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Also, why not a George Russell Decca Select with New York, New York (1959), Jazz in the Space Age (1960), George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot (1960) and George Russell Sextet in KC (1961). While all have appeared on CD in some form or another, none are readily available in the US.

Ha! Sorry, don't have those on hand at the moment ... I wonder how much I'll end up paying for that Shank/Cooper in the end ...

Anything else you might consider letting that one go for?

That Horace set sure has 9 lives.

I would love to see such a McKusick set, but I think the availability of a Lone Hill compilation with some of those albums makes that project somewhat moot, irritating as that is.

Yeah, I think Amazon is offering out of print titles.

Yeah, interesting.

The Benny Goodman vol. 6 (Rainbow Grill 1966-67) is real nice. Zoot Sims and Herbie Hancock are in the ensemble.

What's the tone of the notes on the Taylor set? Just took off the Dizzy Reece Select. I realized I haven't even unwrapped discs 2 and 3 yet after 6 months! Gotta do something about that soon ...

PM sent on: Russell, George New York NY and Jazz in the Space Age MCA

I'd say any business that makes the Jazz Heritage Society look like a swell operation is dire indeed.

Speaking of which, Amazon is offering some Black Saint/Soul Note titles as on-demand CD-Rs for the very attractive price of $9.90

Thanks, Chuck.

I have a good hunk of the Sonny OJCs and have avoided this box because a) I have a lot of the stuff anyways and might as well just finish buying the OJCs and b) I like the individual CDs for him anyways. BUT is there anything on the box that I can't get from the individual OJCs? Any of the early 50s sessions?

Another Ebay Craziness moment: The Complete King Oliver set on Retrieval Roland Kirk - Rip, Rig and Panic/Please Don't You Cry ... Dave Douglas - Convergence Zaum - Above Our Heads the Sky Splits Open $32 shipped. The guy has plenty more Buy It Now auctions in the $4-8 range, including several titles on HatArt.

Maybe they're just shoring up their affairs. Frankly I find True Blue to be pretty irrelevant anyways. That said, my goals for this year include ordering 5 more Selects and the Herman, Hampton, and Lester Young sets. And hopefully the Threadgill. I wonder, though, if we'll see any more Selects come out at all. It's coming on two years since the Handy and Zeitlin sets, no?

I keep getting psyched out by a guy who is listing discs 8-10 from the Roland Kirk set for $150. On what planet is this reasonable?

Picked this up today (@ $29.99), so clearly it has found its way stateside. Man! The years just fall away on this set. Sounds like it could be 20 years earlier, just stunning.

Same re: the Pres!

I'm not Bill obviously, but in my mind there isn't even the slightest question about it: YES. Granted I'm not a fan of most of the Atlantic stuff, but I don't see how any of those records can stand alongside the likes of We Free Kings or Rip, Rig, and Panic.

I think I'll still keep on the lookout for the big box. I had to pass one up for $105 at the FYE (of all places) in Philadelphia a couple weeks ago 'cause I'm broke for now. I wonder if they'd ship it to me ....

Not sure what the bonus tracks are on the CD, but I would highly recommend seeking out the Impulse! Dedication Series 2xLP that has extra tracks by Tolliver and Moncur on it.

I finally found a copy of Free Form while browsing in Philly and grabbed it. Only been through it once so far, but I enjoy it very much. Glad to finally get my hands on it.

I would indeed drop $60 on the Merrill, but $400 on the Kirk is way out of line.

Man, I wish those old Mercury box sets weren't so expensive.