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Thanks for the recommendations. I'll download the Mainstream albums, and keep my eyes open for Natural Soul, which looks like very rara avis (there's a $50 copy on ebay at the moment, which is more than I'm usually willing to pay for ANY LP, and there doesn't seem to have been any CD issue at all, ever). Woody plus Larry Young; why did I never notice this one!!!

Woody + Joe Henderson! Why didn't I know that this existed? Needless to say I will get this...

Just listened to George Russell's Electronic Sonata (the sextet version from the sixties with Garbarek, Schoof, Chrisensen, et al), and the the Stockhausen influence is very clear there (particularly the incorporation of "world" music elements in the electronic tape music, which is VERY reminiscent of Stockhausen's Telemusik). The recent Russell biography mentions that his interest in Stockhausen came about through his work at the radio studio in Stockholm...

I have both the JMY of Paris (sounds OK) and the Bird of Paradise of Antwerp (doesn't sound so good, and I think there are a couple of clumsy edits). As we all keep saying, it will be great to have this stuff in what will HOPEFULLY be transfered from first generation radio tapes...

I listened to my LP of Woody III over the weekend for the first time in a while, and was yet again impressed/moved by the music, especially the contrast between the very considered suite on the first side and the more free-blowing tracks on the second side (ending with the amazing Escape Velocity from the Village Vanguard, which does, indeed, achieve lift-off!). I know this is a little off-post here, but in Amiri Baraka's liner notes on the inner sleeve, he mentions Buddy Terry as one of the musicians from Newark deserving of greater recognition, and cross-referencing with the on-line Woody Shaw discography, I note that Woody appears on a couple of Buddy Terry sessions. Are these worth tracking down for Woody's contributions?

I'm enjoying Soul Trombone, which is new to me; a really fine session in the early/mid 60s Blakey mold, but with everyone on good form.

Does anyone else know the Pumpkin LP of non-commercial JPJ recordings? It includes a SUBLIME Backwater Blues from 1948 with Danny Alvin on drums...

Thanks!

There is of course "Of course, of course" with Lloyd and Szabo (but not Hamilton) on Columbia (1965) which is another winner, and some of the same vibe as the early Lloyd/Szabo/Hamilton albums. The whole Chico Hamilton musical journey from the early fifties through the mid-sixties is special, but unavailability of so much of the material for DECADES (particularly the Dolphy material and more recently the Impulses!)has made it hard to get the overview that he deserves. I don't know much if any of Hamilton's later work. Any recs?

She plays very well on a Mark Helias CD from some years ago called Loopin' the Cool, sharing the front line with Ellery Eskelin. I remember some fine playing on one of the String Trio of New York albums, but also an unimpressive Atlantic debut CD as leader (I think there was a version of Lady Be Good along with some weak soul/fusion tracks). As Ptah said, not everyone is cut out to be a leader...

Good news about the £17.50 at Amazon UK. It started out a few weeks ago at £40!

The withdrawal of the DG recordings was a (characteristic) bit of control-freakery on Stockhausen's part. Likewise his scores and performance parts. All the recordings were made available on his own label,but they were only available mail-order from his own publishing company (Stockhausen Verlag), and even 10 years ago when I last looked they were expensive, by which I mean £20 or $30 per disc + shipping, and depending on who was in the office, they might take several months to be posted! It's a shame, because there's a whole generation of music-lovers (and musicians) who haven't had reasonable access to some extraordinary and extraordinarily influential music. Things don't seem to have changed since his death, but it will be interesting to see how his partners and children deal with the heritage. Re: Miles/Buckmaster/Stockhausen, I've never been able to pin down exact influence of particular works on particular albums, and it seems this was more about inspiration (density of texture, slow-moving pace of events) rather than the kind of "I'll borrow that bit from Mixtur" that lesser musical minds might undertake...

Thanks for the tip!

