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The last time I saw Ronnie was in about 1993 at Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester. His quintet included Gerard Presencer on trumpet and the first half hour of the first set was joke telling by Ronnie which I enjoyed as much as the music - which was good, by the way. But my strongest memory of Ronnie is from 1965 at Leeds University where Ed Dipple had invited the Scott quintet featuring none other than Freddie Hubbard. I stood next to the unfortunate Ed as Ronnie declared, "Whoever organised this gig deserves to have a pineapple shoved up his arse"!!! But I thought the gig was great, especially when I was asked to keep Freddie company as he did his pre-gig warm-up in a backstage room. (Stories that he eventually lost his chops as he never warmed up are clearly in question.)

Colonel Blimp Gilbert the Filbert Philly Mignon

Now playing: "Jelly Jelly" is a big favorite of mine.

Peter Stringfellow Margaret Tye John Knott

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Melvin Sparks Clare Short Henry Fuseli

Archie Rice Paddy Power E. Power Biggs

I wouldn't be surprised if Vincent Herring was also mixed up with them.

To accompany my reading of this, with which I'm still persevering: Charlie Christian was so much further down the road than Dizzy in 1941! In my ears he's coming out as the virtual inventor of bop. I must refresh my knowledge of Bird with Jay McShann. P.S. Ah yes, 1941 Bird is way out there, too. So Diz must have made enormous steps before his 1945 recordings.

Yes, they were distinctly fishy.

Garry Dial Harry Parry Larry Kart

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Agreed.

Nobody mentioned on the premises.