EKE BBB

Great to see another stride piano fan round these parts! Thanks for your input. Best regards, Agustín

Please, report back on the new Sportiello when you listen to it. I really loved his debut album on Arbors! I will do. I already have his two solo records on Arbors and Jazz Connaisseur and love them both. So I am looking forward to this new effort. This is a wonderful album. Sportiello is splendid, covering stride, swing (Teddy Wilson, Count Basie, hints of Art Tatum) and be bop (Red Garland, Barry Harris, his teacher and mentor), he has a beautiful touch and swings effortlessly. Nicki Parrot's bass playing is a revelation: She has a big round tone and superb timing. Nicki also sings on a few tracks. She is an above average, if not exceptional singer, reminding me a bit of Stacey Kent. If you love Sportiello's solo album on Arbors you may also want to have this one. Thanks for this review, Tommy T. I'll put this one on my wish list for Christmas!

Up for no particular reason!

You won't regret it, Paul! The Don Lanphere sides are very interesting, and Leo Parker's "Mona Lisa" is worth the price of the disc itself. Needless to say anything on the Haig and the Navarro sides, obviously.

What's Da Fatha smokin'?

Previous thread/organissimo BB rant on this book

Please, report back on the new Sportiello when you listen to it. I really loved his debut album on Arbors!

The disc is finally out: Contrabaix website. Will be listening to this one for the rest of the day...

The disc is finally out: Contrabaix website. Will be listening to this one for the rest of the day...

Cigar, not cigarette, but here's my favorite smoker:

In fact, I don't think there's any chance, for now, that the passing of Gambit Records become a reality. The Definitive/Absolute emporium is an ever-growing one, giving birth to new labels-sublabels each year.

my money is on Booker 'Two Solos' Ervin How bout Harry 'Same Few Notes' Edison?

-Bob Wilber - Original Wilber (Phontastic) -Serge Chaloff - Blue Serge (Capitol)

No, his real name is Clifford Brown, yeah, that one. I and the others members who met him personally can testify it. He explained us that he was actually bored about how the jazz was going at times, so he decided to arrange a fake incident and retire in Paris where he pursued the research of the Perfect Music. From his latest decision I guess he didn't find it, yet. Good Luck, Glifford! Sure, but the guy still can PLAY the trumpet! Regards, Duke Ellington at his 108 (member formerly known as EKE BBB)

Though I understand brownie's feelings on dedicating too much time to this board, I'm also one of those who think that the Big O won't be the same without him. Anyway, we'll stay in touch, of course! Count me in for additional (and hopefully regular) trips to Paris. Seeking through those second hand jazz stores with you and enjoying a wonderful meal and a marvellous bottle of French wine at your place is one of the greatest pleasures of travelling to Paris. Ah, and if you reconsider avoiding Madrid in your trips to Spain.... there's a Muga Reserva Special of 1994 vintage waiting for you in my modest cellar! Best regards, Agustín

I would say the final set will be something like vol. 120. If everything goes fine, and the current flow of 4 sets a year continues, that final set of theIntégrale should be available around 2040 Provided CD sets will still be an acceptable form of music by then! I'll keep my fingers crossed until then! That will make 100 years of good health! A huge birthday party is expected, brownie (with Louis Armstrong music from the Intégrale series on the air) Hope to be round there to celebrate!

Strangely, it's not available through amazon anymore, except for 1 copy at the amazon.fr marketplace. Not available at cduniverse, worldsrecords or any other of my usual online sellers. OK, now I found it at FNAC.fr What kind of distribution is this?

Just got volume 4 this morning, for less than 20 euros. Hopefully, someday I will be able to tell my grandchildren "Hell, I finally got the last volume of the Integrale Louis Armstrong!".

I ordered a few Frogs from cduniverse this morning: Tony Parenti - Strut Yo' Stuff 1925-29 Johnny Dunn - Cornet Blues Clarence Williams - Shake 'Em Up 1927-29 Johnny Dodds - New Orleans Stomp 1926

Paul looks eerily like a young Larry King in this photo. In fact Paul looks a lot like our board member brownie himself... And I am not kidding!

Who cares about your 58 posts ?!?!?!?!? . . . . . . . . . . . I became Dr. Funkenstein this morning!

Sad to read this thread about the end of Big O! I have been part of several BBs and I am actually a member of several jazz-related mail lists and yahoo groups.... but organissimo was (shit, I am talking past!) something special. If this finally happens... BIG THANKS to Jim for his invaluable service to the jazz cybercommunity! Chris, count me in for that alternative mail list! Here's my email: ekebbbapg@yahoo.es Sadly yours, Agustín