BillF

P.S. The Tomkins/Tubby interview is at http:/vzone.virgin.net/davidh.taylor/tubby1.htm

I never heard Tubby play better than on his New York Sessions with Clark Terry. IMHO, American rhythm sections gave him what he needed. There is one wonderful exception to what you say. In May '62, Hayes fronted a British quintet including Jimmy Deuchar on trumpet, for a live date at Ronnie Scott's in London. The material recorded is spread over two CDs, "Late Spot at Scott's" and "Down in the Village" on the ReDial label. Truly fabulous music with great arrangements - the version of "Johnny One Note" is truly hair raising (what I have left of it) - the best Hayes ever recorded IMO, and the rhythm section totally cooks. I've played this music for very knowledgeable friends and no one picks up on the fact that it's a non-American rhythm section. Agreed. I have both of those albums and like them very much. But Tubbs is on record - in interview with Les Tomkins, if I remember correctly - expressing his misgivings about some British drummers of those days.

Presenting the Gerry Mulligan Sextet (EmArcy/Pye)

I never heard Tubby play better than on his New York Sessions with Clark Terry. IMHO, American rhythm sections gave him what he needed.

Nat plays some pretty powerful stuff on Philly Joe Jones's Blues for Dracula.

The Lighthouse album shows the Adderley quintet at their best, IMHO. Victor Feldman plays some sensational piano on his composition, "Azul Serape".

For that price it would have to include the Buddy Bolden cylinder.

Freddie Redd Quartet with Jackie McLean, Music from The Connection (Blue Note). (A long-time favorite!)

Yes, a great album! Nice to hear one of Victor Feldman's lesser known - but still superb - compositions, "New Delhi" (recently mentioned in a "jazz titles from eastern place names" thread).

Tres interessant!

Charlie Parker, Vol 3 (Le Jazz Cool)

The late Peter Clayton, who presented BBC Jazz Record Requests, said he'd had requests for replays of discs by The Loneliest Monk and Fat Swallow.

I have a 1970s LP of Spike Jones and his City Slickers called Thank You Music Lovers. Having only heard the Billie Holiday and Charlie Parker versions of "My Old Flame", I was completely thrown by Spike Jones's "incendiary" version!

I believe that "ugetsu" is more or less a Japanese translation of "soul". Also means "spirit" or "ghost".

Bob Brookmeyer (Mosaic Select)

Donald Byrd/Gigi Gryce Jazz Lab (Philips)

Ray Bryant, Alone With the Blues (Prestige)

i'm definitely a fan of this band, especially from the early '70s. in fact, i missed a performance the other night at a local L.A. club where the latest incarnation of this group played. Who's in the latest incarnation of the group? Lanny Morgan still there?

Warne gets four solos on the Japanese tour albums, in which the guys get to blow more than in the studio sessions, where solos are largely taken by trumpet or trombone: Conte Candoli, Blue Mitchell or Frank Rosolino, according to the album.

I'm very pleased to have found a used copy of Supersax's Stone Bird. I already have Supersax Plays Bird, Chasin' the Bird, Dynamite!, The Japanese Tour and Live in '75: the Japanese Tour Vol 2. Is anyone else a fan of this band?

Herbie Hancock, Maiden Voyage (Blue Note 4195)

Miles Davis Blows (Esquire 10" LP) (The "Airegin", "Oleo", "But Not for Me" and "Doxy" session.)

Miles Davis & his Tuba Band, Pre-Birth of the Cool (Italian Cicala Serie Jazz Live)

Charlie Parker Memorial, Vol 2 (Realm Savoy Series)

I've never heard it other than for a female in England.