king ubu

What brownie said. A great film, "King Kong"! ubu

(our man?) ubu

An mp3 from the SKETCH records website: http://www.sketch-studio.com/sketch-jazz/sons/20vestiges.mp3 Nice! Compositionally reminded me of Andrew Hill a bit. The whole disc consists of a rather short opening tune, and one suite, taking up all the rest. That suite is subdivided in several tunes again. I think the compositions are rather beautiful, and rather personal, too. If you see that disc at a good prize, go for it! I never heard the name of Ms Domancich before, by the way! ubu

Some weekend listening: Sophia Domancich - Pentacle A beautiful album. I've given it the critical three spins, and I still love it as much as when I first heard it. The band features Jean-Luc Capozzo on trumpet (also with Louis Sclavis lately), Michel Marre (euphonium), Simon Goubert on drums, and Claude Tchamitchian on bass, plus Domancich herself at the piano. I find her to be an impressive piano player, as well as an interesting composer/arranger. The two brass frontline makes this a rather unusual affair, although it's far from being free or funny-ratish. However, the CD features beautiful playing, thoroughly european in quality, often full of "melos", sometimes almost like dancing music - definitely not jazz as far as hardbop-fascits criteria go..., but definitely beautiful music by a handful of great musicians. Then I finally got into the "Two Ts for a Lovely T" box of Cecil's, having listened to the first four CDs in a row - very good, very impressive, and very easily accessible! ubu

That one was on Jazz: West, not on Transition! http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/jazzwest.htm ubu

Both released on Delmark: http://delmark.com/delmark.411.htm, http://delmark.com/delmark.414.htm

Not many photos online of Catesta, but this one here looks pretty smelly, if you ask me: ubu

Can't really smell him, either, but he'd certainly smell of beer, wouldn't he? And as the saying goes: blame Catesta - and history was made... ubu

And together with mère ubu, they form the ubu family - two issue all in all, you see? Anyone has issues?

And issue no. 2

And here's issue no. 1 (don't kid yourself was a true word, although not if you understand it in proper english...)

Don't kid yourself, you've got issues my friend. I don' have no issues, just some Basie-bugs... Here's King Ubu:

Funktastic thread, guys! Now if only had a few issues, myself... Btw: anyone here knows the meaning of "issue" in Indian English? ubu

That Coltrane/Fuller was announced on the liner notes to the Transition LPs and one track was included in the sampler. That sampler was $1.98 when it was released. The other LPs were at $3.98 back in those days. The BN Paul Chambers twofer had what was available from the material recorded at that session. Nothing else available unfortunately! Another reason to consider them lost... Cuscuna would have certainly put them on the Chambers Select if they were still around! What a pity! Lon, I like those early Dylan albums too! I guess Wilson DID make a difference with Dylan. And then he was the first (or so one says, at least) black producer in the pop/rock business back then. ubu

brownie, I wonder, the Coltrane/Fuller/Chambers tracks (I have them on that brown Chambers/Coltranee 2LP set), were they released separately, or were they the teasers that made people buy that sampler? And do you know there's more from that date?¨ Here's what's on the Chambers Select: (B) John Coltrane, tenor sax; Pepper Adams, baritone sax; Curtis Fuller, trombone; Roland Alexander, piano (on “Trane’s Strain” only); Paul Chambers, bass; Philly Joe Jones, drums. Recorded in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 20, 1956. #1 originally issued JAZZ IN TRANSITION (Transition TRLP 30). #2 & 3 originally issued on HIGH STEP (Blue Note BNLA 451-2) DISC TWO 1. Trane’s Strain (B) 11:00 (improvisation) 2. High Step (B) 8:09 (Barry Harris) 3. Nixon, Dixon And Yates Blues (B) 8:26 (improvisation) I would tend to believe this is all (either all that was recorded, or all that has survived). ubu

Isn't there a Donald Byrd album that is now owned by Delmark (and are the Sun Ra's also with Delmark now)? There's a bit of information in the new liners of the Byrd/Watkins conn - but I don't have it with me. I think the liners do tell the story of Wilson and his label (he was founder/owner/producer, as far as I know), and also mention what albums are in EMI/Blue Note's possession now (the Taylor, the Byrds, the Watkins, the Chambers, any more?). ubu

...and wittier, funnier and more playful, no? Yet very close, I agree. ubu

To my shame, I never heard anything by Willem Breuker. Probably subconsciously I was afraid that I would like it, and then I get another enourmous discography to explore (check the BVHAAST catalog out). So what label is In Holland on ? This one looks cool: Why doesn't someone get it and tell me if it's worth the prize? B-)

Just recorded an April '04 show off the air, and I think they're great! Love their way of (dis)organized chaos and order... the Kurt Weill stuff is cool, and their music has lots of parallels to the GDR stuff our friend couw likes that much (me likes it, too)! ubu

I see EKE already listed the Ammons date - sorry!

I'm pretty sure that he played only tenor with Hodges. And, frustratingly, few recordings exist with that lineup: about two tracks for Verve with no Trane solos, and I really can't even detect him in the mix. There's some airchecks or live recordings of the Hodges band, on some cheapo "Live and Rare" Coltrane disc I have. Long time since I listened to that disc, don't remember if there are Coltrane solos or not, will have to check that. Coltrane plays alto on the two Gene Ammons albums he appears on. ubu

Claude, I read that article (that's one of the two good daily papers of Switzerland, the "Tages-Anzeiger"). So our only chance is to ask for a burn from some nice US fellows? ubu

Check "A Cottage for Sale" on the "Think Well of Me" album! Wow, that gives me goosebumps everytime! I LOOOOOOVE it! Those songs by Willard Robinson are really something else, too! ubu

chiming in late... happy birthday! ubu

I was absolutely stunned when I heard Teagarden the first time, too! That was when I found that Verve Elite disc, a year ago, I guess. Haven't followed up yet with more, but I know I won't miss that Mosaic! Here's the VEE: Get it if you see it! He's got so much to give, so much warmth, and so much genuinely honest musicality! ubu