12/25/09 - TODAY I POSTED A CD TO THE MF CD PAGE ENTITLED "A KISS TO BUILD A DREAM ON: LRC JAZZ LEGACY ANTHOLOGY" ON THE LRC LTD LABEL. I ALSO POSTED A SONNY BURKE 45 ENTITLED "LONG HAIR MAMBO/'PHFFT' MAMBO (PINK LABEL PROMO VERSION)." LASTLY, I POSTED AN LP TO THE BILLY MAY LP PAGE ENTITLED "ARTHUR MURRAY FAVORITES: DANCE SET" (CAPITOL, MID 1950s). ENJOY!
12/20/09 - TODAY I POSTED ONE OF THE RARE MF GOTHENBURG SWEDEN LPs TO THE WEBSITE (MF LPs CAT. 2). IT COMES WITH A TRANSCRIPTION CD MADE DIRECTLY FROM THE LP.
11/4/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A WAYNE BERGERON PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS CD TO THE BERGERON CD PAGE. IT'S A CUT-OUT COPY, SO IS VERY REASONABLY PRICED. HAVE YOU HEARD THIS CD? IT'S PHENOMENAL!!! BE SURE YOU GET A COPY BEFORE THEY'RE OUT OF PRINT.
11/4/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED AN MF LIVE FROM LONDON (AVENUE JAZZ) CD TO THE MF CD PAGE, THE FIRST COPY I'VE HAD IN SOME TIME.
10/26/09 - TODAY I POSTED A GERMAN MARSHA HUNT KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED / DESDEMONA 45 PICTURE COVER DISC TO THE HUNT 45s PAGE (THE FIRST I'VE EVER HAD ON THE SITE). I ALSO POSTED ANOTHER CONCORD JAZZ CHRISTMAS 2 CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. ENJOY!
10/19/09 - IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS THIS MORNING I POSTED AN MF BIG BAND LIVE IN ITALY VOL. 1 CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. THERE'S ALREADY A VOL. 2 POSTED THERE, SO I NOW HAVE THE COMPLETE SET AVAILABLE. THEY'RE PRICEY, BUT EXCEPTIONALLY RARE.
10/12/09 - TODAY I POSTED A PEREZ PRADO HAVANA, 3 A.M. CD TO THE PRADO CD PAGE. IT HAS A DIFFERENT CATALOG NUMBER THAN MOST I'VE SEEN. I POSTED A FASCINATION, VOLUME 1: PEERMUSIC PRESENTS THE LEGENDARY VOCALISTS OF CAPITOL RECORDS CD TO THE MF CD PAGE (JUST AFTER TWO'S COMPANY). I POSTED A WAYNE BERGERON PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS CD TO THE BERGERON CD PAGE. THIS ONE WAS A CUT-OUT, SO IT'S LESS EXPENSIVE THAN THE OTHER COPIES I'VE POSTED. TO THE MF LP 2 PAGE, I POSTED A STEREO LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DANCE LP IN NMINT CONDITION. A SUPER LP! TO THE MORRIS GRANTS LP PAGE, I POSTED TWO U.S. AND ONE U.K. COPY OF THE J.U.N.K. LP. (THESE COME WITH TRANSCRIPTION CDs, AS WELL.) TO THE SOUNDTRACK LPs PAGE, I POSTED A SANDY HOOK VERSION OF THE GREAT ANYTHING GOES/PANAMA HATTIE LP (NMINT+ CONDITION, AND IT COMES WITH A TRANSCRIPTION CD). ENJOY!
9/28/09 - TODAY I POSTED TWO COPIES OF THE FOLLOWING CD THE THE CHARLIE BARNET CD PAGE: CHARLIE BARNET, WOODY HERMAN, ONE NIGHT STAND WITH THE BATTLE OF THE BANDS (STAN KENTON AS REFEREE) -- JOYCE JRCDRG-1012. I WAS ABLE TO COME UP WITH THESE TWO COPIES OF THIS RARE CD AFTER SELLING OUT MY LAST COPY A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO. LET ME KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE ONE OF THESE.
9/14/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A COPY OF THE RARE 10" SKYLARK LP ENTITLED JAM SESSION, WHICH INCLUDES MF ON THE ELUSIVE TRACKS COOL CANARY BLUES AND SWEET GEORGIA BROWN. THIS IS A NICE, SOLID, EX COPY, AND IT'S THE FIRST I'VE HAD IN ALMOST 2 YEARS. IT COMES WITH A NICE TRANSCRIPTION CD OF THE MUSIC, AS WELL. SEE THE PAUL NERO 10" LP PAGE.
