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Well, now that I have the SECOND Nara Leao box set from Universal Brazil, I want the FIRST!

Can't comment on the HDCD; haven't got a player that uses it working right now. I can comment on the Treasury Shows: I have all previous nine volumes, have the tenth on the way. I love this series! Lovingly done as far as sound restoration and wonderful performances! If you dig the forties Ellington they're great to have!

I've never seen Scott perform, but I have quite a few of his albums and I'm a huge fan. The one that I reach for often is "Heaven," which is a product of a collaboration with pianist Jackie Terrason, and I listen to the Savoy box set that collects his Savoy (and one Atlantic) recordings which are wonderful to my ears---showing Scott grow through the fifties and sixties and full of great music.

If one looks at the www.miles-trees.org site you'll find a list of persons willing to trade for/provide the former tree cdrs. Tree Traders

I've had Autojazz on cd for about three years or so now. Interesting album. . . . Most "Coltranelike" I've heard Wilen, and the racing motor sounds are much more an integral part of the work than for example in Le Grand Cirque. . . . Not essential Wilen for the price, but an interesting album for Wilen fans. Moderne Nostalgie is not quite Paris Moods to my ears---I don't like the instrumentation and arrangement as much---but a good album that I wish were more easily available (I wish the Alphas weren't only available as expensive Japanese imports!) I ordered my new live cd from the magazine. . .going to be exciting to receive it!

Well, my wife and I went to see this yesterday, and enjoyed ourselves. It very much is a comic book on a screen, which is a good thing, to try to makie it anything else would have been disasterous. There's plenty of comic book plot. I felt that the direction was very appropriate to that end, and very good altogether: the pace and the look and the feel were on target. I think that Halle and Ben and Sharon all turned out good performances. And for cat lovers there are nice pieces here to enjoy. And Halle . . . she is a beautiful and charming actress. My wife enjoyed as well! MUCH more than I thought she would. Glad we went.

Too bad Parks couldn't get the picture in the red velvet hotel lobby chair he was first trying to get.

I've got the Edison/Rich and well. . . it's good, but it's just ab it too "drummy" for me. . . .

YES, I'm still waiting for that as well. . . if any an album deserves it. . . this does in my opinion.

I haven't heard this one. Personally I LOVE Weston's Destry Rides Again. And Kenton's West Side Story. And Peterson's West Side Story. And. . . quite a few others. So just call me omniverous!

Well, I'm going to plug my favorite audio manufacturer once more and recommend this player: https://athena.safe-order.net/decware/SACD/sacd.htm It seems a bit over what you want to spend, and I really hesitated to buy it for some time, but I have amps (times two, and have had another of the amps as well) and speakers from this builder and LOVE THEM WITH ALL MY AUDIO HEART, so I began to yearn for a source from him as well. This is a Sony universal changer with a tubed output stage modified on that comes right off the DAC. It plays dvds, SACDs and cds and cdrs with MP3 burned onto them. It took about five weeks for the tube stage to really burn in and bloom. . . but man now that it HAS it is the best source I've ever had in my home. Regular cd playback sounds really wonderful, and a good SACD is the step beyond it should be. The stock player that it is built around is quite good as well, and all its outputs are still active, but the tubed output trounces it. Coming right off the DAC gives really a dynamic and detailed sound. I'm really happy with it after a month of wondering if I should have gotten it; after three weeks it started sounding really good, after five it shined brightly and now I'm in my sixth week and wanting to play hooky to stay home and listen. I think because he uses really oversized powersupplies all his products seem to take a really long time to break in. . . but the wait is worth it. Recommended, and there is a forum on this site that will have testimonials from the owners that gives good information as well. . . .

Wow, Indigos is ANOTHER favorite of mine, fantastic playing and overall vibe!

Matt Dusk is now on the Fox TV series "The Casino", singing in the lounge and kissing the owners asses as hard and often as he can. I guess he's okay if you like loungy wannabe sinatras and dinos. I don't even like the originals so Dusk does little for me.

Casettes CAN sound great, been listening to a few dozen lately myself!

No, they've been offline for a long time. For a while the editor, Aaron Wrixson, took them over and incorporated them into AAJ's monthy magazine, but I don't think either is around any longer.

Me too. . .

Yeah, I dig all the sessions on this box set.

Las Mosaic I listened to was the Vaughn Roulette. . . . I keep WANTING to like a lot of that set and falling short.

This IS on cd, from Fresh Sounds and possibly also on Collectables, cannot remember precisely. . . . Great session. Payne! The sessions he led are always worth hearing.

Blindfold Test The Red Menace Zone The Funny Rat The Vinyl Frontier

Thanks Brownie, my French was bad that morning and I didn't have the cd with me at the time. I think I may or may not have corrected that in the article itself. My criterial for the article was to mention cds that at that time I could log in and order, and each of these fit that criteria. .. then. .. not now! The St. Germain dates I had but didn't find them available for sale online.

