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All of these Louis Hayes Muse sessions are so freakin' good. This is another great one but probably my least favorite. The Real Thing and Ichi Ban are even better. But this one is very good too. And a good oppurtunity to hear Charles Davis in a prominent role (on baritone sax!)

Another great Land/Hutch album

2016 International Phonograph. Sounds amazing!

https://www.dustygroove.com/item/978497?cat=jazz&incl_cs=1&no_incl_in=1&sort_order=release_date That looks interesting!

Time for another weekly update! Mal was really into duets: this week there are five of them all recorded within 2 years time. There are two duets with the excellent bassist David Friesen: Encounters and Remembering Mal. The Muse album is the one I like best. Though it definitely also consist of more straightahead jazz there are also some successful experiments with music that is hard to describe. Lots of creativity and a true showcase of Friesen's virtuoso bass style. Love the sound of his electric 'Oregon' bass here too. Their second recording was released posthumously and is a more straightahead jazz jam session. Though nothing groundbreaking it's highly enjoyable for it's live atmosphere and hearable joy of both players. The 2007 Jazzwerkstatt release 'Live in Berlin' is another fantastic duo record with Steve Lacy. They made plenty and not one of them was a failure. And this one is definitely among their better one's. Also a first hearing of their Billy Strayhorn interpretation: a beautiful version of "A Flower is a Lonesome Thing'. Then we've got a piano encounter with Yosuke Yamashita: Piano Duo Live at Pit Inn. A great dual full of chemistry and lots of piano power. A setting that worked out better than I could have imagined. Also recommended for every Yamashita fan. Only the two vocal records of this week really disappoint. The one with Sumiko Yoseyama is slightly better as her voice sounds a little better, her English is a little more fluent and there are no strings. But still, I really do not like her singing. Same goes for Femi Bellomo who's voice doesn't really suite jazz ballads. Her voice is pretty sharp and loud and sometimes on the edge of... out of tune. Interesting for a first appearance of Roberto Ottaviano. But his duo album with Mal for DIW is much better. Stay tuned for next week as there will be some classic albums A duet with Marion Brown, Sempre Amore with Steve Lacy, Update on Soul Note and... The Seagulls of Kristiansand which is probably one of his best known albums. Also there will be a personal story by Tom Overberghe, the director of the fantastic documentary on Mal's life: 'A Portrait of Mal Waldron'. It will be published in both Dutch and English. Enjoy your weekend! https://snake-out.blogspot.com https://snake-out.blogspot.com/2020/12/all-reviews-in-chronological-order.html https://snake-out.blogspot.com/2020/12/all-reviews-by-rating.html

Ordered vol.2,3 and 4 today

Well I don’t know if it’s USPS or PostNL (and believe me, they suck at least as much) but it’s now the eighth week that I am waiting for a record from the USA.... I think it’s probably lost

My favorite DIW:

Yeah I think so and of course their records made in Japan during Mal's 70th birthday tour.

https://www.samrecords.fr/shop/billy-harper-antibes-75/?doing_wp_cron=1613412443.4889779090881347656250 now this is something I am looking out for! Awesome group and great tunes. Only a little short in playing time....

Oh yes! The records with Benny Bailey, Nathan Davis, Embryo, Dusko Goykovich and Klaus Weiss and even more. They will al be there

Time goes by so fast, even in a lockdown situation. Another weekly Waldron update from me. We are still in the early years of the '80's decade. Mal spent a lot of time in Japan during these years. It's a period where the quality of his output is a little mixed. The records reviewed this week: - Some collaborations with Japanese musicians. He worked with some highly talented one's but the records of this period do not really speak to me. The collaboration with Japanese alto saxophone player Kazutoki Umezu called 'Another Step' is nothing very special and I personally do not like his style. 'In Retrospect' sounds pretty uninspired and is a really dull record. And then there's 'With Mal' with Japanese singer Sumiko Yoseyama. I did not make it a secret I do not really like vocal jazz. But where I could easily listen to a creative voice like Jeanne Lee, this is really something else. I have serious doubts about her singing skills.... - Fortunately there are three great records with the Reggie Workman/Ed Blackwell trio. Best known is probably 'Breaking New Ground' where Mal experiments with both popular and classical music. Not every effort is as much as a succes but this is a pretty good record. The version of MASH is insanely good. There's also the 'Plays Eric Satie' which is a tribute to this great mininmalistic French classical composer. Fascinating stuff with excellent contributions by Blackwell and Reggie Workman. Their last album as a trio together called 'You And The Night And The Music' sounds a bit less creative but is still highly enjoyable. All three recommended albums. - My favorite for this week and absolutely one of my desert island discs: another duo session with Steve Lacy at the Bimhuis in 1982. It was only released some 15 years ago and it is at least just as good as the work at Dreher, maybe even a very little better. As a single disc it's also a pretty good introdcution to them as a duo. Every single composition played that night was pure magic. Still lots of records to go from here. Hope you enjoy reading and don't forget to comment here or on the blog. Thanks! https://snake-out.blogspot.com/ https://snake-out.blogspot.com/2020/12/all-reviews-in-chronological-order.html https://snake-out.blogspot.com/2020/12/all-reviews-by-rating.html