8/31/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED ONE OF THE RARE "THE BEST OF MAYNARD FERGUSON - THE WHOLE WORLD'S HIS STAGE" PROMO LPs TO THE MF CAT. 4 LP PAGE. THIS IS THE SPECIAL PROMO RECORD WITH A WHITE TRUMPET ON A BLACK BACKGROUND COVER. ISSUED AS A PROMO ONLY!
8/25/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A MARSHA HUNT KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED / LONESOME HOLY ROLLER 45 (WITH FREE TRANSCRIPTION CD) THE THE MARSHA HUNT 45s PAGE. I ALSO POSTED A CONCORD JAZZ CHRISTMAS 2 (MINT CONDITION) CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. ENJOY!
8/17/09 - TODAY I POSTED A GRAMMY AWARDS BIG BAND SOUND 4-LP (RED VINYL) BOXED SET AND AN MF HOT CANADIAN PRESSING TO THE MF LPs (CAT. 4) PAGE. I ALSO ADDED FREE TRANSRIPTION CDs WITH EACH COPY OF THE MORRIS GRANTS J.U.N.K. LP AVAILABLE ON THE WEBSITE. ENJOY!
8/15/09 - TODAY I MODIFIED THE SOUNDTRACK LP PAGE BY ADDING TRANSCRIPTION CDs TO THE ANYTHING GOES LPs -- BOTH THE LARYNX VERSION AND THE SANDY HOOK VERSION. (THEY ARE SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT, SO I RECORDED THE DIFFERENT VERSIONS SEPARATELY.) IF YOU DON'T HAVE COPIES OF THESE LPs, WHICH FEATURE A YOUNG MF BLOWING HIS BRAINS OUT STRATOSPHERICALLY ON THE TRACK BLOW, GABRIEL, BLOW, THEN I HIGHLY RECOMMEND YOU GET ONE OF THESE LPs WITH THE FREE TRANSCRIPTION CD TOSSED IN.
7/21/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A FUNNY FACE SOUNDTRACK CD TO THE SOUNDTRACK CD PAGE, AND A RED GRAMMER BEBOP YOUR BEST CD TO THE RED GRAMMER CD PAGE. ENJOY!
7/16/09 - EARLY THIS MORNING I POSTED ANOTHER UNCLE JOE SHANNON (INTRADA) CD TO THE SOUNDTRACKS CD PAGE. NEXT WAS A STAN KENTON 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: THE BEST OF BACK TO BALBOA (A SINGLE CD WITH THE BEST OF THE TRACKS FROM THE 5-CD BOXED SET). SEE THE MF CD PAGE FOR THAT ONE. NEXT WAS A MAYNARD FERGUSON THE LOST TAPES VOLUME 2 CD (MINT, FACTORY SEALED UK IMPORT). THEN A SALENA JONES CD ON VOCALION, THE MOMENT OF TRUTH / EVERYBODY'S TALKIN' ABOUT SALENA JONES. LASTLY WAS A CHICAGO 13 CD (USED, BUT LIKE NEW, RHINO RE-ISSUE). ENJOY!
7/13/09 - THIS AFTERNOON I POSTED A RARE MF "INTERCHORDS" LP TO THE MF CAT. 4 LP WEBPAGE. IT COMES WITH A TRANSCRIPTION CD FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO DON'T HAVE A TURNTABLE OR OTHER MEANS TO PLAY AN LP. IT'S NICE TO HAVE THE CD FOR BACKUP PURPOSES, AS WELL. ENJOY!
7/7/09 - THIS EVENING I POSTED A STAN KENTON CELEBRATION, BACK TO BALBOA VOLUME 6 CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. IT'S POSTED TO THE MF PAGE INSTEAD OF THE KENTON PAGE BECAUSE IT'S A TRIBUTE TO KENTON FEATURING MAYNARD, NOT AN ACTUAL STAN KENTON PERFORMANCE. GREAT CD! ENJOY!
7/4/09 - THIS EVENING I UPDATED THE ALAN HAVEN LP PAGE. THE ALAN HAVEN "HAVEN FOR SALE" LP (AND THE RE-ISSUED "ORGAN MAGIC") HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED IN CD FORMAT. IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE ON LP. SINCE MANY OF YOU DON'T HAVE TURNTABLES FOR LPs ANYMORE, YOU HAVE NEVER ACQUIRED THIS ALBUM, WHICH FEATURES MF PROMINENTLY ON MULTIPLE TRACKS. GOOD NEWS. I WILL NOW GIVE YOU A BACKUP CD (RECORDED DIRECTLY FROM THE LP) OF THE MUSIC FROM THIS ALBUM WHEN YOU BUY AN LP. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR THE CD UNLESS YOU BUY AN LP, AS THERE ARE COPYRIGHT LAWS THAT PROHIBIT ME SELLING THE CD. I CAN ONLY PROVIDE THE CD AS A BACKUP COPY WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL MEDIA. SEE THE ALAN HAVEN LPs PAGE TO SEE THE AVAILABLE COPIES.
