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To paraphrase Samuel Johnson, "When you are too old for Hendrix, you are too old for life" Works for ME! B-)

I try not to go into used stores (especially Amoeba!) unless I have stuff to trade or a credit slip already in my wallet. I will still wander into Streetlight (on 24th St) when I'm on errands in the neighborhood, but have been pretty good at keeping my impulsive purchasing in check. (not always easy, for sure) I did pick up Jack Bruce's re-mastered "Harmony Row" at the 25% sale, though.

John McLaughlin's first album "Extrapolation" is definitely worth picking up.

The only one I have is "Afternoon of a Georgia Faun". Very atmospheric. I took a jazz history class in college in the 70's and he was in residence there at the time. That was my first exposure to him.

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I like it! It matches the graphics of the catalog and has a very easy user interface. Easy to find stuff. Good going Mosaic!

As much as I like all their albums (still have all the vinyl and the "complete" box), I can't imagine that this reunion will be anything other than embarrassing. It was great music in its time and at their AGE, at that time.

I never heard that one, actually. Bill Laswell did one of his remixes with it combined with "Love, Devotion & Surrender" (the Santana/McLaughlin project) Divine Light: Reconstructions & Mix Translation - Bill Laswell Carlos Santana & Bill Laswell

Blue Note had a series of reissues with this same basic cover (with slight variations). I have a Herbie Hancock and Dexter Gordon version of this.

Of course!

I happened to be in NYC earlier this year when the Spring show was happening. It was a lot of fun. I even found a coupon for cheap admission in one of the local freebie newspapers. Had a good celebrity sighting, too - Lenny Kaye.

I've still got the vinyl. I should put it on this weekend. I always liked it much better than their later stuff, actually. A little more raw intensity.

A great tune, BTW. Not totally unlike "Stolen Moments". Also shows up on Booker Ervin's "Heavy!!!"

Received from BMG today:

The only trouble I have with the notes is that they are so convoluted that you have to look in 3 places to find out what tune you are listening to and what album it comes from.

The Yardbirds "BBC Sessions" on Warner Archives is a pretty good set. It's all Beck or Page stuff, though. No Clapton, if that's what your looking for.

That IS a nice album. Herb Geller - "Rhyme & Reason": a very interesting semi-electric album, featuring the vocals of Mark Murphy like you've never heard him before. Cecil McBee Sextet - "Compassion": with Chico Freeman, Joe Gardner, Dennis Moorman, Steve McCall & Don Moye. Worth it for the side-long title cut alone! Probably never been issued on CD. Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers - "Gypsy Folk Tales": the Bobby Watson/David Schnitter/Valeri Ponomarev edition. This semi-obscure album on Roulette(!) is really smokin' and a tight-as-hell front line.

Probably the RVGs, but I'm sure not gonna buy all of those ... AGAIN. I'll have to "suffer" with the box for now.

Just got "Sixth Sense" from BMG, so I've been listening to that one.

I'll give a second to this one!

I just got this album. I can't believe that I not only didn't have it before, but I've never even heard it before! It's fantastic! Right up there with "Free For All" (as many have already mentioned). from me. B-) PS - What everyone else said about the Impulse album (and "A La Mode"), too.

Apparently Ed didn't like the Horace Silver set. To each his own. I agree that the lyrics are dated, and maybe since I've been familiar with this music since the 70's, they don't bother me. I still feel that this stuff is a lot of fun - maybe not the most advanced technically - but very enjoyable. FWIW, I haven't heard the new remasters, so I can't comment on the technical side of this. The LPs sounded fine to me.

Just received from BMG: Freddie Hubbard - "Ready for Freddie" & "Hub Cap" (RVGs) Lee Morgan - "The Sixth Sense" (RVG) Art Blakey - "Indestructable" (RVG) Chick Corea - "Light as a Feather" (although I thought I was getting the 2CD version) Jefferson Airplane - "Volunteers" (remastered)

Pretty amazed that it's still unissued on CD at this point, myself. Also, Maynard's "Live at Jimmy's - MF Horn 4 & 5" - where's THAT?