I had a ticked booked for the Bristol Colston Hall concert on that tour. What wasn't expected was the mother of all snowstorms and half of the West Country being cut off and emergency food airlifts. Never did make the concert !
I did make it! Unusually for me, I have kept - Christiern-like - (stuck to the inner sleeve of the LP Svengali) part of a programme page on which I have written "Manchester Free Trade Hall, Feb 1978" and which continues:
Gil Evans - leader
Ernie Royal - trumpet
Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson - trumpet
Lew Soloff - trumpet, flugelhorn
Pete Levin - mini-moog, clavinet, french horn
John Clark - french horn, guitar
Dave Sandborn - alto, soprano, sopranino, lyricon
Arthur Blythe - alto, soprano
George Adams - tenor, soprano, flute, bass clarinet
Bob Stewart - tuba, flugelhorn
Masabumi Kikuchi keyboards
Herb Bushler - electric bass
Sue Evans - drums
But whatever happened to Lacy?