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have you ever heard Arkady Shilkloper playing solo alphorn? (He does this with the group Pago Libre - not strictly jazz, but amazing beautiful music, in my opinion! I can recommend "Ein Fester aus Jazz", too! I got it used from someone, very early in my jazz acquaintance. There are some very interesting articles, on Oscar Pettiford, McCoy Tyner, Tony Williams, on spirituality in jazz, and also on jazz in the GDR, if I remember right. ubu

Hi Bev, I've re-read this and the "Ein Fenster aus Jazz" two weeks ago on two 16h flights and was amazed how good it is still (the Jazzbook in its '73 release and the other in a '77 one) and I was also surprised by the some of the articles... I would still rate his recommendations a being "essential" even in the light of Fusion but what I found even more interesting is the "political" aspect he brought up (read the Fenster aus Jazz Interview with Albert Mangelsdorff) as this was one element of the end 60's Discussion in Europe... Cheers, Tjobbe These are the two Behrendt books I have. I got the "Jazzbuch" when I got started with jazz, maybe ten or eleven years ago. I always enjoyed it, still do. It has been replaced by the Penguin guide(s) as daily reference since my collection has grown, outgrown the Behrendt suggestions (some of which, though, I still miss, not only on the fusion side). My next step were some rather short biographies (Miles, Trane, Mingus, Monk, Ornette, german books published by "Oreos Verlag" or something, not bad, but not outstanding, either). There's a fun book called "Jazz for Beginners", sort of a comic book, with satyrical drawings etc - like that one, too. (It's part of some "educational" series, I also have had "Kafka for Beginners", with drawings by Crumb). ubu

Ubu: You are somewhat safe regarding the Vee Jays while the Mosaic web site is down. Hey, why is it down again? I had access on friday!?! (Or did I only have access because it was still saved on my computer?) ubu

Four Brothers, or Always Look At The Bright Side of Life... Though usually only on vibrate. ubu

This sounds even worse then when I saw him last year! Shit! He did that boogie thing, too, at the end of both sets, also the call & response with the audience at the end of the second set. Menegan (-on?) is boring, indeed! When I saw him, John Betsch was on drums. Marcotulli was pretty good, I thought, but all in all - sad to say, and I hope I'll be proved wrong! - he seems to be through... ubu

Same here, only two months ago, already! Get it while you can! ubu (and PLEEEEEZE stop buying the VeeJays! I need to have them but don't know yet how I can...)

I like this one! How about Braxton/Max Roach? I only have one HatART disc, and, as so often, long time no listen ubu

Absolutely! ubu

The Clark/Chambers/Philly Joe trio is one of my favourite. Their Blue Note album is GREAT! Also check out this one: Seems Clark is not new to you - I would recommend these two to hear what he was able to do as a musician, some of his best solos, in my opinion! ubu PS: I love the opening tune on "The Conversation"! I have to repeat that at least once each time I spin the album!

And I'm afraid even Basie won't help against that! ubu

That may be, but he's growing old frighteningly fast! ubu

Send some of these my way, too, please! ubu

It has. I got the CD in London maybe three years ago. ubu I dont think its available anymore.( I cannot find it on the web anywhere.) I payed like 25£ for it! Crazy, but that the Coltrane record I was looking for forever, it seemed, and there it was, in the shelf of one of those terrible large cd stores, can't recall the name, but it was right in the centre of the city, maybe on Picadilly Circus? If you get there, have a look, I found several of the very first VEE discs, there, too. They have each disc about 10 times standing there, so it takes a couple of years till they sell them, it seems. ubu

couw surprises... greedy couw! ubu

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Jim, thanks for these photos! Cool one to have! Hey, and ten more to go - wonder what your new status will be!?! ubu

It has. I got the CD in London maybe three years ago. ubu

Thanks a lot, Chuck! This pushes me over the edge! ubu

In addition. Thanks! I guess someday I'll have to replace, then. I'm a big fan of this Mingus band, too! ubu

You can probably keep the French set. I made the switch, but I'm a huge fan of this band. The fragments give you some studio chatter and a little insight into Mingus' studio methods. Nothing earthshattering. Disc one is 77 minutes long and disc two is 79, if that helps. The sound is great on both versions Chuck, that replacement question is one I thought about, too. Can you answer another question: the french disc has other mixes on disc 2, right? Not music as it happened, but other mixes? Does the US one have snippets of music as it happened instead of these other mixes, or in addition to? thanks, ubu

Yes, that was Impulse AS-9148. There was a German licence on the label of a widespread TV/Radio magazine, too. David Wild lists four titles recorded at the February 2, 1966 session. They are the only tracks issued on Impulse LP at some time that have not yet been reissued on CD (maybe in Jpan?). Peace on Earth and Infinity were released posthumously on the Infinity LP AS-9225 (was that an Alice Coltrane LP?). Manifestation and Reverend King on Cosmic Music. Manifestation also showed up on a Best of compliation on Impulse AS-9223-2, a double LP, so Impulse still should have some tapes. I guess they either forgot about this session or cannot find a place for the tracks. 40 minutes of music are enouh for me - this is some of the rarest Coltrane. Hey, no sweat, Mike, remember I mentioned some surprise disc you'll get some day? ubu

This albums makes me laugh each time I listen: http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=Afwc8b5p4bsqs "Poor Joe" and "Don't Try To Keep Up With The Joneses" are some of the funniest stuff I ever heard. ubu

I like the sound of that! But I cannot yet decide if it should become part of a soul background-chorus, or rather of some cheap dancefloor-pop-song... ubu B)