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John - PM'd you.

According to AMG, these are the things K. Lundvall has worked on, so he's been doing his thing a bit longer than you probably realized. By the way, who's "Tor Lundvall"? Cannonball Adderley Definitive Cannonball Adderley (2002) Mastering Chet Baker Definitive Chet Baker (2002) Mastering Etta Baker Railroad Bill (1999) Mastering Boyz II Men Extras (1999) Engineer Boyz II Men Ballad Collection (2000) Engineer Luiz Bueno & Badal Roy Musica (2000) Engineer, Mastering, Mixing Mariah Carey Daydream (1995) Engineer Nat King Cole Definitive Nat "King" Cole (2002) Mastering Dana Cunningham Dancing at the Gate (2001) Mastering Miles Davis Complete Birth of the Cool [blue... (1998) Editing, Mastering Celine Dion Falling into You (1996) Engineer Bob Dorough Too Much Coffee Man (2000) Mastering Bob Dorough & Dave... Who's on First (2000) Mastering Ann Dyer & the No Good... Revolver: A New Spin (1999) Mastering Richard Elliot Ballads (2001) Mastering Liberty Ellman Tactiles (2003) Mastering Kevin Eubanks Live at Bradley's (1994) Assistant Producer Bill Evans Paris Concert, Edition One (1979) Mastering Bill Evans Paris Concert, Edition Two (1979) Mastering Ella Fitzgerald Ella for Lovers (2003) Mastering Ella Fitzgerald Diva Series (2003) Mastering Tommy Flanagan Sunset and the Mockingbird: The... (1998) Mastering Stan Getz & Albert Dailey Poetry (1983) Remastering Grant Green Alive! (1970) Mastering Grant Green Alive! [bonus Tracks] (2000) Mastering Guitar Gabriel Deep in the South (1999) Mastering, Recording Algia Mae Hinton Honey Babe (1999) Mastering John Dee Holeman Bull Durham Blues (1999) Mastering Instrumental Acoustek (2000) Mastering Richard Leo Johnson Fingertip Ship (1999) Mastering Lee Konitz/Brad Mehldau... Alone Together (1996) Engineer Lee Konitz Another Shade of Blue (1999) Engineer Joe Lovano & Gonzalo... Flying Colors (1997) Assistant Engineer Joe Lovano On This Day...At the Vanguard (2003) Mastering, Mixing, Recording Tor Lundvall Ice (1999) Mastering Tor Lundvall Mist Mastering Carmen McRae Diva Series (2003) Mastering Barbara Montgomery Little Sunflower (2002) Mastering Jason Moran Modernistic (2002) Mastering Jason Moran Bandwagon (2003) Engineer, Mastering, Mixing Gary Morgan & Panamericana Live at Birdland (2003) Mastering Greg Osby St. Louis Shoes (2003) Engineer, Mastering Charlie Parker Washington Concerts (2001) Remastering Neal Pattman Prison Blues (1999) Mastering, Recording Michel Petrucciani 100 Hearts (1983) Digital Remastering Michel Petrucciani Trio Live at the Village Vanguard (1984) Digital Remastering Pieces of a Dream Ahead to the Past (1999) Mastering Pieces of a Dream Sensual Embrace: The Soul Ballads (2001) Mastering Lonnie Plaxico Melange (2001) Mastering Bud Powell Definitive Bud Powell (2002) Mastering Dan Rose Water's Rising (1999) Mastering, Recording Selena Dreaming of You (1995) Assistant Engineer Anoushka Shankar Anourag (2000) Mastering The Sighs Different (1996) Assistant Engineer Jimmy Smith Definitive Jimmy Smith (2002) Mastering Squonk Opera Bigsmorgasbordwunderwerk (2000) Mastering Art Tatum Definitive Art Tatum (2002) Mastering John Gentry Tennyson Europa (2000) Mastering McCoy Tyner Definitive McCoy Tyner (2002) Mastering The Wild Magnolias Life Is a Carnival (1999) Mastering Phil Woods & Johnny... Rev and I (1998) Mastering Various Artists Compassion: Special Message from... (2001) Engineer, Editing, Mastering, Mixing, Sequencing Assistant Various Artists Smooth Jazz Hear and Now (2003) Mastering Various Artists Jazz Hear and Now (2003) Mastering

How does one go about doing this on their website? I've looked and looked but still have been unable to find this option... I just did a quick check, and couldn't find where to do this either. I think your best bet is to send them an e-mail (through the customer service area of their website) asking that your account be changed so that you don't have to reply about the featured selection, and that it not be automatically shipped to you. I'm sure there used to be an option on their website to change this yourself, but I can't find it at the moment...

