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Her "Piano Jazz" show is terrific! I have the greatest respect for her achievements! The guests she had with her, and how he makes them feel comfortable... most gracious! And she's able to play with just about everyone, without having to deny herself. Guests included Paul Bley, Ray Charles, Marilyn Crispell, Cecil Taylor, Tommy Flanagan, Chick Corea (on a battery of synths - she did that show at his home studio), Blossom Dearie, Herbie Hancock, Roland Hanna, John Hicks, Barry Harris, Gene Harris, George Shearing, Andrew Hill, Ellis Marsalis, Phineas Newborn, Jason Moran, Hod O'Brien, Shirley Scott, Roger Kellaway, Dick Hyman, Gerald Wiggins, McCoy Tyner, as well as horn players like Joe Wilder, Jimmy Heath, J.J. Johnson, Frank Morgan, Warren Vaché, Dave Douglas and Don Byron, guitarists Bill Frisell, Les Paul, Russell Malone, and Pat Metheny, vibist Milt Jackson, and of course many singers, such as Ruth Brown, Mel Tormé, Eartha Kitt, Tierney Sutton and Cassandra Wilson. I love listening to these shows!

That's good news! I've only got his two Blue Notes and the Steeplechase "Prancin'" and like all three albums a lot! Had no idea he was still around... he's not nearly as well-known as he should be!

Sorry for being late - hope all's well, Tony! Happy birthday & all the best for the new year!

Ok, that sounds more like it I think for me often the chance to hear these musicians in such settings (as opposed to being buried in big bands) makes up for any mild disappointments!

Saw this in a store for the first time today - nice! Had no idea it was oversize, thought it would be similar to the Verve "Jazz Scene" set, roughly. I think I'll really need to buy this one, eventually... How does it compare to the Verve 2CD set from Mister Kelly's that came out a while ago? That one's from 1958, one night, main set plus late set (a bit shorter), with Lou Levy as well, but without Herb Ellis (just Ella plus p/b/d). Caught an earful of it today at the store and it sounded fine to me!

