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Somehow, I don't think it's that bad. I mean, I do like lots of Hancock's music, including the electric and funk/headhunters stuff, and the one track from this date is not really successful, in my opinion. Turrentine is not the best choice, and generally things do not really lock in, as I hear it. ubu

I'd like to get it, but not sure I really can. Otherwise it would be interesting enough to just read the comments. ubu

Yep, Shepik & Black - HELL! Black is such a great player! I really love him. Do you have something he made as a leader that you could recommend? I got his Willisau gig (with Chris Speed, the "Alas No Axis" band that made a Winter&Winter CD which I have not heard), but otherwise only a couple of things he made as a sideman. ubu

Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs NJ Melvin Lastie, cornet; Stanley Turrentine, tenor sax; Herbie Hancock, piano; Eric Gale, guitar; Billy Butler, guitar; Bob Cranshaw, bass; Bernard Purdie, drums. tk 21 DON'T EVEN GO THERE Note: This track, used with Herbie's consent, is the most successful track from a rejected session that was Herbie's first foray into R & B. It is included for historical interest. This is the details from the discography section of the Herbie Complete Sixties BN box. That one track was included at the end of the box. Later it was also included on the Lost Sessions Connoisseur CD. This session somehow does not really fit into Herbie's developpement, it seems. It was rather the style he started with THE PRISONER which he pursued on his Warner dates. The one track from this 66 date is similar to the two large group tracks on FAT ALBERT ROTUNDA - yet those, too, do not really fit in with the rest of that album. ubu

I have an aircheck by Parker's electro acoustic ensemble. It's been some time since I last heard it, but I remember it as quite interesting. The only CD I have is the ECM "Sankt Gerold" (with Paul Bley & Barre Philipps). I still did not pick up the other one of this trio - I think David you recommended that on AAJ sometime in spring. How do you like the Tiny Bell Trio, by the way? I have "Constellations" and the self-titled Songlines CD. I got the Songlines first and fell in love with it instantly, and then picked up the hat - and was rather disappointed with that one. One to pass by, in my opinion. They did play Willisau, last year, but I think it was not a very successful concert (I only heard a broadcast). Then anyone knows when and why Brad Schoeppach changed the spelling of his name to "Shepik"? Is that the cooler spelling regarding his links to the NY downtown/John Zorn scene? ubu

Yes, but only a year after Mosaic releases them. ubu

I really enjoy the few recordings I have with him on drums. R.I.P. ubu

wow! I wish I would have gotten that Parker so cheap! A real great find! Hope you enjoy it. ubu

SONGS FOR SWINGIN' LOVERS might be my favorite Sinatra! A hell of a set! Good tunes, too. And dig the trombone on - shit I always forget the names of the tunes... I will check out ONLY THE LONELY. I do have (and like) IN THE WEE SMALL HOURS. The Basie/Sinatra self titled studio album also has a couple of good cuts, but playing time is too short, and there's some rather weak stuff there, too (as is on AT THE SANDS, which has a killer first five tunes, nevertheless - love that version of "I've got a crush on you"!) ********* Jim, there sure are interesting things on your discs! Nice I was able to hear Silver, otherwise, much unknown territory to me, but the Monk duo, and the Perkins sure want me hear more of it! I LOOOVE Chico, by the way! (However I'm not really able to take part in the drummer's talk...) I'll read the answers again more carefully when I find the time, and may post some more. By the way: who da fuck is on that ts/b/d trio track on disc 2? bring it on, bring it on! ubu

Chapin was the name of that saxophone player, by the way... ubu

I heard Krauss on some broadcast of Steven Bernstein's Diaspora Soul band, I think. Cannot remember any specifics, but liked that band in general. Thanks for the work you did on the Knitting discs! The Alis, Haynes and particularly the Pope sounds like the ones to get! You got that "Alive" box we discussed earlier by that other saxophone player? btw, tonight I'll get my "Shut Up N Play Yer Guitar" And my first x-mas present I received yesterday, just after viewing a beautiful Bergman movie, is a Ferneyhough CD containing solo works, among others that terrific thing for bass clarinet! Got a good start this year! Now much eating waits for my big fat belly to get even bigger and fatter B) Wish you all a good time these days! ubu

hey, keeep yuor panst up! ubu

Thanks! Going from the discographies, I'll get them some day. From the Brookmeyer I've heard none except the "Traditionalism Revisited" album (which I like a lot) and from the Shank/Cooper nothing but the tracks on the "Blowing Country" CD... ubu

