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Happy Birthday, Rodney! I know you won't turn into a grumpy old man, and that's what makes you one of the nicest people around here! Keep on keeping on, and don't overdose on baritone!

I'd love to know what the difference is between "Classics" and "Originals". Sounds like the marketing department just couldn't make up their minds. The change took place somewhat earlier in Yurope... the Lateef, Ayler, White, Sanders "LPRs" were already packed in jewel cases... As for the difference: the packaging is different: the classic originals (or original classics, I always mix them up) are packed in jewel cases (replacing the LPRs which turned into classic originals or vice versa in late 2005 over here, I think), while the original classics or vice versa (classic originals) are packed in rather ugly digipacks, similar to the Anniversary series released last year (and of which a third batch seems to have been just released by Universal France, who have much more class and originality than the original class act Vivendi USA), but not glossy and shining, and with an ugly red vertical strip on the left side of the front cover... class act! Many of the VMEs have already appeared over here as ugly classyriginals or origiclassics and cost the same ridiclassicicafragilistic exorbitant spacey price that already distinguished the VME releases. The other ones (LPR replacements) are cheaper (LPR prize, more or less). The big advantage for Verve is that so far, they have only upgraded (price-wise) releases, since the 'riginils only included LPR releases, while the classicists also included albums previously available as VBRs or old releases, making those one third more expensive (but no more expansive) than they were before. Class act, Verve, huh?

Ubu should be sober by then Don't think I can make it as by midnight, latest, I'll have to be back in the army for the last week...

#15 reminded me of those Rollins tunes, too... if #1 is Thad/Mel, the 'bone player could also be Garnett Brown?

Rodney, this disc is just great! Funny coincidence is that from monday on I will play the baritone for three weeks again in that complete different (musical?) world that is the army band... That also explains why I did not have lots of time to listen to your disc, but this evening finally (my last before losing my right to live... that's what defines a soldier, no? at least in case of war...) I managed to play the whole thing. Many tunes sound familiar, either just the tune or in some cases the versions of it you have chosen. I have not been in the mood to take notes for each and every tune, but I loved all tunes, including those on which I haven't got anything smart to say... guessing was not really what I felt like trying today, since I have so many other things to finish, but here are some random thoughts: #1 - Great one! Sounds very familiar... Jones/Lewis big band? (Pepper on bari, then, and prob. Jerome Richardson playing the great alto solo?) #2 - reminded me of Serge Chaloff first - I thought of something on "Blue Serge", but I checked AMG and none of the timings match, plus this doesn't sound like Vinnegar or even less Philly Joe. Very nice groove, though! #3 - Piano sounds like the kid from Red Bank, but it's not him, I think. Could be Shihab and Griffin and the Clarke/Boland band, but that's just a wild guess... trumpet is very nice, with a brassy sound. #4 - smoother barisax sound on this one. Chaloff? Or one of the Brothers on barisax for a change? Alto sounds like a cross between Konitz and Desmond - great sound! #6 - Very nice opening here! Barisax with lots of Hawk and a bite that reminds me of Griffin a bit. Not your typical barisax sound and style, for sure! 37 - Sounds like that Tadd Dameron band from the Royal Roost in the forties? #8 - "Centerpiece" #9 - "Blue Bossa", very very very nice soprano solo! Mellow sound and none of the biting itching Trane-stuff (I like that, too, when in the right mood - not too often of late) #10 - Now this sounds like the Jones/Lewis band again... beautiful writing here! Terrific solos, great rhythm section... with #1 and #3 among my favourite tracks! #14 - a Mulligan tune, or at least one associated with him? But he's not playing here, I think. Sorry for the sketchy nature of these notes, but again let me repeat how much I enjoyed the disc! I'll take it with me, for sure, so I have some *real* barisax to play! PS: where's Ronnie Ross? I'm afraid I haven't listened to all the stuff I got from you attentively enough yet to pick him out (but I'll have a couple of those "Wonderful World" and "Focus on RR" with me, too).

Retrospective Salomon, Erich [ ISBN:3829600321 ] 49,80€ With his candid camera, Erich Salomon sneaked into high security political meetings to take intimate pictures of the inner circles of society and politics in the 30s. Accompanying a major travelling exhibition, this book explores his oeuvre in the context of the photography, the photo technology, and the media history of his time. Schirmer/Mosel. English/German edition - 3-8296-0032-1. I don't have the book - it didn't feel right to buy the book after having seen the photos (some old prints and some newer ones).

