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I like this album quite a bit, but am saddened by the offhand dismissal of 'The Prisoner'!. The first two jazz albums I ever bought (got them at the same time) were Lee Morgan 'Live at the Lighthouse' and a Best of Herbie Hancock collection. Both were Blue Notes, two LP's for the price of one. "Absolutions" on the Morgan and "King Cobra", "I Have a Dream", and "He Who Lives In Fear" on the Hancock changed my life (or at least my ears) forever. 35 years ago this month, and I remember it almost like it was yesterday. It hurts to hear the last two titles (both from 'The Prisoner') called "cold"! Not an objective, measured response, to be sure, but one I had to share!
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I liked Klemmer from this period quite a bit. Was really interesting to me until 'Touch' (and I actually think the title track on that one is stunningly beautiful, but have no particular use for the rest of the album). Anyone who has preconceptions of Klemmer's pre-Touch work based on familiarity with his post-Touch work would do well to instead give it a listen. It's very different than what you would expect. It has it's flaws, but also it's substantial merits. From about '69-'70 to about '73-'75. fusion had some wonderful moments, seemed like it was a true breakthrough, not the commercial formula it soon degenerated into. Weather Report, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Return to Forever, Corea solo, Stanley Clarke solo, Miles, Larry Coryell, Klemmer, Soft Machine, Ian Carr & Nexus, even Frank Zappa, even Chuck Mangione that early, all were doing really interesting and exciting things in the arena. It was, as Whitney Balliet had coined about jazz, "the sound of surprise" (it shortly would become anything but). The very success of what they were doing seemed to bring about the doom of the sub-genre. As Jim layed out earlier in this thread, iconoclastic fusion became formulaic Fusion, and it was over. Klemmer was one of the self-inflicted casualties, and is largely only known for his later commercially successful genre compromises rather than for the challenging stuff he did before that.
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You are hard-core, Lon!
BTW, I didn't mean to infer that you weren't into 60's rock, I just think that this particular collection is unique as well as a landmark concert/DVD set.
Agreed. I understand some what you're saying Lon, but this is THE MONTEREY POP FESTIVAL. This and Woodstock need to be exceptions to your rule for their cultural significance! And there are some incredible performances on the set. Quicksilver Messenger Service, the Association (really), Simon & Garfunkel, Al Kooper, Jefferson Airplane, Country Joe & the Fish, etc. all shine. And Big Brother and the Holding Company etc. Janis doing the performance of "Ball and Chain" that put her on the map. Gotta have it. And the film of the crowd is incredibly moving. It was a time of hope and innocence for youth, moreso than Woodstock. This was '67. so all the horrors of '68 (RFK and MLK assasinations, My Lai Massacre, Nixon election, etc.) hadn't happened yet.
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Got the new one by Mrs. Springsteen, and it's outstanding. Her other two albums were, also. This one is an amazing meditation on life and love's path, musically much more roots-oriented than her other two releases. It's a shame that artistically she has to live in the Boss's shadow, because she's a spectacular singer/songwriter, and very different than Bruce (who also has a new release coming this fall, a return to R&R with the E Street Band, which sounds like a great idea to me). This looks like a good year for 50-something rockers, as John Mellencamp and Rickie Lee Jones both had compelling releases in January. Those two and the Scialfa belong on the year's top 10 lists, and the Bruce will be quite a disappointment if it doesn't also.
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Experience Hendrix is releasing Jimi's Monterey concert in cd, dvd and lp October 16!
You can preorder any and all of these at the family site, www.jimihendrix.com Cduniverse has the dvd up for preorder at a discount, no cd. . . yet.
Hey, Lon, how is it going to be any different from the DVD included in the Monterey Pop box set?
BTW, the entire performance is contained on the 4CD Monterey Box Set out on Rhino many years ago. That's the way to go. Hendrix's performance at Monterey (and really, all of the live '67 performances by him I've heard) was much more about showmanship than musicianship. The '68 Winterland CD on Rykodisc is head and shoulders above Monterey musically. The DVD is the way to go, but again better in the Monterey Box Set on Criterion, where the third DVD of the outtakes from the movie is priceless (first DVD is the movie, second DVD is Hendrix and Redding).
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Other upcoming reissues
Y'know, on the one hand, that's pretty cool that they're releasing those old 2-fers on one CD. I'm guessing the sound will be the usual 20-bit mastering & all that.
OTOH, some of those titles are either:
a) redundant (the Coltrane 2-fer, which is already out in the Concord/Prestige RVG series as Soultrane and Traneing In, not to mention the Trane Fearless Leader box, the OJC, etc etc etc; the Griffin is also readily available in more complete form on the OJC's Thelonious in Action and Misterioso)
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b) lacking (the necessity of the bonus tracks from the Burrell All Day/Night Long sessions, which are easily available on the OJCs, cannot be overstated enough. It also looks as though a track or two has been left off of the Parker 2-fer (according to the jazzdisco.org site), but that may be due to duplication of titles. I'm not sure, having never heard the album. The Miles leaves off "My Old Flame" from the Dig session that was originally on the 2-LP set).
That said, I still think this is a cool thing Concord is doing. I mean, it sure beats another issue of "Trane for Lovers" or some such crap. For those of us who value quantity for the price paid, you really can't beat these deals.
Beware on those twofers. I bought a bunch of them when I first got into jazz in the early 70's. Two caveat emptors. Some of them just cherrypicked cuts from several different session. Also, in some cases on the CD's, as mentioned, they have deleted a cut or two from the original albums to make everthing fit on one disc. They did that on the Hank Mobley twofer which came out several years ago, and on the Gary Bartz Harlem Bush Music twofer (though they picked the right cut to delete in that case).
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I've got some old Troggs 45s on Fontana, as well as that porno Alan Arkin/Jane Birkin thing, also on 45 and also on Fontana. Is that relevant to the discussion or should I issue an apology in advnace?
1 - I've got Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders, "The Game of Love". What came first, the label or the group?
2 - I don't know if 'Modern Times' sounds worse by the day or not, because I only played it once. It sounded plenty bad enough the first time.
3 - Not sure what "People" you are the voice of, Clem. The "People" thought that Geffen Neil Young was awful and that the Geffen Joni didn't measure up. Check the sales. My ears agree with the "People" in those cases. I'll take 'After the Goldrush', you can have 'Trans'. Yeah, 'Trans' was "Visionary". Martin Luther King was Visionary. So was Hitler. Visionary is value neutral. It's what the Vision consists of that has positive or negative value.
4 - Ya want record company hype, consider this gem from our buddies at Concord on the new Carla Thomas CD of a previously unreleased '67 concert. I quote: "In 1967, Carla Thomas was the undisputed queen of soul". I mean, I really like Carla Thomas, but if Aretha were dead, she'd turn over in her grave!
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The "Byrds" with only Michael Clark from the original group being my "favorite" example of that.
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Forever Changes: Live
This album is a pretty good chronicle of his 2001 live performance of the original.
Recommended.
Agreed, and I recommend the DVD of the same event even more strongly. It's very moving, and musically miraculous at that late date. Somehow manages to capture the magic of the original.
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A couple of really nice Rock DVD's I just picked up. The Spooky Tooth 'Nomads...' is recorded live in Germany in 2004. Mike Harrison, Gary Wright, Mike Kellie, and good musicians on guitar and bass. They sound amazingly good, especially Harrison, who I consider one of the absolute great rock singers. Miraculously, even though he looks ancient, he hasn't lost a thing. Wright still sounds good, Kellie as good as ever. The two-part keyboard and vocal harmonies between Harrison and Wright are as thrilling as ever. Their "reunion" album in '99 was awful, so I didn't expect how good this would be. But they totally ignore that garbage and do pretty much what you would hope: six tunes from 'Spooky Two' ("Waitin' For the Wind" is chillingly good, "Evil Woman" is as it should be),"Sunshine Help Me" and "Tobacco Road" off of 'Its All About", "Wrong Time" off of 'The Last Puff', and one song from 'Witness'. Nothing from 'The Mirror', 'Ceremony', or the comeback album, all of which are basically useless. Also, if you really like Harrison, his first two early-70's solo albums, done before the '73 reorg of Spooky Tooth, are really good ('Rainbow Rider', from '75 is not).
The Bangles are one of my great musical guilty pleasures. The 'Return...' DVD was recorded at the House of Blues in LA (their hometown) when they reformed in late 2000. The classic group, in very good form, doing all the hits and many of the key album tracks. Michael Steel is especially impressive musically, and Susanna Hoffs is still adorable as well as a fine musician. All four still have excellent chops, and the vocal harmonies sound great. "Hazy Shade of Winter" is breathtaking (as is "Stealing Rosemary"), and the rest is great fun, including a rave-up cover of "Pushin' Too Hard". If you're a fan, you won't be disappointed. Wonderful commentary by Hoffs and the Peterson sisters in the special features. BTW, I also really liked their comeback album, 'Doll Revolution'. Get the deluxe dual-disc version with the DVD features.
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PM sent on the following:
Joey Calderazzo - Haiku (Marsalis Music) $4
Sonny Rollins - Without a Song. The 9/11 Concert (Milestone) $5
Jean Michel Pilc - Follow Me (Dreyfus) $4
Bill Charlap Trio - Somewhere. The Songs of Leonard Bernstein (Blue Note) copy controlled $5
Steve Lacy Quartet feturing Charles Tyler - One Fell Swoop (Silkheart) $8
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con,
good attitude, sorry to say I had a hard time being quite so philosophic 'bout my AOTWs...
Hey, I'm happy anytime my AOTW's can generate discussion, pro or con, anymore. I've put what I think are some great albums up at times, and like three people comment the whole week. It gets discouraging. John Handy - Live at Monterey, what I consider a seminal album of 60's jazz, precursor to jazz/rock fusion, and Chuck hates it and two people haven't heard it, and no other responses. Max Roach - Members Don't Get Weary, and two people have anything to say about the album, and the rest of the discussion is about the style of electric bass that Jymie Merritt uses. And so on and so forth.
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[quote name='connoisseur series500' post='689388' You are keeping a copy for yourself, right?
I should point out that this is the only Ella Fitzgerald in my collection so what sounds like a shot voice to you sounds fine to me. I haven't heard her voice in full bloom for a long time. I have heard Ella in her prime on cds but I don't own any of them any more. It's been a while.
Not keeping a copy for myself. When I want to hear Ella, I'll go to the Songbooks (got complete 16 CD set on yourmusic.com for $96 when they first started) or some of the other 50's/early 60's Verve stuff. I'm different than a lot of listeners here, where I don't get off on vocal technique too often if it doesn't have a purity of voice with it. I don't do well with later recordings of jazz vocalists in general. Late Mel Torme, late Ella, late Sarah all are difficult for me, as is 50's Billie, etc.
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PM sent on Ellington, Duke Carnegie Hall Concerts 1944 (2-cd) Prestige 9
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My favorite tune on this is Agua de Beber. Ella really belts it.
Ele e Carioca starts off like it's a disco tune, but it's a terrific tune as well.
Jobim had such a gift for melody, and Ella is the best!
When I heard this CD, what I was struck by was that her voice sounded shot. Very nice otherwise - Pablo was dependable for nicely produced and recorded albums. I have this CD for trade/sale on my list if anyone is looking for it.
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Please contact me at john.felser@verizon.net if interested in any:
New additions September 2007
Blakey ,Art – A Day With Art Blakey 1961 vol. 1 (Excelsior)
Brubeck ,Dave – Live at Carnegie Hall (Columbia/Legacy) 2 CD’s
Brubeck ,Dave – Interchanges ‘54 (Columbia/Legacy)
Brubeck ,Dave – Vocal Encounters (Columbia/Legacy)
Bryan ,Joy – Joy Bryan Sings (Mode/VSOP)
Cachao – Master Sessions Vol.2 (Epic)
Connor ,Chris – A Jazz Date With/Chris Craft (Rhino)
Corea ,Chick – My Spanish Heart
Edison ,Harry Sweets – “Sweets” for the Sweet (Collectables)
Farlow ,Tal – Chromatic Palette (Concord)
Freelon ,Nnenna – Listen (Columbia)
Granelli ,Jerry – A Song I Thought I Heard Buddy Bolden Sing (Evidence)
Hession ,Paul/Wharf/Fell – Improvability (Bruce’s Fingers)
James ,Etta – Mystery Lady (Private)
Johnson ,J.J. – Proof Positive (Impulse)
Lynne ,Gloria – Miss Gloria Lynne (Evidence) 1958 recordings
Marsalis ,Wynton – Uptpwn Ruler (Columbia)
McRae ,Carmen – Woman Talk (Columbia/Mainstream) 1965 live
Mole ,Miff – Slippin Around (Frog)
Niehaus ,Lennie – Quintent (Fresh Sound)
Norris ,Walter – Hues of Blues (Concord)
O’Day ,Anita – Anita Sings The Most (Verve)
Peterson ,Oscar – Motions & Emotions (MPS) 2005 remaster
Phillips ,Esther – Live at the Rising Sun Club (Rising Sun)
Puente ,Tito/Herman ,Woody – Blue Gardenia (Laserlight)
Ross ,Annie – Sings a Handful of Songs (Everest/Fresh Sound)
Scott-Heron ,Gil – Minister of Information (Castle) great 1989 live concert
Sidran ,Ben – On The Live Side (Magenta) Phil Woods
Slokar Trombones – Slokar Trombones (Claves)
Sparks ,Melvin – Groove On Up (Savant)
Theodore ,Laura – What The World Needs Now (New Vintage)
Watson-Jones ,Joan/Hakim Law – One More Year
Weather Report – Weather Report (Columbia) 1982 recording
Williams ,Rod – Hanging In The Balance (Muse/Vogue) Marty Ehrlich
Zawinul ,Joe – Zawinul (Atlantic) 1970 masterpiece with Woody Shaw, Hancock
New Additions June 2007:
Ammons ,Gene – Boss Tenor (Prestige) 20 bit K-2 scuffed, but plays fine
Ammons ,Gene – Livein in Chicago (Prestige/OJC)
Carter ,Betty/Mcrae ,Carmen – Duets (Great American Music Hall)
Cole ,Freddy – El Grand Freddy (Fantasy)
Conexion Latina – Mambo Nights (ENJA)
Coryell ,Larry – Lady Coryell (Vanguard)
Crawford ,Hank – Wildflowers (CTI) not the remaster
Ellington ,Duke/Fitzgerald – Ella & Duke at the Cote D’Azur (Verve) 2CD
Fitzgerald ,Ella – All That Jazz (Pablo)
Fitzgerald ,Ella –Live at Carnegie Hall (Columbai/Legacy) 2CD coupla nicks plays fine
Gibbs ,Michael – Tanglewood 63
Gibbs ,Terry – Bopstacle Course (Xanadu)
Gollehon ,Mac – Mac’s Smokin’ Session (McKenzie)
Goodman ,Benny – At Carnegie Hall 1938 (Columbia/Legacy) Schaap remaster 2CD
Gordon ,Dexter – Our Man in Paris (Blue Note) not the remaster On Hold
Greenblatt ,Rich – Mooin’ (Brass Tico)
Hancock ,Herbie/Shorter .Wayne – 1+1 (Verve)
Hartman ,Johnny – Songs From The Heart (Bethlehem)
Henderson ,Joe – So Near, So Far (Verve)
Hutcherson ,Bobby – Dialogue (Blue Note) RVG
Jordan ,Sheila – Portrait of Sheila (Blue Note)
Lydian People’s Front – Laundry for the Nineties (LPF)
McGriff ,Jimmy – In a Blue Mood (Headfirst)
McRae ,Carmen – Sarah, Dedicated to You (Novus)
McRae ,Carmen – For Lady Day (Novus)
Modern Jazz Quartet – Django (Prestige/OJC)
Osby ,Greg – Further Ado (Blue Note)
Osby ,Greg – 3D Lifestyle (Blue Note)
Pepper ,Art – Tokyo Debut (Galaxy)
Sun Ra – Spaceways (Freedom) missing front booklet
Sun Ra – Calling Planet Earth (Freedom) missing front booklet
Sun Ra – Concert for the Comet Kohoutek (ESP-Disk) missing all artwork
Roach, Max/Rich, Buddy – Rich vs. Roach (Mercury_
Sanchez ,Pancho – Freedom Sound (Concord Picante) Wilton Felder, W. Henderson
Sanchez ,Pancho – Latin Soul (Concord Picante)
Sanders ,Pharoah – Love Will Find a Way (Arista/collectors Choice)
Short,Bobby –You’re The Top (Telarc)
Short,Bobby – Late Night at the Café Carlysle (Telarc)
Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky – Send In the Clowns (Groove Merchant)
Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky –A Summer Thing (Laserlight) same as Groove Merchant
Soft Machine – Live at the Proms 1970 (Reckless)
Soft Machine – Third (Columbia) not the remaster
Soft Machine – Fourth/Fifth (Columbia) not the remaster
Turrentine ,Stanley – Up at Minton’s (Blue Note) Grant Green 2CD
Zawinul ,Joe – Stories of the Danube (Phillips)
More June 2007 additions:
Ahmad Jamal, "I Remember Duke, Hoagy & Strayhorn," Telarc
Art Blakey Messengers, "Like Someone in Love," - Blue Note (Sealed)
Benny Green Trio, "Greens," Blue Note
Bill Evans, "Alone," Verve
Bill Evans, "Trio '64," Verve
Don Byron, "Bug Music," - Nonesuch
Donald Harrison, "Nouveau Swing," Impulse
Gene Ammons and Sonny Stitt, "Live At The Left Bank,"
Jackie McLean, "Right Now!" - Blue Note (NOT RVG)
Joshua Redman, “Spirit of The Moment – Live At The Village Vanguard” – Warner Bros. (2-CD set)
Kenny Drew, "Undercurrent," - Blue Note Limited Edition (NOT RVG) Sealed.
