mikeweil

Trying to top Keith Emerson?

I cannot understand people picking on Leo Wright's intonation, where Jackie McLean's is worse much of the time ... He's totally okay to these ears on the Richard Williams Candid - Wright played in the Berlin RIAS big band, which would not have happened with intonation problems. Some prejudices die hard. (Edited for typo.)

Brownie says it all. I bought it immediately 'cause I love Mandingo music - some of the warmest sounds from Africa. Hank Jones meshes so well with the African instruments, it is amazing - it can be difficult as the Kora is not tuned in Western systems, but they get along very well. A good appetizer for Mandinga music - I urge you to check out Kora music in particular: Tata Dindin, Toumani Diabaté, Malamini Jobarthe, Foday Musa Suso and many others. Tata Dindin will tour Germany with a local jazz pianist this month. p.s. the Kora is a kind of harp-lute - an instrument family of its own, combining characteristic of harp and lute construction. The national instrument of the Mandinga. Toumani Diabaté

He's in fine form on both volumes. Got them a few months ago and do not regret it.

I'll volunteer to forward the German and Swiss discs once more.

Yes: Peace and a great time to all fellow board members!!!

BTW - do you want me to link this as the signup thread in the test masters list? Oer do you want to start another thread? You could rename the subtitle (early warning) by editing your initial post.

Eddie yes, Palmieri no ...

Not Phil, but his alter ego of the time, Gene Quill.

Here I am! Sorry to be late, but I was busy redecorating a room in the flat just below - a friend of mine had to move in yesterday. Great choices, and the guesses are a great read!

Guy, Big Al, have you heard Scott Yanow on this one: "Despite that fault (his lack of originality), Vice Pres was quite creative and swinging within Young's style" Some prejudices are hard to kill .... but the contradiction here is ridiculous! I always dig Quinichette a real lot!!!

Track 1 Oh boy, was I laughing when the disc started! Big Al proudly presents!!!! Fer sure! You say it, brother! (Some Spike Jones involved in the intro! Or some cartoon series music? Is that Daffy Duck?) Track 2 That must the TGDB, one of these CDs - unfortunately I do not have all of them to check. Mel Lewis is clearly recognizable in the first drum break. That was the best thing that vibist ever did in his whole career, IMHO. The West Coast counterpart of the TJ/ML JO. Oh this swings like mad!!! Great stuff!!! (Gettin' tired of abbreviations?) Track 3 That's a fine tune, I have three versions of it, the one here is on this album. Very nice choice! Track 4 No idea, but sure like it! Great jumpy swing rhythm. Just the way I like it. Lunceford? Or Erskine Hawkins? Track 5 Oh, I know that one, though I have a different, older version. Of course!!!!! I will leave it to EKE BBB to determine the exact recording date. I didn't know he combined the first part which I know from a trio recording with this much older tune. Great. I will never get tired of his music. Track 6 Hehehe .... I know who this is, but will leave the trap open to the others. Great choice Track 7 Another tenor, some Hawk mixed into Prez. No idea. Track 8 Hah! Trying to steal my tricks?! Not with me! Al, you know that I know who/what this is! Honestly Al, you have been posting a little too often that you love this CD ... Track 9 Sounds familiar. CTI recording? - or rather, 1970's RVG vibes/piano sound. Hmm ... Johnny Lytle on Muse? Of course not: One of the vibes tracks from this album. It's crazy how that piano recording obscures the personal sound - you could think it is Kenny Barron playing! Track 10 Very nice! Clifford Jordan on tenor, I would say. Al, may we never meet and have a listening session - it would take weeks!!! Kenny Dorham? I do not have that one, but it sure hits my taste. Track 11 Familiar sounds again. Strozier on one of his Riverside/Jazzland dates? The writing almost sounds like with Max Roach's pianoless groups. Track 12 Jobim and Orgerman at their grandest! A marcha, a Brazilian march, the most majestic of Brazilian rhythms, played like it should be played. Great! Track 13 Heheh again: Soul Brother No. 1 doing the intro, I'd say. Thought that maybe I'd have this one on an instrumentals compilation. But it is way too jazzy for him and his men - clever edit? No idea. Track 14: More greazy stuff, great stuff, but again no idea. Track 15: Track 4 from this album. That's a great tune, but I have a quartet version by some other band that I like much more. Track 16: By now the greaze is all over my living room floor! Track 17: Track 6 from this album. One of the last real hard bop albums on the label. But I could kill this alto for his flat intonation!!! Very nice choices!!! Greazy and Groovy all the way!!!

