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The Master of Arts Sir Jonathan Gasser Sgt Delroy Smellie

Britain's greatest export!

Bud Freeman Liberty Valance Libby Purves

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The Great Big Bands, Vol 4: Stan Kenton (Capitol/EMI) British critic Alun Morgan selects 14 tracks from 1950-56 "to show off the more durable and jazz-inflected side of Stan's output".

"The Arrival of Victor Feldman" was pointing in that direction.

Becky Sharp Bert Flatley Joy Pitcher

Sting John Bright Argonne "Dense" Thornton

Mainly sunshine, some cloud - 68F - the English summer - very pleasant!

I'm back on Sherlock Holmes myself. Just started His last Bow. Don't know that movie

Jack Leningrad Claud Moggerhanger Cottapilly and Pindarry

Titania Legova Nora Titov U Bargarov

A good one, David! Hearing Ammons père et fils together was really something! At the time (1947) they must have seemed poles apart, but less so, viewed from today, I think. As has been mentioned in another thread, we also have our jazz dynasties here in Britain. Pianist Stan Tracey and drummer son Clark (good jazz name!) Tracey come to mind, as well as altoist and band leader John Dankworth and bassist son Alec. I am particularly pleased to have seen father-and-son tenorists Jimmy and Alan Skidmore at gigs 45 years apart! As befits the time lapse, Alan was a Lester/Hawkins man, while Alan has a Coltrane thing going.

Nick Travis Don Ferrara Jon Eardley

Jazz Record Requests from BBC Radio 3 Now playing: Wilton "Bogey" Gaynair with Terry Shannon, Jeff Clyne and Bill Eyden. How many times I saw those three backing Tubby Hayes!

Peaches Geldof Blair Peach George Orwell

McCoy Tyner Jimmy Garrison Elvin Jones

The Great Big Bands, Vol 2: Woody Herman and his Orchestra (Capitol/EMI) Side 1: Tracks from 1948-49 Side 2: Tracks from 1955

Billy Liar Tony Bliar Porcy

Minnie Driver Billy Root Thomas Dekker

"Daddy-O! Father-and-Son Teams in Jazz" on Night Lights from WFIU

Tommy Steele Billy Fury Adam Faith

? Sorry -- I was thinking of the modal-ness of the title track on "Milestones," I guessed that was it.

François Boucher Philly Mignon Wade Legge