Happy New Ear

Wishing an healthy, wealthy, prosperous, musical and happy 2015 everyone…

Miles Lives!

… and speaks, as well, like he so seldom did...

Breaking news… from Totown Communication Group of Japan, a superb 1985 documentary showing Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and… THE VOICE of BIRD aka Charlie Parker… wow!!!

A really great interview.

Soon available as a DVD… enjoy the trailer, as I did.

ECM - What happened to Steve Eliovson?

After a seminal, one of a kind solo album for ECM in early '80s, "Dawn Dance" paired with the late, heavily missed Colin Walcott, the man… just disappeared…

The disappearing musician is almost a cliche'… mind goes to Mike Ratledge of Soft Machine… but the list is longer…

Anyway, thanking a cool Blog… voila', here are fresh news about Steve… and everything got abruptly interrupted due to a broken leg, while skiing in the Alps, shortly after the first ECM's wages, I argue…

Thanking God, as shit happens, the man is alive and still playing or so… and the album is still available, so, please do you a favor: just go, surf the net and buy it… it's marvelous music and recording… namely my very first exposure to a nose breathing from a recording… say transparency.

EMT 930st dust cover

One is available, folks... first come, first served... brand-new conditions.

Please contact me, if interested... ahem... EMT 930st and seismic base aren't for sale;-)

ACT moment!

… no, not Moment Act…

… but ACT moment… yes, as I'm an avid collector and follower of ACT: this German jazz record label has a consistency and an unique its very own aesthetics which only ECM, Astree and Harmonia Mundi have... talking about "aesthetics" I'm talking about cover art AND music, of course. My most belived ACT discs are E.S.T. and Lars Landgen, but many others would remain hidden and unknown if... not buying by chance a sampler "ACT STORY", now out of print, containing the above and others less known performers: Bugge Wesseltoft' piano... his "Du Gronne, Glitrende Tre" from "It's snowing on my piano"... WOW!!! ... or Nguyen Le & Dhafer Youssef's Kithara from "Homescape" or Nils Landgren's "I will survive"... every track on this sampler makes you happy, feelin' groovy and swinging... and most of all wishing, I mean STRONGLY wishing to buy all the disks quoted! So, folks, I'm herewith suggesting to find your ACT moment, as well.

A must!

Merry christmas all!

christmas, no capital letter… if muslim, catholic, induist, buddhist, taoist, atheist, whatever… doesn't matter: christmas means to me warmness, peace, empathy, beauty, humankind rebirth as a better one, like the Holy Child every year does… ahem… or so… so, optimistically and full of hope I wish you:

