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Have a copy on the way now, thanks for the alert! And have given it a few listens by now, slowly letting it sink in - wow! A truly magisterial album!

Ah, I see - that's cool! I thought it might have been on the Miles "European Tour '56" Definitive CD, but checking Losin there's only Nov. 12 (Freiburg, Germany) and Nov. 19 (Zurich, Switzerland) there, not Nov. 2 (Paris, France). So this one wasn't even on "Lester Young - Live and private recordings in chronological order"?

What is an "Audio private funk spiritual"? An extinct animal? A military degree?

It says "Three of the sessions are unissued and on one track Oh! Lady Be Good young Miles Davis is on trumpet. It was recorded on a European tour Lester and Miles did in 1956. " Hard to believe that unissued is actually true, but hey, if it is that's very cool! The 1956 stuff w/Miles (and the MJQ and the René Urtreger Trio) is hardly news though.

Judy Garland Red Garland Sonny Red

Chico Freeman - No Time Left (Black Saint) - quite a change of pace...

Alas I don't have it... but of course brownie does - I'd have put a bet on that! How 'bout this one? Introspective grunting p0rn?

Lerner & Loewe Rodgers & Hart Dietz & Schwartz

Well, I wasn't doubting it all... just seems that because a tune bears a reference in its title doesn't necessarily mean it's in any kind an examination of any native elements. I guess Jim Pepper is one of the most on-topic musicians here, though honestly I wouldn't know how close he gets to being authentic... but he's authentic Jim Pepper, always, and that's fine enough for me! I believe that Witchi Tai To is based on a peyote song. I could ask John-Carlos Perea about this, since I know he's done an exhaustive amount of research figuring this stuff out. (Much of the latter's music is also derived from chants/traditional songs. Structurally, there's a lot of improv; I'm talking mostly about melodic/harmonic source material. In addition to playing in jazz ensembles, he does a lot of work playing cedar flute and/or drum in a more traditional context.) Interesting, thanks! I'd never doubt Pepper's dedication and conviction - to me, it seems as he was never, ever, bullshitting, a very committed musician, who was serious about his music, even when the music sounded (and still sounds) like a load of good-natured fun.

Pat Metheny - Watercolors (ECM)

Thank you! Btw, are you a relative of Chrétien de Troyes?

Happy Birthday, Mark! :party: And yes indeed, keep the pics coming, love them! :tup

Thanks, Mark & Colin!

Not sure this really fits here, but it's fun with old R5!

Just gave the disc another spin - very, very good! There's less production than on the studio discs, and that makes for a nice change of pace! Really enjoying it! Congrats to all three of you! :tup

Dare I say that there's a Lonehill CD compiling "The Route" and "Playboys", as well as the bits from the "Big Band" album w/Pepper, and some Jack Sheldon cuts w/Chet & Pepper? I have the two albums as part of the Art Pepper Mosaic, too - very good stuff!

Great story, brownie! Wow! I love Gato's contribution on Cherry's Blue Notes!

The Chet Baker-Russ Freeman quartet at its best! Highly recommended! Yes indeed! I just wanted to recommend these three to Daniel, as by hunting the original albums or reissues of original albums, you'd miss out on most of what's on these three fine discs!

I haven't heard any of the LPs except for the Frank Tusa "Father Time" (which, just in case, is now part of Enja's recent 24 bit digipack series). There are plenty of fine radio recordings around from '74/'75 - that stuff is smokin'!

Well, I wasn't doubting it all... just seems that because a tune bears a reference in its title doesn't necessarily mean it's in any kind an examination of any native elements. I guess Jim Pepper is one of the most on-topic musicians here, though honestly I wouldn't know how close he gets to being authentic... but he's authentic Jim Pepper, always, and that's fine enough for me!

Just naively asking... how much of the music mentioned here actually has any native American influence, music-wise?

Thanks, Adrian and Tom!

Gave it a first spin yesterday... nice but a little more lightweight than I expected. And if only Ziegele could keep his darn mouth shut - his "lyrics" ruined almost every gig I've heard (not many, I tend to stay away, just because of that... why doesn't anyone tell him?) Anyway, they get into a really nice groove here, Schweizer plays fine, and so does Ntshoko. Ziegele on alto sounds quite heavy, and it seems he was around in London in the era when McGregor and Dudu were around, so that's cool. I'd say a nice disc for us suckers of ZA jazz, but nothing too essential.

Catching up with this... Liebman is sort of an on and off thing here. I've never turned into a big fan of his so far, but I have lots of respect for him and enjoy the hell out of some of his music. Recently got the Enja reissue of the Frank Tusa album that is more or less a Lookout Farm set, Father Time. To me, this music has quite some appeal, 70s or not, fender rhodes or not. It's honest, lively stuff that I assume might make some folks nervous, but hey, they're trying out some stuff, and to me it works just fine! The duets are interesting, lyrical... Beirach gets to the front here, and honestly I'm not sure I understand him yet. It's not boring however, rather it's just a "code", I guess, that I don't quite get yet. Haven't played the Quest disc yet, but I'll love that one, I'm sure! The Paris gig that was partially released as Redemption on hatOLOGY was pure magic, for instance!

Very interesting points there, David! I'd buy this 3CD set within the blink of an eye if I didn't already have one of the albums and didn't have a hunch that the third was a bit less essential...