mikeweil

It probably is due to the scripts programmers use for the board software. They save work and time by using scripts existing in MSIE without checking that the stuff works the same way in other browsers. Same goes for some websites. I sincerely hope this will all change once Microsoft starts charging for its browser, then they will have some tough competition. Right now MSIE dominates that much that hardly anybody seems to care about making his stuff compliant to other browsers - I always smile with delight whenever I use AllTheWeb and read "Opera compliant"!

Oh, now I remember - one more of these cases to drive a jazz lover mad

That describes it very well, I think, and the reason why I dig this CD out only once in five years!

This board brings bits of paradise to earth like no other place ....

For a CD/LP based database this may be okay, but it won't meet critical discographical standards. For this, I'm afraid, a database like BRIAN by Steve Albin will remain the best.

All of us board members together would make an unbeatable team to write up some definite critical musician biographies ...

The Candid CD 79042 has Body and Soul (take 2) Reinacrnation of a lovebird (1st version)(take 4) Melody from the drums listed as previously unissued, and this was released after the Mosaic set. Shame on them. These are identical with the two respective takes on the Candid Dolphy CD. So the CD edition of the Candid Mingus indeed seems to complete, which puzzles me a bit, as I remember a down beat review stating that one of these Candid CDs had unreleased material - the reviewer must have referred to the LP Mosaic without making this clear - maybe he wasn't aware that the LP and CD editions were different. Those Candid reissue CDs are a mess! Must be so much hard work to release CDs with complete sessions ....

So they had much more stored in New York? Like the Don Cherry tapes? Any idea how much there is, Chuck?

At last had a chance to listen to the two CDs of the recordings of Dorham and Wilen, a very nice band, both play beautifully! ( ......, you know who I am thanking!)

That last tune on this soundtrack album, "Hay no problema" is a nice one, had the pleasure of playing it with just piano and conga/bongos as accompaniment for a Spanish dance choreography. There is so much good music written for these soundtracks that could stand on its own and should be played!

Is this available somewhere?

I'm afraid the tapes were destroyed by the devastating fire in Atlantic's tape vaults in 1974 like most other unissued material before 1970, except for the few items that happened to be in New York for some reason - that's were the few uinissued tracks of Coltrane, Coleman and others come from.

There was a description of the Miles Davis Quintet going somewhat like this: A trumpeter that fluffs half of his notes, and out-of-tune tenor player, a cocktail pianist, a drummer that is too loud, and a teen-aged bassist. No idea where this originated, I have it from the liner of the Prestige Miles box set.

Thanks for the opinions. What Hooker CDs would you recommend besides "Suffer"?

The AMG review tells the greater part of "Riot" is on the "Essential" 2 CD compilation I mentioned in my post above, and in good sound, as all recent Legacy issues. So that may be one to settle for, at least for the time being. I will get it and see if I get the message now that I'm a little older and wiser ... I surely got some message from J.B., "Papa's Got A Brand New Bag" and all the hits come hit me righ taway, the groove reached me instantly, although I didn't like his screaming vocals. But Sly Stone - perhaps the surroundings for a young German to grow up in are too far removed to comprehend something like Sly Stone, ar what do you all think? Is it some non-musical level that's more important here than on the J.B. hits? Idon't know, but would like to hear your opinion.

I once saw Jammin' the Blues on a satelltite movie channel that is no longer on air, and it was pristine video and audio quality, on the level of the Jazz at The Philharmonic on the DVD, so there must be even better source material somewhere. I kicked my ass many times I didn't have my VHS recorder ready at the time ...

Ubu, I suggest a joint venture to get Jim's discs .... That Redman - I listened again after knowing it, and it does not quite sound like his usual stuff. That typical cry he has is not displayed here. I have a lot of his stuff with Jarrett and should have got him, but this is somewhat more "classical" jazz than his other stuff. Beautiful track.

I bought it pretty soon as I was afraid it would be deleted as fast as it was released, and I always thought that Branford's working band with Kenny Kirkland and Tain was a great one, developping their own take on modern jazz playing with a very personal note. Kirkland's premature death - he was one of the best post-Hancock pianist, not just an imitator - must have been a great loss to Marsalis. I like it and think they deserve some credit for their taking chances.

Will you please send your info abou these issues to Noal Cohen, you will find an e-mail link on his website that I linked in my above post. We discographers need your help with such items! Thanks a lot!

Back to Benny Carter : Bruyninckx lists three LPs for UA: - Aspects, a big band LP which was on a Capitol CD a few years ago (1958) - Can-Can and Anything Goes, a quartet LP with Hal Schaefer (?) on piano, Joe Benjamin, Gus Johnson and Ted Somer (1958/1959) - Quartet, with Jimmy Rowles (!!!), Leroy Vinegar and Mel Lewis (1958/59 or 1962), there was a French Blue Note LP reissue of this. I hope the CD reissues the latter!

I saw it at the Frankfurt Saturn-Hansa branch at the same price.

I noticed that, too: Seems the labels are gettin' tougher with box sets.

I hope mine will make it safely over the drink - got the confirmation letter two days ago. They HAVE to keep one to replace it in case the plane gets dumped!

I had the Roy Ayers Collectables and it sounded fine and just as good as the individual Atlantic CDs issued recently. Their pairings are indeed strange ... The Clarke/Boland c/w Mitchell/Ruff sounds fine, too.