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mike (Michael, I presume
) and bertrand: no offense! (neither taken here, nor to be taken from my post. Just tried to avoid any unuseful misunderstandings.)Back on topic: listended to some Herbie while having dinner tonight. Due to time constraints, I'll omit Feelin the Spirit and Cornbread. Though I love both sessions a lot.
But won't forget Mogie: that version of God Bless the Child (and Billie - if there is such a strange thing as God, that is
) on the Standards album is terrific! 
And Herbie seems to be the one who holds the music together (on the whole album, I think) and he - besides Shorter, who has some stellar solos as well - gives us some of the best moments of the date. Also check out his fills on If I Were a Carpenter. Fonky!
Then I also had a dose of Happenings (don't have Oblique - would be another fine Connoisseur reissue), and already decided to play that version of Maiden Voyage. When You Are Near is a perfect beauty, too! Maybe there will be enough time. An aside: Happenings always seemed to me one of Bob Cranshaw's strongest outings.
kazak: I sure forgot about the Blue Mitchell Mosaic. Yes, that's very fine music. Have to relisten.
Will give you the link to the show when it's up (will be next monday)
Thanks again everybody,
ubu
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Was ist das?
Buddenbrooks.
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I'm missing Vol. 2. Would gladly accept offers!
Mwtga: I could check stores over here, maybe one or two of them is still around (though certainly not Vol. 2...) but it might get a little pricey (up to 20 US$ without shipping... our ridiculous swiss prices...)
ubu
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as far as I know, they're all OOP. There's a newer compilation out with material from these sessions, though. But they are too good to have just one CD...
I'm missing one of them (Vol. 2 or 3 - the one with the quartet sessions, one of which has been on the Jazz in Paris "Chet plays Standards").
ubu
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thanks, PD - but you you haven't been there?
However:
Songs for my (any?) taste: the personnel you give is just for one selection - which is taken from the Bethlehem "Porgy & Bess" recordings. All other tracks have the same personnel as "At the Crescendo", and in the new liners (of the Avenue/Bethlehem reissue) of one of the two, it says they stem from the same gig. So my question: same night or not?
Thanks a lot!
ubu
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My best wishes to Benny!
I have heard him live a year ago with a very good local (swiss) band. He's still going strong.
And he's one of those were you need one or two notes to recognise him!
A very very stylish player.
His Candid album is one of my favorite records of that era.
and some more pics:
ubu
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We need more! I know you won't disagree with me there!
most certainly not!
A select would be *just* right (and just...)
ubu
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Coltrane, Miles, Monk, Mingus, Dolphy
not up yet to Ellington, Basie, Billie and Prez - but will be there sometimes...
ubu
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A truckload of good recommendations! Thanks a lot, guys!
reg: yep, that Morgan Standards album would be nice, and not too obvious.
Guy & Templejazz: I'll look out for Thrust as soon as possible.
bertrand: I thought about Free Forms, too. Have to relisten.
(and on language: I've got to defend us swiss a little bit - I am genuine swiss, by the way. Our mothertongue - we are only seven millions, of them foreigners, but we have four languages spoken here: german, french, italian and a fourth language which I don't know what it's called in english. Now speaking for the german two thirds of swiss people: swiss german IS german, it's a dialect, just as everybody in Germany speaks some dialect, and as in Germany (or Austria), we also learn what I called *proper* german (the formulaic language - actually a mix to accomodate the several very different german dialects: it's north-german but spoken with a southern accent). Now as with anyone from Germany, you can hear swiss origin when swiss people speak proper german. One problem over here is a sort of exaggerated modesty, which also leads swiss people to believe that they can't speak a proper german. Anyway...
)catesta: I like those two albums a lot - but as I try to escape the rather obvious (no harm!)
kazak: cool, forgot about that one. Will relisten.
Shrdlu: don't have any of those you mention
vibes: I love the Hancock/Hutcherson stuff. Happenings is one of my very favorite albums by Hutcherson. And that beautiful cover...
thanks again to everybody
ubu
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So, will we be able to *listen* to your show on the web?
It will be in german - swiss german actually, which is not even proper german, so not even germans do understand it... And there ain't much professionality included, either. A friend of mine has a committment to a local alternative radio station (in Zurich, Switzerland), and we do these usually monthly shows together for half a year now. More on the fun side, except for the music, which we try to present as good as we can...
But yes, I think it will be available online. Will have to check if anyone's interested.
Part one is next sunday (aug.17), part two sunday aug.31. Part three sometimes in september.
ubu
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As far as suggestions for dates with Herbie as a sidemen for your second show, definitely don't overlook Joe Henderson's "Power To The People" from May of 1969 - with Herbie mostly on electric piano, though he might be on acoustic on one or two tracks (I'd have to check to be sure).
That's another hard one... don't have the Henderson Milestone box, cannot afford it right now, but will sure have it some time... maybe I need to pick this up anyway. Thanks!
ubu
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Rooster: I love The Prisoner and it will certainly not be forgotten! (see my last post)
And yes, I like Etcetera very much, too, but time constraints will probably limit me to present only one tune with Shorter.
Re. Miles: I thought of The Sorcerer too. That was my first record of the second quintet, still love it (though I prefer Miles Smiles today). Will have to listen to that stuff again.