The Harper Brothers, "You Can Hide Inside The Music," - Verve
New Additions February 2007:
CD’s:
Abbasi ,Rez – Third Ear (Ozone)
Alexander ,Eric – The Second Milestone (Milestone)
Braff ,Ruby – Me, Myself, and I (Concord)
Brookmeyer ,Bob – Traditionalism Revisited (Pacific Jazz)
Brown ,Clifford – Jazz Immortal (Pacific Jazz/Blue Note) RVG
Carter ,Betty – Feed The Fire (Verve) a few scuffs, plays fine
Carter ,Betty – It’s Not About the Melody (Verve)
Carter ,Regina – Rhythms of the Heart (Verve)
Cary ,Marc – The Antidote (Arabesque)
Cole ,Richie – Profile (Heads Up)
Fitzgerald ,Ella – Rodgers and Hart Songbook, vol. 1 (Verve)
Franklin ,Aretha – Jazz to Soul (Columbia/Legacy) 2CD
Friesen ,David – Four to Go (ITM)
Fygi ,Laura – 11 different Polygram titles available – tell me if interested
Gillespie ,Dizzy – Dizzy for President (Douglas) Montreux ‘63
Gordon ,Dexter – ‘Round Midnight (Columbia)
Green ,Bennie – Soul Stirrin’ (Blue Note) TOCJ
Haig ,Al – Meets Master Bop Saxes (Definitive) Getz, W.Gray
Hargrove/McBride/S. Scott – Parker’s Mood (verve)
Heid ,Bill – Wet Street (Savant)
Jackson ,Milt – Jazz Skyline (Savoy)
Jamal ,Ahmad – Nature: Essence, Part III (Atlantic) Turrentine
Johnston ,Randy – Homage (J Curve) E.Alexander, Brignola
Laws ,Hubert – Laws of Jazz/Flute By-Laws (Atlantic/Rhino)
Mann ,Herbie – Peace Pieces (Kokopelli) nice tribute to Bill Evans
Marsalis ,Wynton – Blue Interlude (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Wynton – Uptown Ruler (Columbia)
Monk ,Thelonious – Solo Monk (Columbia/Legacy)
O’Day ,Anita – This is Anita (Verve)
Short ,Bobby – Swing that Music (Telarc) Alden-Barrett quintet
Smith ,Jimmy – Houseparty (Blue Note) old version with “Cherokee” and “What Is This Thing Called Love”
Smith ,Jimmy – Damn! (Verve)
Sun Ra – The Magic City (Evidence)
Thornton ,Terri – Somewhere in the Night (Dauntless)
Williams ,Mary Lou – Mary Lou’s Mass (Smithsonian Folkways)
Still Available :
CD’s:
Abbasi ,Rez – Modern Memory (Cathexis) Hagans, Gary Thomas
Abercrombie ,John – Works (ECM)
Abercrombie ,John – Current Events
Adderley C./Jackson ,M. – Things Are Getting Better (Riverside/OJC)
Adderley ,Cannonball – Radio Nights (Night)
Alexander ,Eric – Nightlife in Tokyo (Milestone)
Alexander ,Monty – My America (Telarc)
Alexander Monty./Brown, Ray/Ellis ,Herb – Straight Ahead (Concord) 2 CD’s
Allen ,Geri – Maroons (Blue Note)
Allen ,Harry – I Won’t Dance (BMG)
Andrews ,Ernie – No Regrets (Muse)
Anschell ,Bill- Cooler Heads (Summit) good piano trio
Auger ,Brian & Trinity – Definitely What! (One Way)
Auld ,George – Homage (Xanadu)
Ayler ,Albert – In Greenwich Village (Impulse!)
B3 Bombers/Clyde Stubblefield – Live at the Green Mill (Alltribe)
Baca ,Susana – Espirito Vivo (Luaka Bop)
Baker, Chet - My Funny Valentine (Pcific Jazz)
Baker ,Chet – Featuring Van Morrison (Nightbird)
Baker ,Chet – Chet Baker in New York (Riverside/OJC)
Baker ,Chet – Chet (Riverside/OJC)
Barber ,Patricia – Verse (Blue Note)
Barbieri ,Gato – The Shadow of the Cat (Peak/Concord)
Barron ,Kenny – Swamp Sally (Verve)
Basie ,Count – Basie’s Beatle Bag (Verve)
Basie ,Count Band – Timeless (Savoy) ’86 recordings led by Frank Foster, nice
Basie ,Count – At Newport (Verve) not the remaster
Bass ,Mickey – Another Way Out (Early Bird) Carter Jefferson
Beck ,Joe – Relaxin’ (DMP)
Beirach ,Richie – Some Other Time (Triloka) On Hold
Beirach ,Richie – Self Portraits (CMP)
Bellson ,Louie – Dynamite! (Concord)
Bellson ,Louie – Prime Time (Concord)
Berg ,Bob – Riddles (Stretch)
Berg ,Bob – Cycles (Denon)
Berg ,Bog – Virtual Reality (Denon)
Blackman ,Cindy – Telepathy (Muse)
Blakey ,Art – Paris Jam Session (Fontana)
Blakey ,Art – At the Café Bohemia, vol. 2 (Blue Note) not RVG
Blakey ,Art – New York Scene (Concord)
Blakey ,Art/Roach ,Max – The Hard Drive (Chess/Charly) 1 50’s session by each
Blakey ,Art – Live at Ronnie Scott’s (Hehdrihg)
Blanchard ,Terence – Romantic Defiance (Columbia) *
Bolling/Grappelli - First Class (Milan)
Bolling ,Claude Big Band – Cinemadreams
Bolling ,Claude – Cinemadreams (Milan/BMG)
Brackeen ,Joanne – Pink Elephant Magic (Arkadia)
Braden ,Don – The Fire Within (RCA)
Brecker ,Michael – The Nearness of You (Verve) On Hold
Bridgewater ,Dee Dee – Victim of Love (Charly)
Brisker ,Gordon – The Gift (Naxos)
Brookmeyer ,Bob – Small Band (DCC)
Brown ,Donald – Cartunes (Muse) *
Brown R./Alexander/Most – A Ray Brown 3 (Concord)
Brown R./Alexander/Ellis – Overseas Special (Concord)
Browne ,Tom – Another Shade of Browne (HipBop) J.Jackson, Goldings, R. Carter
Brubeck ,Dave – Time Out (Columbia) not the remaster
Brubeck ,Dave – Young Lions & Old Tigers (Concord)
Brubeck ,Dave – Early Concepts (Proper) 2 CD’s
Brubeck ,Dave – Time Out (Columbia) remaster with bonus tracks
Bryson ,Jeanie – Deja Blue (Koch)
Byrd,C./Ellis/Kessell – Great Guitars Live (Concord) 2CD
Byrd ,Charlie – Bossa Nova Pelos Passaros (Riverside) 20-bit K2
Byrd ,Donald – At the Half Note Café (Blue Note) 2 CD’s, not RVG
Byrd ,Donald – Byrd in Paris (Verve)
Cain ,Jackie & Roy Kral – Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most (Black Lion)
Cain ,Jackie/Kral, Roy – Time & Love (CTI/Columbia)
Caine ,Elliott – Orientation (EJC) excellent hard bop, messengers-style
Calderazzo ,Joey – Joey Calderazzo (Columbia) excellent piano
Cameron ,Jay/Third Herdsmen – The Vogue Sessions (Vogue/RCA)
Camilo ,Michel – Why Not? (King/Evidence)
Campbell ,Gary – Intersection (Milestone)
Campbell ,Roy – It’s Crunch Time (Thirsty Ear)
Carter, Benny – More Cookin’ (Jazz Heritage) *
Carter ,Benny – Central City Sketches (MusicMasters)
Carter ,Betty – I’m Yours, You’re Mine (Verve) coupla scuffs, plays fine
Carter ,James – Layin’ In the Cut (Atlantic)
Carter ,James – Conversin’ With the Elders (Atlantic)
Carter ,James – Jurassic Classics (DIW) trade bait his best
Carter ,Regina – Motor City Moments (Verve)
Carter ,Ron – Eight Plus (Dreyfus)
Carter ,Ron/Galliano ,Richard – Panamanhattan (Evidence)
Chapin ,Thomas – You Don’t Know Me (Arabesque) *
Cheatham/Payton – Doc Cheatham and Nicholas Payton (Verve)
Cherry ,Ed – First Take (Groovin’ High) Kenny Barron
Childs ,Billy – I’ve Known Rivers (GRP) *
Childs ,Billy – His April touch (Windham Hill)
Christian ,Jody – Rain or Shine (Delmark) Roscoe Mitchell
Cobb ,Arnett – Live at Sandy’s (Muse) B.Tate,E.Vinson,R.Bryant
Coker ,Dolo – California Hard (Xanadu) A.Pepper, B.Mitchell
Cole ,Freddie – This is the Life (Muse)
Cole ,Holly – Don’t Smoke in Bed (Alert)
Cole ,Holly – Temptation (Metro Blue)
Cole ,Richie – Kush (Heads Up) *
Coleman ,Steve – A Tale of 3 Cities (Novus)
Coltrane ,Alice – Translinear Light (Verve) coupla scuffs, plays fine
Coltrane ,John – The Last Giant: Anthology (Atlantic/Rhino) 2CD’s
Coltrane ,John – Giant Steps (Atlantic)
Coltrane ,John – Lush Life (Prestige) K2
Coltrane ,John – My Favorite Things (Atlantic) not the remaster
Coltrane ,Ravi – Moving Pictures (BMG)
Connor ,Chris – Classic (Contemporary)
Cooper ,Jerome/Buckner ,Thomas – Alone, Together, Apart (Mutablemusic)
Corea ,Chick New Trio – Past, Present, Futures (Stretch) excellent
Corea ,Chick – Expressions (GRP) good solo piano set
Corea ,Chick - Sundance (Pilz)
Coryell ,Larry – Fallen Angel (CTI)
Coryell ,Larry – Twelve Frets to One Octive (Shanachie)
Crawford ,Hank – Wildflowers (CTI/Legacy) remastered
Crawford ,Hank – South-Central (Milestone)
Cunningham ,Bob – Walking Bass (NILVA) Bross Townsend, Alvin Queen
D’Rivera – Paquito – Havana Café (Chesky)
Daniels ,Eddie – Nepenthe (GRP)
Dara ,Olu – Neighborhoods (Atlantic) DVD-A
Davis ,Miles – Amandla (Warner Bros.)
