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These 2 disc sets have so much music and cover so many bases it could be a potted history of jazz. Certainly makes me aware that my listening in jazz is pretty tightly constrained. Nothing I can definitively identify but plenty to enjoy. Mentioned a couple of names below since they've already been id'd and will come back with more when I've listened more... 1. Know the tune just can’t quite think of it. Guessing late Webster probably in Europe... Not fabulously recorded and the piano is far from great but given the live setting it’s a lovely momento of a gig I’d have loved. 2. No idea, great to listen to 78s (that sound like 78s) on my Windows Media Player! Bill Gates would be chuffed. Fun and a nice clarinet but not my thing and mercifully short ;-) 3. Similar to the above 4. Much more interesting. I love the sound on something like this though its technically poor. Kind of like time travel, takes me to somewhere in the past I can barely imagine… 5. Bop with vibes, no idea who it is 6. Nice mainstream date and modern sound no idea on personnel 7. Nice arrangement, unusual tempo and energy level. Helen Merrill would be my only guess though not something I’ve heard. I’ve kinda gone off vocalists lately maybe time to reacquaint myself? 8. Nice, the more I listen to jazz, the more I like unusual instruments and arrangements Standard lineups and blues themes begin to sound samey unless you are there or they are quite outstanding. I like this but can’t identify personnel or even which button instrument is being played. Grew up on Scottish Country Dance Music so the sound of accordions and Jimmy Shand will always have a place in my heart. 9. No idea and nice enough 10. Free-ish piano and though I have hundreds of piano discs can’t quite identify this. They’re having a good time certainly and pushing pretty hard 11. Off in a different direction again. Although its something I’ve never heard I’d guess something like late 60’s Herbie movie soundtrack. Great fun here too 12. Best yet. Great start with droning bass and hot sax on top with tablas. 13. 14. 15. 16. Interesting chart (a bit cheesy/funky though) and large band studio band for TV theme quality but reminds me of Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy stuff, not that I’ve heard much and not in a long time (Always loved his Donald Duck meets Miles Davis skit on the ECM double! Wish I still had that.) 17. Bill Frisell in Power Tools? Live and in great sound. I love that studio album and it is a scandal that its unavailable. Make a great Deluxe package with a live album (if this is them… 18. sweet Edited with additions

Funnily enough I've been looking at entries for this too since I have a 4 track Affinity release of part of it and didn't realise there was more. Is the definitive "definitive" ?

I live and work in London and its an expensive place to be. Somewhere managable and reasonably central might cost around £1000 to rent a 2 bed apartment. Really central even more. My advice would be to look on the direct overland rail routes in/out from where you work Hemel is easily commutable in and out (30 mins? though I've only been there once) and likely to be cheaper out there. theres a transpot for London site which would be a help. tfl http://journeyplanner.tfl.gov.uk/ Taxes http://www.inlandrevenue.gov.uk/rates/it.htm PM me if you need any advice beyond this PS Like many in London I'm not English...

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Looking in the bargain bins last night I picked up a couple of, unknown to me, guitar discs Jack Wilkins TrioArt on Arabesque and Attila Zoller (solo) Lasting Love on Acoustic Music both very nice. Any other recs on these two?

Congratulations on the job! My boss here in London is mid fifties and pretty "old school" in that he's stuffy in a way that only english gentlemen can be, dry with little interest in much beyond work and gardening. We talked about music one day at lunch in the canteen and he said his school teacher had taken him and group of boys from their school nr the south coast on a trip to see John Coltrane! Can't say we get on any better but it did put him in better light... Colin

Queen are overrated soft rock nonsense. Can't argue with Freddie as a performer but even that is pure panto.

Never posted on the Rat before but a track off the Henry Grimes (or from the tour I've not got it in front of me and sure its inconclusive) is on the 2cd Wire Tapper that comes with the Wire. Sounds pretty good to me. [interesting compilation too by the way from The Fall to the Necks]

Interesting character and though I seldom play his albums that I have they leave a strong impression. I have one on Cherry Red from the 80s (collecting Peel sessions?) called Beautiful Extremes which has a couple of brilliant tracks and one of which Roses in Your Room is one of my faves of all time. Another artist who Peel supported and had a long fruitful relationship with Virgin in the days when they recorded excellent and innovative stuff. Marjory Razorblade is a terrific brave piece of work.

Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band Performance on 3 London Jazz Festival Dizzy Gillespie Alumni Big Band Wednesday 24 November 2004 19:30-21:30 (Radio 3) Alyn Shipton introduces a concert by a big band co-led by trumpeter Jon Faddis and bassist John Lee, celebrating the music and spirit of the great trumpeter and bebop innovator Dizzy Gillespie, who died in 1993. The stellar line-up includes trombonist Slide Hampton, and saxophonists James Moody and Frank Wess. Recorded at the Barbican in London earlier this month. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio3/performanceon3/pip/pmziq/

Nice Czech Shop Brought this thread back to life I've always meant to recommend this disc though he's mentioned much earlier in the thread MILAN SVOBODA, MICHAL GERA - DUO Bought on a trip to Prague and thoroughly enjoyable in a thoughtful way. Reminds me of a more upbeat Kenny Wheeler plus piano a little (Praise indeed). Interesting playing throughout with few of the lapses into personal introspection that you're not interested in that duos can sometimes slip into. I like the writing especially since the themes work well for the interplay and soloing. Well enough recorded live too with a nice sounding piano (though I'm no hi fi buff). There are somples of most of his recordings on his website. http://www.milansvoboda.com/

Apologies. I saw this the other day and I'd never seen it before and thought it was new... Still any thoughts on whether its a worthwhile upgrade from the compilation?

Has this been discussed in its new extended reissue? Have a compilation (The Divine Sarah Vaughan) which has some of the stuff with Miles and the George Treadwell All Stars and wonder whether this is worth the money

I'm with Paul. The Beastie Boys would support Creative Commons wouldn't they, having never created anything original in their lives... That big corporations lawyers have more success than musicians lawyers is no great surprise either. I wonder if the shoe was on the other foot (if samples of the Beastie Boys were used by Justin Timberlake, to make lots of money) if they'd feel the same.

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Listened to Yes (and Gabriel Genesis) in my youth and have a lot of nostalgia for it but feel sure that's all there would be. The Yes Album and Fragile are the faves and if the remasters sound that much better maybe I should pick them up (all I have are store bought cassettes which are seldom dug out now. Last time I had a Yes moment was watching the film Buffalo 66 where something from Fragile (I forget what) is used to great effect... Always loved the cover to Tormato (though the music was a bit duff)

Thanks to a board member (Cheers John) I got a couple of discs to listen to. Pretty heavy going I'd say but not without merit. Like a more depressing Will Oldham (and I speak as a huge fan of sad singer songwriters Eitzel/Kozelek etc). It'll take a while but I'll definitely spin this some more, but 20 discs of it would leave in poor shape...

Jazz for Tjader for sure. All I have (somewhere) is a session with Art Pepper in Japan

Only a little to add on disc 2 Enjoyed more of disc 2 and again guessed none of it. I love vibes so will definitely check out more of Tjader (where do I start?) Stand out for me was Johnny "Guitar" Watson and wonder why I love the 'sound' of this, imperfect though it is. Maybe it reminds me of FM radio processed sound or just the crap stereos I grew up with cranked up... Oh and Harry Lookofsky loopy but brilliant. Thanks Mike!

Been away and came to this late (yesterday). Had an enjoyable time listening to the two discs but since I'm behind the curve I've looked at the answers before typing anything. Thanks for some enjoyable music! I'm continuously amazed at the diversity chosen on these things. I listen to lots of music (not all jazz) and find that other folks interests have so little overlap with my own its incredible. I could recognise very little on these discs (exactly none) and have precisely the same amount of it in my overflowing shelves. Don't have much to add to the comments on the other pages and though I wasn't sure of much of it I'll go back to the music with a little knowledge and give some of it another try. I have to mention that the Michel Sardaby: Lush Life is one of the best interpretations I've heard (on a lovely sounding piano too) and I'll be looking for some of his work for sure.

Only one I have is Angle originally on CBS in the 60s. I tend to file alongside Tippet (they duo together) as a bit difficult for me c

Hi ubu Listened to this (and recorded it) and its pretty good. http://www.shef.ac.uk/misc/rec/ps/efi/mriley.html for more info (this site is a great resource...) c

Guess the tourists round Buck House come from all over so maybe thats not fair. To be honest I'd much rather live in a republic than a monarchy but looking at what sophisticated so-called democracies throw up as their leaders makes it harder to say. Choosing between Gearge W (or even T Blair) and the Queen would be a pretty hard choice

I always thought we only kept the royals for the americans...

Disc 2 Bit more my style here though on disc 2 and a few recognisable folks (rare for me) 1. Love this style. Sounds a bit Strata East and 70's. Lots of energy and a lovely live sound. Need to hear more. 2. Doesnt need any intro from me and by the sound its late 50's ? Lovely to hear something I've heard loads of times live and stretched out. Interested to hear who else is on this 3. Definitely Swallow on bass. Doorbells would suggest an all star Burton reunion concert appearance Metheny (surely not), Corea? not that I can recognise them... 4. Nice alto though again no idea who this is 5. Interesting and makes me think of a Bley/Oxley album though I'm sure this isn't that or them really bit too technical and unfeeling for me. 6. Woody Shaw I'm sure, somehow the arrangements give this away, great! Very interesting disc and again a few things I'll go back to Cheers c