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I'll bet you some folks like that are on the stations toward the mountains. If I ever head that way again I'll see what I can find.

Yeah, I'm not anti-religion, don't want to be mis-construed. But I live in the heart of Southern Baptist country and what they tend to put on the radio is just syndicated national shows from big name preachers. The creativity there is pretty low.

Good point. I haven't spun the AM dial in a while. Last time it was so full of talk radio (religious, sports or politics) I couldn't stand it. I need to try again.

Since radio is being talked about, locally where I'm at we recently (within the last 2 years) lost our most prominent jazz station, WSHA 88.9. The station was run by the oldest HBCU in the south and had a mainly jazz format with specialty shows, NPR & community talk shows, and was started in 1968. And the thing is they sold out for $3.5m to a religious broadcaster . A real tragedy around here. The station is now totally different, with no local connection nor any ties to its roots. Despite the efforts of alumni and station supporters the deal went through. WSHA's signal was massive for low-end of the dial station and you could get their broadcasts throughout a lot of this state. Now it's down to WNCU, another station owned by an HBCU, this time NC Central in Durham. Their signal isn't as good and if the weather is bad it's pretty hard to pick it up outside of Durham.

These are great posts. I'm a radio lover, still am to a degree but it's so homogenized & stripped of almost all humanity (unless you go below 92 fm on the dial, that is). But it's really a tragedy what that '96 Telecom Act did - removed the barriers to monopolizing the airwaves by some cartels and destroyed an art form that brought people together.

Wow - this is crazy good.

More McLean. Action smokes

I listened to this a few days ago and enjoyed it. Sticking with McLean for Lights Out!

Possible explanation (not advocacy, mind you): as I understand it, there's a difference in the mastering for vinyl in order to cut the lacquers. This mastering could "better." Also, some people have systems set up where their turntable components are supreme in the chain. They would obviously choose the LP. And that's all I have...

Live Monk - can't do without it. Funky as hell.

Monk @ the It Club Disc 2

I think Queen Latifah is pretty talented. Heard her singing with a big band on record not too long ago and she was good.

Funny, as Dex crossed my mind for 3 too; as did Getz for 10 - but there were some notes I just didn't think they'd play and then the style difference became apparent.

Feels a bit like I just appeared on SNL's version of the McLaughlin Group

well, I was consistent at least

Worked in a retirement home when I was much younger and was around many dementia patients (not a doc, worked in food service). They were in various stages of that disease and when it's bad, it's tragic. Then my granddad came down with Alzheimer's around the turn of the century. It was terrible for everyone close to him. Best wishes to Mr Bennett and his family. I hope he gets the best care possible.

Will do that on my next go around with this one.

When I access the BFT, the tracks are a bit out of order, so numbering according to actual listening order there (EDIT - just put them in their intended order) 1 - Stride style right? Fun little solo. Errol Garner? 2 - Lively guitar solo. Interesting tone, and a really good player. 3 - Is this Sonny Rollins? Notice no piano but a guitar player, but it's not Jim Hall. Nice song. Maybe not Sonny but this is good playing. 4 - Big band tune...Live setting...is this from the Thad Jones/Mel Lewis band? 5 - Dramatic piano solo here. Notice some classical elements...oh - it's not a solo! Here comes a guitar. Well, tone sounds familiar but I can't place it.... 6 - Multiple strings, ok. Nice ensemble playing. I've never heard this before, so no guesses. 7 - Outside of my ballpark as well. Third stream maybe? Is this one of those Quincy Jones numbers from ABC? 8 - Sounds well recorded. Nice piano intro to the larger ensemble playing. Is this from CTI? Sounds like a Sebeski style arrangement. And the guitar in the mix too...One of the Benson records? 9 - Is this a Haden solo? Nice playing. 10 - Coleman Hawkins? Probably not...but great ballad style here. 11 - Lovely track. Some nice violin and I usually don't like that instrument in jazz too much. Flute player is good too. Almost a flamenco or fado style on the guitar-like instrument. Love the groove overall. Herbie Mann recorded in various groups like this didn't he? 12 - Very nice duet with trumpet & piano here. 13 - Sounds like a 70s Hutcherson song - or maybe it's one of those Bags tunes from Pablo...hmmmm....leaning Milt on Pablo. 14 - Sounds Towner-esque on the acoustic guitar. Is this one of his Oregon recordings? 15 - Skilled pianist...well recorded. Nice melody lines. Tyner? 16 - Very articulate player on this solo piano piece. No guesses just yet 17 - Short little guitar ditty here. Nice playing...no idea

Red Norvo's Music to Listen by...enjoying this more than I thought I would.

First: McLean's New Soil, then: (sans obi) Blakey & Moody on an early Blue Note then: New Ideas by Don Ellis (with Al Francis, Jaki Byard, Ron Carter & Charlie Persip)

This was great. Thanks for sharing the links for the albums and artists as well.

Okeh Ellington, first disc

First, Mingus' Reincarnation of a Lovebird Then: Pepper Adams Quintet

Vinyl price vs CD - definitely some market demand mark-up going on with these TPs (and all "audiophile" vinyl). But not having any industry insight myself, would it also be that the COGS on vinyl right now is higher than CD? If so, then I wonder if the margin on the CD price is actually higher than the vinyl even with the CD being a lower price... Looks like they're also offering a signed LP option too.