mikeweil

Just found my tenor sax timetable, and Pierce was born in 1948 .... Forgot to mention Joshua Redman - he didn't invent the horn, but swings and has good spirits and all. I simply enjoy listening to him.

That's a hard question - I have to admit none of these guys moves my soul as much as Prez, or Lucky Thompson. But that's very hard to do ... I like James Carter a lot, too, and Billy Pierce, whose first on Sunnyside is excellent. Rick Margitza's tone gets to me, instantly. There are many great cats, methinks, but it is so much harder to get a disctinctive sound and conception these days.

Me too! Oh man, you're giving me a helluva good time!!!

Thanks for your comments, Jim! Now that's the type of elaborate comment that I hoped for - I expect everybody to write a statement that long!!! I was expecting mixed reactions to some titles and knew I was taking a risk by including four vocal tracks. I'm actually very surprised what you do like and what not. Nice to see someone knows the work of the leader of track 8!

This is still available: The Soul Of Jazz Percussion FSRCD 210 PRICE: 9.80 € Tracklisting: 1. Chasing the Bird 2. November Afternoon 3. Quiet Temple 4. Witchfire 5. Construction Crew 6. Ping pong Beer 7. Prophecy 8. Wee Tina 9. Call to Arms 1, 8, 9 by Booker Little, Donald Byrd, Marcus Belgrave (trumpets), Mal Waldron (piano), Addison Farmer (bass), Ed Shaughnessy (drums), Armando Peraza (conga). 2, 4, 5 (Little and Ellis Out) by Booker Little, Don Ellis (trumpets), Curtis Fuller (trombone), Mal Waldron (piano), Philly Jo Jones (drums), Ed Shaughnessy (perc. and vibes), Willie Rodriguez (conga). 3, 6, 7 by Donald Byrd (trumpets), Pepper Adams (baritone sax), Bill Evans (piano), Paul chambers (bass), Philly Jo Jones (drums), Earl Zindars (percussion). Recorded in 1960. The reissue of Warwick LPs is a mess - they were bootlegged frequently, in ridiculous compilations and incorrect or incomplete credits. The Fresh Sound reissues are reliable. These albums are all interesting - I bought the Fresh Sound LPs back then. Since Teddy Charles was producing many of them, you can find details in Noal Cohen's Teddy Charles discography.

On MPS? I just received the 2CD set reissuing an MPS album (don't know if it was a 2LP set or two separate LPs) "Give me a double" was the title (double LP) - great music! Billy Brooks is on that one!

Why, beer is a nice and tasty cleaning device I'm afraid beer works better on CDs than on books ... which imposes the question: What does couw have more of: Books or CDs? Hope this will not prompt a thread: Show us your library ....

Not to mention the state od arousal needed to make such a mistake ..... I started getting an idea what kind of sleep that chicken (?) (rather: cock?) was interrupting .....

John, try Michael Köhlmeier's "Der Unfisch" for a hilarious easy read (by another Austrian). Take care to always turn the book sideways when spilling the beer laughing.

Some of Dexter's quotes were way cool: I have an LP of the Slide Hampton/Joe Haider Orchestra with him where they play a Hampton original on the changes of "Giant Steps", and he quotes Coltrane's "Some Other Blues" in his solo: It can be overused, and wear out like a joke that has been told too often - the Thad Jones quote is a good example. Track 8 on Disc 1 of my blindfold test has a nice quote in the fours at the end, where both players paraphrase a well known tune - that's what I like. It has to be done intelligently - then I really dig it. Track 9 is another example: What does the pianist quote in the very last bar of his solo? A totally unexpected turn in an unexpected place.

Please post your comments and guesses for disc 2 here! Disc 2 has 23 tracks! This one includes the one or two tracks I think everybody on the board should know and recognize B-) , but if you don't this doesn't mean you will be excluded from signing up to future organissimo blindfold tests .... As I said, I'm more interested in your comments than in simple guessing. Enjoy the music, and many thanks to you all - I enjoy this immensely!

Okay, let's get it going, as the discs shipped to the USA seem to drop into the mailboxes as fast as I hoped they would. To avoid confusion: Disc 1 has 12 tracks! Both discs are pretty different, as you might notice. So if you don't like Disc 1, you'll probably like Disc 2 better A big hug goes to Mr. Bassman who did the burns for me - I am still without such a device and glad my old machine is still running. I am even more interested in your reactions to the music - for me, it's not just a guessing game, so feel free to write elaborate comments on why and how you find it fabulous or disgusting. Have fun! I will, for sure, and thanks a lot for letting me have some!

This has just been reissued on CD, by the British dependency of SONY, with two bonus tracks. I liked this album back then, and it still sounds good to these ears. Some prototype fusion. Anyone else here like it?

Thanks for the compliment. I got the new Argo/Universal CD today and it seems they used the same tape as for the LP you sent me a copy of some months ago. Maybe we will see some good sounding Legacy CD reissue of the Epic sides some day? I have the French CDs, anyway, and they still sound good enough for me. Glad I have them.

Unlistenable ... ... will try tp prove the opposite

Couldn't say it better. The way she moved on stage was enough to mesmerize you. Some reincarnated African Queen. Such a warm and beautiful, and yes, sensual voice. I feel grateful I saw - and heard - her perform.

I listen to every CD I purchase within the next two days. But as far as real intensive listening goes .... many items that replace LPs are just checked in the background of some work and then filed away. So ...

I heard a track from this on AFN radio when it was released, but never saw a copy of it. With his reputation, I don't get it that Cuscuna has overlooked this for reissue. I remember he sounded as engergized as Booker Ervin on that one.

I second the recommendation on Marcus Robersts above - I have all of his CDs, and they are all very interesting. The solo recitals stand out and never grow stale. He takes special care about the selection of pianos and the recorded sound. One of his solo CDs on RCA Novus was all Xmas tunes - my favourite for that occasion. Geoffrey Keezer is an excellent solo pianist: Read the numerous top reviews on the Dreyfus web pasge. Jimmy Rowles made a few excellent solo CDs. Stanley Cowell's Musa Ancestral Streams is another favourite. And an example from a top item on my list is on my current Blindfold Test .

Many more sweet Brazilian birthdays for you, Marcus, and an especially sweet one today!

The more I think about: The baseline is money. Sounds like they just compromised after recalculating their sales - if they sell enough CDs and copying equipment and music downloads .....

I#m not such a big Weber fan - his bass sound doesn't get me - but Mr. Bassman gave this to me a while ago and I really enjoy listening to it - his musical vision clearly comes through on this, and his overdubs work fine.

Up! I hope everything is alright!

Still can't believe that is Jack deJohnette! Will have to re-listen. Tom, thanks for these interesting choices! Very, very nice comments! I almost saw that Mingus band in Frankfurt, but I was late and the club was sold out ...

Read the others' guesses and pour more ashes ... didn't I give you those live bootlegs ? Or are they buried in the "to listen to" pile? Computer problem has been solved, BTW