I finally managed to find a copy

Come on up with that blog HutchFan! Some of my selections would be: Mal Waldron/Steve Lacy - At the Bimhuis 1982 Old and New Dreams - Playing Harold Land - Xocia's Dance Pharoah Sanders - Heart Is a Melody Michel Petrucianni - Live At The Village Vanguard Abdullah Ibrahim - Water From an Ancient Well Mal Waldron - Seagulls of Kristiansund Cecil Taylor - Olu Iwa Joe Henderson - Mirror Mirror Sonny Fortune - Great Friends Mal Waldron - Crowd Scene

RIP mr. Graves he surely will be missed!

Rip Chick Corea. Glad to have seen him live at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam.

He is on most of them

No you did not miss anything. I’ll review full albums as leader and co-leader first. Than his stuff as a sideman and at last his appearances on various artists albums.

Well guys I’ve got a reply from NoBuisness to my question! My feeling was partly right. There will be two more volumes this year and: a 5 LP limited edition boxed set (300 copies). Now I like vinyl but that sounds like an incompletr set and will probably be expensive. So I’ll stick to the cd’s first. New order on the way. But not at those Bastards in Chicago

Thanks for sharing all that great info @Onxidlib!

Yeah there is definitely a link between the two. Wiessmueller is one of them. But the TUTU cd's do not mention ENJA as a parent label anywhere. But I read about their connection somewhere in the liner notes of on of Mal's first TUTU releases. Maybe someone else knows?

Morning all! A new weekly update here. We are pretty much stuck in the early 80's as this was another very productive period in his career. Mal put out easily 5 or even more records a year in this decade. Not everyone is of equal interest but there are definitely some very good records to be found there. Even some masterpieces... This week started of the last official Mal Waldron release containing new music. The solo concert at Vancouver was brought out trough Bandcamp by Condition West. It's interesting to hear but not essential. There's also the excellent duo recording with South African bassist Johnny Dyani called 'Some Jive Ass Boer'. Mal and Dyani frequently worked together and are an excellent match. Speaking of duos... also this week there's the first recorded duet with Steve Lacy which is mind-blowing. It was brought out originally on different releases but I decided to review the complete works: Live At Dreher 1981. The essential 4cd set brought out by Hat Hut. There's also the very good and quite recently released Progressive compilation: News: Run About Mal & Mal '81. It's a great opportunity to hear Mal play standards with a solid trio consisting of George Mraz and Al Foster. It really is a more straight-ahead outing suited for when you just don't feel for 'difficult' music. I partly reviewed the Interpretations by Monk 4cd set. Only the Waldron set of course. With names like Don Cherry, Roswell Rudd, Steve Lacy, Richard Davis and Ed Blackwell I must admit that I expected a little more. It's pretty good nonetheless. This weekend's records were among his best known. What is Is remains a true favorite of my with some of the most fiery and intense blowing by Clifford Jordan that I have ever heard. One Entrance, Many Exits is one of Mal's highly rated albums on the internet but it still does not impress me very much. With such a line up including Joe Henderson, David Friesen and Billy Higgins I expected a little more. It's good but could have been great. Anyway, hope you enjoy reading again and do not hesitate to respond or discuss. Here on the board or on the blog https://snake-out.blogspot.com https://snake-out.blogspot.com/2020/12/all-reviews-in-chronological-order.html https://snake-out.blogspot.com/2020/12/all-reviews-by-rating.html

Fantastic music and what a great reissue. Beautiful packaging and a great remaster, though the original distortion remains ( but that’s part of its charm). what surprised me the most was the quality of all the new material. It’s definitely essential stuff. Even the rehearsal and soundcheck takes. Really looking forward to more Survival reissues. Both the website and the sticker on my sealed LP suggested there was more to come. So.... what will be next

it finally arrived! And so happy with it. This is fantastic music

Thanks for talking me trough this music guys. This will ultimately get on my wishlist for sure. Though I’d probably have to explore some more Hemphill first I think.