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What are those German (or wherever from) Chess digipacks? I never saw one! Any links, scans?

Great photos, thanks a lot for sharing them, David!

German Chess, what's that? Remember this thread?

And listen to the bass! Pops Foster is mightier and more swinging than most bassists to come for a long time (same goes for Wellman Braud and a few others).

sad news ... only know very few of her poems but love those - r.i.p.

Yes indeed!

As for Honegger, I hope the current banknotes' replacement will be re-scheduled for another while:

r.i.p.

Second the Luis Russell recommendation! His music was a big part in getting me interested in 20s jazz! This one's excellent:

And what about the Clark Terry/Bob Brookmeyer Quintet? One of the last bands Eddie Costa played with, they released four great LPs featuring magic improvised counterpoint betwixt the Flugelhorn and Valve trombone: "Quintet" "Tonight" "The Power of Positive Swinging" "Gingerbread Men" Not up there with the bands I mentioned, in my opinion (though I adore Costa - but he does turn up in less-than-great settings pretty often). Some nice music, for sure, and it does have the "power of positive swinging", but that alone is rarely enough for me

I agree - but still not quite a masterpiece, I think.

My choices for Rollins would be, I think: A Night at the Village Vanguard (trio) Saxophone Colossus (quartet) Sonny Rollins Plus Four (quintet) Not sure "Big Brass" is a masterpiece - honestly I don't quite think so. Neither is "Alfie", so no mid- or large-size for the list. The solo album is fascinating, but ultimately not that good either. So Rollins is to me, rather a case not fitting this thread, as he made all his best albums in trio and quartet settings. I'm not even totally sure I'd really nominate "Plus Four" as a masterpiece. It's mighty good, but Rollins was on better quintet albums as a sideman - with Monk and Roach - than he made any as a leader.

Incidentally, it's the 200th anniversary of his birth in 2013. There should be enough box sets out to build your own Valhalla (or at least obscure a beautiful goddess). There is already this one: http://www.amazon.com/Wagner-Complete-Operas-Limited-Edition/dp/B00980IA3M/ It's out over here, and much cheaper: http://www.amazon.de/Wagner-Complete-Operas-Limited-Edition/dp/B00980IA3M/

That's a great interview, just re-read it yesterday!

Oh, didn't think they'd have it ... amazon.fr is a bit cheaper at this time: http://www.amazon.fr/Dameronia-Life-Music-Dameron-Perspectives/dp/0472114131/ Guess I'll order it soon, then!

A rather hefty price tag ... but as a big admirer of Tadd's music, I'll have to get hold of this, eventually!

Didn't it turn on Dec. 21st?

the Ming: Mingus Plays Piano Money Jungle Mingus Presents Mingus Mingus Ah Um Black Saint and the Sinner Lady the Monk: Solo Piano (Vogue 1954) The Thelonious Monk Trio (Prestige) Monk's Dream or Monk in Action or Live at Carnegie Hall 1957 or ... Brilliant Corners The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall

Any chance you can share some of that?

Congrats, Jim!

Merry x-mas and only the best to you and your beloved ones! Eat much, drink more, and have some good (thanks again, Jim!)

(you can get up to 82 minutes onto a CD ... but there's a note in the booklet of the Columbia/Legacy CD edition of "The Birth of the Third Stream" - which clocks in I think at 76 or 77 minutes - that they've exhausted the medium's capacity to the last ... not sure about redbook standard and 80 minutes always having been the same thus, sorry)

Oh hellyeah, I hear you Allen! That performance was a major ear-opener for me, too, at about the same age. I remember buying that cheapo Mingus Compilation (this one) and that "Stormy Weather" really struck something within me. I must have bought my CD copy of "Mingus Presents Mingus" around the same time, but none of the tunes had that very same impact as "Stormy Weather" and it's to this day a favorite in all of music! Oh yes, please do! There are several places to check here: Though none got too far ... there must be more hidden in other ZA jazz threads ... anyway, all his Steeplechase albums are recommmended! And anything you can get by the Blue Notes, too!

And there's a thing for Randy - his father Arno with Woody's band (from the JazzWax interview): http://marcmyers.typepad.com/.a/6a00e008dca1f088340153931d0126970b-popup and another one: http://marcmyers.typepad.com/.a/6a00e008dca1f088340153931d1483970b-popup

Sad news - enjoyed his playing in those few spots he turns up in my collection ... first took notice of him with Mingus on Impulse - he's got some fine moments there! This one's well worth getting, too: