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Eddie Gladden Happy Cauldwell Joy Sherrill

Harold Land, The Fox (Boplicity/Contemporary) Always a favorite!

Shirley Valentine Shirley Temple Charlotte Church

Handy Andy Andy Pandy Samantha the Panther

Diggory Venn Sam Spade Marcia Falkender

Captain Webb Spiderman The Fly By Knights

The second David Storey I've read recently.

Jan Garbagek Bin Laden Tipper Gore

Everett Barksdale Ron Knee Wade Legge

Minnie Bannister Mrs Trellis of North Wales Edna Welthorp

Doug Watkins

Carl Perkins

Wardell Gray

Tricky Dicky Shifty Henry Left Hand Charlie

Binky Beaumont Pinky Pinko

Quentin Letts Quentin Davies Tin Tin Edward du Cann Metal Mickey Tommy Steele

The Roundheads The Gay Cavalier Quentin Crisp

Ritual is a great album IMHO and amazon.com's cheapest used copy is at $19.99!

I think you're right there, Mikeweil. I've only recently come across the Montgomery Brothers - as opposed to Wes - and was surprised that the feel was so different from Wes's Riversides. I haven't heard their album with Shearing, but with Buddy moving from piano chair to vibes, I imagine you'd have something sounding very much like a Shearing group.

I saw Shearing in Leeds, UK in the sixties and recall that he had Red Mitchell on bass. Alluding to his blindness, he said that he personally chose the voluptuous young women who graced his record covers. The only reason I and my hip young friends were there is that it was a double bill with the Junior Mance Trio, which incidentally had Bob Cranshaw on bass. There's been no discussion of Shearing's compositions as yet. Leaving aside "Lullaby of Birdland", I note that, although I have no Shearing records in my collection, his compositions feature on albums by artists whose jazz credentials are never in question; e.g. "Conception" covered by Bill Evans and "She" by Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart.

Monk, April in Paris/Live (Milestone)

Jazz Record Requests from BBC Radio 3 Now playing: Errol Garner, "Pastel" from Play, Piano, Play

Mickey Rat Mickey Rourke Minnie Minoso Minnehaha The Laughing Policeman Jolly Jack Tar Jimmy Tarbuck Starbuck's Tony Kofi