Steve Lacy - "Sands" on Tzadik - Interesting disc, it's Lacy just sitting at home playing. He's also got a live solo set on HatHut called "Clinkers" from '77 that is pretty good!

DrJ - Good haul there! FYI - you no longer have to received/send back those monthly notices, and they won't automatically send you the "featured selection". I get the monthly mailing, but have it set (through the BMG website) so that I don't have to respond or else receive the unwanted cd. And I pretty much ignore the mailings, and focus on their website. They offer different deals all the time - some of the best are the "Buy 1, Get Unlimited for $1.99" deals (plus s/h of course), which can work out to <$6 per disc, delivered to your door. Just food for thought, before you cancel your membership... -Erik

I picked up an interesting (to me anyway) release of Sonny's last night, called "First Moves" on Jazz Door. It's a live recording from 12 Nov 74 in Belgrade, and has an interesting supporting cast - Yoshiaki Masuo on electric guitar, Rufus Harley on soprano sax and BAGPIPES, Gene Perla on electric bass, and David Lee on drums. Apparently Rufus Harley is the world's only jazz bagpipe player. Have only listened to half of this in my car so far, but no bagpipe solo yet . But Sonny's really playing well on this disc, IMO. I have nothind else from this period to compare to, but like what I'm hearing. And Masuo seems competent at least. The sounds quite good for a 29 year old soundboard (I'm assuming) recording. 1. First Moves 7:15 2. Look for the Silver Lining 14:25 3. To A Wild Rose 7:44 4. Alfie's Theme 16:53

Hows about "Planet Rock" from Africa Bambaata via Jason Moran? edit: took off the Valdes, as I don't think this would work in an organ setting...

Well, curiousity got the best of me, so I stopped by this place on the way home last night (met our fellow BB member Sidewinder as well!), to take another look at this Braith disc. It's actually titled "Live at the University of the Street - Double Your Pleasure", and is a 92 release on King Records. This actually IS listed on AMG. This one is a live recording from 4 April 92, with support from Ronnie Mathews (p), Tarik Shah (B), and Mark Johnson (d). Jimmy Lovelace guests on drums on a few tracks as well. Braith plays his stritch/braith-horn on 6 tracks, and tenor on the other three. Not sure how rare this actually is, but I don't think it's the same thing that Jim is talking about. Now I'm REALLY curious as to what that thing is - ROIO?

slightly OT - One of my local used stores has George's "Live at the University of the Street" cds at the moment (unless Sidewinder nabs it ). I don't see this one listed on AMG. Anyone have this one, and if so is it any good? Thanks, Erik

Following up on Walker's comment above, I just noticed on Sco's website that the trio (w/Swallow & Stewart) are appearing Dec 9-14 at the Blue Note, and that they will be making a live recording set for release in May 04. Schmokin! Also on the tour front, he'll be at the same place in a duo setting with Charlie Haden on Jan 22/23, for anyone interested (Haden's apparently doing some guitar duet thing there that week - w/Bill Frisell on 20/21st, and with Jim Hall on 24/25th). And for those of you on the Left Coast, there's a one-off at Yoshi's with Jack DeJohnette and Larry Goldings on Feb 16th - "Celebrating the Music of Tony William's Lifetime" I'd love to be there for all of these shows!!

Dan - I was paraphrasing from memory. You're probably right that her comments were post-interview, or off camera, or something to that effect. There appear to be a couple of different variations on this tale floating around on-line: 1. "During Bill Clinton's first presidential campaign, he was doing an interview with Tabitha Soren of MTV. Soren asked him if there was anything he dreamt of doing. Clinton replied that he had always wanted to play sax with Thelonious Monk. Soren screwed on her best smart-girl face and replied, "And who was the loneliest monk?"" 2. "Consider the story (probably apocryphal) about MTV correspondent Tabitha Soren, covering President Bill Clinton: When Clinton, an amateur saxophone player, referred in a press conference to Theolonius Monk, Soren allegedly turned to an older reporter next to her and asked, "Who’s the loneliest monk?" " I don't recall exactly what was said, just remember the incident.

Rooster - If you have kids you've probably watched "Shrek" a thousand times. The executioner (very minor character) is named Thelonious - obviously a jazz fan amongst the creators of this film. ...and anyone remember this classic interview soundbite? Tabitha Soren: "Who's your favorite musician?" Bill Clinton: "Thelonious Monk." Tabitha Soren: "Who's the loneliest monk?"

