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Can anyone tell me what's so special about these Japanese Lps? Do they sound much better than the american pressings?

Misha Mengelberg. No matter what he compose,they always sound fantastic to my ears. Saw/heard him live in my hometown 3 years ago with Han Bennink and some bass player whose name I've forgot already. I was grinning throughout their performance. I was a happy man in the next few hours.

You are probably right.Soon you have to pay a few dollars a month to access its wonderful database.I hate it!

Yep.This is the same one.I assume it's the same one since the release date is exactly correct. My friend can read a little bit of German.Since it's also available at amazon.de and I could save a few Euros, I'll buy it at amazon.de. Did you pay attention to availability? 4 to 6 weeks from amazon.co.uk. Jesus!

Hello. Do you know where I could find this recently remastered edition (2 cds) in Europe for reasonable price? It's listed at fnac.com but I don't speak a word of French and it's also available at amazon.de but I don't speak a word of German either ;(

jacknife: I'd really like to hear Out There as SACD edition.I have its quite recently remaster 24-bit version and it sounds *really* nice as well. There is something eerie about Ron Carter's cello playing

Bev! Let me know some details about those big,black speakers.Their model for instance!

I only listened to Iron Maiden,Metallica and similar metal bands until in 1991 a friend of mine got Art Tatum's The Complete Pablo Solo Masterpieces as a birthday present. He invited me to listen to "some fantastic piano player who really ´blew his socks off" as he put it . So I went to his apartment and for the next 3 months we listened randomly any of those 7 cds 1-2 times through and I was sold.I didn't buy any jazz cds until 1997 and my first cd was Mingus' The Black Saint & The Sinner Lady.Not a bad start, eh? My jazz collection is still rather small (under 50 cds) but I intend to collect them until the day I die.

Rooster Ties: I usually skip Chick's 1973-1998 albums as well.I don't know what happened to him.Over 90% of the albums released during those years usually don't interested me a bit.Most of his albums made in the 80s sound really bad nowadays.I guess he was going through the same phase as most rock/pop artists who began their career in the 60s and when they faced the 80s,they were not encouraged to compose prime material,or if they were encouraged to compose good stuff,they were all watered down with synthesizers and those hip clothes. ;( I guess Chick is in same position as Herbie Hancock is right now.They have both gone through their best days as composers and they just want to hold their old status as long as they can.It doesn't mean they are not interesting anymore but they usually rely on their older material when they play in concerts.

Chick Corea was the first modern pianist whose material became familiar to me right after Art Tatum's solo cds.A friend of mine introduced Chick's music to me in 1991 and since then I've been his fan. In my opinion Chick's career peaked around 1973 with his RTF albums.The first two RTF albums are my Desert Islands discs.I've been playing them for years and I never seem to get tired of them.His ability to mix Mediterrarean influences with jazz is unique.There is also something about his playing.While I appreciate Keith Jarrett perhaps higher than Chick but on the other hand there is something very romantic or should I say timeless in Chick's playing. Tones... is another killer album.I couldn't believe its intensity and sheer joy when I heard it first time. Right after 1973 there's been more and less interesting Chick albums. I like his trio albums with Roy Haynes and Miroslav Vitous a lot but on the other hand I can't stand his "polished" albums of the 80s. Eye Of The Beholder is in my opinion a rather crappy album.Nothing makes me to listen to it again! Rendezvous in New York was a good one.It's a far away being his prime playing Anyway...I'd give it 3.5/5 stars with Penguin Guide rating system.

Try to see her live.I saw her live at our town's small jazz festival 4 years ago.Loved every minute of her singing.She sang for nearly an hour without any breaks.Amazing achievement for a lady who was at that time 71 years old. Mal Waldron was playing piano in her band.It was the only time I saw him playing. ;(

Since you folks are talking about avant-garde jazz,could you recommend me something similar like Tony Oxley's The Baptised Traveller? It's an AMAZING album and I'd really like to hear something similar.I also recently bought Oxley's "4 Compositions for Sextet" but didn't like it very much.

Good to hear your encouraging opinions.Mingus Moves is going to be my next Mingus cd that I'm going to buy.

Oh yes..I recently ordered Dreher from squidco.com. Fantastic playing! Thumbs up for Straight Horn Of Steve Lacy as well.I love it. There is a man living near me who is a jazz nut and he has around 100 Lacy cds.I saw them once when I visited his place.Never! want to go there again ;(

No matter how much I admire his works I can't get excited about his album Cliches. I've listened to it for several times and it's odd.Not bad but can't recommended it as well at the moment. N.Y. Capers & Quirks is a killer! Fantastic music!