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Terry Gross (of Fresh Air on NPR) replayed an interview she did with him in '97 this afternoon. A very interesting guy. Quite a character, aside from what he did. Did you know that he was a big fan of John Phillip Sousa? Did you know that he played the tuba, sousaphone and drums?

I would have voted for the 65-68 set, but the Plugged Nickel box is such a rare opportunity to hear a band (and not just ANY band) over the course of a week, I just had to go with that one. Oddly enough, the Miles/Gil box is the only one on this list that I don't have. I was never a fan of "Sketches" and this particular side of Miles' music doesn't do a lot for me.

What Cali said. Right down to owning the LP since the 70's. Great album. I don't know why it took Fantasy/Milestone so long to release the CD. FYI EMusic members - you can d/l it there. BTW, why don't they release the "Harlem Bush Music" sets - "Taifa" and "Uhuru"? It's only available as an import now.

Never heard of it, but it looks like a "boot" to me.

"Gypsy Folk Tales" on Roulette is one that you don't hear a lot about. It's got some really great tunes and the lineup of Dennis Irwin, Dave Schnitter, Bobby Watson, Walter Davis and Valeri Ponomarev is as tight as you will ever hear. Don't know its availability, but if you see it - get it!

It's in print. Towerrecords.com

... but seriously, we do the same as Rooster. NPR so we can wake up to Bob Edwards, Scott Simon or Leanne Hansen.

There are the two BN Elvin albums "Puttin' It Together" and "The Ultimate" with just Joe Farrell and Jimmy Garrison. Both in the Mosaic box, I believe.

I wonder why "Changes One" and "Changes Two" haven't been released in a single set? Re-mastered, additional tracks, expanded liners - what's the hang up? This IS classic stuff!

The Byrd/Adams will be one of my next purchases, for sure. Good choice.

What was great was that George, Don Pullen and Dannie Richmond continued the legacy of this group with their own George Adams/Don Pullen Quartet.

Food poisoning, perhaps??

Yeah, that Thompson album is interesting. He's played a wide variety of music, actually. Bev knows more about him than I do, but he's quite talented. Another interesting album is the Henry Kaiser/Leo Smith "Yo Miles!" 2-CD set. Basically a tribute to Miles' electric years - yet updated.

I was hoping that the Artie Shaw "Self Portrait" box would be on sale. No go.

Was it something like, "I love jazz, it's so relaxing"? I agree pretty much with what everyone's saying about the "relaxing" image of jazz. Aside from the smooth radio tunes that people associate with jazz, they also hear "jazz" in restaurants. It's "cool", it's "mellow", its for eating! I was just trying to remember the last instro radio hit. I'm thinking it was probably "Rock-It" by Herbie Hancock, or Harold Faltermeyer's "Axel F" from Beverly Hills Cop. It's been a while.

How about this instrumental album with Brian Auger? Robby Krieger - "No Habla"

Test your music skill! Here's an interesting page from the NY Public Library's Music Division site. They aparently have a huge photo collection and obviously can't identify everyone. They need help. Worth checking out periodically to see what they're looking for. NYPL

I don't understand the name change. This was originally called "San Francisco Moods".

I have a vinyl version of this, but after hearing the new re-master with all the solos intact, I will probably never listen to the LPs again.

FWIW, I have the "Tommy Flanagan 3" LP from this series.

DH-ing wouldn't help Griffy because his latest injury was running the basepaths (like most of his injuries, actually). Maybe he should learn to pitch. I never EVER thought I would see Ricky in a Dodger uni.

While not exactly history, this is a good source for 'all things jazz' in the Bay Area - JazzWest

Good choice!! Those are both monsters! A couple of my favorite EMusic downloads.

Joe Morgan speaks out! A great All-Star Game? Yes, but it always counted -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- By Joe Morgan Special to ESPN.com I'm glad the 2003 All-Star Game turned out to be exciting, but I'm glad it's over for at least one reason: If I hear the slogan "This time it counts" one more time, I might jump off a bridge. The phrase referred to the inaugural All-Star Game that awarded home-field advantage in the World Series to the winning league (in a two-year experiment). It was TV hype to attract All-Star viewers. It was in FOX's promos, and it was even emblazoned in large letters across the outfield fence at U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago on Tuesday night. But that slogan was and is an insult to all the great All-Stars of the past. It's a slap in the face to Pete Rose, who bowled over catcher Ray Fosse for the winning run in a classic All-Star moment. It's a slap in the face to Willie Mays, who played 13 innings once to help the National League win. It's a slap in the face to the late Ted Williams, who played entire All-Star Games to try to help the American League win. All of a sudden it counts now? It always counted to the players who were true All-Stars. The media tried over and over to get one of the 2003 All-Stars to say that this year's game would be different than past games because of home-field advantage. But to a man they said they'd play the game the same way they've always played it -- to win. In fact, the main difference in this All-Star Game was not how the players approached it but how the managers approached it. Rather than trying to get every player on the roster into the game, the managers tried to win. I've said before that the All-Star Game should be managed as if you're trying to win a pennant-race game, and that's basically how it was managed this year. Tuesday's game -- a 7-6 American League win on a pinch-hit, eighth-inning home run by Hank Blalock -- would have been great regardless of any home-field incentive. The pitchers dominated early and the hitters dominated late. It offered everything you could ask for in a baseball game.