REINHARDT Django «Manoir de ses reves (623 tracks + CD Bonus)» LE CHANT DU MONDE CD 1 I saw stars (2:44) Confessin' (2:48) Dinah (2:36) Tiger rag (2:33) Lady be good (2:54) I saw stars (2:31) Star dust (3:13) Lilly belle may june (3:38) Sweet Sue, just you (2:58) Confessin' (2:56) The continental (2:39) Blue drag (2:53) Swanee river (3:04) Ton doux sourire (2:55) Ultrafox (3:21) Avalon (2:55) Smoke rings (2:52) Clouds (3:15) Believe it, beloved (3:13) Crazy rhythm (2:32) The Sheik of Araby (2:38) Chasing shadows (2:59) I've had my moments (2:59) Some of these days (2:23) Djangology (2:57) St. Louis blues (3:30) CD 2 Limehouse blues (3:11) I got rhythm (2:58) Chinatown, my Chinatown (2:51) I've found a new baby (3:06) It was so beautiful (2:50) China boy (3:02) Moonglow (3:03) It don't mean a thing (3:05) I'se a muggin (3:08) I can't give you anything but love (3:23) Oriental shuffle (2:41) After you've gone (3:07) Are you in the mood? (2:52) Limehouse blues (2:48) Nagasaki (2:52) Swing guitars (2:27) Georgie on my mind (3:16) Shine (2:57) In the still of the night (3:07) Sweet chorus (2:46) Exactly like you (2:31) Charleston (2:52) You're drinvin me crazy (2:54) Tears (2:39) Solitude (3:10) CD 3 Hot lips (3:05) Ain't misbehavin' (2:54) Rose room (2:45) Body & soul (3:28) When day is done (3:13) Runnin' wild (2:56) Chicago (3:24) Liebestraum (3:21) Miss Annabelle Lee (2:50) A little love a little kiss (3:21) Mystery Pacific (2:24) In a sentimental mood (3:02) The Sheik of Araby (3:04) Alabamy bound (2:45) Improvisation no. 1 (2:57) Parfum (3:01) Pennies from heavem (2:21) Tiger rag (2:34) St. Louis blues (2:42) Bouncin' around (2:44) Eddie's blues (3:07) Swee Georgia Brown (2:48) Lady be goo (3:14) Dinah (2:27) Daphné (3:02) You took advantage of me (2:54) CD 4 I've found a new baby (2:37) Somebody loves me (3:29) I can't believe that you're in love with me (3:18) Cconcerto en ré mineur (2:27) Fiddle blues (3:28) Bricktop (2:48) Speevy (3:05) Minor swing (2:55) Piper's dream (3:18) Swinging with Django (3:16) Swinging with Django (2:59) Paramount stomp (2:39) Boléro (4:07) Mabel (4:14) My serenade (3:06) Serenade for a wealthy widow (3:16) Taj Mahal (3:22) Organ grinder swing (2:37) You, rascal you (3:08) Tea for two (3:15) Christmas swing (2:51) Stephen's blues (3:17) Sugar (3:05) Sweet Georgia Brown (3:17) CD 5 Tea for two (2:52) Blues (3:02) Sweet Sue, just you (2:31) Honeysuckle rose (2:56) Sweet Georgia Brown (3:09) Night & day (2:42) My sweet (1) (2:58) My sweet (2) (2:56) Souvernirs (2:47) Daphné (3:11) Black & white (3:06) Stompin' at Decca (2:35) J'attendrai (Tornerai) (2:34) If I had you (2:50) It had to be you (2:55) Nocturne (3:15) J'attendrai (Tornerai) (2:29) Body & soul (3:05) Love come back to me (2:36) My melancholy baby (3:16) I got rhythm (2:54) Billet doux (2:57) Swing from Paris (2:34) Them there eyes (3:04) Three little words (2:55) Appel indirect (Appel direct) (3:01) CD 6 The flat foot floogie (2:55) Lambeth walk (2:45) Why shouldn't I? (2:48) I've got my love to keep me warm (2:30) Please be kind (2:44) Louise (2:40) Improvisation no. 2 (1) (2:40) Improvisation no. 2 (2) (2:41) Hungaria (1) (2:49) Hungaria (2) (2:46) Jeepers creepers (1) (3:16) Jeepers creepers (2) (3:13) Swing 39 (3:20) I wonder where my baby is tonight (1) (3:03) I wonder where my baby is tonight (2) (3:10) Japanese sandman (2:40) Tea for two (1) (2:53) Tea for two (2) (2:54) My melancholy baby (3:25) Time on my hands (2:42) Twelfths year (1) (2:41) Twelfths year (2) (2:42) Montmartre (2:23) Low cotton (3:00) I know that you know (2:19) I know that you know (2:32) Solid old man (3:06) CD 7 My melancholy baby (2:49) Japanese sandman (3:08) Tea for two (3:13) I wonder where