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moronic ... but nice covers

Hard to say anything about the bass player, could just be his hand is in the light there. The wristwatch is barely detectable, but it *could* be the one the bassist in the video is wearing, I'd say. But caravan seems so sure as if he actually knew - that's why I'm asking!

Why would you be so sure? Rouse wears a different suite I'd say (which obviously if it's different nights needn't mean much).

Gave mine a first spin ... great stuff! Will have to listen a few times, but this seems indeed to be a major discovery and addition to what we know! Giuffre back to using tenor (next to the clarinet of course) and having drums with him is not just a nice change of pace (the only other 1965 recording around, from Paris, has him in trio with Barre Phillips and Don Friedman) but something we simply couldn't hear so far. Also, there's a rather thick booklet (28p) coming along with a preface by producer Zev Feldman (telling the story), various essays (Philippe Carles, Bob Blumenthal), remembrances (Juanita Giuffre, Steve Swallow, plus Jim Hall by way of a JazzTimes article and Paul Bley by way of his autobiography), and finally a conversation with George Klabin, the guy who recorded the tapes in 1965 (he runs Resonance Records, for whatever reason didn't want to release this himself). Klabin agreed to release on condition that all musicians were paid ... so I guess there's indeed nothing fishy about this release.

Happens more and more often, both from labels (sold out CDs, instead of having the entire catalogue OOP they opt for CD-Rs) or from Amazon (I just got one of Nimbus' Benny Carter four disc sets from amazon.de and it was CD-R, although the description says but "Audio CD") ... also bought CD-Rs from small classical labels, in one case they just told me it was a CD when I wrote to them to inquire ... ha! Not sure why folks that depend to at least some part on sales of this want to fool customers ... anyway, this might help some: http://www.discogs.com/help/database/submission-guidelines-release-format#CD_Versus_CDr

same here - damn ... but he hung in there for quite some time, after all!

I like all three of them quite some ... though "Coldwater Flat" is the one I only just got. What does Not Dan (B.T.'s estranged cousin) think about "Elegant Soul"?

let me join the choir: YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! YEAH! agreeing particularly re the Mulligan Quartet!

Well ... uhm, okay ... but are Ashley Kahn's books much better? I only really read the one on KoB (and parts and bits of the others) and didn't think it was much more than a - well-written - compilation of all previous knowledge about the sessions (and the ones leading up to them) and the album. Not a bad book at all, mind me, but still ... not sure what people expect to read or get to know on subjects that have been treated many a time ... I'd surely expect no revelations from any book on Blue Note (unless it was a bit more creative and invented some crap that would then be revealed a hoax )

Count me in there!

too easy to twist things ... but since we're all assholes, who cares

Well, you get what we get when ordering from the states ... makes one think two or three times before ordering (and that concerns smaller orders, too, btw).

So they all sat together in caves, some had their heads attached to dog's bodies ... and then they did some fishy sliding? I don't like those four (CD?) covers - some clichéd way to depict "primitive", that's the first thought I have whenever I see them pop up.

Only just caught this - great to know! My copy should arrive any day.

Seems "Yours Is My Heart Alone" was played rather regularly at least on that 1981 tour - it's both on the Stuttgart and Croydon sets Laurie has released

Not saying any of those are bad or something, the one with Hawes is indeed great! ... there's also two fine discs with Kenny Barron and John Taylor (don't know the Zeitlin) It's just that to my ears, the ones with Hank Jones reach another level that is out of reach with any of the others (in the case of Barron and Hawes I'm not sure they wanted to go there, but surely Jarrett tried).

The mailman just brought mine ... will play it later today!

I love the Bley cover - CD is finally on the way, hope to have it here this week! The Jarrett/Haden will be of interest - when was it recorded? I dimly remember reading Charlie was doing somewhat better, but I don't remember details. He, to me, is one of the greats. Jarrett can be happy he bothers to play with him, as he's no Hank Jones by a long stretch ... but yeah, "Jasmine" wasn't too bad. Still, the Haden/Jones duo looms over any other duos haden does with piano players and to my ears, none of them are quite up there, not even Chris Anderson (but he's close, I'd say).

She's talkin' it straight - me dig that. Will have to get this and the (auto-)bio, too, finally!

Belated best wishes, Alex! Hope you had a great day!

Had missed the Dinah W. too, alas ... but I'm good on the Tea and the Basies (bought the studio last year, cost some, but hey, you only live once!) - the Ferguson was too expensive for my high schooler's admission back when it went onto the "running low" list, alas, but I was able to hear it, as I was with the Dinah.

I know, but depending on where you live and the consecutive shipping costs ... also xe converter tells me 40€ is about 33£ - so definitely cheaper.

Might be a bit cheaper from amazon.fr by now ... not sure I need this, will have to take a closer look!

I went with the Fremeaux boxes eventually ... the Mosaic just wasn't enought for me, but I hold on to it, of course! Also to his whole run of Jazz in Paris discs ... there'd be a very nice small Vogue box, too - but reason kicks in, eventually, even with me The Vaughan has some really good stuff! The less than great (some of those singles session, the classical stuff) is in a minority, but it's there. On the other hand you get great things such as "Sarah Sings Soulfully" (of which I'd not even heard prior to receiving the Mosaic - too band Carmell Jones and Teddy Edwards don't get to blow) and well-known ones like the Basie and Benny Carter collaborations and of course the magnificient trio albums (Sarah + 2, After Hours).

Jonathan, I'd sent you WAV of "Hum Dono" some months back, via private message here (October 1, to be precise) ... hence my question ... guess it went under then!