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Yeah, I brought Lee in because the tone of this thread is a bit too... generalizing for my linking

I can believe it. Judy Garland is often maligned as campy and fake, but she usually strikes me as very real and sincere. Try Konitz, he does "Stella" very often and I've never been bored a bit by his takes on it!

If anyone has any trouble with the RAR file, let me know - I'm just uploading the M4A as well!

Kind of interesting indeed what does turn up and what doesn't - hundreds of versions of "Star Eyes" always with the same introduction, thousands of "What Is This Thing..." and "I'll Remember April... none of these are bad songs, "What Is This Thing" is in fact a great one, but since this thread mostly amounts to "what standards have grown fatally tired of", they might make my list if I'd bother to do one. As for "Invitation", the version on Jaco Pastorius' "Birthday Concert" is rather fine, too, methinks. I'm not too fond of that tune, but some fine versions have been named and I certainly won't complain havint to hear them again. I used to stronly dislike "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", but that changed... not just because of but also thanks to Judy Garland (yea, can you believe it?) "My Funny Valentine"... oh well yes, I rather dislike it, but I still enjoy listening to Miles' and Chet's recordings every now and then. And who ever names Willard Robison in this thread will have to duel himself with me (and don't even dare bringing up Hoagy... he's not to blame for all that happened to/with his songs, is he?)

Well hey, there are a few goofs, but the arrangements are great and the quality of both perfomance and recording is surely good enough for these tracks to make for very enjoyable listen!

Thanks for the details, Niko! Looks splendid!

Yep, enjoying it a lot, Jeff!

Happy Birthday, Claude! :party:

Yes, they are a Portuguese label after all I thought it was a US label, had no idea!

Got a confirmation (two in fact) - seems the package is on its way by now! (And from Portugal, too? Had no idea!)

Buck Hill!? Very cool! Will get me a CD, for sure, thanks!

Funnily I just ordered one today (Koch I think, new copy in stock with some marketplace vendor).

Ha!

Yeah, but I got no confirmation yet (other than the automated Paypal one). That's the only thing that might start worrying me in a couple of days. Shipping will take as long as it will...

So you do have me worrying... But then I ordered on weekend an it's only monday morning in the US, so I'll just wait and see.

same second notification from paypal, nothing else... ordered on March 31 (afternoon yurpeen time, morning us time): Rob Brown Trio - Sounds Charles Rumback Quartet - Two Kinds of Art Thieves Roswell Rudd/Mark Dresser - Airwalkers Whit Dickey - Sacred Ground Michael Blake Trio - Right before your very ears Gerry Hemingway - The Whimbler Whit Dickey - In a Heartbeat

but.... they're all grey!

Luckily that one (or portions of it) was preserved, too! Great concert - wish I had such memories!

They were taped in Berlin (Nov. 4) with Kenny Drew on piano (as well as Jimmy Woode and Keith Killgo).

Thanks, interesting read! Great having a new disc to look forward to!

Sheep and Booby really ought to do a duo rekkid! Too bad Booger's dead or else he ought to have joined!

Me, too! And I want that second copy of Ramifications NOW

Jim, I think it was mentioned somewhere that this version of the Rockland material was corrected: Complete Legendary Rockland Palace Dance Date 1952 (Jazz Classics Records CD-JZCL-5014, rel. 1996) On the back of the tray, it claims: "ALL performances are here with CORRECTLY issued for the ffirst time, running at proper pitch & correct key." Liners are by Doug Pomeroy (and I here with testify having bought it from amazon.com on February 1, 2004). Btw, to me, it's mainly the non-Bird material that makes this box such an attractive offer. I've not yet entered the zone where I can identify Bird boots and say "I've got that date on this release" and am far from having sorted all of it out (and even farther from actually knowing for real all the live Bird I've got on various releases).

15$ and DL only? Too bad, I'd sure love a real CD... again: who's playing besides Warren?

Happy Birthday! :party: