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I thought I'd seen it all but that one is total and utter lunacy ...( ) ← Not really when you consider how rare (and good) the album is. Versailles is a label that has barely been reissued. The Sacha Distel-Bobby Jaspar LP on Versailles is another very much sought after album. The René Urtreger Versailles reissue was made for the Japanese market. It is a very limited edition of 300. 250 copies went away very quickly and the few remaining ones (hardly a dozen) are hitting whatever market there is for this type ofmaterial. The reissue is a beautifully done job (apparently it was also authorized by Urtreger). It's an exact replica of the original vinyl supervised by the Sketch people when they were still releasing albums on their label which folded a few months ago. With excellent mastering. Exactly what every vinyl reissue should be like!

Guy Lafitte 'Joue Charles Trenet' (Black and Blue)

Yes, Jim. That one! Always assumed this was the original cover. Bought the Japanese vinyl shortly after it was released, back in 1979!

The cover of the 'K.B. Blues' I have looks different. It has a dark blue cover with 'K.B. Blues' and Kenny burrell in large yellowish-brown Reid Miles-type letters. There is also a black/white photo of KB in,serted. Cover design by Toshikazu Tanaka!

I have 'Freedom' and 'K.B. Blues' and like them quite a lot. The 'K.B. Blues' is excellent with a terrific lineup. 'Freedom' is more of a mixed bag. Two good sessions, one of them with Seldon Powell, one of my favorite underrated saxophone players!

Oui!

'Crepescule' originated on the Riverside 'Monk's Music' LP. The album was produced by Orin Keepnews who also wrote the liner notes without checking a dictionary. He did however note that the word meant 'Twilight'. French fans of Monk had fun with that word when the album was released!

Willie The Lion Smith & Don Ewell 'Grand Piano' (Sackville) next: 'The Drums' By Jo Jones (Jazz Odyssey) where Papa Jo explains (and demonstrates) the techniques of the great drummers of the Past (from Baby Dodds) to Sid Catlett! Amazing!

How about this for a reissue vinyl?? René Urtreger on Versailles Managed to get my copy for €30. Did not believe the Paris-based seller/reissuer when he mentioned that eBay price!

That's what some of the French team players are down to these days... I'm sorry to say this but the team is just not World Cup worthy And LAL, yes, it's good to have those African teams making it for the first time. They should provide interesting soccer games!

BFT 30 disc arrived this morning! Thanks!

not that I really care, but: ← OK Switzerland proved to be a good match for the French team BUT the Swiss goal was headed against his side by Lilian Thuram

October 10: 1933 - The Chocolate Dandies (Max Kaminsky, Floyd O'Brien, Benny Carter, Chu Berry, Teddy Wilson, Lawrence Lucie, Ernest 'Bass' Hall, Sidney Catlett) record sesion for Okeh/Columbia 1944 - Red Norvo's All Star Septet (Joe Thomas, Vic Dickenson ,Hank d'Amico, Teddy Wilson, Slam Stewart, Specs Powell) record session for Keynote 1944 - Hank d'Amico Sextet (Frankie Newton, Don Byas, Dave Rivera, Sid Weiss, Cozy Cole) record session for Savoy 1949 - Buck Clayton (Merril Stepter, Don Byas, Charlie Lewis, Georges Hadjo, Wallace Bishop) record session for Royal Jazz 1951 - Coleman Hawkins (Benny Harris, Idrees Sulieman, Matthew Gee, Cecil Payne, Duke Jordan, Conrad Henry, Art Taylor) record session for Decca 1953 - Gigi Gryce/Clifford Brown (Jimmy Cleveland, Clifford Solomon, Henri Renaud, Jimmy Gourley, Pierre Michelot, Jean-Louis Viale) record session for Vogue 1953 - Art Farmer Sextet (Jimmy Cleveland, Anthony Ortega, Henri Renaud, Marcel Dutrieux, Jean-Louis Viale) record session for Vogue 1955 (also Nov. 20) - Duke Jordan Trio (Percy Heath, Art Blakey) record session for Signal (Duke Jordan Trio and Quintet) 1956 (also October 12 and 16) - Herbie Mann (Ake Persson, Knud Jorgensen, George Riedel, Joe Harris) record session released by Prestige (Mann in the Morning) 1957 - Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (Ray Brown, Herb Ellis) record session for Verve (Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio) 1957 - Yusef Lateef Quintet (Wilbur Harden, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson) record session for Savoy (Prayer to the East) 1957 (also Sept. 27) Gil Evans (Jack Koven, Louis Mucci, Jimmy Cleveland, Bart Varsalona, Wille Ruff, Steve Lacy, Lee Konitz, Paul Chambers, Nick Stabulas) record session for Prestige (Gil Evans and Ten) 1958 - Jerome Richardson (Jimmy Cleveland, Hank Jones, Kenny Burrell, Joe Benjamin, Charles Persip) record session for New Jazz (Midnight Oil) 1959 - Charlie Shavers Quartet (Ray Bryant, Tommy Bryant, Leroy Burns) record session for Everest (Girl of My Dream) 1961 - Sun Ra Arkestra (Bernard McKinney, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Pat Patrick, Ronnie Boykins, Willie Jones, etc...) record session for Savoy (The Futuristic Sounds of Sun Ra) 1961 - Cecil Taylor Unit (Ted Curson, Roswell Rudd, Jimmy Lyons, Archie Shepp, Henry Grimes, Sonny Murray) record session for Impulse (Gil Evans 'Into the Hot') 1962 - Freddie Hubbard (James Spaulding, Herbie Hancock, Reggie Workman, Clifford Jarvis) record session for BN (Hub-Tones) 1962 - Sonny Criss Quartet (Henri Renaud, Michel Gaudry, Philippe Combelle) record session for Polydor 1963 - Red Holloway Sextet (Paul Serrano, Big John Patton, Eric Gale, Leonard Gaskin, Herbie Lovelle) record session for Prestige (The Burner) 1963 (also November 27) - Wes Montgomery Trio (Mel Rhyne, George Brown) record session for Riverside (Wes Montgomery Trio) 1969 - Lee Morgan (Julian Priester, George Coleman, Harold Mabern, Walter Booker, Mickey Roker) record session for BN (The Procrastinator) 1979 (also Oct. 11, 12) - Philly Joe Jones (Blue Mitchell, Slide Hampton, Charles Bowen, Harold Land, Cedar Walton, Marc Johnson) record session for Galaxy (Advance! - Drum Song)

I would say, wrong coach. Raymond Domenech has failed to build a real national team. Domenech started by trying a number of players and never stopped... The team spirit just went away. And bringing back Zidane instead of relying on promising new players is not the way to create a worthy team.

France still manages to fail as a winning team. They tied 1-1 to Switzerland and will have to defeat Cyprus next Wednesday to qualify. With or without Zidane, the team is not fit to play the 2006 World Cup!

John Lewis and Hank Jones 'Piano Play House' (Toshiba) with George Duvivier and Shelly Manne

No need to apologize, Billie. You're more than welcome here... on any Forum! As long as you keep pushing those great albums

I have the music from the first three lists but in other editions. As for the fourth list, I do not have the Keith Jarrett Trio, the Steve Coleman, the Zorn, the WSQ, the Braxton, the Dave Holland Quintet, the Muhal Richard Abrams, the Tim Berne, the Steve Lacy, the Henry Threadgill, the Uri Caine. I'll pass on these except the Muhal and the Zorn! And if anybody is looking for the Headhunters vinyl? I'll live without it

