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Wasn't a track on that one shortened, too?

Just in case, since I double-checked wth Scott from Mosaic: the Lunceford can be bought from jazzmessengers.com - and they're an official partner/vendor for Mosaics, so ... I'm tempted to go that route, but since stuff piles up so quickly thes days, I might just wait and give business to Mosaic straight, eventually (to me, it makes no difference re: the custom n*zis, but to you - with EU - it might and jazzmessengers.com might indeed be a more feasible way to get Mosaic sets).

Happy Birthday!

I'm generally no VDMK fan, I'm afraid ... enjoying "What Country Is This" a whole lot though. But no way I can (or want to) keep up with his huge output.

Thanks! Edited above, had some copy-pasted (instead of cut-pasted) duplicates in there (Hahn, PatKop, Hamelin and Widman were all listed where they belong and again further down). As for "Mad Dogs" ... I missed out on the good price amazon once had and I very rarely do ebay ... it's still on the to-buy-list, but a bit too steeply priced for quick impulse-buying. I do plan to get it though. I definitely also want Sabine Devieilhe's disc, and have the Trifonov Carnegie Recital on the way, too ... and on the pile, but as of yet unlistened, is the Mendelssohn (Fanny & Felix) disc by Quatuor Ebène as well. Also, perusing other lists, these are things I want or ought to check out: Barry Altschul - The 3dom Factor (TUM) Mulatu Astatke - Sketches of Ethiopia (Jazz Village) Taylor Ho Bynum - Navigation (The Complete Firehouse 12 Recordings) (Firehouse 12) Kris Davis - Massive Threads (Thirsty Ear) Kris Davis - Capricorn Climber (Clean Feed) Barry Guy - Mad Dogs (Not Two) Mary Halvorson - Illusionary Sea (Firehouse 12) Andrew Hill - Solos: The Jazz Sessions (Original Spin) Yusef Lateef/Roscoe Mitchell/Adam Rudolph/Douglas R. Ewart - Voice Print (Meeta) Eric Revis/Kris Davis/Andrew Cyrille - City of Asylum (Clean Feed) Roswell Rudd - Trombone for Lovers (Sunnyside) Angelica Sanchez & Wadada Leo Smith - Twine Forest (Clean Feed) Irène Schweizer & Pierre Favre - Live in Zürich (Intakt) Wadada Leo Smith & Tumo - Occupy the World (TUM) Trio 3 & Jason Moran - Refraction: Breakin' Glass (Intakt) Frank Wess - Magic 101 (IPO) John Zorn - Dreamachines (Tzadik) also recent pi (and some ECM) releases ... and the Laurie Pepper stuff, too ...

Hm, lemme see ... I don't get it ... must be mentally disturbed then! Let that bubble burst please.

1. La Compagnia del Madrigale - Gesualdo: Sesto Libro di Madrigali (Glossa) * * * * * 2. John Eliot Gardiner - Beethoven: Missa Solemnis (SDG) * * * * * 3. Peter Brötzmann - Long Story Short (Trost) * * * * * 4. Isabelle Faust - Bartók: Violin Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 (Harmonia Mundi) * * * * * 5. Matana Roberts - Coin Coin Chapter Two: Mississippi Moonchile (Constellation) * * * *1/2 6. Peter Brötzmann & Steve Noble - I Am Here Where Are You (Trost) * * * *1/2 7. Alexander Hawkins - Song Singular (Babel) * * * *1/2 8. Patricia Kopatchinskaja - Prokofiev/Stravinsky: Violin Concertos (naïve) * * * *1/2 9. Hilary Hahn - In 27 Pieces: The Hilary Hahn Encores (Deutsche Grammophon/Universal) * * * *1/2 10. Carolin Widmann - Morton Feldman: Violin and Orchestra (ECM New Series) * * * *1/2 11. Sophie Hunger - The Rules of Fire (Two Gentlemen) * * * *1/2 12. Maria Pia de Vito/François Couturier/Anja Lechner/Michele Rabbia - Il Pergolese (ECM) * * * *1/2 13. Harry Miller - Different Times, Different Places (Ogun) * * * *1/2 14. Roscoe Mitchell - Duets with Tyshawn Sorey and Special Guest Hugh Ragin (Wide Hive) * * * *1/2 15. Randy Weston & Billy Harper - The Roots of the Blues (Universal) * * * *1/2 16. Marc-André Hamelin - Busoni: Late Piano Music (Hyperion) * * * *1/2 17. Rachid Taha - Zoom (naïve) * * * *1/2 18. Joe McPhee - Nation Time: The Complete Recordings (CjR/Hat Hut, CvsD) * * * *1/2 19. Bob Dylan - Another Self Portrait: Bootleg Series Vol. 10 (1969-1971) (4CD) * * * *1/2 20. Jimi Hendrix - Miami Pop Festival (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) * * * *1/2 21. Lester Young - Boston 1950 (Uptown) * * * *1/2 22. The Band - Live at the Academy of Music 1971 (Capitol, Universal) * * * *1/2 23. Donny Hathaway - Never My Love: The Anthology (Warner Bros., Rhino) * * * *1/2 24. Miles Davis - Live in Europe 1969: The Bootleg Series Vol. 2 (Sony) * * * * 25. Melodic Art-Tet (NoBusiness) * * * * 26. Stephan Oliva - Vaguement Godard (Illusions) * * * * 27. Jim Alfredson's Dirty Fingers - A Tribute to Big John Patton (Big O) * * * * 28. Dobrinka Tabakova - String Paths (ECM New Series) * * * * 29. Anne Sofie von Otter - Douce France (naïve) * * * * 30. Patricia Petibon - Poulenc: Stabat Mater; Gloria; Litanies à la Vierge noire (Paavo Järvi) (Deutsche Grammophon) * * * * 31. Kidd Jordan/Alvin Fielder/Peter Kowald - Trio and Duo in New Orleans (NoBusiness) * * * * 32. Dawn Upshaw & Maria Schneider - Winter Morning Walks (Artist Share) * * * * 33. Illinois Jacquet & Leo Parker - Toronto 1947 (Uptown) * * * * 34. Evan Parker/Barry Guy/Paul Lytton - Live at Maya Recordings Festival (NoBusiness) * * * * 35. The Convergence Quartet - Slow and Steady (NoBusiness) * * * * 36. Trixie Whitley - Fourth Corner (Strong Blood) * * * * 37. Duke Pearson - Baltimore 1969 (Uptown) * * * * 38. John Tchicai/Charlie Kohlhase/Garrison Fewell/Cecil McBee/Billy Hart - Tribal Ghost (NoBusiness) * * * * 39. Art Pepper/Warne Marsh - Art 'n' Warne (Widow's Taste, DL only) * * * * 40. Alisa Weilerstein - Elgar & Carter: Cello Concerto (Decca) * * * * 41. Elton Dean/Paul Dunmall/Paul Rogers/Tony Bianco - Remembrance (NoBusiness) * * * * 42. Natalie Dessay/Michel Legrand - Entre elle et lui: Natalie Dessay chante Michel Legrand (Erato) * * * * 43. Wayne Shorter - Without a Net (Blue Note) * * * * 44. Dupree - Nuesto Camino (Public Hi-Fi) * * * * 45. Billy Bang - Da Bang! (TUM) * * * * 46. Femi Kuti - No Place for My Dream (Label Maison/naïve) * * * * 47. Janelle Monáe - The Electric Lady (Bad Boy/Wondaland) * * * * 48. Alela Diane - About Farewell (Rusted Blue) * * * * 49. Nicole Mitchell - Aquarius (Delmark) * * * * 50. Peter Evans - Zebulon (More Is More) * * * * 51. Various - Jazz Jamboree '62 (Polish Radio Jazz Archives 03) * * * * 52. Andrzej Trzaskowski - The Wreckers, Andrzej Trzaskowski Trio, Andrzej Trzaskowski Quintet (Polish Radio Jazz Archives 05) * * * * 53. Jimi Hendrix - People, Hell and Angels (Experience Hendrix/Legacy) * * * * 54. Tabea Zimmermann - Hindemith: Complete Viola Worls Vol. 1 (Myrios) * * *1/2 55. Christina Pluhar - Mediterraneo (Virgin Classics) * * *1/2 56. Anna Prohaska - Enchanted Forest (Archiv Produktion/Universal) * * *1/2 57. Julia Lezhneva - Alleluia (Decca) * * *1/2 58. Bud Powell - Live at Birdland 1957 (Marshmallow) * * *1/2 59. Thelonious Monk - Paris 1969 (Blue Note) * * *1/2 60. Walter Namuth - Left Bank '66 feat. Mickey Fields (Left Bank Jazz Society/Baltimore Jazz Alliance) * * *1/2 61. Various - Standards (Polish Radio Jazz Archives 08) * * *1/2 62. Matthew E. White - Big Inner (Domino) * * *1/2 63. Laura Mvula - Sing to the Moon (Sony/RCA) * * *1/2 64. Carrie Rodriguez - Give Me All You Got (Ninth Street Opus) * * *1/2 65. Elvis Costello & The Roots - Wise Up Ghost and Other Songs 2013 (Blue Note) * * *1/2 66. Devendra Banhart - Mala (Nonesuch) * * * 67. Various - Jazz Jamboree '62 Volume 2 (Polish Radio Jazz Archives 06) * * * 68. Various - Arrival in Poland (Polish Radio Jazz Archives 07) * * * Not listing straight reissues like the fantastic "Symphony of the Amaranths" or "Flight for Four", the Sassy Hip-O set, the expanded "Sun Ship" (all * * * * * in my book), the Cliff Jordan Mosaic (* * * *1/2 I'd say, if it need be lumped together), the great Bea Benjamin reissue from Matsuli ("African Songbird", * * * *1/2), the Herbie box (* * * *), Brotherhood's "Procession" (slightly expanded, * * * *) or the latest batch of CAM box-sets. Obviously, this is somewhat silly ... releases like the Monk, Bud or Namuth are fascinating, offering insights that we did not have before ... also the Miles bootleg box would need a crown or something, but then I am not all convinced by how it was put together/selected amongs the available recordings (plenty of radio material from the fall 1969 tour in Europe - and with working fender rhodes, too) ... so ...

No matter what, the link in Holger's post goes to a serious rag out of Munich, where he lived ... so I'd assume very much this is accurate news.

r.i.p. Hu? Can't quite follow ... to go live in Germany is to go and die soon?

checked my VME last night - no general info whatsoever ... but it gives the following catalogue numbers: SR 60045 - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin Volume One SR 60046 - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin Volume Two MGP-2-101 - Sarah Vaughan Sings George Gershwin I'd assume that the MGP number refers to the mono edition, the SR number to the stereo albums? And that the "2" in the MPG number refers to it being a double album? The later included two more songs (Of Thee I Sing, Summertime) that weren't on the SR ones ... "Of Thee I Sing" (#2 on disc 1) is labelled "mono take", there's a "stereo take" of it as well (#7 on disc 2, from SR 60045). In addition to the mono take of "Of Thee I Sing", the MGP release also contained "Summertime" that seems to have been omitted from the stereo LPs? But that may be a mistake and they might have instread used the alternate take (#8 on CD2) for which no release info is given, but which also isn't given as previously unissued (well, it IS on the back of the digipack i just see, but not in the booklet - weird ... quality control, folks!!!)

Thanks! That looks like a most helpful site! I guess I'm with Chuck though (but I assume he's got subsantially more Szell than I do). I see there was once an Original Jackets 10 CD box of Szell's Mozart ... now that would have possibly been of interest - but this big sucker would be too much for me, I'm quite sure, even at half the price it's going.

I got the three I ordered yesterday - they're straight repackings of the previous releases ... i.e. the Piau is two jewel cases in cardboard, the Otter is a 2CD digipack plus a jewel case plus a separate booklet the size of a jewel case, the Say is a CD+DVD digipack and a jewel case ... great value for money indeed, if you don't have them yet.

Would this include concertos (i.e. all the Fleisher/Szell)? Or only orchestral/symphonic? Best current offer seems to be amazon.it (177 €): http://www.amazon.it/Edition-George-Szell/dp/B00BMKDQHQ/

all the best, y'all!

Me third! Heard the title track on a compilation someone here recommended to me many years ago ... had to absolutely hunt down that CD (best: it's a twofer including a fine Chris Schilder album with more Mankunku)!

off the top of my head - jazz and beyond: Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster Céu - Céu Céu - Vagarosa Dr. John - The Sun Moon and Herbs John Coltrane - A Love Supreme John Coltrane - Crescent The Band - The Band Bob Dylan - Time Out of Mind Big John Patton - Got a Good Thing Goin' On Thelonious Monk - Misterioso Sonny Rollins - Saxophone Colossus Charles Mingus Presents Charles Mingus Jimmy Smith - Back at the Chicken Shack Charles Mingus - Black Saint and the Sinner Lady some Lester Young, like the 1944 Savoy session or the Jones-Smith Inc. date Hank Mobley - Soul Station Johnny Griffin - The Congregation (actually I need just the title tune there ... or even just the tenor solo ... could go endless there!) Les McCann & Eddie Harris - Swiss Movement

Sure, but with all the overlap so far, that's not a sufficient explanation to me.

Can't talk about remasterings but I've played almost all of it by now (three more to go ... the final ones except for the movie soundtrack that I've known for a while) and I've enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. Not many real clunkers in there ("Monster" may actually be the only one?) and lots of surprisingly wonderful music! Favourites, besides the obvious ones, are "Flood", V.S.O.P.'s "Live Under the Sky", "Mr. Hands", and the album with Kimiko Kasai. Obviously, this will need time to sink in ... of the vocal albums, I've not really, really enjoyed one in its entirety, I think, but most of them have some very good stuff to offer. And some of the later funk albums ("Directstep" for one) are pretty good! I also enjoyed the solo piano album (the purely acoustic one that is) and the quartet with the evil guy on trumpet, too ... the second of the trio discs is pretty good, too (the first as good/bad as "Third Plane", same sessions, same rather uninspired performance, it sounded to me). Oh, and the one beyond the obvious ones (those are: "Sextant", "Head Hunters" and "Thrust", obviously) that I've known before, "V.S.O.P.", remains a favourite! I've had some digpack edition (french?) of this and always enjoyed it a lot!

final days ... got the second (of two) packages today ...

Maybe the aimed for "Tuesday Night at Birdland" or some such ... continuing the series from Roost?

* * * * * Mike Reed's Living By Lanterns - Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Feb 23 * * * *1/2 Trixie Whitley - Blueballs, Luzern, Jul 24 Convergence Quartet - Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Oct 6 Zentralquartett - Unerhört, Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Nov 30 Häns'che Weiss Quartett - Moods, Zürich, Apr 8 Anthony Braxton/Taylor Ho Bynum/Gerry Hemingway - Jazzfestival Willisau, Sep 1 Vijay Iyer Trio - Moods, Zürich, Feb 21 * * * * Alela Diane (w/Heather Woods Broderick) - Bogen F/Viadukt, Zürich, Jul 15 * * *1/2 bis * * * * Mark Helias' Open Loose - Moods, Zürich, Apr 9 * * *1/2 Curtis Fuller Sextet - Moods, Zürich, Feb 12 Stephan Crump & Mary Halvorson - Unerhört, Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Nov 30 * * * Isabeau et les Chercheurs d'Or - Bogen F/Viadukt, Zürich, Jul 15 (opeing for Alela Diane) Squakk - Jazzfestival Willisau, Sep 1 * *1/2 Tobias Meier & "Things to Sounds" - Unerhört, Rote Fabrik, Zürich, Nov 30 I also saw Frank Peter Zimmermann perform Brahms' violin concerto (the concert opened with Mozart's Jupiter symphony). Wouldn't know how to fit that in above, Mozart was okay, routinely performed, Zimmermann was phantastic.

The Bley is a mish-mash ... some of it is good, some not so ... the two guitar quartets work fairly well, the duo with Motian grows on me more and more, the Giuffre/Bley/Swallow trio is good, too ... so is the solo album. The duo with that unable drummer is weird (not in too good a way), the duo with Maslak is okay (their duo on Leo is decidedly better, I think), the duo with Peacock is very good ... but I found the trio with Haden/Motian (the one I had the highest expectations for) pretty boring. The Lake turned out to be pretty darn good, though! And the Cyrille even better! (Though with the later I still don't get the omission of the other Lyons/Cyrille duo album.) The Farmer is good, too - the three quirtet albums are mighty good, the two with Clifford Jordan in particular (but dig his version of the title tune on "Manhattan", the one with Shihab!). The duo with Pauer is pretty nice, the album with Pieranunzi to me is the weakest of the bunch.

Well, I assume if there were new tapes, they'd have come to the bootleggers via dime, so we'd have them, too ... there are many more radio material from the European tours that weren't in the Pablo, which could need a fixed update anyway (correcting all the freaked up info).

How would it differ much? They'll be using the same sources that we use to fill up our external harddisks ... also whom did they steal the photographs from? I'm sure those aren't PD yet ...