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Maybe Goykovich is considered almost too obvious? (Not that I know his music very well, but I sure know his reputation!) Then, he's from former Yugoslavia (don't ask me where from, exactly), and we have so far not mentioned anyone from the balcan region. (Except Helen Merrill, of course, but she's got her own thread) Can you recommend one or two albums of Goykovich's? ubu

Morava is a delightful album. Viklicky plays beautifully, and the singer, Zuzana Lapcikova, has a really pretty voice. Thanks! I read a very positive review when it came out and forgot about it since. ubu

Had a look at this CD in a store last week - it consists of track 14-23 from the Chester PA concert and other stray items, possibly recorded at the Birdland (or some other NYC club), and one track from Newport or some other large US festival (the very last track of the reissue). Was too lazy to write it down. However, it seems it's taken from the discography posted on the first page of this thread. And I'm sure there are 10 tracks from the Chester broadcast, namely #1-10 on the reissue. ubu

Thanks for you well-informed post, Mike! I never realized that the disc I mentioned contained the very first Dizzy with latin percussionists! Also thanks to Harold - that disc does sound cool! ubu

That's the same band I have the broadcast of, except for the bass player. Houben is quite good, too (I think they play a beautiful version of "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To", among other things). ubu

Tell us what it's like once you get it! (Assuming you already ordered it ) ubu

Milan Svoboda Also heard a broadcast (same year, same festival as Viklicky), of his "Contraband". Might be another musician worth checking! There are some sound samples on the site, too - the solo track is the most interesting one. "Fuddle" - Svoboda Quartet & Tony Lakatos "Monkey Diet" - Contraband "Intermezzo" - solo piano Also, if you go to the discographie, short excerpts from all tracks can be downloaded. ubu

yes, found an LP (Czech Supraphon) titled "The Folk Inspired Jazz Piano." Very nice (good candidate for a thread) need to spin it again.

Uh, I forgot we got a banking expert among us...

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Emil Viklicky - a fine czech piano player. Heard him on the air, in trio with Laco Tropp and Frantisek Uhlir, and added guest Steve Houben on some tracks. He also appears on George Mraz' "Morava" (http://www.fantasyjazz.com/catalog/mraz_g_cat.html scroll down), which seems to be very fine (I don't know it). Another site: http://www.viklicky.com/ ubu

This site seems to sell it - click "Megrendeles" on top. You should find your way through it from there. (However, don't ask me how much it costs - and please tell if you find out!) ubu

I have this one (on Leo Golden Years), and think it's incredible, yet it seems there are better ones around:

There is this one, too:

You won't regret it! And supporting small labels like Intakt is a good thing, too!

(A good introduction, I think, but be aware that half of the music on this one is included on the 10CD Parker Verve box, and on Dizzy's "Afro", recently reissued in Verve's LPR series) Then: One of the wierdest BN albums, I guess, and it might take a few listens to get it, but ubu

Hey, whazzup with you anyway? I though you hated Miles and pianists ubu

Wesbed, compare Jaspar's playing on the sessions on disc 1 to the last "reunion" date made by that line up! Pretty much of a development, there! And if you like to hear more of him, there are two discs available in the Jazz in Paris series, "Modern Jazz Au Club Saint-Germain", a very good one, and "Jeux de Quartes" (on which he plays flute only - coupled with Michel Hausser on vibes this is quite an astonishing sound, to my ears). Also, Jaspar plays on the two Donald Byrd quintet albums available in the same series, "Parisian Thoroughfare" and "Byrd in Paris" - a very fine band, featuring Walter Davis on piano. Here is the board's own Jaspar discussion. ubu

I'm not so good on that birthday thing... however: happy belated birthday, Chuck! Hope you had a great one! And many more to come! ubu

Very sad news! I saw him a month or two ago on tour with the Mingus big band, and he didn't seem ill at all! On the contrary! And he played some great tenor, too! ubu

Listened to this one the first time today: Conrad Bauer, Trombone Ulrich Gumpert, Piano Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky, Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Flute Günter Sommer, Drums, Percussion Cover Art: Peter Frey Liner Notes: Bert Noglik Recorded 1990, Published 2001 by Intakt Records Intakt CD 069 About the Zentralquartet recording made in 1990 ? it¹s music played in a highly charged period. The old GDR no longer existed, and the unification didn¹t yet. And also, even if the music of the Zentralquartet did not depict a mirror image of sensitivity, these recordings manifest it clearly: breakneck speed and introspection, exhaling and reflection. Produced and recorded in 1990, this CD hardly turned up in East Germany and in any shop anywhere. At that time, everything was thrown into chaos. Having disappeared from the scene, this album was considered an insider¹s secret. In order to make this CD available again, Intakt Records researched and consequently obtained the rights to this recording, which has the significance of a musical manifesto. (http://www.intaktrec.ch/zentralquartett.htm) Very impressed! The music is full of joy, of abandon (sometimes reminded me of south african jazz in that aspect). Anyone here knows it? ubu

Rest in peace. Very sad news, but to be expected after all the stir, some time ago. Will play some of his music tonight. ubu

Great choice! (And glad an album gets chosen I have) I read your post about Farmer's solos in the OH GOD moments discussion, Garth - with Farmer I had a similar experience, when I first heard his two quartet dates from those years, mostly with tunes on "Perception". ubu

About this copy-protected stuff in Europe, I was just talking to someone at Blue Note about how the copy protection, combined with the 50 year rule, could really backfire on them. I was told that in no uncertain terms, the US arm of Blue Note told them they thought it was a bad idea. The European EMI people won't listen. They will be copy-protected in Europe from now on. If you do buy these Blue Notes in the public domain to avoid copy proctection, make sure you E-mail European Blue Note to let them know this. Maybe they will finally check a calendar and go "Duh". Later, Kevin Thanks, Kevin! Pretty depressing they won't change this "policy"! I guess, as I said, I'll rather buy the original product from the US then getting the Andorran or Spanish things - I don't like their product (maybe with the exception of the Freshsound releases not available on any other label). ubu

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