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Thanks for the suggestions, Tom. Unfortunately this session is not on any of the Kleinschuster CD sets released by Universal. I actually tried to contact Rockefeller Center some time ago, but it appears he is no longer frequenting these forums.

As mentioned elsewhere I plan to record an album with my band. I would like to do a version of the tune "Stars" - allegedly written by Art Farmer - which only appears on a bootleg Farmer album on the Moon label. Parts of the story regarding this album can be found in these two threads: The problem is that the tune does not appear to have been copyrighted, and I'm not positively certain that it's written by Art Farmer (I don't want to rely on what's printed on the album sleeve, since all the sideman credits are wrong). The session seems to have been one of many that were recorded for Austrian Radio (ORF) in the late 60s, featuring trombonist Erich Kleinschuster's group with various guests. I've spoken with pianist Fritz Pauer who confirms that he was on this particular session, but he can't remember any details. Neither jazz researcher Mike Fitzgerald is able to provide additional information. On suggestion from STIM, the Swedish Performing Rights Society, I wrote to BMI with an enquiry regarding the composition "Stars", since Farmer was contracted to them. However, I did not get a reply. To be able to clear the rights for the composition, I would need to get in contact with someone at ORF, with Erich Kleinschuster or Robert Politzer (the other survivors from the possible personnel), or maybe a person at BMI who administrates the rights for Farmer's other compositions. Org members with even remote connections that could possibly be of any help are welcome to drop me a message or post in this thread. Help of any kind, no matter how slight, is much appreciated.

Anyway, 'Dreamflight' was from a Mercury album - "Jankowski Plays Jankowski". I thought about arranging 'Pink Balloon', too, but I found it was too dependant on the "babe" voices to work as an instrumental. I know there is a certain "camp" vibe even to 'Dreamflight', but I chose it because I think it's a genuinely fine composition. So we're walking a thin line between stuff which has got enough of that happy 60s feeling but also true musical value as well. The McFarland is obviously less kitsch, but even so it's usally very popular with a less jazz-oriented audience. The working title for the album is "Young, Shy & Handsome Plays Elevator Music", and it will contain a not yet fully decided mix of obscurities with one common factor: (unexpected) jazz significance. BTW, thanks for the compliment, Jim!

Best wishes for a happy birthday, Hans! This place would suffer without you!

I was hoping that you might notice this thread, TtK. For the album, my aim is to find compositions that have seldom or never been recorded since the original versions came out. I try to arrange them in a suitable way for the band; however, in the case of "Un Grão..." Francy Boland's arragement for the CBBB is so great so I just scaled it down to septet format.

Answer: The perhaps dubious honour of being the subject of a tribute from me and my band. Both of them made a lot of fine compositions that should be played more often. Here are a couple of captions from a recent live gig at Jazz Club Fasching in Stockholm: Gary McFarland's 'Un Grão De Areia' Horst Jankowski's 'Dreamflight' 'Someday' by George Duke Do You Know the Way to San José I hope that the first two will be on the studio album we're planning to record later this year.

What makes it great to me is that "atmosphere" Mike mentions. The group interplay is fine, and more dynamic than most other efforts from the various Hutcherson/Land bands, and there's not a solo from anyone which is less than very good. Hearing Chick Corea (in what was arguably his "best" period ) in this context is also a big plus.

My thoughts too. Same here - that's probably my favourite album of his. I think Total Eclipse is Hutcherson's best album as well as the best post-Lion Blue Note album from any artist. Sad to hear that Hutcherson is ailing.

The Holdsworth album is far from what most people would expect from a mid 70s CTI album, though perhaps not the best recording of Holdsworth. Has anybody else heard it?

Some interesting information here: http://www.thebestofbrazil.info/sketches/BDS0119.html

Jan Johansson with Gunnar Johnsson playing 'New Rhumba' in 1961:

There's always Hank Jones to listen to, and one or two half-decent Jimmy Mundy arrangements. But I agree that Baker is weak.

The article is correct. Back when I was a student I used to fill in as a bus driver in Stockholm during Christmas because of the allowance, and during the hour when the Donald Duck show was aired the streets (and buses) were literary empty.

This has been in the coming for some time. But the fax isn't dead; at least once a week people are asking me to fax various documents to them. This is mostly because fax is considered more safe than e-mail (a common view in the bank world), but there's still a minority who ask for fax - because they are not yet into e-mail! The law business is largely very conservative.

Thanks! I'll start with one of the Ericsons as it includes the Christmas motets I've had in my head lately.

I'm looking for recommendations for recordings of Francis Poulenc's choral works. I've got a nice CD set of three Decca albums covering all of the orchestral music (Orchestre National de France/Dutoit) so, if possible, I would like to try to avoid collections doubling this material as I'm satisfied with these recordings.

My deepest condolences to you and your family on your loss. So sad to hear this.

Probably the recording equipment ran at the wrong speed. If the tape is streched the pitch would have been too low, not too high. In cases when CDs have been mastered from mis-pitched tapes, I feel lucky my old CD player has got a pitch control.

Happy birthday, Rolf! You deserve a good one!

400 CDs without booklets and jewel cases? Those will fit in a single CD folder...

Phineas Newborn Jr. 'Please Send Me Someone to Love' (Contemporary, Deep Groove, Yellow Label) with Ray Brown and Elvin Jones.

My wife is away during the weekend and all was set for some "difficult" listening, but somehow I didn't feel like it, so - inspired by a recent mention in another thread - I put on Hank Mobley's 'Far Away Lands' (French DMM). Every time I listen to this album every second year or so I seem to think the same thing - that it's better than I remembered! Taken with a cup of Kusmi "Anastasia" Tea.

I think Persip's lost even before that. Something sounds wrong towards the end of Reece's solo. Around 1:50 it sounds as if Persip is putting an accent on 'two' as if it's the first beat of the bar. Never thought of this before, and it's a fine album nevertheless.

I seem to remember that Wayne is said to have been very dissatisfied with Duke Pearson's production on that date. There's a thread somewhere here, I believe. This is not the thread in question, but there´s something about Wayne's opinion of Duke Pearson: