king ubu

Start here for a free download of a smokin' tune (heard this two days ago, my first encounter with J.H. Smith, and I have to say: big ) ubu

Hey, where is that monster? King ubu loves monsters! And did I happen to see "70" somewhere?

This will be a great set! Looking forward to it very much. I have always loved the Valentine/Four&More date - anyone know if there's going to be additional material from that concert? The liners in the CD mention other tunes (such as Autumn Leaves) that didn't make it on the albums. The Antibes stuff I've heard is great, indeed. Good news to know there's even more of it to come! And the Berlin concert! Wow, this must be one of my favourite Miles albums, perfect sound and atmosphere on that recording! You could hear a feather fall on the floor, it seems... ubu

As you may have noted, some of us have started to work on a website dedicated to the music and life of the Count. I am in charge of what we will have as far as a biography and articles are concerned (there will also be a huge discography, of course). Now some members of this group here have been contacted by me personally. If anyone feels he or she has got anything substantial to offer, please drop me a line! Now the purpose of this thread is to collect things you know about - there is so much knowledge among the posters of this group, that it would be a waste not to make use of it for our website! Post your personal recollections, your fond memories, anecdotes and little bits & pieces about Basie and his band here, please! Thanks in advance for everybody who is willing to contribute! ubu

"Vespers" is great, indeed! (Don't have "The Rent") ubu

Rest in peace. They're dying too fast for me to keep the pace...

ubu - I received the disc and am listening to it now. So far it sounds fantastic! Thanks again. Welcome, and glad you like it! ubu

Marvellous playing by all on this one! My favourite Wallace recording. Never mind the hair... (hair of the dog? yup, nothing against that!... ) ubu

You ought to change that fast! I've had the Space and Freedom books for years (got them once I got to know and love Ervin from some Mingus albums which were among my first dozen jazz discs, so Ervin goes way back to when I began enjoying this music). Excellent album! ubu

Very nice photo, brownie!

Swede, thanks a lot! You've given us some food for thought ubu

I guess it's the same here (except for five instead of ten years). The 45 sessions are very nice, too! But then, all of his recordings I've heard (I never heard "Heavy Soul" and "Congo Lament") are at least enjoyable. brownie, dream on! That would have been beautiful! ubu

happy birthday bertrand! listen to some of your favourite music, have some of your favourite beverage... and it will get a bit better... ubu

One jazz year = seven rock years. It's like a dog, only not. so I'm 84 years old despite being only 25, but then I'm only not, right? ubu

Thanks for your post, Jim - we shall think about this, for sure!

The work on the biography of the Count for our upcoming site has begun. Here's the current proposal for the structure of the biography in several "eras". If you have any other and/or better propositions, please let me know! So: - Childhood/Youth - Early Years: Blue Devils, Bennie Moten - Barons of Rhythm: The Old Testament - War Years: Radio Days - The Hard Years - New Testament: the Clef/Verve Years - New Testament: the Roulette Years - Popular Times: the Reprise Years - Back to Basics: Granz & Pablo What do you think about this? feedback wanted! thanks, ubu

AB, I wish you best of luck and a good start again! You will be missed here, for sure! ubu

Flurin, you were the "baby in jazz" guy! Man, at 13 I was a bit of a pop-sinister (Echo & the Bunnymen, the Cure, the Smiths, Joy Division, Siouxsie, Psychedelic Furs...) trying to leave that stuff apart, taking my time with 60´s and 70´s rock and hard-rock.... and starting with the blues, which leaded me to jazz... Wish I had started with jazz before. Away with you, young punks... By the time I was 13, I was already into Charlie Parker. And he was still alive then! You know, old punk, if this music would have been around when I was thirteen - hell! I wish i was born around your time, brownie! ubu

You could do some remixes, possibly - "Ghost (Baby Crying Remix)"

You know I´m an old-fashioned swing lover, Flurin, but I try to enlarge my ears, even with NOIZE!!! NOIZE? Where did you hear any noise? In the Ayler dirges? Hey, that's children music - try with yours, they'll LOVE it! (Make sure their mother is absent when you first try ) ubu

Agus, stick around here! This is the real meat of the board Post some about your Ayler excursions, if you like! Lots of Ayler fans here, I suppose. Same goes for Cecil. ubu

Went with 11-20 - I started listening around age 13, which must have been around 1992 (although I have no memory whatsoever that I once actually WAS 13 yrs old...) ubu

No need to rubbish or ridicule - Taylor's playing is very much that of a percussionist. 88 tuned drums... ubu

uh, wait a minute, I think no one mentioned the complete Village Vanguard box so far... You'll end up buying them all. Just for starters, let me list: - Crescent (easily the most overlooked item in his work, standing in the huge shadow of "A Love Supreme") - Sun Ship (the best way to get into the freer stuff, an otherworldy record) - Africa/Brass (if you love it, sadly, there won't be anything similar to check out) and why not the Coltrane/Hartman if you like "Ballads". Add "Ellington/Coltrane", too. I'm sure you're going to have lots of fun and some pretty intense moments, too, exploring Coltrane. It was him that got me into jazz at the first time. A towering figure. ubu

Thanks for sharing this, brownie! I recorded a George Gruntz jazz opera from the air last year, but still haven't listened to that one. ubu