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I hate to appear that I am responding to my own message, but I realize that I left out the source of the United Archives CDs that I came across. In case anyone is interested (now that I have gotten my own order in, this info can be made public <g>), they are listed at the Berkshire Record Outlet (broinc.com) at $3.99 a disc. There are also some of their classical releases, too, including the Budapest Quartet Beethoven cycle, for one. Peter H. On Sat, Dec 24, 2011 at 10:26 AM, Peter Hirsch <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Thanks, Mike, > > I agree that it might have been useful to include the little > information that I had beyond pasting the catalog blurbs. I ordinarily > would have done so, but I just didn't notice that this wasn't part of > what I had copy/pasted. > > If it is still of use, the catalog numbers are: > > NUA 06: Dizzy Gillespie: Complete Big Band Studio Sessions, 1946-1960'. > > NUA 07: Ellington, Duke: 'The Complete Orchestral Suites'. > > NUA 08: Miles Davis: Live Recordings, 1948-1957 > > At this point, I think I can see enough info about the original > albums, to avoid too much replication of what I already own, but I > still would be curious to hear from anyone who has listened to the UA > releases. I have lots of cheapo CDs of European origin that are barely > listenable and not even worth the 1 or 2 $ a disc I may have laid out. > Sometimes the entire package is the discs and container with a single, > uninformative, sheet slipped in that has a title and maybe a picture > and close to zero about the origins. I do have access to Lord's Jazz > discography on a CD-ROM, so I could probably spend hours extracting > all the dates and personnel, but maybe this has already been done by > some helpful soul and this labor could be avoided. > > I will take some more time following the discussions that you have > linked in your message and maybe I can locate specific comment on the > audio and packaging. > > I may just bite the bullet and order and chance the consequences. If > so, I guarantee to report back. > > Thanks again, > > Peter H. >