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Yes, right, that´s the album. Beautiful what I heard. I think Herwig played 2 tunes from that album. That´s were I first heard and loved Dusko Goykovich´s beautiful sound. A wonderful trumpet player.

I´ll never forget how it was presented on radio by the legendary Herwig Wurzer (the austrian Symphony Sid). The most fascinating song was Saga Sekorame. Herwig also presented another album of Dusko Goykovich where I remember that he played a fantastic version of "Those are the days" or somehow like that, but I couldn´t find that album or it was OOP and terribly expensive....

I think this is almost my favourite Donald Byrd recordings, it´s my idea of a perfect hard bop album, and both Byrd and McLean are fantastic, and the rhythm section also. And I love the tunes. Donald Byrd made very much albums and I think the ones I like most are this one "Fuego", "Off the Races" and that double album with Pepper Adams I think at Half Note.....

I think I have the Open Door recordings CD, but haven´t listened to it recently. Maybe the reason is the other musicians are cut out. I love everything Bird did, but prefer those life recordings, where you hear the others too. The famous photo of Bird with Monk, Mingus and Haynes I think is also the cover photo of my edition of Ross Russel´s book about Bird. I also have an old book from Robert Reisner "Bird" with many interviews from fellow musicians etc., and it also has a photo of Bird with Monk, but from another occasion. The recorded studio album Bird and Diz also with Monk is another high light in Bird´s discography, the only annyoing thing is the silly liner notes where NG (I think he was it) wrote about Monk "a lesser light in modern jazz, but nevertheless an important one......" Another interesting aspect is, that Mingus and Monk never recorded together. One of Mingus´ sons had thought there is an album "Mingus,Duke, Monk" which might be impossible (Duke,Mingus,Roach of course), and you can read this error in Sue Mingus´ book "Tonight at Noon", where she pointed out that error and stated correctly that Mingus and Monk never recorded together. But Bob Parent´s photo always gave me the impressions that I would have wished to hear what they played......

Yes, too many alternate takes is annoying. I have the japanese CDs of Wardell Gray Vol. I and II (Prestige) and don´t listen anymore to Vol. I because of the dozens of alternate takes.

That´s right. And the stride section on Idaho, Perdido with Griffin also. And last not least Idaho with Curtis Fuller on "Bud!" .

Some strange thing about some BN albums of the 60s is the titles, "Smokestack" I thought is a composition by Johnny Griffin on "Blowing Session", "Compulsion" I thought is a Miles composition on "Collector´s Items" , and "Wahoo" (Duke Pearson) I knew as a Dameron line on Perdido. I haven´t heard that Andrew Hill "Compulsion" but I´m quite sure it is not related to the Miles composition.

I remember when it came out, I think it had been unissued for decades. Anyway, everything that combines Bud with horn players inspires him very much and even that late he could do his best when he had the occasion to record in other units than just "trio". This is top, much better than the a bit dull "Tribute to Thelonious". Other examples of Bud with Horns might be "Hawk in Germany", "Americans in Europe" (also with Byas and Idrees Sulieman !) , "Hot House"(with Johnny Griffin) ...

Even if I have known this recordins for more than 4 decades it´s always nice sometime to give them a spinning. Bird at his peak.

wonderful ! A beautiful thing this album

wonderful musician. Sure as most of you I first heard him on the Miles album "Antibes 1963" and was lucky to see him live early in 1979 with his then working unit with Hilton Ruiz, Ray Drummond and Billy Higgins. This was shortly after he had recorded his fantastic album "Amsterdam at Dark". A remarkable later recording of him is "4 Generations of Miles" with Mike Stern, Ron Carter, Jimmy Cobb I think from 2002.

Right, I remember much of the past in black and white. One joint you might have liked was a big old coffee house in Viena, called "Schwarzspanier", that was one of those fancy places, where a lot of good jazz was played and young people stayed up until the small hours and discussed the world. The owner I think was an Italo-American, and there was an old foto on the wall of him when he was young, playing bass in a band and the piano player was no one less than Lennie Tristano. But the guy was not very talkative, if you asked him about playing with Tristano, he wouldn´t say much..... But as you say, it was that good old days and that strange mixture of old fancy places and young people fond of jazz......., you could meet them on the street, guys who played and you could check some gigs just meeting some guy on the street......, wonderful

When I listen to this, my dear wife also comes into the room and listens since it does apeal more to her musical tastes than if I listen let´s say to Sun Ra or Eric Dolphy etc...

A classic ! Not only for the fantastic playing of the two great protagonists, but also for the sidemen. Bob James´ astute comping and soloing both on fender and acoustic, Ron Carter´s strong bass, and great drumming by Harvey Mason, and the very very young John Scofield, then still a "musician´s musician". Great tunes, especially the Gerry Mulligan compositions, and a really highlight is also Chet´s wonderful vocal on "There will never be another you".......

Nice thoughts and I´m glad to read this impressions on Europe from an american. Well, that was nice those times , Mini Coopers, fancy old buildings, fashion, and for us jazz buffs those jazz cellar clubs in fancy old buidlings. Listening to jazz in fancy old appartments like those you might know from movies. That´s how I grew up, with this mixture of love for the old Europe and passion for jazz. Long evenings with friends in old buildings, listening to the latest records, drinkin wine, smokin Gitanes and discussing the music of Miles, Trane, Ornette, Mingus, Max, Shepp, and our old heroes Bird, Fats, Diz, Bud.....

I think I share the opion some others here on the board have about Bud that they listen more to the later period. I have somehow difficulties to listen to those upper register ultra speed runs that are the trademark of the early Verves, like those ultra fast "Tea for Two" or "Get Happy" from Verve 1950 with an almost unheard Buddy Rich. Those ultrarapid runs and high piano notes may be virtuosity, but a bit too much of it. The latterday Bud had slowed down a little and plays more in the middle register. This record may not be as good as the extraordinary danish "Bouncin´ with Bud" or the top form solos of Bud on "Hawk in Germany", but it still is very much Bud Powell. Only technical purists may be annoyed by some little flubs here and there. But it´s interesting to compare this "Just One of those Things" with the a little bit too fast solo version on an earlier Verve. The best track is "The Best Thing for You (is me)", it´s played almost with the same perfection and conception like on the danish "Bouncin´with". And a really treasure is the Ballads. No one could give us a more lyrical and deeply emotional "Someone to Watch over me" or "If I loved you". My CD also has to bonus tracks, a really solid "I Hear Music", and a moving "Autumn in New York" played on a slower pace than the original 1953 on Amazing Bud Powell Vol. II.

Yes it is. That LP (also later CD) is from the famous british Spotlite Label, a heaven on earth for bop fans. I also heard other AFRS Jubilee shows with that funny MC, also on Spotlite. You hear his "thank youuuuu thank youuuu" also on a Jay McShann show on the second side of "Early Bird", and you hear him on "Bird in Lotusland" where he comments an encounter between Bird, Willie Smith and Benny Carter.........

Vintage bop for big band. Great vocals by Mr. B, Sarah and one by Lena Horne, and top solos by Fats, Gene Ammons, Budd Johnson and very amusing announcements by the legendary Ernie "Bubbles" Whitman. Too bad there are not more of that kind....

I think those "Play Bach" albums were very popular in the 60´s . I think they were quite usual where folks usually listened to classical music but felt the urge to "escape" a bit towards so called "jazz".......

Wes is great and always has fascinated me. And about So What. Wes seemed to love the modal changes, he also did Impressions some years later in Paris I think.

A nice item from the good old Spotlite Days. This was really a label full of treasures for bop fans. This one if most interesting for the playing of Howard McGhee/Brew Moore, but also the rare Bird with latin group. Also Milt Jackson "Boppin´the vibes" and a rare track of young Harry Belafonte. I think I purchased this in the late 70´s and it got a lot of spinning.

Oh this one is great. I bought it when I was still very young and first I found it more difficult to listen than let´s say "Golden Circle" or "Ornette" since it is the first one that completley avoids swing. But I really learned to dig it, and it´s fantastic personnel. This, together with "Ornette at 12". the two Impulse outputs One of my favourits of Bird, this together with "Bird on 52nd Street" where on a Mingus associated label......, but St. Nicks is the better one, and Bird is great one rare standard ballads.

That´s how we did it , I didn´t there is a recorded version too, I was just the piano/keyboard player in the band and one of the guys said if they want it as a request, let´s do it as a reggae. Thanks for sharing, nice to hear it that way

I haven´t mentioned the trumpet player. Somehow I don´t like his sound so much. I think later he had Lonnie Hillyer again. But "last great Mingus Band" .....I wouldn´t agree, the bands with Adams/Pullen and the last frontline Jack Walrath/Ricky Ford also was great.

I´ve listened to this 1970 Mingus album, this together with the twin album "Blue Bird" . Great band, the one with McPherson and Bobby Jones. Danny Richmond and Byard great as ever. The strange title "Love is a dangerous necessity" with it´s a capella blowing section sounds like a precedessor of "Music for Todo Modo".