mikeweil

He just retired from touring after doing about ten years with Herbie Mann, returned to his home town (Can't remember where that was). Bassist Clint Houston played with him there early in his career, and had nothing but praise for him. On Mann's Windows Opened and part of Roy Ayers' Virgo Vibes he's the loosest.

You just did ......

Like with the Tyner, which I love, she adds something special to Joe Henderson's The Elements (OJC/Milestone):

I have another Concord, which is excellent and deservedly got ***** in downbeat. I'm not at home, so I don't have any more details at hand. Tabackin plays fine on two of Carla White's CDs, if you would like to hear him with a vocalist - they're a fine match.

Several Vanguard Lps in the 1970's were quad - Oregon, Larry Coryell ...

Do you mean "oops"? Or do you mean the roof flew ups in the air? .... both Scott, the german ups=oops and the ups=up as 10qm is gone with the wind...do not where it landed at least not on my property. Hope that the worst is over now, but I fear it might start raining before I can close the holes. Have about 100 (missed a "0" there...should be 1000) bales of hey and straw in the barn. Cheers, Oliver Oliver, I was thinking about you last night ..... Hope you could fix it before the rain came. We were more lucky here, the wind was blowing stronger than I have ever experienced before, but everything was still in place this morning. The high trees close to the house had to be chopped off several years ago, otherwise they would have come down on the house this time. It was strange - for almost two hours it was pretty quiet here, like we were in the eye of a hurricane. Then it started for another round. Contrary to you, we are rather low between two hillranges - but your house up there, open to the west side .... geez. Hope you all get through this safely!

If they are related, that explains some ..... I think the best we can do is stay alert and avoid the obvious ripoffs - what they did with the Mingus Uptown release was unacceptable. It does not shed a good light on any of those involved that they did or distributed it.

Jim, I don't care so much about schools, as longs as it's well done, which is the case here, definitively! (Fast service BTW - odered Sunday afternoon from an amazon seller, and the CD was in my mailbox on Tuesday morning!) I love this! His new takes on two old Tito Puente percussion classics, Four Beat Mambo and Son Montuno, had me dancin' around the house! They're every bit as good as the originals, in their own way. Quintero is a damn fine timbales player (quite the opposite to Amadito Valdes of the Cuban All Stars, who called it a "limited instrument" in the Buena Vista Social Club movie!). This is deeply connected to the tradition, stretches the limits, grooves like mad, etc. - a much better debut than the late Angá Diaz' CD on World Circuit. My only (minor) complaint is that the two Brazilian and Afro-Pop numbers each misled me as far as understanding his vision is concerned - and due to the click-track-led overdubs his groove on the Fela Kuti number isn't nearly as organic as the original. It's all there, but a little too tight. This guy has to watch out that overdubbing and studio technique doesn't overwhelm his spirit - taking this into account he did a damn good job on it all. Thanks for the recommendation, Jim - my percussion students loved it, too, later that day! If you dig percussion heavy stuff, check out Pancho Quinto's CDs, too - some of the wildest rumba based stuff I ever heard! Rumba Sin Fronteras En El Solar la Cueva Del Humo

Up - still no other member volunteering?

The big difference according the way they used to handle Fantasy reissues before the distribution change is that they had some kind of deal with ZYX keeping most of the box sets in their regular program at low prices, making it almost impossible for any other German retailer to sell them. Now they offer them like any other new issue, i.e. for two or three months. They buy a ceratin number of copies and when they're sold out, that's it. I still found two Fantasy sellout leftovers I hadn't seen before at my last visit at the Frankfurt store, but the well definitively seems to run dry.

I saw that band live - Herbie, Steve Marcus (in place of Roy Ayers), Sharrock, Vitous, and Carr - the latter a vastly underrated drummer, loose and totally his own man.

I had a cursory listen at a shop, but somehow it didn't grab me like the previous one instantly did .....

Vinyl reissues have the disadvantage that they will probably not include any bonus material. And I have issues with the sound quality of downloads: I want them only in red book standard quality or better. But I'm afraid standard procedures for treating pop downloads will creep in for convenience - so be prepared for compressed files ...... I don't like the way they usually sound.

I am - but have to admit I listened to this album only in the context of the Mingus Atlantic box set, and was distracted by all kinds of things when reviewing the BFT CD. Sounds extremely modern for its time! Will have to put this on the liostening list, for certain!

I remember a piece (1 page) in downbeat or Jazz Times done shortly before his death.

1. We shouldn't throw all of these Spanish/Andorran labels into one basket - although they are all distributed by Fresh Sound, they are operated by different companies. 2. Some take advantage of the differing European copyright regulations, some don't seem to give a damn. 3. I read somewhere that the majors are aware, but considered that starting a lawsuit would cost them more than the license fees they would get out of it - most of it is collectors' stuff, with one or two thousand copies pressed, I assume. 4. Some issues are extremely rare stuff one is glad to hear after many years of search, so being tempted is only natural, epsecially when considering the much higher prices of Japanese issues, no matter how hard they are to find. 5. I take issue, too, against their (please consider the generalization) editing and programming policies. Stealing some rare material like the Uptown Mingus box is simply unethical. Others like the Herbie Nichols box are superfluous. 6. It seems clear they use existing CDs for their sources, just re-sequence etc. In those cases where they use LP sources, the sound sucks - i.e. the Wes Montgomery/Jon Hendricks CD. 7. The latter is an example that there is hardly any influence on the majors' reissue policy - Cuscuna reissued the Hendricks after the LoneHill was out. My personal summary: I base my buying decisions on sound, ethical issues and rarity - and do not generalize. We know about the majors' approach, so insisting on reissues they most likely will never do is stubborn. Of course I'd prefer a Mosaic or Water etc. reissue, but life is short, and funds are limited - I opt for an ethically based mixed calculation. One afterthought: The worst thing, of course, is that tehy probably do not pay royalties ....

Yeah, this is a nice album. Bought the Black Lion CD many years ago, and always liked it. Nice rhythm section. Entertaining in the best sense of the word. Those Fred Norsworthy production were always good - but Alan Bates' policy to reissue many of them under names of supposedly better known sidemen causes some confusion.

Very well said!

Found a cheap copy on amazon.de and ordered - thanks for the recommendation!

I'm in, of course, but would prefer the discs by mail, as I'm facing some internet connection problems right now .... will send PM - and an looking forward to this a lot!

Just my thoughts - words fail here. I wish he would have made it through his courageous battle with cancer.

I'm totally shocked - this hit me unexpectedly .... R.I.P., and many thanks for the beautiful music. Will spin some of her harp playing later when I'm back home.

Sorry I am so late, but a crazy working schedule and some trouble with my internet connection interfered .... Here are my unqualified utterings re: disc 2: Track 1: This is Tony Williams tune "Michelle". He's on drums, Ron Carter with that dreaded bass pickup, and then it must be Herbie, Freddie, and Wayne. I.e. some live V.S.O.P. album (that name was hype, IMO). I wish they had recorded that band the old fashioned way, like "Kind of Blue", then I'd cherish that. But I hate those bass-direct sound, and in this special case there is one note standing out incessantly, crying out for re-equalization .... I also have to admit that I prefer the 1960's collaborations of that bunch. Track 2: Some Blue Note date with Hutch and Hubbard from the 1970's - I have Knucklebean but rarely play it, as my copy crackles a bit. One of the better Hutch tracks from that band - they play with fire at a time when hard bop often sounded dated. Hey, isn't that drummer Eddie Marshall's title tune? Track 3: No idea who this is. Baritone player must be very fond of Mulligan. Like some 1970's cool ultra-hip black afro take on Mulligan-Brookmeyer. Nice but too little direction, more a jam - the looseness is nice, but they just let things happen a liitle too much, like to let the conga player take it out alone. Doesn't sound too assured .... Track 4: Should be Woody Shaw. Victor Lewis on drums. Very clean and accomplished playing, but not clinical. Solid work. Not sure about the tenor. Young Mulgrew Miller on piano? Track 5: That Beatles tune,"Something" - typical 1970's soul jazz work. Ugly drum sound with excessively muffled toms tuned as low as possible. Is that Billy Cobham? He's a little over-active at times, always lurking for a space to throw in some in. Bass must be someone like Chuck Rainey - he has those soul grooves down. I like him best on that track. Some Gene Harris date? But that guitar is beyond bad or evil, as we say here ..... Track 6: That train has been taken by a lot of people - this version sounds like the illustrative theme to some tv comedy series, until the solos begin. Don't know what to think of it. This would have been a nive disc closer without the solos. Track 7: More Ellingtonia. Nice way the tenor approaches that tune. He sounds extremely familiar, but I don't get him right now. Track 8: I always liked that fuzz-wah Fender Rhodes sound. Generic 1970's soul funk jazz item, but nicely done. Oh - Hohner clavinet - always liked that, too! The most percussive of all keyboards, and impossible to replicate with samplers. A little too much of a good thing in the end, but nice. Track 9: The Maynard Ferguson band? I remember some of his big band tunes with that approach. NMCOT, however. Oh, a clarinet - then it's Woody Herman's orchestra in all its rocking glory. Still NMCOT .... Track 10: A voice between Frank Sinatra and Johnny Hartman, but probably neither of them. The band is too busy for my taste. Track 11: More Hutch? That album with Joe Sample and Harold Land? Now here's a drummer who does it right! Track 12: Theme is made from second hand bebop phrases. Tenor's solo is much better than that. I bet my hat it's Red Mitchell on bass! Track 13: Another generic item from a different but very typical scene of its time. I liked this kind of music much better at the time than I do now. But the message comes through clearly. Track 14: Hmmm ..... do I hear Jack Sheldon here? Nice. Good original soloists, although the writing is accomplished it doesn't break any new ground. Good they keep it short. Track 15: The 1970's version of a to-do-list?!? Doubt he'll get it all done in time! Over already? Thanks for the trip into the past - I think most of the stuff here is from the time when I listened the most intensively to jazz. Still so much I never heard .... p.s. edited for typo

I'm not 100% sure, but this looks like the performance at the Alte Oper Frankfurt, which was recorded by German TV (and broadcast on free tv, at least in part). It was the very last time Zappa walked on to a stage, just like his ancestor Francesco Zappa, and in the same city! Oh man - I had a free ticket and couldn't go there as I was booked to play for a dance workshop in Italy at the time - I considered taking a plane from Florence to Frankfurt, but it wouldn't work, no chance ..... there is no other opportunity where I missed a concert that I regret more!

Okay, not the best way to start the year, but try to see it this way: car accidents are done with for the remainder of 2007 .....