As Julien explained, Rarum is a new series from ECM featuring the artists themselves programming their own favorite tracks. The usual suspects are featured in the initial batch: Keith Jarrett (2CDs), Jan Garbarek (2CDs), Chick Corea, Art Ensemble (which includes Roscoe and Lester solo tracks), etc. There are more coming later. Check the ECM website for full details. In the case of the Frisell disc, the mystery tracks you mention are from Paul Motian discs on which Frisell played. I think "Mandeville" is from 'Psalm' and "India" is from 'It Should Have Happened a Long Time Ago,' if memory serves (don't have any of these handy here at the office). There's also at least one track on there from a Gavin Bryars disc on which Frisell was featured prominently, and nice liner notes by Bill that explain how the relationships he made at ECM have lasted through the duration of his career to date (people from Nonesuch, management and booking all worked there at some point or another). Now, if only we could convince ECM to reissue Music Improvisation Company and the Derek Bailey / Dave Holland guitar and cello records... Steve Smith ssmith36@sprynet.com On Tue, 4 Jun 2002 23:38:09 +1000 Julian <germ@iinet.net.au> wrote: There's a cd listed at CDnow by Bill Frisell, under the strange name of "Rarum 5 Selected Recordings" - there are a few familiar song titles like "In Line" and "Resistor" but also some I don't recognise like "Mandeville" and "India" - anyone know what this cd is exactly? Just an early best-of? thanks, Julian. _______________________________________________ zorn-list mailing list zorn-list@mailman.xmission.com http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/zorn-list