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I have seen that by now all of Ornette's Universal/Verve stuff is OOP. I don't have any of this, and would like to get some recommendations. Not only for the electric (prime time) stuff, but generally for the post Impulse, Columbia, post-classic or whatever you could dub that period of his work. The only one I do have is one of the two discs with Geri Allen. I have listened an hour ago to some of "Body Meta" - and somehow I find it difficult to get into that music. Recording quality (or generally the sound) bugs me quite a bit, too. However, I would like to explore some of this stuff before it vanishes at all... thanks, ubu

(all off-topic, sorry!) couw, Ms Hipp appears as a side-woman on the disc I mentioned. The following are the Koller tracks (taken from amazon.fr) - and I have to stress that I am going from memory and am not sure if she really is on any of all of them - gotta check as soon as possible, but have no access to my collection right now): 8. The Way You Look Tonight(Koller Hans) 9. You Go To My Head(Koller Hans) 10. Flamingo(Koller Hans) 11. Four Roses In A Iceblock(Koller Hans) 12. Unter Den Linden(Koller Hans) 13. All The Things You Are(Koller Hans) 14. What's New(Koller Hans) 15. Indian Summer(Koller Hans) Seems to be something else than what's on the disc you linked above. PM me, and I'll give you the rest of the details - but I won't have time till late on wednesday or thursday morning. ubu

This disc has some good (and presumably pretty rare) sessions. I have not yet delved deeper into the work of Gullin, but judging from the few tracks on this disc, he sure is an interesting player. (The Konitz and Koller tracks are fine, too, by the way. Jutta Hipp plays on one of the sessions, I think on the Koller one.) ubu

Jay Cameron is another one who deserves mention; Wilen presumably made his recording debut on a Cameron date (see the cover of a CD reissue containing that date in the Wilen thread), and Cameron later was part of Slide Hampton's tentet (this is documented on "Exodus", reissued recently in the excellent Jazz in Paris series). ubu

He does a nice tune on bari on "New York Romance" - I think it's the Duke Jordan tune "No Problem", but I'm not sure. He was certainly an able player on the big horn! ubu

Dave, thanks for the for "Mental Cruelty" - seems I've got to get it! ubu

And it has one of Patrick Roques finest covers, IMHO! ubu

Here's another Wilen-site: http://home.att.net/~warren.robert/ ubu

No problem! With the two takes of Woody'n you on Green's "First Session", we have two more tracks featuring Green with Sonny Clark, by the way. ubu

only the one track with Sonny Clark? Or the whole album? ubu

I only have very few Mosaic LP sets. The Pepper, the Brooks, both of which are not 180gram LPs, but sound alright. Then I have one with 180g-Lps, the Buck Clayton - and that sure sounds incredible, in my opinion. I usually buy the CD versions, the LPs would be too expansive, but these three, I picked them up when they were OOP for a long time, and I got them for quite nice prices... However, I would sure like to have some of the MD sets on LP! How's the one with Coltrane? ubu

They are part of the limited release of 7500 sets. I have purchased several Mosaic sets through authorized retail outlets in the states - Ellington Reprise, Four Freshmen, Christy/Lee. They are always numbered. Thanks, Ed! I did think so, but it's always better to ask before you buy... I think this one is the first that might be seen in stores this side of the water. The Ellington and the others you mentioned have not been sold here. ubu

brownie, I didn't mean to say the Powell discs have unreleased Barney. They are compilations drawn from that My(s?)thic Sound 10CD thing Paudras did (I have never seen a trace of that, though I certainly wish I had it!). I have the Cameron session on that Vogue Masters reissue. It still seems to be available from amazon.fr. Here's the cover: And that 54 sessions disc is a very very good one! Maybe my favorite of that Original Vogue Masters! I think that one has gone, cannot find it on amazon.fr. ubu

here's another good one that I have (was lucky to find it in a sales bin for some 6 or 7 $!)

By the way, how is the (recently reissued) George Gruntz disc "Mental cruelty"? I have seen this in some stores recently but the usual ridicule swiss price made me shy away... ubu

Wow, brownie! I really wish I had such memories! Thanks for that link. I have once seen that Note bleu CD, but missed it... Some recent available Barney is on the Bud Powell discs released by Fantasy from the Francis Paudras recordings. He appears on just one track of the first one (came out last year) and on several cuts on the second one (which has just been released, if I am right). I only have the first one, so far. ubu

The New York Romance with Kenny Barron is a winner! Barney plays some bari on that one, too. And his soprano playing is beautiful. See the cover a little bit bigger: anyone seen it thus? Another very good disc: A quartet featuring Gourley and Wilen. One of my favorite discs including Wilen. and this one: It includes some of the finest Barney I've heard! Then this one has been mentioned by Jim (Sangrey) also in that other thread. Please post your impressions here, Jim, after you've listened to it! I love it, Milt Jackson plays piano, Kenny Clark is on drums. ubu

Yes, let's start the Barney Wilen Corner! There has been some discussion of his music here recently, I know some others here are very fond of his music, so let me give a big for a true master! The following was posted in the Sun Ra sidemen thread: posted by Lon (jazzbo): posted by myself: posted by Lon again: posted by brownie: and Lon again:

Thanks to a kind member of the board, I have the whole series now The Schifrin is lightweight, but very much fun! ubu

THE SHIT indeed! I have the 3CD VEE. Absolutely essential, as has been said. Paid some 80$ for mine (the "normal" swiss price for three VEE CDs - at least that's what they consider normal here!), but it's worth every penny in my opinion. Is the new LPR that much better in sound quality that one should mind picking it up, too? ubu

wesbed: stop bothering about remastering on this one, instead: GRAB IT! Some real good music, one of my favorite Grant Green sets! I never thought remastering on this one was bad, never bothered about it, actually. What was on the Mosaic additionally is: the "Born to Be Blue" date with Ike Quebec, and two tracks added to the CD of "The Latin Bit", also with Quebec. ubu

General question: those sets distributed by Verve, are they also part of the 5000 or whatever limited edition, and also numbered, as if you got one from Mosaic directly? I could get it from amazon.de for less than 52 euros (swiss don't have to pay one of thoes EU taxes), but those bastards from would certainly have me pay some 15 euros duty (swiss should NOT import anything from anywhere outside switzerland, I suppose; we are rather supposed to pay our ridiculous CD-prices, nice price meaning around 17$, full price meaning 22-25$ !!!!) ubu

Alright guys, ... ...HAL'S COMING!... ...soon. I did freak up the date, I know, but nevertheless, COUNT THE DAYS! I really do hope some of you have already picked up this great and unique album (or will head to the store getting it real soon)! Dmitry: as you were so gracious as to pick me, I do apologize for my un-greazy selection. However, our favorite record producer would have certainly said: ZAT SWINGS about the Russell stuff. Maybe it's a little strange upon first listening, but once you get used to it, YOU'LL LOVE IT (GOTTA! ) you'll see. At least so it was with me. It quickly became one of my favorite records. ubu

Yes! Mellé! I would not think of him primarily as an instrumentalist, maybe that's why he did not come to my mind. His Complete Blue Note 2CD set is a real winner. I recently found his TOME VI (on LP). A real original. ubu

I absolutely love this album! It was an instant favorite of mine, too, from the day I bought it! Great great great! ubu