Bright Moments Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 JETman said: Bright Moments said: well cd universe just emailed me that the new ones were shipped - no price change though. I've been trying hard to get them to realize that classifying 4 of the 5 (excluding "Smithville") as imports is in fact incorrect. Got an email from them this morning that they have lowered the price of "Head On", and are currently reviewing the others. I have a feeling that they will come to see things "our" way. When they do, just give them a call on their toll free number (1-800-231-7937) and they will either credit you or refund the price difference. I think that they have a price protection policy for 2 weeks or so from shipping date. tried to call and get them to figure it out - no luck. oh well at least the music is good! Quote
Big Al Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Late said: Spinning the Turrentine right now. Ain't it SWEET? Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Big Al said: Ain't it SWEET? You mean AZTEC SWEET! I can has! Quote
Big Al Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Teasing the Korean said: Big Al said: Ain't it SWEET? You mean AZTEC SWEET! I can has! No no, I meant ain't the Turrentine sweet? I haven't gotten to the sweet SUITE yet! Quote
Stefan Wood Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Man, Borders with the coupon are the best deal. Got the Hutcherson and the Art Farmer for $8 and some change each..... Quote
Late Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 Stefan Wood said: Man, Borders with the coupon are the best deal. $8 and some change each..... You got that right. Best price on a Connoisseur in a long time! And, YES, the Turrentine cooks! Dare I say some of the most committed playing — especially considering the tune selection — I've ever heard from Turrentine. It blows me away that this didn't come out earlier (though I know it was available earlier in various vinyl and Japanese incarnations). Turrentine's able to take very lightweight fare and turn it into something worth repeated listening — not an easy accomplishment. I like this one better than A Bluish Bag. And it swings like hell. I'm not even going to open the Farmer and Gillespie for a while — and just soak in the Prodigal Son. Oh yeah — McCoy fans will have their ears opened up on this one. McCoy lays the groove down. Ain't no fourths on this set. Quote
clifford_thornton Posted May 13, 2008 Report Posted May 13, 2008 You (and all of us) are too old to be dealing with lolcats. Quote
paul secor Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 sjarrell said: My Borders has no new Conns. My Borders has no old Conns. Quote
Shawn Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 sjarrell said: My Borders has no new Conns. Yep, I was denied as well. But I called a local independent jazz record store (yep, there's actually 1 still in the area) and he's holding a copy for me. Quote
Peter Johnson Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 Picked up the Farmer, Gillespie, and Turrentine today at Broad Street Borders for a total of 26 bucks. Can't believe these are only priced at Borders for 13.99 each--then there's the 40% coupon. Put the Hutcherson on hold to pick up tomorrow (only three at a time with this coupon). I am seriously grooving out to Aztec Suite right now. Wow, what charts. Great stuff. Quote
Teasing the Korean Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 Peter Johnson said: I am seriously grooving out to Aztec Suite right now. Wow, what charts. Great stuff. LOVE Chico O'Farrill! That Art Farmer guy he hired to play it is pretty good too. Where can I has coupon? Quote
Late Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 paul secor said: sjarrell said: My Borders has no new Conns. My Borders has no old Conns. My Borders has ex-cons. Quote
bertrand Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 Amazon has them at $13.98 list, and CDU at $11.98. So it seems the Blue Note just dropped the prices on Connoisseurs, period. Can't complain. 40% off made these quite cheap. Bertrand. Quote
sidewinder Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 bertrand said: Amazon has them at $13.98 list, and CDU at $11.98. So it seems the Blue Note just dropped the prices on Connoisseurs, period. Can't complain. 40% off made these quite cheap. Bertrand. Great news. I'm sure most of the early ones I bought in the mid-90s period were $20 or over plus sales tax, and they were often at least £15 in the UK so this is one item (unlike fuel, food, property, government taxation) that has dropped nicely in real monetary terms. Looking forward to checking out the latest titles. Quote
The Magnificent Goldberg Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 Hm. They'll probably be £11.99 or, more likely, £12.99 at Spillers. I think I'll still get mine there, though. MG Quote
Big Al Posted May 14, 2008 Report Posted May 14, 2008 (edited) According to Borders online inventory, the only Conns to be found in the chain's Texas stores are in a couple stores in the Houston area. The rest of us (D/FW, Austin, San Antonio, etc.) are S.O.L. If only Forever Young would take these 40%-off coupons! Edited May 14, 2008 by Big Al Quote
JETman Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 All 5 are now finally priced at $11.18 at CD Universe. Whew -- am I worn out Quote
skeith Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 any comments on Head On? The sound clips I heard did not thrill me nor was I liking the fact that Bobby Hutcherson, a great composer, wrote very few of the tunes on that album. But I would like to hear what those who have it say. Quote
ejp626 Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 bertrand said: Amazon has them at $13.98 list, and CDU at $11.98. So it seems the Blue Note just dropped the prices on Connoisseurs, period. Can't complain. 40% off made these quite cheap. Bertrand. 3 of them are currently just under $10 at Amazon - the Gillespie, Turrentine and Louis Smith. I was hoping Head On would drop as well, but no such luck. Still an amazing deal. Quote
jazzbo Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 JETman said: All 5 are now finally priced at $11.18 at CD Universe. Whew -- am I worn out Good work Mr. T! Quote
MichL Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 skeith said: any comments on Head On? The sound clips I heard did not thrill me nor was I liking the fact that Bobby Hutcherson, a great composer, wrote very few of the tunes on that album. But I would like to hear what those who have it say. Hi: I haven't made up my mind about this one either. Only listened to it one time. The compositions are written by Tod Cochrane mostly. This has some third stream jazz, especially the first composition, and more fusion jazz ala BB or In a silent way. Some have funk beat to it. The 5th track--1st bonus track-- I don't care for much. There is an obnoxious bass figure repeated ad infinitum. This album may grow on me after repeated listens. Not an essential jazz purchase IMHO. Here is AllMusic take: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&a...10:3xfyxqlgldhe Michael Quote
Shawn Posted May 15, 2008 Report Posted May 15, 2008 My local independent jazz shop has all of these..and all other jazz CDs priced at $11.99 this month. Time to throw a little support to the local brick & mortar establishment!!!! Quote
mgraham333 Posted May 15, 2008 Author Report Posted May 15, 2008 I think I may have found part of a key to the mystery why CDU has all but Smithville labeled as an IMPORT. The UPC for Smithville starts out 0946 3 all others are 50999 5. The codes don't mean much to me though I was under the impression that the beginning numbers identified the manufacturer in some way. Great music by the way. First time hearing all of these for me. Quote
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