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James, I think I have the discography typed on my computer - I can post it tomorrow night or day after tomorrow. (Not absolutely sure, but I think I have it). A marvellous set, by the way ubu

Late, you might ask this question in the "Funny Rat" thread in the recommendations section - there is at least one BIG fan of hat over there. ubu

Late, I did not yet dig that deep into the hat bag - their discs are f*#@ing expensive here (although they are swiss!) - and I should not buy so many discs all the time... Some I have & like: - the Lacy/Waldron Dreher 4CD set - Vienna Art Orchestra, Minimalism of Erik Satie (get it while it's still around!) - the Ayler - some of the Eskelin/Parkins/Black discs (One Great Day maybe my favorite so far) I have some more, but these are the ones that come to mind right now. ubu

brownie, the CD with Getz is quite OOP - in fact I just put an order on amazon.fr (the marketplace prizes on amazon.com are rather ridiculous). I never heard of that other album you mention. OOP, too, I guess! ubu

(B ) Paul Whiteman - LA June 12, 1942 Paul Whiteman and his Orchestra: same as above except omit Butterfield, Willie Rodriguez (d) replaces Paino and add Harry Azen, Sol Blumenthal, David Newman (strings) -1, Billie Holiday, Johnny Mercer, Jack Teagarden (vcl), Jimmy Mundy (arr) 30 Trav'lin' Light (vcl-BH, arr-JM) -1 116, M-11035 31 The Old Music Master (vcl-JM & JT) 137 note: Mx. 32 I'm Old Fashioned by Martha Tilton and Mx. 33 You Were Never Lovelier by Larry Neil, both with this orchestra and strings, have no jazz context and is not included here. (L) Wingy Manone - LA March 7, 1944 Wingy Manone's Dixieland Band: Wingy Manone (tp, vcl), Jack Flores, Floyd O'Brien, Abe Lincoln (tb), Matty Matlock (cl), Stan Wrightsman (p), Nappy Lamare (g), Phil Stephens (B), Zutty Singleton (d), Johnny Mercer (vcl) 215-3 The Tailgate Ramble (vcl-WM & JM) 15285, T793 215-5 The Tailgate Ramble (vcl-WM & JM) 10024 216-2 Besame Mucho (vcl-WM) 347 217-2 Paper Doll (vcl-WM) 347, H213, W2137 218-2 I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate(vcl-WM) 10024, TBO1970 (M) Wingy Manone - LA January 10, 1947 Johnny Mercer with Wingy Manone and the Pied Pipers and Paul Weston and his Orchestra 1586-3 Tuscaloosa Bus (cvl-WM, JM & PP) 15285 note: Mx. 1587-2 Avalon and 1588-2 I Do Do Do Like You, by Johnny Mercer from this session, are pop arrangements without Manone and are not included here. (P) Wingy Manone - LA May 23, 1947 Wingy Manone And His Orchestra: Wingy Manone (tp, vcl), Charlie Griffard, Zeke Zarchy, Ray Linn (tp), Bill Schaefer, Allan Thompson, Carl Loeffler (tb), Heinie Beau (cl), Fred Stulce, Leonard Hartman (as), Herbie Haymer, Ted Nash (ts), Moe Weschsler (p), George Van Eps (g), Jack Ryan (B), Nick Fatool (d), Johnny Mercer (vcl) 1945-2 Box Car Blues (vcl-WM & JM) 442 note: Mx. 1943-5 Just Plain Love and 1944 The Riddle Song, both by The Pied Pipers, are pop arrangements without Manone and are not included here. Q) Johnny Mercer - LA March 27, 1950 Johnny Mercer, The Skylarks, Ben Pollack and His Pick-A-Rib Boys: Dick Cathcart (tp/cor), Moe Schneider (tb), Matty Matlock (cl), unknown (ts), Walter Yoder (B), Ben Pollack (d). 5658-3 At The Jazz Band Ball 982 5659-4 She's Shimmyin' On The Beach Again 982 5660-2 Thirteenth Street Rag unissued 5661-3 Royal Garden Blues unissued note: This personnel is based on the band Pollack led in a Los Angeles club that spring. Although Ray Sherman was the pianist in Pollack's band at this time, no piano is audible on this session. (WW) Cootie Williams - WMCA, NYC January 29, 1946 Cootie Williams and His Orchestra: Cootie Williams, Bob Merrill (tp, vcl), E. V. Perry, George Treadwell, Billy Ford, Clarence "Gene" Redd (tp), Ed Burke, Edward Johnson, Bob Horton (tb), Rupert Cole, John Jackson (as), Sam Taylor, Everett Gaines (ts), Bob Ashton (bari), Arnold Jarvis (p), Sam "Christopher" Allen (g), Norman Keenan (B), Butch Ballard (d), Johnny Mercer (vcl). 907-1 Stingy Blues (vcl-BM) 15164, M11057 908-3 He Should'a Flip'd When He Flop'd (vcl-JM) unissued 909-1 Echoes Of Harlem 266, M11057 910-1 That's The Lick M11057 ----------------------------------------------------------- Milan, this is taken from the (Online) discography of the Mosaic Capitol set. It's been some time since I listened to these sessions, but there is some good-natured fun and some good vocals among these! Thought it might be interesting to you. ubu

Hey, I was maybe still there when you posted Chaney! And already up and going again... but that's not all usual. Actually, I go to bed between 12pm and 2-3 am - weekdays or weekends. Days I got to work, that's pretty hard, as I get up around 6.30 or 7 am, but that's two or three days a week only. Otherwise, being a student I can arrange my day pretty free and do so, too. I rather work until midnight then get up very early... ubu

The correspondences between Lion and Dexter (always signing "Very saxily yours") are priceless. However I cannot answer you question, as I have none of the RVGs. The box though is a good place to have it all together. I found out that I am very fond of the albums not that well-regarded, too (the quintet album with Drew, One Flight Up, the ones originally released in Japan) ubu

Yes indeed! couw, why not start a little discussion on what opportunities the lack of piano opens - because I think very often music without piano is more like, multi-directional, more open etc than with (same goes for guitar, depending on who's playing a little less so). Or do you want to wait on this until you post your replies? ubu

This one sounds good! Are you a subscriber of FMP? If so, please keep us updated when you get it! ubu

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I found it as a used LP. For a good price. Otherwise you can get it for a good prize directly from GNP/Crescendo: http://www.gnpcrescendo.com/ (sorry, I cannot link you to the CD - just go for jazz and you'll find it) ubu

I think one of the reasons was that they shied away from publishing his 9-11 comic (which I find truly GREAT!) ubu

Hope you have much fun with "Work". I recommended that elsewhere, too. A beautiful disc! ubu

Missed it having dinner... gonna have some drinks later - gotta work some more. ubu

Give it a listen if you can - I am no waltz fan at all, but this, holy Strauss! You get Wolfgang Puschnig play the "Donau Walzer", there's some Michel Portal, Bumi Fian does a wonderful job on one track, Matthieu Michel and Andy Scherrer are featured... I like it a lot. ubu

The only one I have is The Minimalism of Erik Satie. LOVE Lauren Newton! Love her too, on that disc! Don't know much she did, but live, as I said... not exactly my cup of tea If you have a chance to, listen to "All That Strauss" - the VAO doing their alternative new year concert, same Strauss etc. waltzes the Vienna Philharmonic played earlier the same day (Jan. 1, 2001). The CD is out on TCB. I would not buy it unheard, as I don't know you tastes that well - maybe it's too nice for your tastes, I don't know. ubu

Hey, imagine, yesterday some rare acetate (HELLYEAH) did turn up at their place: the complete Norah Jones Free Jazz Blue Note Sessions (with Albert Ayler)!! ubu

Don't sugarcoat it, how do you really feel about this disc? Didn't ubu or someone else give this disc a nice write up elsewhere a while back? That wasn't me. I'm not into the Leo orbit yet. Chaney, don't know that album, but as a rule it seems all VAO projects are at least interesting. You know their Dolphy tribute? ubu

Yeah, well, happy birthday to yo'all! Hope you all have a good party together! ubu

owww man! what a thing to say. music is more than sound and as you yourself admit, the playing is really great here. YES INDEED!! ubu

besides, it's funny to talk about piano players in a discussion of a piano-less disc, no? ubu B)

Yes, it has to do with the Kansas City influence he always admitted. Sonny Stitt's "Stitt Plays Bird" is another great example of his comping style. I often find it amazing that academically trained players like John Lewis and Herbie Hancock have these deep rhythmical conceptions going on. One recording that always astounds me is that Mike Zwerin date were they play those Kurt Weill arrangements. On the first track, Lewis is quite something! The whole setting is rather stiff (having to do with the arrangements, mostly, I think), but Lewis really cooks, although on cool blue flame, then Dolphy enters and tears it up with a great bass clarinet solo. There's some strong emotional things going on there, I think, just beneath the surface of things. The Stitt plays Bird is a marvellous album. What a great band, there! Lewis' presence seems often to hold things together in a good sense. It's far from being as loose as Stitt dates often were. ubu

Thanks, brownie! Now I hope I get that disc soon! Keep you informed, no need to type out more at the moment. ubu

There WAS... hope I get it soon! Thanks, couw! (Funny, just at the moment I get a CDR the disc turns up... I was looking for it all over the net when I got the other nine discs, a year or so ago) ubu

Glad to hear you enjoy it! You'll have many good-spent and fun hours listening to all that music! The Brown/Roach group was one I did listen to pretty early in my jazz listener's career. I had that marvellous brown-covered album. "Land's End" is another marvellous tune. Then you get "Parisian Thoroughfare", too... And Richie Powell was a great musician, too, sad how totally unknown he is today. ubu