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Trivia: the lady here seems to have done the artwork for "Edge-Ing" (which is actually the trio soonafter known as "Trio 3", plus Charles Eubanks on piano):

Got the Farmer and Lake out of the mailbox a few minutes ago - since the lp jackets are just about readable to me, I was happy to see ALL the Farmers come with original back-covers (while Lake is on the other end, there's only one out of seven, and that one has no liners, just a Thulani Davis poem).

Yes, they'd be most nice to have, but alas ... got my Cyrille set today, guess the others will arrive tomorrow or the day after.

Not sure if it's of any comfort, but it's an EmArcy release, Universal France if you will: http://www.universalmusic.fr/michel-legrand/actu/le-coffret-evenement-anthology-de-michel-legrand/ Now I have no clue if they pay any royalties - but I guess they don't (and I guess the Japanese yadda yadda yadday ... this is getting tiresome) as the laws say they needn't. However, this is coming from the "source" I guess they make use of about as good sources are possible to obtain. So yeah, it's PD, at least partly (not all of it is older than 50 years!), but no, it's not from LonehillFreshsoundGambitRLRAvidJSPRetrievalChronologicalHepJazzlipsProperAmericanJazzClassicsPollWinnersRecrords or whomever you want - and yeah, those great labels doing their own transfers of 78s are doing the same, just in case you forgot ... granted stealing others' transfers isn't okay yet I'm not sure who actually does and who doesn't and I'm not one to support any of those all-too-shady practices, but I'm also no supporter of Disney and multimillionaires to extend copyright just for the sake of their bank accounts getting even fatter ... so, bottom line: this set is perfeclty kosher in my book, in each an every respect.

Well, for Brubeck, this one comes to mind first: http://www.amazon.com/Complete-Columbia-Studio-Albums-Collection/dp/B0077PPQGO/ I'm still hoping they'll follow suit with a live box, too! As for Peterson ... his recorded legacy is huge. A few favourites: "At the Stratford Shakespearean Festival", "The Jazz Soul of Oscar Peterson/Affinity", "The London House Sessions", "Mellow Mood", "Tristeza on Piano", "Walking the Line", "Another Day", "Tracks", "Great Connection", "Satch and Josh" (w/Count Basie - there's five of them in total), "Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à la Salle Pleyel" ...

Thanks! Not quite my turf though (at least not so far). I'd catch them live if they were coming to town though.

Joyeux anniversaire, Guy! Present is on the way

I'll gladly take that one! That is, if paypal from credit card goes alright, it's been a while since I've bought anything from you (if I ever did, not sure at all).

Indeed! I've got some more duplification and triplification between the two and the Gardiner Collection, but these boxes are cheap (and even with duplicates they use much less shelf space than single discs would), so I'm not complaining at all. The Sleeves are a bit on the flimsy side here - as they are in the Baroque box. But the booklet at nearly 200 pages is much bigger (not sure if it's better on substance yet).

Yes - but not too much ... Minkowski with Rameau's "Symphonie Imaginaire", the Gabrieli "Music for San Rocco" disc, Gardiner with Monteverdi's "Vespro della beata vergine" ... not sure that's really all there is. To me, there's more overlap with single releases (Richter's recording ot the St Matthew, Curtis' of "Alcina", the Händel arias by Kozena (not really that great anyway, I think). I'd not need the single discs extracted from other boxes I've already got, either: Mozart piano concertos (Bilson/Gardiner), Beethoven Symphonies (Gardiner), the Victoria disc (that box is still unlistened though) ... other popular releases included are McCreesh's recording of Händel's "Messiah" which I don't yet have ... there are a few other discs I'm not really interested in all that much, but then there are others I very much wanted to get (like the Deller or Otter "Lamenti" ones). The Goldbergs are by Trevor Pinnock (the Baroque box has Roussel, I think?), the Scarlatti Sonatas are by Kirkpatrick (the Baroque has Pinnock, I think) On first sight, it looks great!

What's that? Dicogs images can't be linked ...

Ha, mine's on the way since last week ... hope it arrives today or tomorrow!

ordered a whole bunch myself ... always a pleasure dealing with Stéphane! Alexandra Grimal - Andromeda - aylCD-127 - €14.50 Dennis González Yells At Eels + Alvin Fielder - Resurrection and Life - aylCD-125 - €14.50 Stone Quartet - Live at Vision Festival - aylCD-124 - €14.50 Dennis González Yells At Eels featuring Louis Moholo-Moholo - Cape of Storms - aylCD-117 - €14.50 Dennis González Yells At Eels with Rodrigo Amado - The Great Bydgoszcz Concert - aylCD-095 - €14.50 Gyldene Trion - Live at Glenn Miller Café - aylCD-079 - €12 Jemeel Moondoc Trio - Live at Glenn Miller Café - aylCD-026 - €12 Charles Gayle Trio - Live at Glenn Miller Café - aylCD-015 - €12 Exuberance - Live at Vision Festival - aylCD-009 - €12 Michael Marcus Trio - Ithem - aylCD-006 - €12

I think that's because they reissued everything in it. Not really... they started reissuing the albums included at a time when it should/could have been sold out already (like with the Hill). I think it's more about the 1960 (and later) albums being such cult objects, while too many don't really know what they're missing by ignoring the fifties material.

Wow, that's a hard one ... really shocked by this news!

I've got "Legrand" and "Communication" (which was reissued as part of the Jazz in Paris series) but haven't heard the Rodges and Shank ones yet. And I think I can deal wiht some of that Columbia stuff, too... Btw, Legrand just made an album with Natalie Dessay ... guess I gotta check out that one soon, too!

Yeah, the Brooks is wonderful! Even though I got all the CDs as well, I still cherish it! Got that one, the Pepper 3LP and the Buck Clayton from a great local record shop, in the very late 90s, I think. Was hooked by Brooks very much and instantly!

Maybe those used in the recent French box?

Ah well ... guess this is the only way Universal sees fit to do anything with their Legrand holdings ... I'd be in for single releases à la "Jazz in Paris", too - but they're not going to happen, so I'll gladly take the more is less box then

That's a gorgeous one ... and yes, since in Europe Universal is distributing what used to be Fantasy material, they maybe could have found a way to sneak it in. It's around as OJCCD though, that's how I've got it: http://www.amazon.fr/After-Rain-Michel-Legrand/dp/B000000YZW/

hardly know his work, but still, sad news

and here's the missing Vol. 34:

That one was gone when I "joined" (1997 I assume, maybe 1998 - the TKM came somewhen in 1997, but it took me a few months after reading and clipping a rewiew to figure out how to get hold of it ... and then surface shipping took another pair of months).

Does look nice for sure: But then I've got way too much to be in for this, I guess ... unless that live concert turns out extremely tempting. Can't find any more specific information about it yet though.

Budvar yes, Budweiser no.