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Hi Francois, I'm thinking of jumping on all the Hep Teddy Wilson releases. Any comments on the other ones? Are they worth it? Cheers!

Hey, you got it!

Ha!

No need to worry ...

I'm ALWAYS there.

Crap! Cheers!

Non-alcoholic? Huh? What's that? Ch rs!

Ed Thigpen's new CD is out. Listen to three numbers online (in full and in good quality ... real player stream!): Ed Thigpen Scantet. #1. (Stunt 04012). Jens Winther (trumpet) Tomas Franck (tenor saxophone) Kasper Villaume (pianor) Jesper Bodilsen (bass) Ed Thigpen (drums) Check out fast train. Great number. In many cases, these young cats used to be Ed's students but are well-established themselves themselves. 01 Shake It Out 02 Is That So 03 Fast Train Love his stuff! Cheers! P.S.: If the direct links don't work for some reason, go here and select one of the tunes below his portrait.

I've got plenty of those here. Plenty. Good ones! Cheers!

Tom, man, I'm sorry. I wish you strength. Your mom must be proud of you.

Thanks for the info, Francois! I'm still waiting for the boxes. It's one of those slow eBay people I bought the sets from. I'll post here again once I have them and have listened to/studied them in more detail. Cheers!

Nope, you can't make me responsible for the exchange rate. Nope. No go. Won't do.

Thanks guys! I get this warm cuddly feeling everytime I visit trhis thread! couw: I wonder if you can keep up with those candle pics once I pass the 60 mark? rockefeller center: That newspaper clip has got to be the most dadaistic birthday wish yet. Thanks! Cheers!

OK. Here goes nothing. As I hinted at in my first post, I simply don't have the background for most of these tunes. To my ears, a lot of it sounded "too modern" and comes from styles/CDs I don't have and won't have for a while either. Nevertheless, having heard both CDs four times altogether, they gave me a very interesting and intense listening experience. Still, I'm totally, completely and nervewreckingly out of my depth here. My .1 cent worth: CD 01: Track 01: I really like this one. My dad says it's James Moody, but I don't have much of his stuff, so I can't verify that. My dad knows a lot of jazz though. He says hi. My parents are over for a few days. [Note: My mom hated just about everything on the discs ]. Track 02: I like the drumming. Nice drum kit sound as well. I thought Tony Williams for a sec, but then I discarded that idea. I don't really know why. I like this tune as well, although it certainly isn't anything I would listen too all that much. Track 03: I have the feeling I should know this one. Again, this is a bit too disjointed for me. I'm always waiting for something to kick in that just doesn't happen. Track 04: No, I won't! Track 05: Not me at all. Boring. Sorry. Sounds like a friend of mine who used to do unspeakable things to my mom's grand whenever he got too wasted. Track 06: Nice. At times. Not my cup of tea. Why do I get the idea that you're trying to pull my leg with those vocalists? Track 07: This, I think, is my favourite of the whole BFT set. Love it. I have absolutely no clue who this is, but it's wonderful technique all around, very nice sound, great composition. Love it! Track 08: Although this is getting tedious, and will be offered again and again along the way. Absolutely no clue. Not my cup of tea, at all. Track 09: Sounds like Ellington. I think I have this. I'm still working on this one. More later. Track 10: Hopefully I will get at least one right. This must be J.C. Must be, gotta be, please? Track 11: Did they ask the sax player to step outside? Sorry. Boring, and the singer has some moments, but not many. Disc 02: Track 01: This must be G. E. I like this one. I have no idea which tune it is, but I like the way this thing just slouches along. Damn difficult tempo to play, I think. Or maybe it's just me? To get the drums to sit as this drummer does is quite a feat (considering some of the stuff the band is doing)! Track 02: Betty Carter. Me. Not. Like. But the trio on speed (00:53 and thereafter) is quite something. Like it! Still, it's something critics should like ... to me it sounds too calculated. Track 03: Interesting pairing-up of vocalists. Again, not me, at all. But interesting. Track 04: Head music. I always get irritated by this kind of stuff. Desperately trying to be different, err, modern. Etc. Nope. Not for me. Track 05: The sound and style reminded me of Tommy Emmanuel from Australia, but it's far too jazzy for him. Still, could be from one of his earlier albums which are damn difficult to get. The similarity is stunning. It's got two typical Emmanuel bits (or did Tommy copy that from whoever this is?). The drummer sounds familiar as well. can't place him now. I'm not into this stuff anymore, but I'd be interested in finding out who this is. I have tons of this stuff from way back when, and maybe I even have this? Track 05: Blaxploitation or "Streets of San Francisco" on crack. Track 06: Santana on drugs. Track 07: In the beginning it sounds like my little brother on the piano. Then, after a while, it doesn't anymore. Interesting. Track 08: No idea whatsoever. There is so much of that jazz/world music stuff floating around. This sounds like just another one of those cuts from one of those albums. Doesn't do anything for me. Track 09: The man with the funny horn? Sounds like him, but, again, no idea. Track 10: I wouldn't buy this, but I thought it was very interesting. Reminds me of some of the more electronic Japanese stuff I used to listen to. Heard this one several times. The recording quality is quite good as well. Floats right between my speakers. Track 11: Hm. The drummer sucks. I would hate it if this was someone known. Amateurs. But, they're having fun, they're making music, so I'm not going to complain. Randy, now that I think about it, I spent quite a bit more time with these discs than I thought I would. Not only because I don't have a clue about most of the tunes, but simply because it was very interesting for me. I am, I think, quite an attentive listener, even if I don't like a tune, and here I had to listen several times. And I will listen to these again and maybe post some more. Cheers! And Thanks! P.S.: If many more of you are into most of the stuff on these discs, I think I might just get thrown out of the club when my BFT comes around. Cheers!

