Daniel A

Didn't 'Soft Touch' also appear two years earlier on the Jackie McLean album 'Consequences' as 'Slumber'? I wonder which title is correct. Paging Bertrand...

Today is Hank Jones's 85th birthday! Happy birthday Hank!

Herbie played with an all-Swedish group at the ongoing Stockholm Jazz Festival last Saturday. While not exactly under-rehearsed, the group did not convince in their covers of Hancock's early 70s tunes like 'Butterfly' and 'Hang Up Your Hang-Ups'. The nominal leader - Peter Johannesson - perhaps isn't one of the top drummers in Sweden. The reason he occasionally performs - and even records - with Herbie is that they became friends when Herbie toured in Sweden many years ago, Johannesson then still in his teens. Anyway, Hancock himself seemed particularly unfocused. His playing was a mere bag of gimmicks, and he appeared to have some problems with his timing. His whimsical introduction of the band made it seem like he was high. Or was he just jet-lagged in the extreme? What are the recent reports of Hancock's live appearances. Is he losing it?

What does the Real Book give as the changes for 'Dear Old Stockholm'? Is it trying to make it resemble some Getz or Miles version or the actual traditional song it's based on (In Sweden it's called 'Ack Värmeland du sköna', which means something like "Oh, beautiful Värmeland")?

I think the RVG of 'Capuchine Swing' was an improvement over the JRVG. Again, somewhat less harsh-sounding. But the difference is not significant enough for me to trade away my JRVG. But then I almost never upgrade for sound quality, just for bonus material. I even still have my RVG of 'A Fickle Sonance'...

Except possibly the distributor...

I've got one... Seriously, do you want help with some cleanups, Dmitry? Some people would of course claim that the ATRAC compression of the MiniDisc format will degrade the sound (just like MP3s the format is based on data reduction), so the ideal choice would be to just burn the LPs on a CDR burner - preferrably on rewritable CDRWs, then let someone do the cleanup and finally burn the music once again. But I can attest to that perfectly decent results can be had through the LP>MD>CD procedure as well.

Actually, I think I recall it was a Donald Duck cartoon.

Thanks for your input! And thanks Mike for linking to that review. That Lord doesn't allow you to copy and paste seems like a huge drawback. Is Bruyninckx categorized as the printed editions, or is just a plain A-Z? The latter would perhaps be preferrable since I suppose it at least allows you to list everything under a certain artist's leadership at once.

The seller's own explanation to the price:

Given that the complete Bruyninckx jazz discography is said to be released on CD-ROM later this year (or is it out already?), there seems that there are two main options for those who want a fairly comprehensive and easily searchable discography. The price mentioned is EUR 400, a bit more than Lord’s (which is around USD 300) but perhaps not that big a difference. Aside from the more practical aspects, like how user-friendly they are – I suppose not much is yet known about the CD-ROM Bruyninckx – which of the two is the most comprehensive? I know I’m probably supposed to get them both, but that’s out of my budget for now. My interests are primarily in fairly mainstream jazz from the 50s and onwards, and perhaps also some music that borders on fusion.

Bah! Since Corea's lawyers are more daring (one unissued track from the 'Sweet Rain' sessions did appear on his own Stretch label) perhaps he should try to license the whole album and then put it out. And we all know that Verve willingly will license anything out...

One little discographical note about the '58 sessions CD: As with some other releases in the 'Columbia Jazz Masterpieces' series, there was some kind of mixup, this time when assembling the 'Stella by Starlight' cut. It was a composite take, and if I remember correctly the wrong first half was used for the 1991 CD release, so that in fact this particular version is not available anywhere else, not even on the Miles/Coltrane box set. I'm beginning to get used to the occasional surprise when upgrading my 'Jazz Masterpieces' CDs. Earlier this year it was 'Miles Ahead'...

Have you heard any of the other volumes in the Anagram Gullin series? (A Gullin Discography can be found here: http://www.gullin.net/lgdisco.htm - do a word search for 'Anagram'). The man behind the Anagram label, I think his name is David Reid, is quite a character. He runs a record shop, Anagram Records, just two blocks away from me. I've made many fantastic finds at his shop, but unfortunately it seems to be closed 9 out of 10 times I'm passing by.

