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Actually, as a complete Henze newbie ... what texts do you mean? Sung texts? Or anything he wrote that was published along with the records? Or anything included in that earlier version? Just wanting to make sure, but I assume it's sung texts, right?

Moving this over here: Despite having a long way to go to even scrape the surface of the Boulez box I can't see myself holding out against this one. Again there will be some overlap and repetition but I'd imagine it will be mainly completely unknown to me. Haven't seen a breakdown of the actual contents of each disc yet. The contents are on the DG website. It is basically a re-issue of their earlier 14CD Henze box, all material from 70s or earlier, plus the Knussen recording of Ondine, plus a few short odds and ends from elsewhere in the catalogue. The earlier CD release included full texts and notes, but this one seems to have gone for original jacket (even though the CDs correspond to the earlier CD issues, not to the LPs) all of which may mean we don't get texts - which would be messed up really... The prestoclassical website says this about the box: Source: http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/r/DG/4791522 And the full contents are listed here: http://www.deutschegrammophon.com/us/cat/single?PRODUCT_NR=4791522

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some live sessions that are documented by recordings: _________ Julius Hemphill Trio Paris (France) December 31, 1977 Baikida Carroll - trumpet Julius Hemphill - alto & sopranino sax Alex Clure - drums FM / 28 min _________ Julius Hemphill Quartet Willisau (Switzerland), Hotel Mohren – Saal June 7, 1980 Julius Hemphill - alto, tenor & soprano sax, flute Olu Dara - trumpet Abdul Wadud - cello Warren Smith - drums AUD / 101 min _________ Julius Hemphill Florence (IT) June 16, 1980 Julius Hemphill - flute, tenor saxophone Olu Dara - trumpet Abdul Wadud - cello Warren Smith - percussion unknown / 97 min (second set inc) _________ Julius Hemphill Trio New York (USA), Public Theatre December 18, 1981 Julius Hemphill - alto & soprano sax, flute Jamaaladen Tacuma - electric bass Michael Carvin - drums AUD / 58 min _________ Julius Hemphill & Abdul Wadud Washington DC (USA), DC Space November 12, 1988 Julius Hemphill - alto sax Abdul Wadud - violoncello AUD / 114 min _________ Julius Hemphill Swing Plaza, New York City (USA) June 18, 1983 Benefit/Tribute to Papa Jo Jones organised by Max Roach. Julius Hemphill - soprano sax Michael Carvin - drums Julius Hemphill - tenor & soprano sax John Hicks - piano Michael Carvin - drums AUD / 41 min _________ some WSQ: World Saxophone Quartet - The Real New York Sax Quartet New York City (USA) February 5, 1977 Julius Hemphill - alto & soprano sax, flute Oliver Lake - alto & tenor sax, flute, poetry David Murray - tenor sax, flute Hamiet Bluiett - baritone sax, flute SBD / 95 min _________ World Saxophone Quartet Willisau (Switzerland), Jazz Festival September 1, 1979 Julius Hemphill - alto & soprano, flute Oliver Lake - alto & soprano sax, flute David Murray - tenor sax, flute Hamiet Bluiett - baritone sax AUD / 48 min _________ The World Saxophone Quartet Plays Duke Ellington JazzFest Berlin Berlin (Germany) November 5, 1987 Oliver Lake - alto & soprano sax Julius Hemphill - alto sax David Murray - tenor sax Hamiet Bluiett - baritone sax 1. In A Sentimental Mood (7:02) 2. Take The "A"-Train (5:59) 3. band intros (1:37) 4. Come Sunday (7:57) 5. Lush Life (6:45) 6. (6:56) 7. Afrobossa (5:47) 8. Sophisticated Lady (8:38) 9. announcement (0:25) 10. Love You Madly (2:50) 11. (2:43) Digi-Sat / 57 min _________ World Saxophone Qrt. with Max Roach & M'Boom "The Grand Collaboration" St. John the Divine Cathedral, New York City, NY (USA) June 26, 1981 -WSQ- Oliver Lake Julius Hemphill David Murray Hamiet Bluiett -M'Boom- Max Roach Freddie Waits Joe Chambers Roy Brooks Ray Mantilla Omar Clay Fred King Warren Smith CD1/51:14 *** WSQ & Roach *** 01. Bluiett's Blues (3:20) 02. Funny Paper (4:30) 03. Two Sheet (6:48) 04. Fast Life (3:33) *** M'Boom *** 05. Onomotopea (9:45) 06. Twinkle Toes (4:09) 07. Epistrophy (5:09) 08. Morning Midday (3:59) [cut] 09. Cudgi-chockolea (9:58) CD2/53:15 *** WSQ & M'Boom *** 10. Intro (0:28) 11. (11:57) 12. (5:47) 13. (9:35) 14. (15:14) 15. (5:59) 16. (4:12) FM / 104 min _________ David Murray Big Band New York City (USA), Public Theatre July 2, 1978 Olu Dara - cornet Baikida Carroll, Leslie Ford - trumpet Grachan Monchur, Lester Lashley, Michael Keith - trombone James Newton - flute John Carter - clarinet, alto sax Julius Hemphill - alto sax David Murray - tenor sax Henry Threadgill - tenor sax, flute Pat Patrick - baritone sax, clarinet, flute Jaki Byard - piano Fred Hopkins - bass Steve McCall - drums Amira Baraka - poetry Irene Datcher - voice Rrata (?) Christine Jones - dance Lawrence “Butch” Morris - conductor AUD / 93 min _________ Murray David Octet Jazz Jamboree 1983 Warsaw (PO), Sala Kongresowa October 23, 1983 Baikida Carroll, Roy Campbell - trumpet Craig Harris - trombibe Julius Hemphill - alto sax David Murray - tenor sax Curtis Clark - piano Wilber Morris - bass Billy Higgins - drums 1. 3 D Family > Band Intros (14:50) 2. Dewey's Circle (20:33) 3. Home (6:39) [inc] SBD / 42 min _________ David Murray Octet Jazz Jamboree Warsaw (Poland), Sala Kongresowa October 23, 1983 Baikida Carroll, Roy Campbell - trumpet Craig Harris - trombone Julius Hemphill - alto sax David Murray - tenor sax Curtis Clark - piano Wilber Morris - bass Billy Higgins - drums digi-sat TV / 29 min _________ Hamiet Bluiett Big Band New York City (USA), Brooklyn, 40 W. 17 February 17, 1977 Frank Gordon - trumpet Ahmad Abdullah - trumpet Olu Dara - cornet Hamiet Bluiett - baritone sax Henry Threadgill - reeds, flute poss. Chico Freeman - reeds, flute poss. Julius Hemphill - reeds poss. David Murray - reeds Muhal Richard Abrams - piano Don Pullen - piano poss. Abdul Wadud - cello Fred Hopkins - bass Brian Smith - bass Don Moye - drums Ajaraamu - drums Phillip Wilson - drums AUD / 107 min _________ Since the tribute band is listed above, there's one by it, too: Julius Hemphill Sextet Berlin Jazz Festival Berlin (Germany) November 27, 1992 Julius Hemphill - alto sax Marty Ehrlich - alto sax Carl Grubbs - alto sax James Carter - tenor sax Andrew White - tenor sax Peck Allmond - baritone sax 1. Variations on A-Train (3:33) 2. The Answer (2:20) 3. Fat Man (7:30) 4. Three Steps (2:21) 5. Opening (3:28) 6. Hard Blues (9:07) 7. The Moat and Bridge (12:07) 8. Anchor Man / Floppy / Blued Up (9:23) 9. Flush (9:53) FM / 60 min (timings would need double-checking) I am not offering these here or anywhere ... in fact I wouldn't really know where to locate them right away. There's definitely much more than this, this is just what I've found without doing much searching.

Thanks brownie. This one (partly quoted and linked at the end of the Monde obit) is a good read, too: http://www.drame.org/blog/index.php?2013/07/04/2626-bernard-vitet-ne-souffle-plus

Sad news. Just found this lengthy interview (in French) - seems like a very fun read: http://www.allumesdujazz.eu/~blog/index.php?2007/01/15/13-bernard-vitet-memoires-dun-dilettante

Yes indeed! Most obviously, I love all their Barney Wilen releases ... "Moshi Too" is amazing!

r.i.p. don't know his own stuff at all yet, just some with Ella ... any recommendations?

Totally agree with that. Hadn't even realized it had never appeared as a single disc ... love that Mosaic, I think it contains McLean's very best!

sad news

The great Gary Bartz deserves a larger image. I say he deserves one with a few pixels more:

Well, and he was good in games with apples, too ... and I guess now's the moment to mention that boy from Duluth ... can't sing, can't paint, but he made some okay albums and wrote some fine lyrics.

Thanks a lot for chiming in, Laurie! And great to see you'll be doing these on CD, too ... I'll be waiting, then!

Just in case, the Holliger recording can also be found on this fine box: costs plenty in the US it seems, but on amazon.de, the price is quite alright

Milt Hinton, photographer http://www.milthinton.com/milton_photo.html

Yep, Humair seems to be for real, indeed! He's a great gourmet, too - not sure that's among arts that count here, though

I saw them ... and wondered about the same thing.

Well, if this kind of cross-funding works, it's fine with me ... just bring us "Hum Dono" some day, please!

smart move!

Belated best wishes!

Happy Birthday!

Happy Birthday!

Congratulations, Chuck!

Well, it has Miles written all over it .... if it was Monk, or any other Columbia artsist of that era, no chance. Miles and Trane are the only artists the majors will take a risk of such box sets. Yep - very sad that Sony didn't even get Basie right in 2004 ... and the same with Ellington - still too many open gaps there in the fifties and sixites - here's hope for another Mosaic box dedicated to ducal sounds!

Well, they do cater to classical audiences, but then those are huge compared to jazz. Is Universal the only major still doing a little bit of jazz every other year? EMI is dead, Sony has stopped nearly a decade ago ... I sure am glad I caught the tail end of the eighties and was around for most of the nineties to buy tons and tons of reissues!