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Flashman Dean Swift Mistress Quickly

National Theatre of Brent Desmond Olivier Dingle Raymond Box

Rio Ferdinand Ferdinand the Bull Tosser

Rip Torn Rap Brown The Rep

Hm, I finally found the BN CD of this one... some others I enjoy better, including the VIK ones (Night in Tunisia, Lerner & Loewe) and of course the Atlantic with Monk! Three cheers for Ghost of Miles who gave this band the attention it deserves in this radio show: http://indianapublicmedia.org/nightlights/art-blakeys-jazz-messengers-class-of-57/ Long live "Stanley's Stiff Chickens" and "Cranky Spanky"!

For me, the band that epitomized hard bop was Blakey, Hardman, McLean, Dockery and DeBrest. I have about seven of their (now largely forgotten) albums. This is probably their best:

Nobby Totah Roy Porter Schlepper Berry

Mr Foster Mr Cooper Mr Castlemain XXXX Four Eyes Specs Powell Janet Frame

Mutter Courage Alfie Bass Al Foster

I recognize it as very much the taste of a certain older English jazz fan. Probably closer to your tastes, Paps, than most on this board, but can you raise the funds?

That's a nice one! I have it on CD.

The Croppies Wendell Culley Slim Pickens

Archbishop John Sentamu PC Ned Strangelove, the bent copper Elsie Tanner

Pim Fortuyn Sonny Fortune Loadsamoney

Kurt Cobain Uncle Tom Cobley Irène Jacob

Pablo Cassals Rosie Cassals Yvonne Goolagong Suran Ganguly Ed Balls Lee J Cobb

Dick Heckstall-Smith Mrs Hacksaw Slasher Osborne

Tom Gunn Bullitt Cannonball

Grassella Olphant Bert Weedon Dopey Dumbo Jumbo Dalton Trumbo Donald Trump Trummy Young Trombone Cholly

Grassella Olphant Bert Weedon Dopey

Ray Charles Johnny Shines The Solar Arkestra

This one was a favorite at gigs in the late 50s and early 60s. I can remember it announced as "The Ram's Lament".

"Base on Balls" from this, especially for Horace Silver's solo, not to mention Doug Watkins' beautiful sounding bass: