CJ Shearn

For Pat Metheny, "Still Life (Talking)", "Imaginary Day", or the ECM Rarum will be best. There's no real best of for the Geffen stuff and "Imaginary Day" covers enough stylistic ground as challenging as that record is. I agree with "Heavy Weather", but "Black Market", "Sweetnighter", "Mysterious Traveler" or "Tale Spinnin" would have been just as good. Kenny Garrett's "Pursuance" would show him the direct lineage from Trane, although that may be a later down the road album. I didn't get into that one till my early 20's when I finally became into the modern mainstream. Brad Mehldau, EST, anyone integrating pop into the modern jazz sense is a good idea.

I was going to ask the same thing Chuck. Anyway these appeared earlier than 95 or 96, I said that because I remember ads for a batch in Downbeat around that time.

I remember those sets appearing in the US in 1996, I wanted the JOS '65 from that series, which I now have in a Laserlight 2 disc set.

I would but trying to save money!!!!!!! I totally support the project, Jim!

Thanks for the info guys. Since they are friends of Zorn they often sell his music before the release date by a week or so I hear, nice touch.

Happened with 2 copies of JOS "A New Sound A New Star" years ago in a CD boombox with trays that stacked on top of each other in a multi disc changer

I ordered the Tzadik version of Metheny's "Tap" from them today based on the recommendation of a Yahoo Metheny list member. I will order future Zorn and Tzadik releases from they because they directly support him. Do they send confirmations after you order? Also, they would ship to Dutchess County in NY, right? I read something like they require a $100 minimum for in store credit card orders but I hope that's not the case for an online order. Thanks!

Amazing view and congrats!

Oh, thank you!

This is not on the CD. Is it on the DVD reissue released only in Hong Kong?

One thing is the album with his great version of "You Don't Know What Love Is" was not issued on CD in the US in all those twofer series.

Sonny, and Jack live 45 minutes from me.

The High Note discs contain a mix of tunes from the Columbia and Muse years, so, I am familiar with a few of the tunes from the Muse period. Even by 1985 when Woody was featured with JMac at the One Night With Blue Note concert, he was declining a little bit, but not to the point of it being out right sad, and hard to listen to i.e. Freddie Hubbard in the mid 90's and 2000's.

Ooh! Essential stuff, I've heard from people here. Will have to grab it. This must be why Mosaic had that video interview with Anthony Braxton a few years ago.

JOS and Griffin should have been paired when Johnny made his BN dates, that twofer omits the piano track? both albums are just over 35 minutes I think.

Ahh so they are including Elektra Musician titles? I have the Wounded Bird reissues of the "Griffith Park" albums and the JOS titles. Honestly, not much can be done to improve "Off the Top", it's a very thin sounding recording, dead drums, Stanley sounds like his horn is coming from an amplifier instead of miked where you get his tone. "Griffith Park vol. 2 In Concert" are soundboard recordings made on cassette so nothing can improve those.

Just listened to the sound samples, very nice that you covered Tina Brooks. The best organ jazz is not on major labels

That really sucks, RIP. He had an incredible voice and fantastic percussive guitar style, my mom saw him live maybe 6 years ago. "Mixed Bag" is a great record.

I saw that some weeks back, and thought that was great.

Well, after listening to some Decoding Society and "Barbecue Dog" on YT (I knew about that record when I was 13 but that wasn't my taste then, lol..... hard bop mode) the similarities between that and "Mastema" are definitely there. What Pat, Decoding Society and this tune share in common is the Ornette connection, what Pat may have been going for with the language used on that tune. Good call, freelancer!

I'm sure he has heard them. Pat has a huge record collection, he may have had that in mind through osmosis when he recorded it. He's a lot like most of us on this board, actually. I'll check some Decoding Society, too. The circuit bending effect at the end is funny. About time theres another controversial Metheny record, right?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01rw0zc BBC Jazz on 3 played the opening track. It starts at 4:37. Fans of PMG exclusively will NOT like this, neither will the fans who prefer when Pat plays straight up bop, but the fans who appreciate it all will like.

The most recent master of the album is quite good. If I'm not mistaken the actual album tracks aren't really on this release as originally released. . . . Yes, that's my understanding. The album was doctored by Ed Michel (good job!) and those versions are not part of the new set which releases the entire session in running order. I see now it contains the original album versions too. I last played the 1995 CD a few months ago. Good to see it's mastered by Kevin Gray, I hope that is the CD version's case as well.

Really? I'm a bit confused. I have not been as into the Coltrane Syndicate information as others in regards to discographical details, so, the original album was made up of edited takes?

I will have to wait to pick this up, I have the original Impulse digipack from 1995, I assume the mastering is far superior. How is it? I live in Staatsburg, NY now where there appear to be ZERO record stores around.