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Have seen "8 1/2" once again! What a great GREAT film! Sure one of my ten favorites. (and it's ten, this time, meaning ten, not ten meaning actually 20) Anouk Aimée is sooo cool! And Cardinales is not bad either (though she has only a small part). Mastroianni is the epitome of cool, at the same time thoroughly italian. Marvellous music by Nino Rota (maybe my very favorite non-jazz film-soundtrack). And dig the final scene, when you actually see sort of the film in the film - when Mastroianni finally directs the film he could not get started during the two hours before. Then the scene with the Valkyrie at the beginning!! Whoa! 8 1/2 blows me everytime I see it!

Yesterday I passed that one by in a store. Should I run and pick it up? Is it a good one? It's one of two or three VEEs I don't have. I guess I know I should pick this up, but I need some in order not to feel so guilty about buying way too many CDs all the time ubu

Hey, EKE! Nice to see you over here a little more often! Count me in on Django! I got the Mosaic as my very first Django album. Love it! Then added all those Jazz in Paris discs (the seven of them are now jointly sold as a "box set" which just holds the seven discs as issued seperately, as far as I know), and a Definitive set of 4CDs including all (as they say in their a little better than usual liners, so this might mean most of, of course lacking any alternates) recorded encounters of Django with US musicians. (Got that so cheap that I had to overcome my Definitive-phobia...) Love all that music! His playing is so fluent, virtuosic, and so musical ubu

Uhm, just saw that Trumpet Guy and skeith already mentioned this one... so big ubu

And (in connection with our upcoming album of the week) there's a very nice version on a Coltrane Prestige date (from the Standards/Bahia/Stardust session) featuring Wilbur Harden and Red Garland. ubu

I'd love it to be Deligthfulee - it's the only Morgan on Blue Note date I don't have (have all the others in old CD releases) ubu

So do I. I don't have many LPs, mostly stuff that was not on CD (or not available here) when I picked up the LPs. The Conns I have on LP (missed the CD release of those, then found them on LP): - Griffin, Congregation (This one SOUNDS soooo goood!!) - Hubbard, Ready for Freddie - Gilmore/Jordan, Blowing In - Walter Davis, Davis Cup - Don Cherry, Symphony For Improvisers then one of those brown double LPs: the Chambers/Coltrane one. Will get obsolete with the upcoming Select. Very nice stuff, though! and the original US LP of Stanley Turrentine's "Comin' Your Way". and the original (prob. first pressing) of Blakey's "Free For All", though in terrible condition. Maybe I forgot some. ubu

You see, sometimes even in terms of jazz, it's could to be young... I have not yet picked up Thinking of Home, neither The Flip (saw the LP used a couple of times), and even if I will have them, I've got to wait for Another Workout until my official Mobley holdings will be complete... The Leftbank stuff was issued on Freshsound, a 2CD set, I only gave it a very quick spin, sound quality is terrible, can't remember the music (was in a hurry that day, and the next time I came to the store, they didn't have it anymore). If I remember right, it does not have Chambers on bass (as he had died - Jan. 1969 - sometime before, or stopped performing). Seems this has been a terrible period for Kelly (who seems to have been very close to P.C.) who died himself not much later (April 1971). I cannot access the Freshsound site right now to get more information on this. Try later! ubu

That's a funny story... "Quintet Plus" might well be the first Cannon CD I'd forgot I have it! Here's another good one, featuring some very nice solos from Cannonball: It features Joe Newman as the other principal soloist. Very cool CD! ubu

DrJ: If you have all of the above, you are missing one called "Blues For A Hip King" - I just today received shipping confirmation for that one from amazon.com. Try it there! I don't really know, but it seems the Camden discs are sonically superior (I'm no sound fetishist, however) to the Kaz discs. In the Jazz Epistles disc (from 1998) it says "These recordings have been restored and remastered, where possible, to the original standard." - Sounds good, maybe though it's just plain nonsense? And do you have the Jazz in Africa Volume 2? If so, could you please type out the track list and more importantly the musicians & session dates for me? (PM me or post it here please! Would be happy to know what exactly is on this disc!) Then: do you happen to see some mistakes (you know of) in my discography posted early in this thread? If so, please PM or post them, so I'll go and correct it! thanks, ubu

