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Tommy Potter Curly Russell Lester Bangs

The Dear Leader Kim Laird

Just finished the latest Tom Wolfe. Very entertaining.

ditto

Thank you!

Titus Oates Screwtape Bobby Shafto

How does Jim Snidero say his name?

Seamus Milne Fred Titmuss Mousey Alexander

Of course. But I seem to see it every time I go to London for a concert. In Sheffield or Nottingham people usually don't give up the ghost until half time. Festivals are a bit different - the all-in-one cards tend to encourage dipping in and out. Yes, I've seen people with that sort of card at week-long or weekend-long festivals in Wigan and Southport sitting on the front row reading newspapers while the musicians are playing!

Music not what they expected? Very difficult to predict what you're going to hear in a jazz festival today.

Phil Woods Mike Pine Dominic Grieve

The worst pizza I ever had was in Rome. You never can tell! On the other hand, Italian-descended American altoist Greg Abate writes this in the notes to his latest album, Greg Abate Quintet Featuring Phil Woods: "'Rocco's Place' was composed in 2010 and written for Rocco Muriale, owner and chief chef of Rocco's Italian Restaurant in Cerido, West Virginia, in my opinion the best Italian restaurant I've ever dined at."

Reminds me that I was at a gig on Monday where the Liverpudlian MC introduced a Gershwin tune as "by George, not his Irish terrorist brother, IRA"

Jazz Record Requests London Jazz Festival edition.

A great twofer, David. Bud at his very best!

Herbert Read Red Robbo Robocop

Listening again to "Composer of the Week"'s big band history. In this final programme we heard Oliver Nelson, Thad Jones, John Dankworth, Bob Brookmeyer and Maria Schneider.

Gnasher Jane Asher Glub Pasha

Karl Popper Mary Poppins Pepin the Elder

007 Zero Mostel Sam Most

Tracks from 1951 and 1953:

Came across this by accident yesterday and heard some great Eckstein, Thornhill and Gillespie tracks. This interpretation of "Composer of the Week" will get the old guard turning in their graves! http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01nt27k

Nanni di Banco Penn and Teller Bernie Cash

No, I haven't any records with him as leader - have him on some Lester Young sides - but I did see him play solo piano in a Manchester pub on a tour arranged in the 70s by British record producer Tony Williams.