Davis ,Miles – Kind of Blue (Columbia) not the remaster
Davis ,Miles – Kind of Blue (Columbia) remaster with Bonus Cuts
Davis ,Miles – In Person, Friday Night (Columbia) not the remaster
Davis ,Miles – In Person, Saturday Night (Columbia) not the remaster
Davis ,Miles – The Complete Concert 1964 2CD’s(Columbia) not the remaster
Davis ,Miles – Filles De Kilimanjaro (Columbia) not the remaster
Davis ,Miles – Relaxin’ With Miles (Prestige/OJC)
Davis ,Miles/Jones ,Quincy – Live at Montreux (Warner Bros.)
Davis ,Miles – Nefertiti (Columbia) not the remaster
Davis ,Miles – Tutu (Warner Bros.)
Davis ,Miles – doo-bop (Warner Brothers)
Davis, Miles – You’re Under Arrest (Columbia)
Davis, Miles/Dameron – Paris May 1949 (Columbia)
Davis, Miles – Complete Birth of the Cool (Blue Note) live bonus tracks
Davis ,Miles – Workin’ (Prestige) 20-bit K2
Richard Davis - Forest Flowers (Muse/32 Jazz)
Dean ,James L. – Mood Swings (Cexton)
Dedrick ,Rusty – Salute to Bunny Berigan (DCC) ’57 session, John La Porta
Delmar ,Elaine – S’ Wonderful (Live at Ronnie Scott’s)
Denson ,Karl/Tiny Universe – The Bridge (Relaxed)
Di Meola, Al – The Infinite Desire (Telarc) coupla nicks
Dolphy ,Eric – 1958-1961 (Giants of Jazz) Prestige collection On Hold
Dolphy ,Eric – Out To Lunch (Blue Note) not RVG * On Hold
Dorham ,Kenny – Memorial Album (Xanadu)
Draper ,Ray – A Tuba Jazz (Jubilee/Fresh Sound) Coltrane
Drew ,Kenny – Home is Where The Soul Is (Xanadu)
Drummond ,Ray – Vignettes (Arabesque)
Earland ,Charles – Live (Cannonball)
Earland ,Charles – I Ain’t Jivin’, I’m Jammin’ (Muse)
8 Bold Souls – Sideshow (Arabesque) *
Either/Orchestra – Afro-Cubism (Accurate) wonderful *
Elias ,Eliane – Best of on Denon (Denon)
Ellington ,Duke – And His Mother Called Him Bill (RCA) not the remaster *
Ellington/Basie – First Time! The Count Meets the Duke (Columbia) not remaster
Ellington – Money Jungle (Blue Note) not RVG *
Ellis ,Herb/Mitchell ,Red – Doggin’ Around (Concord)
Eubanks ,Kevin – Spirit Talk 2 (Blue Note)
Eubanks ,Kevin – Live at Bradley’s (Blue Note)
Evans ,Bill – Alone (Again) (Fantasy/OJC)
Evans ,Bill – Jazz Masters (Folio) good 70’s live set, so so sound
Evans ,Bill/Bennett ,Tony – The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album (Fantasy/OJC)
Evans ,Bill – At the Village Vanguard (Riverside)
Evans ,Bill – Explorations (Riverside/OJC)
Evans ,Bill – Trio ’65 (Verve)
Evans ,Gil – Gil Evans (Jazztime) primarily 80’s cuts
Farmer ,Art – A Work of Art (Concord) *
Fasteau, Zussan Kali – Worlds Beyond Words (Flying Note)
Ferguson ,Maynard – Footpath Café (Avion)
Finnerty ,Barry – Straight Ahead (Arabesque)
Fitzgerald ,Ella – Ella Abraca Jobim (Pablo)
Fitzgerlad/Armstrong – Ella & Louis (Verve/Laserlight)
Fitzgerald ,Ella – At Juan-Les-Pins (Verve) 2CD
Fitzgerald ,Ella – Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie (Verve)
Ford ,Ricky – Loxodonta Africana (New World)
Forman ,Bruce – There Are Times (Concord) Hutcherson, Cables On Hold
France .Percy – I Should Care (Endgame)
Freelon ,Nnenna – Heritage (Columbia) *
Freeman ,Chico/Blythe ,Arthur – Focus (Contemporary)
Freeman ,Chico/Barnstorm – The Mystical Dreamer (In + Out)
Gallant ,Joe & Illuminati – Shadowhead (Black Mirror) **
Garland ,Red – Keystones! (Xanadu)
Garner ,Erroll – In Concert (Giants of Jazz) complete ’55 + ‘63/’69
Gauvin ,Michelle – The Edge of the Pond (Whaling City) excellent
Gertz ,Bruce – Blueprint (Evidence) Abercrombie, Bergonzi, Calderazzo
Getz ,Stan – Getz/Gilbrato (Verve) not the remaster
Getz ,Stan – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) *
Getz ,Stan – What the World Needs Now (Verve)
Getz ,Stan – Complete Savoy Recordings (Savoy)
Getz ,Stan/Albert Daily – Poetry (Elektra Musician/Blue Note)
Gillespie ,Dizzy Allstar Alumni Band – Things to Come (Telarc)
Gillespie ,Dizzy – Hall of Fame collection (euro reissue of 40’s-early 50’s) 5 CD’s
Gillespie, Dizzy Memorial Band – Things To Come (Telarc)
Gillespie, Dizzy – Dizzy For President (Douglas)
Goldstein ,Gil – City of Dreams (Blue Note)
Golson ,Benny – Quintet Live (Dreyfus) M. Miller
Golson ,Benny – That’s Funky (Arkadia) N. Adderley, M. Alexander
Goodfellas – 2 (Evidence) Herring, S.Scott, P.Harper
Gordon ,Dexter – True Blue (Xanadu)
Grappelli ,Stephane – Live in Dublin (TKO Magnum) Phil Woods, Bellson
Grappelli ,Stephane – Improvisations (Verve)
Grappelli ,Stephane – Stephanova (Concord)
Grappelli ,Stephane – At the Winery (Concord)
Grappelli ,Stephane/Petrucciani – Flamingo (Dreyfus)
Green ,Benny – Naturally (Telarc) R. Malone,C.McBride
Green ,Benny – Jazz at the Bistro (Telarc) R. Malone
Griffin ,Della – I’ll Get By (Muse)
Griffin ,Johnny – The Congregation (Blue Note)
Grismore/Scea – Just Play (Accurate) Tim Hagans, Matt Wilson
Grismore/Scea – Of What (Accurate) Tim Hagans, Matt Wilson
Grusin ,Dave – West Side Story (GRP)
Habian ,Cliff – Somewhere in Time (Goblin Bee)
Haden/Metheny - Beyond the Missouri Sky (Verve)
Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – The Art of the Song (Verve)
Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – Now Is the Hour (Verve)
Haden ,Charlie Quartet West – Always Say Goodbye (Verve)
Hagans ,Tim – Animation:Imagination (Blue Note) *
Hall ,Jim/Metheny ,Pat – Jim Hall & Pat Metheny (Telarc)
Hall ,Jim – Downbeat Critics’ Choice (Telarc)
Hampton ,Lionel – Live at the Blue Note (Telarc) C. Terry, Edison, Moody
Hampton ,Lionel – Mostly Blues (Jazz Heritage)
Hancock/Brecker/Hargrove – Directions in Music (Verve) *
Hancock/Roney/Shorter/Carter/Williams – Tribute to Miles (Qwest) scuffed, plays fine
Hancock/Henderson, etc. – One Night With Blue Note, vol. 1 (Blue Note/Jazz Heritage)
Hancock ,Herbie – Quartet (Columbia)
Hancock ,Herbie – Head Hunters (Columbia Legacy) remaster coupla nicks
Hancock ,Herbie – The Prisoner (Blue Note) great not the RVG On Hold
Handy ,John – Excursion in Blue (Quartet)
Hargrove ,Roy – Of Kindred Souls (Novus)
Harper ,Philip – The Thirteenth Moon (Muse)
Winard Harper - Be Yourself (Epicure)
Harrell ,Tom – Time’s Mirror (RCA) On Hold
Harris ,Beaver – Blue Humans: NYC 1980
Harris ,Gene – Big Band Soul (Concord) 2CD set *
