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Harbour, who's reissuing this? I hope you're right that this might be the first reissue of all of Waldron's Japanese Victor recordings. So many of them are GREAT.

ubu, I didn't realize those were all Uni sets. Oh well. ...Thanks for the info.

You can say that again. It'd be NOT GOOD if the record was just "meh." Anyone heard: Are there any plans for this band to tour?

Do you gents think there's ANY hope that Edel might release a box set of Solal's MPS recordings -- just like they did for George Duke? Whether the box was CDs or LPs, I'd buy a Solal MPS set in a heartbeat.

Yes, I agree. Kubelik's live reading of DLvdE with Janet Baker on Audite is absolutely shattering. That recording is DEFINITELY my favorite performance of that work.

Kubelik's way with Mahler is fantastic. So natural. I've never heard this live version, but Kubelik's studio Third just might be my favorite. (Along with Horenstein's.)

Just ordered these two LPs: Al Grey - Struttin' & Shoutin' (Columbia) Paul Bley, Bill Connors, Jimmy Giuffre - Quiet Song (IAI) EDIT: Ordered these today too! Mike Lipskin with Willie "The Lion" Smith - California Here I Come (Flying Dutchman LP) Elton Dean's Ninesense - Happy Daze / Oh! For the Edge (Ogun CD) Can you tell it's payday?

I went there too.

Yep. I have that one. ...Foogly cover indeed. Such GOOD music though!

DeJohnette is one of my personal favorites. I think he's a wonderful musician and he's made MANY great records.

I just noticed that MPS is making three superb (imho) Martial Solal titles available (as downloads only) on March 11th: Four Keys (with Lee Konitz, John Scofield & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen) Suite for Trio (with Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen & Daniel Humair) Nothing But Piano (Solal solo) All three are tremendous, but Suite for Trio was the record that made me a Solal convert.

Bill -- Funny story. Did Kingsley object to the lewdness of Martin's writing? Or was it something else that bothered him?

Oi, yes. Henry James' novels are a tough slog! The prose is so heavy and labyrinthine. I prefer his short stories too. I guess he's more effective in smaller doses! ...Besides, I'd much rather read the writings of Henry's brother, William James, the psychologist and philosopher.

Thanks for sharing, Larry. I'm going to pull that one out and give it a spin. Just the trombone section alone: Lawrence Brown, Butter Jackson and Tyree Glenn! Phew! Great! I think Duke's late-40's/early-50's bands are WAY underrated. I'm surprised that the Columbia studio material from that era still isn't widely available (aside from the material released on LPs like Masterpieces). I have the complete 1947-52 French CBS set on LP. I know that this same set was available on CD for a minute. But both sets are hard to find now. It seems strange to me because that band made some fantastic music.

Allen, what do you find problematic about the notes? I don't have the set (yet), so I haven't read them. I'm just curious.

Me too.

I've really enjoyed that set. The live Tennstedt Fifth in that set is FANTASTIC, as is the Barbirolli Sixth. Some of my favorite Mahler recordings. But I've never quite made my way into Barbirolli's Ninth. I like it, but it's not slayed me like several other M9s have. What do you think of Barbirolli's reading of the Ninth, alankin?

fasstrack, I'm not all that familiar with Ogerman -- but I agree with you that Wave and Stone Flower are both something special.

Sibelius: Symphonies & Orchestral Works / Sir John Barbirolli, Hallé Orchestra (EMI/Warner Classics) Disc 2 - Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 Listened to this CD last night and again this morning. Barbirolli's reading of the First Symphony is TRANSCENDENT! The only other version that I've heard that comes close to Barbirolli's magical touch is Stokowski's with the National PO (Columbia/Sony). Sir John's way with the Fourth Symphony is strong too -- even if it doesn't quite scale the heights of the First.

Ha! I hope not! Like I said, they're all very good. Also, don't overlook Patrimony: A True Story. Instead of a novel, it's a memoir. Roth reflects on his relationship with his father, as well as his friendship with Primo Levi. Some of it is very sad, but it all rings true.

Yesterday, I picked up Graham Lock's Forces in Motion: The Music & Thoughts of Anthony Braxton from my local library. I'd requested it through inter-library loan, and they finally got a copy for me. I'm already half-way through it. Fascinating stuff. A few years ago, I went on a big Philip Roth bender. I read maybe a dozen of his books. I enjoyed every one of them. But I think American Pastoral was the best of the bunch. Yes. I agree.

Yeah!!! Love those records. GREAT!!!

Liszt: Harmonies poétiques et religieuses; Sonata in B minor / François-Frédéric Guy (Zig-Zag Territories)

For what it's worth, I like Runnicles. I think he's a fine conductor. He's the Principal Guest Conductor with the Atlanta SO, so there are regular opportunities to hear him conduct here in town.

That's cool, jazzbo! I have an older Rega 'table, the Planar 3. But I don't have any of your tricked-out add-ons, though!