7/2/09 - THIS EVENING I POSTED TWO COPIES OF THE RARE U.K. CD PRESSING OF THE MESSAGE FROM NEWPORT CD (PRESSED IN 1989, AND LONG OUT OF PRINT). THIS ONE IS THE ONLY ONE THAT INCLUDES ALL 9 TRACKS, IN STEREO, FROM THE ORIGINAL MONO LP. I ALSO POSTED A WAYNE BERGERON PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS CD (A MUST HAVE!). ENJOY!
7/1/09 - EARLY THIS MORNING I POSTED TWO MINT FACTORY SEALED COPIES OF THE BRAND NEW, 2009, LIMITED EDITION (OF 1000), ALREADY SOLD-OUT INTRADA CD OF THE UNCLE JOE SHANNON SOUNDTRACK ALBUM. SEE THE SOUNDTRACK CD PAGE FOR DETAILS.
6/22/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A MINT, FACTORY SEALED STEREO COPY OF THE "FRANKIE LAINE AND HIS GUESTS" LP TO THE MF (CAT. 3) LP PAGE. I ALSO POSTED A RARE WARDELL GRAY DANISH LP ENTITLED "WARDELL GRAY AND THE BIG BANDS" TO THE LOUIS BELLSON LP PAGE. LASTLY, I POSTED 3 CDs TO THE MF CD PAGE: JAZZ-CLUB BIG BAND; STAN KENTON 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: BACK TO BALBOA; HAROLD ARLEN CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION 100. ENJOY!
6/13/09 - TODAY I POSTED AN MF LIVE FROM SAN FRANCISCO CD, AN MF & BIG BOP NOUVEAU ONE MORE TRIP TO BIRDLAND CD, AND A TITO PUENTE COMPILATION CD ENTITLED THE CONCORD JAZZ HERITAGE SERIES. SWINGIN'!
6/12/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A WAYNE BERGERON PLAYS WELL WITH OTHERS CD TO THE BERGERON CD PAGE. THIS ONE IS A MUST FOR EVERY MF FAN! BE SURE TO GET A COPY IF YOU DON'T HAVE ONE ALREADY.
6/7/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A RARE GERMAN PRESSING OF AN ELLA FITZGERALD CD ENTITLED THE SONGBOOKS. SEE THE ELLA FITZGERALD CD PAGE FOR DETAILS.
6/6/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A MARSHA HUNT GERMAN PICTURE COVER 45 OF KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED / LONESOME HOLY ROLLER. I ALSO POSTED A CHICAGO 13 CD (RHINO VERSION, MINT FS) AND AN ELLA FITZGERALD COLE PORTER SONGBOOK VOLUME ONE CD, GERMAN PRESSING, OUT-OF-PRINT FROM 1984. ENJOY!
6/1/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A CHICAGO 13 CD TO THE CHICAGO CD PAGE. THIS IS THE 2003 RHINO VERSION, WHICH HAS BOTH THE ORIGINAL MIX OF STREET PLAYER AND AN ALTERNATE MIX. I ALSO HAVE FOUND ANOTHER MARSHA HUNT 45, AND IT'S POSTED TO THE MARSHA HUNT 45s PAGE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS ONE, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT. MAYNARD ABSOLUTELY WAILS ON THESE TWO TRACKS! IT ALSO COMES WITH A TRANSCRIPTION CD. ENJOY!
5/20/09 - THIS EVENING I ADDED A SUMMER OF '51 STAN KENTON CD (GARLAND LABEL, 22 YEARS OLD AND LONG OUT OF PRINT) TO THE STAN KENTON CD PAGE. ENJOY!
5/19/09 - EARLY THIS MORNING I UPDATED THE SASCHA BURLAND LP PAGE. THE SASCHA BURLAND SWINGIN' THE JINLGES LP HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED IN CD FORMAT. IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE ON LP. SINCE MANY OF YOU DON'T HAVE TURNTABLES FOR LPs ANYMORE, YOU HAVE NEVER ACQUIRED THIS ALBUM, WHICH FEATURES MF PROMINENTLY ON THE TRACK CHIQUITA BANANA. GOOD NEWS. I WILL NOW GIVE YOU A BACKUP CD (RECORDED DIRECTLY FROM THE LP) OF THE MUSIC FROM THIS ALBUM WHEN YOU BUY AN LP. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR THE CD UNLESS YOU BUY AN LP, AS THERE ARE COPYRIGHT LAWS THAT PROHIBIT ME SELLING THE CD. I CAN ONLY PROVIDE THE CD AS A BACKUP COPY WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL MEDIA. SEE THE SASCHA BURLAND LPs PAGE TO SEE THE AVAILABLE COPIES.