Another personal favorite of mine - though most probably no essential Herbie - is Ed Thigpen's After the Storm, reissued as a VEE some years ago.
ubu
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By the way: part two shall present the sextet (from "The Prisoner" to "Sextant") and part three finally the Headhunters.
Any essential recommendations re. Headhunters? Don't have "Thrust" yet - is it as good as the first one?
ubu
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Re: Adam's Apple
Herbie *is* the composer of the bonus track, 'The Collector' (although I couldn't find a copyright, but that doesn't disprove anything). This is the piece that was originally attributed to Miles and given the title 'Teo's Bag', a misunderstanding Miles did not make any effort to correct and may have had some part in creating (as Peter DeVries would say).
Bertrand.
The Collector was also included in Herbie's BN box - as are some other tracks he made as a sideman during those years. There is one tune from a Don Byrd session, too, but I don't think it's from Royal Flush (was this a fifties session? If so it does make sense, as the box is sixties only).
ubu
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thanks everybody!
mikeweil: I thought of Adam's Apple to present his work with Shorter, too.
Aggie: nice idea - I want to omit Maiden Voyage or at least not play too much of it, as it is so well-known.
(good I have a nice little TOCJ of Happenings....
)brownie: Watermelon Man will most probably open the show. Dexter is incredible on that!
John B: what's that Kirk session? Is that also in the Mercury box? (I don't have it with me here, being at work) - or need I absolutely pick up the VME of "Domino"?
Dan: I don't have Royal Flush yet - and money is quite low, so... it's in the Mosaic isn't it? I have not yet picked it up, but as I will and am no doubler, I won't get the RVG anyway (unless everybody jumps at me now and prefers it sonically very much...)
ubu
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I will produce a radio show on Hancock, beginning with his sixties Bluenote work as main focus.
Now it would be nice to have one or two ESSENTIAL tracks he made as a sideman - but he made so many record dates with Miles, Wayne Shorter, Donald Byrd etc. What would you consider to be the essential tunes/solos/compositions he recorded besides his work as a leader?
ubu
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no need to feel sorry, Chuck - but I've seen Shirley Horn, and that was one hell of a show! November 2001, a long set (some 70 or 75 minutes), perfectly paced, programmed and performed, with Steve Novosel on bass and Steve Williams on drums.
ubu
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Anyone can help me with some of the following?
- It's a Blue World: date(s) of recording? Any info available concerning personnel?
- At the Crescendo/Songs for any Taste: were they both recorded on one and the same evening?
Then "Songs of NY" (Atlantic): anyone knows the year or date of recording? And personnel?
thanks for any help!
ubu
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wasn't she on this one, too?
ubu
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Cool! My purse can't wait...
ubu
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A great set! one of my very favorite box sets.
ubu
(There's a similar threat right now over at AAJ, by the way)
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Give 2 Degrees East, 3 Degrees West a spin in memoriam.
His playing is just gorgeous on it.
A nice reissue of that one could be a nice tribute to the man... never heard it, read how good it is again and again.
sad news! rip
ubu
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Another vote for Yaya3, MoodSwing and Wish. I like the recording on "Spirit of the Moment" very much too.
I'm a little less enthusiasti about Elastic - it's all done very tasteful but all in all, the CD seems to be a little too leightweight.
I have not heard Passage, but it's predecessor, Beyond, is another nice one, though it only grabbed me after several listens.
Wish and Moodswing might be his best albums to date.
ubu
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Not too many, as I'm not too old... I'm into jazz since I'm 13 or 14, which means some ten or eleven years only.
Kenny Burrell/Ray Brown/Bobby Hutcherson/Mickey Roker/Hank Jones
Max Roach (twice, with the Beijing trio; with Abdullah Ibrahim)
Abdullah Ibrahim (solo, trio and with Roach)
Brad Mehldau (solo & trio)
Kenny Barron/Mulgrew Miller
Benny Green/Eric Reid
Johnny Griffin/Martial Solal/NHOP
Dewey Redman (with John Betsch & Rita Marcotulli)
Tomasz Stanko (with the "Soul of Things" band)
Italian Instabile Orchestra
Vienna Art Orchestra
Ahmad Jamal (trio with Idris Muhammad and guest George Coleman)
Bernstein/Goldings/Stewart
Lee Konitz (with Steve Swallow and Paul Motian)
Joe Lovano
Paul Motian (with Chris Potter)
Steve Swallow (with Chris Potter & Adam Nussbaum)
Bobby Previte (with Marty Ehrlich & Steve Swallow)
Benny Bailey
Marc Copland/John Abercrombie
John Abercrombie/Mark Feldman/Marc Johnson/Joey Baron
Charles Lloyd (with Abercrombie, Johnson, Hart)
Bobo Stenson (with Jormin & Hart)
Shirley Horn
Annette Peacock
Jacky Terrasson (with Leon Parker)
Dave Douglas (with Chris Speed, Jamie Saft, Craig Taborn)
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not too impressive, I know
ubu
LF: Chet in Paris
in Offering and Looking For...
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brownie: thanks a lot for you offer!
(tried to reply yesterday, but had some problems getting on the board)
ubu