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Yeah, it was wonderful playing tihs all the way through yesterday! Really, no need to have any reservations about the vocals, Hamp sings it as he plays it - and whatever he does, he swings it! What I noticed were the many excellent rhythm "motors": Allan Reuss, Jess Stacy, Clyde Hart ... some underrated folks! Even when the drumming gets goofy (Hamp) or flashy (Hamp and a number of others), they hold it together in a powerful, swinging and yet relaxed manner.

Great posts, guys - very thought-provoking! And actually, "Some Other Stuff" has long had a cult-following (of one) wherever I was - tremendous record!

I hear you ... I really should get the NYAQ, I know! They list one distributor in Germany, but they don't list it on their site, no idea if they could get another copy for me and what it would cost - guess that might be worth a try.

uhm, how did they manage to get a video onto vinyl? how much music is on there? probably less than a full CD's worth - price really is ridiculous ... I'm still tempted by the NYAQ box though, but gee! Add to that the import fees and VAT and all that sh*t and it goes up to at least 400 bucks!

I've seen Trovesi's Octet at least once. I seem to recall them doing a Shakesperean tribute with strings on one of those occasions. That would have been the nonet, I assume - the "Midsummer's Dream" programme? That was kinda three trios: cl/as, g, d (the jazz/rock one) / v, vla, cello (the classical) / acc, b, tamb (the folksy) - love the disc! And yeah, would love to have caught the Ottetto ... they did indeed tour at least in 2002, there are some (one?) recordings around from European radio.

kinda weird to see him do his own stuff in a repertory way ... but I'd definitely be there if it was in my neck of the woods!

I'd be interested in hearing them Might be a project for The Cookers?

Into disc 2 now ... had to dig this up after the discussion here and the fact that I had no memory of any vocals. No wonder: they match the music perfectly well in their relaxed manner! It's pure delight, and the singing, to my ears, does not change that a bit!

What was that? Must hsve missed it! To me it seemed like prices had gone up with that last batch. That, combined with extensive classical listening, was why I still don't have most of those.

Guess it would make sense to compare the two in the Cyrille box with the older editions before ordering the Lyons ... not sure my lousy ears bother anyway, so I guess I'll skip it. But I still need most of the latest batch (including the Hemphill, of which I only have two separately).

I don't know details, but yes, it sounds very dire and serious.

I like some d'n'b sound ... but I've heard much, much better instrumental/acoustic emulations than that - the beats are incredibly lame and Mehldau sounds totally out of ideas to me - and mind me, I quite enjoyed "Largo" when it first appeared, I'm a 90s kid of some sorts (though mostly I grew up in my own time I guess, after all how many middle-class european 13 year olds ask their aunts and uncles to get "Bags' Groove" and "Nippon Soul" for x-mas?). Just doesn't do it for me, no matter from what angle I try and approach it (though I've not heard the album, only some live recordings such as a concert from London captured by the Beeb). Anyway, I think Mehldau is often a bit underrated/downplayed/sneered-at-too-much in circles such as this splendid forum

"Vespers" is still pretty effin' great (and Aebi, btw, is starving in Belgium ... tough luck, it's not like being an artist is easy over here, but this really is tough). I've got all the Lyons discs, too ... not sure if remastering might justify buying the box. Other than that, I'm most pleased by the Lacy and Trovesi (only know one of the albums, I think, and have no exact idea what the others are like, but I just love this guy). Will have to check out what's on the Blackwell (and the Ra). As for Hamilton, I'm surely in for the ride, no matter what.

http://www.amazon.fr/Ed-Blackwell-ed/dp/B00LC94HH0/ http://www.amazon.fr/Chico-Hamilton/dp/B00LC94HIY/ http://www.amazon.fr/Steve-Lacy/dp/B00LOORQ4E/ http://www.amazon.fr/Jimmy-Lyons/dp/B00LC94HHK/ http://www.amazon.fr/Sun-Ra/dp/B00LC94HIE/ http://www.amazon.fr/Gianluigi-Trovesi/dp/B00LC94HKM/

Mehliana brings me to sleep quickly. But he's made some good stuff!

Thanks! As I said, I found no info on the source of the photos, so they are indeed misleading! Johnson, in the line-up given, is indeed the only bassist listed. And that does confirm aural evidence. And yes, I found sound excellent as well - much better than I dared to expect for sure! No reason no to get this because of bad sound, I'd say (but I'm pretty tolerant in that respect, after all). As for the "turbulence" ... there's much less of that than I expected. Really, Coltrane is magisterial and he seems firmly rooted and at peace with himself here. Sure, there's Sanders going bonkers as usual, but overall, I found the entire thing pretty ... solemn? Beautiful for sure, strong and beautiful. A stunning release!

out of print and german, but pretty good overview in this: Möller, Horst: Exodus der Kultur. Schriftsteller, Wissenschaftler und Künstler in der Emigration nach 1933. Beck'sche schwarze Reihe; Band 293. München: Beck, 1984.

Austrian white wine ... my preferred beverage besides tap water and espresso these days.

Ordered the Shaw and added the Clooney to make sense shipping-wise (of course because I want it, not just to pay 5$ for shipping )

Interesting ... and not quite how it feels on record - but then a record rarely delivers the same picture (wanted to say "true" picture, but I guess that depends).

Not anymore - CDN$ 149.98 now. Over here, it seems JPC is currently best (amazon.it and .fr don't list a price yet, .de is ridiculous): https://www.jpc.de/jpcng/poprock/detail/-/art/dylan-bob-the-band-the-basement-tapes-complete-the-bootleg-series-vo/hnum/5935833 http://www.amazon.co.uk/Basement-Tapes-Complete-Bootleg-Deluxe/dp/B00MXILU3S/ http://www.amazon.de/Basement-Tapes-Complete-Bootleg-Deluxe/dp/B00MXILU3S/

Will at least get the Kalaparusha and "Third World/Underground" ones! (Actually wanted to order them last night ... only then realized they will only be out in weeks.)

Serious question: could you (or others who describe the live event) "feel" the bass? Or did Elvin's and Rashied's (and Jack's) bass drums took care of that, too?

I thought the same last night, indeed! But what with Wild's entry? Guess if Garrison would have been there, the solo spot would have been his - or it would have turned into a bass duet?