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$40 for that Doors box is a pretty good deal. Gonna get killed on shipping, though. GREAT DEAL - 4CD Louis Armstrong - "The Complete RCA Victor Recordings" $11.98. The "Straight, No Filter" for $2.99 isn't bad, either. Watch out for the $3.99 "clearance" CDs, though. After adding shipping, they aren't much cheaper than some of the regular sales they have with free shipping

Along with "I Agree With Pat Metheny" B) BTW, there's also an unreal, live version of "Hard on Me" that goes on for a mind-blowing 12 1/2 minutes!

Where/when is Coleman playing?

... and I like them, too! The "U.S. of Mind" trilogy is due to be re-released this Fall by BN, I believe. So far, "Total Response" is the only one to be on CD - and that's a Japanese version.

Did you see the free downloads? There's a new one called: "Dear Janet Jackson" B)

Hmmmmm.......under the tray. Good idea! The only set I have with a removable lid is Blue Mitchell which I got a couple of months ago. I also have Gerald Wilson, a later release, and the lid is attached to that one.

What does that say for Tim Buckley's "Strange Feelin'"?

My guess is that once you have let your subscription lapse, then you would lose your old d/l list. But that's just a guess ...

It was the new on on Broadway. Odd sightlines and not a pleasant atmosphere, in general. Not to mention cramped tables and I was facing AWAY from the stage. Can't compare it to the old one, of course. Would definitely like to see the VV Big Band, but we're not going to be there on a Monday night.

Lynne did a nice job in that "Concert for George" show. His voice works really well on Harrison tunes.

A couple of friends of mine went to that Lobero (SB) show. They liked it......but they like him a lot anyway. Great to see that Fotheringay is being re-released this year. I wonder what kind of extra stuff will be there.

Can't argue with that logic.

Hey guys.....it's John's Grill near Union Square. Still there......still a monument to Hammett and the Maltese Falcon. He actually lived on the corner for a period of time. If you decide to come in for it, maybe I'll meet you afterwards or something.

The only album of theirs that I thought was really interesting was the first one .... maybe because it was basically a Move album.

I'll be at that Mingus BB show (I hope). Do I need to get tickets in advance? I lived in NYC in the late 80's and never went to the BN once. It just seemed to slick (and as Pete said, expensive!). I went to Iridium 2 years ago, and didn't like that, either.

Absolutely, Lon. It doesn't look like any sort of bootleg, either......unless they're VERY good. It's not listed in the track listings in the booklet, either. For that matter, the BN website only shows the 7 tracks and the order is the same as mine. Then again......it also does NOT list track #4 on disk 2 - "When Sunny Gets Blue". Somebody call Michael C or RVG!

Friday is the Sam Rivers/Jason Moran/Reggie Workman show at the SF Jazz Festival.

Now THAT'S weird. The back cover of mine does NOT have that. It only shows the 7 tracks - not including "Theme (Pure de Funk)". I picked up mine at Amoeba. It didn't have shrink-wrap, but it did have the seal on top. I wonder if it is some kind of "early" reviewers' release, although there's nothing to indicate that - no cut spine or label of any sort. You think it's a collector's item?????????? B)

I get a laugh every time I drive by this in SF.

Here's a reprise of my post from a few days ago: At least I think it's a different version. I'm not good at A/B-ing these things.

Lon, did you get that additional track on disk #1 of the Byrd/Half Note set? (assuming you got it in the first place)

I had a 60% off, but I think I deleted the email and now it doesn't apply to the shopping cart that I had set up. Oh, well......maybe next time.

Did NOT order anything from Mosaic!

I got Roy Brooks' "Free Slave" in the mail today from my ebay purchase. Listened to it once all the way through. Sounds pretty smokin'. I'm just happy to get ANOTHER version of "Wil Pan's Walk". B)

I've got "Modern Dance" (original Blank 001 promo copy LP), "Tenement Years" and a solo thing called "Sound of the Sand" (w/Richard Thompson, among others) and I don't think I've listened to any of them all the way through. I'm convinced that they're great and Dave Thomas is probably a genius, but I've never been able to "get" their music. OTOH, I really appreciate their complete "unique-ality" (how's THAT for a word?). One of these days I will sit down and spend some time with this stuff. Honest!