Went to a record convention this weekend. I did not want to spend more than €100 ($120) and thought I'ld be way under since jazz vinyls are not very well represented at the Paris conventions. But I arrived just as a couple of sellers were setting up tables with hundreds of jazz vinyls. Some guy was discarding his collection, or at least a good part of it. Lots of great stuff I already had (the rare Duke Ellington CBS twofers, the Count Basie CBS boxes of ten LPs, the RCA Fats Waller boxes, and many more. Masses of Ellingtonia, Basie, Armstrong, MaryLou Williams, BNs, etc... Most at pretty reasonable prices (not the BNs). When I had finished going through the collection, here is what I got for my €100 (since I was their first buyer of the day, I was entitled to a discount!): - Mezz Mezzrow A La Schola Cantorum (Ducretet Thompson), - John Lewis & Hank Jones 'An Evening with Two Grand Pianos' (Little David/Atlantic), - John Lewis & Hank Jones 'Piano Play House' (Toshiba), - Don Ewell & Willie 'The Lion' Smith 'Grand Piano' (Sackville), - Jo Jones 'The Drums' 'Jazz Odyssey twofer), - Guy Lafitte Joue Charles Trenet (Black & Blue), the original version not the later reissue, - The Pete Johnson/Earl Hines/Teddy Bunn BN Sessions' (Mosaic), - Duke Ellington 'Solo' (President), a limited edition of 1,000, - Paul Gonzalves 'Avec les Swingers et les Four Bones' (Riviera), - Miles Davis All Stars, vol. 1 (Prestige ten-incher), the one with 'Bag's Groove' and 'Swing Spring' with Monk, Bags, etc... All in mint condition except the Mezzrow (pretty good copy, though) and the Miles ten-incher (cover was in reasonable condition but it had broken seams, vinyl looks better than good). The Jo Jones and the Mosaic will go to friends who are looking for those! Most of their stuff was grabbed pretty fast by other buyers. There was more worthy stuff available at other tables but I abstained until I came upon a beatup copy of the ultra rare Pretoria Georges Arvanitas Trio with Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes. This was up for grab at €10! Had to go overbudget on that one! Now when did I already say I was giving up on buying vinyls?

Georges Arvanitas Trio 'Cocktail For Three' (Pretoria) with Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes A very rare French LP I found at a record convention this weekend. This usually fetches hundreds of dollars. The cover has some damage including a small teared up section and there are several bad spots on the vinyl but it sounds OK except for two scratches which should be fixed. It was on sale for €10 ($12) and I grabbed it. Had never seen a copy of it before! An excellent album which has been reissued in Japan only. My Great Find of the month!

