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Just imagine 3 or 4 or 5 discs of similarly wonderful music! I'm in the non-DL camp... I still can't bring myself to pay 10-15$ for some crappy MP3 without any art and information. If that changes (to FLAC plus full cover art in readable quality) I might change my mind eventually.

just popped up this one for the very first time:

Arsène Lupin Josef K. Ulrich

Well, I do love words... I'd like to know a whole lot more of such great English words!

Thanks Berigan! Not embarrassing at all what you write! Smart move - this one led to some rather wrong-ish guesses regarding when it's from! That's the ones I thought off... no Coltrane in there - #10 and #11 are from little-known musicians, #9 rather less so, but these aren't big and famous names (alas, in my book). Smack, dab in the middle! Red and Higgy with the great Luis Rusell band! Indeed, to me Allen fits in with the avantgarde stuff - he was *always* there to play, taking chances, but he was always very musical, no matter how exuberant his solos got... making the occasional wrong note work, even! As I stated already, I don't even know the recording date of this one! Don't think he ever played organ, but he lived for a looooooooooong time and I don't by far know all of his recordings. Glad you enjoyed the ride, Berigan! I'm aware it's quite a ride, but then I wanted it to reflect somewhat the broad range off music I enjoy! Yes, it's funny you know... the piano player is much older than the song, this recording much more recent... and an odd choice once you know who the pianist is! (My favorite version of "Tennessee Waltz" might be Sam Moore's from his "Plenty Good Lovin'", btw) #10 is quite a rarity and somewhat of an oddity, I think - but I like the sounds there! Big T generated some irritation over on another (german-language) forum I also did this BFT... (but the jazz community there is small and not too many are into pre-bop or pre-modern jazz at all there). Me, I just love him! And I adore his late stuff, where it sounds as if his denture isn't quite sticking to where it should... it's somehow desolate and sad and touching, but on the other hand it's magniloquent and grand!

Babar Frederick I. Barbarossa Dr. Richard Sorge

But would increased size lead to more sales? My reasoning is it would rather lead to less sales - that's why I'd be more in favour of a Select. Otherwise, to me, it would be "the bigger the better" - there's lots of fine music there that I've never even heard or don't properly own... and I'd be all the happier if more of that was included!

Gato's music is good of course. Apart from the few shots in Paris probably the part of the film I liked best.

Seriously: it's a great disc! ("Spirit Catcher", for those who didn't get it yet)

I'm just spinning "Leo Smith Plays for Lovers" (on Nessa Rekkids, with lots of harps)!

Why? Does Mosaic have easier access to Sony material than to anything else? Would be news to me...

Ronald, thanks for your first bunch of comments! Not Thomas Chapin on #7 - goes into a similar direction, though! I love that burning intense way of playing alto, combined with a heavy "deep" sound that makes some believe they're hearing a tenor, even! You'll find more music that's from your preferred period/style as you'll go on with #8... read my comments to Berigan's post just above yours (he only listened up to #7 so far, so you can read those safely, without spoiling the fun!) to see some more thoughts about my intention/scope etc!

He pulled an Eddie who? (playing french horn with a sax mouthpiece?) Or what? You're thinking of Eddie Harris, right? Played a trumpet with a sax mouthpiece... I think Watkins simply played the tenor part on the horn. I remember a period when Duke Ellington had two trombones and six reeds, so Norris Turney went into the trombone section and played a trombone part. These guys are good enough to transpose on sight... Yes... I didn't think of that much simpler way to understand sidewinder's post... but makes much more sense of course!

Ready, set, go! Would be a terrific little Select with the quintets!

Interesting comments, Berigan! Thanks a lot! And yes, the start of the whole set was rather on the slow, melancholy and moody side... that was my intention of course. The smokin' stuff starts with #7 (while #8 is another slow and beautiful one, #14 too) - but most of that will likely be outside your usual listening zone (as your comment to #7 shows - this of course isn't intended as a judgment of values or anything - tastes are different, so are scopes and horizons... and I really wanted to have a broad ranges of stuff on this disc, at the risk that some of the listeners might be bored by the free stuff, others by Wiley and Tea and ... well, you'll hear as you go on with your listening!) #2 is interesting, huh? Kind of cute, kind of over-arranged, but dig the trumpet! None of the musicians involved have been mentioned (or at least not with regard to this track - hint hint), but it's from "swing-to-bop"-land... #3 is indeed from the 50s - it's been correctly identified above. Same for the Lee Wiley and Jack Teagarden cuts - your guesses were correct on both counts (50s with Hackett and late in Big T's career). The guy on "I Cover the Waterfront"... I guess most you won't even have heard his name, alas! As for #7, as I said, I didn't expect you to like it - same for #9-11, I think (you might enjoy #9 though), but I don't want to patronize you in any way, please do listen yourself! Anyway, the chap on #7 is pretty wild and burning, yet always sounds very much in charge and in control of what's going on - very focussed music! That's what I like... the burn and the focus, the wildly swinging quality of it... and the wonderful bass player, too!

She was wonderful in Antonioni's great film... never liked "Last Tango" that much - boring, and Brando a pretentious heap of crap...

Correct on #15 - great disc!

Thanks a lot for your replies! Again, I'll write into your notes in a different cover... 1. Black and Tan Fantasy, by an alto player in a tile bathroom. The spirit of Hodges shakes hands with the spirit of Ornette, and I like that. The dropped bars don't matter. The chorus starting about 3:30 is especially beautiful. That's a nice description about Ornette and Hodges! It was recorded in a rather high-profile location - but obviously far from "professinally"... 2. Hey, kids, let's see how many hep bebop licks we can cram into one chorus! There's probably some King Cole Trio gestures in there too. It's over-arranged but cute. No idea who it is. Yes, I kinda liked it for various reasons, one of them being the cutesy arranging touches and the piano... 3. Don't care for the head, but wow! Maybe a home recording of Kenny Dorham? Not KD, but in several respects not too wrong... 4. I've always liked "Street of Dreams" but can't recall hearing the verse before. Now I know why. It's so awkward, musically and lyrically! The singer does what she can with it, and it gets conspicuously better once we hit the chorus. Still, the whole performance doesn't live up to the promise of the opening trumpet solo, and the celesta ending is overkill. I'm curious about the singer and the trumpet. The singer and trumpet player have been identified, as you've certainly seen by now! 5. Teagarden with strings. This is how it's done, folks. The arranger ups the ante by writing impossible parts, and the badass studio string players make it work. Big Tea doesn't let them down. Check out some of the harp figures behind him. The trumpet ain't bad either. This is how it's done indeed! 6. Grab a folding chair down at the VFW hall and listen to "I Cover the Waterfront." The tenor reminds me of Stanley Turrentine when he isn't reminding me of Jimmy Heath. The bass and drums seem a little overenthusiastic at times. But even the mistuned ensemble at the end can't sink the tenor. Yeah! Turrentine is an interesting comparison! 7. There's something naggingly familiar about this head. Tenor starts out just OK but picks up momentum very well. Is it Shepp? The bass-and-drums episode has some nice spontaneous architecture; love the bassist's dialogue with himself. Not Shepp, but an alto player - a heavy one, though! And yes, the bassist is great, isn't he? 8. Good writing, good playing from all. I didn't see that coda coming. Whatever it is, I want to buy a copy, now. That shall be rather difficult... (it's of course from a commercial recording, but it took me a while to find a copy for a halfway normal price... very nice album!) 9. Edgy, crackling alto in a brassy setting. Then a Lester Bowie-like trumpet obsessed with getting the most out of one figure. Avant guys showing where they came from? No dishonor for the old or the new here. This is maybe my favorite track on the BFT. Glad you enjoy it that much! This one is easier to obtain if you feel like... I love the mix of tradition and free playing, the rootsiness, the fun they put into it... and I adore the alto! 10. The trumpeter's vibrato is cute, but I'm happy when he drops it. The bassist gets better and better as it goes on. Alto is OK. I appreciate the concision of the drum solo. No idea who it is. Yeah... this one's a true rarity! 11. Alto has energy and effects, but some stronger ideas would be nice. OK, but this isn't working for me today. Well, maybe tomorrow... turned out I had plenty of good and rather heavy alto players in here - and of course I do like this one, too! 12. Set the Wayback Machine for 1931! A pretty good side, maybe not a distinguished one. Don Redman, maybe? The ensemble might be more noteworthy than the solos. Hate to say it, but today this seems much less corny than track 11. Not Don Redman, not 1931 (but that's pretty close)... and yes, the free-wheeling swing this group boosts remains fresh and engaging, doesn't it? 13. A "Poinciana" that seems unnecessarily convoluted next to the Jamal version. Cutesy coda. 14. "Tennessee Waltz" is the tune. Is that Jay McShann? Yes on the tune, no on McShann... wrong direction! 15. "Union Special," Brotherhood of Breath. Presumably a sendup of the crappy music played on union gigs? It was disconcerting the first time I heard it years ago at the end of that album, but the second time it was funny, and now it's even funnier every time. This is a good time, Ubu, and it's going to send me searching for more discs! Glad you enjoyed it! And of course #15 is correct! Thought it would made a swell closer!

Edited to say: the 2LP reissue of "Onecept" by David S. Ware indeed contains two exclusive bonus tracks

You're talking of this here: Art Pepper - Holland Don't think I've got this... is the date correct (for Knebworth, UK, that is)? Is this "in circulation"?

r.i.p.

He pulled an Eddie who? (playing french horn with a sax mouthpiece?) Or what?

Played the first two discs of the "People Time" box again last night - beautiful, beautiful music!

Great, looking forward to read your comments!

Glad you enjoyed it! Not Arvin Garrison nor McGhee though... don't know more about the guitarist there other than his name.