mikeweil

Several more Tjader Fantasy LPs were released with different covers for stereo issues or later pressings: Somehow I can understand he didn't quite like the photo ... This is the cover widely known:

I read an interesting story about that cover. When Fantasy decided to re-release that album as an LP in the 80s, it was unable to find any artwork! Not only could it not find its original artwork, it couldn't find a copy of the album either. After it was released on LP but before the time came for the CD to be released, a copy of the album turned up, and they used a photo of its cover for the CD. ← Right - all versions contain the same music, BTW!

Lloyd McNeill

Oh Yeah!!! Do you know if his early trio record was ever issued?

AFAIK that was the other Fred Jackson.

I see only positive aspects in this - I never liked the way ZYX handled this. Can't recall who distributes Concord in Germany right now, but they have a more serious way of treating it, for sure.

Yeah, the similarity to Kaurismäki is obvious - I think Jarmusch even acted in one of his films. Check the site I linked above, it lists his credits as actor.

Same here ..... as far as Mystery Train is concerned.

I tried my luck and ordered a copy of this Japanese issue through amazon.de - I will post here whether I am successful.

Oh, that's cool - I'm sure Michael Fitzgerald will step in soon ....

Thanks a lot, Guy - can you copy and paste all the Shearing entries for 1953 and 1954 from Lord? Would be great! Thanks again! Because: If both sessions were recorded in L.A., Tjader would be the more likely vibist on the Shearing session!

May you stay a Connoisseur all your long and prosperous life!

Yes, and I have seen British and Japanses reissues of most of them as well. Before that, some were on British Affinity LPs. What I have is worth a listen - agree on JSngry's wish that this should be a Stanley Dance tribute - he did a very fine job with this series. The Budd Johnson is my favourite.

Still researching Cal Tjader discographical details: There is a George Shearing MGM session (info on the original single releases from the Bruyninckx disco, I added the LP and CD issues): George Devins (vibraphone) George Shearing (piano) Jean "Toots" Thielemans (guitar) Al McKibbon (bass) Bill Clark (drums) Armando Peraza (congas -1) New York City, March 25, 26 & 28, 1954 53 S 3043 Get Off My Bach MGM 12079, E-3293 53 S 3044 Stranger In Paradise MGM 12132, - 53 S 3045 I’ve Never Been In Love Before MGM 11754, E-3175 53 S 3046 Minor Trouble MGM 12227, E-3293 53 S 3047 Basso Profundo MGM 12182, - 53 S 3048 Mambo Inn -1 MGM 11754, Verve 529 900-2 53 S 3049 Drume Negrita -1 MGM 12038, E-3293 53 S 3050 Cool Mambo -1 MGM 12227, E-3175 The liner notes of the MGM LPs E-3175 and E-3293 (which I have) state Tjader plays on all tracks. To make things even more unsure, I remember some entry (taken from the Verve Shearing CD Verve 529 900-2) that I cannot locate at this time, saying this version of Mambo Inn featured Tjader and was recorded at a different date .... But there is a Tjader session: - Cal Tjader Plays Afro-Cuban / Ritmo Caliente -: Cal Tjader (vibes, timbales) Eddie Cano (piano) Al McKibbon (bass) Armando Peraza (congas, bongos) Los Angeles, March 25, 1954 Goza Fantasy LP 3-17, Fantasy EP 4021 Panchero Mambero - - Ritmo Caliente - , Fantasy EP 4022, Fantasy F-8374 Mambo Inn - - Bernie's Tune - - All titles also on Trutone TLP 1027, Fantasy 3-216, Fantasy F-8077, Vocalion LAE 556, Fantasy F-24712, Fantasy FCD-24712-2. Can anyone help with this?

According to Amazon.com the Japanese CD is still in print for $ 27.49:

Has anyone mentioned Mark Shim? Saw him live two years ago, and have one of his Blue Notes - nice lean tone, a guy to watch, but I haven't heard much about him since. Seamus Blake - saw him live last year, but he sounded routine and uninspired compared to Hungarian Tony Lakatos who sat in and displayed much more variety and expressivemess. I, too, wonder why Joshua Redman isn't mentioned more often ... not a giant, but pretty consistent and always swinging melodically. If we'd set the age mark at 40, we'd be in trouble?

