BFrank Posted October 24, 2009 Report Share Posted October 24, 2009 let us know if you actually GET the box, though. Just got the shipping notice! Great! Can you have it re-routed to my work address? Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 I'm still waiting for the Mingus Debut, Dolphy Prestige or Trane Euro boxes to hit cut-out status. But maybe that won't ever happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted October 25, 2009 Report Share Posted October 25, 2009 let us know if you actually GET the box, though. Just got the shipping notice! Yep, got shipping notice on the Dexter Gordon box. Looks like all of this may come through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free For All Posted October 26, 2009 Report Share Posted October 26, 2009 Arrived today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BFrank Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Arrived today. What??!? You didn't re-route it to my address? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie87 Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Arrived today. What??!? You didn't re-route it to my address? FreeeeeeDeeeeIeeeeeCeeeeeeKeeeeee. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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David Ayers Posted October 27, 2009 Report Share Posted October 27, 2009 Good god. I have a disease. I got all three. Now I have every box set of evans in existence. WTF is wrong with me? Yeah there are so many I had to make a list to count them: Riverside Verve Fantasy Secret Sessions Turn Out The Stars Last Waltz Consecration The Complete VV doesn't even register on this scale. Did I miss one? I've got Last Waltz on it's way from Newbury - on top of my Riverside that really will be enough to keep me going... uh, I think... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikelz777 Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 (edited) Amazon came through today! UPS just delivered: I thought this would be one of those smaller cube sets but this was a 12x12, album-size box set with the big booklet and 3, 3-CD jewel cases. One of the best bargains of the year! Edited October 28, 2009 by mikelz777 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shrdlu Posted October 28, 2009 Report Share Posted October 28, 2009 Zweitausendeins had the Evans Riverside set for about $20 a few years back. That was a genuine deal and I picked up a copy. I'd already heard a lot of it years ago, but there was some new stuff too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Zweitausendeins had the Evans Riverside set for about $20 a few years back. That was a genuine deal and I picked up a copy. I'd already heard a lot of it years ago, but there was some new stuff too. Ah, the days of the Zweitausendeins box set sale! I still haven't finished working my way through all those sets... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Zweitausendeins had the Evans Riverside set for about $20 a few years back. That was a genuine deal and I picked up a copy. I'd already heard a lot of it years ago, but there was some new stuff too. Ah, the days of the Zweitausendeins box set sale! I still haven't finished working my way through all those sets... Ha ! Your not the only one - I only got a couple of CDs into the Evans 'Fantasy' set and really must get to grips with that one. Sure do miss those great Zweitausendeins deals (hit its peak with the Universal Mosaics at about 35 Euros each - Eldridge, Tal, Mulligan Concert Band, Jazztet). We'll never see anything like that one again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ayers Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Zweitausendeins had the Evans Riverside set for about $20 a few years back. That was a genuine deal and I picked up a copy. I'd already heard a lot of it years ago, but there was some new stuff too. Ah, the days of the Zweitausendeins box set sale! I still haven't finished working my way through all those sets... Ha ! Your not the only one - I only got a couple of CDs into the Evans 'Fantasy' set and really must get to grips with that one. Sure do miss those great Zweitausendeins deals (hit its peak with the Universal Mosaics at about 35 Euros each - Eldridge, Tal, Mulligan Concert Band, Jazztet). We'll never see anything like that one again. Yeah agreed. I'm still struggling to get through all those bargain euro-mosaics too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Tal, Mulligan Concert Band Meaning, of course, the famous Farlow Concert Band, also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 29, 2009 Report Share Posted October 29, 2009 Tal, Mulligan Concert Band Meaning, of course, the famous Farlow Concert Band, also. That's the one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 (edited) Ha, good to hear I'm not alone there... I played most of the Art Pepper boxes, all of Evans' Riverside, most of Monk's Riverside (had much of it before anyway), but Evans' Fantasy box is one I still need to dig into... I put on some of it as background music now and then, but never sat down and listened... same for all the final recordings - great, great music, all of it played now and then, but never really sat down and listened attentively. Btw, I think to help those who have no Evans boxes, this would be my preferences: Riverside (+ K2 Village Vanguard 3CD set) Verve (it's huge, the packaging is silly, but the music... never ends!) Secret Sessions (it's in not that great sound mostly, but showcases several versions of working trios, including some not documented or not documented thoroughly elsewhere... and some more with Philly JJ!) then I'd go for one of the final 1980 boxes, maybe the Warner one first? and then I guess the Fantasy and the remaining 1980 boxes (the two on Fantasy) not to forget the ones not in any box: - Tenderly (a 1957 rehearsal with Don Elliott, on Fantasy) - the Columbia discs (two of them, plus the stuff on those third stream sessions, which makes a third) - "Undercurrent", the UA duo with Jim Hall (on Blue Note CD) - the album with Bob Brookmeyer (UA/BN as well - never managed to find that one alas!) - the Elektra/Warner Paris albums - the four final albums on Warner (various editions, the fine trio album is around with bonus tracks in case you care) I guess that about wraps up the essentials Fantasy has some more live shows out, including a trio with Michael Moore on bass (yes, the film-maker... or is it the sax player? Seriously, Moore's a fine bass player, I think he was with Brubeck for a while... though ) Edited October 31, 2009 by king ubu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 I guess that about wraps up the essentials thank you, never couöd tell those boxes apart... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Verve (it's huge, the packaging is silly, but the music... never ends!) If anyone happens to have a spare Evans shrapnell box to sell, PM me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 31, 2009 Report Share Posted October 31, 2009 Verve (it's huge, the packaging is silly, but the music... never ends!) If anyone happens to have a spare Evans shrapnell box to sell, PM me.. mine's looking like a dud from around Verdun times by now... dug up last year or so... but alas I'm not selling it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RDK Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Verve (it's huge, the packaging is silly, but the music... never ends!) If anyone happens to have a spare Evans shrapnell box to sell, PM me.. A used store I get to only occasionally, had a boxless set of the Verve doorstop for about $100 or so if I recall - might have been a bit more. (Don't recall if it came with the booklet or not.) If anyone's interested I can check next time I'm in. Not a bad price if you're gonna ditch the tetanus-laced packaging anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Bip Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 (edited) - the album with Bob Brookmeyer (UA/BN as well - never managed to find that one alas!) Ivory Hunters was released again this year by Lonehill, although I haven't heard it. Seems like a good alternative to Blue Note's $17-SRP burned disc, assuming the sound isn't notably inferior. Edited November 1, 2009 by Joe Bip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 - the album with Bob Brookmeyer (UA/BN as well - never managed to find that one alas!) Ivory Hunters was released again this year by Lonehill, although I haven't heard it. Seems like a good alternative to Blue Note's $17-SRP burned disc, assuming the sound isn't notably inferior. Ah well, that's the kind of Lonehill release I really hate... but if there's no real alternative AND I find a cheap copy, I'll grab it, then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiRiIII Posted November 1, 2009 Report Share Posted November 1, 2009 Many thanks! It is crazy how the Bill Evans Album rare is on the Legacy CD. Do you know of any other edition? "Funkallero" from thta album is unsurpassable, IMO. Best Alex Ha, good to hear I'm not alone there... I played most of the Art Pepper boxes, all of Evans' Riverside, most of Monk's Riverside (had much of it before anyway), but Evans' Fantasy box is one I still need to dig into... I put on some of it as background music now and then, but never sat down and listened... same for all the final recordings - great, great music, all of it played now and then, but never really sat down and listened attentively. Btw, I think to help those who have no Evans boxes, this would be my preferences: Riverside (+ K2 Village Vanguard 3CD set) Verve (it's huge, the packaging is silly, but the music... never ends!) Secret Sessions (it's in not that great sound mostly, but showcases several versions of working trios, including some not documented or not documented thoroughly elsewhere... and some more with Philly JJ!) then I'd go for one of the final 1980 boxes, maybe the Warner one first? and then I guess the Fantasy and the remaining 1980 boxes (the two on Fantasy) not to forget the ones not in any box: - Tenderly (a 1957 rehearsal with Don Elliott, on Fantasy) - the Columbia discs (two of them, plus the stuff on those third stream sessions, which makes a third) - "Undercurrent", the UA duo with Jim Hall (on Blue Note CD) - the album with Bob Brookmeyer (UA/BN as well - never managed to find that one alas!) - the Elektra/Warner Paris albums - the four final albums on Warner (various editions, the fine trio album is around with bonus tracks in case you care) I guess that about wraps up the essentials Fantasy has some more live shows out, including a trio with Michael Moore on bass (yes, the film-maker... or is it the sax player? Seriously, Moore's a fine bass player, I think he was with Brubeck for a while... though ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinmce Posted November 2, 2009 Report Share Posted November 2, 2009 I got the Lonehill Ivory Hunters. Sounds fine to me, and it has some Newport tracks with Don Elliott and one other thing tacked onto it that I can't remember. I would also highly recommend the Columbia Piano Player album. It has the third movement of "All About Rosie", "My Funny Valentine" from Jazz at the Plaza in '58, a couple tracks from a Dave Pike session, and some duet and trio cuts with Eddie Gomez from the BE Album sessions. A good buy; I think it's like 5.99 at Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Dryden Posted November 3, 2009 Report Share Posted November 3, 2009 I was unhappy when I discovered the use of real rust on the Verve Evans set. My father gave me a tip: clean it with Comet. That seems to have slowed the rust's progress considerably. I hope the bozo who conceived the package is out of the CD design business for good, along with the nut who designed the Charlie Christian long box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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