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And some of the 2004-2005 (or 2006? when did it end?) releases have by now become available in non-CC versions, too, as I mentioned before. You won't see that when buying over the net, though, but in stores' BN sales here I found a number of RVGs that used to be available as copycrap only. None of the other cc BN stuff though... seems RVGs are the series with the brightest future, while they probably just sell the rest of the stuff as long as supplies last and then it's gone for good. A couple of examples for not-any-longer copycrap discs I bought are Blakey's "Indestructible", Taylor's "Conquistador" and Hubbard's "Freddie's Ready". I've also seen Green's "Goin' West" in non-cc version. Most of the time in the same sales, there were cc-version of the very same titles, too, though, so as I said: don't buy over the web and expect non-cc versions!
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Is there any chance of getting a "R.I.P. Thread/Link"?...
king ubu replied to Cliff Englewood's topic in Forums Discussion
This is a good idea. People who want to post things like, "this is sad news etc, etc" or "I was shocked to hear this news, very sad etc, etc" could do so and if you want to talk about an individual's music you could do so in the "Artists" thread. hard to keep that apart, no? we all go off topic all of the time anyway... I'm more bothered by the large number of "happy birthday xy"-threads than by the r.i.p. one - it would be nice if people would use the search function instead and post the b-day wishes (of the living and the dead) in an existing thread, rather than having new ones that just go five times "happy birthday satchmo thanks for all the music"! -
Miles - On the Corner and Beyond
king ubu replied to Aggie87's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
I'm not sure what you are getting at... What has Bird got to do with this? Q nothing too obscure about the comparison... too many takes of the same music, same stuff all over again and then once more... I don't have the Benedetti set yet (I'll get it eventually, though), and I feel different about the Johnson set - I like much of it a lot, it has a great groove going on! But then I don't matter hearing multiple takes most of the time... I guess it boils down to the fact that many a listener would have been happy with a full 160 minute 2CD from the JJ sessions or something... that applies to the Miles/Gil, too... a 3 or 4 CD set would have been enough, I guess for many... but then when you take the time and dig in in all the different versions (and edits), it can be very fascinating (though it's been years since I did do this, I confess...) -
Miles - On the Corner and Beyond
king ubu replied to Aggie87's topic in Mosaic and other box sets...
I heard Vince wants a turd of his to come with any of the sets... -
yesterday my own copy of the Mingus Cornell 1964 set arrived! (I've had a sealed copy lying around for over a month but that one's a birthday gift for a friend whom I'll meet this saturday...)
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in the open CDR trading is not allowed here, sorry. anyway I don't have what you're looking for.
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interesting indeed - Universal France did loads of good stuff in the latest 80s and early 90s, to some extent until now (Mingus America 2CD reissue last year, or Great Concert a bit earlier) - think of all the glorious Randy Weston stuff and those nice albums of Teddy Edwards', for instance... and the whole Anniversary/Heritage series run of a few years ago, too. While at the same time, Universal US (and Germany) have wrapped things up and stopped almost any real activity in the jazz segment. yeah, sure, ride on cowboy! don't waste any human capital, though
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which of your music cant you play for your friends?
king ubu replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous Music
we dig, dig? congolese rumba, for instance! or don sleet or farka or rachid taha... it's all good (except not all's good...) -
which of your music cant you play for your friends?
king ubu replied to alocispepraluger102's topic in Miscellaneous Music
king ubu just wanted to let thee know that king ubu just bought a copy of "Black Dahlia" in a frustrated impulse shopping tour and hence us digs that avatar, too, so we sayeth to Aggie, asking him to pass the word to shawn via aloc, king ubu said. king ubu plays what he feels will suit his guests tastes, might be anything from funky piano trios (Red Garland, Wynton Kelly, Bobby Timmons) to world via Wilbur Harden and Hildegard Knef Sings Cole Porter... not forgetting the thanks to ourselves largening fanbase of "Swinging Ballroom Berlin" box no. 2... -
yesterday's mailbox haul: Son de la Frontera - Cal (Nuevos Medios) Johnny Cash - American IV Harry Edison - Sweets (Verve LPR/digipack) Camille - Le sac des filles
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Atlanta Considers Banning Baggy Pants
king ubu replied to porcy62's topic in Miscellaneous - Non-Political
you're in deep shit! not that we aren't, either, but not just that deep yet... why doesn't dubya ban human reproduction just to ensure the coming reign of the puritan dream? now that would be a good joke to end the administration with, much funnier than tearing out the "w" from all d.c. keyboards! -
That would be fine with me... that's what I should have done, too!