my baby is tonight (2:48) Hungaria (2:47) The Sheik (2:59) Darktown strutters' ball (2:34) Blues of yesterday (2:37) Dream ship (2:50) I can't believe that you are in love with me (2:18) Stockholm (2:49) Younger than you are (2:27) I'll see you in my dreams (2:37) Echoes of Spain (3:09) Naguine (2:30) Out of nowhere (3:17) Baby (2:39) Undecided (2:33) H.C.Q. Strut (2:59) Don't worry about me (3:00) The man I love (3:14) Rosetta (2:28) Sugar (2:41) A pretty girl is like a melody (2:39) Margie (2:16) Tears (2:47) Limehouse blues (2:28) CD 8 Daphné (2:53) At the Jimmy's bar (2:54) Nuages (3:20) Rythme futur (2:42) Begin the beguine (2:55) Bues en mineur (3:11) Cou-cou (2:43) Indécision (Undecided) (3:06) Undecided (3:21) Oui c'est ça (2:41) Swing 41 (3:11) Nuages (3:26) Pour vous (Exactly like you) (3:10) Fantaisie sur und danse norvégienne (2:33) Vendredi 13 (3:05) Liebesfreud (2:41) Mabel (3:20) Petits mensonges (Little white lies) (3:18) Les youx noirs (2:15) Sweet Sue, just you (2:51) Swing de Paris (3:04) Oiseaux des îles (2:51) All of me (2:49) Stockholm (3:11) CD 9 La Cigale et la Fourmi (2:20) Hungaria (2:26) Our of nowhere (3:01) Dînette (2:51) Crépuseule (3:02) Swing (2:49) Nymphéas (4:15) Féerie (3:45) Belleville (2:33) Lentement Mademoiselle (3:19) Vouy et moi (3:12) Distraction (2:59) Blues en mineur (2:50) Studio 24 (3:01) Place de Brouckère (2:51) Seul ce soir (2:51) Mixture (2:37) bei dir war es immer so schön (3:05) Douce ambiance (2:23) Manoir de mes rêves (3:20) Oui (2:10) Cavalerie (2:36) Fleur d'ennui (2:34) Blues clair (3:11) Improvisation no. 3 (1) (3:09) Improvisation no. 3 (2) (2:48) CD 10 Belleville (2:43) Oublie (2:43) Zuiderzee blues (2:39) ABC (2:20) Gaiement (2:39) Blues d'autrefois (2:35) Place de Brouckère (2:55) Mélodie au crépuseule (2:58) I can't give you anything but love (2:26) Artillerie lourde (4:15) Honeysuckle rose (2:36) Improvisation no. 6 (2:26) Echoes of France (La Marseillaise) (2:48) Coquette (3:03) Django's tiger (2:41) Embraceable you (3:11) Mélodie au crépuseule (Love's melody) (3:13) Nuages (1) (3:16) Nuages (2) (3:21) Belleville (2:59) Liza (2:54) Swingtime in Springtime (2:53) Yours & mine (2:56) O the sunny side of the street (2:49) I won't dance (2:52) R-vingt-six (2:31) How high the moon (2:36) CD 11 Lover man (3:16) Blue Lou (2:23) Blues (2:39) Minor blues (2:52) Clair de lune (2:50) Pêche à la moche (Lancer léger) (2:39) Lentement Mademoidelle (3:40) Mélodie au crépuseule (Love's melody) (2:39) Porto Cabello (3:21) Duke & Dukie (1) (3:19) Duke & Dukie (2) (3:26) Songe d'automne (3:03) Babik (Bi-bop) (1) (2:47) Babik (Bi-bop) (2) (2:51) Just one of those things (2:56) Del Salle (1) (2:50) Del Salle (2) (3:15) For sentimental reasons (2:58) Danse norvégienne no. 2 (3:04) Blues for Barclay (1) (3:03) Blues for Barclay (2) (2:57) Folie à Amphion (2:54) Vette (3:18) Anniversary song (3:36) Swing 48 (2:48) CD 12 September song (3:25) Brazil (2:52) I'll never smile again (1) (2:43) I'll never smile again (2) (2:56) New York City (2:41) Django's blues (3:11) Love's mood (3:12) I love you (2:57) Swing guitars (3:04) Babik (2:08) This kind of friend (2:33) Nuages (3:22) Viper's dream (2:59) Blues clair (2:44) Minor swing (2:53) Swing 39 (2:35) Swing 41 (3:13) Del Salle (3:23) Les yeux noirs (3:14) Louise (2:33) Django's dream (3:51) Swingtime in Springtime (3:11) Stockholm (3:22) Féerie (2:22) Vendredi 13 (2:00) CD 13 Sweet chorus (3:04) Crépuseule (4:01) Songe d'automne (3:24) For sentimental reasons (3:11) Just one of those things (3:20) Billet doux (2:47) Porto Cabello (3:48) Swing dynamique (2:36) Lover man (4:14) Rhythme futur (2:09) Topsy (3:11) Moppin' the bride (2:26) Insensiblement (3:20) Mano (2:59) Blues