I picked up a copy of this Cadillac/BBC 'Cortege' 2CD at the Westbrook gig in Torquay this afternoon. Will give it a listen tomorrow. The 'Band of Bands' sounded great today, for my money it is one of the best Westbrook lineups. The material also draws on gems of the past repertoire and is astutely selected.

I was fortunate enough to tell Ian how much I appreciated his book and his albums to his face ! Had forgotten that I've also got a copy of the Cole book. Picked it up cheap last year but not yet read.

Mmm, nope, you can't.  January, February, May and December are taken.  All else is open.

I'll pre-order when I can.

There is this: https://www.discogs.com/master/1682674-Paul-Desmond-The-Complete-RCA-Albums-Collection And https://www.discogs.com/release/14487158-Paul-Desmond-The-Complete-RCA-Victor-Recordings-1961-1965 And https://www.discogs.com/release/3257043-Paul-Desmond-Featuring-Jim-Hall-The-Complete-Paul-Desmond-RCA-Victor-Recordings-Featuring-Jim-Hall