A Lark Ascending Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 Peter Clayton was also my first radio guide into jazz via JRR and the late-night Sunday spot. In the 80s he did a non-jazz Saturday morning programme on Radio 2 that used to veer all over the shop. One minute you'd have Love doing 'Alone Again Or', then Ella, then The Carpenters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 i seem to recall that 80s show focussed more on middle of the road stuff such as Sinatra; only caught it once or twice. Alan Dell's 'Big Band Sound' back in the 70s just before Humph was pretty good too. Monday night was jazz night - nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Lark Ascending Posted March 15, 2016 Report Share Posted March 15, 2016 1 hour ago, sidewinder said: i seem to recall that 80s show focussed more on middle of the road stuff such as Sinatra; only caught it once or twice. Alan Dell's 'Big Band Sound' back in the 70s just before Humph was pretty good too. Monday night was jazz night - nice ! That's right - but Clayton's MOR included a lot of 'beyond the obvious' 60s/70s rock. It stood out from the shows more tailored to very specific tastes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted July 6, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Quite a few jazz bargains in the summer sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 9 hours ago, crisp said: Quite a few jazz bargains in the summer sale. Thanks for the heads-up on this, crisp. I just ordered Michael Garrick's Mr. Smith's Apocalypse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Thanks, ordered a bunch (the same one by Garrick, the Morrisey and two Dankworth doubles) ... and added the Maupin one that's not on sale. Wanted that one for a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted July 8, 2016 Report Share Posted July 8, 2016 I like that Bennie Maupin Vocalion ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted July 20, 2016 Report Share Posted July 20, 2016 Have not heard back and not yet received anything ... is that normal with Vocalion? It's been a few years since I last ordered, but the automated email I got, two weeks back, said they would get in touch asap ... and obviously they didn't. And yeah, I wand that Maupin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted July 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 22, 2016 Normally when I order I get a confirmation email then the package duly arrives. They don't email to say they are "getting in touch". Perhaps give them a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted July 23, 2016 Report Share Posted July 23, 2016 Thanks - I have ordered a few times and never had any problems. Off for a week of vacation tomorrow, will see if anything arrives in the meantime. If not, I'll deal with it afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HutchFan Posted July 25, 2016 Report Share Posted July 25, 2016 ubu, I got my order a day or two ago. One would think that it'd make it to you in Switzerland sooner than it would to me here in the U.S. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 just returned from the post office picking up last week's mail ... and the Vocalion package was amongst the stuff - playing the Maupin now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted August 2, 2016 Report Share Posted August 2, 2016 3 hours ago, king ubu said: just returned from the post office picking up last week's mail ... and the Vocalion package was amongst the stuff - playing the Maupin now Don't you guys get home delivery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted August 3, 2016 Report Share Posted August 3, 2016 14 hours ago, sidewinder said: Don't you guys get home delivery? yup, but I was away for a week ... and then back in the office, so instead of having an overflowing mailbox (and then maybe having to pick up some stuff again myself due to that) and not being home to receive tracked/signed mail ... I picked the option to go and fetch the stuff myself, was more convenient in this case Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted September 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 The two-discer Full Circle/Lifeline by John Dankworth is £5.88 at Amazon UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 5, 2016 Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 5 hours ago, crisp said: The two-discer Full Circle/Lifeline by John Dankworth is £5.88 at Amazon UK. That is a good one. Henry Lowther featured prominently, which is always a plus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted September 5, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 5, 2016 Price has shot up so I hope someone here got it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted September 11, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 11, 2016 Autumn leaves sale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crisp Posted September 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 19, 2016 On 11 September 2016 at 9:58 AM, crisp said: Autumn leaves sale Some more titles have been added -- very cheap jazz towards the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted September 20, 2016 Report Share Posted September 20, 2016 Thanks for the alert - ordered some classical for a pound a pop (making the standard shipping seem out of proportion, but hey, I'm not complaining!) - they seem to pretty much know which ones not to give away for nothing (i.e. the Busch/Beethoven discs), but clicking through the hits, I really wondered how long this label will still survive, as most of the hits looked like cozy "musique d'ameublement" for a generation that has just about died out completely by now ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoppy T. Frog Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Yeah, it's like, who the hell is buying those "ambrose" CDs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Same people who are splurging on Mantovani and Frank Chacksfield ! Bought a batch - the BBC Jazz Club transcriptions look intriguing and also bought a bundle of Surmans and Garricks to fill in digital gaps for those ones where I have Deram/Argo LPs. Have also taken a punt on the Annie Ross, Alan Clare and Archie Semple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 The Annie Ross disc is real cheap now, so I ordered a copy plus the Bennie Maupin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 On 27 September 2016 at 9:19 AM, mikeweil said: The Annie Ross disc is real cheap now, so I ordered a copy plus the Bennie Maupin. Would be interested to hear what you think of it. What an eclectic disk ! Bonfa, Randy Newman, Simone Signoret vegetable tribute (!) and .... King Crimson ! Must have been good fun to hear in person at the Hampstead Theatre and a fine band with Dave McRae and Rick Laird. This one really emphasises the all round versatile performer side of Annie Ross. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted October 1, 2016 Report Share Posted October 1, 2016 Does anyone have both the BGO and Vocalion versions of The Heart Is A Lotus or Black Marigolds? Trying to decide about whether to get these from Vocalion or save a few bucks and just get the two-fer from BGO. Any impressions would be much appreciated. The other BGOs I have (Carr, Wheeler, etc) sound fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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