king ubu

Eddie De Haas is also on Chris Connor's album, "Chris in person", which was done at the Village Vanguard. Hard to imagine a musician who's played the VV being regarded as unknown in a jazz context. The other members of the band were Kenny Burrell, Bill Rubenstein and Lex Humphreys. MG Eddie De Haas is all over the place if you start looking a bit closer! Like for instance he's on the three Steeplechase Vonski albums that I'm playing this afternoon! (And no, not Vonski + yurepean pick-up band but Jodie Christian, Wilbur Campbell and De Haas.) One would expect from a site providing "general overview" such as AMG that they indeed realize such things... but then I guess the individuals who actually are writing up the short texts on albums don't exaclty have that greater perspective that would be nice to see on such a site...

Volkher, you'll be more than welcome. There are still plenty of good wines to taste. And hopefully more Jazz in Paris releases by then! I thought they officially announced the end of the series? (Or are you just talking of good offers of previous releases that you'll pick up for Volkher?) Thanks Jim, that sounds very reasonable. I don't expect an answer that solves any question, for sure - and I sure can live with the board as it is right now. No way I blame you for what the members here do and don't! Anyway, I appreciate what you're doing for us a whole lot, that's for sure!

And then accordingly the other album should be called "Chet Baker Sings... Badly & Plays... But Marginally Better"? Yes, I have most of Baker's early stuff... I wouldn't bother about these reissue questions otherwise... the live discs are indeed among the finest!

No, I made individual orders. That works in the States with the free shipping but not as attractive for you. Thanks for clearing that, Chuck! Definitely not an option, but still good I didn't pay too much the Concord folks! "Just Us" on Prestige is another fine Richard Wyands trio date, although under the nominal leadership of Roy Haynes. Oh, I wasn't aware that Wyands was on that one... now that might indeed be the early trio date I've been looking for then! Thanks for the recommendation! I'll look for this disc! (On a side note: interesting choice of bassist there with Eddie De Haas... and funny that AMG calls him unknown... of course, all yurpeens are unknown in the US, except for guys like Mr. Chevrolet...)

I agree with the above statement of Daniel's, too - the changing general "mood" of the place has led me to post less and care less... I still browse here all of the time, and there are threads where I regularly post (like the film corner), but in general I've kind of distanced myself a bit... possibly that started way back with the whole che thing... so again it boils down to a personal thing were feelings were hurt and it took way too long for any kind of reaction from "the crowd" here (with noted exceptions, of course, no denying that!). As for brownie: you know how much I owe you and how much I enjoyed my trip in October - I will certainly not be out of touch even if you'd leave the board for good!

Although I have all of the music already - on the strenght of the first box I just ordered this one... bn.com has a 15 coupon (X7A7N3M it was for me - got it by mail - valid for only one item, not a whole order, and only to Dec. 13, I think). Anyway, 49$ all inclusive (cheapest shipping option, 8.48$), quite a deal, I'd say, with the $ worth sh*t! Looking forward to getting it (after having to bury plans to get it from someone as an x-mas gift...)

Yes, that's indeed great news! Never mind saying thanks to all of us donators, Jim - just keep the site going that's all we can hope for! And do accept the offers for help if necessary! I'm sure this board can get a bit too much with all the other much more important responsabilites you've got!

Does that mean you can use several coupons at once and I missed that? The one I used was from the letter about the sale that you can fine on the start page, but to find the coupon, you have to open the whole thing and go on reading some.

You’re confusing the hell out of me, king ubu! The compilation The Best Of Chet Baker Sings includes all material from Chet Baker Sings, and all from Chet Baker Sings And Plays except the strings session which instead ended up on the Grey December CD. Since both Sings and Sings And Plays now have been reissued on CD with original cover art and track order, all relevant material can be found on those CDs. In other words, the strings session is back where it originally was, on Sings And Plays. Hope that clears it up. The The Route CD includes three non-Pepper tracks. One is a Baker feature, one is a Kamuca feature, and one is a trio performance featuring pianist Pete Jolly. You get the entire session on that CD. Then, as long as we are talking about the 1952-57 Pacific Jazz/World Pacific recordings, there are of course also Theme Music From ”The James Dean Story”, Embraceable You, and the three 1953-54 live CDs, the earliest of which includes the original Jazz At Ann Arbor album, but also another session. Yes, this was a way for Blue Note to sell the same material again, but at the same time I must say that I much prefer the new incarnations: original albums with bonus material at the end when available. I guess I'm one of those who simply prefer the original album feeling. Thanks for these additional comments! They clear up some more of my questions... it's just too confusing... Just one thing "Chet Baker Sings" is still the old CD only, older than "The Best of Chet Baker Sings", no? As far as I know, that one hasn't been re-done in the recent series! Here's the cover of the one I'm talking of, just to avoid further confusion: The "James Dean" and "Embraceable You" discs I have, as well as the three live discs. I just left them out of discussion as there's nothing chaotic about them... same for the 1956 Baker/Freeman quartet re-encounter. That one also has only seen one US CD release, hasn't it?

here's a valuable candidate

something fishy going on here... (he he!)

