake of first listening to "No Little Boy", which got a nice review in AMG. It started off badly with Phil Collins background vocals and went downhill from there. Even Levon Helm sounded totally out of place. Much of the rest of it sounded like an attempt at a male version of Sade. Not what I was expecting from Martyn. I'll take a look at some of the recommendations on the Pentangle thread and start over.

GoM, I'm afraid that MLB put the "kabosh" on free internet radio for ANY games. You have to subscribe to hear anything.

Yes, double-entendres falling from the sky!! Honorable mention must be made, however, of Deep Purple's "Knocking at Your Back Door". For my money, this song is the most entertaining of clever rock smut. I laugh my ass off whenever I hear it. I bet it doesn't hold a candle to "Big Bottom"!! ("...talkin' 'bout mud flaps, my girl's got 'em!")

I highly recommend the "Magic Triangle" disks - "Highest Mountain", "Firm Roots", the "On Stage" series or "Night of the Mark 7"(which is listed as the Clifford Jordan Quartet). These are all really solid dates. "Shades" is great, too. Get 'em all! B)

Thanks for all the ideas, folks. I did listen to a bit of the Steeleye Span stuff, and it is a bit slick compared to much of the other stuff mentioned here. I was looking at the John Martyn sets, too. I thought I might listen to "No Little Boy" and "Cooltide". EMusic also has "Live at Bristol 1991: Official Bootleg", "Snooo", "Sweet Certain Surprise", "Apprentice", "Live", "Live at Leeds", "Philentropy" and "The Hidden Years". AMG has mixed reviews on most of these. In the meantime, looks like I've got to look into getting CDs of Pentangle's Reprise catalog as well as checking out the Albion Band. I've got to admit that one of the reasons I posted this here (rather than AAJ or JazzCorner) is that I knew that I would get an opinion from our resident Brit, Bev. Thanks for the input, Bev!

CJ - I hope you enjoy this one. If you're looking for a high energy live workout, this is the one for you. It's definitely going to be a different experience than the other Morgan sets that you have. Aside from the fact that all of the tunes are well over 10 minutes each, this is an enjoyable set from a band that was definitely at the peak of it's creativity.

Here's a good article about Larry that was posted over on the AAJ BB: Larry Young's Tragic Genius

Australia has produced some pretty good rockers, actually. Check out Hoodoo Gurus, Lime Spiders and even Midnight Oil. Those guys can crunch with the best of them.

Somehow, I'm only recently discovering this wealth of music. I remember giving them a chance about 30 years ago when I was first listening to Fairport, but somehow this group didn't do anything for me. I'm now finding out how diverse their influences are and how interesting and unique the musicianship is. So far, I've only downloaded stuff from EMuisc: Pentangle "Early Classics", Renbourn "Sir John Alot", Jansch "Best of", "After The Dance" and "When The Circus Comes To Town". Any suggestions of stuff I should be looking for? I know that Renbourn has recorded quite a bit with Stephen Grossman - how are those albums?

I would like to add in a couple of Larry's rock-oriented outings. Both as a sideman. John McLaughlin "Devotion" - A definite "homage" to Hendrix. Has some highly psychedelic acid-jazz. Carlos Santana/John McLaughlin "Love, Devotion Surrender" - High speed guitar pyrotechnics with a wash of Larry Young enveloping the sound.

Funny. I've had the Wilson set for several months now, and as much as I enjoy it, I still haven't broken the seal on the 5th disk. I'll get to it eventually, I'm sure.

Yes. B)

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#104 The Complete Blue Note and Pacific Jazz Recordings of Clifford Brown (5 LPs) #116 The Complete Bud Powell Blue Note Recordings (1949-1958) (5 LPs) #118 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Herbie Nichols (3 CDs or 5 LPs) #133 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Grant Green with Sonny Clark (4 CDs or 5 LPs) #141 The Complete Blue Note Recordings of Art Blakey's 1960 Jazz Messengers (6 CDs or 10 LPs) #143 The Complete 1959 CBS Charles Mingus Sessions (4 Q-LPs) #158 MIles Davis: The Complete Plugged Nickel Sessions (10 Q-LPs) #164 Miles Davis/Gil Evans: The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings (11 LPs) As has been mentioned, these are all available on CD in one form or another - either single disks or in sets on their original label. There's also lots of great stuff that is STILL in print, too.

I never listened to Pavement and didn't even realize who Stephen Malkmus was, but this new album got a rave review in todays SF Chronicle (Review). The fact that they compared it to Fairport Convention and Television in the same sentence really grabbed my interest. As AfrciaBrass sez, it is on EMusic, so I downloaded it and will give it a quality listen. If I like it, I will have to check out his other album and maybe some Pavement, too.

I don't have any problem with IE on a PC. There will be a new interface soon anyway.

Considering how closely this is related to the Carmell Jones set, I thought it might be good to have a thread for Gerald. I picked it up over a year ago and it still sounds fresh. A great introduction for people looking to get into Big Band as well as for 'experienced' listeners. I'm not saying that it's simple music, just a whole lot of fun.

wesbed - You might be a candidate for the Gerald Wilson Mosaic set.

Not exactly crazy, but it's the first time I have seen more action for Thad Jones than Sam Rivers. Thad just sold for $93 with 11 bids, and Sam for $86 with 5.

You could always email Mosaic. They usually are very happy to answer questions.

Re: splashy You'll know it when you hear it. I get the same type of sound from MP3s that are poorly sampled. They do mention "peak distortion" problems in th set. I wonder if this is what they mean.

The tune "Brass Bag" just turned my head around. I had to replay it immediately. Check it out!!! ... BTW, anyone notice that the "E" session is 'splashy' sounding?

Right - the seller is a member of the AAJ BBS and he was very up front about the status of this disk. Even he was amazed by the final price.

There was a thread on the "old" BBS about Frank. I only just started listening to him and he rips some monster riffs, from what I've heard so far. Too bad he's so under-recorded. So far, I've got "Fantastic Frank Strozier", Roy Haynes "Cymbalism", Sam Jones "Down Home", Louis Hayes "Variety is the Spice" and "The Young Lions". Other suggestions?

As AfricaBrass mentioned, EMusic has 4 High Note titles and also the Maybeck set. Try to find "Power Trio" from 1990. I believe it's OOP, but I see it in used stores quite often. With Elvin Jones and Cecil McBee, it's a WINNER. More great sideman work is on Pharaoh Sanders' "Journey to the One" and "Rejoice". Also two live albums - Betty Carter's "The Audience with B.C." and Charles Tolliver's "Grand Max".