primitif (2:49) Gipsy with a song (1) (3:08) Gipsy with a song (2) (3:04) Artillerie lourde (4:18) Pêche á la mouche (2:18) Belleville (2:39) Douce ambiance (2:24) Swing de Paris (3:53) September song (3:27) I can't give you anything but love (2:49) CD 14 Blues in mineur (3:31) It had to be you (3:09) Manoir de mes rêves (3:50) Dînette (3:06) Mélodie au crépuseule (3:19) Stop (2:59) Place de Brouckère (2:45) Symphonie (2:42) Improvisation sur une danse norvégienne (2:53) St. Louis Blues (4:10) What is this thing called love? (2:11) Ol' man river (2:41) Si tu savais (2:46) Eveline (2:17) Diminushing (3:18) Ol' man river (3:37) R-vingt-six (2:57) How high the moon (3:03) Swing guitars (2:59) I love you (3:19) Tiger rag (2:59) Tears (3:47) Dinah (3:38) Them there eyes (2:23) CD 15 Daphné (4:29) How high the moon (2:54) Manoir de mes rêves (4:29) Danse nuptiale (Moppin' the bride) (2:38) Crazy rhythm (2:58) Improvisation no. 5 (2:08) Mike (2:50) Lady be good (2:57) Festival 48 (2:40) Fantaisie (2:56) Bricktop (3:09) Just for fun (3:09) To each is own / Symphonie (3:06) Manoir de mes rêves (3:27) Improvisation no. 4 (2:14) Over the rainbow (2:43) Night & day (3:05) Minor blues (2:45) Nature boy (3:34) The world is waiting for the sunrise (2:48) Vous qui passez sans me voir (2:51) Hallelujah (3:06) Nagasaki (2:52) I'll never be the same (3:58) Clopin elophant (3:06) CD 16 Swing 39 (3:20) Honeysuckle rose (4:03) All the things you are (2:53) Djangology (2:52) Liza (2:51) For sentimental reasons (3:28) Daphné (2:31) La mer (Beyond the sea) (4:27) Sweet Georgia Brown (3:17) Lover man (3:13) Marie (2:54) Stormy weater (3:32) Minor swing (2:41) To each is own (3:47) What is this thing called love (3:54) Où es-tu mon amour? (3:25) Undecided (3:03) Swing 42 (2:28) I surrender dear (3:45) After you've gone (3:05) I got rhythm (2:48) I saw stars (3:36) Artillerie lourde (3:43) CD 17 It's only a paper moon (2:50) Time on my hands (2:46) Bricktop (3:45) Improvisation sur la Symphonie no. 6 (3:42) My blue heaven (3:30) Ménilmontant (3:02) Swing guitars (2:52) My melancholy baby (3:31) Webster (2:00) Micro (Mike) (1) (2:18) Micro (Mike) (2) (2:22) Dream of you (4:08) Begin the beguine (3:46) How high the moon (3:41) Nuages (3:28) I can't get started (3:53) I can't give you anything but love (3:41) The man I love (3:16) Just a Gigolo (3:31) El mansiero (The peanut vendor) (3:57) Troublant beoléro (3:40) Rosetta (3:01) Bue skies (4:11) CD 18 It might as well be spring (4:07) Bue Lou (3:17) I'll never be the same (4:07) Brazil (2:56) What a difference a day made (3:39) Pigalle (2:49) Nuages (4:11) Black night (Diminushing) (3:07) Danse norvégienne no. 2 (2:51) Micro (Mike) (2:36) Dream of you (2:44) Place de Brouckère (3:18) Manoir de mes rêves (3:35) C-Jam blues (2:37) Anniversary song (4:25) Stormy weather (4:14) Deux mélodie russes (3:37) Jersey bounce (3:04) Dînette (3:01) Sophisticated lady (4:07) Micro (Mike) (2:42) Dream of you (2:58) CD 19 Nuages (4:05) Darktown strutter's ball (2:50) Danse norvégienne no. 2 (3:10) A-tisket a-tasket (3:06) Manoir de mes rêves (3:20) Plac de Brouckére (2:56) September song (2:56) Royal garden blues (2:40) St. Louis blues (4:07) Sweet Georgia Brown (3:54) Minor swing (2:26) Double scotch (double whisky) (2:51) Artillerie lourde (3:48) St. Jame infirmary (2:37) C-Jam blues (3:37) Honeysuckle rose (3:38) Rêverie (3:06) Black night (Diminushing) (3:36) Boogie-woogie (3:27) Belleville (7:09) Nuages (6:50) CD 20 Double whisky (2:58) Dream of you (3:17) Impromptu (2:46) Vamp (2:36) Keep cool (3:07) Flèche d'or (3:02) Troublant boléro (3:32) Nuits de Saint-Germain-des-Prés (3:07) Yesterdays (1:54) Crazy rhythms (3:07) Anouman (2:47) Fine & Dandy (3:12) D. R. blues (3:10) Blues for Ike (3:24) September song (2:35) Night & day (2:52) Insensiblement (3:10) Manoir de mes rêves (2:38) Nuages (3:17) Brazil (2:28) Confessin' (3:39) Le soir (2:58) Chez moi (2:58) I cover the waterfront (3:27) Deccaphonie (3:15) CD 21 From now on (3:04) I saw stars (3:04) Black panther stomp (2:51) Okay toots (2:45) When my ship comes in (3:06) My Carolina hide-a-way (2:39) Blue moon (3:17) Avalon (3:03) What a difference a day made (3:23) Hands across the table (3:08) We were so young (3:15) From you (2:57) Darling, je vous aime beaucoup (3:20) Miss Otis regrets (3:05) Waltzing with a dream (3:22) I get a kick out of you (3:15) You & the night & the music (2:56) Seagulls (2:48) Anything goes (2:34) Easter parade (3:15) I'm gonna wash my hands of you (2:27) I've found a new baby (2:46) St. Louis blues (3:03) Rosetta (2:41) Star dust (2:33) The object of my affection (2:51) CD 22 Cloud castles (3:16) Magic strings (3:30) Sweet seranade (3:15) Crazy strings (3:27) Novel pets (3:33) Budding dancers (2:44) Honeysuckle rose (2:50) Crazy rhythm (3:05) Out of nowhere (3:19) Sweet Georgia Brown (3:03) Bugle call rag (2:45) Between the devil and the deep blue sea (2:59) I got rhythm (2:17) Sweet Sue, just you (3:10) Hangin' around Boudon (2:55) Japanese sandman (3:01) Whoa babe (2:43) P. B. Flat blues (2:57) I ain't got nobody (3:03) Baby won't you please come home? (1) (3:01) Baby won't you please come home? (2) (3:03) Big boy blue (3:28) Bill Coleman blues (2:49) Swing guitars (3:07) CD 23 Easy going (3:00) College stomp (2:59) Harlem swing (2:35) It had to be you (2:44) I'm coming Virginia (3:03) Farewell blues (3:16) Blue light blues (3:06) Bouncin' around (3:16) Ridin' along the Moscowa (2:52) Gotta date in Louisiana (2:47) Gabriel swing (2:40) Doin' the new low-down (3:13) My melancholy baby (2:53) Braggin' the briggs (5:53) Sometimes I'm happy (2:43) Scatterbrain (2:19) Jumpin' at the woodside (2:56) Week-end stomp (2:50) Nerves & fever (3:25) Fast slow medium tempo (3:01) Pannasié stomp (3:04) Rock-a-bye basic (2:48) Boogie woogie (1) (2:54) Boogie woogie (2) (2:35) Blue skies (2:38) Stomp (2:19) CD 24 Tel quel (en plein sur le nez) (3:14) Deux pieds gauches (Two left feet) (2:52) Joyeuse fumée (Holy smoke) (2:42) Tiger rag (2:47) Quatre tickets (2:34) Sérénade d'hiver (2:40) Le Sheik (2:18) Noël blues (2:58) Margie (2:21) Bijou (2:24) Cascades (2:56) Reflets (2:47) Onze heures vingt (3:18) Sur les ords de l'Alamo (3:12) Pour commencer (3:02) Pour terminer (3:06) Les yeux noirs (3:01) Begin the beguine (2:32) Swingin' the blues (2:14) Petite Lili (3:25) Ninouche (3:21) Festival swing (4:09) Première idée d'Eddie (3:21) Divine beguine (Begin the beguine) (2:54) Nuages (4:03) Djangologie (3:02) CD 25 Éclats de cuivre (3:03) Django rag (2:34) Dynamisme (2:44) Tons d'ébène (2:51) Chez moi à six heures (2:43) Welcome (1) (2:42) Welcome (2) (2:25) How high the moon (2:22) If dreams come true (2:55) Hallelujah (3:01) STompin' at the Savoy (2:54) Djangology (3:31) Belleville (2:07) Uptown blues (3:44) Moten swing (3:00) Djangology (2:37) Swing guitars (2:25) Manoir de mes rêves (3:15) Are you in the mood? (2:57) Don't be that way (4:07) Honeysuckle rose (4:10) Sweet Sue, just you (3:49) Belleville (1:49) Moten swing (2:00) Night & day (3:06) Confessin' (3:05) CD 26 Improvisation no. 7 (2:51) Ride red ride (2:40) A blues riff (3:53) Honeysuckle rose (3:42) Festival 48 (1:53) Troublant boléro (1) (4:36) Troublant boléro (2) (4:23) Présentation (0:14) Dream of you (5:11) Manoir de mes rêves (3:49) I can't give you anything but love (4:27) Air mail special (4:11) Margie (3:09) Diminushing blackness (2:39) Lover (3:03) Nuages (3:37) Impromptu (5:08)

