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and I sure do! ubu

So this is from the same source as mine... great to know! I started wondering reading that guy's name rather than "fm" or the name of a radio or tv station.

That was a Duke Pearson album for Jazzline with a two trumpet frontline (Byrd and Johnny Coles) reissued under Byrd's name on Black Lion. Exactly, that one! Coles of course is waaaaay better there...

Bubber Miley Rex Stewart that chick that blew Miles horn (no pun... )

You guys love that accordion track, he? Heheheheh! I love it very very much, it always beats me up again, even on repeated listens! *** The king is yet without the Byrd/Adams Mosaic (just be sure to tell me in time when it starts running low), but I have that tune elsewhere (at least I believe, I think it's event he title track there) on a Byrd album. The pianist has some serious fun here, but I love the horns a lot, as well. How about the drummer... Al: I'm glad you enjoyed your listen! I do realize it's pretty hard to have a go at all of this disc in one go, but I had kind of a goal here (less so on disc 2, and I think disc 2 is easier to take, too, but then one looses concentration, anyway, even if it's easier...). Again thank for some wonnerful thoughts on the music, and on the Byrd track ("Hush" is the title, for all of those too lazy to google and/or without that album). I am aware (and that's of course part of the story) that even though some of the music IS familiar, you won't be able to pin down many of the artists, but I enjoy reading your comments a lot! Is it time for a write up on what has been identified so far, or still too early? I'd rather wait a bit, for there might be some lurkers here who haven't posted yet... ubu

Wolfgang Dauner - the first to own one of two V.C.S. synthesizers in Europe - George Harrison had the other one! I hardly know Dauner... just a few things he did with Mangelsdorff.

Christy Doran? Although he's not obscure. No - it's a young guy! What about W.D.? Who where you thinking about?

This isn't them, of course, but exploring this clue led me to this disc I just have to get... http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&t...mi8m968ojep1~T1 While I've been know to be wrong before (and often ), I'm still sticking to my original guess that this trio is Ginger Baker, Charlie Haden, and Bill Frizzell .... That disc sounds great, indeed! And I'm a big Dylan fan, too... On Frisell: no, sorry! I guess I would have hinted some or posted some if it was him... those guys are way too obscure for anyone to i/d them, I think. I quite like them, though!

Are his initials W.D.? No! And it's not the keyboard, btw! Who did you mean with W.D.?

Thanks a lot, Mike! So I have to apologize to the poster who identified this as "tabla" in case he did mean one of the pictured instruments, and not the indian instrument, which looks like this: On the electric piano: one of the guys involved was sort of an electronics pioneer in Europe, and had several distribution deals, so... (he tells some stories on his website about how he, being the first to buy those instruments from the US manufacterers, was always asked to take up distribution deals, too). Now I myself am no expert in identifying electric pianos (though I do like those vintage ones a lot), so your ears may just be right, anyway!

Uh... I'm wearing sackcloth now and spreaded some ashes on my head... I did only see your post after I saw Cary's, sorry! Now I indeed suddenly wonder about the JazzBaltica/Salzau one - can someone who's got the tree already tell me: is this sounding like FM? ubu

The Salzau comes from FM, or TV, I assume. Sound quality on the version I have is prime. 3sat was the tv channel that did the broadcast, on radio I got it via Deutschlandfunk - though I'm not sure they recorded it themselves or just got it from the tv station or from another radio station (NDR?). This just for the geeks among us who care for such stuff. I assume that John Carr has recorded it off the air or off tv and offered a copy of it to the Miles Trees guys? (Or did he do an audience recording???)

Thanks for posting this, Cary! Not sure my seed would have the info (he didn't send me anything, but the package with the music should arrive any day now). To nit-pick a bit: the venue in Paris is called Théâtre du Châtelet (not Chatelat), as far as I know. The only one of these concerts I've heard is the JazzBaltica one, and I can tell you that one smokes!!! I also have that one VHS, as it was broadcasted on TV, as well.

More great comments, Mike! Not a varitone (I know - will post about it in the anwers), but something that ends up producing similar sounds on #11. Also I thought that electric piano was a Wurlitzer, will have to check back if I find something... did so: DUH! The guy is listed as playing piano!!! Oh well... Thanks for identifying the Darbuka (that is arabian, yes? So my remark further up is not completely wrong...)! #15 is a completely different band than #16 (different circles of guys involved, alltogether). I do understand your remarks on the weakness of the solos on #16. I saw the band live, have the concert recording I took this cut from, and have the studio album, too. The live concert was stunning, a wall of sound, and tons of wierdo grooves that really wanted to make you dance (which is usually the last thing I want to do...), but you would have to be Thelonious to know just HOW to dance to those tunes... There is very little space and room to breath in this music, though, which started troubling me a bit after 45 minutes or so (lucky enough they just played on set, thus in the end it was still a great night). Now that band/guy (for it's one guy who leads it) is all about writing and pulling very difficult and tricky stuff in a way that makes it sound oh so easy. Also the rhythm section is extremely tight - I'm particularly fond of the bassist. The band on #17 also played, well let me see... "I Pity the Poor Immigrant"?

Hey, he didn't mean you... ever heard of a thing called pluralist majestatis? Now cringe! king ubu

I had never seen that site before. Thanks for posting the link! That site's great! I thought you all knew that anyway, otherwise I could have mentioned it long ago...

Sure, I have the Vortex, but not exactly in a form to be proud of, speaking in terms of supporting the artists... (thanks, love it!) The Chicago duets, yes, I've had that one in my hands a few times in stores, but never decided to pick it up so far. You'll be getting some, some day, I haven't forgotten! (The BFT meant/means - till I have all the answers ready - quite a lot of work!) ubu

Some very nice comments, indigo! Thanks! Also thanks to Mike and RDK! I immensely enjoy this thread (usually I'm not allowed to read it and till I am allowed - after having posted my guesses - the party's almost over... now this time it's MY party for a change, and I do enjoy it ) That "Mop Mop" is indeed goofy! It closed a gap in the "theme" of this disc (no real theme on discs 2, btw), that being the main reason it's here. I have listened to the discs all day yesterday (starting to type up answers and collecting links, photos etc for the anwers threads) and this track indeed is somewhat funny. The Ornette cover is much better, but has a similar off-the-mark-ness to it, I think (Mike is onto something, in that respect). ubu

That tore me up! Glad I had my mouth NOT full of coffee when I saw that pic!

I see you made up your mind already, just wanted to tell you it sucks... what sucks is that no one has so far mentioned the great Willie Smith sides! A fantastic set, Marcus! Get it! ubu

No, but Texier was in the studio of France Musiques (radio station) for a recent "Mardi Idéal" broadcast, and he talked some about it. Seems the music again is pretty independent (and thus should work on CD as well as the trio disc "Remparts..." you mentioned above).

So please give your wife my best regards and tell her I most certainly admire her musical taste! B-) Looking forward to hearing what you think of the music, John!

Hey, Clunky: that Occhipinti, is that the "Kaos Legend" disc on Leo? It's OOP, if you see another copy, tell D.D., he's looking for it! I recently found it, too, and I like it quite a lot! ubu

Don't bother with all of the links. It's really not worth your time. I really enjoy 2 X 3 = 5. I don't have much Parker in my collection. Off the top of my head Monoceros and The Snake Decides (both excellent solo discs) and Dark Rags, with Keith Rowe are all I own. I'm looking forward to exploring more of his work. I still need to get some Derek Bailey. I still have never heard anything by him, as far as I know. Thanks, and thanks for stepping in with the "cut-the-crap"-message, too (I only saw that one after my last post, you posted while I was typing my own message). That Parker-Schlipp-Lytton is quite intense, Lytton is beating up his traps quite some! And Parker on tenor is, as far as I can tell, much cliché-freer than on soprano (with the circular-breathing thing he's got going on). Will try and check out the Leo soon! Also I guess I ought to get his Birthday Leo 2CD set, yes?

What is that? Bagatellen "discussion" (uh, that's the wrong word if no one's "communicating") eding up in the "rat"? Haven't had time to follow all those links, sorry! Now spinning some Schlippenbach in trio with Evan Parker and Lytton. Good stuff! I do like that Parker man quite some (even though besides the Birds/Blades set and the as-of-yet unheard "2 x 3 = 5" Leo disc I have no official releases of his so far).