Well, okay, since you asked. . . Here's from the draft I submitted. Unsung Master: Barney Wilen The past year I have been reveling in the artistry of the late Barney Wilen, a master saxophonist who is not as well known as I believe he should be. Barney Wilen was born to an American father and a French mother, and spent his early years in Arizona, before moving to France as a pre-teen. He developed a deep interest in the saxophone, and was inspired by Lester Young and Sonny Rollins. He began playing as a teenager in France with French jazzmen, and with visiting American stars. Soon he was recording on his own for Vogue and Philips and RCA, and was one of the stars of the European jazz scene. In these early recordings he featured his tenor saxophone playing, but also began to perform and record on the soprano saxophone, an instrument on which he found a beautiful tone. At the end of the sixties, Wilen spent years in Africa, filming Africa and Africans, and playing and learning music. On his return to Europe he began a second musical career as a jazz leader, and began to feature European melodies and also to explore Indian music. More and more his attention turned to ballads, and to the interpretation of romantic compositions. He also recorded with frequency on the alto and baritone saxophones, showing a growing mastery of all these horns. Lamentably few of Wilen's recordings are readily available on compact disc in America. Below I would like to point out seven recordings which are fairly easy to obtain, or available with a bit of effort and well worth the search. Miles Davis: "Lift to the Scaffold" soundtrack. (Fontana) Wilen was recruited to participate in this soundtrack recording, and contributes an interesting feature for the tenor sax. A beautiful recording of a top shelf ensemble. Barney Wilen: "Une Temoin Dans La Ville / Jazz Sur La Seine." (Philips). Two Barney Wilen albums on one CD! On the first includes Kenny Dorham, Duke Jordan and Kenny Clarke and is a real gem. Here Wilen is recorded on the soprano saxophone for the first time, and plays beautifully. The second session has Milt Jackson on piano, and as the only horn Wilen solos often and well, in a Sonny Rollins mode. John Lewis / Sacha Distel: "Afternoon in Paris" (Atlantic/Koch Jazz) This recording has Wilen along as a sideman with leaders Lewis and Distel. A very interesting recording, to which Wilen makes important contributions. Barney Wilen: "Moshi" (Mantra) Fresh from his years in Africa, Wilen recorded this session in Paris with African and French musicians, and includes recordings of speaking and chanting from his African travels. The music shifts from electric blues to African influenced music, and Wilen adds saxophone commentary to these non-jazz compositions. A very different offering, but enjoyable. Barney Wilen: "Sanctuary" (IDA) A jump to the '80s, and a pristine recording of Wilen in a trio setting with guitarist Philipe Catherine and bassist Palle Danielsson. A swinging and lyrical session, with some selections evoking the spirit of Django Rheinhardt, and masterful playing by all present. This is one of the recordings that shows Wilen's growing interest in romantic material and his interpretation of the Lester Young approach to ballad playing. Barney Wilen: "New York Romance" (Venus/Sunnyside) Recorded by the legendary engineer Rudy Van Gelder in his Englewood Cliffs studio, this is a session that features Wilen on tenor, baritone and soprano saxophone, accompanied by Kenny Barron, Ira Coleman and Lewis Nash. Both swinging numbers and lyrical ballads are performed with emotion and expertise. Barney Wilen: "The Osaka Concert" (RTE) Featuring the piano of Laurent De Wilde, this is a well recorded concert that has the added highlight of incorporating spoken introductions in French by Wilen of the selections and players. The performances are spirited and chronicled is a stunning baritone solo within the rendition of "Sous le Ciel de Paris," and an exciting performance of an interesting arrangement of "Les Feuilles Mortes (Autumn Leaves)" Sadly, Barney Wilen died on May 25, 1996. He has left an enduring legacy to his musical artistry and spirit. His work has grabbed my attention, and enriched my life. If you wish to add the work of another jazz master to your musical world, seek out one of the recordings of Barney Wilen. Like me, you may become an enthusiastic fan!

I'm with a few others here. Tony was still an awesome drummer, I certainly couldn't hold a candle GNUB in comparison. . . . BUT I don't prefer his drumming after the mid-seventies. . . . And I don't listen to much of it. Whereas his drumming of the sixties just inspired and inspires the hell out of me!

I do believe that it is likely depression at work the final years. From what I know from intimate secondhand knowledge of depression, that would fit the facts quite distinctly. When you get ill and depressed, you do different things with your life than when you are vital and pleased.

Yes, Blues in Orbit. . . well it's one of the funniest albums I have! I just get a hoot out of the playing and the titles and the general sort of cheekiness of it all.