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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?

What now 'bout this? CD booklet does not list Garrison, but the Wild entry does. Who's playing? And where are the photos from that are in the booklet? One shows two bassists, the other might just be croppred too much (by the photographer, not the layout person, I think) to not show the other bass player, seems to be taken at the same venue. Are those from the actual concert? No info to be found in the booklet about this. Seems like there are some quality control issues at Resonance/Impulse/Vivendi/wherever. But then, what's most important: first spin last night - and WHOAH! Very, very good stuff! GREAT release, for sure! :tup (I couldn't tell if there's one or two bassists ... was listening late night at rather low volume, will have to listen again very soon though, maybe on headphones.)

yep, just heard about it elsewhere - terrific news!

Ha, that thought about the librettos ... had that, too. They'd be in the DG box as well, but contrary to the Janowski Ring, that one mostly contains recordings I'm not interested in. As for other upcoming stuff, just stumbled over this one: No info around yet, it seems, but while I love Tebaldi, having the Decca Puccini operas box, I don't think I'll be buying this one (unless the price takes a substantial drop, that is). This has probably been mentioned, but the Reiner box is back again as well. Never considered it with any seriosity myself, though.

Well, Blue Notes are around, though mostly in Carrère pressings that are overpriced (I think, assuming they're not that very good). But I rarely ever see any Argo or Cadet LPs around, even less those twofers. One I did find - but it wasn't a bargain - was "Playin' for Keeps" by Bunky Green. That one I found at a specialised jazz/oldies store which buys up collections etc.

Oh, I'd buy that Ammons in a second if I saw it! Weird, but it's been my experience for quite some time that distribution of jazz in Switzerland sucks and is somewhat erratic (and second hand market of old stuff is connected to distribution of stuff before the days when everybody started to import their own stuff, alas). There's to my knowledge just one company importing jazz, so if they don't carry a label, you won't find it in stores (unless the owners import on their own, which is shady business with all the restrictive rules and monopolies around here).