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My thoughts as well about Burton's text. Reminds me of his approach on his tribute disc. Let me say that this puts Tjader's "Jazz" side into focus, less the Latin Jazz side. That's the way he saw himself, and the way he structured his performances, a set or two of jazz, with the conga player entering the stage for the second or third set. Have listened to all of disc one now, and Tjader's solos were excellent! Judging by these recordings he was up to par with Bags.

I'm really curious about the comments of the first recipients!

It's here! Had only time to listen to the first set so far. Sound quaility is very good, no wonder for a recording made for a local radio station by an obviously competent engineer. There is a moment when the vibes are bit low in the mix, but it's a okay. Bill Fitch is only heard on tracks 4 & 5, and the latter is faded out - these were broadcasts limited to about 25 minutes, intended for half-hour time slots. The booklet is very good with all the statements from former sidemen, other vibists and even Tjader's children! Even Gary Burton lists Tjader among the four vibistst, that, in his opinion, inluenced jazz vibes the most before he and Hutcherson entered the scene. My only complaint is that they did neither consult nor mention Tjader's biographer, S. Duncan Reid, who would have had more detailed info to tell about this part of Tjader's career. And I detected a minor mistake: The conga player in the photo in the middle of the opened digipak covered by disc one is not Armando Peraza, but Bill Fitch! I will e-mail them about this.

Guglielmi is great, and a very nice person. His, and the recordings of other Italian and French players currently contribute much more interesting new aspects to Bach's music than the Germans!

Sometimes it's hard to decide ..... 😁

My copy was just shipped.

A fantastic new release! Immerseel presents a personal selection of seven masters of French 18th century harpsichord music music on three original instruments, excellently recorded, the perfect box for anybody wishing for an exemplary compilation of pieces, but also great for someone like me who knows all these pieces as it is thrilling to hear how he chooses tempos and how he articulates his embellishments. Highly recommended! With this release Immerseel appears as the grand old gentleman of Flemish harpsichord playing. Why did he keep this for himself for so long? He rarely recorded as a solo harpsichordist, mostly solo and chamber music on fortepiano, and as a conductor with excellent results. Next I will spin this excellent rare SACD:

The latter.

Very good idea!

Jim, how could you do that to me?

Great idea to include both tracks of that jam. And thanks for the reminder. One of the best examples of the genre I ever heard.

... and last night:

I listened to all four versions by King Pleasure last week, and Benson IMO misses the point. He makes a cute ballad out of it. Interesting that they credit the lyrics to Eddie Jefferson on that album.

There is a Jon Hendricks album where he scats which is really great. Sings a vocalese solo, too, from Feeddie Freeloader. Excellent. The other stuff I heard sounds okay to me, there are a lot of jazz instrumentalists whoses singing is a lot worse, but quite a few who are much better singers, too.

While umpacking Christmas decoration stuff, we spinned a few:

Ella's Christmas album is really good, but my favourite is this, and not included in most compilations:

Yesterday, Lyonel Feininger retrospective exhibition, Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt am Main. The first time a complete overview is presented, not just his famous paintings of architecture, but also early carricatures, children's toys, drawings, photographs. Highly recommended. Very good biographical accounts. https://www.schirn.de/ausstellungen/2023/lyonel_feininger/ My favourite painting from the exhibition.

Okay, so I will try to find a perfect BFT track.

I just ordered a copy.

I'm in, of course - any theme or so? Great idea, btw!