king ubu

Al Harewood is still playing? Didn't know that! These guys make Louis Hayes look like a kid Happy Birthday, Jimmy Cobb!

My disc two plays through without any issues ... phew, lucky. Glad you could sort it out though!

I may sound like a blatant ignorant (probably am), but the one (partial) anglican mass I ever attended (somewhere in Scotland, east coast ... Aberdeen, Perth, Dundee ... don't recall) sounded and smelt very catholic to protestant litte me (this was in the very early 90s, I'd say). Sure, the hymns might be different, but all in all, it's a looooooong step from anglican to protestant, while it just seemed like very quick and close one to catholic to me, back then. No idea if that's typical or anything ... but the difference to what I grew up here was huge. Regular protestant mass will include some organ to open and close, and in between the attendants singing a few old songs (I'd say picked from three or four dozen, even though the hymn book holds five hundred or so). The organ will of course open the songs/hymns and accompany, usually making sure the singing gets even sagging as it goes on. Not much magic or elevation to be found there. What I do enjoy though, is going to choir concerts at churches ... they needn't necessarily be of religious works then, it was magic once to freeze my ass off in one of Zurich's largest, virtually unheated churches, to hear "Peer Gynt". But I also saw the likes of Rossini's "Petite messe solennelle" (alas the orchestral version, I think the piano/harmonium version is more fun).

Juan García? Not sure if I could get this kinda mass here, we ain't catholic no longer

I got the Rampe disc (fantastic) and that two disc set of the Muffat edition (w/embellishments) by Pollerus. Didn't yet get any further but will keep following these threads!

I can cope with non-HIP (and sacred), but give me Gould or Tureck or Fischer (Edwin, that is). Though actually the most horrible is Richter's famous Händel.

Regarding Richter, I'm really not sure ... I'm in awe many times, I love some of the stuff ... but often he doesn't touch me all that much in the end. Not sure in which direction this will go. The Decca box might just be too much of a good thing for me, I've got the ICON and I also am interested in the DG box - maybe that's a better choice. (Oh, and his Bach is horrible, I find.) I got it for around 50€ (shipping included) when the price took a short dive at amazon.it - worth watching these sets.

Weird ... but then the Ansermet box (which I got a few weeks ago) went to "unavailable" again and then got a later release date (Jan 14, I think) ... guess the same might happen here. Still not sure if I really want this, the amazon.de price was a few cents too much so the custom n*zis would have cashed in another 20€ ... if it comes back and goes down a euro or two, I'll have to reconsider.

I like the cover!

I wish, I hope ... but it doesn't help much! This is seriously great news!

Yes indeed!!!

These come in separate jewel cases, flimsy cardboard around, each disc with a one-fold booklet containing notes (some or most of the times expanding to the back page). Can't tell you specifically about the Noone, but usually they're to-the-point factual and given the small space pretty good - but that's just one man's opinion, of course ... and a man's that has not too nany JSP sets. Guess I should have a closer look at the Noone

and a vocal version by Sassy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e45xQFZlrOg

Thank you, king ubu. I need the melody to stick indeed. It helps when it is clear and standing out. Lucky Thompson also did a wonderful version of this tune ... on his great "Lucky Strikes" album - a short sample (including the motif at the end) is on allmusic: http://www.allmusic.com/album/lucky-strikes-mw0000649753 the full tune in on the tube, too:

Many thanks! Will see if I can sample some of this in a local store some day!

Hm, I guess I'll just stick with the three or four Double Deccas I've already got, as far as Ashkenazy goes (one is the Scriabin, and one as mentioned him conducting the Rach symphonies). Any particular recommendations of his as a pianist beyond that? I don't feel like I'm missing out on much (like, I don't feel like more Chopin and Beethoven), but is there anything that's generally accepted (whatever that means) as a classic?

Not miked that well, but on fire! The cut from "Jazz Wave" must be on the Mosaic, which was my first encounter with this amazing band - got to dig it up some day soon! Btw, is it just me or does late Getz (eighties) occasionally have some similarities with JoeHen? Sonically, rhythmically ... I can't really pin it down, but in the opener of "Pure Getz" that's spinning right now, I had to think back about Henderson.

That could be great! The concertos with Previn are the ones I've already got (plus the 2CD set with the 24 Preludes and the Piano Sonata No. 2, as well as the one with the Concertgebouw under Ashkenazy playing the three Symphonies - that, too, won't be included, of course). I never felt like going for the huge Ashkenazy Decca box, but this one is tempting indeed!

enjoying this thread a lot ... makes me want to pick up my saxophones again, too! here's a version akin to my first encounter with "Invitation" - very good one as the melody sticks easily once you've heard it:

Very cool video, thanks for sharing! Btw, it's my understanding the Basle disc isn't a boot. Fantastic disc!

Didn't notice anything like this ... will gladly check if no others chime in, but probably won't come around 'til Saturday.

Which is probably true, but still ... anyway, they are definitely of interest to me! Thanks to David and you for all the info, as I was fully unaware of this series!

Okay, that's a pity ...

Oh, don't get me wrong, I'm not saying there's no merit to early Swedish jazz ... (or to its counterparts in many other European countries). It's just that there's so much time to listen to stuff and there's so much on my real (and virtual/wishlist) pile and my priorities are different. As for going into the sixties, what little I've heard by the likes of Bernt Rosengren and his gang, Monica Zetterlund and very few others, I would definitely enjoy a taste or two more there, and these compilations could be a wonderful addition there! Steve, do they include english liners, too?

As far as info goes, have you tried this: http://old.visarkiv.se/jazzdisk_en.htm ? I know that ... but I have no interest in it there are hundreds and hundreds of discs around that need (well, I want!) to get a spin! Simply no need as there'd be no time for it, so I don't want to pay a cent there, it would just be wasted.