"Jim Lesurf" wrote in message
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Given that now the big companies keep offerring box sets of old classical
recordings at about 2 quid a CD, I'm happy enough to buy Classical music
that way - depending on the choice on offer.

Maybe there are similar Jazz boxes. I have found out about a few - e.g. a
large Sidney Bichet box set I got a couple of years ago. The problem there
is finding out about them.

You mentioned Count Basie earlier. Do you have his 1957 album
"Atomic Mr Basie", which has some twelve excellent tracks, "Kid From
Red Bank", "After Supper", "Teddy The Toad", "Splanky" etc etc.

Just a couple of days ago, I came across a CD
entitled "The Complete Atomic Basie" which has twenty titles,
(all recorded for the original LP) eight of which were
not included on the original LP or CD. Highly recommended!

Iain