BillF

Very much a book of your Dad's generation - but then, so am I! I take your point.

Diane Pretty

I've heard great musicians live in such poor acoustic conditions - in particular the Free Trade Hall, Manchester - that I'm additionally thankful for the recordings. This particularly applies to Philly Joe and to the Morgan/Shorter/Timmons Jazz Messengers. The FTH couldn't cope with the volume of PJJ or Art.

As I live several thousand miles from the jazz epicentre and have done all of my listening on this side of the Atlantic - and most of it my home city - I think I've done pretty well; e.g. I did see Tristano . But to return to the theme of those I missed: missed Elvin, but saw Max, Art and Klook. Missed Bird and Jackie, but saw Hodges, Cannonball, Phil and Desmond. Missed Billie (except live on TV), but saw Rushing, Big Joe Turner, Witherspoon, Joe Williams and Mark Murphy .Missed Clarke Boland, but saw Duke, Count, Hampton, Woody, Gil Evans and Thad and Mel.

Yes, "quite entertaining" is right. I also found it readable, but pretty superficial compared with her earlier forays into this genre, most notably The Handmaid's Tale.

The Blue Boy The Dear Leader

Very good photographer, anyway!

Spanky De Brest Emmeline Pankhurst Daft Punk

Soupy Sales Peter Sellers Cellar Dwellers

Bon voyage!

Old Father Time Minutemen Tiny Tim

The tracks on this album from a session simply dated as 1956 are Best By Test, Love for Sale, Stompin' at the Savoy and Hey There. As there are inaccuracies in the numbering of the tracks on the album, the session date is probably also incorrect.

As you say, no 1955 trio session. Included are 4 tracks from a 1956 trio session: "Best By Test", etc.

Fifteen years ago I bought this one that brings together three Sir Charles sessions: It includes "Fore!" which is, of course, the golfer's beware cry and fits in nicely with JohnS's spotting Sir Charles reading a golf handbook while playing. Hawkins makes a sensational entry on this track which produces multiple cries of "Yeah!".

Richard Branson Wilfred Pickles Pip, Squeak and Wilfred

Dick Trickle John Leake Ronnie Schatt

Super Furry Animals Manic Street Preachers Catatonia

And, if we're going to be exact, the shot in the album booklet looks like it was taken a second or so before or after the one I've posted here.

Continuing my reading of mid-20th century American Jewish fiction: a fine campus-based humorous novel.

Henry and Minnie Crun Sebastian de Krom Robert Crumb

Very taken by Take Shelter.

It's included in the booklet with the Takin' Off album.

You overestimate my knowledge, Steve! I didn't know of Godbolt's book, but judging by its title, it may be what I was looking for. Thanks.

The Dirty Digger Bear Grylls