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same here... actually two discs would be nice in this case since if you focus on new releases, most or all of it will indeed be new to me, too, but generally, the long run of 2CD sets (including my own, which would have been a lot stronger had it been reduced to one disc... but I had not time to do that...) has been rather tiring. PM to follow!
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and an older one from when I still made attempts to play the saxophone... (must be 5 or 6 years old... I stopped playing about 3 years ago but plan to start again some day, once them effing studies are done and I got a decent job etc etc etc... all bad excuses, I know... boils down to it not being of that much importance at this very moment... but that will definitely change again, anyway... here you go)
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seems the attachments got lost in the revamping of the board (in other threads, too)... here's a recent photo with (l. to r.): mr bassman, me, and mikeweil:
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Wes Montgomery 1965 Half Note Sessions
king ubu replied to Teasing the Korean's topic in Discography
Thanks for your clearing post, Big Al. That album has always been a paste-job... -
getting older, huh? congratulations & all the best! have some of your favourite brew, play some boom-jackie-boom-chick and other obscure british assets, and enjoy!
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Wes Montgomery 1965 Half Note Sessions
king ubu replied to Teasing the Korean's topic in Discography
IMO, this is the way to hear this great music. I'm at work so I can't check my "Impressions" set, but aren't there a couple of tracks that didn't fit onto the VME? Amazon shows two versions of "Surrey with the Fringe on Top" (one a "reconstructed" version) and also two takes of "Four on Six" (one billed "live version"). What's the deal again? Is one of the "Four on Six" takes not from that live date, actually? If so, why is it programmed halfway through the live session on disc 2? Anyway, it's a great date! And the few tracks on disc 1 are probably about as much of Wes' Verve output as I need... (ok, I have the encounter with Jimmy Smith and two of the other VMEs, the two blue ones... not bad, but not really great either). -
just a thought, but I think the "top to bottom" approach may be one of the core reasons why they're all on a sinking ship in these music multis... they are so effing clueless up there!
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I'm at work, but yes, could be it was a Van Gelder's... the way you describe the piano's sound makes sense to me... it's really low-fi, even to my non-trained ears... About the Milestone session, I think it's fascinating... at times it's painful and too dark and brooding to enjoy, but then at other times it can almost have a soothing effect, too (I once played it to not hear the noisy neighbours when I had a migraine, and it did quite connect iwth me, then... possibly that was because I wasn't feeling well then...)
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Haven't watched any tennis for years... but late last night I watched the last hour of the great match of Wawrinka's - wow! Most impressive! And the enery they still had after 3 and more hours!
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Ah, I see... stupid me forgot to check the timings... I have the missing track as part of the Verve box (in fact I got the "Alone" VME after having the box, as I realized it had additional music). Are they better then the Riverside? Yes! The Riverside solo session (it came out on Milestone actually, didn't it?) is fascinating, but has a somewhat improvised, unplanned feeling... while "Alone" is different - the liners from the VME interpret Side A as sort of a sonata (it's four songs that can be viewed together as forming four movements). Side B was originally just one track, a long, mesmerizing workout on "Never Let Me Go", with the actual melody forming the core of the performance. The VME includes a couple of alternates (including a shorter 10 minute take of "Never Let Me Go"), and a rehearsal of a Medley (also part of the big box). What I find a bit weird though is how "meshed" (mashed?) the sound of the piano is...