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recommended!

I plan to get it, but not right away ... I did look into it some - it's for one, not complete. The (great, great!) Rachmaninov 3CD set has some music not included, and I also ordered (but am still waiting for) the (Busoni what was I thinking?) Scriabin 2CD set. You will definitely not need the 80th B-day 3CD set though, all of that seems to be included. And you might also want to look for Ogdon's recording of Sorabji's "Opus Clavicembalisticum" - amazing! Also I gather Ogdon's recording of Messiaen's "Visions de l'Amen" (with Brenda Lucas, currently available on Explore Records in a nice CD reissue) is great - it's been lying around here for a while, ought to finally play it.

I don't think Pres is to be heard, but I'd be happy if I was told wrong!

r.i.p. indeed an inspiring character - he will be missed

Added another vote for Paris - but as others said, it's a tough call! Doin' Alright would have been next in line, but I love them all ... particular soft spot for Dexter Calling because of the rhythm section, and took particularly long to really dig One Flight Up.

Gotta put it on the turntable again soon! My favorite Bert comes from his Savoy sessions with J.R. Monterose ... but also from those other sides Fresh Sound put out on this one: Fresh Sound also paired him with Jerry Dodgion and Carmen Leggio for a pretty good late date, issued as "The Human Factor".

Great trombonist. r.i.p.

Yep, worth getting "Conception"! Took me years to realize I need it (even though I never got the big box, still somehow had always assumed that I'd had it all).

She still couldn't sing.

Ah yes, true! But it DID turn up in the bins after that ... and I think I made a friend buy it, too!

Just got this one, finally ... any news on further volumes, Allen? I'm only four or five tracks, but most intrigued already!

Yeah! Mikeweil kept mentioning this and I eventually bought it when I had a chance and never regretted doing so!

Yep, fine album (got the Collectables issue).

Good luck! Will jump in in a week or two as well!

I prefer Ronnie

(did Storyville ever care to fix the unlistenable Boswell Sisters set?)

Yeah, the Rivers is effin' amazin'!

Got the Ross box today ... darn customs kept it from arriving for about ten days! Had a first look at the booklet - can't seem to find who wrote all the stuff about the sonatas - anyone knows?

I thought of him each time I opened this thread ... he can swing like mo-fo if he's in the right mood and has the right guys with him (Joey Baron, Idris Muhammad), but he often just plays nicely without grabbing my attention much.

several images in the first posts have vanished, not sure if these were among them: And what's this about Monk (the Prestige album)? It says Reid Miles on the cover usually!

Very good set. Now out of print (very quickly went from released to out of print, the estate dropped its deal with Concord). . . not easy to find. Quickly? blick of a freaking eye! I missed it originally, too, but I just found a copy for $60 (including tax and shipping) on J&R! They claim it's in stock (still), so if you missed it and are kicking yourself... And it's darn great! I gave it a listen now, almost finished it in one sitting, couldn't stop (only sleep made me, somewhere into the fifth disc, past 3 a.m.)

Yes indeed! Stay well, Mr. Jarman! Thanks a lot for all the music!

Is Leo and his scrapbook referenced there, too?

Big or not, you guessed it. Sorry, I just was afraid I might have missed some box (is that some kind of disease, fear of having missed a jazz box set? )