Harris ,Gene – Philip Morris All-Stars Live (Concord)
Hart ,Antonio – Don’t You Know I Care (Novus)
Hartman ,Johnny – I Just Dropped In to Say Hello (Impulse)
Hays,Kevin – Andalucia (Blue Note)
Headhunters – Evolution/Revolution (Basin Street)
Heath ,Jimmy – The Time and The Place (Landmark)
Heath Brothers – As We Were Saying (Concord)
Henderson ,Joe – In ‘n Out (Blue Note) not the RVG
Henderson ,Joe – Inner Urge (Blue Note) not the RVG *
Hendricks ,Barbara – ’94 Montreux Ellington Tribute (Angel) M. Alexander
Hendricks ,John – Freddie Freeloader (Denon)
Herman ,Woody – Antibes July 28, 1965 (Giants of Jazz)
Herring ,Vince – Evidence (Landmark) Roney, M.Miller
Hines ,Earl – Plays Classics (Jazz Life) good 1977 solo set
Hodges, Johnny/Stewart/Bigard – The Great Ellington Units
Hoggard ,Jay – Love is the Answer (Muse) minor nicks don’t affect play
Hoggard ,Jay – Overview (Muse) few minor scuffs don’t affect play
Holiday ,Billie – Billie’s Blues (Capitol/Jazz Heritage) *
Holloway ,Ron – Scorcher (Milestone)
Hollyday, Christopher – The Natural Moment (Novus) Mehldau, excellent! *
Horn ,Paul – Sound of Horn/Portrait of Jazz Musician (Columbia/Collectables) 2CD
Horn ,Shirley – May the Music Never End (Verve)
Hornstein ,Michael – Langsames Blau ( ENJA)
Houghton ,Steve – Signature Series (Blue Moon) Tim Hagans
Howard ,Miki – Miki Sings Billie (Giant) excellent B.Holiday tribute
Hubbard ,Freddie – MMTC (MusicMasters)
Hubbard ,Freddie – the Night of the Cookers (Blue Note) 2CD, not the RVG
Hubbard ,Freddie/Heath ,Jimmy – Live at the Left Bank (Label M)
Hubbard ,Freddie – Live at Fat Tuesday’s (Jazz Heritage) 2CD coupla nicks
Hubbard ,Freddie – Live at Fat Tuesday’s (MusicMasters) 2CD
Robert Hurst/Kenny Kirkland - One for Namesake (DIW/Columbia)
Hutcherson ,Bobby – Natural Illusions (Blue Note/Applause)
Hutcherson ,Bobby – Acoustic Masters II (Atlantic)
Hyman ,Dick, etc. – Piano Players & Significant Others (Jazz Heritage)
Hyman ,Dick – Cole Porter: All Through the Night (MusicMasters)
Jackson ,D.D. – So Far (BMG)
Jackson ,DD – Anthem (BMG) incredible!
Javon Jackson - A Look Within (Blue Note) Promo Copy
Jackson ,Milt – Reverence and Compassion (Qwest)
Jackson ,Milt – Quartet (Prestige/OJC)
Jackson ,Milt/Wes Montgomery – Bags Meets Wes! (Riverside/OJC)
Jarrett ,Keith – At The Blue Note: single CD version (ECM) Peacock, DeJohnette
Jazz Underground – Live at Small’s (Impulse)
Jennings ,Bill/Jack McDuff – Glide On (Prestige) 2fer
Jobim ,Antonio Carlos – Wave (A&M) not the remaster
Johnson ,Eric – Herbie Nichols, Vol. 1 (Summit)
Johnson ,Jeff – Near Earth (Origin)
Johnson ,JJ/Winding ,Kai – JJ Johnson in Person/Jay & Kai +6 (Columbia/Collectables)
Jones ,Etta – Easy Living (High Note)
Jones ,Etta – Sugar (Muse)
Jones ,Etta – I’ll Be Seeing You (Muse)
Jones/Lewis – Live at the Village Vanguard (Solid State/Blue Note)
Jones ,Rodney – Soul Manifesto (Blue Note) greenback promo
Jordan ,Marlon – Learson’s Return (Columbia)
Jordan ,Marlon – Marlon’s Mode (Arabesque) *
Jordan ,Sheila – From the Heart (Muse/32Jazz)
Jordan ,Sheila – Heart Strings (Muse)
Jordon ,Stanley – Stolen Moments (Blue Note) his best
Kelly ,Wynton – Blues On Purpose (Xanadu)
Kenton ,Stan – Jazz Masters (Mandarim)
Kirby ,Steven – North Light (A) Chris Potter, Barth, Colley, Matt Wilson
Kirkland ,Kenny – Kenny Kirkland (GRP)
Kirkland ,Kenny – Kenny Kirkland (GRP/Verve) coupla nicks
Klemmer ,John – Involvement (Cadet/Verve)
Klemmer ,John – Making Love, Vol. 1 (touch)
Konitz ,Lee – Motion (Verve) On Hold
Konitz ,Lee/Brookmeyer ,Bob- In Paris (Vogue/RCA)
Kosins ,Kathy – All in a Dream’s Work (Schoolkids) fabulous
Kral ,Irene – Live (Just Jazz)
Kral ,Irene – Better Than Anything (Ava/Fresh Sound) Jr.Mance trio
Kuhn ,Steve – Years Later (Concord)
LA4 - Watch What Happens (Concord)
Laverne ,Andy – Jazz Piano Heritage (DMP)
Laws ,Hubert – My Time Will Come (Music Masters/Jazz Heritage) *
Laws ,Hubert – Storm Then The Calm (Music Masters/Jazz Heritage)
Lewis ,John – Evolution II (Atlantic)
Lincoln , Abbey – Abbey Sings Billie Live (ENJA) 2 CD’s Harold Vick
Lincoln ,Abbey/Jones ,Hank – When There Is Love (Gitanes/Verve)
Lincoln ,Abbey – Over the Years (Verve)
Los Angeles Jazz Quartet – Conversation Piece (Naxos)
Lovano ,Joe – 52nd Street Themes (Blue Note) Hagans, John Hicks *
Lundy ,Carmen – Moment to Moment (Arabesque) Gumbs,C.Freeman,K.Eubanks
Lundy ,Carmen – Old Devil Moon (JVC)
Lynch ,Brian – Keep Your Circle Small (Sharp Nine)
Lytle ,Johnny – Happy Ground (Muse)
Mahogany ,Kevin – Portrait of Kevin Mahogany (Warner Bros.)
Mahogany ,Kevin – My Romance (Warner Brothers)
Makowitz ,Adam – My Favorite Things (Concord)
Manning ,Renee – Uhm, Uhm, Uhmmmm! (Ken)
Mantilla ,Ray – Dark Powers (Red/Mandarim) B. Watson so-so sound
Mantler ,Michael – Folly Seeing All This (ECM) a few nicks that don’t affect play
Marsalis ,Branford – Crazy People Music (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Branford – I Heard You Twice The First Time (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Branford – Scenes in the City (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Branford – The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Branford – Royal Garden Blues (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Branford – Contemporary Jazz (CBS)
Marsalis ,Delfeayo – Pontius Pilot’s decision (BMG Novus)
Marsalis ,Ellis – Duke in Blue (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Jason – Music IN Motion (BMG Novus)
Marsalis ,Wynton – The Marciac Suite (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Wynton – Standard Time, vol. 1 (Columbia)
Marsalis ,Wynton – Selections from Village Vanguard Box (Columbia)
Marsalis , Wynton – Jump Start and Jazz (Sony)
Marsalis , Wynton – Sweet Release & Ghost Story (Sony)
Marsh ,George/John Abercrombie/Mel Graves – Upon a Time
Marsh ,Warne – Live in Las Vegas 1962 (Naked City) great music bad sound
Martino ,Pat – Think Tank (Blue Note)
Matassa ,Greta – All This and Heaven Too (Origin)
Mathews ,Ronnie – Lament for Love (DIW) few nicks, plays fine, nice trio
Mays ,Lyle – Improvisation for Extended Piano (Warner Bros.)