Congrats! Live Jazz on board members' festivities all over!

Belated best birthday wishes! Sounds like a great party - I will recommend that to my wife when I hit 60 and make a list of local jazz guitar heroes.

That album made me believe, for a while, that Joe Locke was British ..... It's a very atmospheric album, some loose, kinda funky fusion version of Martyn, who roams marvellously over all of the grooves with a raspy voice. My favourite latter day Martyn.

Not to discourage you, but this was on CD in Japan only, and thus quite pricey. So far my attempts to get a copy were not successful - I'm not sure whether it's OOP. Check amazon.com for this. Two tracks were on one of the Verve Tjader compilations. Seems to be rare - found a used LP only after many months of watching eBay and GEMM.com. This deserves a CD reissue - a nice album recorded in L.A. with the basic quartet of Tjader, Joao Donato on organ (!), Red Mitchell, and Ed Thigpen, who all play magnificently. Don Sebesky wrote tasteful arrangements for one percussionist, two flutes (Hubert Laws), trumpet (Marvin Stamm), strings and voices in varying combinations after listening to the session tapes; they were overdubbed in New York several months later. If I were to reissue that one, I'd pull out the multi-track session tapes and add the quartet without overdubs as a bonus - their groove is great, and Joao Donato plays some of the tastiest organ grooves I have heard. If a CDR of the LP will do for you, PM me.

Seems like that 9 DVD box set is available in Europe or Germany only; Zweitausendeins sells ist for € 64,99 - a tempting offer - Amazon wants twenty more for it. Amazon USA, BTW, announces Broken Flowers as scheduled for DVD release on December 31, 1969 (link) .....

The first Jarmusch film I ever saw was Stranger Than Paradise but wasn't too impressed except for John Lurie's impressively tall figure, but found Down By Law great. Night On Earth is very poetic and full of empathy for the characters, but the one that made me think he's one of the greatest was Dead Man. Johnny Depp was an ideal casting, Neil Young's lonely guitar roamings were perfect (I'm rather not a fan of his), and that Indian played by Gary Farmer is hilarious. It's pretty radical to make a whole movie about the process of dying, isn't it? All the more in the context of cowboys and Indians .....

There was a box set recently issued containing 9 DVDs - all of his films (except the most recent one, Broken Flowers) including the documentary on Crazy Horse; Coffee and Cigarettes is a collection of short films made over the years on the same theme (the first one with Roberto Benigni is hilarious). There is a number of fansites with interesting information; I found this one rather nice and useful: http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/dir...3/jarmusch.html This is a list of his films as a director taken from there: Permanent Vacation (1980) The New World (1982) short Stranger Than Paradise (1984) Down By Law (1986) Coffee and Cigarettes (1986) short Mystery Train (1989) Coffee and Cigarettes II (1989) short, also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Memphis Version Night On Earth (1991) Coffee and Cigarettes III (1993) short, also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Somewhere in California Dead Man (1995) Year of the Horse (1997) documentary Ghost Dog: The Way of the Samurai (1999) Ten Minutes Older: The Trumpet (2002) short Coffee and Cigarettes IV (2003) short, also known as Coffee and Cigarettes: Jack Shows Meg His Tesla Coil Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) feature Broken Flowers (2005)

I happened to watch Ghost Dog on TV the other night, and liked it a lot. I noticed I always liked his films, and his choice of music is always inspiring. What do you think, and what are your favourites?

hallelujah, mona's feeling lonely, out of braith, the legal nod, polka dots and moonbeams, minor's club, they look alike, do nothin' till you hear from me, kookin' in the kitchen, walk chicken walk with your head picked bald to the bone, ruby my dear, koolin' on the settee, were EPIC LN 3271 The Rhythm Section blues for sal, milt's on stilts, he was too good to me, jimmy's tune, ain't we got fun, mambosies, were on EPIC LN 3339 After Hours Jazz which also included 2 more tracks by the rhythm section with Conte Candoli or Gene Quill, two by Sahib Shihab, and one each by Ronnel Bright and Ray Bryant.