Jazz at the Pawnshop (30th Anniversary)
Note: There are photos available on Flickr of this collection. Click on the “more” button on the right side and to the right to see more.
If you want to stop any discussion on a jazz board dead in its tracks or, in reverse, want to ...
The Complete Joe Newman RCA-Victor Recordings (1955-1956): “The Basie Days”
I love this double-CD and it is probably one of the most frequently-played reissues in my home. It’s also the one that made me search out many more double-CDs from this wonderful early 90s reissue series, “Jazz Tribune” (later sold under the title “Indispensable”) by RCA/BMG France.Joe Newman (1922-1992) ...
Illegal Downloads
Note: Readers beware. This post contains some slightly stronger language that might offend some, but only because it is directed at those who have gotten more money from me than anyone else on this planet.
With a tip of the hat to Indie HQ, a wonderful site which ...
The Orb’s Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld (Deluxe Edition)
OK, OK, I like ambient music. My PC is filled to the brim with it and I’ve always been a big fan of electronic music, although I don’t have many CDs that fit the description. I bought this Universal Deluxe Edition recently for next to no money on sale and ...
Fathead: Ray Charles Presents David Newman
This is one of those albums I pull out regularly, especially because it is mostly an up-tempo bebop romp with oodles of soul thrown in for good measure. The sound is excellent on this Atlantic reissue that in 1958 marked David “Fathead” Newman’s debut as a leader. Newman was in ...
The Millennium Project
Yes, I have lots of CDs. Although I have to admit that I once got rid of enough CDs which could easily have been a complete collection for anyone else, I still have enough CDs to last me a lifetime. With all the talk recently about the demise of the ...
Jazz in Paris
This post has moved and will be deleted in February of 2010.
New link: “Jazz in Paris”
Universal Deluxe Editions
Note: There are photos available on Flickr of some of my Universal Deluxe Editions.
We collectors are suckers for packaging. It comes close to a fetish. You give us nifty packaging with glossy booklets, fold-out covers, interesting liner notes or interviews, stick the CDs into plastic ...
Help Me Improve This Site
For all of those Internet sniffing hounds out there, you might already be aware of the fact that I have had an as yet minor affair with that other blogging software, WordPress. The site I’ve started putting together, a site that will eventually be ...
Digital Music Files Suck
Yes, I know, all you young folks swear by them, but digital music files just drive me up the wall. They suck. On the list of things that make my life miserable, digital music files, whichever format they happen to be in, are in the top ten, slowly creeping towards ...
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