neveronfriday Posted October 25, 2006 Report Share Posted October 25, 2006 (edited) Most of you'll probably laugh, but I've waited for this set for years. --> Click (German site ... but with track listing at the end). Should have the usual great MPS sound. I think it has all 10 LPs he recorded in the 60s and 70s for the label, with Joe Pass, Freddy Rundquist, Heribert Thusek and John Rae (vibes), Eberhard Weber and Peter Witte (bass) and Charly Antolini and Kenny Clare (drums). Edit: the LPs Art Van Damme In San Francisco (1966) Ecstasy (1967) The Gentle Art Of Art (1967) Lullaby In Rhythm (1968) Art In The Black Forest (1968) On The Road (1969) Art And Four Brothers (1969) Keep Going (1970) Blue World (1970) Squeezing Art & Tender Flutes (1972). Edited October 25, 2006 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 No laughs at all. Mine is on it's way to my home already. Looking forward to the set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted October 26, 2006 Report Share Posted October 26, 2006 (edited) mine is already waiting for at my 2nd home in the schwarzwald... i'm hoping original coverart is reproduced in what will surely be a great accompanying booklet. van damme rules! -e- ps: now if i can just get clarke-boland's "music for the small hours", i'll be happy. Edited October 26, 2006 by etherbored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 I haven't ordered mine yet, but I'll get it for myself around Christmas. I've checked out all the samples and the set sounds great. What I'm looking forward to most is the great sound I think this set will have. MPS had excellent engineers in the first place and all their other recent remasters I've gotten so far are just wonderful. It's going to be a swinging Christmas 'round here ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) i'm hoping original cover art is reproduced in what will surely be a great accompanying booklet. van damme rules! -e- The recent Peterson single CDs had the original cover art (the first run (boxed set) didn't), so I hope they won't do that for this set again (box without, later single (new) remasters with). Edited October 27, 2006 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 This definitely looks interesting! I haven't heard lots of Van Damme, so I'm tempted... but it's rather pricey, at 10 euro per disc - anyone saw it for a good prize somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted October 27, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 This definitely looks interesting! I haven't heard lots of Van Damme, so I'm tempted... but it's rather pricey, at 10 euro per disc - anyone saw it for a good prize somewhere? So far, a tad below 50 Euro is all I could find (49, xx). It does have 119 tunes though ... that's about 42 cents per track. Maybe that's a better way of looking at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 amazon.de seems to be the loss leader at the moment... -e- ps: ubu, PM me and i can get you some of this music if you like. i have a 2-disc van damme set which this new release makes redundant for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 amazon.de seems to be the loss leader at the moment... -e- ps: ubu, PM me and i can get you some of this music if you like. i have a 2-disc van damme set which this new release makes redundant for me. Thanks a lot, etherbored, but I have that much new stuff around, I can absolutely wait for some time and get me the new release, eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Anyone have any thoughts on that 'Jazzin' The Black Forest' DVD and book on sale over in Germany? Worth getting? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Claude Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) The book has been published in 1999 already. It contains (in english and german) a brief history of the label, some photos, detailed discographies and reproductions of all album covers including reissues (quite small, 9 on one page). An essential reference for fans of the label, but too academic for the general jazz public. Hard cover, excellent print and binding quality. http://www.crippled.com/index.php?cat=shop...mp;sessid=10000 http://www.amazon.de/Jazzin-Black-Forest-K.../dp/3980582019/ I haven't seen the recently released film documentary http://www.monitorpop.de/index.php?cat=sho...&ref=umgmps http://www.amazon.de/MPS-Jazzin-Forest-Rol.../dp/B000GETWMM/ Also available in the US: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7241896 Edited October 27, 2006 by Claude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 Thank you ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted October 27, 2006 Report Share Posted October 27, 2006 (edited) i own the dvd and it is HAPPENING! it's packed with fantastic arcana and interviews that anyone interested in MPS would love. HIGHLY recommended, -e- ps: naturally, the book is everything claude mentions. barely equaled in terms of sheer aesthetic quality. Edited October 27, 2006 by etherbored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 i own the dvd and it is HAPPENING! it's packed with fantastic arcana and interviews that anyone interested in MPS would love. HIGHLY recommended, -e- ps: naturally, the book is everything claude mentions. barely equaled in terms of sheer aesthetic quality. I notice that 'Crippled Dick Hot Wax' does the book, DVD and a cool MPS t-shirt for about 80 Euros. That is a deal I might be tempted with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 i own the dvd and it is HAPPENING! it's packed with fantastic arcana and interviews that anyone interested in MPS would love. HIGHLY recommended, -e- ps: naturally, the book is everything claude mentions. barely equaled in terms of sheer aesthetic quality. etherbored - is the DVD in English or in German with subtitles? Thanks for your recommendation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 when the disc is inserted and the menu arrives, your first choice is german or english. every word of german is well subtitled. the dvd is a labor of love that a production team spent some time on. it also comes with a tricky little package of about 8 or 10 postcards of different MPS moments. 80 euros for the book (the original hardback?), the dvd, and a t is a steal in my opinion. i'm quite sure i paid over that for the book alone... -e- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 (edited) when the disc is inserted and the menu arrives, your first choice is german or english. every word of german is well subtitled. the dvd is a labor of love that a production team spent some time on. it also comes with a tricky little package of about 8 or 10 postcards of different MPS moments. 80 euros for the book (the original hardback?), the dvd, and a t is a steal in my opinion. i'm quite sure i paid over that for the book alone... -e- Thanks etherbored. It's on my list ! I'm slightly out with my numbers. It's 63 Euros for the DVD/book combo, 81 Euros for DVD/book/tee and 95 Euros for the DVD/Book/Tee/2CD deal. My order is imminent. Edited October 28, 2006 by sidewinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 28, 2006 Report Share Posted October 28, 2006 Ordered the mega-combo ! Will post thoughts once it arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluerein Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 I picked up the book some years ago used and it's indeed great. Created an enorous passion for the label for me. The DVD confirms my feelings for the label (European Blue Note imo). Does anyone have the Cicero box which came out recently as well? Great too if you're into this type of jazz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) yes, i have it and the singers unlimited set as well... european blue note indeed. long live MPS! regards, -e- ps: as a nootnote, i've been to the village of villangen three times now (it's one village south of where i have a second home), ane each time i promise myself i'll find the old studio. finally, the dvd has given me a sufficient visual-rules map i can follow when i am there in november. Edited October 29, 2006 by etherbored Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neveronfriday Posted October 29, 2006 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) I picked up the book some years ago used and it's indeed great. Created an enorous passion for the label for me. The DVD confirms my feelings for the label (European Blue Note imo). Does anyone have the Cicero box which came out recently as well? Great too if you're into this type of jazz. At the moment, I'm making my dad buy me the recent MPS stuff (he used to have most of it in his own LP collection) and I've already got the Cicero. Excellent, if you are into that kind of music (as you said). I also like the live recording: Euhen Cicero: Solo distributed by in-akustik. The "Swinging The Classics On MPS" set I like better though. Edited October 29, 2006 by neveronfriday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjobbe Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 (edited) .... Does anyone have the Cicero box which came out recently as well? Great too if you're into this type of jazz. not yet Reinier it is on my "wishlist", but if you like his music this OOP LP from 1987 is now available on emusic as MP3 download From the Artists home page: Label Monopol LP 57235033 CH, M 5002 Producer Otto Schütt / Michael Kudritzki Recorded September 1987 Musicians J.A. Rettenbacher, bass / Rolo Rodriguez, perc. / Ronnie Stephenson, drums / Heinz von Hermann, sax / Jiggs Whigham, tb Cheers, Tjobbe Edited October 29, 2006 by tjobbe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 29, 2006 Report Share Posted October 29, 2006 Wow, I saw the Cicero in stores and thought I could pass on this corny stuff, but seems it's not that corny from your posts here... hmmm, the list is growing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etherbored Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 ub, it's not corny at all... -e- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted October 30, 2006 Report Share Posted October 30, 2006 ub, it's not corny at all... -e- yeah, my wallet had to learn - but the impact of that newly amassed knowledge will only take place later... If we're already off topic here, let me endorse this one, similar beautiful package, and great music! I was slightly familiar with the Doldinger Quartett from my mother's "Doldinger in Süd-Amerika" Twen-LP (yeah, she's old, maybe you, too, but me not.... ), and this is a most enjoyable package! Not MPS related actually, but from a similar time, and I think presenting similarly fine music, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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