J.A.W.

That looks like a political statement to me. I don't think this is the place for something like that.

Bev, I couldn't agree more!

I was thinking about importing the Japanese version until I found out that it's copy-controlled.

There will be, if you pile up the residents.

Of course, now that we have a place to talk about you behind your back... Ha, now I'll be able to plead ignorance!

The JJJ Mosaic is one of their best in my opinion. Some of JJJ's best work is included in that wonderful set

Good idea! You can put my name on the "non-political member" list.

Mr D'Imperio, Maybe you should read the boardrules again.

I got the CD today and just played it - it's great, with lots of tracks backed by Ray Charles in a quartet setting or with his band, with Hank Crawford, Teddy Edwards, David Newman, Marcus Belgrave, Howard Roberts and others. Highly recommended!

Here is an interesting post about reissue labels by "Montgomery Cleft" on a blues bulletin board - I know, I've also posted this link in another thread a while ago, but it might interest readers of this thread too.

John, That is a great avatar! Love that Monk, especially now!

I second that!

Kevin is now posting (irregularly) on AAJ.

Gianni Gebbia - Arcanum Major / Sonic Tarots Session - Rastascan; never mind the "tarots" reference - this is a great free solo sax session Andrew Hill - Dance with Death - Blue Note; like I said before, this great session should really be reissued on CD Maneri Ensemble - Going to Church - AUM Fidelity; beautiful free music

What about the Bax symphonies, Bev? They seem to be controversial, though I don't know why. Chandos have just released a "Complete" box set by the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Vernon Handley, which is one of Gramophone's "Editor's Choices" for December 2003. The review is rather good.

I've been listening to this one as well, and, apart from the "Tarots" reference which I don't care for at all, this is a great solo session, which I'd recommend to those even remotely interested in avant / improv

I wish DD would start posting here. I miss his posts about freer styles and European jazz in particular, especially now that he isn't posting much on AAJ anymore.

Latest AAJ news: deep banned...

According to this thread, this particular administrator seems to have realized that. Its inclination towards freer styles is the main reason for my interest in the AAJ board.

Same here. Was it a political thread? This thread is a good example. As long as a guy like deep keeps holding the AAJ board hostage and terrorizing it like he's doing now, I'm not going to post over there. Every time a poster is saying something deep doesn’t like (which is almost all of the time, unless it's Patricia / Still Life), they get a bashing; my English is not good enough to counter sexist, childish and offensive posts like his. It's beginning to look like deep is controlling the AAJ board.

An incredible price for a great album.

vs. daily rations of Stuttgarter Hofbrau!!! You gotta be joking? You can have both here!

Leeb.

I did some research on Sonny Clark's Japanese releases some time ago, and this was the result (I omitted the info Claude Schlouch provided above): Dial “S” for Sonny - Toshiba TOCJ-1570 Bootin’ It It Could Happen to You Sonny’s Mood Shoutin’ on a Riff Love Walked In Sonny Clark Trio - Toshiba TOCJ-1579 Be-Bop I Didn’t Know What Time It Was Two Bass Hit Tadd’s Delight Softly As in a Morning Sunrise I’ll Remember April Sonny’s Crib - Toshiba TOCJ-1576 With a Song in My Heart Speak Low Come Rain Or Come Shine Sonny’s Crib News for Lulu Standards - Blue Note (US) 21283 (see also Claude Schlouch's info above) Blues in the Night Can’t We Be Friends Somebody Loves Me All of You Dancing in the Dark I Cover the Waterfront Blues in the Night (alternate take) Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You Ain’t No Use I Can’t Give You Anything But Love Black Velvet I’m Just a Lucky So and So The Breeze and I Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You (alternate take) Cool Struttin’ - Toshiba TOCJ-1588 Blue Minor Cool Struttin’ Sippin’ at Bells Deep Night The Complete Cool Struttin’ Session - Toshiba TOCJ-6194 Blue Minor Cool Struttin’ Royal Flush Sippin’ at Bells Deep Night Lover Sonny Clark, Vol.2: Sonny Clark Quintets - Toshiba TOCJ-1592 Minor Meeting Eastern Incident Little Sonny Royal Flush Lover My Conception - Toshiba TOCJ-66079 Junka Blues Blue Minor Meeting (second version) Royal Flush (second version) Some Clark Bars My Conception Leapin’ and Lopin’ - Toshiba TOCJ-4091 Somethin’ Special Deep in a Dream Melody for C Eric Walks Voodoo Midnight Mambo For anyone interested, here's some additional info: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, Hackensack, NJ on December 8, 1957 Personnel: Clifford Jordan – tenor sax Sonny Clark – piano Kenny Burrell – guitar Paul Chambers – bass Pete LaRoca – drums Tracks: Minor Meeting Eastern Incident Little Sonny These tunes were released on: Sonny Clark, Vol.2: Sonny Clark Quintets – Toshiba TOCJ-1592 My Conception – Blue Note (US) 22674 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, Hackensack, NJ on January 5, 1958 Personnel: Art Farmer – trumpet Jackie McLean – alto sax Sonny Clark – piano Paul Chambers – bass Philly Joe Jones – drums Tracks: Cool Struttin’* Blue Minor* Sippin’ at Bells* Deep Night* Royal Flush** Lover** The tunes marked * were released on: Cool Struttin’ – Blue Note (US) 1588 The tunes marked ** were released on: Sonny Clark, Vol.2: Sonny Clark Quintets – Toshiba TOCJ-1592 All tunes from this session were released on: Cool Struttin’ – Blue Note (US) 95327 The Complete Cool Struttin’ Session – Toshiba TOCJ-6194 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder's studio, Hackensack, NJ on March 29, 1959 Personnel: Donald Byrd – trumpet Hank Mobley – tenor sax Sonny Clark – piano Paul Chambers – bass Art Blakey – drums Tracks: Junka Blues Blue Minor Meeting Royal Flush Some Clark Bars My Conception These tunes were released on: My Conception – Blue Note (US) 22674; this CD also includes the December 8, 1957 session My Conception – Toshiba TOCJ-66079

Sorry, but I really hate Oranjeboom; watery beer which used to give me bad hangovers (don't drink it anymore). Duvel is a great Belgian beer, I love it.