I'll bring the booze with me for sure, since we'll rent out our apartment, and there will be at least one babe - my girlfriend, who will be working hard to earn us some money while I'm back at the house reaching for yet another CD, fruitlessly waiting for inspiration... But I hope I've gotten somewhere by the end of July, because then my parents will move in, too. Unfortunately it happens to be their summer house we're occupying... Sorry, catesta, I've reserved the right to use my parking space during the summer, since I may have to get into my 1975 Volvo and go the 80 miles back to Stockholm to do some researching a couple of times.

Thank you for your encouraging words! I'm sure you'll see me again if I'm still of sane mind after the summer! The subject of my thesis will be plagiarism disputes within the music business, with focus on the varying consequences for originators of different stature. (I might even have to ask a few of the board members for input on a few matters...) And Hans, should you consider putting 'Sweet Honey Bee' on eBay, let me now first... I may have worn out my copy by then!

Hi folks! Just in case you'd start to wonder whatever became of your resident Duke Pearson enthusiast, I thought I should announce that I'm moving offline for a while. I'll spend a good part of the next few months working on my final thesis in a small house at the countryside - without any internet connection. I'll be making some visits at various libraries and other institutions, but I figured that I'd minimize the distractions as much as possible to get the work done, so therefore I'll stay mainly invisible to the world. In late August I'm leaving for Greece to play whith an amateur big band at a festival in Thessaloniki, before I'm finally returning to Stockholm for my last courses before graduation. So, after three months on this wonderful board (which is now pretty much my only board) it will be three really long months out in the cold. I look forward to talking with you all again after the summer. Take care! /Daniel

Just came back - a day or so too late it seems! My first acquaintance with Duke Pearson was in fact when a friend was playing the title cut from 'Sweet Honey Bee' for me many years ago. The tune was catchy enough to stay in my mind for very long, but it wasn't until a few years later I really became interested in Pearson, both as a pianist and as an arranger and behind-the-scenes figure at Blue Note. What I've found so appealing with his recordings is the "good vibe and warmth", as expressed by sidewinder, as well as his fine sense of form and good taste. I think it's always clear that he felt for the music he created - he never tried to show off. Time-locked as some of his experiments are - the cuts with a chorus on 'How Insensitive' is perhaps one example - they always come out as something very honest. The reason he will never be a household name is the lack of pyrotechnics which would impress someone not really listening what's going on. Duke's music never demanded attention, it was always inviting in a friendly manner, and once you've entered his musical world you'll always feel at home there!

Hi, grey! Make yourself at home! /Daniel (formerly 'Duke Pearson')

Not often, but sometimes, I get almost obsessed with a certain tune, to the extent that I just have to put it on again and again - and discover that it still is as exciting as the first time! Since I found the Hank Jones album 'Have You Met Hank Jones?' two months ago after a long search, I've felt an urge to listen to the track 'Have You Met Miss Jones?' at least a couple a times a week, and often I can't even resist to play it through two times in a row. It's hard to say exactly what it is that compells me so much, but Hank's playing is so beautiful and heartfelt beyond the controlled surface that it moves me each time. I have now recorded the album to MiniDisc to avoid wearing out the LP? This hasn't been out on CD has it? So what have brought you to the 'Repeat' button again and again lately?

I voted for Herbie. Since most of my favorite BNs are from the 60s I suppose his sound is closer to my view of the Blue Note sound than Clark. A name which deserves to be mentioned is McCoy Tyner, who played on some 35 Blue Note albums, from out-ish Joe Henderson dates to rather commercial Stanley Turrentine sessions.

My avatar is the equivalent of my handle at the... yes you know which board. I initially tried to register there as 'Daniel' but that user name was already taken. So instead of using my full name I chose the name of a figure I'm admiring a lot. I was actually planning to change my handle to 'Daniel A' at my 1000th post over there (mainly as a reaction against a lot of users substituting their real names with other handles, but the handle also turned out to be somewhat confusing in discussions about the real Duke Pearson). However I didn't make it before the axe fell.

I think this board really is becoming everything that the BNBB could have been, but somehow never quite managed to be! And if the scope could be broader, all it takes is to start posting threads about other kinds of music/jazz too. I thought the BNBB crash would allow me to cut down on my message board addiction, but I was luckily wrong... And nobody seems to miss Tom Evered all that much.

Mr. Luening replied promptly, and assured me that the correct discs would be mailed out as soon as possible.