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Brand new release. Whoever likes Haydn and Mozart or the "allemands", the Paris piano virtuosos of German descent, will appreciate her music. She was born in Lyon in 1764 and studied with Hüllmandel, Dussek, and Clementi. Excellent music, fiery and exciting, Mozart sounds tame in comparison.

Okay, after being distracted by two months of work in our apartment renovating the kitchen caused by poor organaization on the housekeeper's side, and me seizing the opportunity to verhaul the litchen (with all kinds of unexpected problems) I am trying to find thze time and mood to listen to BFT music ...... Track 1 - very nice, but sounds too casual to me. This may gain a lot in emotional intensity by being played much slower. At this tempo it is average, to me at least. Track 2 - that's a tenor player I could listen to a whole evening, he's making me curious what he can and will do in other tempos and moods. Pianist is nice but badly recorded. I probaly know that saxist .... Track 3 - Manha de Carnaval - why in all the world do they play this beautiful meoldy so fast and then use it as an anonymous bebop impro vehilcle? Pianist doesn't fascinate me, vibist is a very competent player with lots of chops at his disposal, would like to hear more of him. very good drummer who doesn't play average licks. Track 4 - I like that, reminds me of sound experiments of the early 1970's, but why is it so short? An introduction to something? More, please! What comes next? This has a lot of atmospheric qualities. Track 5 - Neo-boppers having fun. Muted trumpet and flute - but I have no idea who they are. More tomorrow.

The bonus tracks on The Sixth Sense CD are from that session.

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I have this on a French RCA LP reissue, but would have to listen to it again. It was recorded in two sessions starting at 11.00 am and ending at 1.00 am in the morning, with a two hour lunch break in between. Due to Chaloff's declining health Charlie Kane played the ensembles on the second session. Let me listen again before I comment on Chlaoff's form on this session ...

CAZAL VIEL Albariño 2020 Vin de France

Of all those Americans in Germany making careers as pop stars, he remained the jazziest. He moderated the Sunday jazz radio show in Frankfurt's Hessischer Rundfunk for many years.

Blue Serge is a baritone sax classic!

I had the original LP, and have the CD, and like this album, but compared to Carmen McRae with the CBBB and partly the same songs you notice that McRae sings in a higher league. No concerts near where I live, and if so, probably too expensive for my budget.

I once saw him live as a guest with a local big band. He played a long solo filled with bop, blues, and r&b licks but they all sounded amazingly fresh. You cannot hear that quality in any of the younger players.

It was originally issued in both versions!

Our Spanish friends reissued this. The Fresh Sound is a reissue of the pure jazz version. Both editions are oop. https://www.discogs.com/release/9786341-Various-The-Complete-Triple-Play-Stereo-Sessions https://www.discogs.com/master/579951-Benny-Golson-Just-Jazz

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I just tried the CD on three different players we have here, Marantz, micromega, and Pioneer, and all three play it back without any problems. Even my more than 30 years old DVD player accepts it. Maybe your machines do not like the music?