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So what is an "organissimo"?

Don't have the Select (yet), but that one album that came out in the West Coast series is certainly a case in point! Two tracks that I love and can again and again enjoy immensely are the opening track of Johnny Griffin's "The Conversation", and the Grant Green/Sonny Clarke/ART BLAKEY (!!!) take of "Ain't Necessarily So"! And I can always take any Dollar Brand with horns for cheering up, for instance "No Fear, No Die", "South Africa", or "African Marketplace". Also any of his Kaz/Camden ZA recordings work wonders.

these are lossless formats, nothing is lost, it is all there. the final size depends on the complexity of the music, but indeed 50% is the usual compression rate, usually slightly less. So one CD filled to the brink with 80 mins of music would be about 400Mb. Thanks for clearing! My problem then is why we don't use these formats to burn on CDs, would save some space, wouldn't it? ubu

Just to add a bit to my sound quality / compression statement: I don't really know that much about it, but having gotten started on www.easytree.org, downloading tons of fine live music, usually in the FLAC or SHN formats (which compress WAVs to +/- half of their size, seemingly lossless, or at least loss is kept at such low rate that one doesn't notice anything), and an hour's worth of music is considerably larger than 100MB, more like 400 or 500 MB.

Am I the only old-fashioned guy here who doesn't have the least interest in downloading anything of the Leo stuff? I got a feeling that a 100MB download for one album still includes *quite some* compression, no? Also, the prize of 10$ somehow seems too high. Does one at least get full cover scans in the download-package? And what's the albums up for download? All discs that are readily available? If this was an attempt at making music available that is out of print, it might be interesting, as an idea, but still 10$... I'd rather pay 12 or 13 or 15 and have the real CD. ubu

The vinyl Merritt can be heard here: http://www.engine-studios.com/vpp/Jazz/Pag...erson25_37.html A programme such as GoldWave allows you to record something you're currently listening to on your computer, though I suppose quality of a CDR of such a webstream wouldn't too good. ubu

Mundell Lowe! Picked up this nice one in a sale recently:

Oh holy crap! I have "The Swinger" & "Mr. Swing" twofer! It's on the pile of stuff that needs closer listening... so that was Jimmy Forrest of course! A very nice 2CD set! At least I guessed right as far as the origin of the Vice Prez track is concerned... ubu

wtf? I said I consider... oh hell

get it and send it my way! that's the one I miss!

The one I forgot is Masada Jerusalem 1995, a 2CD live set. Pretty nice, at 10 CHF (8$, currently). Today found used and cheap: Benny Carter: Americans Swinging in Paris Stefano Di Battista: Parker's Mood (copycrap disc, but I won't complain at the price I payed) ubu

Now I feel so relieved.... Sorry for making you feel bad! I am relieved, as well!

thanks! take as long as you need!

Guess I have that track too, don´t I? Glad to know I'm not alone then... I guess I also had and didn't identify the Goodman track (though I'm not sure, only have the two old Columbia CDs), the Lester KC6, and probably a few more

Thanks again Milan, a wonderful disc! And sorry I didn't find out about the last track, need to listen to that disc many many more times, there's some very nice music on it, for sure!

Winter sales here, too... Cuong Vu's 2001 Knit disc (after having heard a very nice 2004 concert on the air) Bloomdaddies, Mosh for Lovers Dickie Wells' & James Moody's "Americans Swinging in Paris" discs (my first from that series) Al Hibbler, Chronogical Jazz Classics 46-? (don't have it at hand) Jubilee Shows 55 & 200 (first one has Basie & Teddy Wilson, second doesn't really interest me) Eddie Harris, The Lost Album & the Better Half Basie, Pleyel 72 feat. Cleanhead Vinson (part 1 only) Michael Blake, Drift Michel Legrand, After the Rain, Horace Silver, Serenade of a Soul Sister (copycrap version) and one which I forgot...

Listening to Groove Holmes' "On Basie's Bandstand" right now. This one's much better than the bad Downbeat review wanted us the think!

[sorry, posted in the wrong thread]

Exactly. This set is an example of terrible programming. The music is fantastic. But you need to either program your CD player or burn the music in a different sequence to hear it as it should be heard. I only realize that now! Much too long since I listened to this one, need to give it a spin soon. ubu

How many albums are there? I have both Conns and love them! The Grant Green album of the Willette-Green-Dixon trio would have to be in there as well, what else? Good idea! Why not we drop them some mails? ubu

Oh yes, don't give up on "Face to Face"!

Love this set! Sound, well... but I can live with that, the music is so good! You'll need at least the first Pleyel concert in addition to this one, to get an impression of what this orchestra was capable of in a live setting!

I gathered it may be available from deus? wink wink (although I voted for it, I missed some of the to and fro when it was offered, it seems) @deus: wink! wink! I think I missed out on voting back then, but x-mas music never was something I was fond of, and I guess disc2 will have to wait a year now, anyway... maybe I can still post guesses in December '05? Can you wait with the answers till then? ubu

Tommy Turrentine does deserve special attention. Especially his work on "The Natural Soul" w/Lou Donaldson. That is another example of trumpet/sax/organ masterwork. Yes indeed! He could be a very fine player (not always, but when he was "on", he was great, check him on Booker Ervin's Bethlehem album, for some clearly inspired playing). Also, Soul Stream, I'm with you as far as the Donaldson's are concerned: a winning formula indeed, and having four or five of these albums is nice. There are others by Lou which are quite different, in my opinion ("Natural Soul" is one, the live set "The Scorpion" is another). And scottb: you NEED "Steppin' Out" badly, I assure you!

That was a one-sided 12 inch LP, if I remember right!