Just listening to the Jazz Epistles disc! It arrived this morning. Wonderful music! Though the later encounters of Brand/Moeketsi somehow strike me as riper, more individual. The CD I have now is the Camden reissue (1998), not the Kaz one (that would be from the late eighties, if it really came out on Kaz, too). No personnel and date is given. Is the following correct: Hugh Masekela t Jonas Gwangwa tb Kippie Moeketsi as Dollar Brand p Johnny Gertze b Makaya Ntshoko d And the date? September 195? (September is mentioned in the liners, but no year is given) Are the 14 tracks all from one date? Is this the complete output of the band? In the liners, an album released shortly after recording is mentioned - this would surely not have included all the music (72'28" is what my disc has) of the CD? Were there two albums and something left off from the CD? Then AMG helped re. "Jazz in Africa Volume Two" (though not too much help): http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&u...l=A3b6tk6axqkr0 So this is a Moeketsi disc, not a Jazz Epistles one (the liners of my CD - written by Donald McRae - make believe that Volume 1 DOES indeed include the WHOLE output of the Epistles). Amazon lists it as available, too: Amazon, Jazz In Africa Volume Two And here's the cover: I wonder if this is something similar to the "African Horns" CD (of which the discographical info can be found in one of my previous posts.)? ubu

I have as many as I could find - came to know the series only as late as 1997 or 1998. Those I don't have: Whistle Stop, The Connection, Heavy Soul, A Slice of the Top, the Dodo Greene one Those I have in Mosaics or as TOCJs or RVGs (and therefore did not pick up as Conns even if I could have): Basra, the Hills, the Parlans, The All Seeing Eye, Leeway, True Blue, The Connection Conn LPs I have: Symphony for Improvisers, Congregation, Davis Cup, Ready for Freddie, Empty Foxhole Then I have only picked up the Byrd/Watkins from the last batch (for 10$!) so far. I'm actually no completist of this particular series, but this is the easiest way to get those sessions for me. Japanese stuff hardly ever shows up here, and if, it's horrendously priced (up to 30$ per CD). ubu

Quincy: sorry, I forgot to say I meant the later boxes only. I have all of them save the J.J., but will get that one once it's out here, I suppose. danasgoodstuff: thanks for explaining. Do you just go for vinyl because you prefer it, or is there a difference between the "Go Ahead John" on CD/LP? ubu

Lucky Thompson, last track on the wonderful, great, sublime "Lucky Strikes" album, with Hank Jones, Richard Davis and Connie Kay. On Jaco's "Birthday Concert", there is an extended version, with Michael Brecker and Bob Mintzer (one of the very few records, where I don't mind Brecker's presence...) ubu

well, my link does not work. Make a search for "vogue jazz", and you'll find some of the "Original Vogue Masters" (together with some other less interesting items). ubu

And these three collect a nice bunch of sessions: ubu

This link gives you (all?) of what's still available (and some more not from these series): http://www.amazon.fr/exec/obidos/search-ha...5410900-2969847 I highly recommend the following ones: (you sure all have this, but...) and here comes a personal favorite, a great record by a great saxophone player: ubu

couw: don't know about the Moody stuff (but sure would love to hear that! Picked up all the Hodeir stuff from the Jazz In Paris series as well as the one from the Original Vogue Masters). The Gillespie, Hampton (I posted the cover and link for that above) and all the Brownie stuff was available in the Original Vogue Masters series. A very good series. Over on AAJ (cannot link right now) I posted a list of this series. I managed to pick up most of them, and can only recommend everyone else to do so, too! Some great stuff by Dizzy, Brownie, Byas, Bobby Jaspar, Martial Solal etc. The easiest way to find at least some of them is amazon.fr. ubu

With the latest RVGs, it's written right besides the RVG-Series beneath the spine of the CD (don't know it this makes sense, hell, at least I tried). Second attempt: when you have the CD in front of you, you can read the RVG (or Conn)-logo on the left side. And with the copy-protected ones, you read: "copy protected Rudy Van Gelder Series" ubu

