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Though uncredited, Zoot Sims takes the tenor saxophone solos on that very nice 'Life Is A Many-Splendored Gig' album. Nice to know! I always wonder who the soloist on that disc are when listening, as there's no identification at hand, I don't know most of the musicians involved. Do you happen to know if Byard can be heard in solo? I don't have anything else where he's on saxophone. ubu

Is this worth getting? I will get the Eldridge Mosaic sooner or later, I suppose, so how are the other two albums included: "Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton And Vice Versa" and "Red Allen Plays King Oliver"? Here's the AMG write up: What do you think? The only track I happen to know is the alternate of "Memories for the Count" released on the Verve Elite Edition "Collector's Disc" - Jimmy Forrest steals the show there, in my opinion. ubu

yeah well, F you too you stoopid chess playing... ermm... stoopid guy! I know for a fact that you smell from your mouth! He has a nose in his mouth? he does? woa! he's not only a stoopid guy, he's a frigging freak of nature too! You guys are great! Need another new keyboard due to coffee-caused-damages... ubu

LOVE IT!

No matter who's album this actually is - it's a great one! By the way, compare it to the first Blue Mitchell album on Blue Note - very very similar, personnel, tunes, arrangements... another Pearson effort? ubu

wahts' Mosis got to do wit tis?

I can't tell how many times I have kicked myself for not buying these as long as they were around!!! And this Jimmy Gourley is a player I always like when I hear him! I can offer help! That would be a nice possibility to make good me not recognising this track... Drop me a line! (Some volumes might be around in stores here, but I couldn't guarantee anything. Should I look around? Prize would be around 23 Swiss Franks per volume) ubu

How about some of us dropping some mails re: Pomery? A nice idea! I have only got a crappy Freshsound reissue of "Live is a many splendored thing". Pomeroy sure deserves a bit of exposion! Glad to hear him on the BFT, by the way! ubu

I was thinking about Don Ellis, but I'm wondering if it all (or just about all) hasn't already been released on CD. How about a Select collecting some rarer sides? We wouldn't need the two Pacific albums again at the moment, I suppose, but the Koch reissues are badly distributed (or not distributed at all), and go OOP fast, too. I'm sure there would be some things to collect. Also, possibly some unreleased stuff? The Pacific CDs had plenty of! ubu

is this album as cool as it looks? You bet it is!!! You could bet your last pair of shoes it is! RUN FAST GET IT AND STOP LOOK AND LISTEN, SINNER! ubu B)

I´m a stupid dumb-ass.... I´m afraid I´ll have to prepare a big ALL-TETE package and send it to some Royal guy in Switzerland... I´d like to increase my Funny-Rat stuff.... Uh, oh, ahem... Me too, it seems...

No drugs here, except for a bit of alcohol sometimes. Never even felt the urge to smoke a cigarette - so why should I. (I guess that's the positive side of me having been quite a loner all the years through school - that hasn't changed since I started at University, five years ago now.) Some favourite beverages include red wine (of course!), guiness, other beer (belgian preferred, or some good Pils such as Jever), and of course my favourite single malts (search for that thread if interested). No sports either. I used to bike but stopped around nine or ten years ago. Nothing since then. Admittedly I might loose a few kilos, but not too many. And then, I feel alright. No special diet, but no or hardly any greasy fast food stuff. No medications, either. ubu

I was totally sure you´d nail this one! This is the answer, Dan! (And please don't ask where EKE go that disc from Welcome to mikeweil's bft rules again...) ubu (going undercover) Noooooooope! Remember, volumes 1 & 3.... No matter what volumes! I know you have them all, so I could have figured out

I´m afraid I´ll have to prepare a big ALL-TETE package and send it to some Royal guy in Switzerland... I´d like to increase my Funny-Rat stuff.... Uh, oh, ahem...

I was totally sure you´d nail this one! This is the answer, Dan! (And please don't ask where EKE go that disc from Welcome to mikeweil's bft rules again...) ubu (going undercover)

And what could it be, with guitar? Not what concerns me. I'm sure others have made IDs on that track, but I'm not one to go searching for the answers or puzzling things out. Not what I do the BFTs for, sorry! I try to identify leaders or tunes and leave it at that. I just wondered, as Clifford has been one that came to my mind, too, but then I couldn't think of anything fitting! ubu

And what could it be, with guitar?