October 9: 1934 - Art Tatum piano solo session for Decca 1936 - Jones-Smith Incorporated (Carl Smith, Lester Young, Count Basie, Walter Page, Jo Jones, Jimmy Rushing) record session for Columbia 1950 - Kenny Clarke Quartet (James Moody, Raph Schecroun, Pierre Michelot) record session for Swing 1952 - Horace Silver Trio (Gene Ramey, Art Blakey) record session for BN (The Horace Silver Trio) 1952 - Annie Ross (Ram Ramirez, George Wallington, Percy Heath, Art Blakey, etc...) record session for Prestige ('Twisted', 'Farmer's Market', etc...) 1953 - Gigi Gryce and his Orchestra (Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Cleveland, Anthony Ortega, , Henri Renaud, Piertre Michelot, Jean-Louis Viale, etc...) record session for Vogue 1956 (also Oct. 15) - Thelonious Monk (Ernie Henry, Sonny Rollins, Oscar Pettiford, Max Roach) record session for Riverside (Brilliant Corners) 1956 (also Oct. 2 and 16) - Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All Stars (Conte Candoli, Frank Rosolino, Bob Cooper, Sonny Clark, Stan Levey) record for Contemporary (Music for Lighthouse Keeping) 1957 (also Oct. 11) - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers (Bill Hardman, Johnny Griffin, Wayne Dockery, Spanky DeBrest) record session for Bethlehem (Hard Drive) 1957 - Yusef Lateef Quintet (Wilbur Harden, Hugh Lawson, Ernie Farrow, Oliver Jackson) record session for Savoy (Jazz and the Sound of Nature) 1959 (also Oct. 10) - The Modern Jazz Quartet (Milt Jackson, John Lewis, Percy Heath, Connie Kay) record session for UA (Odds Against Tomorrow) 1959 (also Oct. 10) - Max Roach (Tommy Turrentine, Julian Priester, Stanley Turrentine, Ray Bryant, Bob Boswell, Abbey Lincoln) record session for Mercury (Moon-Faced and Starry Eyed) 1961 (also Oct. 10 - George Shearing and the Montgomery Brothers (Buddy, Wes, Monk Montgomery, Walter Perkins, etc...) record session for Riverside (George Shearing with the Montgomery Brothers) 1962 - Eddie Costa Memorial concert (The Clark Terry Quartet - Dick Hyman, Art Davis, Osie Johnson - and the Coleman Hawkins Sextet - Markie Markowitz, Urbie Green, Sonny Clark, Chuck Israels, Roy Haynes) concert at the Village Gate, released on Colpix (Eddie Costa Memorial Concert) 1962 - Red Garland Trio (Wendell Marshall, Charles Persip) record session for Prestige (Where There Are Grey Skies) 1963 - MaryLou Williams (Budd Johnson, Grant Green, Larry Gales, Percy Brice, etc...) record session for MPS (Black Christ of the Andes) 1963 (also Oct. 17) - Johnny Hartman (Illinois Jacquet, Hank Jones, Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Milt Hinton, Elvin Jones) record session for Impulse (I Just Wanted to Say Hello) 1964 - Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto (Gary Burton, Gene Cherico, Joe Hunt, Astrud Gilberto) concert at Carnegie Hall released on Verve (Stan Getz and Joao Gilberto, vol. 2) 1966 - Steve Lacy Quartet (Enrico Rava, Johnny Diani, Louis Moholo) concert in Buenos Aires, released on ESP (The Forest and the Zoo) 1967 - Hank Mobley (Blue Mitchell, Jackie McLean, John Hicks, Bob Cranshaw, Billy Higgins) record session for BN (Hi Voltage) 1969 (also Oct. 10) Milt Jackson-Ray Brown Orchestra (Harry Edison, Jimmy Cleveland, Teddy Edwards, Mike Melvoin, etc...) record session for Impulse (Memphis Jackson) 1972 - Charles Earland (Elmer Coles, Clifford Adams, James Vass, Kenneth Nash, etc...) concert at the Lighthouse released on Prestige (Live at the Lighthouse) 1974 (also Oct. 10) - Keith Jarrett (Dewey Redman, Charlie Haden, Paul Motian, Guilhermo Franco) record session for Impulse (Death and the Flower - Backhand) 1989 - Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers and Special Guests (Freddie Hubbard, Jacky McLean, Benny Golson, Wayne Shorter, Walter Davis, Buster Williams, Roy Haynes, etc...) concert in Leverkusen, released on IN+ Out (The Art of Jazz)

I have the Black and Blue vinyl original of that excellent session. The title of that album was 'The Dirty Old Men' Edited add: This thread is not in its proper Forum. It should be moved to the Miscellaneous Music forum...

Looks like some people are trying to keep the Billie Holiday Masters of Jazz series alive! Check this! Click on Masters of Jazz...

Walt Dickerson and Richard Davis, courtesy of SteepleChase... now: 'Divine Gemini' next: 'Tenderness' Musical bliss!

No, she did not. Billie Holiday was recording a session for her 'Lady in Satin' album that day and she arrived late at the party. She sang 'When Your Lover Has Gone' and 'Don't Explain' with Buck Clayton and Mal Waldron and others. The two songs were included in volume II of 'Jazz at the Plaza/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra' releases.