Vincent: down in the left you got "Moderation Options". There you can choose "Delete topic", then hit OK, and off go your multiple threads. (I had the same problem last week, too, and couw told me how this works, would not have known myself, otherwise) ubu

Don't they include the original tracks at the end of the box? As with the In A Silent Way box? I thought that was a good idea! AMG says those tracks are right there, at the end of disc 5. Then another question regarding "Ife" - I did wait to get into the studio electric Miles until the box-sets came ahead (with some exceptions of course), so I don't have any of the 2LP (now 2CD) sets (Big Fun, Get Up With It etc). Now my question: that track "Ife" - does it not belong in the timeframe of one of the boxes? Or did they "forget" it? And are there other things available NOT as parts of the box-sets, and if so, what tracks on what CDs? As I understand it, the whole of "On the Corner" is not included (and not scheduled to be either) in any of the boxes. So why did they not give us a CD or a double CD containing all the tracks from those dates? Then: are there other studio sessions, post Jack Johnson, available only on those compilations? thanks, ubu

Get if, yeah! I got mine. Got the Capitol just BEFORE the centennial (which of course was the reason why suddenly it seemed to evaporate...) and then already thought the Reprise could go quickly, too... ubu

Jim: the following Blue Note Sessions were recorded in Paris. At least the Clifford Brown stuff (which was also on Prestige CDs), (some of) the Gillespie and the Hampton recordings are known to me as Vogue recordings. The Legge session actually looks like it would fit very nicely with the two volumes called "Piano Collection Volume 1/2" (with sessions by Erroll Garner, George Wallington, Al Haig, Jimmy Jones and Arnold Ross - all very good to great stuff by the way, those should also be available from amazon.fr) It seems like Blue Note did have some sort of a deal to release that stuff states-side. Anyone knows more about this? --------------------------- BLP 5005 James Moody with Strings Rene Reumont (frh) Max Porret (fl) Robert Jeannotot (ob) Henri Bellicourt (cl, bcl) James Moody (as, ts) Marcel Beaujojan, Lionel Gali, Jean Gaunet, Charles Vaudevoir (vln) Robert Jadoux, Guy Rogne (vlc) Bernard Gallais (harp) Raymond Fol (p) Pierre Michelot (B) Pierre Lemarchand (d) Pepito Riebe (bgo) Andre Hodeir (arr, cond) Paris, France, July 13, 1951 * Loving You the Way I Do, Bedelia, Autumn Leaves, So Very Pretty, Singing for You, Shades of Blonde, Jackie My Little Cat, September Serenade BLP 5017 Horn of Plenty / Dizzy Gillespie Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Don Byas (ts) Arnold Rose (p) Joe Benjamin (B) Bill Clark (d) Paris, France, March 27, 1952 * Hurry Home, Afro-Paris Dizzy Gillespie (tp, vo) Bill Tamper (tb) Hubert Fol (as) Don Byas (ts) Raymond Fol (p) Pierre Michelot (B) Pierre Lemarchand (d) Paris, France, April 11, 1952 * Lady Bird, Somebody Loves Me, She's Funny That Way, Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams, Sweet Lorraine, Everything Happens to Me BLP 5031 New Faces - New Sounds / Wade Legge Wade Legge (p) Lou Hackney (B) Al Jones (d) Paris, France, February 27, 1953 * Perdido, Dream a Little Dream on Me, Wade Leg's Blues, A Swedish Folksongs, Dance of the Infidels, Aren't Glad You're You, These Foolish Things, Why Don't You Believe Me? BLP 5046 Lionel Hampton in Paris Walter Williams (tp) Jimmy Cleveland, Al Hayse (tb) Mezz Mezzrow (cl) Clifford Scott (ts) Lionel Hampton (vib) Claude Bolling (p) Billy Mackel (g) Monk Montgomery (B) Curley Hamner (d) Paris, France, September 28, 1953 * Real Crazy, Real Crazy (More and More) Lionel Hampton (vib) Billy Mackel (g) Monk Montgomery (B) * Always, September in the Rain BLP 5047 Clifford Brown Quartet Clifford Brown (tp) Henri Renaud (p) Pierre Michelot (B) Benny Bennett (d) Paris, France, October 15, 1953 * Blue and Brown, I Can't Dream Can't I? (take 1), The Song Is You (take 1), Come Rain or Come Shine (take 1), It Might as Well Be Spring (take 1), You're a Lucky Guy (take 1) BLP 5048 Gigi Gryce - Clifford Brown Sextet Clifford Brown (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Henri Renaud (p) Jimmy Gourley (g) Pierre Michelot (B) Jean-Louis Viale (d) Paris, France, October 8, 1953 * Minority, Salute to Bandbox omit Gourley * Strictly Romantic, Baby BLP 5049 Gigi Gryce and his Big Band, Vol. 1 / Gigi Gryce, Clifford Brown Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Tony Ortega (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) Quincy Jones (p) Pierre Michelot (B) Alan Dawson (d) Paris, France, September 26, 1953 * La Rose Noire Clifford Brown, Art Farmer, Fred Gerard, Fernand Verstraete, Walter Williams (tp) Quincy Jones (tp, arr) Jimmy Cleveland, Al Hayse, Bill Tamper (tb) Gigi Gryce, Tony Ortega (as) Henri Bernard, Clifford Solomon (ts) Henri Jouot (bars) Henri Renaud (p) Pierre Michelot (B) Alan Dawson (d) Paris, France, September 28, 1953 * Brown Skins omit Gerard * Deltitnu, Keeping Up with Jonesy Jones plays (tp); Benny Vasseur (tb) Andre Dabonneville (ts) William Boucaya (bars) Jean-Louis Viale (d) replaces Gerard, Verstraete, Tamper, Bernard, Jouot, Dawson Paris, France, October 9, 1953 * Quick Step, Bum's Rush BLP 5050 Gigi Gryce and his Little Band, Vol. 2 / Gigi Gryce, Clifford Brown Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Gigi Gryce, Tony Ortega (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) William Boucaya (bars) Henri Renaud (p) Pierre Michelot (B) Alan Dawson (d) Quincy Jones (arr) Paris, France, September 26, 1953 * Purple Shades omit Jones * Paris the Beautiful Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Tony Ortega (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Alf Masselier (B) Alan Dawson (d) Paris, France, September 28, 1953 * Strike Up the Band Clifford Brown (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Gigi Gryce, Tony Ortega (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) William Boucaya (bars) Quincy Jones (p) Marcel Dutrieux (B) Jean-Louis Viale (d) Paris, France, October 11, 1953 * All Weird Clifford Brown (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Gigi Gryce (as) Clifford Solomon (ts) Henri Renaud (p) Jimmy Gourley (g) Pierre Michelot (B) Jean-Louis Viale (d) Paris, France, October 19, 1953 * Chez Moi omit Brown, Cleveland, Gryce * Hello BLP 5051 Gigi Gryce Quintet/Sextet, Vol. 3 [unissued] / Gigi Gryce, Clifford Brown Clifford Brown (tp) Gigi Gryce (as) Henri Renaud (p) Jimmy Gourley (g) Pierre Michelot (B) Jean-Louis Viale (d) Paris, France, September 29, 1953 * Blue Conception, All the Things You Are omit Gourley * I Cover the Waterfront, Goofin' with Me Art Farmer (tp) Jimmy Cleveland (tb) Tony Ortega (as) Henri Renaud (p) Marcel Dutrieux (B) Jean-Louis Viale (d) Paris, France, October 10, 1953 * Serenade to Sonny Gigi Gryce (as) Quincy Jones (p) Jimmy Gourley (g) Marcel Dutrieux (B) Jean-Louis Viale (d) Paris, France, October 19, 1953 * Evening in Paris ------------------- ubu

I will, if I get a chance! Thanks for recommending it! And you go see the Wilder one if you can! I've seen it in a new copy a year or so ago. Hell! It's great! While you're still laughing at one joke, you have already missed the following two or three. And he's not just being funny as hell, but rather as critical as you can get, and more witty than in any other of his films I've seen. And then, it's cool to have Jimmy Cagney and Horst Buchholz starring together! ubu

couw - you certainly appreciate Billy Wilder's "One, two, three"! Know it? Have not seen Goodbye Lenin myself - several people told me all the jokes before I could see it myself... ubu