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I haven't heard much of Jaspar on flute, exsecpt for his JiP "Jeux de quartes" - I quite like the sound on that one! Jaspar's flute is coupled with the vibes of Michel Hausser, and this creates a rather unique band sound. ubu

Alright... it has never been my strenght to put things simple, even less in a foreign language... So please go ahead now! And make good for what all those big crap-heads sitting at Vivendi's, EMI's and Sony's top floors don't bother about... ubu

... welcome in the rule club .... I have been a member since I joined the BFT group with Sangrey's... now it's official, thanks! B) ubu

That's two different CDs! ubu

Oh yes, and I have that Peterson disc, but it's still on the pile of stuff that needs to be listened... ubu

Well, after some quick diagonal screening through all your posts... I did not recognize #2 which is a shame, but then it hase been years since I listened to that one, and I might have not listened to it very often either, simply because there's too much new stuff around all the time... But then I did get Hank Jones right for #2, which is, err, not bad, huh? The other one I own, but similar things apply as to #2, is the Blue Mitchell track. I listened to the quintet albums pretty often, but never really got deeply into the two last ones. I guess I should change that soon! ubu

Alright, here come, finally, hélas!, my answers... extremely incompetent, and ridiculously wrong, as it happens... #1: "Manteca" - cool version! Never heard. A terriffic start for the disc! #2: "Have You Met Miss Jones", a nice little standard (Rodgers-Hart, if I remember right). Love the soft touch of the pianist. Lots of Teddy Wilson in there I hear. Hank Jones maybe? #3: Horace Silver? I love that just a little bit stiff feeling, something between looseness and control. Silver's a master of this. However, I couldn't locate this on any of my Silver CDs, yet it sounds very familiar, so it might not be Silver at all... Junior Cook? If or if not - very nice tenor sound! #4: Well... I'm not too good in guessing pianists (see #2), so I better leave it. Tune sounds familiar. A good one! #5: Lots of interesting things to be heard beneath the bitter-sweet trumpet lead. I know that trumpet player, I should think. Very nice piano solo. All sounds familiar, but I am sure I don't own this (maybe here goes mikeweil's rule #..) I think I know the trumpet player, maybe the pianist, and also the style of this arrangement... #6: Anotehr one new to me. Again I won't guess... Like it! #7: This is a bit too much of its time for me. Some pop tune with pretty stiff rhythm... but then there's that tenor! Wow! Could this be the man pictured as our BFT-compiler's avatar? At least arranging? Some late sixties Blue Note? #8: Love this one! Not Herbie himsef, I'd say. Would like to hear more of this! #9: I'd like to hear more of this, too! Again very very nice. And a good soprano solo. #10: Another one unknown to me - but that's what's so cool about the BFTs - free tunes! And getting to know stuff one might never encounter otherwise. Good one! #11: Another cool soprano solo! #12: Not too fond of this one. Would have to listen more to this one to be sure if I like it or not. #13: Very good tenor, and trumpet! Then again, not the slightest idea. #14: A nice'n'easy one. I like this arrangement. I know the tune, but not who's playing here. #15: a stride-tango? Greeeeeat closer! Thanks a lot for this disc! Lots of music totally unknown to me. Also the style of #7, 9-11,13 is one that I have encountered here and there, but never really gotten into deeply so far, so this was a really interersting listen! ubu

Ubu, you should have this on your must see films agenda, Right at the top. Excellent film. Probably not shown in Switzerland that often! It was really an excellent view of migrant life in Switzerland and Nino Manfredi was perfect there! And Anna Karina costarred in the film! The tone of the film was pretty harsh on the Swiss! brownie, I think it was shown, but I missed it. Manfedi, r.i.p. The tone on the swiss ought to be harsh as far as migration policies are concerned. And it won't get better, no. Though these policies do indeed reflect people's attitudes... I do feel ashamed. ubu

Mmmm, were you watching soccer? You, the one and only SOCCER-HATER! Remember, it was when I was 14, or maybe only 12 years old... family obbligations - and it was a really boring match, too... Anyway, I find soccer boring, wouldn't it be better to follow John Heartfield's tip "Jedermann sein eigner Fussball"? ubu

Didn't see the film, but I remember, maybe ten years ago, being on holiday, family holiday, near Florence, staying at friend's of our parents and watching the swiss beating the italians - which was some sort of a miracle, back then, when the swiss just again rose to the minimal international soccer-ability they still enjoy today... Pretty funny it was, for sure! ubu

And if they do get it done, expect some fancy smancy packaging. Hope they don't catch on the idea of the glass jar PD mentioned at AAJ. I'd have love this stuff get the Mosaic-treatment... Maybe they will jam it up: ubu

This one is available in the French RCA Gold series. Got it recently, and it is indeed very fine! The two of them are accompanied by italian players, all unknown to me, but the man on piano, Tommaso, does some good solos! You can find the disc on French Amazon. ubu

I know you're spanish, too, but man, can't you see that slightly dumb look he always had? Yes, it was part of his charm! B) Uh I see! I'm sure Dr-whats-his-name-Freud would have a fitting term for this scheme of looking at turning negative things into positives... ubu

NO! This is what I was afraid of! Next three weeks (or how long does dis "thing" take to finish) will be hard... I will have to constantly listen to jazz over headphones, even while lunching with colleagues at work - I'm always afraid that one or the other could suddenly die of a heart attack caused by hystericalsoccerdiscussions... ubu

By the way, anyone here into cycling themselves? I was up to age 16, when music took over place number 2 in my life (no. 1 always being schooling), once it became less important, and also became clear I wouldn't really make it. ubu

I know you're spanish, too, but man, can't you see that slightly dumb look he always had?

I don't know if you're aware of this: Mosaic was planning a Granz Jam Sessions set. Now they told me that Verve will do this themselves - let's hope they do it right, nevertheless! ubu

Anyone read Siegfried Kracauers "Die Angestellten"? Sports is a big lie! ubu (Is there some corner in Europe were the few - among them I - with absolutely no, dig: absolutely no, interested in soccer can hide?)

Here's the discussion of what's going on over there currently: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?showtopic=10871 ubu

My problem, recently, is that I'm liking ALL KINDS of jazz... from boogie woogie, to New Orleans, to pre-bop, bebop, bip bop, hardbop, post bop, avant garde, and early fusion... on rare occasions, even som hip hop. No one can save me know. Hey, just thinking of it, I need to buy some more Mosaics before I get behind. Seems like we really opened up to some pre bop and NO styles about the same time... I know the problem of wanting to get into all styles, and all at the same time, too... I'm still, as I said, scratching the surface, but I definitively have been fixed! ubu

What's that? I've got the 1999 edition of this one - any mistake there? (Don't have it at hand to check right now) thanks, ubu

While I have not yet deeply gotten into music of this vintage (I have some Mercury Ammons, and the Hall disc mentioned above), I like the only MLL-led disc I have: Grab it if you see it! ubu

or should the last part read "jazz butt"?

Organissimo: everything you always wanted to know about jazz but... ubu