Is there a reason for the misspelled "Boogaloo" on the cover of Alligator Bogaloo? I've stared at that a few times, and wondered if it was the fabled BN Quality Control at work, or intended that way.

The first time I read this, I assumed you were trading these in at used stores, but then did a double-take when I realized you said retail! Thinking of trying this has never even crossed my mind before. I guess if the store that accepts your trade-in is ok with it, and is able to re-sell the item at whatever price they would normally sell at, then they're not losing out, and you come out ok as well. Guess the only loser in this equation is the label or the artist? To me this is distinctly different than selling or trading discs in at a used store, at least ethically speaking.

Picked up two items yesterday: The Keith Jarrett Complete Blue Note Box, new, for €53. The store was closing one of its branches on the Konigstrasse (main pedestrian walking street in Stuttgart), so was selling alot of stock. I already had 4 of the discs that I'd picked up individually before, but this was too good a deal to pass up. The other is a used copy of Coltranes's "Live in Japan" 4 disc set, used, for €17.50. Not too bad, as I haven't seen this elsewhere. I'm assuming it's OOP.

Picked up another Sco item yesterday, that's pretty damn good! It's called "East Coast Blow Out". The nominal leader appears to be Jim McNeely, though my copy has a different cover than the one above - McNeely's name has been de-emphasized, and Scofield's name is now at the top of the list. Well worth grabbing if you see it anywhere. These are the kinds of things I'm gonna miss when I leave Germany on the 24th and return to Texas

Couple of new titles at BMG: Terence Blanchard - Bounce John Coltrane - Blue Train (Remastered) - I assume it's the RVG Kurt Elling - Man in the Air Shirley Horn - May the Music Never End Bobby Hutcherson - Montara Bud Powell - Parisian Thoroughfares Sonny Rollins - Vol. I

Anybody pick up this recent Glenn Gould double disc set, and if so, how is it?

I've been seeing a relatively new Django title from Dreyfus, called "L'Or de Django". Anybody have this one, and if so is it worth picking up? I don't see a listing for it on AMG...

The thing that's interesting to me is when they film sequels concurrently. There appears to be an assumption that the first sequel will do well enough at the box office to warrant putting out the next one. This is what happened with the two Matrix sequels, as well as the two Back to the Future sequels. Can't think of any others that were filmed this way. The LOTR films were all filmed at the same time - which is kind of an amazing risk to take on something which MIGHT have never made money. Luckily, the films have been uniformly excellent so far, and have appealed to more than just the hardcore Tolkien/fantasy crowd. Kill Bill is an interesting one also. Apparently originally conceived (and filmed) as one movie, but Tarantino or the studio decided to split it into two films due to length. Not sure I really understand that decision, but I haven't seen part one yet either.

This is the funniest thing I've read on this BB in a long time!

I have a few CTI's already - the previously mentioned Red Clay, Straight Life, Sugar, as well as Jim Hall's Concierto and KB's God Bless the Child. I like all of these titles. I can get into soul/jazz/funk, but not too much of the syrupy string stuff that some of the CTIs seem to be known for. That's about my only criteria...

Zweitausendeins has the following CTI remasters available, for €6.99 apiece. I'm not familiar with any of them, so I'd appreciate any recommendations. Patti Austin - Havana Candy Ray Barretto - La Cuna Ron Carter - Blues Farm Paul Desmond - Pure Desmond Paul Desmond - Skylark Astrud Gilberto/Stanley Turrentine - Astrud & Gilberto: with Stanley Turrentine Freddie Hubbard - First Light Milt Jackson - Sunflower Hubert Laws - In the Beginning Esther Phillips - Black-Eyed Blues Nina Simone - Baltimore Jeremy Steig - Firefly Gabor Szabo - Macho Stanley Turrentine - Don't Mess with Mister T Stanley Turrentine - Salt Song Do the Hubbard & Turrentine discs hold up to Red Clay, Straight Life & Sugar? I also noticed the Steig disc, from 1977, includes John Scofield. Is this worth picking up from a Sco-fan's perspecitive? Thanks, Erik

Organissimo I cannot avert my eyes A strange attraction Keith Jarrett "Nude Ants" This album really hits me Each time I hear it ...and two from "Gentle Giant" on Jazz Corner that I like: There is no equal No prequel and no sequel To A Love Supreme That Steely Dan riff I loved so much -- it comes from Song For My Father

Haiku is quite fun: Count all of the syllables; Go Five-Seven-Five. Hank Mobley is bad! I mean really really GOOD. But you knew that though. Frisell-Horvitz-Schrieve An organ trio setting? It's "Fascination"! These are so easy I could do this forever! But I will stop now.