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RIP. Sad news. I always enjoyed Sanford and Son, and Wilson was great. The episodes featuring his buddy Rollo were always hilarious.

I like this obscure release because it includes one of my favorite Feldman pieces, I met Heine on the Rue Fürstenberg, which has rarely been recorded.

I like box sets a lot. First got into them in the classical genre. Don't recall my first jazz box set. I only deal with CDs, not vinyl. Having amassed lots of recordings, I'm beginning to downsize and box format has become important. I find Mosaics bulky and have stopped buying them unless something truly compelling is released. I prefer cardboard sleeves for the individual discs, a nice color booklet and compact outer box. The Julius Hemphill box on New World is practically a model in that respect. Listening-wise, once I pull a box off the shelf I generally prefer to listen to the whole thing. Barring the classical mega-boxes, which can include dozens of CDs. 🤪

Judging from the cast, it must have been! But I stopped watching TV in 2010 and never saw any of the series.

I just logged into the forum to start a thread. Thanks for getting one going. RIP. Sad loss, sorely missed indeed. I've gotten out of touch with popular culture, but I loved the old SCTV shows, which is how I got familiar with her. Plus more recently the "mockumentary" films Best In Show, Waiting for Guffman, A Mighty Wind.

Dusty carries such Japanese books occasionally. On one blurb I read a while back, they claimed that intrepid buyers could use their phones to translate the Japanese text. I don't see that claim in the above blurb, but it still might be possible. 😉

I just found out about this compilation that was released last Fall. Seems to be a Cherry Red release, which are generally excellent. It has a chunk of Morricone's avant-garde work plus some other interesting material by Berio (incl Sinfonia w. Swingle Singers!), Nono and Maderna. Doesn't fit into the budget right now, but on the long-term wish list.

Will be there weather permitting. A snowstorm prevented me from getting anywhere near the last Tubby's event. 😢

Therein the Liszt.

RIP. More sad news...lots of passings recently.

This eagerly awaited set just arrived in US: Ordered this on the basis of forum recommendation:

First release of archival material. Not a reissue, but this seems like the best place to post it.

His son Kyle is a jazz bassist iirc.

I like this set a lot. But for many of the works included it's the only recording I've heard, so I can't pretend to rank it vs. alternatives.

+1

That reminds me. I have a box set of Julius Katchen playing Brahms solo piano works that I like but haven't listened to in ages. Time to dig it out (of wherever I left it...).

True. But more like almost half a century at present. An older/superannuated list seems much "safer". From both writing and "discovering" points of view. 😁

I like the list from a (latecomer and relative newbie in the field) listener's perspective. Being somewhat of an old fart, I find the writing somewhat cringe-inducing. IMO pretentious to a degree and a certain amount of collector's "flexing" as I think someone put it above. Granted that's just my taste, and the enthusiasm is definitely a plus.

So many good British reissues these days I can't keep up. Something totally random:

Here's another album which, judging from the Youtube page, might have been released via CDBaby:

There's a Nimbus West album that could use a reissue. Funny cover. Apparently RK drove a bus. Here's an interview:

You're welcome, John. I fear looking like a shill for "Da Bahstids" (with whom I am not affiliated 😉), but I truly use them as a major source of info on upcoming releases. In addition to spending piles of money. The album is indeed on youtube, I'm going to listen tonight!

There's a Rickey Kelly album (presumably reissue or archive tapes) forthcoming on Jazzman. I saw it on the DG "Coming Soon" page: https://www.dustygroove.com/item/242843/Rickey-Kelly:My-Kind-Of-Music