That disc you linked is the Past Perfect I spoke about. They've got two series, it seems, the one being black (no or almost no infos on musicians, dates etc.), the others being blue (and these, or at least those of these I picked up, do contain all the necessary information). I have seen some of them today, and apparently they're up to 1954 (well, the new year IS close, but hey...). ubu

I saw the band live, with Joseph Bowie in for Anderson who couldn't make the tour. That was a hell of a show, and Bowie was the biggest surprise! This man has full command of his instrument! He played a ballad with harmon mute, and he really did sound like Miles... And Swallow, shit! Previte banging his cans and enjoying his band and himself... I never even thought of gettin their CD. On the Palmetto-site you can find three tracks recorded live in Europe (but on a later tour then the one I saw). I had a friend of mine burn all that stuff on CD, but had no chance to listen so far. ubu

uh, thanks for the link, but that translation let me link the original here, for the few of us who read german: http://kultur.orf.at/orfon/kultur/010209-4...3txt_story.html ubu

why not blame Ron Hubbard? I have the Wildflowers set and love lots of what it includes! ubu

Tony, thanks for bringing up that Knit thing. Now how's about some recommendations? (I'm broke, but I'll not lose my good humour...) ubu

Д.Д., I don't know Shipp all that well. I head a broadcast from the "Multiplication Table" (or whatever it's called) trio with Parker & Ibarra, which I did like pretty much at the time. Then I got the Willisau solo concert which he did last year (or portions of it, I don't know, never really listened so far). I would have to listen to these two items again. However it seems he's a rather underwhelming musician... his Hats never really interested me either. ubu

One of my favorite recordings of his (I know not many of them, have not picked up any of the MPS CDs yet) is this one: it features the quartet of OP, Koller, Attila Zoller and Jimmy Pratt. Some more tracks by this line up have been included on one of the above MPS CDs (see the MPS thread in the Reissue secion for more). ubu

This is sad news Thanks for posting, brownie. ubu

I guess you are right (and there seems to be some sort of a general consensus about Murray and Cyrille being the perfect drummers for Taylor). I was only trying to analyze what I hear when listening to Taylor's pre-Murray records. Nefertiti then is where things really get together. The three tracks from the Gil Evans "Into The Hot" album, however, are very good too! I am just starting to explore the works of Murray and Cyrille with Taylor, however. A reunion with Taylor would sure be great! They could add Henry Grimes, for instance... ubu

Yes, I think there are two "Past Perfect" labels indeed. The one chris ask about I never heard of, but I do know the one Mike mentions. I did pick up some of their releases, and they were discussed here (and/or on AAJ - probably lost there) some months ago. Mike, they did license the Candid stuff. I got their releases of the Russell/Hawk, the Don Ellis, the Clark Terry album, and saw that they had some more, like the Benny Bailey (which I have on Candid). On the public domain discs, it's stated printed & copyright by Past Perfect TIM Company or something, while on the Candid reissues it says something like printed by TIM/Past Perfect, licensed from Candid Records UK. I don't think they would print that on the back of their CDs if it was not true. ubu

I actually had NO expectations - not being old enough to know seventies jazz, and until now having concentrated on fifties and sixties and some contemporary stuff, I did not know much of Vitous before - I knew his reputation and all that, but I think the only record I have with him is Star, that ECM trio disc with Garbarek & Erskine. A good one, but not one of my favorites. So with my non-existing expectations this disc really struck me as a very very good one! By the way, Mike, did you see the rave review it got in the FAZ? ubu

I put all these sets on the notification list at Django's - result: they get a set of the "Middle Years Pt. 1" about once a week. None other, though, except maybe the "Last Years", but I think that one did only show up once since I put all of these on my list some months ago... SHIT! Why not look for CDR offers? (hint, hint) - we could sure manage an united european exchange... ubu