5/18/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A NMINT+ COPY OF THE MAYNARD '61 CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. ENJOY!
5/3/09 - THE UNCLE JOE SHANNON ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK LP HAS NEVER BEEN ISSUED IN CD FORMAT. IT'S ONLY AVAILABLE ON LP. SINCE MANY OF YOU DON'T HAVE TURNTABLES FOR LPs ANYMORE, YOU HAVE NEVER ACQUIRED THIS SOUNDTRACK, WHICH FEATURES MF PROMINENTLY. GOOD NEWS. I WILL NOW GIVE YOU A BACKUP CD OF THE MUSIC FROM THIS SOUNDTRACK (RECORDED DIRECTLY FROM THE LP) WHEN YOU BUY A SOUNDTRACK LP. PLEASE DO NOT ASK FOR THE CD UNLESS YOU BUY AN LP, AS THERE ARE COPYRIGHT LAWS THAT PROHIBIT ME SELLING THE CD. I CAN ONLY PROVIDE THE CD AS A BACKUP COPY WHEN YOU PURCHASE THE ORIGINAL MEDIA. SEE THE SOUNDTRACK LPs PAGE TO SEE THE AVAILABLE COPIES.
4/29/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED AN MF HIGH VOLTAGE 2 CD TO THE MF CDs PAGE.
4/25/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A CLIFFORD BROWN ULTIMATE CLIFFORD BROWN CD (SEE THE CLIFFORD BROWN CD PAGE) AND A MAMA FOUNDATION STAN KENTON 50TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION BACK TO BALBOA 5-CD SET (SEE THE MF CD PAGE). ENJOY!
4/1/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED THE NEW SOUNDS OF MF AND HIS ORCHESTRA 1964 CD (SPANISH FRESH SOUND PRESSING) TO THE MF CD PAGE. ENJOY!
3/8/09 - TONIGHT I UPDATED THE AXIDENTALS LP PAGE TO INDICTATE THAT I AM PROVIDING A FREE LP-TO-CD TRANSCRIPTION CD ALONG WITH EACH LP. THESE CDs WERE MADE DIRECTLY FROM TRACKS THAT WERE TRANSCRIBED FROM THE LP. (I'LL TRY TO DO MORE OF THIS IN THE FUTURE.) PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR A COPY OF THE CD WITHOUT BEING WILLING TO PURCHASE THE VINYL. THIS IS NECESSARY DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS. ENJOY!
3/6/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED AN EX++ COPY OF THE HARD-TO-FIND "HELLO, WE'RE THE AXIDENTALS!" LP TO THE AXIDENTALS LP PAGE. I ALSO POSTED A NICE COPY OF THE RARE CHARLIE BARNET 45 "ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE / ILL WIND." I ALSO HAVE MADE A VINYL-TO-CD TRANSCRIPTION OF THE TWO GREAT MARSHA HUNT TRACKS, "KEEP THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED" AND "LONESOME HOLY ROLLER," AND I WILL OFFER THAT CD FREE WITH THE PURCHASE OF THE MARSHA HUNT 45, SINCE THESE TUNES ARE ONLY AVAILABLE ON VINYL, AND MANY OF YOU HAVE ASKED ME TO PROVIDE CDs. (I'LL TRY TO DO MORE OF THIS IN THE FUTURE.) PLEASE DON'T ASK FOR A COPY OF THE CD WITHOUT BEING WILLING TO PURCHASE THE VINYL. THIS IS NECESSARY DUE TO COPYRIGHT RESTRICTIONS. ENJOY!
3/5/09 - TODAY I POSTED A NMINT+ COPY OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE 2 CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. THIS IS THE ONE WITH THE VARIANT CATALOG NUMBER D2-573360.
2/17/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A MINT FACTORY SEALED COPY OF THE MF SEXTET LP ON RADIO CANADA INTERNATIONAL -- A STUNNING COPY IN THE "SPATTER PAINT" TYPE OF COVER. SEE THE MF CAT. 3 LP PAGE. I ALSO POSTED A JOURNEY TO NEXT CD TO THE SOUNDTRACK CD PAGE. ENJOY!
2/15/09 - TODAY I POSTED AN ALAN HAVEN "HAVEN FOR SALE" LP TO THE ALAN HAVEN LP PAGE. I ALSO POSTED A JAZZ-CLUB TRUMPET CD TO THE DINAH WASHINGTON CD PAGE, A "50 JAHRE SWR BIG BAND" CD TO THE SWR CD PAGE, AND BOTH A "HOLLYWOOD PARTY/JAM SESSION" MEMBRAN CD AND A "MAGNITUDE" CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. ENJOY!
