mikeweil

Very well played rare stuff.

Bley is one of the few jazz musicians I really wanted to see live but never had an opportunity.

They understand the tune better than most jazz guys who just run the changes. Their ending of the tune is great! Wish I could find a copy of this one: This probably is another one to get:

I will get me the Kindle edition.

I just read the latter, didn't know there was another volume. Good read, although reading one anecdote after the next can be a bit tiresome. I took several breaks, which helped a lot (for me, at least.)

Sounds good. I remember the video with some Christmas solo organ you posted on YouTube - that was really enjoyable and unique among jazz Christmas music. Would like some of it on the album, too.

As I understand it everybody can view the forum, but to post you have to subscribe in the model Jim mentioned. So far a dozen members ....

from this box set:

I'm in, too. I would cancel a magazine subscription that I thought about ending due to lack of time for reading, and pay for the forum instead. This is one of the few places on the web that I regularly go to. Okay, let's count: 3

How many subscribers would we need?

Zakir Hussain and Trilok Gurtu were the two Indian tabla virtuosos who really opened up and transformed traditional Indian percussion. I was lucky of getting to know them either personally (Gurtu) or seeing them perform very closely (both). I hope the news about his passing is not true - no matter what is the truth, I really wish him all the best. https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/tabla-legend-zakir-hussain-critical-we-ask-for-prayers-says-nephew-7255719

"X" was a branch of RCA Victor and used the same recording facilities. All the mainstream jazz sessions from the mid-fifties on these label sound great, often recorded with only one mcrophone in front of the band. These guys knew how to balance their sound without amplification and mixing. Seems like the Urbie Green Xmas album (mono from 1954) was never reissued. Great playing of a true all star band.

Yeah!

This is now available from JPC at € 166,99 - too expensive for me.

The one I posted is from the very first "issue". It's the only cover I ever saw.

Found it!

Another sad loss, but a life fulfilled. R.I.P.

Maybe I still have it on some external hard drive. I will have a look later.

As long as the mud is warm ... and thereafter your utterings may be less interesting to others.

Such sad news. He was great. R.I.P.

That's a painting by Max Klinger, showing the three great loves of his early life.

My impression is that those Vanguard sessions have the spirit of camaraderie and group feeling that some of the best Verve sessions have, without that competitive hard driving atmosphere of JATP. Some of the best studio mainstream jazz you can get.