bump.... I've seen the EMI "Djangologie" box here, but none of the others so far. Just found a setlist of the Chant du Monde 26CD set though - I assume this roughly covers what the Fremeaux discs would cover? Would be way cheaper to get this (49€ on amazon.fr) than the two Fremeaux sets, but I assume Fremeaux has the better documentation? Or how was that other Chant du Monde box you mention, brownie? Complete discography included? Any liner notes? (sorry - setlist following in the next post again, I freaked up, editing it in word now...)

Ornette is soul jazz!

Package arrived yesterday, thanks a lot! Always a pleasure doing "business" with you!

I've been browsing at home with Opera for almost two weeks now and there are no problems at all. Have gotten used to the new design - all very good, in my opinion! (I guess the problems will start again with IE7 at work... but I don't make think of work yet!)

Thanks for that suggestion! I only checked Rumsey and didn't find anything... will do so tomorrow and report back if I find any info!

Ok, thanks everybody - nothing much to worry then, just one more thing to delete that the spam filter doesn't (yet) pick out for me...

Does anyone have some discographical information for this disc? I received it today from Worlds Record's 5$ sale, but I see it's very crappily done... http://www.worldsrecords.com/pages/artists/l/lighthouse_all_stars_the/the_lighthouse_all_stars_61689.html Who's Sleepy (6:06) Topsy (4:32) Ruby, My Dear (3:41) Royal Garden Blues (10:44) These Foolish Things (3:26) Let's Be Frank (3:39) Milano Blues (10:01) Gal In Calico (6:11) Angel Eyes (4:09) Witch Doctor (7:33) I certainly hope this isn't just a sampler from the Contemporary sessions, as I have most of those on various OJCCDs! The personnel listing given on Worlds Records site is probably just a selection of names from the liners (which consist mainly of lists of who played in the band, from 1953-1962).

Thanks for posting that video - great one!

Yeah, the mail I got had a side-bar and signature full of such warnings and stuff, too!

Well, Opera wouldn't open that link here! It instead sent me to one of their red fraud-warning pages... when I click the link now, I get to the Paypal site but get a message that I'm trying to reach an outdated version of it. Anyway, this is the first time I got anything fishy linked to Paypal...

Fun, thanks for the links!

I got this mail and Opera and AntiVir are going berserk over it... not sure what's the deal, but Opera won't open the page linked, and I get about three pop-ups from AntiVir about various possibly fraudulent components that are trying to run or something... Anyone has a clue what's the deal there? I've last used my PayPal account a month ago, and I don't think anything there is out of date, so... yet the email does not look weird at all!

Yes, of course you're right, but in the case of the Russell, it was just too obvious. Of course I got the music in trades, too, but they presented it *just* the way I shared it, with exactly the information I researched back then (which now has been proved wrong). Anyway... it's just too bad that those who prefer buying these discs, instead of trading CDRs, they won't get the upgrade.

That time gives where the dropout occurs, not how long it is (I assume it's just a few seconds). I'll have to dig up the discs, maybe they deleted some chatter or something.

Gee, holy crap... my dad got me the Beatles mono box... but I've gotten it myself sometime in October already and never, ever would have expected such a gift. It would have been THE greatest ever x-mas gift he got me (well, it kinda was, since I nevertheless hugely appreciated it, hope he did notice that!) Anyway, he said I should think of something else, and I said I'd be most happy to get a Mosaic certificate... I guess he'll need a couple of days to figure out how that works, though Not sure what to get... the oldest in-print sets (besides the Parker Benedetti, which I'm in no special hurry to get) are the Sonny Stitt and Stanley Turrentine sets. Would be cool to get these... on the other hand, it would also be great to get something more special as a gift, so I thought of Chu Berry... not sure yet, I'll wait and see how much of a gift certificate I'll get first... I'm also excited about the Threadgill that'll be out soon, so I might mix the rational and the special some... we'll see.

