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This is all fascinating information. I'll relay it to Liam. Pity, though, that no one's come up with a long-hidden clip - the Hank Mobley equivalent of the Buddy Bolden cylinder!

Does he? And Rossano reported it as "undocumented"! He also described the Dameron outfit as a "big band", which I dropped from my retelling. I take it, sgcim, that it was the Dameron nonet with Brown, Golson, Gryce and PJJ? And did it happen in Atlantic City?

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Yes, Rossano didn't doubt it and referred to this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO1uMjz3n3w

Grew up with it and have never grown out of it.

At last night's private jazz session at Malcolm Frazer's house Rossano Sportiello said he was at another private session last week where Benny Golson had been guest of honour in the audience. Benny said that when he and Clifford Brown were playing in a Tadd Dameron band (presumably the 1953 nonet that recorded "Choose Now", "Theme of No Repeat", etc and played at Atlantic City) Louis Armstrong had been persuaded to sit in using a borrowed horn. An arrangement of "Sweet Georgia Brown" was found and Louis and Clifford traded fours. Has anyone heard this story before?

Had a chat at last night's gig at Malcolm Frazer's with youthful tenorman Liam Byrne who understandably loves the playing of Hank Mobley. Liam had never before met someone who'd seen Mobley play. Liam tells me no video exists of Hank playing. Does anyone know of any?

Rossano Sportiello (pno) and Liam Byrne (tnr) at Malcolm Frazer's house last night. https://youtu.be/Ur1X83Xudes

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