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Amazon Spain offers the reissue of Sony's Charlie Christian set for €14. If it's a straight reissue of the 2002 box (sans the box design), it's a very good deal. Other European Amazon dealers offer it for slightly more. It seems it won't be available in the UK till January, go figure. F

In case it helps... COMPLETE QUARTET OAC I OAC II * Straight No Chaser X X * Underground X X * Criss-Cross X X * Monk's Dream X X * Monk X X * It's Monk's Time X * Solo Monk X * Misterioso X * Monk in Tokyo 1 X * Monk in Tokyo 2 X * Monk's Blues X

This one is missing: It can be found in this set: Currently 17$ on Amazon. FWIW, it's also on this one: F

Wail (paperback) can be ordered now, it will available from December 1: link. F

Mr. Riccardi (Ricko) has asked me to post some of his comments on Facebook, here (his internet connection is very poor at the moment due to electricity blackouts). When everything's back to normal, he'll A/B the box with other issues of the same music in his blog, and will be back on this forum. But for the time being, I've collated this from a dialogue with several FB friends:

Depends on the kind of completist you are . Besides the Columbia box, the Definitive and the JSP, there's MoJ vol. 9, some Camel Caravan shows on CD (Jazz Band?). Jazz Heritage released a double CD of Benny Goodman music from the Yale archives, vol. 11 I think it is, that had two previously unissued broadcasts by the Sextet. And then, there's the stuff on the Savory recordings... F

Most likely: same sound as 2002 (much better than the 1989 CDs IMHO), discs in individual cardboard sleeves, same as other sets such as Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Woody Shaw. Also, the 2002 box presented for the first time all the unspliced and complete takes of Breakfast Feud correctly identified. It'll be interesting to see whether they have corrected the Found a New Baby mishap. F

I'm late, I know, but - The 4-CD set does have the rehearsal session with Lester Young, plus all the Benny Goodman, etc. In the 2002 set the takes of I Found a New Baby were mixed up. - Minton's and Monroe's stuff, what JSngry said. The OJC has pretty good sound, but some (all?) of the tracks sound a tad too fast. Swing to Bop (the one based on Topsy) should be in Bb, not B. The Masters of Jazz corrected this but they used a source with fake applause on it. MoJ, Vol. 9 has an unissued Stompin' at the Savoy in very good sound, except for a bit where it disappears completely. - The Minneapolis 1939 jam session is most complete in the Uptown reissue. Previous reissues were missing some bits and in some cases had the two takes of I Got Rhythm spliced together. Other stuff to be considered: - In the 4-CD set, the "Waitin' for Benny" rehearsal. That's a very interesting recording, is sounds like a wax cylinder for the first two minutes, then it's pristine. - The From Spirituals to Swing recordings, especially the three tunes with CC as part of the Kansas City Six, with Buck Clayton, Lester Young, Freddie Green, Walter Page and Jo Jones. These are included in the MoJ, the Definitive, and the JSP sets. For those with Spotify, I made a list some time ago. You can read about it in my blog. F

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I don't think it'll apply here, Allen, but just in case, Bill Gottlieb's pictures are public domain. http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157624588645784 F

The 30-CD set "Complete Charlie Parker Records" is going for £29.99 at Amazon UK (free shipping in the UK). Around €35 in Amazon FR and DE. F

PM sent for the snuff. F

Received in perfect condition. Thanks!

According to The John Coltrane Reference, As for the date of recording, F

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From Ricky Riccardi's blog. F

Jazzwise obituary. F

I don't know. It plays OK for me F

If you have a lot of spare time or have lost the will to live, you can visit the Charlie Christian Yahoo list and read the long-winded and non-conclusive argument as to where is Christian really buried. At your own peril. F

Larry Appelbaum has dug up proof on who composed "Solar". Here. F

I mentioned it in my blog a few days back, but in October Hip-O Select will release a complete edition of the 1947 Symphony Hall concert by the Louis Armstrong All-Stars. Ricky Riccardi is listed as co-producer and it will comprise recordings from the Universal vaults and the Louis Armstrong House archives, in running order. Really looking forward to this. F

Very shocking and sad news: New Orleans raised and London based trumpeter Abram Wilson died yesterday after a short battle with cancer. Tomorrow's Warriors site Abram Wilson's site F

Agreed, and perhaps best experienced on this disc. The Classics Hawkins series contains 44 tracks from the European stay and Neatwork issued 21 alternates. There's also the Holland sessions from Avid. F

Just got an email from Mosaic. This box is shipping...

Interestingly, Benson is Off the Record's sound man. F