It could be, if it was, but it ain't .... click here for a clue ....

Thanks a lot, Al - I like your Xmas compilation a lot better than all I bought! Wanted to post my impressions before the old years says good-bye ..... Track 1: James Oscar Patterson, Kenny Raney & Grady Jones swingin' the candles out on the title song of our favourite Xmas symbol. We almost had none this year, but then we spontaneously bought a nice little two feet tree ... Hats off to our board host: When I played this to 25 of our friends on Sunday evening before Xmas, the whole house swung with 'em! Track 2: Oh, I have that one! What a refreshing swinging treatment after being tortured by Bing Crosby for so many years. Track 10 from this CD. Track 3: Some warm tenor that sounds familar, but I just can't seem to put my finger on his name. While I like the grandeur of this treatment, his sliding into the notes is not to my taste. Track 4: Kenny Burrell? Not sure .... nice and swinging. Track 5: "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" or how the title goes. Sounds pretty much like some George Shearing Quintet. That "Birdland" quote is so hip!!!!! Very cool idea! Track 6: Not sure 'bout this - the tenor's tone borders on parody, to these ears, with its wide vibrato. The pianist has a nice counterpointillistic interlude. I'd say to be listened to tongue-in-cheek. Curious who this is, nevertheless ... Track 7: More classically trained piano! Is this the same pianist as on track 6? No idea who this is. Track 8: ... even more classically coloured piano playing! Again, no names popping up. Track 9: Now this is a cute treatment! Yeah. Some swing veterans in a 1970's or 1980's recording? Oh: Hawkins? Buddy Tate? Where are the saxperts? Guitarist is a little sloppy, but inserts some cool quotes along the way. Eldridge? A little too sweet tone for him. More cool quotes in the bass solo. Nice. Well, this whole disc was made for fun, and fun it is! Track 10: Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, Jingle all the Bourbon ..... I'd say the Fatha noodling aways at some Xmas favourites in his unmistakeable/unpredictable manner. Great! Track 11: No idea - I'm not an expert at this folksy guitar stylings, and it doesn't thrill me much, but for some Xmas dinner background music it's fine. Track 12: More Shearing? Beautifully arranged and played. "Snowfall" is the tune (Claude Thornhill's theme song). Track 13: This playing style is what I would call "American piano". No idea who it is. *** (three stars). See my remark to track 11. Track 14: It gets more "American by the track .... no idea, same remark as tracks 11 and 13. Track 15: A great jazz singer very late in her career, the voice not all sure anymore, but great sincerety and feeling. I know that voice .... very curious who it is. Track 16: Have yourself some Tequila for downers! Yeah! But one is enough! Track 17: Cool and greazy! That's more to my taste! Give me more!!! Burrell? Some phrases sound very much like him, and he cool enough for such a treatment. Track 18: Off to Hollywood! Can you post some pictures of those purdy cheerleaders, given they are purdy gals? Heheh ..... Thanks for your whishes, Al, and a BIG THANK YOU!

I hate to say this, but reading how long some of Milan's disc took to reach their US destinations: could there be some reservations or special security instructions about forwarding mail from Serbia?!?

And, as it has shown discs sometimes take unforeseeably long time spans to fly 'round the planet, it ain't too early, IMHO, especially since some may be on vacation this time of the year.

Me, too, 'fcourse! You will need my street adress: PM or e-Mail?

Yeah, it's cool, but the music is so stiff rhythmically ...

Track two on disc two of my BFT was taken from the "old" CD, so you can get an idea about the sound - I think it's okay. I will keep my "old" CDs and have complete sessions.

Yep! That's what I keep saying all the time! Even if I did own the original LPs, I prefer completed sessions and recording order in most cases.

And this is the church located in the village in the eastern part of the view above.

Here's a view from above: As soon as I understand the way to insert a circle with my graphics software .....

Günter Bialas (*1907), Musik für Klavier und Orchester. (I witnessed the very first performance!) It is on a CPO CD together with his Concerto lirico for piano and orchestra and the Trois Moments musicaux for piano solo. The diverse pieces for piano and orchestra by Harald Genzmer (*1909), a Hindemith disciple, are favourites on mine, too.