Matthew

I'll add Red Holloway's cd Coast to Coast as a good place to hear Sparks' playing in great form with a group of simpatico musicians. Cookin' cd

Just received the singles this morning, and I'm enjoying J.J. Johnson's J.J.!, and it's a great cd.

I've had the 52's for three years now and I'm very happy with them. For some reason, brass instruments sound great through them, and there is a nice warm sound to the music. Great speakers for the price. What I use is a NAD C 320BEE intergrated amp, and for speakers this size, it works great. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Thanks for the tip, I emailed today and the return email said the offices are closed until the 20th. So we'll see what happens.

This set looks really tempting, it's time I got back into this kind of jazz. Boy, decisions, decisions....... Edit: Let me restate that -- I need to back to this kind of music.

I've found a good Pacific Jazz Discography, but I'm not having any luck finding what's come out on cd -- anyone have a link to PJ's that have released on cd?

From the way Goebbels was looking at him, I would have left also!

Up to disk three on the J.J. Johnson Mosaic. Can't say how glad I am that I bought this set, really outstanding music. Standouts so far: JJ's opening solo on Blue Haze and That Old Devil Moon, rythmn section cooks on that one. Mucho for this Mosaic.

Would be nice if Concord got off its ass and released Kamuca's recordings on cd. Maybe release them as Richie's Rich Love Songs. Something, you know, that would sell..... Edit: it's its not it's

The information at CDU states that the cd is a Studio date, not a live recording -- is that true? Everyone has been assuming that it's a live date.

Working my way through disk one again, just a very nice feel to this music, you can sense JJ's love and respect for music flowing out from the set. Angel Eyes is great -- too bad about the crappy sound though.....

Mine arrived today, 4918, and been playing disk one. Must say it sounds wonderful to my ears, and I'm glad I finally listened to eveyone and pulled the trigger on this set.

Doesn't seem available for pre-order yet. At least I couldn't hook up with CD Universe.

Actually, I’ve been experiencing a renewed enthusiasm for jazz lately. It seems for the past year and a half I couldn’t get too interested in jazz, bought mostly rock stuff, but now I’m back to jazz. When I purchased the Mosaic singles and the JJ box, it was my way of telling myself that I’m back in the jazz fold. The Verve Billie Holliday set is getting a lot of play right now. I'm also digging everything by Joe Pernice, just think he's a vastly underrated rock musician.

Thanks for the notice for the book; I'm becoming very interested in photography concerning the "between the wars" era in Europe and also the Veimar Republic. Have any suggestions on who would be worth looking into besides Salomon?

Still hasn't arrived yet Must be using Pony Express on this one.....

The one I really enjoy is Lee Wiley and Bobby Hackett, their stuff on the Condon Mob Mosaic is very nice, to say the least.

Any Samuel Beckettfans here? Anyone have Samuel Beckett: Grove Centenary Edition, it's a four volume set that has Beckett's works and I'm wondering if I should take the plunge or not.

More Erich Salomon:

King: Thanks for the Erich Salomon pictures

Francis Bacon:

Went to get the Wes Montgomery, since it might not be around next month, wound up buying more *sigh*. Red Holloway: Coast To Coast Elmo Hope: Trio And Quintet (Remastered) Jimmy Raney: Jimmy Raney Featuring Bob Brookmeyer (Remastered) Wes Montgomery: Full House (Remastered)

Lucky people from back east, I'm still waiting for mine -- also waiting for the singles....

Thanks a 1,000,000 . BTW, geat show on Nina last week.

Young Mr. Lincoln is so tempting....... John Ford & Henry Fonda, it's sooooo tempting........