mikeweil

Yes - I always found this is one of her musically most satisfying albums.

Of course they didn't - careful research of dedicated jazz lovers is the last thing those reissue producers seem to care for. The liner says "recorded in 1956" - as I said, it was August 1953! (If in doubt, follow the link in the quote.)

In the liner notes to the GRP Decca selection CD of McKusick's LPs for that label, the writer points out how many great Russell arrangements were recorded with McKusick in the band, on three Russell LPs for Decca and RCA, and three McKusick LPs for Decca and RCA. Farmer and Evans on much of them. A great admirable body of work, and among the few I try to get a complete collection of.

Well, Mingus saw himself as a composer as much as he was a performer, and I have the impression that he was at peace with himself, the music and the orchestra when this was rehearsed and recorded. No small achievement for the hot-headed man. A bassist friend played that to me 30 years ago, and he admired the orchestral textures and the spirit of musical freedom he heard in it at the same time. If anyone succeeded in integrating improvisational freedom into big bands, it was Gil Evans and Mingus.

Not a jazz album cover, but silly nonetheless. "Papillons" means "butterflies", enough to make the designer's fantasy go crazy.

Was this aimed at me? Haven't been here for a week ... Thanks for the hint - I have most of the Atlantics that interest me. Among the Verves I ordered, the Nat Adderley turned out to be the greatest in the bunch - Roy Haynes plays magnificently on it! Were there CD issues of Cannonball's two EmArcy Lps with larger groups that are not on the Quintet's 2 CD set?

Got my share of Verve Master Edition CDs today: Duke Ellington - Soul Call (great live orchestra!) Ellington & Hodges - Side by side dtto. - Back to back Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt - Blues Tenors in Orbit (much better than I thought) The Modern Jazz Sextet - Gillespie, Stitt, John Lewis etc. Nat Adderley - Introducing N.A. the latter is a killer, Roy Haynes plays magnificently here - I'd recommend this disc for him alone! ..... and: Paul Bley - Circles (love it!) Denis Colin Trio (after a recommendation in the bass clarinet thread)

Strange thing is, I keep hearing a Turrentine sax sound when I memorize that tune. If I'm on the right track, it was re-recorded under a different title .....

Got that Twofer CD today - sound is excellent, very fine remastering job by Kirk Felton, every detail is audble - the Milestone LP had a slightly muddy sound. They omitted "Mr. Joy" from the Synthesizer Show LP due to time limitations. That, BTW, was the first LP to use the synthesizer in creative improvisation, as Michael Cuscuna (!) writes in the original notes. The tunes are by Annette Peacock or Carla Bley, and Bley's synth sounds much less dates than most from that era. I recommend it - his multiple keyboard concept on "Scorpio" is great!

Forgot to mention... I don't follow you here, Mike. Which two tunes are you comparing- "Mark l" and... ? -_- ... sorry, seems I confused some tunes here. I would have bet my hat "Mark One" was on another album, but I just can't find it. Maybe I simply like that track a bit too much.

In English, Moonk, with the "oo" like in "look", would come close.

Although I have been fond of Munch's painting for many years, this is not the one I'd want to see in my living room. It probably was stolen on order - never understood those weird minds who want to posess such a thing. What's fun about sitting alone in your bunker staring at a painting?

Yet another BNBB refugee ... Can't remember how I got there, probably while looking for a forum for serious jazz discussion. Don't ask for the reasons to stay here ...

When you only sell a few hundred copies, they don't give you second albums at major labels. Sadly that disc sold very poorly. No one bought it. I ran into a shop and had a listen as soon as it was out, but Mirrors disappointed me - a little lame compared to the fire of any of his previous dates, leader or sideman. The "Poinciana Drum Groove" on one track was not nearly as engaging as Vernel Forunier's recording with Ahmad Jamal. Too polite, for my taste.

... and has anyone heard this 1972 Fantasy date? Seems promising, with Richard Wyands, Reggie Johnson, and Lenny Mc Browne.

Kenny Burrell's own Soul Call, recorded for Prestige on April 7, 1964 and available as Original Jazz Classics CD, has no sax, but Barretto on some tracks, and a great tasteful rhythm section (Will Davis, Martin Rivera & Bill English) - IMHO this comes closest to Midnight Blue, which is one real moody jazz classic. Both albums even share a tune, under different titles (Mark One on Soul Call). An overlooked Burrell masterpiece, I always felt - it was one of those LPs I immediately replaced when the CD was out. The 1959 live date from the Village Vanguard with Richard Davis and Roy Haynes on Chess is great, but hard to get. My RVG of Midnight Blue, BTW, gives April 2, 1967 as recording date, which is nonsense: it was recorded January 7, 1963!!! One more vote for a Connoisseur reissue of Freedom!!!

In Paul Bley's discography as a whole, both are oddities, of course - and if I remember correctly, that's about the way he sees them now himself. But as an experiment in simultaneous playing of several keyboards and successfully merging/contrasting their sounds, I think they rank very high. I personally prefer his contemplative approach on Scorpio a lot to Zawinul's sounds, or Jack Wilson's busy virtuosity, or even my favourite Herbie Hancock's, who did not display the best taste in selecting synthesizer settings.

Same here.

If he needs a rather simple menu and remote control, you have to go for a cheap player, as the number of features grows with the price. Lots of cheapos here for under 50 EUR, some even 40 EUR.

In case anyone's interested, the Freiburger Barockorchester just got rave reviews for their new recording of Haydn's Cello Concertos on Harmonia Mundi, by reliable German critics ...

I found it a little disjointed - would have liked it much better if it was all big band or all quartet. The Ape Women has a different title on another Verve LP - sorry can't remember - who was the arranger/composer?

I think he is from Brazil - he was a regular member of Airto's and Flora's band at the time and heard on many albums from that wider circle of Brazilians in the US. Not the most striking of guitarists, but he played some nice stuff on some. Didn't find him that annoying, although I can think of why he is not to your taste. He's nice on Cal Tjader's "Amazonas" on Fantasy (produced by Airto, with lots of Brazilians on it).

Thanks Dan, mine were sitting on the desk when I returned home on Saturday night!

I think I too will get me the Loussier Satie disc, after all. Never would have thought it is that interesting. But the Mereilles will the the first after my vacation