2/10/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED SEVERAL CDs TO THE MF CD PAGE. MF THE BIRDLAND DREAMBAND (BLUEBIRD), MF SI! SI! M.F. (ROULETTE), THE NEW SOUNDS OF M.F. AND HIS ORCHESTRA 1964 (FRESH SOUND, SPAIN), MF DUES (MAINSTREAM U.S. PRESSING), MF THE BLUES ROAR (THE RARE MOBILE FIDELITY VERSION), MF LIVE AT THE GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC HALL PART 1 (STATUS U.K.), PART 2 (STATUS U.K.),
THE BEST OF MF (COLUMBIA). ENJOY!
1/31/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED A U.K. 2-CD SET ENTITLED "THE BIRTH OF AN AMERICAN LEGEND ... SHORTY ROGERS ... THE SWEETHEART OF SIGMUND FREUD (GIANT STEPS RECORDS) TO THE SHORTY ROGERS CD PAGE. TO THE MF 45 RPM PAGE I POSTED A RARE ITALIAN VERSION (VOLUME 1) OF THE MF OCTET EP. TO THE SOUNDTRACKS 45 RPM PAGE I POSTED THE ULTRA, ULTRA RARE TITOLI DI TESTA / VIAGGIO E MORTE DI DANIELE JAPANESE 45. THESE TRACKS ARE FROM THE ITALIAN MOVIE LA PRIMA NOTTE DI QUIETE, AND THIS IS POSSIBLY THE ONLY COPY OF THIS RARE 45 THAT I WILL EVER HAVE FOR SALE. ENJOY!
1/25/09 - I'VE JUST GOTTEN BACK FROM THE MONTHLY ORANGE COUNTY RECORD SHOW, AND I PICKED UP A BEAUTIFUL, MINT, FACTORY SEALED COPY OF THE M.F. HORN 4&5 LIVE AT JIMMY'S LP. YOU WON'T FIND ONE NICER! SEE THE M.F. LP CAT. 4 PAGE.
1/15/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED AN "MF LIVE IN GOTHENBURG SWEDEN" LP (JOYCE RECORDS) TO THE WEBSITE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY RARE LP, AS YOU KNOW. SEE THE MF CAT. 2 LP PAGE.
1/8/09 - TONIGHT I POSTED THREE CDs TO THE WEBSITE. I FOUND ANOTHER COPY OF THE RED GRAMMER "KIDDIE" CD ENTITLED BE-BOP YOUR BEST! IT'S ON THE RED GRAMMER CD PAGE. ON THE MF CD PAGE I POSTED A COPY OF THE PEACOCK LANE JAZZ HOUR CD, AS WELL AS A COPY OF THE NEW MF OCTET CD.
12/19/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED A REALLY NICE COPY OF THE SPANISH FRESH SOUND CD RELEASE ENTITLED MAYNARD FERGUSON AND HIS DREAMBAND ORCHESTRA '56, LIVE AT PEACOCK LANE.
12/8/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED A SI! SI! MF CD TO THE MD CD PAGES. ENJOY!
11/25/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED A RARE CHILDREN'S CD BY RED GRAMMER ENTITLED BE BOP YOUR BEST. MAYNARD PLAYED ON THIS GRAMMY-NOMINATED CHILDREN'S CD (RELEASED IN 2005), AND MOST MF FANS DON'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT IT. I FOUND JUST THIS ONE COPY IF YOU'RE INTERESTED. SEE THE RED GRAMMER CD PAGE.
11/24/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED A COPY OF THE DINAH WASHINGTON DINAH JAMS CD (MAYNARD WAILS ON THIS CD ... HIGHLY RECOMMENDED) AND A COPY OF THE RARE GERMAN MF DOUBLE-LP SET ENTITLED COLOR ME WILD (SEE THE MF CAT. 3 LP PAGE). LET ME KNOW IF YOU'D LIKE ONE OR BOTH OF THESE.
11/20/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED A COPY OF THE RARE ROULETTE CD, A MESSAGE FROM NEWPORT (RCD 59024). BLASTED HARD TO FIND! GRAB IT WHILE YOU CAN IF YOU NEED ONE. ALSO POSTED, JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS, A CONCORD JAZZ CHRISTMAS 2, FEATURING MF AND BIG BOP NOUVEAU ON CHRISTMAS MEDLEY. ENJOY!
11/17/08 - TODAY I POSTED A COPY OF THE MAYNARD '61 CD TO THE MF CD PAGES. THIS ONE IS THE U.K. VERSION, A BIT RARER THAN THE U.S. VERSION, WHICH I ALSO HAVE AVAILABLE.
