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I listened to this again this weekend. I would in no way consider the sound of the piano to be harsh. Everything is very smooth and resonant. The piano plays very softly in some parts; dynamics are well presented on this session. The bass drum and tamborine sound really nice with the room reflections. . . . I think there's something amiss with your version. . . I can't imagine my copy sounding as you describe it. I forgot what track had those "ghost bass notes," but regardless I didn't notice any. . . .

The Herb Geller Sextet has made it to cd . . . . It's great stuff!

I don't know about the clubs, but Hank Jones, Wendell Marshall and Kenny Clarke recorded a trio lp for Savoy the afternoon I was born!

Here in the US. . .

Dex took a long time to get under my skin. . . but he did. I'm not going to peel back any layers and dig him out. I've got a ton of his work. . . I only have about half his Prestige titles. . . which puts me in a perilous position regarding his box set. . . . I've resisted getting the set for a while now. Favorites of mine . . . well. . . I kindof like them all equally. .. I may have a favoritism going for "Takin' Off". . . .

I have it. . . It will come out again, patience. . . .

Possibly mine too!

I really like this. You have to love piano . . . but I'm in that batch. Some of this material won't likely appear outside this set for some time. The best of it has (to my ears and tastes, the Wilson and the Jamal).

Wow. Mediocre. Not liking Jarrett. I am so not in either place! But I can dig it (I think). Yeah. . . media mail sucks. . . but first class/Priority is as good as UPS in our area and the mailmen aren't overtly racist and controlfreaks. I choose USPS when I can.

I have a question. I have the two 2 cd sets "The Early Years" on Decca/GRP, and "The War Years" (I love it!) another 2 cd set also on Decca/GRP. . . And I notice there is a "Last Decca Years" compilation on Decca/GRP from four years back or so. . . . (And there is a Spanish 1951-1952 collection I'm for now pretending isn't really there). Did Verve release anythign that spans the 1949 that closes "The War Years" and the "The Last Years" compilation?

By the way I recently read an interview with Garcia where he talks of Freddie King as a major influence. I hadn't really heard that til I read it. . . interesting.

I'll take Ace just the way it is. Lovely album, nicely remastered new cd too. (Okay, I'd definitely substitute something for the cowboy tearjerker tune, but that's all I'd do). That album has a great cover too. . . (though it's impact is dimished on cd). Okay, now back to your regualrly scheduled non-Weir discussions.

The DeFranco is great. . . a friend burned the 78s onto cdr for me about four years ago, and it's great stuff. One of the Heps I keep coming back to is the Basie Jubilee one. . . . Awesome stuff. Great label.

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.