mikeweil

One of the greatest jazz historians ever! R.I.P.

Soem are really hilarious: https://jazzmf.com/jazz-musician-pseudonyms/

The ones with Ruby Braff! I also like this one, in which he played a key role: Do we need a Dick Hyman thread?

My thoughts exactly! I heard "The Minotaur" on AFN radio and was fascinated. But only when it was issued on CD I was able to get a copy.

Just my thoughts. Some Greatest Hits LP was among my first ten buys. RIP

It definietely was up to date. It was certainly more advanced than your standard swing combo rhythm team. Kenny Clarke's and Max Roach's inventions were brand new then. Hyman may be eclectic, but I prefer that a lot over players that use more or less cliché phrases in comparison to his pretty authentic knowledge of the older styles.

Yes I did. Sorry to say I do not listen to much jazz right now as I started work on a book project about early 18th century music that takes up most of my listening time. I will get back to it later when I need a break. 😅

Earlier this week I took the SACD version to a listening session with a friend whose equipment cost close to a hundred grand. The sound was stunning!

Hyman is an extremely versatile open minded and competent player, IMHO. His latter day solo piano albums are great, like he is a link to the past. I heard that Moog album on AFN radio when it was new and was thrilled. It actually was the first time I heard his name. I think it sounds much less dated than most other early synth stuff.

Isn't Stitt on the left with glasses? This is Ammons:

Just found this on this same forum, posted in 2009 by Tom Marcello, whom I consider a reliable source: "Another thing that's interesting is that Woody is playing with Maxine Gregg's ex-husband." Jack Gregg, that is.

200!

I started as a teenager. First only a few items I could afford, then more and more during my parents' weekly Trips to Germany's first shopping Center, where I browsed the cutout bins. When the CD arrived I started selling the LPs when their counterparts had bonus tracks. My LP collection shrinked from more thab 6000 to the 1200 I still have. 10.000 items all together. Quanities depended on my budget, always too many. I think about selling stuff to save space and Region some Funds.

R.I.P. Saw him perform at least once, during the short time he was with Mombasa; maybe another time I cannot recall right now.

Did I mention Fred Schreiber? Cal Tjader was devastated when he died of a kidney disease. Big sound on an old German double bass.

I saw him twice here in town as his German tour agent (now retired after severe back surgery) was located here. Always nice quartets with good sidemen. I must admit I liked him even more with his own groups. There is a nice CD with one of the bands I can recommend:

Indeed very ineresting!

Any comments on this release: It caught my attention at the time it was issued, but I never got around to listen to or buy it.

I have these three Spotllte LPs, the music is very good and these albums did an excellent job at keeping Al Haig in the minds of jazz lovers. Lots of rare stuff. Many Spotlite LPs were released as CDs, no idea if these were among them.

In memory of Russell Malone

Listening to a lot of Janitsch this morning to identify his compositions in the new published works catalogue: