BFT #44 CD-2

[king ubu]

Just quickly, I'm too tired to browse now, but I got the Allan track:

Jan Allan / Christina von Bülow Quartet

Stockholm (SE), Allan's Home Studio at Lindingö

December 1993

Jan Allan - trumpet

Christina von Bülow - alto sax

Jacob Fischer - guitar

Jens Skov Olsen - bass

Don't know what title it is, but I guess it could be "Marionett"? Or that crabby Saga? Fischer is a fine player, I've got him on a CD somewhere, as sideman.

[JSngry]

Ok, on to Disc 2

TRACK ONE - Not really relevant to my lifestyle but....yeah. that's interesting. Can't tell if it's from an old recording session or if it's a new one made to sound old. But I'm laughing my ass of either way, and that's always a good thing. And it really is a nifty chart played quite well. All told, I'm leaning towards it being an old recording, and whover came across outtakes like these gets my thanks. And no matter how old it is, that tuba player's kicking ass!

TRACK TWO - Again, not really relevant to my lifestyle, but hey, there's some serious playing going on. Always happy to hear that. I'd really like to see a hula dancer get it on with this one!

TRACK THREE - "Sweet Sue", in that HCOF basic bag. Very nice, and I'll not even attempt to guess who it is. Django would be too obvious. Everybody and everything sounds totally of its time, and I mean that as a compliment.

TRACK FOUR - "Running Wild". More fine playing, but too much of this good thing is, for me, too much. And this coming after the two previous cuts, is too much. Sorry.

TRACK FIVE - "Day Dream", a beautiful tune. Sounds like JJ or somebody out of his bag, maybe Curtis. Definitely one of the top-tier players in that bag. Guitar, I'm not sure about. Possibly Burrell, judging by the accompaniment, but I'm not sure. Lovely cut, and perhaps a more recnet recording than I had first thought.

TRACK SIX - Again, no idea. Nice tune, and nice playing, but the end result is a little too "comfortable" for my taste. "Relaxed", "mellow", etc, are all fine with me, but "comfortable" is just one step beyond that. Sometimes I'm ok with it, sometimes not. Right now I'm not. But hell, it's a beautiful tune marvellously played, so it's 100% my problem, not theirs. And the altoist sounds really familiar...

TRACK SEVEN - "Walking Shoes". At first, I was sure I was going to hate this. The tune itself is one of my favorite Mulligan things, and it skirts the line between "cute" & "clever" as closely (and successfully) as anything can in my book. So I hear a vocalist, and I'm thinking, "UH-oh!" But it actually turned out quite nicely. The bari player seems to have a little bit (or more) of mocking in his playing that I appreciate. And the vocal playing Chet's part works. Like I said, probably one singlemost favorite Mulligan piece, and they made it work in a way that was simultaneoulsy affectionate and mocking. Works for me.

TRACK EIGHT - Interesting tune. Pianist's time sounds rushed in the solo, and there's no breath in the lines. Trumpet is more poised, but sounds like he/she's not really deep into the tune yet. Same for the alto, although there's a bit more probing going on. Sounds like the whole affair could have used more seasoning, but realistically, that's not always possible. Oh well.

TRACK NINE - See #4

TRACK TEN - See #4 again, except that the lyrics on this one really bug me. This whole retro-romantic glamor thing bugs the piss out of me. It's supposed to be "classy" or "charming" or something like that, but as far as I'm concerned it's pure bullshit. Frankly, it makes me want to puke and/or take a .45 to the perps' groins before they can reproduce.

Nothing personal, sorry.

TRACK ELEVEN - Pleasant, maybe "comfortable", but coming on the heels of #10, it's impossible to offer an objective evalation. Pianist's touch seems a little "stiff", which is merely an obervation, nothing more. Might well be a matter of indigenous phraseology.

TRACK TWELVE - Dude, you're mellowing me to death!

I guess it's ok, but again, after that thing on #10, I'm really needing a slap in the face to get over it, and so far it hasn't come. But this is certainly not bad on its own terms. Kinda 70s ECM-ish, altough I don't think it is that.

TRACK THIRTEEN - Zoot/Al? Definitely Zoot, probably not Al, although there was just one moan that says yes it is. Don't know this particlar cut, but yeah. This is "corny but cool" if you know what I mean. Really, you could put Gene Krupa from "Sing Sing Sing" underneath it, put everybody in zoot suits, and it would be a hit on the Neo-Swing circuit. But this is not at all contrived. These are just two guys being who they are. So good for them, and thanks for including it. I enjoyed it.

TRACK FOURTEEN - Very dry humor here.

Or so I hope.

Not as much here that I enjoyed as much as the material on Disc 1, but enough to leave me feeling that it was neverhteless time well spent. Thanks!

[Durium]

Thanks RDK for your commends on disc two.

Some tracks have been labeled already, so I'll point to those answers. ; others are still anonymous

1. Can’t tell if this is really old (and European) or a put-on to sound old. The guys are obviously having a blast, but I can’t tell if it’s legit. On its own, this is a bit too goofy; I suspect it would work much better for me in the context of an entire album/set.

It's indeed French traditional jazz

2. This one’s growing on me…

3. Django?

No not Django at all. but his friend and rival Oscar Aleman. I'm still searching for the discographical information.

4. Gotta be Grappelli in there somewhere…

Not Grappelli, but Svend Asmussen

5. Bone and guitar? Lovely.

The trombone player is still not recognized .....

6. Very pretty.

7. Love that deep, rich bari sound! Odd meter (?) to the tune, but overall I really like this – but not so much the vocal parts.

It's a tribute to Chet Baker ...... ( with the Gerry Mulligan pianoless Quartet )

8.

9. “I’ll Remember April.” Again, perhaps Grappelli, but he sounded more like him in #4.

No, Grappelli is not in the track - he isn't even in this selection

10.

11. Like this. No clue though…

12. Again, very nice, tasteful…

13. Ah, finally something very different! I like this. Swings more than most sax duets.

It's Al Cohn and Zoot Sims, members figured out, although the title is not yet found.

14. Sweet, but a bit too precious perhaps – like a lullaby. Good bookend with #1.

Thanks RDK ...

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Durium

[Durium]

Just quickly, I'm too tired to browse now, but I got the Allan track:

Jan Allan / Christina von Bülow Quartet

Stockholm (SE), Allan's Home Studio at Lindingö

December 1993

Jan Allan - trumpet

Christina von Bülow - alto sax

Jacob Fischer - guitar

Jens Skov Olsen - bass

Don't know what title it is, but I guess it could be "Marionett"? Or that crabby Saga? Fischer is a fine player, I've got him on a CD somewhere, as sideman.

Thanks King Ubu,

You found the correct personnel, but the session is, to my information, another one. The title is not Marionett or Saga.

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Durium

[Durium]

Welcome Sngry with your commends on disc two.

Some tracks have been labeled already - I'll respond to the unknown tracks and give some indications to help you.

TRACK ONE - Not really relevant to my lifestyle but....yeah. that's interesting. Can't tell if it's from an old recording session or if it's a new one made to sound old. But I'm laughing my ass of either way, and that's always a good thing. And it really is a nifty chart played quite well. All told, I'm leaning towards it being an old recording, and whover came across outtakes like these gets my thanks. And no matter how old it is, that tuba player's kicking ass!

It's fun ........... and this French band playing traditional jazz was very very popular in the 1970s in Western Europe. They stopped in 1978, but the leader started a new "little orchestra" a few years ago with this kind of stuff. Real hot jazz !!

TRACK TWO - Again, not really relevant to my lifestyle, but hey, there's some serious playing going on. Always happy to hear that. I'd really like to see a hula dancer get it on with this one!

The rhythm you hear is made by the guitar player himself with his feet and he used to dance on stage while playing the guitar ( on this track he is playing a Brazilian mandoline or ukulele, called a cavaquinho). If you have vistited my web log you might understand about what artist I'm refering.

TRACK THREE - "Sweet Sue", in that HCOF basic bag. Very nice, and I'll not even attempt to guess who it is. Django would be too obvious. Everybody and everything sounds totally of its time, and I mean that as a compliment.

No, it isn't Django, it's the other great guitar player, that played in France in the 1930s, but, due to the fact that he wasn't French, never got the appreciation in France. It's Oscar Aleman , but so far no-one found out at what session this recording was made. !!

TRACK FOUR - "Running Wild". More fine playing, but too much of this good thing is, for me, too much. And this coming after the two previous cuts, is too much. Sorry.

Maybe it has some relation to the two previous tracks !

TRACK FIVE - "Day Dream", a beautiful tune. Sounds like JJ or somebody out of his bag, maybe Curtis. Definitely one of the top-tier players in that bag. Guitar, I'm not sure about. Possibly Burrell, judging by the accompaniment, but I'm not sure. Lovely cut, and perhaps a more recnet recording than I had first thought.

The guitar player was already labeled as Peter Bernstein, but the trombone player is still the great unknown !!

TRACK SIX - Again, no idea. Nice tune, and nice playing, but the end result is a little too "comfortable" for my taste. "Relaxed", "mellow", etc, are all fine with me, but "comfortable" is just one step beyond that. Sometimes I'm ok with it, sometimes not. Right now I'm not. But hell, it's a beautiful tune marvellously played, so it's 100% my problem, not theirs. And the altoist sounds really familiar...

King Ubu found out the personel of this group, but not yet the correct session.

Info up to now:Christina von Bülow Trio (featuring Jan Allan): Christina von Bülow as, Jan Allan tp, Jacob Fixcher g, Jens Skov Olsen b.

TRACK SEVEN - "Walking Shoes". At first, I was sure I was going to hate this. The tune itself is one of my favorite Mulligan things, and it skirts the line between "cute" & "clever" as closely (and successfully) as anything can in my book. So I hear a vocalist, and I'm thinking, "UH-oh!" But it actually turned out quite nicely. The bari player seems to have a little bit (or more) of mocking in his playing that I appreciate. And the vocal playing Chet's part works. Like I said, probably one singlemost favorite Mulligan piece, and they made it work in a way that was simultaneoulsy affectionate and mocking. Works for me.

They made a 2CD as a tribute to Chet Baker's musical heritage. This group toured around the Netherlands last year with a lot of success. The first set was dedicated to Chet's early work ( this track isd from that part) and the second set was his final period. I also suggested, that the rhyhm section played with Chet in the famous Japan session.

TRACK EIGHT - Interesting tune. Pianist's time sounds rushed in the solo, and there's no breath in the lines. Trumpet is more poised, but sounds like he/she's not really deep into the tune yet. Same for the alto, although there's a bit more probing going on. Sounds like the whole affair could have used more seasoning, but realistically, that's not always possible. Oh well.

This tune was labeled as a Toshiko Akiyoshi session. No more info so-far.

TRACK NINE - See #4

This track has nothing to do with track 4, except that both tracks have a violin player and a guitar player !!

TRACK TEN - See #4 again, except that the lyrics on this one really bug me. This whole retro-romantic glamor thing bugs the piss out of me. It's supposed to be "classy" or "charming" or something like that, but as far as I'm concerned it's pure bullshit. Frankly, it makes me want to puke and/or take a .45 to the perps' groins before they can reproduce.

I understand this isn't your piece of cake. Ok !! - I loved the concert in July 2005. Only the guitar player doubles on both tracks ( # 4 and # 10 ) and I hid him in three tracks on this second CD.

Nothing personal, sorry.

You can't reach me hear on the other side of the screen.

TRACK ELEVEN - Pleasant, maybe "comfortable", but coming on the heels of #10, it's impossible to offer an objective evalation. Pianist's touch seems a little "stiff", which is merely an obervation, nothing more. Might well be a matter of indigenous phraseology.

TRACK TWELVE - Dude, you're mellowing me to death!

I guess it's ok, but again, after that thing on #10, I'm really needing a slap in the face to get over it, and so far it hasn't come. But this is certainly not bad on its own terms. Kinda 70s ECM-ish, altough I don't think it is that.

TRACK THIRTEEN - Zoot/Al? Definitely Zoot, probably not Al, although there was just one moan that says yes it is. Don't know this particlar cut, but yeah. This is "corny but cool" if you know what I mean. Really, you could put Gene Krupa from "Sing Sing Sing" underneath it, put everybody in zoot suits, and it would be a hit on the Neo-Swing circuit. But this is not at all contrived. These are just two guys being who they are. So good for them, and thanks for including it. I enjoyed it.

You're right, it's Zoot Sims and ............... Al Cohn on two unaccompanied saxophones. Any idea about the title of this tune?

TRACK FOURTEEN - Very dry humor here.

Or so I hope.

Not as much here that I enjoyed as much as the material on Disc 1, but enough to leave me feeling that it was neverhteless time well spent. Thanks!

I'm glad you liked my selection Sngry, although you found it difficult to concentrate on the end .........

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Durium

[mikeweil]

Such a nice disc, especially the vocal tracks I like a lot, but no time for anything but background listening - too much work to be done. I decided not to peak and wait until less busy times return to post my comments.

Thanks a lot for the fine selections - this is the first time I didn't get around to post my guesses in time .....