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Has Bix Restored: Volume 5 come out yet, or did life just pass me by yet again?

I love The Incredible Jimmy Smith at Club Baby Grand vol. 1 & 2. Has a rougher feel than "Small's Paradise", it's better recorded, and Smith is HOT!

Which would be very sad if true. I must admit I had a soft spot in my heart for Mnytime; he was wild, erratic, intelligent, made things up at times, and my guess would be, he didn't understand himself all that well. I run across people like that in life a lot, and all you can do is have a sense of compassion about them and their lives.

The advantage with the "Blue Box" is that is should be cheaper than the MSFL set, but I saw just yesterday on ebay and sealed BC-13 going for $720.00. Maybe I'll just concentrate on my Bob Dylan collection instead.

If that supplier comes through for you, I'd suggest posting its name here so others might grab one of the few remaining copies. I alway listen to an angel! It was CD UNIVERSE. Any other angelic messages for me?

O.K., Thanks to Chaney, I should be getting this in a couple of days, and if this IS NOT DA SHIT, the King might start worrying about a revolution!

I was on vaction the past couple of weeks, and I took along the Art Ensemble: 1967/68 Box Set that Chuck Nessa put out, it was music that I found to be overwhelming at times. I found the music very human for some reason, by that, I mean it was music that communicated directly to me. There were some amazing moments, there was a moment where I could hear a baby crying in the background, obviously a musicians baby, and it added a poingnant touch to the music. Even their use of "vocals" had a tremendous emotional resonance. Another aspect I found interesting was that the music seemed to come out of silence. Sometimes in A/G jazz, it seems as if musical discoveries come after an extended amount of music, but the AE music seems to have silence as a source of discovery. Don't know if that makes any sense or not, but there it is. I'll have to listen to this set a couple of more times to get my thoughts straight. Edit: P.S. Chuck, if you read this know that I will (finally) get around to e-mailing you more extensive thoughts on the AE Box, I just need to listen to it more.

arcana major is da shit! ubu Would this be an example of "Rat droppings"?

Easily found, my eye!!!! I've been looking for this for months and I've yet to find it anywhere. Must be lookin' in all the wrong places.

So, shoot me, I have zero Beatles in my collection. However, I've come into some extra money and I want to get the Beatles lps. So, I'm wondering if buying the Beatles BC-13 Box set off Ebay is the best way to go for that route. Anyone have this set, and how does it sound? Or should I get the recently issued lps? Any Beatles fan out there with an opinion?

I'm at 38 right now. Gladly, my outbreak of Mosaicmania passed a couple of years ago, so I've only bought 5 sets in the past two-an-a-half years.

I'm on vacation so I get to do the ultimate: NOTHING

A bunch of cd money, and I think I'm going after Lon's Decware cd/sacd player. Man, this is an expensive board.

Thanks for the suggestions everyone, I'll be thinking about this for a couple of weeks. I have three solid suggestions with the Denon, Pioneer Elite DV-45A, and the Decware. Decisions, decisions....

Kenny Burrell: Midnight Blue. One of those fun finds that we've all experienced. Went to a local used record store and found this lp, problem was that the cover was an absolute mess. It had been in water, so the cover had water stains all over it, plus the warpped edges that comes with water. Still, I looked at the lp itself and it's very dirty but no scratches or scuff marks. So I say: "What the heck, it's only $2.00(!)." Take it home, clean it up, and it plays pure mint. I love finds like this. B)

Does anyone know of a good SACD player for $500 of less? I'm becoming interested in SACDs, so I'm just wondering if there is a big difference in playback value with a SACD player of that worth, or am I just as well off sticking to my NAD 541i? I would be buying mostly rock SACDs, if that makes any difference.

This reprint brought back a lot of memories *sigh*.

You're loss John. These babies are coming back! I'm waiting until I can upgrade to 9-track. Do you think that everyone who is posting that they never visit the Funny Rat thread realizes that we give away an oop Mosaic every 32 pages? Off track for a moment because I was thinking about this last night (really!). I know people dump on the sound of the BN cds from the 80s, but in the 80s I only had a cassette player, and if I remember correctly, they sounded fantastic. Am I the only one that remember cassettes sounding great, or is my memory completely shot?

Nah! That was more the "Grumpy Chuck."

The Blindfold Forum. Just don't get the attraction.

Thanks Mister Mooster! They were released around the same time and tended to cancel each other out in the "best of the year" polls. I was flattered by the competition. All kidding aside Chuck, you did a great service to jazz in releasing that set.

Benny More Y Su Banda Gigante, Grabaciones Completas: 1953 - 1960 put out by Tumbao Cuban Classics. For some reason, I continually return to this box set, and each time, I get such enjoyment from it, that it's the top box set for me now.

Gee, I don't need jetlag for that to happen!

June Christy & Pete Rugolo

The Faces: Five Guys Walk Into A Bar... All I can say is that this a one fantastic box set.