Mays ,Lyle – Street Dreams (Geffen)
McBride ,Christian – A Family Affair (Verve)
McBride ,Christian – Getting’ to It (Verve)
McCann ,Les – Listen Up (Music Masters)
McCann ,Les – Layers (Atlantic/Rhino)
McCann ,Les – Much Les (Atlantic/Rhino)
McCaslin ,Donny – Seen from Above (Arabesque) ***
Gary McFarland - Does the Sun Really Shine on the Moon? (Skye/DCC)
McFerrin ,Bobby/Corea ,Chick – Play (Blue Note)
McKee ,Andy – One World (CAP) Joe Locke, Alex Foster
Mahavishnu Orchestra – Birds of Fire (Columbia) not the remaster
McLean ,Jackie – Let Freedom Ring (Blue Note) not the RVG
McPherson ,Charles – But Beautiful (Xanadu)
McRae ,Carmen – Sound of Silence/Portrait of Carmen (Atlantic/Collectables)
McPartland ,Marilyn – Live at Shanghai Jazz (Concord)
McRae,Carmen – I’ll Be Seeing You (Decca) 2CD set of 50’s recordings
Mehta ,Rajesh – Orka (Hatology)
Merrill ,Helen – Clear Out of This World (Gitanes) Harrell, Shorter
Minasi ,Dom – Goin’ Out Again (CDM)
Mingus ,Charles – Paris 1964 (Le Jazz) a few scuffs, plays fine
Mingus ,Charles – Mingus in Europe (ENJA)
Mobley ,Hank – Dippin’ (Blue Note) not the RVG
Modern Jazz Quartet – Concorde (Prestige/OJC)
Modern Jazz Quartet – & Friends, a Celebration (Atlantic)
Molinari ,Lello – No More Mr. Nice Guy (Accurate)
Monk ,Thelonious/Coltrane ,John – Live at the Five Spot (Blue Note) *
Monk ,Thelonious – Genius of Modern Music, Vol.1 (Blue Note)not RVG
Monk ,Thelonious – With John Coltrane (Riverside/OJC)
Monk ,Thelonious - Monk (Prestige/OJC)
Monk ,Thelonious – The Unique Thelonious Monk (Riverside/OJC)
Monterose ,J.R. – Straight Ahead (Xanadu)
Montgomery ,Wes – Boss Guitar (Riverside/OJC) On Hold
Montgomery ,Wes – Incredible Jazz Guitar (Riverside/OJC)
Moody ,James – James Moody (Argo/Verve)
James Moody/Frank Foster - In Paris (Vogue/RCA) **
Moore ,Ralph – Images (Landmark)
Moore ,Ralph – Furthermore (Landmark)
Moran ,Jason – Black Stars (Blue Note)
Morgan ,Lee – Tom Cat (Blue Note) not the RVG
Morgan ,Lee – The Sixth Sense (Blue Note) not RVG
Morgan ,Lee – The Sidewinder (Blue Note) not RVG
Morgan ,Lee – Here’s Lee Morgan (Vee-Jay) trade bait
Morganelli ,Mark – Speak Low (Candid) Barron, Ron Carter, Cobb
Morton ,Jelly Roll – The Pearls (RCA BlueBird)
Morton ,Jelly roll – 1930-1939 (Classics)
Moses ,Bob – Nishoma (Grapeshot)
Mouzon ,Alphonse - By All Means (MPS) Hancock, F. Hubbard
Muldrow ,Ronald – Facing Wes (Kokopelli) excellent guitar
Mulligan ,Gerry – Live at Paris Olympia 1962 (RTE)
Mulligan ,Gerry – Young Mulligan (Proper) 2 CD’s
Murphy ,Mark – I’ll Close My Eyes (Muse)
Murphy ,Mark – Crazy Rhythm: His Debut Recordings (Decca)
David Murray – MX (Doctor Jazz) On Hold
Nauser ,Mark – Wun-Wun (CMP) Jack Bruce
NDR big Band – Bravissimo (ACT)
Nestico ,Sammy – Big Band Favorites of (Summit)
Newman , David Fathead – Mr. Gentle, Mr. Cool (Kokopelli ) Ellingtonia *
David "Fathead" Newman - Bigger and Better/Many Facets (Atlantic/Rhino)
Newman ,David – Return to the Wide Open Spaces (Amazing)
Newman ,David – Still Hard Times (Muse)
Newsom ,Tommy – TV Jazz Stars (Laserlight) C.Candoli,R.Tompkins small group
Newton ,James – If Love (Jazzline) excellent *
Herbie Nichols Project – Strange City (Palmetto) Kimbrough
Niemack ,Judy/Waldron ,Mal – Mingus, Monk, & Mal (Free Lance)
Mike Nock - Not We But One (Naxos)
O’Day ,Anita/Tjader – Time For 2 (Verve)
O’Day ,Anita – Vol. 1 1941 (Masters of Jazz)
O’Day ,Anita – Complete Signature & London Recordings (Disconforme) 2CDs
O’Day ,Anita – The Big Band Years (President)
O’Day ,Anita – Complete Recordings 1949-1950 (Baldwin Street Music)
O’Malley ,Tony – Naked Flame (Ronnie Scott’s)
Onishi ,Junko – Cruisin’ (Blue Note)
Oquendo ,Manny & Libre – Los New Yorkinos! (Milestone)
Page ,Hot Lips – Play the Blues in B (Masters Music)
Parker/Gillespie – Diz ‘n Bird at Carnegie Hall (Roulette/Blue Note)
Parker/GillespiePowell/Mingus/Roach – Jazz at Massey Hall (Debut/OJC) classic
Parker ,Charlie – Legendary Dial Masters, vol. 1 ( Dial/Stash)
Parker ,Leon – Belief (Epic) *
Patton ,John - Boogaloo (Blue Note) a few scuffs, plays fine
Payne ,Freda – After the Lights Go Down (Impulse) Phil Woods
Payne ,Cecil – Performing Charlie Parker Music (Collectables) C.Terry, D.Jordan,
Payton ,Nicholas – Dear Louis (Verve)
Pepper ,Art – Live in Toronto 1977 (Naked City)
Pepper ,Art/Rogers ,Shorty - Popo (Xanadu)
Perez, Danilo – Motherland (Verve)
Peterson ,Oscar – En Concert Paris (Europe1) 60’s recordings
Peterson ,Oscar – The Song is You:Best of Verve Song Books (Verve) 2 CD’s
Peterson ,Oscar – Night Train (Verve) not the remaster
Peterson ,Oscar – The Gershwin Songbooks (Verve) 2 complete albums
Petrucciani ,Michel – Pianism (Blue Note)
Phillips ,Esther – A Way to Say Goodbye (Muse)
Pilafian ,Sam – Travelin’ Light (Telarc)
Plaxico ,Lonnie – Plaxico (Muse)
Plaxico , Lonnie – With All Your Heart (Muse)
Ponomarev ,Valery – Live at Vartan Jazz (Vartan Jazz)
Ponty ,JL/Humair/Louiss, Eddy – HLP 2CD’s (Dreyfus) live ‘68
Porter/Praskin Quartet – With Sal Nistico: Sonnet for Sal (ORF)
Powell ,Bud – Amazing Vol. 2 (Blue Note)
Powell ,Bud – Lausanne 1962 (Naked City)
Powell ,Bud – Bud In Paris (Xanadu) 1959-60
Powell ,Bud – Time Waits: Amazing Vol. 4 (Blue Note)
Printup ,Marcus – Nocturnal Traces (Blue Note)
Puente ,Tito – El Rey Del Timbal (Laserlight)
Purdie ,Bernard – Soul to Jazz (ACT) half is excellent
Quartette Indigo – Quartet Indigo (Muse/32Jazz)
Raney ,Jimmy/Sonny Clark – together (Xanadu)
Rava ,Enrico/D’Andrea – For Bix and Pops (Philology)
Redman ,Joshua – Freedom in the Groove (Warner Bros.)
Redman ,Joshua – Spirit of the Moment: Live at Village Vanguard (Warner Bros) 2CD’s
Redman ,Joshua – Timeless Tales (Warner Bros.)
Reed ,Eric – It’s All Right To Swing (MoJazz)
Reid ,Rufus – Perpetual Stroll (Sunnyside)
Repercussion Unit – In Need Again (CMP)
Return to Forever – Romantic Warrior (Columbia Legacy) coupla nicks
Roach ,Max/M’Boom – Live at S.O.B.’s New York (Blue Moon)
Roberts ,Marcus – Deep in the Shed (Novus) *
Roberts ,Marcus – As Serenity Approaches (Novus)
Roberts ,Marcus – Prayer for Peace (Novus)
Roberts ,Marcus – Blues for the New Millenium (Columbia)
Robinson ,Justin – The Challenge (Arabesque) *
Robinson ,Orphy – The Vibes Describes (Blue Note)
Robinson ,Perry/Smason/Knodle – 3 Much Fun (CMI)
Rollins ,Sonny – Volume 2 (Blue Note) not RVG
Roney ,Wallace – Misteriosos (Warner Bros.)