11/15/08 - TODAY I POSTED TWO COPIES OF THE GERMAN MEMBRAN CD ENTITLED MAYNARD FERGUSON, HOLLYWOOD PARTY/JAM SESSION (ORIGINAL LONG PLAY ALBUMS #18). IT HAS THE TRACKS FROM THE HOLLYWOOD PARTY AND JAM SESSION EMARCY LPs ON A SINGLE CD. BOTH ARE MINT, FACTORY SEALED. I ALSO POSTED A JUNE CHRISTY U.K. LIVING ERA CD ENTITLED JUNE CHRISTY SINGS SOMETHING COOL. IT IS NOT THE SOMETHING COOL LP MATERIAL, ALTHOUGH SOME OF THAT IS INDEED INCLUDED. IT'S MUCH MORE. IT HAS MULTIPLE TRACKS WITH MF FROM BOTH THE STAN KENTON AND PETE RUGOLO BANDS, AND INCLUDES THE TRACKS WHEE BABY AND NOT I, BOTH OF WHICH WERE ORIGINALLY ONLY ON 45s. ENJOY!
10/31/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED ONE OF THE FABULOUS KENTON IN HI-FI CDs TO THE KENTON CD PAGE. I ALWAYS RECOMMEND THIS AS ONE OF MF'S GREATEST PERFORMANCES AS A SIDEMAN. HE WAILS ON THIS CD!!! IF YOU DON'T HAVE IT, IT'S INEXPENSIVE, AND IT'S AN ABSOLUTE MUST!!!
10/30/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED A STAN KENTON CD ENTITLED "A MERRY CHRISTMAS." YOU'LL FIND IT ON THE MF CD PAGE, BECAUSE TRACK 13 IS A BONUS TRACK OF THE MF ORCHESTRA PLAYING "CHRISTMAS FOR MODERNS" FROM THE ROULETTE ERA (1960). JUST IN TIME FOR THE HOLIDAYS!
10/1/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED A RARE MF CONCEPTION EP TO THE MF 45s PAGE.
9/26/08 - TODAY I POSTED ONE OF THE RARE MF VIK EPs ENTITLED BIRDLAND DREAM BAND (VOL. 1) TO THE MF 45s PAGE. I ALSO POSTED A CHRIS CONNOR / MF DOUBLE EXPOSURE CD (THE COLLECTOR'S CHOICE MUSIC VERSION) TO THE MF CD PAGE. AND I POSTED A BLUEBIRD SAMPLER CD (RARE) TO THE SHORTY ROGERS CD PAGE. ENJOY!
9/22/08 - TODAY I POSTED ANOTHER OF THE GREAT KENTON IN HI-FI CDs TO THE KENTON CD PAGE. IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS RECORDING, YOU'RE MISSING OUT ON ONE OF THE GREATEST RECORDINGS OF ALL TIME. THE STEREO FIDELITY IS INCREDIBLE GIVEN THAT THIS WAS RECORDED IN FEBRUARY 1956. IT SOUNDS LIKE IT COULD HAVE BEEN RECORDED YESTERDAY, EXCEPT THAT MOST OF THE PLAYERS ARE NO LONGER ALIVE. MAYNARD WAILS! FOR $13.00, YOU'LL NOT FIND A BETTER ALBUM ANYWHERE!
8/4/08 - THIS EVENING I POSTED A NICE USED COPY OF THE NEW VINTAGE CD TO THE MF CD PAGES. ENJOY!
