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Torn booklet here, and discs falling out all the time... nevertheless, I wouldn't want to be without the box or the booklet! The letters by Dex are priceless! ubu

the "artist" in question had to hit one button to change white into black and vice versa... and he IS paying himself, by the way. However, one printout of the artwork will be enough. If you feel the need to plaster, say, your whole kitchen (it's good for marriage to change the color of the walls, now and then B) ), it might indeed be good to change the color back again, by hitting that button once more... only then, the kitchen would still be white, and marriage far from safe... ubu

oh! the horror!!!! I find it's in perfect correspondence with the music, futhermore, that "artist" did this without me having to reimburse, as it only took like five minutes... Submit your proposal anytime! I'm having so many discs around with no covers that I hardly see when I'll come around doing "serious" ones! ubu

cover for upcoming disc, created by unknown "artist"

Hey, once I have that MD here, I can offer CDRs to the rats! Same goes for the Stanko. Just be patient! Sorry , I hope you dont feel I was trying to step on your toes . No no, not at all! It's just that I believe you and I are the only ones here with a Minidisc-player! Check that link I posted above! I really like those spanish guys! ubu

Wow, Nate! You beat me with Nat Su! And I didn't recognize him! As far as I know, he's been a mainstay of the pretty small Zurich jazz scene for some time, now. He leads a band he calls "The International Hashva Orchestra", that has two albums on TCB (see more here). Mark Turner is in that band, as are Jorge Rossi, and the two less-known but highly competent Joe Martin and Mike Kanan. Actually Su and Kanan did a duo album together, too. Here's some information on that album: http://www.percaso.ch/records/010.html. The track I eventually thought about including on my BFT would have been a live on by that duo. A short biography of Su: Nathanael Su alto saxophone, composition Now Fredi Lüscher is another important Zurich musician. I recently saw him perform a concert dedicated to the recently deceased, legendary "father" of the local free jazz scene, Urs Voerkel (check this disc if you're interested in him, it seems to be good, I don't have it yet, though: Intakt CD 057). Lüscher played a beautiful trio set, fusing some of Voerkel's interesting compositions with free playing of a highest level, and of great musical taste and rafinesse. Here is a website in German with some information on Lüscher and some of his discs: http://www.kunst-forum.ch/html/detail.asp?...=1272#biografie And here's a short biography: Of course, there's a duo record by Su and Lüscher, too: http://www.altrisuoni.com/catalog.php?code=as079 So thanks to Nate you all had a chance to have a small glimpse of some very intersting swiss jazz musicians! Now on to reading the answers for the other tracks! ubu

Took this one with me from the radio station, too: Have listened to it once (only the trio tracks with Alteena and Bennink, not yet the two duos with Leo Smith), and LOVE it! Great playing by all three, and Brown is simply fantastic! Have nothing of him, except for the "Three For Shepp" disc (which I like very very much, too). Here's a very nice Brown site (took the cover from there, too): http://www.fmi.uni-passau.de/~schneide/mar...rion_brown.html ubu

Hey, once I have that MD here, I can offer CDRs to the rats! Same goes for the Stanko. Just be patient! Check out this one here: available for free download here. Pretty good stuff! Here's the write up I posted some hours ago over in the listening right now thread: I never heard of these guys, but as it was available for free download, I boldly went ahead , and came to the decision it was well worth it! A pleasant surprise!

Happy birthday!

From the new Village Voice: Sounds like I got to get that disc... well, I actually knew that by the time I read the very first posts in this thread.... ubu

Got - finally! - the MPS CD containing both of George Russell's "At Beethoven Hall" discs! Can't wait to hear it! ubu

The Carter, Bebop and Al & Zoot one sure look good! As does the Brookmeyer! Hey, more Thad Jones in a small group! Anyone knows more about that Brookmeyer? ubu

My only Sonet release, too, but a good one! Thanks for bringing these up, brownie! ubu

Welcome! Here's the source: http://www.jaybabcock.com/lester.html I read the story in another interview, but that one was on lots of other things, and Fela was mentioned only shortly. ubu

Here is an interview with Bowie, remembering his months with Fela:

John, I know a little by all the three guys you mentioned - some best of from Mapfumo, some broadcast from Touré, both good! Fela of course, well, is Fela... was it Lester Bowie that came to Nigeria somewhen in the seventies? I remember reading some great story! Gotta look for that, it's on the www somewhere. ubu

Based on 2-3 songs, he appears to be a pop/standards singer. His rendition of Stevie Wonder's For Once in My Life is being played to death (every few hours) on my local Lite & Easy channel. You know, I'm resistent to radio, unless it's jazz live broadcasts... I can even be in a room with a radio playing, but I usually remember NOTHING... (and the Buble guy sounds too good to be played here, anyway, all we get is cheapo pop and dance shit...)

nope, the Bebop date is with Nat Peck, Don Byas & Bernard Peiffer; recorded 7 July 1949 for Blue Star in Paris. I stand corrected! Sorry for mixing things up!

That Moody date is on the Jazz in Paris release simply called "Bebop", if I remember right (don't have it at hand to check the date of recording, though).

Well, this is slightly good news, guys! We're slightly hip! (But who's that Buble guy?) ubu

D.D., I'm not much into this music (simply for lack of knowledge), but it really seems you ought to check out Roswell Rudd's recent MALIcool (Universal France)! There's a thread somewhere in the new releases section! ubu

If you're into indian music, you should definitively check out Hariprasad Chaurasia! Probably my all time favourite. When you get a chance to, go see him live too (I've seen him twice) - an astonishing, and wonderful musician! If you're lucky, you'll hear him with Zakir Hussain, one of the best (if not simply the best) tabla player. Beautiful stuff!

I heard/saw Remember Shakti live only a few months ago, and it was a great show! I can understand that some people could think of it as some self-indulgent virtuoso-playing without too much depth, but then I think McLaughlin really has learned a lot about classical indian music, and you ought to consider that when listening to his newer music, as he's as much (or even more) into that as into jazz.

well well well well well, I'm over there in the jihad, so I don't have time to save these poor souls and keep'em from hanging themselves...

He-he, McLaughlin I cannot stand at all. All these fast up-and-down runs, too many notes and boring sound. I normally go to restromm during McLaughlin's solos on electric Miles discs. McLaughlin is one ofthe main reasons I don't listen to "Bitches Brew" too much. I still have to hear his early disc with John Surman, which is supposed to be good, but other than that there is not much hope I'll become a McLaughlin fan. Now what am I supposed to answer to that? Should I say: my dear gentleman, I consider this statement to be intolerable, impossible to say, and thus, never spoken? Or should I say: has someone mentioned anything about John McLaughlin, I haven't heard anything... Well well well well well, you, my dear friend don't know what you miss! Don't you just love his soloing on "In A Silent Way"? Also the very early stuff by the original Mahavishnu Orchestra I consider to be GREAT! ubu