Same here, but omit the "of course" (I'm still young, so my record collection, or rather, CD collection, is already beyond any senible "of course" ) Gotta hunt for that disc in my own private chaos... EKE, I stick with Garrett on #5! Has to be him. The Coltrane link is there, of course, but then I do think there's a few instances where he is very close to Cannonball, too. ubu

This really sucks! I was posting here and then the board went down, right when I had finally finished typing! I'll do it again, in a shorter fashion, as I don't feel like typing all again... Sorry, Agustín! Main thing is, I really enjoyed both of your discs, and I hope to hear more from some of the discs you included tracks on these CDs! 1 - Uh, finally we can hear what EKE listens to all day long... disc 1 was just done to fool us all, right? 2 - This must be the first time someone found out about the inclusion of a recording before listening to the discs, and without reading any of the replies... (more here). Love this tune, love this album, love the pianist, love the tenor man, and it's very cool to hear the lesser known trumpet player in such fast company! 3 - Nont sure about this. I think the pianist is very good, but then the generic percussion and the sound of the electric bass guitar bother me a bit... 4 - Couldn't help thinking this might be the famous Hawk-solo recording on the "Body & Soul" changes - I never heard it (which might be considered a sin, as I'm playing some tenor myself...). Whoever plays, it's a majestic performance! (The one solo track by Hawk that I have, "Picasso", on the "Jazz Scene" set, has Hawk sounding pretty different, but then there's some years in between). 5 - Another one that sounds very familiar! I sure ought to know the name of the tune, at least. Is this Kenny G... uhm, Kenny Garrett? Solid, lots of Cannonball in there. Got a bad feeling here telling me "welcome to the world of mikeweil's bft-rules..." 6 - Woody'n You or Groovin' High (too lazy to check, I always mix up these names). Beautiful trumpet sound! One of my favourites of the two CDs, for sure. I think I should be able to identify the players, but I am not... 7 - Another HELLYEAH for this one! No idea who plays, but it's very nice! The alto is cool and familiar-sounding, great bass playing here, too. Has that liberation-Haden-vibe, but I'm not sure who this actually could be. I'd love to hear more of this! 8 - Nice stuff! Again no need to guess... 9 - More great music! No need to try guessing, as this is an era I have hardly scratched the surface yet... 10 - Tete? Did I get that wrong on disc 1? A beautiful and brooding, moody performance! ... 11 - going right into an upbeat closer of this great set! Some trad retro folks? Sound is too clear for it to be too old. all in all: big and big thank you! ubu

As is this one: Last of the Line. All great stuff! Grab them when you see them, they go pretty cheap. ubu

This is the Woody Shaw I mentioned: Two More Pieces of The Puzzle. It combines Concert Ensemble at the Berliner Jazztage and The Iron Men. The other saxophonist on the second one is Arthur Blythe. Muhal Richard Abrams is on piano, Cecil McBee on bass, and Joe Chambers and Victor Lewis alternate on drums. Recommended! ubu

Yes! It is a fantastic disc! The live performance burns and you get some great Woody Shaw, too. I love the guy in the audience who keeps screaming "do your thang, Roy, DO YOUR THANG!!" Another big Anyone into the percussion thing should also get the Joe Chambers disc on 32. It has Woody Shaw on one track, with Harold Vick, too. Four tracks are percussion (with piano and bass, if memory serves me right). And all them Woody Shaw 32s are great! The double disc set with the Berlin concert (featuring Slide Hampton, by the way, who is discussed in the artists section at this very moment) has on disc two a record called "Iron Men", featuring Braxton and some other cool sax player. Some of the freest Shaw you will ever hear. By the way, Chaney, glad you enjoy the DLTD! It's my only one so far, too... I shall keep those recommendations in mind. ubu

(not that ubu would know of anything to do with such things as mountains - no sports is the one thing I have in common with Mr. Churchill (other than thinking the use of chemical weapons against uncivilized tribes in Iraq is a good thing )) ubu

I like this one a lot! Might sound a bit dated to some ears, I suppose - at least one friend of mine who was getting into the music around the time this was recorded found it to be a bit boring and lacking individuality, but for that does not apply at all. Any Rivers is great - I have not heard too many of his recordings, but what I heard, I always love! ubu

As no one has posted in the mean time, I continue with a new post: 9 & 10 - Both are again new to me. No need to guess, as I won't find out anyay. 10 - The pianist reminds me of couw's favourite moaner A beautiful performance! I love this one! Montoliu? He can't be omitted from EKE's BFT, right? 11 - "Valse Hot" (Sonny Rollins). No idea who this is. Not exactly my favourite of the disc. 12 - HELLYEAH! This is more like it! Beautiful, just beautiful! Again, though, no idea... ******** Answers to Disc 2 in the other thread. Thanks again, Agustín! ubu