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Exactly how I feel

Got the JSP volume 2 set and it's a really good job! I have listened to a few selected tracks to check the audio and must say I am very satisfied with what I hear. John R.T. Davies started working on the project until the Grim Reaper caught up with him. Ted Kendall has done good on this. Will be waiting for Volume 1 now!

Quite a unique disc! And a delightful one. I have the French vinyl (on Festival). You can call it tangojazz if you want. There is a good mix of the two. Piazzola plays bandoneon and Mulligan sticks to baritone. They are accompanied by Italian musicians (this was recorded in Rome in October 1974). Piazzola composed the tunes except for one 'Aire de Buenos Aires' which was penned by Mulligan.

A very Happy Birthday to you

From the Guardian (source: Press Association)

The Thompson/Kern session was a RVG job.

This one looks interesting! One to get

I love 'Summertime'. From Bechet to Ayler via Miles and others...

Larry Young BN set, disc 1

The times they are changing... From AP

Would be a tough choice for Miles. Anybody but Denzel Washington... In view of what he did for Ray Charles, Jamie Fox might be interesting. Teo Macero would be a natural for Jon Lovitz. Gil Evans might be Clint Eastwood!

Carl Fontana Bill Evans, too!

Bought this when it was released. The music was now at the time! It still is!

Need that Konitz Philology to keep me happy Email coming up...

The admirable people at King Records Japan did just that back in 1983 when vinyl still ruled! King K18P 9274. That reissue is one of the Kings I cherish!

Gil Fuller & the Monterey Jazz Festival Orchestra Featuring Dizzy Gillespie (Pacific Jazz, stereo)

Plenty of unknown music but I enjoyed what I heard. Some ot it very much! Track 1 - That's not Hamp ringing dem bells. The vibist is a bit stiffer than the master. Pretty enjoyable opening to this compilation! Track 2 - Very interesting composition. First listening had me thinking of Frank Morgan on alto but then it dawned on me it was Arthur Blythe with his awkward pitch alto. The pianist showed up with imaginative wanderings. Is that a regular group? Want to hear more of them! Track 3 - Sounded at first like Dollar Brand on the path back to Africa. Thought he was going around in circles until the tenor player added his voice and he sounded like Dewey Redman with Charlie Haden and I realised it had to be the Keith Jarrett Quartet with Haden and Motian in its 'Survivor Suite' days, my preferred Jarrett (and about the only of his groups I still enjoy). Track 4 - Quite a strange gathering we have here. The group has its shortcomings. No idea who's aboard. Guitarist had rough moments. The live recording make it sound like the group had some trouble staying together with the bass being recorded a bit too close to the mike. The drummer has a hard time making sense of the proceedings. Track 5 - A Roland Kirk-inspired flutist going at it? Not my favorite track. Track 6 - Monkish tune. Quite a number of names of tenor players crossed my mind but each time the reaction was 'no, that can't be'. Could not recognise these people. Track 7 - Galliano? The accordion player was not heard sufficiently to make sure. Besides I don't know who that could be on tenor. Certainly not Michel Portal who has played concerts with him. The tune is the lovely 'Saving All My Love For you'. The performance is quite enjoyable. Track 8 - OK that's not CT! A very intriguing track, but it's really provocative. Thought I recognised Andrew Cyrille on traps but I might be off... A very interesting interpretation. I will need to get this one (if it's available in any form!) Track 9 - Jeru's 'Walk on Water'. Love that composition. Is that the composer on soprano? One of the few soprano contributions I will accept anytime. The accompanying musicians sounded like the group that were on the DRG album that bore this title. Track 10 - Yesterdays. Another nice soprano sound. That couldn't be Barney Wilen! Nice way to finish this disc! ---------- Disc 2 will be handled in a few days. Hoping to make better on that one. I know I like it already. Thanks to Tom for making this music available. Makes me wish I had joined that torrent of yours!

Clifford Jordan 'Bearcat' (Jazzland/OJC reissue)

The latest Romano/Sclavis/Texier opus 'African Flashback' is also highly recommended. It came out earlier this year. Would like also to recommend Sclavis sextet's reworking of Ellingtonia that came out on the Ida label. The CD was titled 'Ellington On The Air'.

The Lady Day box set is superb, except it misses several alternate takes which could have been added without problems! AND it is one of the most unfriendly boxes to deal with. Pulling out the discs is a dangerous task (so is the Charlie Christian box from the Sony-CBS people)!

Burton Greene Ensemble 'Aquariana' (Actuel/Byg) with Jacques Coursil, Arthur Jones, Beb Guérin, Claude Delcloo, etc...

A quite nice Mas Olivier 2005 from the Faugères area of the Languedoc vineyards

Archie Shepp/Lars Gullin Quintet 'The House I Live In' (SteepleChase) with Tete Montoliu, NHOP and Alex Riel

Thought this belonged to the Politics forum: http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php...mp;#entry562897

Another royal favorite, Ségolène Royal who may be France's next President in 2007!