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I have an older release of this music on a Reprise lp from some time back. I bought it used about five or six years ago, so I don't remember the release date. There's nothing new here as the Reprise lp is the whole performance too so I won't be buying it again. That video performance is something else though. I've rented the 4 disc set from Netflix, like others here, I don't feel a need to own it. I agree with the other chap here who mentioned the "extras" included in this set. Yes, even The Association was enjoyable, which was a surprise to me.

A couple of years ago I found an original pressing of the Sinatra/Ellington album Francis A. and Edward K. in great condition for $1.00. Now that I think about it, I should give it a spin. It's been a while.

One could make the argument that producing a high quality, "purest sound possible" reissue in the vinyl format will do more to preserve the sound of the original tapes than it would be to lock up the tapes in Iron Mountain. The tapes deteriorate - both from use and non-use - and the CDs that have been made from them in the past haven't always sounded that good. What's closer to the spirit of Rudy's original tapes: an eq-tweaked and narrowed stereo spread RVG CD or an LP made with minimal tweaking and full stereo spread? There's also the issue that vinyl may have a longer "shelf life" than CDs - though obviously more time is needed to prove that in real world conditions. Or would we rather have these artistic treasures "archived" only in the digital medium? Damn, now where did I put those old 5" floppy discs? And yet using the tapes to make 1000 copies of a product that is priced to keep all but the most serious collectors away seems the worst of both worlds. To me, this is just a vanity product and thus criticism of the use of the tapes for its creation is perfectly valid and indeed well-justified. These are all good points. The only thing I have to say about the last one is that you should have put the word wealthy in front of serious collectors. I consider myself a pretty serious collector, but I don't have the deep pockets or the obsession to divert my money from other needs in my life to spend on these 45 RPM reissues, not to mention even more money on some of these in their original releases. Although I like good sound, the music on the Bluenote label is such a joyous sound to me that to sit and analyze the mastering and engineering while I'm listening seems antithetical to the reason it was created.

One of my favorite albums by him is his tribute to Mary Lou Williams. Great songs and a great band. Joey Baron really shines on this one. Oh, the title is called Soul on Soul. I have the two Charms of the Night Time Sky albums too and they are quite beautiful and unique. I saw them perform at Yoshi's and they were great.

My thoughts exactly. Re: the number of sets pressed. It may vary with different labels and artists. In August, Classic Records could no longer press quite a few Atlantic labeled records like Led Zeppelin's catalog, Genesis, C,S,N &Y and a few others. Sometimes they purchase the right to press a certain number of pressings and when they are gone, that's it. It is a niche market and what the reissue label doesn't want is a warehouse full of records that aren't selling. This is why they usually release very popular titles. One of my big beefs with some of these audiophile labels is that, especially rock records, they pick such middle of the road albums (imo) that I have no interest in buying in any format. Journey? Al Jarreau? Super Tramp? I bought a jazz title pressed by MOFI by Paul Desmond and Gerry Mulligan called Blues In Time because I was starting to get into Paul Desmond at the time. Why this title when Paul had all those great RCA albums that I have since acquired? The MOFI album looks and sounds great but the music is nowhere near as interesting to me as his other albums that I've bought. It wasn't until Classic Records came around that choices of reissue projects started turning towards my taste.

Two At the Top - Frank Wess and Johnny Coles on Uptown Records by Mr. RVG himself.

I just picked up a copy of this yesterday. Promo for $5.00 (U.S.).

I picked up a pile of records yesterday, so last night I listened to Enchance by Billy Hart (fantastic) and then this morning over coffee it was Groovin' w/Idrees Sulieman, Horace Parlan, Mads Vinding, and once again, Billy Hart on Steeple Chase. Followed by Woody Shaw's Master of the Art on Elektra/Musician and Major Changes w/ Frank Morgan and the McCoy Tyner Trio.

What do you think? I got the Duke Jordan and the Paul Chambers discs yesterday. They are both great imo. Dizzy Reece really blows on that Jordan disc. That's not to say that Stan the man was leaning against the wall in the corner. Bass on Top was the last disc of PC's Bluenote output that I didn't have. I'd love to have them on vinyl, but until that happens, I can at least listen to them. I'm a big fan of Hank Jones and Kenny Burrell, so I thought it sounded great. Like someone else mentioned, I balked at the Mosaic Select since I had two of the cds already. Sometimes it pays to have a little patience. I really had to resist my temptations to buy the Select collection, but now I'm glad I waited.

I listened to this one last night (lp) for the first time in quite a while and enjoyed it more than I ever have before.

I have one by the same called Meditation that is also excellent.

I just recently found a copy of this, same pressing. It's really good. I love John Lewis.

The only Kloss album I have is In the Land of the Giants on Prestige with Byard, Davis, Dawson, AND Booker Ervin on it. It's pretty good.

Gabor Szabo's Spellbinder Impulse (original). I just picked this up last week and it's really great.

The newest album I have by Charles Sullivan is a cd on Arabesque called Kamau. It features Craig Handy, Victor Lewis, Kenny Barron, and Rodney Whitaker. Charles has changed his name to Kamau Adilifu but that's all I know about him at this point. Oh, and the album is very good, sonics are fantastic.

Listening to two I purchased today. Feeling Free - Barney Kessel (Contemporary Green/Gold label) The Wonderful World of Jazz - John Lewis (Atlantic Red/Purple label) I've never seen either of these albums before. The Kessel album has Bobby Hutcherson and Elvin Jones on it and it's marvelous. Elvin in particular is in high form.

RIP Uncle John. I bought Second Winter when it first came out and subsequently picked up Johnny's eponymous album too. I also saw Krackerjack several times at a club called The Abraxas in Waco, Texas back in 1972. Though they were one of my favorite bands that came through town at the time, I didn't realise that SRV was their guitarist! That's interesting because I also saw another of SRV's band called The Storm at my highschool in Fort Worth circa 1970 or 1971. It wasn't until the early 80's that I saw SRV again. Enough about him though. John Turner was a hell of a good drummer. He'll be missed. It's nice to see Alan Haynes is still around. I used to see him regularly in Houston when I lived in the area.

Stan Getz and Albert Dailey's Poetry on Elektra's Musician label.

I have the older (smaller) editon of Goldmine's book on jazz up to 1969. I like the smaller size and since I don't really use it for prices, it tells me what I want to know in a small package. For me it's helpful in figuring out which pressing I have and what year it came out. I find mistakes in it occasionally, but overall it's pretty decent for a discography.

It's funny, I don't think of Blue Hour as a ST album. It seems to have a life of its own for some reason. Is it the Three Sounds that make it so? I don't know. It doesn't really sound like a Turrentine album, I'll agree. I'm not that big a fan of the trio either. They sound a little too well scrubbed and clean for my taste from what I've heard. I'll second your note on Street of Dreams. It's a favorite of mine too. I suddenly realised the other day when I bought another Grant Green album that I have a lot of his stuff.

Sonny Fortune's Long Before Our Mothers Cried on Strata-East

I was thinking the same thing. I love this album and I probably listen to it more in the morning, i.e. first music of the day with my cup of coffee, than I do at night. I don't stay up as late as I used to, so many "late night" records have become "early morning" records. I discovered this album on vinyl but I bought the 2 disc set a year or so ago to see what I was missing. I agree with the other person here who didn't think it added much to the original material. It's not bad by any means, but the original album is perfect the way it is. I rarely play that second disc.

Thanks for all the suggestions. I'll be making a list from these for my next trip to the record store.

I did the same about 2 hours ago!

Speaking of 32 Jazz, I forgot I had a comp of sorts on that label entitled Giving the Store Away which is quite good as well. I've come close to picking up Sonny Side Up for years and still haven't bought it yet. Maybe that should be the next one.