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Well, that is their basic underlying philiosophy. That's why the clerks don't know nuttin'. It's like Costco, Walmart, etc.

Here's the full email from Mosaic, although I bet it's already posted elsewhere: Dear Jazz Lover, NEW RELEASES - MOSAIC RECORDS We have been fortunate to be able to present the work of many jazz greats. And on occasion we wonder how many more we'll be able to release due to licensing restrictions and other issues. Well, there is at least one more. We are honored to present the phrasing, the attack and the sheer brilliance of a master musician, Roy Eldridge. Mosaic Records announces the release of The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions on 7 CDs (MD7-222). These Verve sessions recorded between 1951 and 1960 present Roy in a variety of settings, including small groups that comprised of Oscar Peterson's trio with such guest drummers as Jo Jones and Buddy Rich and Ray Brown; Roy with orchestras led by the brilliant arranger-conductors George Williams and Russ Garcia; two jam session excursions with Dizzy Gillespie, a collaboration with Benny Carter and a marvelous date by his working quartet which closes the set. It is available for preorder and will ship at the end of November. http://www.mosaicrecords.com/upcoming_releases.asp NEW RELEASES - MOSAIC SELECT In the great tradition of Texas tenormen, Curtis Amy had a beautiful sound and a style that was both muscular and lyrical. He was also an artist who constantly challenged himself as an improviser and as a composer. Between 1960 and '63, he recorded six superb and rare albums for Pacific Jazz that are now comprise Mosaic Select MS-007. Sidemen include Paul Bryant, Marcus Belgrave, Dupree Bolton, Bobby Hutcherson and Roy Ayers. Master pianist-composer-arranger-producer Duke Pearson last recorded works, beginning with The Phantom in 1968 are among his most interesting. Blending jazz soloists like Bobby Hutcherson, Jerry Dodgion and Frank Foster with Latin and Brazilian artists like Hermeto and Airto Morreira in a variety of settings, he wove textured landscapes with rhythmic drive. Mosaic Select MS-008 includes five albums and two unissued tunes, ending, appropriately enough, with his Christmas album "Merry Ole Soul". The two new Selects are available for preorder and will ship at the end of November. http://www.mosaicrecords.com/upcoming_releases.asp RUNNING LOW/LAST CHANCE We have just added The Atlantic New Orleans Jazz Sessions (MD4-179) to our Running Low category. Recorded between 1955 and 1962, these 4 CDs are a treasure of traditional New Orleans music and contain sets from some of the giants of the genre including George Lewis, Paul Barbarian, Billie and De De Pierce, Jim Robinson, The Eureka Brass Band and others. "I can't overstate how astonishing and attractive the music on this set truly is. If you haven't yet explored this stylistic era of jazz you really owe it to yourself, and I can't think of a better place to start in terms of true New Orleans jazz." - Chris Hovan, Jazz & Blues http://www.mosaicrecords.com/last.asp ONE-OF-A-KIND FRANCIS WOLFF PRINTS We have just added a page to our website that features one-of-a-kind fiber prints made for an exhibit to celebrate the publication of the The Blue Note Years/The Jazz Photography of Francis Wolff. The cropped images match those in the book. Many of you are used to seeing such images in CD-size booklets but viewing these images in a larger size is truly stunning. Even if you are not interested in purchasing, we invite you to visit this and the Francis Wolff Photographic Sale web page and click on a photo to enlarge it. http://www.mosaicrecords.com/oneofakind.asp MUSIC CLIPS For music licensed from Verve including the upcoming Roy Eldridge and the recently released Mulligan Concert Band, we have added one minute music clips from three tracks for each set on the website. For music featuring Blue Note and Pacific Jazz recordings, including the two new Mosaic Selects we have the rights to add full length clips. Three tracks for each set are posted on the website. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, All of us at Mosaic Records & True Blue Music www.mosaicrecords.com www.truebluemusic.com e-mail: info@mosaicrecords.com 203-327-7111

So just to clarify, there is no American domestic in print version that covers this?

I've been thinking of getting the Gospel box as well, but haven't yet, so I am also curious if anyone has it. Also the Bob Wills set.

Thank you for the suggestions. I couldn't actually find a clearly defined "Deluxe" edition at Amazon, just the other two, but I saw plenty of copies of it at Amoeba, so...

It's a great film, IMHO. But also, IMHO, not everything needs to represent something. Allow the images and juxtapositions to play in your subconscious. I think a David Lynch film can be deemed successful if it appears in your dreams. But if you would like a pretty good "explanation" of it, Salon had a long article with one interpretation which seemed pretty insightful. Go to Salon and do a search. It's been a while. Compared to "Twin Peaks?" Hmmmm. Well, it's similar in tone but different. Dialogue is not very important in Lynch films.

On Back to the Future, "To Be Continued: was on #2, and I remember the collective groan that went up. I think people got frustrated with the 3 year gaps between the Star Wars films. I think B-3er got it pretty right. After they saw that one was big, they decided to make #2 & 3 simultaneously to save costs. And once they know #1 is big, studios know they are pretty much assured of decent returns on # 2 & 3.

They sell for $22 at Amoeba Records, and $22 or 23 at Rhino Records in LA. Each has a very good supply, although I have obtained only the Sister Rosetta Tharpe and teh Ploughboys, Cowboys, Doughboys Western Swing box.

IN the Lowell House Common Room! That will be an intimate venue!

I've seen at least 3 different versions of "At the Fillmore." Assuming I can't go for vinyl, is the "Deluxe" 2 CD version of the Fillmore Concerts the one to get?

I actually picked up this LP for 25 cents in a thrift store in some small town in Utah (blanking on the name). Every other album there was standard weird thrift store pablum. I always wondered how it got there. Haven't listened to it in a while; good chance.

Send some of that rain our way! In Burbank this morning, the air smells of fire again.

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World Series winners: http://www.mistupid.com/sports/worldseries.htm

Thank you for your thoughts. It's the worst since the Berkeley/Oakland fire of 1991 that destroyed over 3000 homes & other buildings. The air smells of smoke (especially yesterday), thick black clouds on the horizon, bizarre red sun in the morning. It doesn't need to be a terrorist - this is what Santa Ana wind & fire season is like every few years. Last year was particularly mild, so more brush to burn this year.

A picture from the sky. http://rapidfire.sci.gsfc.nasa.gov/gallery...99.1840.1km.jpg

I always go for Hamiett Bluiett first, then Serge Chaloff. No one else comes close, but I also don't have any Pepper Adams albums, although I intend to rectify that soon. I really just started getting into Mulligan. And I have no Brignola. I really like several of Bluiett's albums, including the ones with Khalil El 'Zabar and with D.D. Jackson.

Unless I'm confusing him with someone else, he had a history of heroin use, severe depression, and sometimes bizarre live performances. Good songs, though. It's really sad that he ended up going so young, and in such a manner. May he find peace.

There's an LP copy of it for sale near me for $20. Shall I go for it?

It's not self-parody. It's a very pure post-modern pastiche of every film genre that Q.T. likes. To learn the references, start with the following: The Legend of Fong Sai-Yuk parts 1 & 2 The Bride Wore Black (the Truffaut film - the basic plot of Kill Bill comes from this) Tokyo Drifter & Branded To Kill - two films by Seijun Suzuki, stylized yakuza films available on Criterion DVD, and really good. The moment in the big fight where suddenly it is Silhouettes against blue is essentially taken from one of these films, but I forget which. And for 'fountains of blood" check out any Kurosawa samurai film - Yojimbo, Sanjuro. For it in color, check out later ones. I can't remember whether Ran has it, but I think Kagemusha does. There are lots of other samurai films that begat the final fights - I'd have to look up titles. But the American Cinematheque in LA has a festival of such films once a year. If you go to their site and look up "Films by series," you can find the last such festival and look at titles there. As such, there is no "need" for real characters - it's all about references to other films. You just get to decide whether you are entertained by the way he has put it all together. I was. But it's not a "great" film. It is much more the next step from Pulp Fiction. Jackie Brown is totally different.

I missed it. Had intended to go and then just couldn't. I'll be kicking myself for a while. I saw McCoy Tyner solo at the Bakery last year, and that was sold out. But I've also seen Greg Osby there on a Wednesday night and there were 5 or 6 people in the crowd.

These Camden reissues listed above are available at Amazon, if nowhere else.

We mention him a lot but according to a search he doesn't have his own thread yet (at least, not under Artists or Recommendations). he has his own website now http://www.abdullahibrahim.com/start.html Which includes Forums to discuss him and m7! On Jazzmatazz, Alan lists the following African Horns - African Horns (Camden) Oct 14 Abdullah Ibrahim - African Sun (Camden) Oct 14 Abdullah Ibrahim - Blues for a Hip King (Camden) Oct 14 Abdullah Ibrahim - Tintinyana (Camden) Oct 14 Abdullah Ibrahim - Voice of Africa (Camden) Oct 14 AMG doesn't list them, but the other great Ibrahim website, Mantra Modes, http://junior.apk.net/~hoon/6Mantra_Modes.html describes them as compilations from mostly earlier material. I assume these are reissues, but can anyone speak to any of the recordings? And what are your favorite Ibrahim/Dollar Brand records? I have 6 or 7 now and like them all. I think I have a spare copy of African Dawn (one CD, one LP) if anyone wants to trade for one.

Good point. Guess I was being too lazy. Well, for anyone else: -------- http://www.geo.ed.ac.uk/scotgaz/people/fam...sfirst1477.html Ella Logan 1913 - 1969 Singer. Born Ina Allan, in Dennistoun (Glasgow), Logan began her career as a child star singing in music halls. By the age of 17, she was appearing in the West End of London. She toured Europe in the early 1930s and claimed to have snubbed Adolf Hitler in a Cologne nightclub. Having married an American tap-dancer, she moved to the USA and began recording jazz records, She quickly followed this with Hollywood stardom, including films such as 52nd Street (1937) and The Goldwyn Follies (1938). However it was as a singer, particularly in Broadway musicals, that Logan was most successful. Logan returned to Europe during World War II to entertain the troops. She is the aunt of entertainer Jimmy Logan (1928 - 2001) and, sometime guardian to his singing sister Annie Ross (b.1930). She died of cancer, but remains better-known in the USA than in her homeland. ------- I can't figure out that last sentence. What does dying of cancer have to do with her popularity by country. Are people who die of cancer usually more popular in the UK?