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Thanks for the heads-up. I will probably get this. I liked Like Water for Chocolate quite a bit, but lost track of him after Electric Circus, which I couldn't bring myself to like.

The sax-bass-drums format is one of my favorite sounds as well (and I'm a piano player! They're great for practicing along with, too.) For recent stuff, I like two trios in a more traditional vein in terms of interplay and swing, but both with their own very unique sound: Ned Goold with Ben Wolfe on bass and Don Zeloni or Ron Steen on drums and Stephen Riley on Steeplechase with Neal Caine on bass and Gregory Hutchinson or Jason Marsalis on drums I also like all four Branford Marsalis trio records. Trio Jeepy featuring Milt Hinton might be my favorite. The Dark Keys is great too.

I've heard about this disc before. It's really expensive on Amazon! Does anyone know if the music is available elsewhere? I'm particularly interested in the quintet sessions with Clark Terry and Bob Wilber. Thanks! You know what? I don't think this music IS available elsewhere at this time, which is a crying shame! Thanks jazzbo. I guess I'll have to go the ebay or amazon marketplace route.

I've heard about this disc before. It's really expensive on Amazon! Does anyone know if the music is available elsewhere? I'm particularly interested in the quintet sessions with Clark Terry and Bob Wilber. Thanks!

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Thanks for the recommendations on the Quebec. It's the only one I didn't have before, so I guess it's time to pick it up. Or preorder, even!

18, plus 2 Selects. I haven't bought anything from Mosaic in over a year - there's so much other stuff to get.

Does anyone know what his "mental illness" was about? I just finished listening to Marian McPartland's show featuring Phineas. Apparently it was recorded in 1987 which would be only 2 years before he died. Perhaps the most striking thing is his voice when he speaks. Did he always sound like that? As Marian says on the show, he hasn't lost his chops, but there is a certain sloppiness to his playing, typically for someone who doesn't work much. But he plays some beautiful things, including a left-hand-only version of Embraceable You.

Doug Watkins was a great bassist. I haven't heard him on cello, will have to check out Soulnik. There seems to be a few copies on Amazon Marketplace. He even has his own myspace now! doug watkins myspace