Matthew

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

What? Spam??!!

I was thinking of getting this myself. How is it?

Decided to replace my Echo & The Bunnymen cds. Think the Bunnymen are the best group from the 1980s. Rhino did a great job on these, sound great, and a lot of great added songs, demo's, live stuff, etc. --- Crocodiles --- Heaven Up Here --- Porcupine --- Ocean Rain --- Echo & the Bunnymen

I'm speechless By all accounts a wonderful man who will be deeply missed.

I'm of two minds about this possibility. Anything by Braxton that I have, I love. However, I just think Braxton is a much better player when he does his own compositions, he just has an added fire to his playing with his own music that is missing with standards. Who am I kidding though? I'd pre-order this set in a minute!

I have the 2cd Albert Ayler Quintet: Slug's Saloon that was put out by Get Back Records. I really enjoy this set, I've always thought that Donald Ayler adds such a unique sound to Aylers music, you can really hear a great combination of a very old style with a new free-style sensibility. But be warned, the sound is not that good. Hopefully, this new release will be an improvement soundwise. For a better live sound, and maybe more of a focused feel to the music, Nuits de La Fondation Maeght might be a good first buy.

You're all insane!!! After reading so much about this set, I finally succumbed to mass hysteria and ordered this set. This, after not buying a Mosaic set in over two years -- thought I was over the Mosaic thing. Man, this is an expensive board to read. Just hope I'll like myself in the morning.

!!!Congratulations!!!

Gosh! I can't imagine a year without seasons! You should have lived in the Imperial Valley in California.It's one of the many reasons I'm glad that I don't live there anymore. I remember my one and only visit to Wisconson in late October. The leaves had turned color about two weeks ago, but they were still colorful. I mean, this life-long Californian's jaw just hit the ground in stupidified wonder . I could not, and still cannot believe, that anything could look the way those trees did. That was my one encounter with being in a place where fall really meant something.

That is just pure BS. This issue about Kenton was very strong way before Burns ever even heard of Kenton. So to blame this on Ken Burns, of all people, is just evading the issue.

One of the reasons I never was a big fan of Stan Kenton were the charges I keep hearing that he was racist. If you look into the history of Kenton's band, there is a decided lack of African-American players in that band. Don't know if this issue ever got into print, but in LA, that's what I keep hearing, and it has stopped me from listening to a lot of Kenton.

That was Jackie McLean using a pseudonym. I know. I didn't! Learn something new everyday!

If you want to spend a little more money, Benny More Y Su Banda Gigante, Grabaciones Completas: 1953 - 1960 put put by Tumbao Cuban Classics, is one of the best box sets I've bought in a long time.

That is nuts ! Amazing -- someone took the bait.

I really like this one. Seems this was a true labor of love and sounds like it was a ball to record. To my mind, an overlooked classic.

Check out Classic Records. They've done SE in 33 and 45rpm on vinyl. Hopefully, they will get around to OTL in a year or two. Here's the list that Classic Records are to get out for the Blue Note Mono Series: 1. BLP 1530 Jutta Hipp Jutta Hipp 2. BLP 1533 Johnny Griffin Introducing Johnny Griffin 3. BLP 1535 Kenny Dorham Afro-Cuban 4. BLP 1536 J.R. Monterose J.R. Monterose 5. BLP 1538 Lee Morgan Indeed 6. BLP 1560 Hank Mobley Hank 7. BLP 1568 Hank Mobley Hank Mobley 8. BLP 1573 John Jenkins John Jenkins with Kenny Burrell 9. BLP 1577 John Coltrane Blue Train 10. BLP 1580 Johnny Griffin The Congregation 11. BLP 1588 Sonny Clark Cool Struttin' 12. BLP 1590 Lee Morgan Candy 13. BLP 1595 Cannonball Adderly Somethin' Else 14. BLP 4003 Art Blakey Moanin 15. BLP 4023 Dizzy Reese Star Bright 16. BLP 4024 Jackie McLean Swing,Swang,Swingin 17. BLP 4031 Hank Mobley Soul Station 18. BLP 4032 Sonny Red Out of the Blue 19. BLP 4037 Horace Parlan Us Three 20. BLP 4041 Tina Brooks True Blue 21. BLP 4043 Horace Parlan Speakin' My Piece 22. BLP 4045 Freddie Redd Shades of Redd 23. BLP 4058 Hank Mobley Roll Call 24. BLP 4074 Horace Parlan On The Spur of the Moment 25. BLP 4105 Ike Quebec It Might As Well Be Spring Featuring: · Use of ORIGINAL MONO MASTER TAPES · Tube Mastering using AMPEX 300 tape machine electronics · Lacquer cutting using restored original WESTREX 2B MONO Head · Use of Restored WESTERN ELECTRIC MONO cutting AMP · Authentic DEEP GROOVE / No GROOVE GUARD Pressings · Original Labels and Tip On Jackets

Questions: 1. In my reading on free jazz / improvisation I keep coming across the group AMM that's suppossed to be a big influence on everyone. Is this a group in need to check out? If so, where should I start? 2. While I'm asking about artists who have had a big influence, what about any Karlheinz Stockhausen recommendations? Seems I should try this guy out because every jazz musician talk about his composing. One last comment: This Cecil Taylor cat, he can play!

Artie Shaw -- and yes, I am serious about this, music lost something important when he retired.

I know, we can handle anything down here! On a side note, who has been in big quakes? I was in Berkeley when the NoCal big one hit. Also in Redlands when there was a 6.4 & 6.8(?) on the same day. When the first one hit, I turned over and went back to sleep. The Euro's in the house were terrified!

Wasn't it about a year ago that a copy of True Blue went for over $2,000? Original BNs from the 50s are a goldmine for the sellers, this could will reach $2,700+ easily.

Prices like that make me kind of wonder how much the Classic Record Blue Note Series will be worth in 10 years or so. But, if it is NM-, the seller just might get the price.

Thanks for all the great information everyone! I'm still wavering about getting tje lp Mosaic. OTOH, it is lp, so from what Im reading, the sound will be a lot better than the cds. OTOH, there are so many alternate takes, which, by-and-large I do not enjoy. Decisions, decisions.

Don't care to much for Byron, but I love Moran. So, who knows, it just might wind up being a decent cd.