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They really mean it this time

Bertrand, I heard an announcement of this on WPFW, but I do not know Michael Thomas or his group. Are they good? You have to have some chops to perform a tribute to Lee and Hank. Does this group qualify? Oh yeah, HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEE MORGAN (July 10, 1938) And slightly belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY HANK MOBLEY (July 7, 1930).

Wouldn't the Blue Note discography by Cuscuna answer it? (which I do not have ) I share your interest in having a timeline of recording sessions. It would be fascinating to have a daily chronology of RVG sessions. BTW, this concept has been used in other fields. For example, I have a daily chronology of Thoreau.

Naaah, Jackie did have a few clinkers, but, man, what an incredible discography, both as a leader and a sideman. He's been on more great albums, so many of them now considered classic albums, than just about any sax player. His batting average is about .950; not bad

Mosaic gives a special section to its guitar sets, the only instrument which gets its own category (wonder why?). I've been considering the Joe Pass set, once my bank balance, er, balances, but would like to hear comments about any or all of the guitar sets.

Today: "Cirrus"- Bobby Hutcherson, with Woody Shaw. 2 of my favorites. "Bownie Eyes"- Clifford Brown, with some terrific musicians, Gigi Gryce, Elmo Hope, Philliy Joe, Charlies Rouse, Percy Heath, Art Blakey, Lou Donaldson. I'm late getting to Clifford, but liking him more and more. Joe Pass/Herb Ellis- "Two for the Road"

That's because each of my posts has so much substance, Each One FEELS like five Thanks for the good words on my avatar- all praise to Lee ! Precisely, thank you very much Can you rig a post count??? BTW, my last three posts are all #299- what's up with that?

You rang???!!! A case in point

Is that a recommendation The same fellow who recorded the awful (sounding) Lovano live set. I hope he's improving

Current issue of JAZZ TIMES has an article by the audio columnist about the iPOD. He liked it. I'm seriously thinking about one now.

I don't think they were designed to be disassembled Do you throw out the CD cases? Doesn't that ruin the resale value (assuming you occasionally sell off CDs?) I really haven't experienced these problems. Perhaps it's a problem in certain climate or storage conditions, e.g, dampish basements, humid or very hot climates, etc.

Received the following e-mail from BN: Any thoughts on the vinyl Coltrane?

I consider myself a very frequent visitor to the Board. Often enough I will see a post by someone whom I've never noticed before, or seen a post by, except that the poster will have hundreds of posts to his/her credit (or discredit maybe ) Anyway, I'm thinking, "how can this person have 500 posts, and this is the first time I've seen them?" Now, I'm sure others have the same reaction to MY posts- fair enough. I figure there must be posters who usually only post in certain threads, for example in the Politics or Misc non-music threads. I rarely venture into those threads, so perhaps I am missing entirely some posters. Are there various "subcultures" on the Board, with their own inhabitants, the Politcs types, or the Mosaic types, etc? Someone who racks up 300 posts to the Babe thread and one to the AOTW thread? Just wondering.

Some suggestions: Art Pepper- "Straight Life"- would be a good one Chet Baker- "Chet Baker Big Band" (with Bud Shank, Bobby Timmons, Phil Urso, Conte Candoli, et al Clifford Brown- "Clifford Brown with Strings"

Interesting how many of these New York pressing made it to Europe. Did people carry their collections overseas, or order from the States, or were early American (especially New York) pressing Blue Notes carried in European shops as a matter of course? I'm not sure but I think that "early" Blue Note's were only pressed in the States. The only european pressing I own is a german blue/white Liberty pressing. Art Blakey/Roots and herbs. Yes, exactly my point. I thought that the records would have to come from the States. The idea of American servicemen being the "colporteurs" is an interesting one. I wonder what was the extent of BN's foreign sales? I've not seen this aspect discussed before. Also, I was wondering if some BNs might have been French or English issues. Don't know when they started being pressed in Europe. Does anyone know about that? When did Pathe Marconi start producing BN titles in France? I don't know which English company handled BNs; anyone know about that? Sorry, so many questions, so few answers.

Why would someone with all those BNs have DISCO records, fer crissakes BTW, what part of the country was this?

How exactly does it work? Also, I had read something about the cleaning brushes being hard to obtain for some reason?

It's hard for me to generalize. I probably have a couple hundred plus BN LPs, from W.61st and W.63St pressings, to NY USA, Liberty, UA, up to Conn reissues. Generally, the earlier the better. OTOH, I'm "easy" when it comes to BN vinyl. I generally like Liberty and even UA pressings. Don't like the Manhattan era much at all. I'm indifferent to the sound quality of the Conns. I also have some Classic reissues (the Mobley on 200 g, a very good one, Lee Morgan, Indeed, pretty good, not great, and some others). I have some japan King pressings; these are pretty good. I think the essence of BN vinyl is the immediacy and presence of the sound; it's right in front of you. I think RVG aimed for that effect. The best ones make you feel you are right in Rudy's living room. Some of the later pressings retain this quality, some don't. The way I look at it, they almost always sound better than CD, although CDs are getting better. Perhaps some people get bugged by this "in your face" quality, but I like it.

Interesting how many of these New York pressing made it to Europe. Did people carry their collections overseas, or order from the States, or were early American (especially New York) pressing Blue Notes carried in European shops as a matter of course?

Posted at another board (has to do with audio and inmates ). True story? If so, perhaps the ultimate garage sale haul. The guy told me that this took place in SoCal. What do you think?

Love those understated Dusty Groove guys " a bit rough"- translation: "sounds like it was recorded in a cement factory"

Still not an answer to your question, but.... I also have Classic's "Swingin' Affair" in stereo and it's very, very good. If you need/want this title do not hesitate to search for and buy it. IMO, a super reissue in every way!! I have a feeling I would like this one more than a mint original. The music comes across incredibly and without some of the flaws I notice in originals from this period. I have a Liberty pressing of this title, and it sounds pretty good to me. What flaws have you noticed? I have some other Dexter as well. As far as I can tell, Dexter on vinyl sounds particularly good; perhaps RVG liked the tone that Dexter got from his horn and made sure to capture it. Anyway, it really comes across. Haven't tried the Classic, but if I didn't already have the title, I would. BTW, I'm leaning towards the mono Blue Train

Any views on the Classic Records BLUE TRAIN mono vs stereo?

Andrew Hill- "Smokestack"- just picked up a UA-issue of this LP. Odd lineup with 2 bass players, but a fascinating LP.

This is not my beautiful home.