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   • Afghanistan: De Christmas akhtar de bakhtawar au newai kal de mubarak sha
   • Albania: Gézuar Krishlindjet
   • Algeria: Milad Mubarak
   • Andorra: Bon Nadal
   • Angola: Boas Festas
   • Antartide: Merry Christmas, Felices Pasquas, Hristos Razdajetsja
   • Antigua e Barbuda: Merry Christmas
   • Antille Olandesi: Bon Pasco, Bon Anja
   • Arabia Saudita: I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida
   • Argentina: Feliz Navidad!
   • Armenia: Shnorhavor Sourp Dzunount
   • Aruba: Bon Pasco, Bon Anja
   • Australia: Happy Christmas
   • Austria: Frohe Weihnachten
   • Azerbaijan: Tezze Iliniz Yahsi Olsun
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   • Bahamas: Happy Christmas
   • Bahrain: Milad Mubarak
   • Bangladesh: Shuvo Baro Din
   • Barbados: Merry Christmas
   • Belgio: Zalig Kerstfeest
   • Belize: Merry Christmas
   • Benin: Joyeux Noël
   • Bermuda: Merry Christmas
   • Bhutan: krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva
   • Bielorussia: Winshuyu sa Svyatkami
   • Bolivia: Feliz Navidad
   • Bosnia Erzegovina: Sretam Bozic, Hristos se rodi
   • Botswana: Merry Christmas
   • Brasile: Feliz Natal
   • Brunei: Selamat Hari Natal
   • Bulgaria: Vessela Koleda
   • Burkina Faso: Joyeux Noël
   • Burundi: Noëli Nziza, Joyeux Noël
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   • Camerun: Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël
   • Canada: Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël, Merry Christmas
   • Capo Verde: Boas Festas
   • Ciad: Joyeux Noël, Milad Mubarak
   • Cile: Feliz Navidad #*China Sheng Tan Kuai Loh
   • Cina (Mandarino): Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
   • Cipro: Eftihismena Christougenna, Noëliniz kutlu olsun ve yeni yili
   • Colombia: Feliz Navidad para todos
   • Congo: Joyeux Noël
   • Corea del Nord: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
   • Corea del Sud: Sung Tan Chuk Ha
   • Costa d'Avorio: Joyeux Noël
   • Costa Rica: Feliz Navidad
   • Croazia: Sretan Bozic
   • Cuba: Feliz Navidad!
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   • Danimarca: Glaedelig Jul
   • Dominica: Merry Christmas
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   • Ecuador: Feliz Navidad!
   • Egitto: Milad Mubarak
   • El Salvador: Feliz Navidad!
   • Emirati Arabi Uniti: I'd Miilad Said Oua Sana Saida
   • Eritrea: Melkam Yelidet Beaal, Poket Kristmet
   • Estonia: Haid Joule, Rôômsaid Jôule
   • Etiopia: Melkam Yelidet Beaal, Poket Kristmet, Merry Christmas
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   • Fiji: Merry Christmas
   • Filippine: Maligayang Pasko
   • Finlandia: Hauskaa Joulua
   • Francia: Joyeux Noël
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   • Gabon: Joyeux Noël
   • Galles: Nadolig Llawen
   • Gambia: Merry Christmas
   • Georgia del Sud e Isole Sandwich del Sud: Happy Christmas
   • Georgia: Gilotsavt Krist'es Shobas
   • Germania: Frohliche Weihnachten
   • Ghana: Afishapa
   • Giamaica: Merry Christmas
   • Giappone: Merii Kurisumasu
   • Gibilterra: Merry Christmas, Feliz Navidad
   • Gibuti: Joyeux Noël, Milad Mubarak
   • Giordania: Milad Mubarak, Merry Christmas
   • Grecia: Eftihismena Christougenna
   • Grenada: Merry Christmas
   • Groenlandia: Glædelig Jul, Juullimi Ukiortaassamilu Pilluarit
   • Guadalupa: Joyeux Noël
   • Guam: Merry Christmas, Felis Pasgua
   • Guatemala: Feliz Navidad!
   • Guinea Equatoriale: Joyeux Noël, Feliz Navidad
   • Guinea Francese: Joyeux Noël
   • Guinea: Joyeux Noël
   • Guinea-bissau: Boas Festas
   • Guyana: Merry Christmas
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   • Haiti: Jwaye Nwel
   • Hindi: Shubh Christmas
   • Honduras: Feliz Navidad!
   • Hong Kong: Sing dan fiy loc, Merry Christmas
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   • India: Natal Mubarak
   • Indonesia: Salamet Hari Natal
   • Iraq: Idah Saidan Wasanah Jadidah
   • Irlanda: Nollaig Shona Dhuit
   • Islanda: Gleðileg Jól
   • Isole Cayman: Merry Christmas
   • Isole Comore: Joyeux Noël, Milad Mubarak
   • Isole Cook: Merry Christmas, Kia orana e kia manuia rava i teia Kiritime
   • Isola del Natale: Merry Christmas
   • Isole Falkland (Malvinas): Merry Christmas
   • Isole Far Oer: Gledhilig jol
   • Isole Marianne del Nord: Filis Pasgua, Merry Christmas
   • Isole Marshall: Monono ilo raaneoan Nejin
   • Isole Norfolk: Merry Christmas
   • Isole Pitcairn: Merry Christmas
   • Isole Svalbard e Jan Mayen: Hristos Razdajetsja, Gledelig Jul
   • Isole Turks e Caicos: Happy Christmas
   • Isole Vergini (Inghilterra): Merry Christmas
   • Isole Vergini (Stati Uniti): Merry Christmas
   • Isole Wallis e Fortuna: Joyeux Noël
   • Israele: Mo'adim Lesimkha
   • Italia: Buon Natale
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    • Kazakistan: Hristos Razdajetsja, Rozdjestvom Hristovim
    • Kenya: Merry Christmas
