mikeweil

The two boxed sets are "temporarily out of stock", but individual CDs are available: Hodges Blue Moon CDs.

Wanted to pick this up last Monday, but the brickheads from ZYX hadn't delivered - seems they have to re-import from the US. But what astonishes me more is the obvious lack if interest in this album ....

You will love the disc, in any case! Mine got here today - and rocks the house!

Bought the new SACD of Sonny Rollins' The Sound of Sonny on Monday - it sounds considerably better than the previous 1987 CD, although I am listening only to the CD layer. I will check out more of them.

That makes perfect sense to me - and this it what makes RVG recordings so controversial.

Thanks, Michel - but I rather go see the Doug Hammond Trio at a Wiesbaden club tomorrow night than driving 550 km one year from tomorrow to Ingolstadt to hear Staier ... I wanted to do a search last night but couldn't get on several search engines and German sites.

I saw him on TV with the hr big band, and he left me cold - too technical, but on the Brackeen gig he was very good and really had a good tone. That's the way it goes. I guess one has a listen before buying.

Another name not mentioned yet is Hungarian saxist Tony Lakatos, who resides in Frankfurt. I saw him sit in with the Joanne Brackeen Quartet two weeks ago, and he got the spirit of those sophisticated Brackeen tunes faster than Seamus Blake! The band was under-rehearsed, they has trouble from the start: the ticket sent to New York couldn't be found, the bass had not arrived at the first gig in Zurich, so the time planned for rehearsal was spent searching a bass; on the way to the second gig in Wiesbaden the car's main drive axis broke, and the bass still hadn't arrived, so another rehearsal afternoon was gone. Lakatos was less turned off by these circumstances than the regular quartet members and dug in - he was excellent, full bodied expressive tone and all. Blake was too cool and technical in comparison. (Photo has Tony and Bela Lakatos)

you'll get it for the same price from amazon.de marketplace. Yes, but I think it's nicer to support these Czech shops - I think I was there during my visit, they are very friendly and knowledgeable and deserve the support.

Stivín is crazy! He plays some mean swingin' sopranino recorder, for sure. Unfortunately I was out of twon when he had a gig here last year. I have some of his LPs from the 1970's - this here where he plays all parts via overdub except for the piano, voices and strings, is amazing and very imaginative:

European board members should order Morava from this site - 11 Euro plus shipping! They have a tremendous selection of Czech jazz and folk at cheap rates, a dream come true for me, as I wondered where to get these Czech CDs without travelling to Prague agaiN.

This a heavenly beautiful CD! I wish all jazz treatments of folklore material were approached with as much taste. Unfortunately Vicklicky was not performing in Prague when I was there last year - the performance dates on his website make me want to board a train to Prague! Zuzana Lapčíková has a beautiful voice - there are several folk recordings of her, all very good, but as my purse with 200 Euros and two expensive tickets for a cabaret evening were pickpocketed in the subway I couldn't afford to buy any of them ...

Rosen's book "The Classical Style" was translated into German - can't seem to find it right now - did I buy it or not? He did three CDs of Schumann for the Dutch Globe label under the common title "The Revolutionary Masterpieces": Vol. 1: Impromptus on a theme by Clara Wieck op.5 & Davidsbündlertänze op.6 Globe GLO 5001 (1983, CD 1988) Vol. 2: Carnaval op. 9 & Sonata in f sharp minor op. 11 Globe GLO 5009 (dtto.) Vol. 3: Kreisleriana op. 16 & Dichtungen für das Pianoforte (first version of the Fantasy in C op.17) Globe GLO 5012 (1983, CD 1989) This recording is unique as it uses the first editions throughout, which are much more daring than those later published and kept available by his wife. Most performer use the rather censored later editions. They are all OOP, AFAIK. I could send you a copy if you can't find them - they're great.

Staier? Not to my knowledge - I think I have all of his recordings.

..... if it was him - on the early records, alt least.

Sonny Rollins, The Sound of Sonny (Riverside SACD - sounds excellent!) Dietrich Buxtehude, Harpsichord Works Vol. 2 & 3, beautifully played by Lars Ulrik Mortensen (dacapo)

I remember listening to the original broadcast. But I hardly can remember if Bley sat in with Oregon - I do remember Glen Moore accompanied Bley on his set, which worked very well. The original broadcast had some Oregon numbers as well.

Shhh --- is he still at it?

Before your next Tjader purchase, consult me as afar as the appearance of piccolos is concerned. Until then, use your treble controls ...

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That's a swinger! I always liked it - had a Jazzland LP with half of the material, which I gladly dispensed of when the CD came out. Will give it a spin or two.

Valid opinion, as they did record an album with Shearing for Jazzland (available on OJC CD).

Let's be honest: Whenever we hear a quartet with vibes, piano, bass, and drums, we first think of the MJQ, and then listen harder to find out if it's not. I would say that every quartet with that instrumentation after their first records showed at least some small influence, especially when they focussed on arrangements - derivative is too hard an expression, pretty narrow minded IMHO.

I found that one disappointing in every respect - and I'm a big fan of Herbie's. Not nearly as convincing as Keezer's versions. I recently borrowed it from a friend to verify my initial judgement, and it still is !

Keezer's Radiohead cover is even more cool as he combines with some Gamelan-like piano. He did "Lose my breath" by British pop group "My Bloody Valentine" on his 1996 Columbia CD turn up the quiet - he heard echoes of Ravel's "The Gallows" in it and plays it accordingly - great!