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This set sure sounds intriguing to me! If anyone in Europe wants to unload the Mosaic, drop me a PM please!

Luckily, I had the chance to catch both Leimgruber and Koch in various settings over the years, both of them in very intimate settings, too (including small rooms without stages, just instruments set up in a corner and any number between 10 and 30 people sitting around). They're certainly two of the most extraordinary improvising musicians Switzerland has produced (and in my book at least Leimgruber certainly ranks with the best in general). Re Corsano and McPhee, just got my shipment from Oto(roku) today, including the new McPhee/Corsano/Coxhill/Parker (and the Gayle/Edwards/Sanders), but I have to confess I totally don't get Corsano - saw him live at the festival in Mulhouse and I just found him boring, non-swinging in a bad/rock manner, tough and virtuosic, but lacking any kind of feeling I like, way too controlled somehow.

Don't think I did ... but that was a nice trip to Willisau, hearing both Hans Koch and then Urs Leimgruber (and Barre Phillips, never heard him before or since and don't expect to hear him again, he's a rather rare sight over here it seems).

I was there! Still have to buy it though. Scroll down a bit for a few modest snapshots: http://ubus-notizen.blogspot.com/2017/09/hans-kochmanuel-troller-kris.html

Still trying to make my order work ... a few minutes after sending it, my bank phoned me, thinking of fraud (why would I order a book in the US? well, some people still buy books, suckers!) ... then the credit card didn't go through, and now it seems my second attempt to order failed as well ... maybe I'll just have to go through evil A, but for books I usually don't (for music it seems sometimes we don't have much of a choice, alas).

That would be Tom Jobim, right? My go-to album of Gilberto's so far has been this: It's from the early seventies and holds about 50 minutes of wonderfully subdued Music.

Missed that thread when Johnson died ... had no clue who he was until buying Chuck's reissue of the very fine "Indian Summer". Just put in an order for both Delmarks, thanks everyone

It did ... the CD with the live material is the 1998 one, not the 2001 -- guess I'll stick with my combo (same as post #1) I used to have the Cicala LP, quite horrible ... but it was my first chance to hear the live half of the music, which definitely should be heard. Anyone has a link to that article by Mike Zwerin? I remember reading it but recently tried to find it again, ending up empty though. One thing I wonder though, will they get this right, this time around? The first two tunes from the nonet ("The Theme" and "Move") are about a half-tone flat on Capitol CDP 94550 and Definitive. from here: http://plosin.com/milesahead/Sessions.aspx?s=480904

I'm with @JSngry all down the line here ... love "Amandla", love "Star Time", quite enjoy "Decoy", love "Tutu" beyond Side 1 (never owned it on LP though, too young for that), never got why I should be interested in "You're Under Arrest" ... and yeah, "Aura", too. Also I remain pretty fond of "We Want Miles", which (same goes for "Amandla") was one of the recordings that were important to me when discovering jazz (heck: music) in my early teens.

Pre-ordered as well, though I have no clue how horrendous the international shipping costs will be, no info on the UMich site.

I see, thanks! I have that box and have wondered about that ... not sure they give that reason in the booklet, I think I searched in vain for why some sonatas are included twice.

btw, this here stands out among the recent recordings (Zimerman's D 959 is gorgeous, a bit less sure about his D 960 ... Khatia Buniatishvili is interesting, but I've yet to really sit down and listen to her latest disc with the necessary concentration):

I was supposed to hear Radu Lupu play D 960 and Kreisleriana tonight ... alas he cancelled his concerts. The replacement ain't bad at all (Maria João Pires with K 332, the Pathétique and half a dozen Nocturnes and a couple of Waltzes by Chopin), but still a let down. Anyway, this is the Rubinstein I love: -- @soulpope What's that Regis disc by Richter? I think Regis is only a licensing label putting out stuff others produced? Is that a version that's neither on Universal (Decca, Phillips, DG whatever) and Melodiya (Brilliant)? Regarding Paul Badura-Skoda, by re-recorded you mean that there are two recordings of some Sonatas found on RCA (now in that Sony box) @Chuck Nessa? And that recording you display @mikeweil is different from the well-known/easy-to-obtain cycles (RCA/Sony, Arcana), right? Seems not exactly easy to find. How do his Genuin discs fit in? Yet another cycle?

It's indeed excellent! Got mine in time for the Weekend and gave it a first spin. Strong stufff! Between this and the reissue on Soul Jazz, I'd love to see some more Tapscott becoming available again ... I missed out on ordering from Nimbus West while that was still an Option.

Thanks for sharing your first impressions @mjazzg Excited about this! Hope I get it in time to give it a first spin before my vacation (starting the day after ascension).

Thanks for the correction/addition -- so generally, FMP never owned the recordings, but kind of licensed them from the musicians? Alas I'm not that person with that surplus change ... too bad the Trumpster isn't a free jazz fan, as that would be a terrific deal, greatest deal of all times

previously partly available on this CD: Not sure I need more than that -- maybe I do ...

It's a one-man affair, and I guess Bertrand got some orders after sending out the info - I ordered/paid right after and was hoping for a faster reply, but never mind, I'm excited about this, no matter when exactly it will arrive!

my copy will be shipped tomorrow, hope to get it by the end of this week!

Maybe read before you write, just once in a while? Not every woman involved with jazz is a singer (and the rest aren't all pianists or harpists) -- from the NY Times link: Ms. Kirk was already working to support jazz music before the death of her husband, the famed saxophonist Rahsaan Roland Kirk, in 1977. But after he died, she recommitted herself. Ms. Kirk became just the third person hired at WBGO 88.3 FM, the only full-time jazz station in the New York region, and has worked there for over 40 years. She has also helped organize and program concerts across the city.

First spin last night ... on the Subway material (some 100 minutes, the best track is on disc two and almost half an hour long), Gordon is supremely relaxed (though the Brazilian vibe indeed is not for him). The mix is odd, but at the same time very clear. The bonus sessions are about 25 minutes each, and I found "Round Midnight" with George Grunz on piano quite possibly the highlight of the entire set. I wouldn't consider it essential, given that there are around seven gazillions of Dexter Gordon recordings from the seventies, but as one who never had access to sanely priced Steeplechase releases and doesn't own any of the live ones, I guess it's a worthy adition for sure. And for anyone really into LTD, I bet it is, anyway!

Which one? DarkTree itself includes free shipping - globally, it seems. So I don't really see any need for a broker/intermediary.

Old people seem to prefer to take it with them rather than keep the fire burning ... Well, *some* old peopleat least. Some old folks live on a hill, too.

Grits, Beans And Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Session 1969 1CD, 1LP & Digital. 5 tracks of what would have been the final album 1. For Members Only (take 2) [6.26] 2. Grits, Beans and Greens (take 4) [6.09] 3. Rumpus (take 1) [7.30] 4. You Know I Care (take 2) 5. Where Am I Going? (take 3) [9.16] Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, Tuesday June 24th, 1969 10.30am – 1.30pm Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Mike Pyne (piano); Ron Mathewson (bass); Spike Wells (drums) Producer: Terry Brown Engineer: David Voyde Grits, Beans And Greens: The Lost Fontana Studio Sessions 1969 [Complete Sessions] 2CD Deluxe + digital. The complete sessions. 18 tracks including alt. takes, studio chatter + the May 1969 studio session (with Louis Stewart on guitar). In recording date & tape order. CD1 1. Where Am I Going – (Take 1) May 27th, 1969 [08:27]* 2. Where Am I Going – (Take 2) May 27th, 1969 [07:37]* 3. Where Am I Going – (Take 3) May 27th, 1969 [08:03]* 4. Grits, Beans and Greens – (Take 1) [05:44] 5. For Members Only – (Take 1) [07:25] 6. Where Am I Going? – (Take 1) Breakdown [04:18] 7. For Members Only – (Take 2) Full Version [06:34] CD2 1. Where Am I Going – (Take 2) [06:18] 2. Grits, Beans and Greens – (Take 2) Breakdown [00:57] 3. Grits, Beans and Greens – (Take 3) [06:21] 4. Rumpus – (Take 1) Full Version [07:45] 5. Where Am I Going – (Take 3) Full Version [09:41] 6. Rumpus – (Take 2) Breakdown [00:31] 7. Rumpus – (Take 3) Breakdown [00:17] 8. Rumpus – (Take 4) [07:22] 9. Grits, Beans and Greens – (Take 4) Full Version [06:19] 10. You Know I Care – (Take 1) Breakdown [01:06] 11. You Know I Care – (Take 2) Full Version [07:05] * recorded at Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, May 27th, 1969 Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Louis Stewart (guitar); Ron Mathewson (bass); Spike Wells (drums) Remaining tracks recorded at Philips Studios, Stanhope Place, London, June 24th, 1969 Tubby Hayes (tenor sax); Mike Pyne (piano); Ron Mathewson (bass); Spike Wells (drums) Producer: Terry Brown Engineer: David Voyde All compositions by Edward Brian ‘Tubby’ Hayes except for: You Know I Care – written by Columbus Calvin ‘Duke’ Pearson Where Am I Going – written by by Seymour Kaufman aka Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh All arrangements by Edward Brian ‘Tubby’ Hayes -- source (more text there): https://www.udiscovermusic.com/news/jazz-saxophonist-tubby-hayes-lost-masterpiece-1969-release/

Sorry for not having mentioned the format - DarkTree so far is CD/DL only.