CJ Shearn

as a backtrack to Fearless Leader, wasn't Philly Joe slated to be the drummer for most of Trane's leader dates? I thought I read somewhere Bob Weinstock and Jones had a rocky relationship so Art Taylor was selected as the drummer. Of course he was the house drummer for Prestige at the time so it makes sense.

I have a Jimmy Smith bootleg with Roy on drums

no,"The Real McCoy" played fine for me.

my local record shop Music City, I came home today with Fearless Leader and Interplay as a package deal $45! The owner Benny, a nice guy, I had explained that they were sawcut and priced incorrectly at $50, whereas the internet sells the same sawcut versions for $15, so I said "howabout selling me both for $40-50?" he agreed to sell me both sets for just $45, woohoo!!!! Strange tho as the first two sets have the discs affixed to plastic hubs but "Side Steps" has them in pockets. Still it looks better and more complete to have all three on the shelf now. Hate having to remove disc 2 to get to disc 1, vice versa. I'll just put it in a plastic case for a second to safely remove it.

happy birthday!

maybe you're right, at least they'd have heard of Miles.

well, she's somewhat famous, no need to be rude about it Dan.

that's a cool story that you met Frances Davis. Do most of the patrons know who she is?

did anyone catch the "original sessions recorded by Ruy Van Gelder at Van Gelder Studios, Hackensack, NJ" on the back box cover?

hmm....... I'll check to see if mine has the same problem. I find skipping only tends to happen with discs in mini LP sleeves or odd packaging.

7/4 have you tried getting dust off the CD? b/c these come in holders they are particularly vulnerable

my set arrived in the mail today, awesome package design, great booklet, I'm so used to seeing Wolff photos from Hackensack, seeing how bright the room looks in the Edwards photos is cool. Great discography details too... The notes may not be as musically involved as the Woideck set in the red box, but they are very good. As was the case when I had the big box years ago, the Red Garland sessions remain some of my favorite.

exactly

mine has shipped already

the Draper session is nice to have for completeness sake, but is it essential? no

I had the big box, I ordered this a few days ago

I bought Dresden as my first taste of Garbarek, I like it. I've heard some Garbarek in the past but not enough, I knew his tone though. I really the energy Manu Katche adds to the band and Rainer Bruninghaus' keyboards. Bruninghaus was Pat Metheny's choice for keyboards if Lyle Mays wasn't in the PMG.

This should be nice, I hope to learn the details which led to Monk losing passion for music and stop playing, I mean theres no recordings after 1972 correct?

happy birthday Miles!

I'm surprised "Afric Pepperbird" wasn't reissued as a a Touchtone.

I'm discovering Jan Garbarek. Heard him in passing but liked soundclips of the new "Dresden" and ordered it. I know a lot of ppl feel his early 70's ECM work is better than his recent stuff. I'll have to track down "Afric Pepperbird" and "SART" at some point.

this Miles tin box at FYE and Wallyworld with Cookin/Relaxin/Workin I have no need for it as I have the Prestige Quintet box. Is this box packed with the RVG's or OJC versions?

the legit releases? or one of their bootlegs?

LOL, that was great.

which discs are pictured in the Legacy link with the 6 eye design with "STEREO FIDELITY" written? They must have changed the CD label design for some albums. I will wait till they release the DVD separately.