SORRY, the combining posts written within (5? - way too many for sure!) minutes function makes this un-readable! ----------------------- PART 1 ----------------------- Ha, that George Russell disc is a sorry thing... they stole it from a dime-compilation I put up a while back. One-by-one, they just added a cover. The funny thing is, I got an upgrade, both with corrected information, additional titles of the final part of the disc, and way better sound... so here's a big stinky finger à la John R. Cash to them! Here's the info I now have for the unidentified track(s): George Russell prob. Zurich (Switzerland), Volkshaus - April 30, 1965 or Gent (Belgium) - May 1965 Bertil Lofgren - trumpet Eje Thelin - trombone Bernt Rosengren - tenor sax, flute George Russell - piano Roman Dylag - bass Al Heath - drums 6. You Are My Sunshine (trad., arr. George Russell) 10:58 7. Lydiot (George Russell) 10:01 8. 'Round Midnight (Monk-Hanighen-Williams) 6:46 TT: 27:46 Sound: A- (some print-through) Source/Lineage: radio broadcast > CDR in trade > EAC (secure, log) > FLAC (8,asb,verify) Notes: A guy (I know who) who knew Eje Thelin and did some lengthy interviews with him) says: Russell toured Europe with this sextet in April and May 1965. They were recorded for three radio stations: April 1965: Stockholm (Sweden), Gyllen Cirkeln April 1965: Copenhagen (Denmark), Montmartre Jazzhus April 30, 1965: Zurich (Switzerland), Volkshaus May 1965 Gent (Belgium) Likely, #6-8 originate from one of these recordings, most likely from the Zurich or Gent concerts, as the sound suggests a large venue (unlike Montmartre and Gyllen Cirkeln). Further, here's a quote in Jazz Podium 5/1965, p. 115: George Russell hat in Stockholm ein neues Sextett gebildet, in dem Bertil Lövgren tp, Eje Thelin tb, Bernt Rosengren ts, Romas Dylag b und Al Heath dr spielen. Er stellte sich mit dieser Gruppe erstmals im Stockholmer Gyllene Cirkeln vor und will dann damit auf Reisen gehen. Bisher sind Gastspiele im Kopenhagener Montmartre, in Brüssel und Zürich vorgesehen. And Jazz Podium 6/1965, p. 155, contains a review of the Zurich concert, written by Joe Viera. ----------------------- PART 2 ----------------------- As for Harold Land, same story, but I wasn't involved. The version that's in circulation has the following info, and even without the introductions, you'd need to shorten some to make it fit onto a regular 80min CD - so maybe they just sped it up some? ------------------------ Harold Land The Cellar, Vancouver (CA) 1958 Harold Land - tenor saxophone Elmo Hope - piano Scott LaFaro - bass Lennie McBrowne - drums CD1/First Set/40:54 1. Introduction (0:59) 2. Cherokee (18:38) 3. Just Friends (21:15) [drop-out 2:35.5] CD2/Second Set/41:51 4. Introduction (0:15) 5. Big Foot (Charlie Parker) (29:36) 6. Come Rain or Come Shine (11:59) TT: 82:46

Mike, I was talking of the 2CD set here: I think in the notes there, Keepnews referred to another future release with the "first" Savoy sessions, which never happened. There was no plan to pull music from different labels together on OK's side, I think. He was only dealing with the Savoy recordings, and he feghed that up...

I recently got it, even though I have all the OJCs and the Savoy 2CD set and the Verve Elite Edition CD... call me crazy, but the early Savoy sessions are fabulous and I wanted to have them for real. This set made me doubt that OK ever intended to release and "early" Savoy set, since it would have been one of those 2CD sets with 90 minutes of music or so... (and OK was outspoken about that in a few of those ca. 2000 Savoy digipack reissues, where he said that since 1,5 CD sets didn't exist, he'd trimmed the selection down to 80 minutes... he did so with the Fats Navarro disc, for instance, or was it the Dexter Gordon?). Also, there was an incomplete session on the "Last Savoy" release, with just three tracks being on it. No point in doing that and making the "First Savoy" set even shorter! Just a lot of hot air there, from the git-go, I guess! The Fresh Sound is a nice package, with two regular jewel-case-sized 2CD sets and a booklet that reprints all the original liners, but alas adds nothing new (I guess paying a writer would have been over the top of their, ahem "budget"...). The two OJCs that are included there (plus one track from a third, I think?) together amount to only about 70 minutes of music... they'd have made a good Fantasy twofer, too, but hey, I'm not complaining! Main thing is: all of the music is great, you get Lateef exploring his first "eastern" sounds there, though alas there's no oboe yet... but his tenor playing is absolutely gorgeous! And the Verve album, in case you don't have it, is a lost jewel, in my opinion!

I can't remember any disappointments (at least nothing worse than maybe mild disappointments...), but it's been a while that I played it. Which sessions do you mean? The Brick Fleagle rehearsal band disc?