I got another Diaz-Infante disc, (as is stated...before known) from CDbaby's 5$ sales, haven't played it yet. That one's a duo with Chris Forsyth.

Now there's a great excuse! I got to memorize this one! Another poor guy here who'd need a gunpoint or several pints of beer before making scarce attempts at rhythmically moving...

Am I allowed in here for a second? You've all been too far out for me, of late... having spent quite some money and time on much more conventional, jazz-leaning stuff, there haven't been many occasions for me to join in here. Here's a disc I just got from the 5$ sales at CDbaby's: grand mal Kyle Bruckmann (oboe, english horn, suana) Ernesto Diaz-Infante (acoustic guitar) John Shiurba (electric guitar) Karen Stackpole (percussion) barely auditable records 1234 / pax recordings I'm halfway into this, and it's quite good so far. Here's the AMG review: Just had to google what a "suona" is, seems to be a traditional Chinese double-reed instrument (prob. similar to the shenai and the nagaswaram in India):

Well, they could rename one like that... Gil Evans: The Complete Baghdad Sessions"... would open a whole new market area for them!

You'll enjoy the Jack Johnson, Gokhan! Great one! I got the Ella & Louis just in time for last weekend, played the small group dates (Ella & Louis and Ella & Louis Again) - some if it is sublime, and most is at least good fun! As much as I like Ella, it's Louis whom I like most, here - he's developping in direction of a rather idiosyncatic style of singing here (although some of it, like all the inserted "yeeeeeah"s and "baaaaby"s may simply be stupid mannerisms...)

Hope you had a good one, Cary! I wish you all the best!

I just got my box, but one of the four Ellington Carnegie sets was missing... let's hope it's still in stock there! Haven't opened the Debut (or Contemporary) Story boxes yet, but this sounds great! (I only wish they'd had the Mingus Debut, too, for one of those unbeatable prizes!)

Good luck. easy for me.... my 150 € package has been sent out, and the credit card bill which came a week ago was painful enough already... ouch! I won't pay any further visits to that evil site for at least a few weeks now (unless... you get the picture, I assume... )

Damn, I'm glad I didn't die when I was thirteen; they'd have found me with a Playboy in one hand, and er...well... A beer? nope, a swine, obviously...> <

You should be able to set your account so it automatically calculates prizes in another currency - works for Swiss Franks, at least!

Yes indeed! Thanks for sharing the good news, Michael!

I agree completely with you... Let's keep a Leffe in the refrigerator... !

Just ordered the Ella & Louis set... thanks! The Miles Jack Johnson is also pretty cheap (long box version, I guess, didn't check)

Chuck, do you know if anything is missing on the five CDs, as compared to the Mosaic? Same question for Mingus (where I think nothing is missing, but don't know for sure)! IIRC the Taylors miss one take of Air. Not sure about the Mingus. Thanks Chuck!

Chuck, do you know if anything is missing on the five CDs, as compared to the Mosaic? Same question for Mingus (where I think nothing is missing, but don't know for sure)!

I've drunk an Eku 28 (an alcohol content of 11% !) What about a Samichlaus, brown beer of 13,7 % from Switzerland (Hürlimann in Zurich, and also Austria I think) ? Thanks again Never had an Eku, and never a Samichlaus, either... there's a tradition of brewing those seasonal/x-mas beers, but except for the excellent one done by St. Gall brewerey Schützengarten, I've never had any of those. Beer from Zurich usually sucks, badly - even (sad to say) the two or three new your breweries produce mediocre beer. The large ones are all Felschlösschen, which again is owned by that criminal against the world of beer, Heineken (lousiest beer that most people seem to drink without noticing!) End of rant, let's open another one, that's more fun!

Sad news (but not unexpected news, sad to say). I'm a big fan of Griffin's and I wish he'd never stop playing with that huge sound of his... but it seems he's had a few drinks too many, and he's an elderly man by now. He made a weak impression when I saw him several years ago (in trio with Solal and the late NHOP - must have been three or four years ago). At the Village Vanguard, 1994 (photo coutesy of Kal Reece)

This may be a plus in some's eyes, but some of the ZYX discs also miss alternate takes/additional material that was on the US releases/ZYX pressings (i.e. Cannonball & Milt Jackson "Things Are Getting Better").

Definitely one of my favourite (jazz) photographers. Very sad news He also shot one of my favourite Sinatra photographs: