king ubu

same sale... (new version of course... seems Amazon forgot to replace the pic) (the US Bluebird version with alternates, although I already have the French Gold Series release, but with fellows like Desmond and Mulligan I want all there is!)

Interesting! You are probably aware that these Gryce (and Farmer) sessions were made around the same time the Brownie sessions for Vogue were done - when the Hampton band was in Paris, in October 1953. Now I have never really warmed up to those Brownie sessions... don't ask me why! I have just recently given the first volume a listen again, and I liked it alright, but somehow the "fire" is lacking there... the cuts with Dawson are ok, but when Viale plays, I think things get much lamer than any other Brownie I heard. Sorry to say this, as Viale is a good drummer, in my book. Just here, he doesn't do it for me. Now the Gryce tracks *did* grab my attention from the outset. They may not be the most advanced and best arranged tunes, but somehow I could immediately connect... Of course I will work on the Brownie sessions again and again!

Really? Coincidentally, I received from Mr. Tanno the 'Blues Inside Out' title yesterday and enjoyed the first spin. First exposure to Pauer....guess I'll have to check out one of those non-"dim" ones. ← Yeys, that trio stuff on Wewerka is right up your strassa! ← On Pauer: he is still highly regarded in Austria, it seems... I heard a recent (2004, I think) solo concert on the radio, and found it rather dull and drab... some grooves, some stride, some this, some that, some some, and some more, and all very much on the easy side...

Don't mention Dutton, pu-lleaze! I just gave the Forum West disc a spin. Verrry nice! Not one dull cut on there! However, let me rant a bit about the not so good annotation... #2: is this Koller overdubbed on multiple tenor saxes, or is there someone else? #3: who plays vibes here? Haider? #9: who plays the flutes here? I hear two, and no bari, I think, so Ross and who else? Can't tell if there's an alto or tenor in the ensemble... well, obviously I need to listen again, since I should find that out myself... one of the later Koller cuts (#12 or #15) has flute in the mix - again: is Koller overdubbing? (or is it soprano? man, I should take notes, my memory is not good enough to remember this stuff for more than two minutes...) Will definitely enjoy this disc again soon, and hopefully numerous times to come!

That's an understatement. In my opinion it sucks ← Thanks for letting me know! Hans, my not-reacting when you had it on sale has to do with several things: I may have been short of money (happens all the time), or I may have not seen it (I don't read the Offering & Looking for forums regularly). Also I buy music on impulse, don't have any list (except a mental one), and generally everything is beyond control...

Yup, sure! And you shall see that #10 fits right in with the rest of the disc! #9 though not really... also my opinion. About #10: maybe the cleanliness of the studio production (I find it almost off-putting, almost), does keep you from noticing how to fit it in? It's them mediterraneans re-discovering what they imported to the new land, vie New Orleans...

I won't talk to you anymore before you buy "Funny Rat" back and make me an offer (or just send it as a gift - minimum of rat-solidarity, that would have been!)

I have a strong sense of self-restriction*, I have a strong sense of self-restriction, I have a strong sense of self-restriction.... *) want proof? I even typed these sentences up, each one three times! No copy/paste!

I know I can pass it up, I know I can pass it up, I know I can pass it up...

It's a trio, with Rowe. I can pass it up, I can pass it up, I can pass it up...

I sold mine three years ago ..... ← I won't sell mine, but I see what you mean. Definitely not the finest of either of the main performers, but I assume when Mosaic did that box the music was difficult to find. Also there's a nice booklet (as usual).

You are allowed! Now that you finally posted some on #26

Mail sent!

Got it, thanks Lon!

Thanks! I guess that's 8 discs, then, if I also add the Lacy/Bailey (but don't add the van Hove and Doneda/Leimgruber). Uh... quit some €€!

Not such a smart move then, isn't it? Maybe they hope that the inclusion in the RVG series boosts the sales, rather than including it in the more obscure Conn series? This is too bad! What a pity there are not three more dates, so Mosaic could do a Select!

Thanks! I once saw Ninh live and he was un-feghing-believeable, I tell you! That was in a trio with that chinese sheng/erhu whatever playing lady, Xu Fengxia, and some german violinist (Gunda Gottschalk) who was pretty annoying, but Ninh himself puts on such a great show and does such incredible sh*tte with his bass drum that the whole thing ended up being mighty impressive if only for his participation! (That was at an earlier Taktlos, btw.)

If you post more, I will promise not to mention cold blue anymore!

Doing some auto-therapy Tony? I also keep persuading myself that I will enjoy Cold Blue new age stuff. ---------------------- FMR deal is actually quite good - you get 9 CDs for €79 with very reasonable shipping fees. ← c'mon fellas, stop your auto-therapies, answer my questions! Not all of these discs have been mentioned here or elsewhere, so I wonder if anyone has anything new to share!

Alright, now how about Potlatch? On my list are: - 1 and 4 98 (that is Bailey/Léandre and Lazro/Zingaro) - 2 each from 00, 01 (Parker/Rowe and Butcher/Charles/Dörner) - 1 from 02 (Lazro/Zingaro/Léandre/Lovens) - 2 and 3 from 03 (Blondy/Ninh and Rives) What about the van Hove (2/3 98) and Bailey/Lacy (2 99) and Doneda/Leimgruber/Rowe (3 02)? Anyone can recommend them, too? Or anyone wants to warn me from any of the items on the list?

Huppy Happy! Play that Cecil disc today!

Nice new little sale... (9 € per disc, quite good for swiss prizes, but if you see *what* I got at this prize...): Yesterday: - both Vogue "Bebop in Paris" volumes - "Two Argentinians in Paris" Vogue disc - Martial Solal "Ni tambour ni trompetter" (RCA Gold Series) - Guy Lafitte "Sugar and Spice" (RCA Gold Series) - Bill Evans "The Piano Player" (Sony/Legacy) Today: - Martial Solal Vogue Vol. 4 - Gary Burton "A Genuine Tong Funeral" ("old" French RCA)

The McGhee sides are nice, some nice Jimmy Heath there. Fit in with the McGhee sides on the "Bebop" disc that was released as part of the Jazz in Paris series (pictured above). The Ernie Royal sides came as quite a surprise to me! Very nice to hear this trumpet player stretch out! Ted Kelly, whom I otherwise only know from some Prez dates (where he is very much in Lester's shadow - but who wouldn't be...) is fine, too, and James Moody is, well, James Moody. The bass-drum team is a Ducal one, Wendell Marshall and Butch Ballard, the later pulling some cool tricks now and then. Raymond Fol is on piano. Then the Moody sides - best part of this disc! Moody is smokin'! Check him out on "Lover Come Back to Me" - very impressive! Guérin is trying hard to keep the tempo there, and frankly does not succeed, really... however, he adds a few nice touches here and there. Fol again is on piano, Michelot on bass, and Pierre Lemarchand on drums. Minor goof: Moody plays alto throughout. This disc fits right in with the three Clifford Brown volumes. More great Gryce arrangements and tunes (plus a couple of really nice Quincy Jones tunes, too), and great playing by Gryce, Farmer, Anthony Ortega, Jimmy Cleveland... Highlights include "Evening in Paris", a haunting Jones theme played by Gryce with Jimmy Gourley and Quincy on piano, Gryce's flute feature, "I Can't Get Started", a great Cleveland performance on "Purple Shades" (the other Quincy tune), and a couple of great Ortega solos on two takes of "Strike up the Band" (these two plus "Serenate to Sonny", an Ortega tune, are the three cuts by Farmer, the other seven are by Gryce). Other minor goof: the second take of "Strike up the Band" is not a quartet cut, but also features Ortega and Clifford Solomon (both in ensemble and solo). The solo order is different from the first take (which also has a Cleveland solo) - I am not sure if Cleveland is playing in the ensemble, but I think I cannot hear him... I am aware of brownie's post above mourning the lack of alternates, but I tell you: for me who has never before heard these recordings, that's not a big problem, even at only 36 or 37 minutes, this disc is full with prime music, and Gryce's bittersweet sound and his great arranging are enough to make me happy!

Sounds great, thanks for letting us know, brownie! But let me ask: is this really part of the series, with that colourful cover? Very much unlike all the others! ← Alright, lucky me stumbled over three of these fine discs today in a sale! First a few thoughts about this one: carefully packaged, extensive new liners, plus original (French) liners, plus facsimile of front and back of both original LPs... very nice! This one, btw, is not dedicated to Renaud - maybe this is sort of a "hors série" release? Whatever, about the music: the Schiffrin (his frenchified name back then) is a nice latin piano album, with Michelot barely audible on bass (and actually I don't care, Schifrin's left hand is strong enough!), and drums and latin percussion. Very nice one! They do "Mon homme", a "Mambop" that resembles... what was it again, "Misterioso"? And my favourite cut is "Pigalle". The Piazzolla sides are indeed tango sides, nothing jazz there, even with Martial Solal on piano (the rest of the band - mostly strings - remain anonymous). This is a beautiful early glimpse of Piazzolla. I am not at all an expert, but I've not heard any Piazzolla in such a big line-up (other, more traditional tango, yes, but Piazzolla only in small groups, so far). These sides are a lot to my liking, though! Probably the whole disc is a bit on the light side, buth wtf! Spin it, smile, and enjoy life for 45 minutes