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Oh yeah!

Happy Birthday!

Thanks a lot Cary for these great discs and write-ups!

She's been identified in an email I got last week... of course we love here! This track is pretty rare, I assume, and there's a story behind it, too, but that's all for the answers thread

Nice photos Gokhan! And yes, Herr Brötzelmeister will play Zurich on April 17, day before the king's birthday. Nice to know Gebbia will be here on 12th, thanks, I didn't know that! Didn't get "Zen Window" so far, but hey, it's Gebbia, who, if nothing else, did a record we (well, not everybody agrees, but that's not the point anyway) rate as "da shit", which is no small achievement ubu

Don't like those fellows all that much, but... I'll tell more about it later.

More fun here... There is no smart theme to my two discs, but in one sense, the provenience of much of Disc 2 is different than of Disc 1, in other regards, though, it is similar or identical... For me, personally, there are links between the discs, yet there is a general difference, too. No need to guess on themes, though. I just think it's easier to have two threads instead of one huge thread. Let's par-tay!

As many have received my discs and I already got a few PMs and mails with remarks on my BFT, I open the discussion now. I checked with Cary/.:.impossible and he's ok with me starting the fun. Now: you will hardly be able to use AMG with my discs (some already noticed that...), and you'll hardly be able to track down any album a particular track was taken from. My intent was to share rare and great music, most of which you may never have heard or just heard about. So I'd enjoy reading comments on how you like the music much more than watching you play the "detective game" (sure, do that, too, it IS fun). There are some "big names" hidden on the discs, I'll be interested in seeing if you'll be able to pick them out or not (I guess you will...) and I'll be watching the fun as often as I could and try to chime in with some mysterious hints now and then, too. Enough talking - let's par-tay!

Finally took this out of the shelf: Finishing disc 1 in a few minutes. Fantastic music! Groovy, exploring, beautiful, strong, pure, ripe... Chapin has taken some Ornette (alto) and Kirk (flute), but goes beyond, adding his own schtick, and it works beautifully. His alto sound is huge and shining, just the way I love an alto to sound - also somehow he succeeds in not overdoing it. Pavone has a great bass sound, drummer (who is only on the first two CDs, after that it's Michael Sarin) does a good job, too. ubu

I can't even recall that dancer's name, sorry! I think he was German. Big man, kind of like a bear, almost, but when he started dancing... wow!

I will accordingly proceed in a ... mixed way

Well Jim, seems I got to get NIGHT-GLO soon...

In case anyone on the board hasn't picked this up (I know that Michael F. has, obviously), the Live Trane controversy is also documented on David Wild's site, here. Dig the photo presumably of Coltrane at that site. It looks like a computerized composite of Coltrane & Miles. At least to me it does, I've never seen that particular photo of Trane before. Wow, that photo is indeed spooky!

And just in case: the Harold Land album is part of the box set, too

An aside on Annette Peacock: I saw here in concert, I think in fall 2001, with the "Acrobat's Heart" (or what was the title of that CD again?) programme. Her at piano (and singing), plus a string quartet (Cicada quartet, sp?). Pretty wierd... maybe the wierdest of all concerts I ever saw, but not in a bad way. Half of the audience left, there was a bit of booing, even (rare here, people rather just leave, usually). I quite liked the music, in all its wierd oddity. Later picked up the CD, too, but I must admit it's not one that I am all that familiar with.

That last paragraph captures some of the most important points about Carla's music, I think. There's so much nuance in her tunes/arrangements, you can easily dismiss it as simple and too easy and yes, maybe commercial (not implying you did that, Jim!), yet each time you sit down and really listen you hear something new inside. Her recent "Lost Chords" band at times sounds almost like a big band - I love those subtle touches and voicings! Of her recordings I don't have all that many. The trio (Lost Chords minus Billy Drummond) made a good disc on Watt/ECM, then there are the Haden discs, of course... and there are some great live recordings rotating, too. Her duo with Steve Swallow borders the easy listening area, but at the same time their music grooves a whole lot, and again, it can sound almost orchestral, with his soft yet dry bass sound and her lush chords... And there's so much humour in both of their music! Their duos must be among the most upfront humorous instrumental music existing!

While I haven't picked up the Fantasy box yet, I have followed that controversy a bit, and it's just sad that the Fantasy folks proof to be such beton-heads! I mean hey, have a look at the Wild site and you quickly realise how much Fantasy feghed up there! They really should offer a corrected version of that box! Even more I consider this a pity as I suppose that 80 or 90% of the people who got that box never actually stumble across Wilds site and never get to know about all the errors in that box. ubu

No, not at all. I had no plan to be "genderless." It's just that the "dude" remark made me wonder what effect it would have if I and perhaps some others were to avoid identifying our genders. I'm sorry I spoilt that bit of fun - would have been fun for me, too, being "in the know"...

Uh, I'm sorry! Hope you're not mad at me -_-

One to add here: There are some other great Ibrahim live recordings, of course (I love "South Africa", the Montreux disc is good, too), but this is my favourite of his. Beautiful sound, intimate club atmosphere, and the bassist and drummer a bit more active and supportive than he allows his accompanyists to be, nowadays. ubu

I don't know if I'll be able to teach you any, but... it was my intention that folks don't have a clue on lots of the music... open your easr, listen, and tell me what you like and whatnot etc (as soon as the thread's there). Same to indigo: no need to play the identification game - just discuss the music, I'm more interested in that, anyway! Oh, and not to be indiscreet, Jim, but indigo ain't no "dude"

big for the self-titled "Bennie Wallace"! Wonderful playing by him and Flanagan! "The Old Songs" comes in a close second, in my opinion, but has some great moments, too - namely the three tunes were Lou Levy sits in. They both sound magnificient, too (again, the self-titled one better, to my ears). ubu

just wanted to chime in on the shipping issue... I mailed the "Alphea" disc with jewel case by air mail to the US... not the cheapest, but I got that great Duke Jordan disc, myself, so...

Oh, and you can't say I didn't hear the dancer In fact, a few years back I guested once with a local big band (second alto, they had someone who dropped out just before two gigs I played) and they had two numbers written by/featuring a tap dancer. That was great fun! ubu

Hey Cary, this was quite an interesting ride! Much on disc one that was new to me, and not one cut (I think) that I had and missed. I know it's not about the i-d thing... I enjoyed hearing some new-to-me tracks! I've had the Feldman on "the list" but never actually got around getting it. Enjoy both him and LaFaro a lot! Oh, and I'm completely with you on Bill Stewart, saw him live once, at a festival, with Goldings-Bernstein, and he played that killer solo that just makes you get up and leave when it's through, with a feeling that you've hear it all and can't take anymore, complete satisfaction. A great moment that was!