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Again, I don't know how this compares to other versions, but this twelve cd set of Beethoven solo piano from Sony was very cheap at www.broinc.com and I really enjoy listening to it.

For Satie's solo piano work, I have this one. Not sure how it compares to other versions, I'm not a classical connoisseur like Chuck and Clem the c cs but I like this a lot, and the music within.

What's not to like on this one? Ware and PJJ. . . well they nail it down solid. Griff was just all glowing in this period of his career. Smoldering embers that very volatilely burst forth.

Yes, lately I've seen an upsurge in racism coupled with Christian arrogant "go to hell" behavior that makes me less proud to be an Austinite. Probably happening everywhere. . .starts at the top and trickles down.

Well, yeah. But for younger folk who have never really seen/heard "lounge music" as anything other than an irony-laden presentation of faux-cool (aka "martini culture"), that might not tell the whole story. The Treniers were from a time when good old-fashioned professionalism was the order of the day. Yeah, you could goof and be slick and all that, but it was all rooted in skill, in chops, in knowing everything that you needed to know, and then some. The "show" wasn't just a wink, it was a job. And you damn well took your job seriously. These guys were all that. Anybody who could take a hoary old tune like "Margie" and nail it, just flat out nail it with that perfect tempo and perfect Lunceford-esque execution that turns it into a genuine groovefest, has got to be more than a group of "lounge lizards". These muthafukkas were pros, and pros of the highest order! Terms like "show business" & "entertainment" get a bum rap in today's too hip to be cool world, and that's wrong, I think. What could possibly be wrong with presenting an evening of music and patter that exemplifies and delivers quality, skill, and good times? Sure, there's envelopes to be pushed, boundaries to be broken, and dragons to be slain. Of course there are, and those things need to be pursued with rigor, vigor, and a refusal to compromise. But even Crusaders need to kick back and get loose, dig? "Entertainment" is a good thing, a damn good thing, if what you're being entertained with and by is something that has at its roots the same integrity as that which you are trying to further. And The Treniers had nothing if not the integrity of skill and professionalism in the pursuit of excellence. God bless'em. I totally understand what you are coming from. . . . To an extent this was what reminded me of Gaillard in a way though they're less zany, they go into that territory with the conviction and the total professionalism to pull it off in a way that he did. (And some of the very rhythmic swing and sound of the vocals makes me think of him as well). There's a sort of deep stagecraft for this type of material that is not come by easily and SHOWS. This show really shows it!

It's coming via Brown. I wish it were USPS instead. Brown and I are not pals. The drivers here won't leave packages sometimes because there is construction going on across the street, even though the senders haven't required a signature. It's really because there are "Mexicans" across the street the one driver told me. I refrained from going in to a tirade about that and called their office. . . who told me "it's the driver's call." on that crap. I don't choose UPS if I can help it now. This all came to a head after the original Cellar Door was placed, and I didn't want to jinx that order. It's cool to wait, though I just had my best jazz friend here stop off to show me his new Mazda and I would have loved to show him that set. . . but NO!

Guess since the original album and the ones before and after it accompanied me on my journey to being a man in the seventies. . . I've a big appetite for this stuff. If there were more discs, I'd still get this. So much better than a lot of stuff in my opinion.

Well, mine did not arrive and now it is scheduled to arrive December 27! Rode around all day in the truck for nothing! (Very Texas thing to happen). I love Jarrett's work on this. . .the tension and interplay between all players makes each of them essential here.

Well, mine is still not here. . . guess it's still on that truck! Not sure what that means. . . Maybe I won't see it til after Xmas!

Oh hell, my division of my agency is the one that tends to all the buildings and properties. . . we're always the last people to get sent home. You get used to it after 21 years or so! -_-

My favorite of the Philips stuff are "The New Wave" and "On the French Riviera" --both damned good. I think I have all the stuff in this set. . . . Going to be a good one.

You know what I mean Ron! And I said "look similar!" Hmmm. . . I'm stuck at work and maybe even will be home late. . . of course.

Well Eric. . . since your tracking results and mine were identical yesterday, I bet they look similar today: Dec 23, 2005 7:03 A.M. AUSTIN, TX, US OUT FOR DELIVERY 5:11 A.M. AUSTIN, TX, US ARRIVAL SCAN Dec 21, 2005 9:31 A.M. HODGKINS, IL, US DEPARTURE SCAN 4:25 A.M. HODGKINS, IL, US ARRIVAL SCAN Dec 19, 2005 10:30 P.M. NORTH HAVEN, CT, US DEPARTURE SCAN 8:24 P.M. NORTH HAVEN, CT, US ORIGIN SCAN 6:51 P.M. NORTH HAVEN, CT, US ORIGIN SCAN 6:29 P.M. US BILLING INFORMATION RECEIVED Tracking results provided by UPS: Dec 23, 2005 11:15 A.M. Eastern Time (USA)

Althea! Don't know why but I love that song. . . must be the sort of slipperiness to it. Like the Weir items on that album too (Feel Like A Stranger, Lost Sailor, Saint Of Circumstance). . . and that about closes the studio efforts for ME. . . hardly listen to/have listened to the others after that.

Don't be too surprised if what you think you'll hear from those vintage components turns out not to be accurate! I've heard some really nicely presented high frequencies from vintage equipment. . . . I think with those you have on the way you will too.

I keep thinking of Slim Gaillard when I hear Treniers in general and this one in particular! Which is a really good thought!

Hard to handle?

The only one I have and really know is the Guarneri Quartet's cycle. I haven't tired of listening to that series of discs and discovering the music yet. The price is really reasonable as well in a budget cd edition from RCA Red Seal.

I like this one. Drake is far from a favorite of mine, but he plays well here. Parker too. Anderson is wonderful: the sound, the texture, the ideas.

I've got all that (and more) and want more (there isn't much more!) Hopefully she'll record some more soon. . . .

R, nice little review!

There were some intereseting cassettes and cdrs that were put out through her ashram of chanting and synthesizer. . . not essential, but nice if her spiritual efforts don't perplex or annoy you (as I know they do some). I like this one a lot. I also am a big fan of her string arrangements! I visited her release with Carlos Santana from the mid-seventies again recently. . . beautiful stuff.

I like the RVG. . . it sounds really nice to me.

Word from an AAJ reviewer is no, this is not copy-protected.