Shaw collectors take heed, there are numerous performances here only available on this cd. Some of them were never recorded commercially, so having them captured live is a treat. Shaw, as usual in his aircheck performances sounds much loose and more spontaneous. It was a real treat to hear Frenesi with different solos from the band. The studio recording is so legendary that it was certainly exciting to hear the same arrangement played with the smaller scaled band with different solos. Also nice is the extended tunes that are here. Often, they would have to trim the arrangement to fit on the 78 record, so the live performances are sometimes longer allowing for more solos from the band member, so that too is a welcome treat. The sound quality is good, not great and is of variable quality, on the whole it's definitely very listenable. If you love Artie and collect his work, this is self recommending.

OK, I'm down with funk, and I've been down with the resergence in fusion/bugaloo/funk/jazz like MMW, Greyboy, Galactic. But I'm sorry, the turkish instruments just do not work here. Try imagining James Brown with an Irish jig band playing along. Get my point? They just don't mix. Don't get me wrong, I'm down with BFE. But did they have to throw the turks into every jam? The mix was just too caustic.

I bought "Cool and Steady and Easy" (BFE's previous album) and loved it; that album showed that BFE could work in lots of different genres with skill and a lot of wit. So, I was excited when this album first came out.I shouldn't have been. The collaboration with the Turks is interesting at first, but gets old very quickly. The songs all sound alike, and don't have the hooks and twists that "Cool and Steady and Easy" had. The rhythm is particularly bad--same drum segments, over and over, not even the slightest variation. I would say a definite 180 degrees from "Cool..", where jazzy horn solos were followed by a hilarious reggae exposition on a social revolution delayed by, well, just being tired.So, if you're looking for a first album to buy from BFE, pick up "Cool..."--that one's a winner. If you're a total addict, okay, you might like this release. I'm kinda picky, and deserved better from this otherwise creative band.

no problems. This has been my favorite of all travel mags since I was a kid in the 40's. Even better than Texas Highways or New Mexico Highways. The photos are world class, articles are always interesting. MY ONLY complaint is that they too often don't tell us where photos are taken from. I WANT TO SEE with my own eyes! I want to be spoiled. Mags are always received on time or before.

We are planning to visit Arizona. I remembered seeing copies of Arizona Highways describing the state. I ordered the magazine 9/15/12. The first copy arrived 11/19/12. The December issue has 56 pages. Everyone a professional photograph of southwest images. No information about Arizona life or places. Zero usefullness. Maybe future issues will be about Arizona.

Unique magazine, nothing else like it. However, the quality of the paper used seems to have been downgraded thus making the photographs appear to not be as high a quality as before.