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I've always prefered Debussy by french pianists. You (who ever you are) should listen to this versions of: - Etudes (Douze Etudes, livre I & II+ ... D'un cahier d'esquisses, Masques, l'Isle joyeuse) by Alain Planès (Harmonia Mundi, 1997) - Oeuvres (Images Livre I, Images Livre II, Le Martyre de Saint Sébastien, Masques, Estampes, Hommage à Haydn, Berceuse héroïque) by Alice Adler (Erato/ XXe Siècle vol. 10, recorded 1991, published 1996) - Préludes Livre I (1909/10) + Jeux (Debussy's Transcription, 1913) by Alice Adler (Pianovox, 1999) - Préludes Livre II (1910/ 1912) + Elégie, Children's Corner By Alice Adler (Pianovox, 2001)

- Beethoven: 14th String Quartet (Quatuor Végh) (1972/73 version, Valois-Auvidis) - Berg: Suite Lyrique + Quatuor op.3 (Arditti String Quartet)(Disques Montaigne) - Bach: 6 Cello Suite (Pierre Fournier) (DG) - Britten: Cello Suite 1-3 (Truls Mork) (Virgin Cl.) - Bartok : The Two Violin Sonatas (Gidon Kremer - Martha Argerich) (DG, 2 separate CD) - Debussy: Les Trois Sonates (P. Rogé, R. Pasquier, B. Pasquier, F. Guye, F. Cambreling, Ph. Berthold)(Adda) - Feldman: All Piano (John Tilbury) (Matchless) - Grisey: Vortex Temporum - Talea (Ensemble Recherche) (Accord-Unacorda) - Kodaly: Sonata for Unaccompanied Cello (Janos Starker) (Delos) - Schoenberg: The Piano Music (Maurizio Pollini (DG) My Favorite "Récital" CD: - Ensemble Aventure: Octandre (Varèse/ Luzuriaga/ Bruttger/ Aharonián/ Etkin/ Paraskevaidis/ Riehm (Ars Musici)

And also the special agent of the Kansas Brureau of Investigation, Alvin Dewey, in the adaptation of Truman Capote's "In Cold Blood" by Richard Brooks in 1966.

INDIA from Coltrane at the Village Vanguard. First thing I ever heard from him in the early seventies.

I'm all for Lyon. The team, at least in CL, is far superior to Bordeaux and is going stronger and stronger since the beginning of this year.

Quite correct. Lovano is horrible, one of the most boring, pointless chops players to have such a long career but Steve Kuhn is terrific, and the rhythm section is right there with him. I appreciate Manfred Eicher getting Kuhn out there again but sure wish he had picked another horn, or just skipped the tenor altogether. Did anyone listen to, and not want to vomit, when they heard Lovano's nauseating Ben Webster imitations (try the worst ever version of "Soultrane" as an example) on that duet album with Hank Jones? Of course, I never would've willingly listened to such a thing except I was stuck in an airport lounge in Lyon where the bartender had it on repeat, damn you Jean-Pierre! Can't Agree more. By the way, mine is to sell in a list who's three or four months old.

My choice to, and in the same order.

There is a recent record from Fred capture in live concert at the Belgie in Hasselt (I was at the concert). The record is not under his name but untitled "Ryhm Section + Fred Van Hove: Hear Here Now" It's three improvisations (Hear, Here, Now), two at the piano, one at the accordion, where Fred is backed by Peter Jacquemyn on double bass and Tatsuya Nakatani on percussion. Very beautifull. It's edited on the (K-RAAK-K) label You can get it, I think at www.kraak.net I suppose that you know also about the record that Evan Parker has published on his label psi (Fred van Hove "Journey") in 2008, two solo improvisations capture in Concert at Jazz à Mulhouse in 2007.

Great News!

Like her. Beautifull voice, good actrice. "Raven" is his best (nicely recorded by the way).

Too sad. I've seen him few times (with the Revolutionnary Ensemble in the seventies and Cecil Taylor). What is strange is that he died just after he had anounced that he was going back to his real name. Maybe he was knowing that he didn't have much time to live ahead of him?

Hurray for LYON. Even if Liverpool played without Gerrard (who quit the match after 25 minutes) and Torres. The french win was deserved only because they also play with two midfielders (Toulalalan and the very young Gonalons who scores the first goal for Lyon!) at the heart of the defense. A good match, all together if not a great one and Liverpool is now facing the very real possibilitie to be out of the Champion's League at the phase of group qualification. Amazing! For bordeaux, the win was'nt such a great surprise. The team is the most solid of the french championship (and get the best coach: Laurent Blanc) and the Bayern is on the down side also (and was without Ribéry and Robben). The most amazing thing was that Bordeaux miss two penaltys baddly shot by Yoan Gourcuff (one of my favorite player, anyway) and Jussié. Two french team in 1/8 will be amazing.