True, but sex does come cheaper in these parts. Cheers!

Man, the Mosaic sets one could buy right now for that money ... Some people are just nuts (or simply have too much money). Cheers!

Some quick thoughts on the selections. I did listen to the whole set yesterday, twice, and I have my problems with it. Alot of it comes from styles/areas/whatever of jazz that I am not familiar with, hardly ever listen to and, to be quite honest, that (in many cases) I have shied away from until now. Give me some time to virtually immerse myself in the tunes. There were some things I thought I recognized, but it's far too early to post anything comprehensible. I'm having a hard time with this test. Again, I need more time.

I agree and try to mention whether I like the tune or not. Of course, sometimes I cannot determine whether I like something or not on only two or three hearings. Most of the time I can, but not always. Yes, I think we should discuss whether we like the songs or not. I particularly like Dan's DKDC comments. That's the typical type of honesty we get from Dan which makes him a joy to read. Regarding looking at the comments of others: I get your point Daniel, but my problem with it as I had to read 5 pages of posts was the regurgitated comments. How many times did I read that tune #1 was from a movie score as soon as one poster had mentioned it? I say again, where's the fun? Come on everyone, use your own imagination. This isn't a contest to see how many correct identifications you get. It should be as Daniel says a forum where you mention whether a tune turns you on or not. If you don't wish to comment on the music or don't have the time (like Catesta) then that's fine, but don't look at everyone's comments then post. Surely that will cloud your judgement? Have you guys ever thought about the fact that similar comments can come from a CD that everyone has? I remember that after I had posted I read the whole thread a while later and was surprised at how many similar comments there were. I attributed it to the fact that we all had the same CD. Example: The first tune does sound like sth from a movie, and that was the first thought that came to my mind. So why should I say it isn't? Just to avoid sounding like other people? Cheers!

True. They also apparently don't give a hoot about jazz but are only in it for the money. The usual licensing machinery. Cheers!

Do I understand you correctly? Miles comes before deus?

Well, the photos are online: Jazz Street Cheers!

Q: You are in a room with Saddam Hussein, Adolf Hitler, and Kenny G. You have a gun but only two bullets. What do you do? A: Shoot Kenny G twice... just to make sure. Cheers!

6578 posts since January 16th? No wonder the board has been running slow. Cheers!

While waiting for an answer - and whenever I've got some time - I thought I'd scan some images from the book. Here are two (Armstrong [duh] and Mulligan]: Cheers!

Yep, I heard that side and that's why I'm looking ... Cheers!