BillF

WOW! what a memory the man has! MG She was always a favourite of mine!

Martin Guerre Peter Warlock Georges Bataille

Love Fats Domino!

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Bob Graf Admiral Graf Spee Speedy Gonzales

Vi Redd Violet Elizabeth Bott Virginia Bottomley

Barbara/George Bush Norma/John Major Dennis/Margaret Thatcher

Bebop Spoken Here from KBCS. Now Playing: Dave Pike, "Old Folks" from Bluebird.

Grayson Perry Perry Mason Andre Masson

Red Kelly Scarlett Johansson King Crimson

The Goodies Brian Blessed Anne Fine

Yogi Bear Boo Boo Bu

Frederik Pohl, Platinum Pohl: Collected Best Stories.

Papa Doc Doc Cheetham Acker Bilk

My Pet Goat

Mike Leigh Ken Loach Dardenne brothers

Bob Florence, Westlake (Discovery)

Kansas Fields Harold Land Hermione Lee

I'm not sure that's so, but perhaps it depends what you mean by "classic era jazz". I have only about a hundred albums by Swing era musicians and big bands and a couple of dozen by New Orleans bands. This is an area fertile for delightful exploration. I suspect many people on the board are in a similar position. And, as you say, that's limiting consideration to jazz. There's lots of other exciting music out there - and I know you like House. Where do you go to get your insights into fresh stuff? Discos? MG For me, insights into fresh stuff comes from 1) jazz radio 2) board members' info 3) jazz blogs. Perhaps House fans have equivalents.

Richard Williams Thad Jones Joe Thomas (not Welsh, either)

Angela Davis Miles Davis Miles Evans

At 9.15 pm on Saturday 6 December Radio 3 presents Between the Ears: Mole Jazz. Widow Leni Dipple remembers her husband Ed, the former owner of Mole jazz, a tiny specialist record shop situated near King's Cross station. Ed was a very good friend of mine from university days and I certainly won't miss this. I know we have a number of former Mole customers on the board who will be interested.

Not mentioned in this thread since 2003, but the Roy Haynes Quartet's Out of the Afternoon has some beautiful Kirk work.

H'Angus the Monkey Ken Livingstone Boris Johnson (English elected mayors)

Billy Graham Billie Holliday Joe Christmas