Of course it's Rashied! Call it a senior moment. Actually, the Miles/Jack vibe is probably closer to the Trane/Elvin duets from the live European concerts of the early 60s, so maybe it was a logical slip to make. Come to think about it the only version of Antwerp I have is the crummy inferior tape (I think it's on the "Bird of Paradise" label), and I'd love an upgrade of that. Yes, I agree this is a different ballgame from Plugged Nickel '65. As wonderfully as the band plays there (Wayne particularly), Miles is not at his very best, which he certainly is on the 67 European sides. I agree that this stuff is essential, not just a sideshow, much as Parker's Roost/Birdland live material gives us dimensions of his music-making that's missing on the Savoy and Dials, as wonderful as those are.

If this is an official Sony release (with sensibly remastered sound) I will buy it in a heartbeat. The "unofficial" recordings from this tour are some of my favourite Miles and they're the perfect complement to the Columbia LPs. With this band the studio/live dichotomy was particularly marked, and stuff happens live that didn't in the studio. In fact, these days, when I feel like hearing the 2nd 5tet, it's these recordings I tend to spin. Now once this is out and successful, can we hope that the 1969 European tour get a similar treatment? There's that version of Directions (Berlin?) where Miles and Jack do a Trane/Elvin Interstellar Space kind of duet... There are, of course, Andorran bootleg of some of this material, but a legit issue would be a REAL event, much more exciting than trumpet case CD sets.

Recommendations (or otherwise) for one or both of these, please? I'm not a Parker completist, but I have an awful lot and am not averse to new acquisitions if they come recommended. As an emusic subscriber these could be very tempting. In fact, I'm not sure if I've got ANY of this material...

I like them all, but I'm with the majority on Maiden Voyage as a first choice. The title track was a theme tune on WLIB in the late 60s-early 70s when I started listening to jazz in the NY metropolitan area (was it Ed Michel?), and as so many have said already in this post, first exposure often seals it. I love Freddie's solo on the title track, especially when he gets into the long fast runs towards the end, and Tony starts to stoke the fires...

I listened to Mojo from this set yesterday, and it's VERY good. Nice to hear Booker live with his own band from this period, and Chick locks in well with the band.

Freddie Hubbard's Blue Spirits has Herbie Hancock playing (rather inconsequentially) some harpsichord on one track. The liner notes refer to a celeste... Also, I don't have my CDs to hand but I think Jack Wilson plays some tracks on harpsichord on the Earl Anderza Pacific Jazz album. I agree with the majority view here that it usually doesn't seem to work very well. I can imagine some interesting uses of harpsichord in free improvisation (Ligeti's solo harpsichord piece, sorry I can't remember the name, gives some indication of the directions one could take the instrument).

Yes, monster Warne Marsh on two tracks, and as I recall fresh and exciting charts (it's been a long time since I've heard it). Go for it!

I bought a Project Debut III a couple of months ago to replace my turntable that was damaged in a house move a couple of years ago. I'm very happy with it, clear sound both for the jazz and classical (particularly chamber music) that I listen to. The dealer set it up for me (his prices were comparable to "high street" internet shops, and I do like talking to the people I'm buying stuff from). Health warning on this recommendation: I'm not an audiophile, but I do like decent quality sound!

Yes, I have the Blue 'n Boogie on the Philology LP; BTW if anyone is looking for a copy, it's the last track on Fremeaux Vol 2. Thanks for passing on the link to the Golson interview; a nice one. I have a few of the Philology Parker reissues, but in general, I've found them to be rather chaotic and maddening (one of the later ones had some completely unrelated Louis Armstrong tracks tacked on), but at least he got out a lot of material (like the Clyde Bernhardt stuff) that was otherwise unavailable. I emailed Paolo a few years ago about the Prez series, and he kindly sent me very complete PDFs of his Bird, Prez and Brownie material (much of the latter has of course now come out on various Andorran labels). He was selling them for 15 euros per CDR, plus quite a high postal charge, and I never got around to ordering any.

I remember reading (probably somewhere on this forum) that there was a latish (70s?) reunion recording of Art with Warne Marsh. That would be something to have issued, particularly if they are both on form!

Point taken! I guess I'll stick with my motley collection of LPs of endlessly various vintages, CDs and CD box sets (even a cassette or two), and thinking about it, there's some Andorran stuff I only have on download. There's enough for a lifetime of listening!

Yes, the Lloyd/Hamilton/Szabo combination was great. I don't know Szabo's Impulse! albums at all. Any favourites?