    • Kirghizistan: Hristos Razdajetsja
    • Kiribati: Merry Christmas
    • Kuwait: Milad Mubarak, Merry Christmas
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    • Latino: Natale hilare et Annum Faustum!
    • Lesotho: Happy Christmas
    • Lettonia: Priecigus ziemassvetkus!
    • Libano: Milad Majeed
    • Liberia: Happy Christmas
    • Libia: Milad Mubarak, Buon Natale, Happy Christmas
    • Liechtenstein: Frohliche Weihnachten
    • Lituania: Laimingu Kaledu
    • Lussemburgo: Schéi Krëschtdeeg
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    • Macao: Boas Festas, Sing Dan Fiy Loc
    • Macedonia: Streken Bozhik
    • Madagascar: Joyeux Noël, Arahaba tratry ny Krismasy
    • Malawi: Merry Christmas, Moni Wa Chikondwelero Cha X'mas
    • Malesia: Selamat Hari Krimas
    • Mali: Joyeux Noël
    • Malta: Il-Milied it-Tajjeb, Festi t-Tajba
    • Marocco: Milad Mubarak
    • Martinica: Joyeux Noël
    • Mauritius: Merry Christmas
    • Mayotte: Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya, Joyeux Noël
    • Messico: Feliz Navidad
    • Micronesia: Merry Christmas
    • Moldavia: Craciun fericit si un An Nou fericit!
    • Monaco: Joyeux Noël
    • Montserrat: Merry Christmas
    • Mozambico: Boas Festas
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    • Namibia: Geseende Kersfees
    • Nepal: krist Yesu Ko Shuva Janma Utsav Ko Upalaxhma Hardik Shuva
    • Nicaragua: Feliz Navidad!
    • Niger: Joyeux Noël
    • Nigeria: Merry Christmas
    • Norvegia: God Jul, Gledelig Jul
    • Nuova Caledonia: Joyeux Noël
    • Nuova Zelanda: Happy Christmas
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    • Olanda: Prettige Kerstdagen, Zalig Kerstfeest, Vrolijk Kerstfeest en een Gelukkig Nieuwjaar
    • Oman: Milad Mubarak
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    • Pakistan: Bara Din Mubarrak Ho
    • Palau: Merry Christmas
    • Panama: Feliz Navidad!
    • Papua Nuova Guinea: Bikpela hamamas blong dispela Krismas
    • Paraguay: Feliz Navidad!
    • Perù: Feliz Navidad!
    • Polinesia Francese: Joyeux Noël, La ora i te Noera
    • Polonia: Wesolych Swiat
    • Porto Rico: Feliz Navidad, Felices Pascuas, Felicidades
    • Portogallo: Boas Festas
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    • Qatar: Milad Mubarak
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    • Regno Unito: Merry Christmas, Happy Christmas, Nadolig Llawen
    • Repubblica Ceca: Vesele Vanoce
    • Repubblica Centrafricana: Joyeux Noël
    • Repubblica Dominicana: Feliz Navidad
    • Reunion: Joyeux Noël
    • Romania: Craciun Fericit, Sarbatori Fericite
    • Ruanda: Noheli Nziza
    • Russia: Hristos Razdajetsja, S Rozdjestvom Hristovim
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    • Saint Kitts e Nevis: Happy Christmas
    • Saint Lucia: Happy Christmas
    • Saint Vincent e Grenadines: Happy Christmas
    • Samoa Americane: - La Maunia Le Kilisimasi
    • Samoa: La Maunia Le Kilisimasi Ma Le Tausaga Fou
    • San Marino: Buon Natale
    • Sao Tomè e Principe: Boas Festas
    • Senegal: Joyeux Noël
    • Serbia: Cestitamo Bozic
    • Seychelles: Happy Christmas, Joyeux Noël
    • Sierra Leone: Happy Christmas
    • Singapore: Sheng Tan Kuai Loh, Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal, Happy Christmas
    • Siria: Milad Mubarak
    • Slovacchia: Vesele Vianoce
    • Slovenia: Srecen Bozic
    • Spagna: Feliz Navidad
    • Sri Lanka: Subha nath thalak Vewa, Nathar Puthu Varuda Valthukkal
    • St. Helena: Happy Christmas
    • St. Pierre e Miquelon: Joyeux Noël
    • Stati Uniti: Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Season's Greetings
    • Sud Africa: Geseënde Kersfees, Happy Christmas
    • Sudan: Wilujeng Natal
    • Suriname: Zalig Kersfeest, Wang swietie Kresnetie
    • Svezia: God Jul
    • Svizzera: Fröhlichi Wiehnacht, Joyeux Noël
    • Swaziland: Happy Christmas
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    • Taiwan: Kung His Hsin Nien bing Chu Shen Tan
    • Tanzania: Krismas Njema Na Heri Za Mwaka Mpya, Happy Christmas
    • Territori Britannici dell'Oceano Indiano: Happy Christmas
    • Territori Francesi del Sud: Joyeux Noël
    • Thailandia: Merry Christmas, Sawasdee Pee Mai
    • Togo: Joyeux Noël
    • Tokelau: Merry Christmas
    • Tonga: Kilisimasi Fiefia
    • Trinidad e Tobago: Happy Christmas
    • Tunisia: Milad Mubarak
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    • Ucraina: Veseloho Vam Rizdva
    • Uganda: Webale Krismasi
    • Ungheria: Boldog Karácsonyt
    • Urdu: Naya Saal Mubarak Ho
    • Uruguay: Feliz Navidad
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    • Vanuatu: Merry Christmas, Joyeux Noël
    • Venezuela: Feliz Navidad
    • Vietnam: Chuc Mung Giang Sinh (chúc mừng giáng sinh)
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    • Yemen: Milad Mubarak
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    • Zambia: Happy Christmas
    • Zimbabwe: Happy Christmas