Roney ,Wallace – Seth Air (Muse)
Roney ,Wallace – Obsession (Muse)
Roney ,Wallace – The Standard-Bearer (Muse)
Root Doctor – Been a Long Time Coming (Big O)
Rose ,Dan – Fountains (Midlantic) nice guitar trio with Ben Riley
Rosenberg ,Marlene – Pieces of (Vernita) 4tet with Cedar Walton, Javon Jackson
Rosewoman ,Michelle – Occasion to Rise (Evidence) *
Rush ,Otis – Any Place I’m Going (House of Blues)
Ruiz ,Hilton – Manhattan Mambo (Telarc)
Sanchez ,David – Street Scenes (Columbia)
Sanchez ,David – The Departure (Columbia)
Sanchez ,David - Melaza (Columbia)
Sanchez ,David - Travesia (Columbia)
Sanchez ,Poncho – El Mejor (Concord Picante)
Sanchez ,Poncho – Latin Soul (Concord Picante)
Scherr/Cecil/Martucci w/ Joe Henderson – Warm Valley (Intersound)
Schildkraut ,Dave – Last Date (Endgame)
Scofield ,John/Metheny ,Pat – I Can See Your House From Here (Blue Note)
Sebesky, Don - Three Works (DCC) Faddis, recommended
Sertso ,Ingrid – Dance With It (ENJA)
Shearing ,George – Shearing Spell/Velvet Carpet (Capitol/Col Choice)
Shepp ,Archie – Steam (ENJA)
Shepp ,Archie – There’s a Trumpet in My Soul (Freedom) *
Shepp, Archie/Baker ,Chet – In Memory Of (Bellaphon)
Sheppard ,Andy – Introductions in the Dark (Antilles) *
Shorter ,Wayne – Speak No Evil (Blue Note) not the RVG
Silvano ,Judy – Vocalise (Blue Note)
Silver ,Horace – Trio (Blue Note) not RVG
Silver ,Horace – Trio (Blue Note) RVG Hold
Silver ,Horace – Cape Verdean Blues (Blue Note) not the RVG Shaw, J.Henderson
Silver ,Horace – Serenade to a Soul Sister (Blue Note)
Silver ,Horace – Finger Poppin’ (Blue Note/Jazz Heritage)
Silver ,Horace – And the Jazz Messengers (Blue Note) not RVG
Silver ,Horace – In Pursuit of the 27th Man (Blue Note) RVG edition
Silver ,Horace – Silver’s Blue (Columbia) not the remaster
Silver ,Horace – Silver’s Serenade (Blue Note) not the RVG
Silver ,Horace – Horace-Scope (Blue Note) not the RVG
Silver ,Horace – Doin’ The Thing at the Village Gate (Blue Note) not the RVG
Simon ,Edward – Edward Simon (Kokopelli) *
Simone ,Nina – In Concert/I Put a Spell on You (Philips)
Simone ,Nina – Wild is the Wind/High Priestess of Soul (Philips)
Sims ,Zoot/Pizzerelli ,Bucky – Send In the Clowns (Pilz) nice quartet
Sims ,Zoot – At The Half Note (Naked City) 1965
Sims ,Zoot - That Old Feeling (Chess)
Smith ,Jimmy – In Paris 5/28/65 (Europe 1)
Snetberger, Farenc/Friedman ,David – Signatures (ENJA)
Southern ,Jeri – Coffe, Cigarettes, and Memories (Roulette/Fresh Sound)
Sparks ,Melvin – Groove On Up (Savant)
Heiner Stadler - Jazz Alchemy (Tomato)
Stitt ,Sonny - Live at Ronnie Scott's (DCC)
Stitt ,Sonny – Prestige First Sessions, Vol. 2 (Prestige/OJC)
Supersax – Stone Bird (Columbia)
Sutton ,Tierney – Something Cool (Telarc)
Sutton ,Tierney – Blue In Green (Telarc)
Swartz ,Harvie – Arrival (Novus) Abercrombie, Goodrick
Syms ,Sylvia – For Once in My Life (Prestige)
Taylor ,Billy – Quartet (Concord)
Taylor Billy – Dr. T (GRP) Gerry Mulligan
Taylor ,Cecil – Jazz Masters (Mandarim) Candid sides with Shepp
Terrason ,Jackie/Cassandra Wilson – Rendezvous (Blue Note) *
Terrasson, Jackie – Reach (Blue Note)
Terry ,Clark – Live on the QE2 (Chiaroscuro)
Terry ,Clark – With Pee Wee Claybrook/Swing Fever (D Note)
Terry ,Clark – Reunion with Pee Wee Claybrook (d’Note)
Thielemans ,Toots – Chez Toots (Private/Windham Hill)
Thiele Collective, Bob – Louis Satchmo (Red Baron)
Torme ,Mel/George Shearing – An Evening with (Concord)
Toussaint ,Jean/Nazaire – Who’s Blues (Ronnie Scott)
Tsilis ,Gust William – Heritage (Ken)
Turrentine ,Stanley – Never Let Me Go (Blue Note) not the RVG S.Scott, Burrell
Turrentine ,Stanley – Comin’ Your Way (Blue Note) makeshift artwork
Turrentine ,Stanley – If I Could (MusicMasters)
Turtle Island String Quartet - Turtle Island String Quartet (Windham Hill)
Tyner ,McCoy – Tender Moments (Blue Note) RVG edition
Tyner ,McCoy – Time for Tyner (Blue Note) not RVG
Ulmer ,James Blood/Adams ,George – Phalanx:Got Something Good for You (Moers)
Vaughan ,Sarah – The Mystery of Man (KokopellI)
Vaughan ,Sarah – Brazilian Romance (CBS)
Vaughan ,Sarah – Divine (Columbia) 2CD
Vega ,Ray – Pa’Lante (Palmetto)
Watson ,Bobby/Curtis Lundy – Beatitudes (Evidence)
Watson ,Bobby – Live & Learn (Palmetto)
Watters ,Harry – The Island of Dr. Trombone (Sundial)
Webster ,Ben/Edison – Ben and Sweets (Columbia)
Wess ,Frank, etc. – Live at 1990 Concord Jazz Festival, 2nd Set (Concord)
Weston ,Randy - Berkshire Blues (Black Lion)
Williams ,James/Contemporary Piano Ensemble – The Key Players (DIW/Columbia)
Williams ,Joe – Ballad and Blues Master (Verve)
Williams ,Joe – Here’s to Life (Telarc)
Willis ,Larry – A Tribute to Someone (Audioquest) (coupla scratches)
Wilson ,Adrienne – She’s Dangerous (Arabesque)
Wilson ,Cassandra – Blue Skies (JMT) her best ever by far
Winding ,Kai – Trombone for Two (w/JJ)/Trombone Sound (Columbia/Collectables)
Winston ,George – Winter into Spring (Windham Hill) not the remaster
Woods ,Phil – Bouquet (Concord)
Woods ,Phil - Song for Sisyphus (DCC)
Woods ,Phil – I Remember (DCC)
Woods ,Phil/Swanson ,Chris – Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Ryko)
Woods ,Phil – All Bird’s Children (Concord) *
Woods ,Phil/C.Parker/C.Brown – Internation Jam Sessions (Xanadu)
Wright ,Frank – Trio (ESP)
Yamanaka ,Yoshiyuki – Great Time (Origin) J.Mance/B.Riley
Young ,George – Burgandy (ProJazz)
Young ,Lester – With the Oscar Peterson Trio (Verve) remaster; few scratches, plays fine
Young ,Lester/Eldredg/Edison – Laughin’ to Keep from Cryin’ (Verve)
Zilber ,Michael – Stranger in Brooklyn (Owl)
Zimmerli ,Patrick – 12 Sacred Dances (Arabesque) *
The Jazz Life (Candid) legendary collection with Roach, Mingus, etc.
The First Esquire Concert (Laserlight) Tatum, Hampton, Eldridge, etc
Various – A Great Night in Harlem (Concord-Playboy) 2CD
Zvarious – Savoy 60th Anniversary Celebration (Savoy) 2CDs
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Are the CDs with the VACZ prefix SteepleChase reissues?
The two by Stanley Cowell certainly are.
Also the Harper and Bonner titles are, so chances are they all are.
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I've heard that "Dream Brother" is more about Jeff and under-emphasizes Tim.
What ever happened to the guy who wrote some of Tim's lyrics? (forget his name offhand...)
Plenty about Tim in the book, certainly well over 100 pages. You don't know Tim Buckley the person (as opposed to Tim Buckley the musician) until you read this book, though to know him is not necessarily to love him, but it is a sympathetic portrayal towards all involved, no axes are ground. Larry Beckett was the lyric writer. They were High School friends. Beckett is also the one who introduced Buckley to avant-garde music while they were hanging out in High School.
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I got both "Dream Letter" and "1969 Live at the Troubador" in the early 90s, and then lost track of Tim Buckley releases.
I know there have been releases since those two; Can anyone tell us what else has come out and what we need to get?
The remaster of Tim Buckley/Goodbye and Hello, the Rhino Handmade release of outtakes, and the Morning Glory collection are the most critical ones to me. There has been some other live things which have come out, but later periodperformances, subpar sound, etc. The DVD which came out in the spring is pretty wonderful as a documentary with insightful interviews etc.(though the picture and sound of the performances are subpar), and the Dream Brother book (which I am reading right now) is excellent. 'Greetings From LA' and 'Sefronia' are pretty easy to find now.
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From the Concord site:
NEWS 27 Aug 2007
Prestige Records Releases Interplay, A Remarkable 5 CD Box Set of John Coltrane’s Early Collaborative Sessions Available September 18, 2007
Interplay, Prestige Records’ new 5-CD set, containing early collaborative recordings of the peerless tenor saxophonist and visionary John Coltrane serves two distinct purposes. The first is to offer an extraordinary collection of music that provides an excellent overview of the modern jazz scene during the fertile 1956-1958 period. The other – and arguably more important purpose to the legions of Coltrane faithful – is its rich delineation of the evolutionary process behind one of the most profoundly important and emotionally compelling artists this planet has ever seen.
