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Lon, if you talk of the album "Funny Rat" - I never heard it either, that's not a necessity. And if you talk of the thread as such: no need to have an opinion on it. It's just some sort of free jazz corner, growing fast and wild, at a pace which even I who often did post there find hard to follow. However EVERYBODY's totally welcome to jump in, and there's no need for you to read through it all before, absolutely not. I know there's some people with interests as broad as yours (and mine, too), ranging from early jazz to free to fusion (to just talk of jazz music), and the Funny Rat corner is the one where a few of these meet to discuss the free part of the music, verging also on improvised music. And I would be very interested to read what you think about the Lyons box, so... as I said, Funny Rat is NOT an EXCLUSIVE affair (as such it would and should not have a place on this board, I think!), and you're kindly invited to jump in at any time!

Hey mate, I never said ME was fast! Not at all! Working till half past 6 (on the board all the time, of course) "Lost in Translation" from 7-9 Beer from 9-10 On the train home from 10-10:40 Back on the board 10:50 or so. Go figure By the way, I'm pretty glad I'm not getting old as fast our "Liebgott"!!! ubu

Yes, Bev, stick around! ubu

Some more congratulations to pass, brownie! That photo is awesome! Very strong, and terribly beautiful, too. I guess this is the kind of photo where words really fail. ubu

Hey, we here in Europe get "legal" when 18! Sometimes is us that's faster ubu

stick around! ubu

Jim, this IS the one on In+Out. At least here it is. The other I have no idea what label it's on, found the image via google search. Also I haven't heard it. "Art of Three" is easily one of my favorite mainstream trio records of the last years! ubu

The Savoy live discs are pretty essential! The Birdland material can still be found. There's two 2CD sets on Ember. Amazon lists them for 20$ each. (I got the 4CD version some months ago, OOP now). ubu

Why don't you enter the "Funny Rat" thread and post some impressions there, when you're ready? Would like to know what you think/feel about this music! ubu

Lon, do you have the Lyons box? I have not yet listened to all of it, but what I heard is fantastic! ubu

Thanks, Lon! I might order some Water CDs some day. Also need their Byard Lancaster disc - but not right now Lyons, did he often do such sideman-gigs? ubu

Found the French BN version of "Black Rhythm Happening" yesterday, used, for a good price. Still got to give it a real listen, but I liked what I heard so far! Eddie Gale, is he the same person who, as Eddie Gale Stevens, plays on Cecil Taylor's "Unit Structures"? And the guest James Lyons, is he THE Jimmy Lyons? Strange questions, for sure, and maybe I needn't ask them after listening, but I want to know! thanks, ubu by the way: the Water reissue of Ghetto Music is around in stores here, but much too expensive. I will pick it up online some later time. Love the Water reissue of Aylers Maeght concert!

deus, get it in german, reclam ub, prob. 3 euros or less. Alfred Jarry, König Ubu. Great read! Got into it when exploring the dada movement. Jarry was some sort of a predecessor. ubu

Sorry to hear, EKE. I was thinking along these lines: ubu

Hard to choose! I knew Workin' first, and still think it's a tremendous album, yet Relaxin' and Steamin' have tremendous things on them, as has Cookin'... I guess I'll go with 'Round About Midnight ubu

I must admit, Bechet sounds good on the instrument. Damned good! As impressive as on clarinet, IMHO Yup. But I guess Bechet's sound might not bother many listeners who don't like the nasal (Coltrane, Shorter) soprano sound. ubu

Tadd was a chick? That´s a mistake you make when English is not your first language, you didn´t study it as much as you should have, you´re posting from work, and your boss is around.... B) so your boss is a chick then? On topic: I'm a big fan of Dameron's music, his tunes as well as his arrangements. However, I rate Gil Evans higher - and that's a very personal thing, has nothing to do with any appliable "measure scales" or whatever. Maria Schneider would be another name to drop. How about George Russell? I love his work a lot, too! Gunther Schuller might be another candidate. ubu

Ever happened to think if someone like Cheney might have had a hand in that? ubu

Wow, deus! Holy shit, uhm, holy couw (literally!)!! We never thought we'd become so holy! Yet the "Paternosterschlag" we applied to kill that mean bear threatening us was a pretty genial stroke of us: (source: see link in my signature) Pretty cool guy, us, no? ubu (es war sehr schön es hat uns sehr gefreut)

Is it this one, Jim? I raved about this in the early days of this board, or over at AAJ. Great record! Uh, I guess it's not the same, as the above one has 8 tunes. Look for it, too, if you can find it! The label is In+Out/In-Akustik. 1. Stella By Starlight [10:43] 2. Autumn Leaves [10:00] 3. new Waltz [06:55] 4. Bouncing With Bud [07:02] 5. 'Round Midnight [07:56] 6. And Then Again [11:25] 7. I Thought About You [10:26] 8. Someday My Prince Will Come [09:20] There is another one I have seen in stores recently, a japanese release it seems I haven't heard it: Cobham is really playing great on the one I have! Very subtle, very swinging. A perfect master! ubu

Now wait a minute! First, you cannot forget that Malle's film is from 1957 - pre nouvelle vague, actually - while Godard's from 1959 or even 1960. Second: nothing compares to "A bout de souffle". Third: "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud" is sort of a french late-noir. The film is beautifully crafted, very very stylish, images/frames lovingly assembled - which is definitively not the case with "A bout de souffle", a film paced much faster, generally more on the lighter side (not in the end, but till you get there), fast and "breathless", indeed. End of rant -_- Regarding the soundtrack: I got the old Fontana CD, never updated so far. I really like the alternates, and the possibility to compare the echo-less originals with the actual soundtrack. On the alternates, there are a couple of precious early Barney solo spots, while on the soundtrack he is rarely heard in solo. ubu

I meant the Maneri/Shipp, not "Dissonant Characters". Like it! Gotta listen more, but like it! ubu

Send them an email and ask! Would be a set to get for sure! I only know that one album with Bill Evans on piano, the one still available on Blue Note. Pretty good stuff! Tell us what they reply, and I might drop them a mail, too! ubu

Pretty cool! Thanks! Let me introduce myself: ubu

Got to check out "Dissonant Characters" today. But I will only again be able to post on Friday. ubu