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Thanks, Gary. I never saw him live. And I'm rather impressed by Ducret so far - his playing with Daniel Humair's "Liberté suveillée" project (also featuring Ellery Eskelin and Bruno Chevillon) is pretty good! I have never really managed to find out how the BBC3 site works - can these sound bits be downloaded and put onto CDR in some way, or are they just to be listened to online? And with what programme? Realplayer does not seem to work! ubu

Anyone's heard this one? I like it quite well. Also parts of his most recent 2CD release (recorded live near Zurich) were broadcast on swiss radio a year or more ago - pretty good, too. Downbeat gave it quite a good review. Any Berne recommendations? ubu

The dreaded hats are only the most obvious example... Thanks for the link, will have to check it! ubu

That would be comparable to the Classics 2CD set of leftowers. They also failed to include two alternates from Hodges' "Blues A-Plenty" in the second Hodges box. You can't blame them on the Green - these were probably considered un-releasable or even unknown at the time. ubu

Mike, if no one's answering you until tonight, I can check my booklet then. Didn't have it at hand last night. ubu

Hell I WISH this was available still! That track on the BFT disc is great! Another for "Concierto", love it! But also have to admit it's my single Hall leader disc so far. What I find pretty astonishing is all the bands he was with in the fifties and early sixties: Chico Hamilton Quintet, Jimmy Giuffre 3, later with Sonny Rollins, then he was part of maybe the coolest band Art Farmer ever had, and also played along Paul Desmond on his lovely RCA albums (that box is highly recommended!). And then there's his duo albums with Bill Evans... An outstanding musician! Here's a site listing Hall on CD: http://www.gould68.freeserve.co.uk/JimHall.html and before I forget: WE GOTTA HAVE THE "CHICO HAMILTON TRIO" ON A DECENT CD RELEASE SOON!!! (Is Hall only on an additional session? Or was this half of the date? The site above mentions Howard Roberts on the other titles (not-listed on the Hall-site, of course), and gives Vogue as the label? Or am I completely wrong and Hall has actually nothing to do with the Pacific Hamilton Trio LP? If so, forgive me, and let me change the above screaming to: WE GOTTA HAVE THE JIM HALL VOGUE DATES ON CD SOON!!! ubu

good choice! Long time not listened to this one. ubu

Just wanted to thank you all! My box just arrived! A new one, too! Thanks for mentioning it, claypone, thanks to all the others for wetting my appetite! I think I'm going to enjoy this one a lot! ubu

Congrats, EKE! You'll love them! I cannot add much about the Wilson to what JohnT said. A fantastic set. The only drawback for some (not too much for me) could be a relative sameness: it's all trio, and it's all Wilson - yet with the changing rhythm sections, and with the impeccable taste and ease of Wilson, this is not a big issue for me! Btw: must have been quite a trip, jumping from Wilson to Tristano! ubu

You know I once got an original (at least I think it is) pressing of the great Shelly Manne 2-3-4 Impulse almost for nothin' That's getting laid? Nah, don't think so! ubu

well, before I forget: HAPPY B-DAY! ubu

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that would also prolong our collective party here! ubu

deus, with all that upcoming Basie you should grow one year younger per day, shouldn't you? ubu

And that's the understatement of the week... You know, this is a good week for me: album of the week, understatement of the week, a bunch of cool discs newly arrived... Now into the first track of the Gustafsson/Flaten/Nilssen-Love disc "The Thing": ubu

True, to some extent because Mars Williams and Ken Vandermark are quite derivative players, IMO (I mean good - I do like them, but not too original). That statement was a rather bold one - I was also more referring to those now older but still wild european guys, playing still the same free jazz as they did in the sixties and seventies - I would not really know the US free scene well enough to say something like this about it. However, having Kessler, Williams and Hunt aboard, of course reminds me of my favourite Hal R. (which is cool). And I don't know Vandermark that well, but I did follow the thread about him, and I don't seem to be the only one not thinking of him as the most original musician. Now almost through with now, and another Though some might need some time to get used to the electric piano. I like it! ubu

So Organissimo could finally make us get into the Beatles... ain't this a cool place? Uh, there's some Beatles I do like: those couple of arrangements on the Ellington Reprise are quite stunning (as is the "Blowing in the Wind" there - though I have no problem in liking Dylan, not at all). ubu

another Nothing earth-shaking, but beautiful music right down the classic Ayler alley. I guess it's old fashioned in its way (as is much of the free improvised music nowadays, I'm afraid), but I do like it! ubu

I heard him with Marcotulli, John Betsch on drums and a bassist otherwise unknown to me whose name does not come to mind. Would have to look it up. Betsch is cool with me. I almost bought the Palmetto CD unheard a few days before the concert, but then decided to go see him without having heard any recent recording. He's also doing a show, live. He ended both sets with some cheapo r'n'b or almost rock'n'roll tunes, wanted people to chant and clap etc - not my cup of tea at all, even less so after some good music. ubu

Thanks for these recommendations, David! I hope to stumble over some of them. The Red & Black is said to be a great one! "Momentum Space" is OOP, I think (it's not just the small labels not keeping their stuff in print!), but I will look for it before it finally vanishes completely. I will have to return to my private recs I made of that night (don't tell anyone, willya!). It's been some time since I listened, but maybe one CD's worth of good stuff could be taken from it. The Ganelin is cool! Love it! I'm not through with it yet, but what I heard so far is really great! Explorative, lyrical, loud, virtuosic, musical, funny, impressionistic, swingin hard... Sound however is mediocre - it's a live recording from Moscow, March 1978 - Mr. Feigin tells all about how he got hold of the tapes in the liners... I think this should make me grab some of their Leo releases. Any recommendations where to start? The one Penguin gives a crown, or "Catalogue"? ubu

I guess some who know the more groovy, more funky Morgan, could be a little deceived from this one - "lyrical" is one of the words for me most closely connected with the playing on this album. And Lee was good at that, too! ubu

I see there's lots of Hawes I ought to buy some time... I have only heard very few of his albums. Love "As Long As There's Music"! Then let me throw in another one: Among other things great Mingus on "I Can't Get Started", and a very good, brooding version of "Summertime" (one of my favourite versions of this tune!). I know it's OOP for several years, but grab it if you see it somewhere! ubu