With all great musicians, the message is fully contained in the music, and the message of John Coltrane is one of powerful humanism, deep spirituality, unflinching emotion, relentless searching and supreme love. Interplay offers a most revealing roadmap to the early days of discovery in his unparalleled quest. One can misinterpret the astonishing focus and commitment that Coltrane had as being singular or even self-absorbed; but that is totally off-base. Coltrane was incredibly multi-faceted, a man of many interests in the pursuit of knowledge – both subjective and objective – who absorbed everything in his vision. In these recordings, surrounded by many of the finest musicians of the era, the listener can actually experience directly how Trane responds to his colleagues, transforming his own musical concepts to perfectly contribute to each environment in which he finds himself.
Despite his powerfully distinctive tone, with its molten emotional flesh-and-blood core that always contradicted the horn’s metallic substance, his presence on these recordings never diminishes the contributions of his collaborators. Like a great basketball player, his stunning talents bring out the best in his teammates, lifting the music to a level of transcendence beyond its genre. It’s the same game, but at a higher level within the imposed confines of the rules of order that govern it.
Interplay is comprised of seven complete albums and three tracks from two others. All but one of the recording sessions took place between September of 1956 and September of 1957; the final one in March of 1958. In the prevalent style of this period, the sessions all contain a certain jam session context; and in fact, five of the albums were released without any specified leader – Tenor Conclave, Interplay for 2 Trumpets and 2 Tenors, The Cats, Wheelin’ & Dealin’ and Modern Jazz Survey 2 (reissued as Dakar under Coltrane’s name). The other two – Cattin’ with Coltrane and Quinichette, essentially a jam session “co-led” by Trane and Paul Quinichette; and Kenny Burrell and John Coltrane, Trane’s last Prestige date not under his own leadership – retained the basic jam session feel. But actually, piano great Tommy Flanagan directed The Cats, and the brilliant pianist/composer Mal Waldron was not only musical director for Interplay and Wheelin’ & Dealin’, but his presence on Dakar and Cattin’ also provided much of the cohesiveness to those dates. (The alternate versions of Wheelin’ and Dealin’ contained here were originally issued on Mal’s The Dealers.)
Waldron also contributed 12 of the 34 compositions contained in this set, and performs on 20. Red Garland (5) and Tommy Flanagan (8) are the only other pianists. Waldron and Garland had considerable impact on Coltrane. Mal’s tension-filled, edge-of-your-seat-excitement solo style and Red’s blues drenched lyricism remained with Trane for the rest of his days. Garland was also Trane’s bandmate in the Miles Davis Quintet during this time, and was his pianist of choice on all of his Prestige dates as leader.
The consistency of the other rhythm section members throughout this set also add to the cohesion and continuity that make it so much more than simply a collection of outstanding music. Paul Chambers and Doug Watkins share the bass duties for all but four tracks (Julian Euell handles those). Legendary drummer Art Taylor is on 21 tracks (including one track culled from his own Taylor’s Wailers album), with three other drum masters – Jimmy Cobb, Louis Hayes and Ed Thigpen – sharing the remainder. Guitarist Kenny Burrell brings his formidable talents to eight tracks as a sideman in addition to the five under his co-leadership.
One unusual element contained in Interplay is hearing Trane in the company of so many other hornmen. Normally, he recorded as the sole horn, sometimes with one other soloist and on one occasion with two. Here, he is one of three or four horns on more than half the tracks, including five exceptional tenor saxophonists. In addition to Quinichette on Cattin’ and Wheelin & Dealin’, hard-bop titan Hank Mobley and the renowned tandem of Al Cohn and Zoot Sims comprise the titular Tenor Conclave; and Belgian-born Bobby Jaspar performs on Interplay. Hearing Trane’s interaction with tenor players (excluding Mobley) so steeped in the lyrical Lester Young style is particularly revealing and testimony to Coltrane’s own beautiful approach to lyricism.
The amazingly nimble and lyrical flute of Frank Wess is heavily featured on Wheelin’ & Dealin’. Two excellent but underrated trumpeters – Webster Young and Idrees Sulieman – are on Interplay, with Sulieman also participating as one of The Cats. Much of Dakar’s unusual and uniquely attractive context comes from the presence of a pair of baritone sax masters, Cecil Payne and the incredible Pepper Adams. Another item of particular interest is hearing Coltrane with a guitarist. While it’s relatively unknown that Trane had considered adding Wes Montgomery to his quartet in 1960, he never used a guitar in his own groups. The five tracks sharing the front line with Burrell are made even more fascinating by the inclusion of their sensitive duet on Why Was I Born, the only known duet recording Trane ever made with a chordal instrument.
The repertoire in Interplay covers a lot of ground, combining Great American Songbook Standards (How Deep Is the Ocean, I Never Knew, Why Was I Born) with Jazz classics(Things Ain’t What They Used to Be, Robbins’ Nest) and originals by Flanagan, Mobley, Burrell, Jimmy Heath, Teddy Charles and Waldron, including a 17+ minute version of his gorgeous Soul Eyes.
From the biographical/historical perspective it’s important to realize that at the time of these recordings Coltrane was in the midst of his legendary stint with Thelonious Monk at the Five Spot, had just rejoined the Miles Davis Quintet and was embarking upon a personal realization and spiritual awakening that would take him to heights of immortality unapproachable by any but the most extraordinary of human beings. His evolution and development over the next – and final – ten years of his life are without equal in both prolificacy and progressiveness. To this very day, his impact upon musicians, artists of all disciplines, and individuals in all walks of life has been not only extreme, but in many ways, of biblical proportion.
Interplay represents a highly significant early stage of that process. Even in its raw youthfulness, that fascinating combination of lyrical beauty and serenity juxtaposed against relentless exploration and passionate intensity was always at play. For those who have embraced his journey, these early recordings are revelatory and essential in understanding what came later. For those who just love great jazz, Interplay is pure pleasure.
Following up on Prestige’s heavily acclaimed 6-CD set Fearless Leader, which collected all of Coltrane’s Prestige recordings as leader, Interplay is beautifully produced by Patrick Milligan and Cheryl Pawelski, featuring an extensive 60 page booklet with liner notes by noted historian Nat Hentoff, album notes by reputed Coltrane scholar Lewis Porter, the original album notes, and many rare photographs. The original sessions, produced by Bob Weinstock (except for Dakar by Teddy Charles) and recorded by the peerless Rudy Van Gelder have been remastered by Fantasy Studios’ master engineer Joe Tarantino for the maximum in audio quality.
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Felser: It's That Hamilton Man originally issued on Sesac so you don't have it I guess......
Thx, I don't have it so will take it if still available.
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The Max Roach Memorial rightly continues. This 1968 gem on Atlantic records was made by Roach, former Jazz Messengers bassist Jymie Merrott, and a collection of supremely gifted young lions - trumpeter Charles Tolliver, altoist Gary Bartz, and pianist Stanley Cowell. A beautiful and beautifully paced album. The first side is stunning, the way "Abstrutions" leads into "Libra", which leads into the majestic "Effi". The second side has "Equipoise", the title track (sung by Andy Bey), and "Absolutions". Every cut memorable in context, most memorable even standing on their own. This album introduced Cowell to a (relatively) wider audience - he wrote "Abstrutions", "Effi". and "Equipoise". Bartz, of course, wrote his memorable anthem "Libra", Roach wrote the title cut, and Merritt wrote "Absolutions", redone so memorably (along with Merritt's "Nommo") on Lee Morgan's 'Live at the Lighthouse" three years later. The only complaint about this album is it's brevity - the running time is less than 33 minutes. No need for that, as Tolliver, Cowell, and Bartz all alredy had memorable tunes written which could have been used on the album. For instance, no performance of Tolliver's great "On The Nile" had been released on any records. A 10 minute verion of that tune would have easily fit onto this album. As wonderful as the other cuts are, the lynchpin for me is "Effi". Every other version I have ever heard of this plays up it's undeniable loveliness. This version, while keeping the beauty of the composition, breathes fire. Roach totally steals the show. This is the cut I use to teach interested neophytes how to listen to jazz, telling them to concentrate on the bass line, as they then can hear the drums playing off the bass and the other instruments following the lead of Roach's drums. The tension and release in the drumming dynamics is breathtaking. I'm not as gifted in technical jargon as the musicians and professional critics on the board, so I'm hoping someone else can explain better what I'm trying to say about the drumming on this cut - I know others must be able to hear it, it's so stunning. Mr. Roach was one of a kind, and his music and contributions should live forever.
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PM sent on Hamilton.
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Allen, interested in the Chico Hamilton CD. Can you tell me what album(s) it was originally released as? I want to make sure I don't already have it. If it's not "Three Faces of Chico" or "Gongs East" material, I'll take it.
thx
JF
well, postal rates have gone up -here's what's left:
Chico Hamilton Quintet with Eric Dolphy. Fresh Sound. May 1959, Dennis Budimir. $8
June Christy with Johnny Guarnieri. Vol 1. Jasmine. $7
John Carter. Fields. Gramavision. $16.
Lucky Thompson. Lucky Strikes. OJC. $10
Ennio Morricone. Film Music Vol. 1 Virgin. $8
Ennio Morricone. iWestern, Italian RCA cd. $8.
The Band Swings, Lorez Sings. King. $6
Paul Horn The Jazz Years Black Sun $10
or buy the whole batch for $675 plus shipping
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Well, now I'm $109 poorer than I was 30 minutes ago.