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Got mine. So far, love it.

Sam Rivers "Beatrice"

I'm all over this one! Thanks Paul

I'm a huge Gene Clark fan too. I think any Byrds fan owes it to themselves to get of copy of his album with the Gosdin Brothers or the Echoes compilation that legacy put out (which contains this album plus some other goodies). I'd also recommend the first album by the Dillard and Clark Expedition. This is one of my favorite albums ever. It's one of the reasons I got into bluegrass and play banjo.I always was a big fan of Crosby in the Byrds. His songs were my favorites. Younger Than Yesterday is great with "Everybody's Been Burned" and I also love Chris Hillman's songs on that album. I think this album is fantastic.I think Younger Than Yesterday and the Notorious Byrds Brothers are the peak for the band. I like most of the stuff of 5D, but I think the two subsequent albums are stronger. I know Crosby's involvement with the NBB was limited, but I think this is my favorite Byrds album.After Sweetheart of the Rodeo I really stick with the Byrds because of Clarence White's contribution. After the departure of Clark, Crosby and Hillman, McGuinn showed that althought he was the original focal point of the band, he wasn't all the talent. As a guitar player, Clarence White is one of my real heroes. He's been a great influence on my playing and I also play a guitar with a B-String bender like the one he used. I've been listening to his work with the Byrds and the Kentucky Colonials for years and have really enjoyed the compilations put out by Big Beat Records covering the Bakersfield label. It's fun to watch White's growth as an electric guitarist. CW also made a great contribution to Younger Than Yesterday and The Notorious Byrds Brothers.I think if I've been influenced the most by any band (apart from the Beatles), I'd have to say it was the Byrds. I've been playing 12 string electric guitar since I was sixteen, I play banjo because of the bluegrass influence of the group. I love jazz and it was because of the solo on "Eight Miles High" that I purchased Coltrane's Africa/Brass which had influenced it. The Byrds also were my door into loving country music. It's pretty amazing when I look back at the influence they've had on me. I completely agree about Clarence White. Just a tremendous player. You probably know that guitar great Tony Rice inherited White's Martin D28. When they first emerged the Kentucky Colonels took the bluegrass world by storm, with White's playing providing a model for the guitar as a lead instrument in the music like it had never been used before.

Not a lot of money, but what the heck... http://www.chamber-music.org/programs/jazz/grants#l35373

And then there's this: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/bob-dylans-bootleg-series-eyeing-blood-on-the-tracks-next-20140123 Bob Dylan's Bootleg Series Eyeing 'Blood on the Tracks' Next rollingstone.com A documentary about the Rolling Thunder Revue is also in the works

Just love this...

Swan Silvertones - Call Him Up Or maybe "If You See My Savior" by the Dixie Hummingbirds.

http://m.forward.com/articles/190812 http://m.forward.com/blogs/the-arty-semite/190688 A couple of interesting articles in the Jewish Daily Forward

A simply terrible loss. I'm shocked.

Anyone know about this one?

Should be a good game with my Eagles on Sunday night. Pretty evenly matched teams with the winner going to the playoffs and the loser going home.

Very sad to hear that. Once saw Freddie redd in NYC - his big homecoming after many years in California -- and the place was packed, particularly with musicians wanting to hear the man after so many years. Unfortunately, Freddie's bass player had a dizzy spell or something and had to leave the stage, and Duane bravely jumped up, took over, and did a fine job. A really gutsy move on his part, especially with such a large audience and so many professional musicians in the house.

Anybody get the book for Christmas? I did and am not sure I want to break the seal (it's wrapped In plastic) and give it a shot or return it (the person was kind enough to give me the receipt) and use the money toward the Mosaic Ellington set (the orchestral one). Any thoughts? Is the book worthwhile? Thanks

Once was face to face with Kareem Abdul jabbar perusing the stacks. Will miss the place

Finally got mine. Was getting a little concerned for a while there - not getting any response from my seller after repeated attempts to contact him. Excellent late period Bud - some of his very best playing of the mid-50s. Amazing to think it has only just now surfaced after so many years. Makes u wonder what else is out there.

I thought that everything had been issued on Ace. What am I missing? I've got I'm a king bee Shake your hips Tip on in Best of (which has different takes to some cuts) Oh - I see I haven't got this live one Sting it then Better put that on my list for 2014. Is there anything else, Guv? MG There's this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000005KIH/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1387325147&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70 And there's this one: http://www.amazon.com/Im-King-Bee-Slim-Harpo/dp/B0054DAHZG/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1387391550&sr=1-1&keywords=slim+harpo+I%27m+a+king+bee+flyright A CD collection compiled from two Flyright LPs (minus three cuts) - recordings from the Jay Miller Archives which never made it it to Excello. Being a Slim Harpo completist can get pretty involved. Precisely why we need a good box set!

I thought that everything had been issued on Ace. What am I missing? I've got I'm a king bee Shake your hips Tip on in Best of (which has different takes to some cuts) Oh - I see I haven't got this live one Sting it then Better put that on my list for 2014. Is there anything else, Guv? MG There's this one http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B000005KIH/ref=mp_s_a_1_12?qid=1387325147&sr=8-12&pi=AC_SX110_SY165_QL70

Oops. Thanks Also Complete Slim Harpo Excello Recordings

Complete Savoy recordings of Bill Barron (with Motivation) Complete Charles Mingus Recordings with Don Pullen and George Adams (with unissued Carnegie Hall material left off their Columbia record) Complete Charles Williams Mainstream Recordings Complete Lou Donaldson - Chewy phone recordings

Hey GA - just wanted to thank u for these posts. Got a couple of things that u helped me save big bucks for.

Thanks Marcello. Some very intriguing material. I didn't realize that the core band for Jagger's Performance soundtrack included Randy Newman, Cooder, and Jack Nitschke. Will have to check that one out. (I also didn't realize that Traffic did the original music). It's truly amazing the scope of Russ Titleman's work. Must be a very cool thing to be able to talk to the man.

Got mine too! Pricey but I couldn't do without it. IMHO he may be the most profound jazz communicator of them all.

Another great video