7/30/08 - TONIGHT I GOT BUSY AND POSTED SEVERAL MORE RARE AND INTERESTING THINGS TO THE WEBSITE. FIRST WERE TWO CHARLIE BARNET 78s: BE-BOP SPOKEN HERE / GLOOMY SUNDAY; OVER THE RAINBOW / PAN AMERICANA. NEXT WAS AN IKE CARPENTER PINK LABEL DECCA PROMO OF CRAZY CRAZY / (MAMA) HE TREATS YOUR DAUGHTER MEAN. THEN COMES A SAMMY DAVIS JR. PORGY AND BESS STEREO LP. NEXT TWO COPIES OF THE RARE SASCHA BURLAND SWINGIN' THE JINGLES LP -- ONE MONO AND ONE A RARE STEREO COPY IN NMINT CONDITION (SUPER, SUPER HARD TO FIND!!!!). TO THE M.F. LP CAT 1 LISTINGS I POSTED A RARE JAPANESE HOLLYWOOD PARTY "+ 1" LP (WITH FULL OBI, IN SUPERIOR CONDITION!), AND A U.K. PRESSING OF THE AROUND THE HORN WITH M.F. LP. TO THE M.F. CAT 3 LISTINGS I POSTED A RARE CANADIAN COPY OF THE JAZZ GOES HOLLYWOOD LP ON CAMEO (A VARIOUS ARTISTS LP FEATURING MF ON 3 TRACKS -- SUPER RARE AS A CANADIAN PRESSING). THEN I POSTED FOUR COPIES OF THE RARE TELEVISION SOUNDTRACK RECORDING OF ANYTHING GOES FROM EARLY 1954. M.F. PLAYS A LONG, STRATOSPHERIC SOLO ON THE TRACK BLOW GABRIEL BLOW. THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM THE MOVIE SOUNDTRACK. TWO OF THE COPIES I POSTED WERE ON THE LARYNX LABEL; TWO ON SANDY HOOK RECORDS. RARE AND VERY, VERY IMPORTANT MF COLLECTIBLES. NEXT WAS A STAN KENTON LP ENTITLED THE COMPREHENSIVE KENTON (A 2-LP SET FROM 1979 -- RELATIVELY HARD TO FIND). FINALLY, A COPY OF THE HELLO, WE'RE THE AXIDENTALS LP -- THE U.K. PRESSSING (VERY HARD TO FIND, AND THE FIRST I'VE EVER HAD FOR SALE). BE SURE YOU CHECK OUT MY NEW DISCOUNT POLICY FOR LARGER ORDERS. ENJOY!
7/29/08 - TONIGHT I POSTED A NUMBER OF NICE THINGS TO THE WEBSITE. UNDER THE M.F. LP CAT 2 LISTINGS I POSTED A CANADIAN ROULETTE PRESSING OF SI! SI! M.F. (VERY HARD TO FIND) AND A ROULETTE HERBIE MANN/MAYNARD FERGUSON YEARS DOUBLE LP, CLEAN AND NICE WITH WHITE PROMO LABELS (RARE)! UNDER THE M.F. CAT 3 LP LISTINGS I POSTED A STEREO COPY OF THE COME BLOW YOUR HORN LP (VERY HARD TO FIND, AND IN VERY NICE CONDITION). UNDER THE M.F. CAT 4 LP LISTINGS I POSTED A JAPANESE "MAYNARD FERGUS0N" LP (RARE, BUT WARPED, SO IT'S FREE TO ANYONE BUYING AT LEAST $25.00 WORTH OF STUFF FROM THE WEBSITE -- JUST ASK FOR IT), A JAPANESE CARNIVAL LP (SUPERIOR FIDELITY!), AND A RARE MF HOLLYWOOD SAMPLER LP (COLUMBIA AS 1399, WHITE LABELS). TO THE M.F. 12" SINGLES PAGE I POSTED A RARE WHITE LABEL HOLLYWOOD/PORTUGUESE LOVE 12" SINGLE. TO THE M.F. CD PAGE I POSTED A RARE ENGLISH 4-CD SET ENTITLED SWING TO SALSA. (IT'S POSTED RIGHT AFTER THE TWO'S COMPANY CD.) TO THE IKE CARPENTER 45s PAGE I POSTED A PACHUKO HOP/SANDU DISC. TO THE M.F. 45s PAGE I POSTED A DON'CHA GO 'WAY MAD/SECRET LOVE ROULETTE 45 (SSR-8016) WHICH PLAYS BEAUTIFULLY IN STEREO, AND A NEW ZEALAND PRESSING OF THE LET'S FALL IN LOVE/HEY THERE 45 (SMALL SPINDLE HOLE ON THIS NEW ZEALAND RELEASE, EXCEPTIONALLY RARE!). SO THAT'S A REAL NICE SELECTION OF RELATIVELY-RARE TO RARE MATERIAL FOR YOU TO CHOOSE FROM. BE SURE TO READ ABOUT MY NEW DISCOUNT POLICY ON THE MAIN PAGE. ENJOY!
7/4/08 - TODAY I POSTED A CHRIS CONNOR SINGS THE GEORGE GERSHWIN ALMANAC OF SONG CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. THIS IS A 1989 CD, AND IT'S HIGHLY DESIRABLE AND LONG OUT-OF-PRINT. ENJOY!
6/27/08 - TODAY I POSTED A HIGH VOLTAGE 2 CD TO THE MF CD PAGE.
6/14/08 -- TONIGHT I POSTED AN MF LIVE IN ITALY VOLUME 2 CD TO THE MF CD PAGE. AS YOU KNOW, THIS IS AN ULTRA RARE CD. THIS ONE IS IN MINT CONDITION, NEVER OPENED.
5/27/08 -- TONIGHT I POSTED AN MF HIGH VOLTAGE CD TO THE MF CD PAGE.