His love for "Films Noirs" is well known. If you like is approach of Vertigo and other films music, you should listen to the french pianist STEPHAN OLIVA and his "Ghosts of Bernard Herrmann" (Illusion Music) or the magnificent "Jazz'n (E) Motion" (it was part of serie in 1998 and it could be difficult to find it) on RcaVictor where he plays the sountracks of Rosemary's Baby, Vertigo, Touch of Evil, Le Mépris etc.). Great music by a pianist who should be known better than he is. He has a website (www.stephanoliva.com) where you can find his discography. To come back to Ran Blake so far, my three favorites of him are the great "Short Life Of Barbara Monk", "That Certain Feeling" and his best solo for me, "Breakthru" (you need a pianist to pull out the best from another one"). But I'd never like the three he recorded for on Hat (certainly the weakest from his disco), and certainly not his "hommage" to Horace Silver - with this horrible guitarist who second him on few tunes.

A great film if you like cinéma. Funny the criticism about the "no narration" of the film. Seems that most of you lost the point.

- "Le Maitre du haut-château" (Man in the High Castle) and "Ubik" (same title in French)...

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Ther's a festival of free music at the end of this month/beginnig of the next in Antwerpen (Belgium) One complete day is devoted to CECIL TAYLOR. It starts with the projection of two films ans ended withe a concert in duet with TONY OXLEY. What is more surprising it's that the Festival (named: FOLLOW THE SOUND - 30 september to 4 of October) annonced a special sell of AILANTHUS/ALTISSIMA for the occasion!!!!

I've seen him live twice this year, first with MAUGER that I like a lot (both concert & record, but to like both of them you must have a taste for free music) and with a trio made of a dutch "amplified" acoustic guitarist and Sardjoe on drums who was a total disappointement (they play "tunes" you know and never let go - I think that chuck would have find there some confirmation to what he think of Mahanthappa ). I've heard the record with DUPONT and it's, alas, nothing special. APTI is also a disappointement for this ears if you compare him to KINSMEN his best record IMO with CODEBOOK.

- Saxophone Colossus (Prestige) - Way Out West (Contemporary) - Sonny Meets Hawk! (RCA) - Newk's Time (Blue Note) - Freedom Suite (Riverside) - A Nigth at the Village Vanguard (Complete) (Blue Note) The three first are on SACD. Great sound even is the best CD version of "Saxophone Colossus" was on DCC gold CD and still is (seems than, 24 gold karat is better than 24 bit remastered!)

I receive a mail, two or three weeks ago confirming the number of my copy and telling that it'll be send soon (No joke).

A great musician. Thanks to Paul Bley to have put it in the light even if it was at a later state of his life. Funny that even the strongest supporter of the avant-garde on this board didn't get him. More difficult to listen to than Fred Anderson certainly but not more complicated than a solo album of Roscoe Mitchell. His two greatest discs are, IMO, "Get Ready To Receive Yourself", his first on Leo and the magnificent "Dahabenzapple" who will maybe know a reedition one of this day on hatOLOGY. His most accessible is, again IMO, "Going To Church" on Aum Fidelity where the band is larger than usual. The one to listen to if you want "get" the music of "papa" Joe Maneri.

Few who come in mind: - Frank Lowe/ Bernard Santacruz: "Short Tales" (Bleu Regard) - Jemeel Moonoc/ William Parker: "New World Pygmies" (Eremite) - Steve Lacy/ Joëlle Léandre: "One More Time" (Leo) - Adam Lane & John Tchicai: DOS (CIMP) - Ivo Perelman & Dominic Duval: "Nowhere To Hide" (Not Two) - Anthony Braxton/ Chris Dahlgren: "ABCD" (Not Two) - John Butcher & John Edwards: "Optic" (Emanem)

No mention so far of Steve Beresford & Howard Riley and from a younger generation, René Bottlang (check his marvellous "Trilongo" on AJMI in trio) and jacques Demierre, another marvellous pianist from Switzerland. By the way my two absolute favorite european pianist are Irène Schweizer & Alexander von Schlippenbach. Yes, I know, they are not from the youngest generation but so it is. An a belgium rec, if you like mainstream: Jef Neve (and also Free Desmyter!).

Reading the D. Gould post the answer is yes.