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ahhh maybe she would let you go with your hands bound?!

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There should have been an album "Everybody Digs Wes!" Now playing a collaboration between Wes and his brothers, "Montgomeryland" with Harold Land and an album reorded with Pony Poindexter. "Montgomeryland" Poll Winners cd 458×458 50.1 KB She's such a lovely lady. I met her father when I was a teen. . . would love to meet her one day. But my wife would not allow even if I could!

Bud Powell: Inner Fires - The Genius Of Bud Powell. Elektra Musician MUS K 52 363 [1982]

https://jazzinbritain1.bandcamp.com/album/impressions-of-new-york?cart_redirected=1 I just bought it, and have listened to the first two tracks. A great band. Wonderful compositions, sound, arrangements and performance. "The flyer for the October 1980 Camden Jazz Week announced a first commission for Geoff Castle, describing him as one of Britain’s most talented keyboard players. It went on… “Geoff, like many of his contemporaries, was first involved in the jazz scene as a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, and subsequently through Graham Collier Music. He is currently a member of Nucleus, leads his own group, Strange Fruit, and occasionally surfaces with Paz and the Morrissey/Mullen Band, and with the Musicians Union’s travelling jazz/rock workshop team. It is, however, Geoff's individual ability as a leader/composer that is featured here: he has, in the past, contributed material to both Strange Fruit and Nucleus, and, indeed, performed solo. Impressions of New York, inspired by a recent visit to that city, is his first larger-scale work, and will traverse both acoustic and electric areas of jazz - the ten-piece group includes tuned and LA percussion and synthesisers alongside an impressive line-up of soloists. Impressions of New York has been commissioned by the Jazz Centre Society for the Camden Jazz Week with funds provided by the Arts Council of Great Britain.” The Impressions of New York suite was performed by a Geoff Castle ten-piece group called Geoff Castle’s Impressions Orchestra, either in full or in part, on four occasions between 1980 and 1983. Three of those concerts are included on this release. Although it was never recorded for album release, we believe Geoff did plan this. It definitely should have been and so Jazz In Britain is claiming this as another ‘lost album’ discovery. " released August 15, 2025 Ian Carr - trumpet & flugelhorn Guy Barker – trumpet & flugelhorn Paul Nieman – trombone Brian Smith – saxes & flute Tim Whitehead – saxes, clarinet & flute Glenn Cartlidge – guitar Geoff Castle - keyboards Ron Mathewson – bass & bass guitar Roger Sellers – drums Frank Ricotti – vibraphone & percussion Recorded live at the Camden Jazz Week, The Roundhouse, Camden, 30 October 1980 1. Manhattan Dawn 7:25 2. Village Vanguard 6:00 3. 7th Avenue South 6:43 4. Streets at Night 7:00 Ian Carr - trumpet & flugelhorn Dick Pearce – trumpet & flugelhorn Paul Nieman – trombone Tim Whitehead – saxes & flute Phil Todd – saxes & flute Geoff Castle - keyboards Ed Speight – guitar Chucho Merchán – bass & bass guitar Nic France – drums Frank Ricotti – vibraphone & percussion Recorded live in session in London, 17 April 1983 5. Riding High 8:05 6. Waltz For Bill 9:10 7. Demon Dance 11:10 Guy Barker – trumpet & flugelhorn Dick Pearce – trumpet & flugelhorn Paul Nieman – trombone Tim Whitehead – saxes & flute Phil Todd – saxes & flute Geoff Castle - keyboards Ed Speight – guitar Chucho Merchán – bass Nic France – drums Frank Ricotti – vibraphone & percussion Recorded live at the Ealing Jazz Festival, Questors Theatre, Ealing, 25 February 1983 The Complete Impressions Of New York Suite: 1. Manhattan Dawn 12:01 2. Village Vanguard 15:02 3. Waltz For Bill 7:55 4. 7th Avenue South 10:55 5. Streets At Night 12:03 These recordings were transferred from reel tapes in Geoff Castle’s archives, kindly loaned to Jazz In Britain by Caroline Castle. The transfers were made by Dr Malcolm Wilson who also mastered the album. The cover art was drawn by Alban Low. The booklet and sleeve were designed by Pete Woodman. Thanks to the following members of Geoff Castle’s Impressions Orchestra who consented to the release of this album: Selina Carr on behalf of her father Ian, Guy Barker, Dick Pearce, Tim Whitehead, Phil Todd, Paul Nieman, Ed Speight, Frank Ricotti, Brian Smith, Nic France and Glenn Cartlidge who sadly passed away while we were producing this album. Special thanks go to Caroline Castle and Brian Smith. Produced by Dr. Malcolm Wilson and John Thurlow for Jazz In Britain. ℗ & © Jazz in Britain Ltd. 2025 www.jazzinbritain.org

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Winnipeg 30....Ottawa 27 Unbelievable. You've got to watch the highlight reel of this one from beginning to end. https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/15/recap-winnipeg-30-ottawa-27/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/14/blue-bombers-survive-redblacks-late-comeback-effort-to-win-at-home/ https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/sergio-castillo-s-game-winning-field-goal-lifts-blue-bombers-to-win-after-late-surge-from-redblacks-1.2346282 https://3downnation.com/2025/08/15/winnipeg-blue-bombers-x-other-thoughts/ https://www.cfl.ca/2025/08/15/3-stats-that-defined-winnipegs-week-11-win-over-ottawa/

I must admit, though, that I find the "Elvis Sings Thelonious Monk" idea way more exciting. Considering what can probably be done with AI today, can't someone geeky enough out there get to work and cobble some soundalike sound samples of this up? This should REALLY be fun!

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+ the essential Overture to the Flying Dutchman as Sight-read by a Bad Spa Orchestra at 7 in the Morning by the Well ** Clarinet Quintet has fewer yuks but still great

Julliard / Wergo erred by not including this --> Flying Dutchman Overture as Played by Bad Spa Orchestra at 7 AM by the Well (1925) which the score readers among us will especially enjoy

Pertneer vinyl memecoins.

I've yet to hear Vol. 2. Is it the equal of this one?

Missed friends.

Anderson/Brimfield/Drake...that was THE combination for Fred Anderson imo.

Selling "editions" has replaced selling music.

The lack of quality control in modern pressings is, indeed, quite frustrating. When done right, records can be pressed exceptionally well these days...arguably, better than ever...which makes it all the more frustrating when corners are cut and they have the issues that you mentioned. The apparent "manufactured scarcity" of this series is certainly off-putting. I wish that they had gone the route of the new Stata-East reissue series, with high quality vinyl reissues and CD reissues released at the same time, and not hyped it up as being a "limited edition...buy now or cry later!" situation.

I hardly buy any new vinyl. Mostly used vinyl.

An epic moment for a lot of UK Gen Xers and the band's stateside fans of that time as well. Wild and wonderful to read all the joyous and celebratory online accounts of the summer 2025 shows thus far:

I'm sure that Roy Brooks would be extremely heartened by this touching attempt to get his music out to as wide an audience as possible.

Phil Woods and Richie Cole?

I stopped buying new expensive vinyl a few years ago. I just can't hear the benefit to them any more. It's gotten to the point where if I have it on CD, and I have a lot of CDs, I usually skip the vinyl version. And to be honest, I've had a lot of problems with these newer LPs. Warps, underfill, cuts too hot for my setup, warbling piano, etc.

OK, maybe(?) I was thinking of Jackie McLean's Tippin' The Scales -- which on first glance sorta(?) looks like a negative -- but really isn't actually...