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That's pretty good! Did you contact them to ask if this offer is still valid? And they list that Lockjaw/Attenoux disc Sangrey asked about! ubu

This was adressed to 'no one in particular' as the Great Art Blakey used to say. If you're taking it personnal, I think that if you read Alfred Jarry's UBU ROI in French, then you should have no problem getting into Nougaro's words and nuances alright then, de par ma chandelle verte! ubu B)

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I bought the double cd "Best of live" which is great, most of his famous songs are on it and the recording is just superb. Does anybody know if somebody put words (In English) to Mingus "Fable of Faubus" It is such a nice tune. Nougaro version is great. Mingus speaks/sings his own words together with Dannie Richmond on "Mingus Presents Mingus" (Candid) - an absolutely essential album! I'll look for the best of live Nougaro disc, thanks. ubu

brownie, would there be one CD you could recommend to get acquainted with Nougaro? I never heard anything by him. That Vander album sounds good, though I guess it would be impossible to find here. ubu

That Port of Harlem is a great one, too! But it was released several years earlier, as I remember. Beautiful music and highly recommended! The Bunn was one of three sessions of a one LP Mosaic. Wonder why they did not put the other two sessions on any of these discs! Also it's a pity the Swingtets is only one CD! I'd love to have more of that! (The Hardee/Quebec Mosaic must be wonderful!!!) The 4CD box is great, too. Overlap might mostly concern Bechet, but there's that much Bechet in the box, you wouldn't care to compare everything. Then you get some Hodes, Meade Lux Lewis great Whistling Blues makes a good opener. And the biographies of all musicians are priceless. Dan Morgenstern is simply the best to write about this music! (And yes it was released together with Smithsonian) ubu

Welcome, bol. I found the Lewis (which is the one that has gone OOP first) recently in a sales bin. Should not be too difficult, I think. The Hall is very much recommended! ubu

Does anyone have a list of the whole series? I think I've seen the Bechet around. Did not realize that this was a series. Sidney Bechet - Runnin' Wild (OOP or soon to be OOP, as far as I know) Edmond Hall - Profoundly Blue George Lewis - And His New Orleans Stompers (OOP) Various - Blue Note Jazzmen (2CD) Various - Blue Note Swingtets that's all, as far as I know. I don't know if this really was a series. Rather it seems to have been a special batch released for the 60yrs anniversary. ubu

GET POETRY!! and Nature Boy, too, but that has been mentioned already... ubu

Hans, I still have not come around to really listen to the Guy/Parker set. Sure sounds good, though! Currently listening to the Sam Rivers/Andrew Hill date released at the end of the Hill Mosaic - I find Rivers a more impressive player everytime I hear him again! ubu

All of the soundies-recordings coupled with some live dates are readily available on this disc recently reissued by Saga Jazz: I posted the discography of it in this thread earlier. Here it is again: My question at the end is still unanswered, by the way. ubu

Look for the Edmond Hall CD released in the same batch (there was a Bechet, going OOP soon, a George Lewis and the BN Swingtets comp.). All great releases! (for me who does not have any of the respective Mosaics) ubu

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now this is the REAL THING! ubu B)

Basie zieht den Hut vor Gott... ubu

Now that ain't Basie, but it's the first hit of a google image search for "basie swing"... ubu

Thanks brownie! I should know that, as I have an LP set of Lunceford with lots of fine Trummy Young. I did indeed mix Young and Morton up - strange thing to happen (at least I know I never was good with names...) ubu

Thanks for starting this, EKE! The swingingest indeed! My exploring of Pres (thanks to Milan, my dear friend, and thanks to Lon for being so generous!) has led me to explore early Basie (first testament). Before that, all I had was some Verve albums and the Live Mosaic box. Now I had the pleasure of hearing for the very first time the Decca set, and I also bought that 4CD Columbia set (I sure wish they'd give us all in such great sound, though!). And this is really a revelatory trip for me! No rhythm section was that tight and swinging in such an easy, floating way in the thirties, I guess. Then there's all the great soloists: Prez, Herschel Evans, Clayton, Sweets, Washington (wish he'd have more solo space), Warren (as long as he stick to alto he's fine with me), and all the great trombone men, Trummy Young, Dickie Wells, Vic Dickenson... later Byas, Jacquet, etc. I'd love to beam me back to the Savoy, 1937, and catch them in full flight, accompanying the Pres (which is what they were there for, no? ) ubu