BillF

Titus Bramble Johan Thorn Prikker Claude Nobs

Billy Liar Tony Bliar Honest John

Guy Mannering Sir Walter Scott Ronnie Schatt

My old Cook and Morton has about 1,500 pages with about 10 records per page ,so this 1,000 recording job is very slimmed down indeed. It was the comprehensiveness of C&M that did the trick for me, so I won't be getting the new one. As Bev says, a useful starting point for someone new to jazz. While we're talking about jazz tomes, has anyone come across The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz ed. Colin Larkin? This 1,000 page item costing £40 was bought for me by colleagues as a retirement present 11 years ago and has certainly stood the test of time. It's arranged biographically in alphabetical order, with about 4 artists per page. At the end of each artist entry is a surprisingly comprehensive list of recordings. In the 11 years I've had it, I've brought it up to date by pencilling in the dates of death of those who have departed since 1999 - a sad duty. You won't be surprised to hear there's hardly a double page spread without at least one pencilled date now.

Happy Birthday, Paul!

Steve White Mad Man Mad Max Max Geldray Larry Adler Morton Fraser's Harmonica Gang

Come the revolution!

Max Headroom Headbangers Mr Bump

Great experience, Flurin!

Jazz Record Requests from BBC Radio 3 Now playing: Chico Hamilton Quintet, "Buddy Boo"

The Grateful Dead Chuck Berry Robert Graves

Me too! Great minds think alike!

Jazz Library from BBC Radio 3: Teddy Wilson

John Kay Jay & Kay Ian Bone

Yosser Arafat Yusef Lateef Charles Lloyd

Kingsley Amis Philip Larkin Andrew Motion

Pnin Lolita Sebastian Knight

Just down the road from you, isn't it, Bev? Correct, or as we like to say around here, "just down the road a-piece." Love that Will Bradley/Freddy Slack number:

Sergeant Delroy Smellie Auld Reekie Ping Pong

Always thought Crescent was a superlative album, certainly among the top handful of Trane's many discs.

Lambert, Hendricks and Bavan Aneurin Bevan Ernest Bevin

Costa-Gavras Sam Costa Costa Packet

Tim Henman Norman Fowler David Trippier

Lord Falconberg Edward IV Richard of York Terry's of York The Terriers R Mutt

An extremely solid set. Agreed!