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Ubu, Switzerland and ECM go together. Very clean! You know how we French are. We like smelly cheese

I'll gladly join this crowd of dumb people. I belong here. Like the time I finally found a clean secondhand copy of George Russell's Stratosphunk. I had searched for that Riverside album for a long time. Before giving it a first spin, I took a close look at the vinyl. There was a bit of dust in the middle of the opening track. Decided to clean it. Clumsy me! The record slipped out of my hands and went crashing on the corner of a small table that should not have been there.. The disc did not break but there was a rectangular hole in the middle of the vinyl. I had to wait until the album was reissued as an OJC LP to enjoy it.

Ubu, Anthony Ortega is one of those creative musicians that keep getting forgotten. He was playing alto in the 1953 Lionel Hampton band that had Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Quincy Jones, Jimmy Cleveland, Gigi Gryce, George Wallington aboard for a tour of Europe. Ortega stayed in Norway for a while before returning to the USA where he played on a number of sessions with various musicians including Maynard Ferguson, Jackie and Roy and Gerald Wilson before moving into more experimental jazz in the '80s. He has appeared in France several times these past few years. Most of his records are unavailable except a couple of recent ones he made in France including 'On Evidence' and 'Neuf'. Both are worth looking for. Sending you a PM about that Steamboat now that my interest has been aroused. And final piece of advise, don't waste too much time (and money) on most of these ECM releases. Hatology CDs may cost more money but they are much more rewarding!

Ubu, suggest you look for 'New Dance' which was reissued on Hatology. You're in for a treat!! I have been rediscovering Ortega for years.

Chris, thanks for posting this. Very nice interview! No need to blush. Keep going!

Bertrand, aware of the Shorter events at the Cite de la Musique and at the Sorbonne. May drop at the Sorbonne to watch this. Haven't been inside the place for years. Let's plan for a get-together.

Claude, that's the one! Had been to that Amazon.fr link before posting. It never mentions who is playing on those two bonus tracks.

You talkin' to ME? I'll hit 65 pretty soon. My plans after I get there is to spend time really listening to the treasures I have amassed. This will take me years. My wife knows where and who to call when I'll be done

Already cast my ballot for the Herbie Nichols set but I see one BIG name still missing from the list: Miles Davis! The Mosaic LP boxes of the Miles/Gil Evans collaboration and the 'Miles at Plugged Nickel' are treasures. Wish I could afford more of those Mosaic Miles Davis boxes. The sound on the ones I have heard is unbelievable...

Well, I'll certainly miss reading the Weatherbirds from Giddins in the Voice. Even if I have a hard time forgiving him for missing out on Wardell Gray, Lee Morgan and some others...

Well, I'm posting from work. And Sunday morning started pretty slow. Then there was a rumor from the Baghdad bureau that Saddam had been captured...

Jazz content on those Tavernier films is non-existent. Fans of Tavernier films should look for 'Capitaine Conan', Tavernier's best film. Set at the end of World War I in the Balkans. Great film with the amazing actor Philippe Torreton. The music on that one was by Oswald d'Andrea.

Ubu, that Universal release is different from the 'Bandes Originales' series. I don't have a list for those and I have given up trying to get any real information from the Universal. fr site. That website is impossible as we say in La Douce France. After buying the Philippe Sarde, I did a google search to find if the Herbie Hancock/Wayne Shorter tracks had been listed anywhere. The search proved fruitless. Oh, forgot to mention that good old Billy Byers was credited somewhere in the liner notes as being conductor for those two bonus tracks.

Holy Couw (sorry, couldn't resist). One more year! Happy Birthday No need to tell you to have a few drinks on us! Have a very happy day! We'll see later about the rest of the year.

There was this Universal France CD 'Philippe Sarde, Bandes Originales des Films de Sylvie Verheyde'. The liner notes cover mentioned John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Ron Carter as solists. Enough to rouse interest. Nice music from Philippe Sarde for two films by Verheyde. The first film 'Princesse' had music by the Modern Jazz Quartet (with Connie Kay), the second one 'Un Frere' had music played by Ron Carter on piccolo bass and a string ensemble. Buried inside the CD are two bonus tracks from the sountrack of a 1985 film by Pierre Granier-Deferre 'L'Homme Aux Yeux d'Argent' (The Man with Silver Eyes). The bonus tracks whose presence is announced only on an inside page of the booklet are 'Silver Eyes part 1' and 'Silver Eyes part 2'. The musicians playing on the 9 minutes plus tracks are Herbie Hancock, Clark Terry, Wayne Shorter, Larry Coryell, Toots Thielemans, Ron Carter and Tony Williams. Quite an all-star gathering. The music was recorded in Paris in 1985 when most of those musicians were in town to play and record music for Bertrand Tavernier's film 'Round Midnight'. 'Silver Eyes part 1' is basically film music, part 2 gets things really going. Check this album!

Back to the original question. The record must have been set yesterday (Sunday) around 0700GMT. Looks like I was the only one to notice that Organissimo was out at that time and remained out of order far at least a couple of hours. No member, no guest, no action!

Another favorite sould jazz album: King Curtis at Fillmore West. One of the best of its kind. The copies of that King Curtis were not in the jazz bins when this was released but the album is pure jazz in my books.

None of the Mosaic sets I have acquired have disappointed me. But I'm staying away from the Four Freshmen and the Bobby Hackett sets. I've got some albums from the boxes but I do not care for a complete set of those.

Joyeux anniversaire to a great guy

Can you tell us any more about this session, why ,where was it recorded? It sounds interesting. I 've been aware of it's existence for some time but couldn't find out much about it. The album was produced by Ross Russell (of Dial Records fame). Recorded March 15 (the trio sides with Vinnegar and Capp) and March 16, 1966 (three solo sides) at Whitney Studios in Burbank, Calif. It was the first Albany record date since the 1957 'Right Combination' album. No reason are given for its non release at the time. Albany plays his nervous and inspired self on a Steinway piano. Too bad that Fresh Sounds has distribution problems in the States because they release quite a number of very interesting sessions. The Albany CD has a striking image of Albany taken by William Claxton on its cover.

Personally, I'd hate to be called a Gauleiter

Herbie Nichols! 'cause it brought so much more beautiful music than what was available from this artist when the box came out.

Miles Davis' interpretation of 'If I Were a Bell' (from 'Guys and Dolls') in the Relaxin' With the Miles Davis Quintet album is a gem!

OK. G-A-U-L-E-I-T-E-R. You're pretty sharp for an old fart. I hope I'm still as eagle-eyed as you when I am 78, as you have often said you are. I believe that the term refers to someone of pure German origins, for the purposes of recruitment in the Reich, the SS, or the German Army of the time. I'm no expert in German history, but it clearly was no compliment. Tough was wordy and quick on his liguistic feet, much like you.

There is a very interesting Joe Albany session that was recently released by Fresh Sounds. It's called 'Portrait of a Legend'. It was recorded in 1966 with Leroy Vinnegar and Frank Capp and remained unissued until Fresh Sounds got it out. You may have trouble finding many Joe Albany CDs. Most of his records have gone out of print. Albany recorded a couple of albums for Steeplechase. Those should be available. 'Two's Company' with NHOP on bass is excellent. Another Albany album I have enjoyed is 'Portrait of an Artist" (with George Duvivier on bass). That was an Elektra LP. Not sure it has been issued on CD. And as far as I know, there is no drummer on 'The Right Combination'.