mikeweil

Perhaps this helps - scroll down for the Danish releases_ https://www.jazzdisco.org/debut-records/catalog-lp-ep-series/

My memory could fool me - I'll dig up Fournier's drum teaching method in the basement to check his biography. And I must have an interview somewhere about his New Orleans influences. That happens to a lot of people, even some who post a pic of his drum book in the next paragraph. https://de.scribd.com/document/339823978/Vernell-Fournier-Drum-Techniques That guy, btw, seems to have an early manuscript version of the book.

I found this commentary on discogs: " There was an issue with the licensing of this material and Mosaic's normal minimum 3 year access to the music was truncated and sales of the boxed set were halted. I don't know how many sets were sold,"

Yesterday: Just finished:

The LPs were all over the place over here back then. IIRC Joe Haider was involved in the label. When the label folded, many copies where sold at low prices. I'd say they gave a very good impression of a vital part of the German jazz scene with the pool of players involved. I personally like the Fritz Pauer (Billy Brooks is great on it), the Vince Benedetti (an excellent example of the McCoy Tyner Quartet's influence on the local scene), and the East Of Isar LP best - although that latter band was smokin' a lot more when heard live. There's not a bad album on the label.

Vernel Fournier was much more than a New Orleans drummer, aside from the fact that his family moved elsewhere when he was still at a very early age - cannot recall exact details right now. How many drummer were out there playing more than 90% of the time with brushes? He had more ideas about that than all the other drummers together. And then there was Israel Crosby - a veteran bassist of the Blanton-Pettiford generation with a unique melodic concept, not just playing the changes. That gave Jamal the freedom to lie back and not having to display his technical prowess all the time, although he had plenty of that. One of the most unique group concepts in jazz piano trio history.

Not at all! It's a responsible attitude towards a part of our cultural heritage.

Any idea what the tune title "Bacha Fillen" (or whtaever the spelling is) means? Yes, please make a scan - IIRc my downbeat collection does not include that issue.

I had an exchange of e-mails with him about different takes on the mono and stereo releases of MJQ LPs that he was not aware of, it was fiendly and professional. What would the jazz world be without him? Our shelves would be a lot smaller. Trying to find the best way between business realities and the desire to keep all good music in ciculation was his mission, and he succeeded. Thanks for the good work!

Is this as good as the one with Mickey Tucker?

A real legend - R.I.P. He must have toured Germany quite often, but somehow he never was in my area, or I didn't notice. I once sold a Fred Jackson CD on ebay to a guy who turned out to be a guitar player touring frequently with Big Jay. He sent me a disc in return with some rare material. Big Jay was what R & B sax was all about.

That was my first car, back in 1974. When I removed the back bench I was able to transport seven conga drums in it. Once after after a drum clinic in Frankfurt I was packing them back in again on a Sunday afternoon. An old man walking his dog passed by and commented, in heavy local dialect, that with this equipment i'd be able to compete with the Rolling Stones ...

I really love his very first album, espeially the bonus track "Chicago" on the CD version where he sings. And the Monk tune ... nobody plays "Ruby My Dear" these days.

This one?

That's a nice record!