5/11/08 -- TODAY I POSTED AN EARLY MERCURY MF 45, AND SO I WAITED AROUND/HOMING PIGEON. I ALSO POSTED A RARE STAN KENTON RENDEZVOUS CD ENTITLED STAN KENTON'S 1951 BAND! (22 UNRELEASED PERFORMANCES IN STARTLING HIGH-FIDELITY SOUND FEATURING ... ART PEPPER) (WHAT A TITLE!). SEE THE STAN KENTON CD PAGES. LASTLY, I POSTED A RARE LITTLE CONCORD DEMO CD THAT COMES IN AN LP-LIKE CARDBOARD SLEEVE. IT'S ENTITLED JAZZ IS COOL, AND HAS MF WITH DIANE SCHUUR. VERY, VERY HARD TO FIND. ENJOY!
4/25/08 -- TODAY I POSTED A NICE COPY OF THE DUES (U.K.) CD TO THE MF CDs PAGE.
4/18/08 -- TODAY I POSTED TWO COPIES OF THE BEST OF MAYNARD FERGUSON (COLUMBIA) CD TO THE MF CD PAGES. I ALSO LOWERED THE PRICE ON ALL COPIES OF THIS CD SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN SELLING FOR A BIT LESS RECENTLY. ENJOY!
3/29/08 -- TODAY I POSTED ONE OF THE RARE, JAPANESE MERCURY 40TH ANNIVERSARY V.S.O.P. CD ALBUMS TO THE WEBSITE. IT'S TOTALLY INTACT, AND IT'S IN NMINT++ CONDITION. LIKE NEW. (SEE THE MF CD PAGE.)
3/26/08 -- THIS EVENING I POSTED 3 MINT, FACTORY SEALED COPIES OF THE NEW 2007 CD ENTITLED "MAYNARD FERGUSON, THE LOST TAPES VOLUME 1." (SEE THE MF CD PAGE.) IF YOU DON'T HAVE THIS ONE, IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY NECESSITY FOR EVERY SERIOUS MF COLLECTION.
3/19/08 -- TONIGHT I POSTED A PRISTINE COPY OF THE RARE 10-CD MOSAIC SET, THE COMPLETE ROULETTE RECORDINGS OF MAYNARD FERGUSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA. IT'S THE FIRST I'VE HAD IN ABOUT 5 YEARS, AND IT'S TOTALLY COMPLETE AND IN SUPERB, LIKE-NEW CONDITION. IF YOU NEED ONE, DO NOT HESITATE!
3/15/08 -- TONIGHT I POSTED AN MF MESSAGE FROM MAYNARD MONO LP IN NMINT+ CONDITION (SEE MF LP PAGE 2). I ALSO POSTED AN MF SCREAMIN' BLUES LP, FACTORY SEALED, AND A JACK MILLMAN GERMAN LP ENTITLED JACK MILLMAN, JAZZ LAB VOL. 11: JAZZ STUDIO 4 (A GERMAN RE-ISSUE OF THE U.S. JAZZ STUDIO 4 LP, TOTALLY DIFFERENT COVER, AND A WHITE LABEL PROMO VERSION, TO BOOT). NEXT I POSTED A BEN WEBSTER 45, RANDLE'S ISLAND / YOU'RE MY THRILL (RARE, ON MERCURY) AND AN ELLA FITZGERALD 45, A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP / STAY THERE (ON VERVE). LASTLY CAME THE CDs: MF DUES (MAINSTREAM UK VERSION); DIANE SCHUUR AND MAYNARD FERGUSON, SWINGIN' FOR SCHUUR (CONCORD); BUDDY RICH & MAYNARD FERGUSON PLAY SELECTIONS FROM WEST SIDE STORY & OTHER DELIGHTS (SEE THE GUSTAV BROM CD PAGE, FACTORY SEALED); STAN KENTON (#2) VOL. 2 (RARE UK CD ON ECHO JAZZ). ENJOY!
2/11/08 -- TONIGHT I POSTED SEVERAL NICE MF CDs: VERVE JAZZ MASTERS 52, MF AND HIS DREAMBAND ORCHESTRA '56 LIVE AT PEACOCK LANE (FRESH SOUND, 1993), MAYNARD '61 (HARD TO FIND), THE NEW SOUND OF MAYNARD FERGUSON AND HIS ORCHESTRA 1964 (FRESH SOUND, 1996, SPAIN, FS), NEW VINTAGE (WOUNDED BIRD), CARNIVAL (WOUNDED BIRD), HOT (WOUNDED BIRD), MF LIVE FROM SAN FRANCISCO (ORIGINAL PRESSING ON TBA). WHAT CAN I SEND YOU?
1/5/08 -- TONIGHT I POSTED A CONCORD CD ENTITLED JAZZ 101: INTRODUCTION TO BIG BAND SWING. IT'S ON THE MF CD PAGE.
