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Listened to Momentum Space, the 1998 recording by the late Elvin, the still very lively Cecil Taylor, and the, well, let's put it thus: still among the living, Dewey Redman, for the very first time this afternoon, and featured it in my radio programme later tonight (last of a five part series on Cecil Taylor). I am very impressed, I have to say! Redman, then was still in very good shape, full sound, good ideas, but a bit conventional at times. Elvin is doing great in the duo with Taylor, and his solo is, for me the highlight of the disc, together with Taylor's solo. Taylor starts his solo really introspective, sounding almost like some Jarrett-Corea-wannabe playing his own version of a Schumann piano piece or something, and develops until he ends up playing quite wild stuff. A great performance. And Elvin's solo, well - I LOOOOOVE the sound of his drums! The two trio numbers are, I'm afraid, the weakest tracks of the disc, I think. They're not bad, far from, but not up to the Elvin, Taylor, and Elvin/Taylor ones. The duo of Redman and Elvin is rather good, too, but one hears that both of them are far more conventional and traditional players compared to Taylor. It's the tracks with him that really go over the edge - I consider Elvin's playing on the duo with Taylor to be among the best he committed to record ever. All in all, I can really recommend this disc! A very positive surprise! ubu

One of my all time favourite musicians!

You will be our first honorary dr. - Dr. org. h.c. - for providing this wise insight (Have you studied zen buddhism in the wake of Madonna, pardon, Esther?) ubu

And even more... many happy returns! ubu

The second one sounds verrrry cool.... (maybe, dare I say.... like one our royal highness would looooove to hear some nice day ) (And this is not to stress any disinterest for the first one, no sirrr!) ubu

oh the heights, indeed. Wonder why noone has mentioned great british drummer Phil Seaman so far. ubu

Fascinating thread! Thanks everybody! I cannot really participate here, but I do own that 4CD Fantasy set, and there was a time when I was reading some beat stuff, Corso, Ginsberg, Kerouac, had a book of Ferlighetti poems I really loved... then, there's that short film "Pull My Daisy" by Swiss photographer Robert Frank... Got to check out some of the names you mentioned! ubu

EKE, discs arrived, thanks!

(again) Has anyone found something on the personnel and recording date etc? We have Jack Sheldon (tp), Shelly Manne (d), and Neal Hefti (arr/cond) so far, it seems... I had no luck. ubu

As far as us jazz freaks are concerned, just hope Sony does not reorganize their Legacy-imprint in BMG-manner - that would mean no more jazz at all... or hardly any... Support the small and independent labels by buying their releases! ubu

Nice photo, Luca! Who's on drums? ubu

"No Private Income Blues" is some of the best blues playing available on a Mingus album (and that IS something)! I love the Wonderland/Portrait however it's called album a lot. You also get to hear Richard Wyands on piano, subbing for the actual band-member Horace Parlan, and you get to hear a lot of Mingus the bass player, really good solos of him. (Then, as always on the great Mingus albums, there's Dannie Richmond, dressed to kill...) Handy/Ervin, by the way, so the saying goes, were the reason why Mingus fired Shafi Hadi & Jimmy Knepper, and the saying goes he fired them right away to get the two new fellows in his band. ubu

Tony, I was in touch with our pal Doug too, on wednesday night, I think. He told me that the one album you mentioned in the other thread (the How To Murder...) was one he also considered putting up, so you might ask him about it directly. I also told him that we were a few guys from a jazz board called you-guess-how, and are really enjoying it, so you might as well mention you're one of us, too. He seems to enjoy some positive comments (of course, if his site is new! I didn't know that), so keep them going and we might end up with some CDRs of some pretty cool stuff! I really love the Creed Taylor one, and the cornyness or whatever you call that, of the "How To Murder Your Wife" soundtrack is cool, too. The Leith Stevens is a great one, also... it's not just "free tunes" (where are you, Catesta?), but rather great stuff most probably almost impossible to find, and made available for nothing! ubu

Well, after reading all your morally valuable posts regarding Piet Brutsmon and the end of the world and considering pros and cons, considering morals and ethics, I guess I log out now for good, go pray a bit and then spin "Last Exit" and wait for the big bang to arrive (latest tomorrow is my most optimist prognosis)... Good night everybody, hope to meet some again later once I roast in hell... (I hope to join Ulyss, not the Joyce-one, but the Ulyss of the "Divina commedia") ubu

Listened to the whole disc right now, and it's got some great moments! Woods and Richardson are on fire! Chaney, ask couw for my cover, I'm on slow dial-up, and he got it already, including his own cleaned-up back-cover. ubu

Well how does that go: save the world, get the girl... by getting the "girl" you may have saved your world, and that's a lot, I guess! (Maybe you could dare asking? Basie's 100th birthday and you and your wife having been there would be a good pretext, no? ) Thanks, Lon, LAL, and John Tapscott! This is what I imagined when I started this thread, keep it comin'! ubu

Yup, and that's all quite a surprise, but again a sign that Brötzmann has really developped! ubu

Glad you like what you heard so far! ubu

Thanks for the info, PDEE! Sounds all good! ubu

(just felt a little friendliness for Herbie couldn't be wrong) Shall check them out! ubu

That "chick", as you call her is one of the greatest actresses ever. She is french, by the way. That should be enough... The site is updated about weekly, by the way! ubu

Were they all 10-inchers? Or how come you think 9 LPs fit onto 3 CDs? ubu

Don't be too hard on Mann! Check out the two flute frontline on the Mann/Most Bethlehem album! Some pretty pretty nice stuff! Almost pennywhistle like at times, and almost south african in feel! ubu

I see a parallel to Hank Mobley in the Miles Davis Quintet: Coltrane will always be considered greater etc. Harold Land will unfortunately take second place after Sonny Rollins as long as there are jazz fans. But although Rollins may be the more important saxist, and he and Brownie were breathing as one man, as he reported, Land was just as perfect a foil. I like him better with Brownie than Rollins. Same here! Much better! ubu

Tony, thanks for sharing your story (and sorry for my missing to check this thread again sooner)! ubu