mikeweil

All the dates mentioned are great. What strikes me about Hall is that he has so much good taste and lyricism, and rhythmic drive at the same time without getting superficial. I think it was Hall taking modern jazz guitar to the next level after the Charlie Christian innovations - he was the reference point for John Abercrombie and the likes. He belongs among the top ten jazz guitarists, in my opinion. First time he made me prick up my ears was with his solo in A Little Boy on helen Merrill's LP A Shade Of Difference.

RIP. I too knew him from his work with Roach, and some other project I do not remember right now. Would be interesting to hear his compositions in the clasical vein.

No, we haven't. Glad to see you're up! Sorry if we have caused any inconvenience, follow-uppers!

If he mistook Ernie for Andy, the translator is a jazz fan, at least ...

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I'll take a set of these two CDs instead! Have it only on LP ...

One thing that keeps fascinating me about these Blindfold Tests is the rules that apply, without us having established beforehand. Some apply to the tests as such, like: 1. There always (?) is an obscure Blue Note item, or a hidden gem from a release of that label 2. (you name it!) Some rules are my very personal thing: 1. There always (!) is an item from an artist or even a track that I considered for my own upcoming compilation 2. There always (!) is an item I have in my collection that I do not recognize or only after some hints or going through my collection. Rule 1 is represented in BFT # 8 by track 9. Rule 2 is represented in BFT # 8 by track 11 - but I said in my first guesses post that I had to contemplate on this a little more, which I did, 'cause that voice sounded familiar, and there it was! Bought it at ebay last year and so far have listended to it only twice, which is wrong - it is much too good an album - and there are far too many singers of that caliber that are neglected, which she was until five years ago. Now do you recognize that lady? If not: It is on this album. The German catalog of that label group doesn't list it any longer - go get it while it is still in print.

Can someone please post a link to sound samples of that immensely popular band Someone Else?

There was a time in the 1980's when I had Silver spinning every day! Time to revive this habit, thanks for the opportunity!

I'd say we rather confiscate his record collection ...

Okay, let's make it official to keep things running: Daniel A or rockefeller center, can you step up?

Forgot to say that the inclusion of track # 3 was a very smart move, IMO. B)

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What's very interesting is that there is an uptempo version on this album that makes for an entirely different mood! As I have said elsewhere, to me this vibes/Piano teaming was one of the great collaborations in jazz!

I forgot to include the sentence "of course this is couw's favourite trumpeter" in my guesses"

This time you scored! What disappointed me a little about that album is that it is so damn close to the Larry Young stuff, too close - now Jim Sangrey, is this a Larry Young clone? I wish they'd try and go a little beyond Young's achievements, who was a lot more progressive at times, especially on his later work outside of funk experiments.

Okay, here are my thoughts on Disc One, before reading any other comments. This is a very well conceived disc, great sequencing, extremely enjoyable from start to finish! Thanks, Jim! # 1: Very nice! That bass clarinet riff had me dancing around the room. I have no idea who this is, but the instrumentation is great - trumpet, trombone, clarinet, bass clarinet, electric bass and drums - and even the electric bass works fine for me here. It's nice the drummer uses brushes for most of the piece, which gives it a bouncy dancing feel although he plays so funky. # 2: A masterful seamless transition. Contrary to track 1, the bass sound here annoys me, I took it for an electric first, but it's one of those dreaded pickups. Don't like the drum sound either, all heads are muffled. But the interaction between the alto sax and piano ist great. Again, no idea. # 3: This sounds like a lost track from Larry Young's Blue Note sessions ... well, I won't step into that trap: I bought this on B3-er's recommendation. Sure a nice record. More later. # 4: I would say these are Brazilian musicians, at least part of them. Nice, but much too short, I would like to hear a few solos, especially some scatting from the singer, to find out what she really can do. This leaves me dissatisfied. # 5: Very nice cut, I like that crazy Balkan brass band feel a lot! This is something I would like to hear more from. The low horns are great. Would be even better if they had used a tuba for the bass line. # 6: This leaves me with mixed feelings: I like the 7/8 part, but find the alternating with straight 4/4 a little too common, although they do the transition extremely well. Harmonically this is an example for the stuff that almost drove me away from jazz, as everybody was writing such things for many years. The soprano player sounds familiar, but I'll have to give it some more listening first before I risk a guess. # 7: This is brother Joseph the Kind One, one of the greatest blues players in the world of jazz, from a peppy live recording .... # 8: This could be Bobby Watson and Victor Lewis, has a rhythmic groove and spirit like these two have, but I don't know the record. # 9: This seems to be my favourite doorbellist of all times, with the pianist he collaborated with in the 1960's before he joined a famous blowtube player. # 10: No idea, but a very nice groove and spirit. # 11: The tune is "Nature Boy", but I'm not sure about the singer. Very good original arrangement. I have to contemplate about this some more. # 12: The big band of one famous Trane collaborator. Sounds much better than I remembered that band, very good but the energy of it drives me nuts in higher doses. Very good compilation, I have to say it again! Thanks a lot! More on the bonus disc later.

1) At the end of the Afro-Bossa album, on disc two, there are two unreleased tracks titled "Resume # 1 and # 2, which feature thematic snippets from all individual titles. After reading Mark Tucker's description, I think the order of the two tracks must be reversed. 2) I have the Spiegel edition, which has a very good German translation of Mark Tucker's commentary by Markus Mellentin, but when describing Take the A Train from the Jazz Violin Session he calls the bassist Andy (sic!) Shepard, when it should be Ernie. Is the same error in the English original?

Thanks, Jim, for that Beatles album, I edited my post accordingly. I have to admit I took it for a bootleg, with that label name! Bruyninckx has it, of course, it was recorded December 15, 1969. I'm afraid I will like the Beatles originals a little more than the Basie treatments ...

A cover for this famous soundtrack I hadn't seen before:

A beautiful record, Hibbler projects a rare warmth, with nice Gerald Wilson arrangements. Billy Strayhorn was to be contracted by Frank Sinatra's Reprise label to do the arrangements, but Duke is reported to have protested: You got my singer, and now you want my arranger!

If you buy directly from them with a credit card, they're cheap! EUR 8,99!!! Shipping costs are reasonable, and delivery is fast. When I place an order with them I'll let you know. Shops here sell them for double their price, which is better than in Switzerland, but still pretty high.

I believe you, Jim, but Bruyninckx seemingly does not have it - if you post or PM details (Title, Label and number, month and year of recording) I will edit in!

I really can't make up my mind about this. I had single CDs of the Tristano Capitol sessions with the Warne Marsh as a bonus, and the early Prestige sessions, and it didn't do very much after repeated listening. Tristano's abstractions get on my nerves after a while, and though I really do like Marsh, that particular date didn't get to me; same goes for Konitz' Verve trio sessions - considering all this I think I'll rather go for the Mobley.