Charlie who?

Evidence? I really don't see that as a problem... rather seems unlikely to me that this will not happen... remember that old chap who said mankind was a "zoon politkon" or something like that? To me, it would be less fun without at least having the possibility to post something else than jazz-related stuff... sure, we can all try and not make these little remarks, but no way you can just stop that totally. What *is* boring though is the continuing US-american navel-gaze in the politics forum (please, no, this is *not* a politic remark... it's a mere observation... if someone from some other area posts something in there, it's ignored more often than not, while the american topics just go merry-go-round... but then I guess that reflects the actual situation [now it's getting political, now I stop] << see these rooster[parenthes]ism? He he, where is he anyway, it wasn't him who started the fundraising poll!?!)

any volunteers? (hint, hint)

I guess quarterly would be fine, so you can just skip if you're in a bad situation, and if three months later it looks better, you can pay some - I guess it's not bad intention that keeps many of us from donating something... so regular reminders wouldn't be a bad idea. I'd certainly not pay something quarterly, but it wouldn't bother me to see a donation pop-up or banner or just one of those fixed (what's the word for that again?) topics somewhere (maybe even on top of all parts of the forum for say, one week).

The other one is much better, time to get it now, I'd say!

Here's my order: Order #: 11986 Date: 11/29/2007 06:06:13 CDT Products Swingin' With Pee Wee PRCD-24213-2 Price/Ea.: $13.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $13.98 It's All Right! OJCCD-944-2 Price/Ea.: $0.00 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $0.00 Luminescence! OJCCD-924-2 Price/Ea.: $8.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $8.98 Rediscovered Masters, Vol. 2 OJCCD-769-2 Price/Ea.: $8.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $8.98 Rediscovered Masters, Vol. 1 OJCCD-768-2 Price/Ea.: $8.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $8.98 Asia Minor OJCCD-1806-2 Price/Ea.: $10.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $10.98 Last Chorus OJCCD-1906-2 Price/Ea.: $10.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $10.98 The Happy Blues OJCCD-013-2 Price/Ea.: $8.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $8.98 Blows His Horn OJCCD-1728-2 Price/Ea.: $10.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $10.98 Can't Help Swingin' PRCD-24214-2 Price/Ea.: $13.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $13.98 In Copenhagen, 1981 2GCD-8201-2 Price/Ea.: $14.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $14.98 Roamin' With Richardson OJCCD-1849-2 Price/Ea.: $10.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $10.98 Midnight Oil OJCCD-1815-2 Price/Ea.: $10.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $10.98 Singin' And Swingin' OJCCD-1718-2 Price/Ea.: $10.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $10.98 Taylors Tenors OJCCD-1852-2 Price/Ea.: $10.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $10.98 Jackie's Pal OJCCD-1714-2 Price/Ea.: $10.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $10.98 Alto Madness OJCCD-1733-2 Price/Ea.: $8.98 Quantity: 1 SubTotal: $8.98 Shipping, Taxes & Other Charges Coupon:CMG5: ($17.57) Shipping: International FedEx: $40.00 Sales Tax: $0.00 Order Total: $198.11 Thank you! Your order is now being processed, and will ship 3 to 5 business days from the day the order is placed. Pre-sale orders will ship the week of release. Unfortunately, we are not currently processing back orders of out-of-stock products. If there is an out-of-stock item in your order, we will credit your credit card and notify you via email. You may always contact one of our Customer Service Representatives with any questions you may have, or to check on the status of your order. Customer Service Department Concord Music Group, Inc. (800)551-5299 customerservice@concordmusicgroup.com so I guess it's 20$ for each 100$ worth that you order (I had twice as many things in my basket and shipping was 80$... then I started cleaning it out and just when I got below 200, it went down to 40... maybe it's just 40 and 80, no 60 in between, but I wouldn't know... it's way too much, but then Mosaic is almost as bad, and with the coupon code you get some of it back, and also with the cheap prices and cheap exchange rate for $, it ain't all that bad...

Oh, I knew I forgot one favourite... there it is! Great one! (Again arranged by Paich, I think)

There's been some talk about Fantasy recommendations since Concord is having a big sal (all titles reduced, the tenth disc for free, plus if you enter some coupon-code, you get some more percent off... free shipping in the US, horrendous Fedex rates abroad... but fast delivery for sure!) So I just got my big package today, including the two Garland Rediscovered Masters, Teddy Edwards' "It's All Right", Barry Harris' "Luminescence!", Dizzy Reece's "Asia Minor", to name just a few of the OOP titles that are part of the sale (I assume as long as supplies last... it seems they "found" additional stock of many titles that were assumed to be gone for good... also worth mentioning the two Gil Mellés, all the Gigi Gryces, Woody Shaw's "Song of Songs"). Anyway, among the first discs I played this afternoon are the two fine albums by Jerome Richardson, who's much more than just a utility player and session man! I was aware of that before, but never had a chance to really check it out... sure, he appears here and there, turning in fine playing on flute or tenor, but these two albums still are worth a special recommendation. Midnight Oil (New Jazz 8205 / OJCCD 1815-2) with Jimmy Cleveland, Kenny Burrell, Hank Jones, Joe Benjamin and Charlie Persip, rec. by RVG, 1958-10-10 Richardson sticks to flute here, except for the opening track on which he plays meaty tenor. The flute/trombone frontline (with guitar) is mighty nice, not a combination heard too often (one notable team to do it was J.J. Johnson/Bobby Jaspar on the former's Columbia dates, part of the great Mosaic box). They do three originals by the leader (side a), a nice arrangement of "Caravan", plus an Artie Shaw tune ("Lyric") (side b). Roamin' with Richardson (New Jazz 8226 / OJCCD 1849-2) with Richard Wyands, George Tucker, Charlie Persip, rec. by RVG, 1959-10-21 Here we get the opportunity to hear Richardson on baritone, and he does great! On "Poinciana" he's on flute, he also plays tenor again, but the baritone playing is outstanding! The band with Wyands is great - this musician first caught my ear on the Eric Dolphy Prestige box, and I ever since enjoyed his contribution to all the albums he appears on as a sideman - I'd love to hear some trio stuff form him from those days, but as far as I know, there's nothing around. George Tucker and Charlie Persip, too, are fine individalists, and with Richardson the only horn, this is a mighty fine group! I can heartily recommend both discs! I assume it would be worth grabbing them quick, they might fetch incredible prices on Amazon marketplace (I didn't check, though). Oh, and both have fine cover photos, by Esmond Edwards (who supervised both dates), and by one Ben Robles (Midnight Oil).

Not much anti-Torme sentiment from me... favourites: the two albums with Marty Paich Dek-Tette for Bethlehem (Lulu's Back in Town, Sings Fred Astaire), the mentioned Swings Shubert Alley, and also the cheesy south of the border album "Olé Torme"... I'm a sucker for that stuff! The rest of the Bethlehem material isn't bad either... two albums from the same live gig at the Crescendo, plus a crooner album, plus the ambitious California Suite. The Paich albums are the best, though... some great solos from the band on the Lulu album, too (and what a cool song that is, anyway!)

this just to proof we're not just talking about paying... even though each of us may contribute just a bit, it might end up quite something if many of us do contribute, as has been stated before by others... 50 x 30$ would be quite a nice sum, in fact... (I don't get any percentage of it, just to make sure... wouldn't complain about that, though...)

just sent in 30$ - donation time, folks! too long I haven't donated anything... I guess this brings me up to having donated for the first two or three years...

Hey, I haven't read this all through yet, but I'd certainly be willing to pay *if* it helps/changes anything... but we'd have to hear from Jim first, maybe he just feels like not going through that hassle with all of us any longer? Anyway, I've been here from the start, I've enjoyed it a lot for quite some time, there have been better and worse times, and I think recently it was one of the later periods, rather than a great one, but still... I'd feel kind of homeless in the cybersphere if this forum was to disappear (would there be at least a way to store it somewhere, inactively, just so all the info and knowledge was still around? I see that the save-topic function is not working for long topics, it just saves the first posts and cuts off the rest... It would be too bad to see it all go!) I've made friends here with some very kind persons, have been able to stay at brownie's in Paris, have met mikeweil, rockefeller center, jug21, Tom Storer and D.D. (missing in action) in person and would look forward to meet more of you yurpeens in person - if I ever cross the channel, I certainly have to hook up with his bobness, misters Shelton, Fenton and the magniloquent one somehow... also some of the Italians like porcy & eloe, and more of the Frenchmen like recent member aparxa and more of those German chaps like Niko and neveronanyday etc. would be cool to meet in person, and there are many others living much farther away that I'd like to meet in person, too, of course! If any of you happens to drop by or stopover in Zurich (Switzerland, not Texas, Montana, North Carolina, or wherever), let me know and we'll have a bunch of beers together (wine & dine for brownie, that is!) Anyway, I can be contacted at: flurin[dot]casura[at]bluewin[dot]ch You can also check out my blog and get in touch with me over there: http://ubu-space.blogspot.com As for subscriptions, I'd be all for it... maybe it could be done some way to also allow in newbies, like, get the first month for free, get 1 month for 5$, three for 12$, a year for 30$ or something like that, and anyone could proceed as he felt like, those wanting to pay more could just do quarterly subscriptions all of the time, or pay 50$ for one year etc. I'm sure we could raise enough funds that way! And count me in among those who *usually* don't see much need for moderators, but sometimes would be happy with some *moderation* - that wouldn't get much better if we had more moderators around here, though, I'm afraid...

Thanks again... I guess I'll get "Sextet" and possibly "Ensemble", too, then... The covers are indeed good, but I'd be just as happy to have them in a twofer with one of the covers somewhere in the booklet or on the back or inside the tray or wherever it would fit...