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Horace Silver Quintet Recorded in 1976 at the Umbria Jazz Festival with Tom Harrell on trumpet, Bob Berg on tenor, Steve Beskone on bass and Eddie Gladden on drums. Selections: "Adjustment", "Barbara", "In Pursuit of the 27th Man" and "Song for My Father". Excellent visual and audio quality. Horace was a bit of an unknown man at this stage as far as the record buying public were concerned, his Blue Note contract having ended, but he's still delivering the goods here! A surprising setting for jazz: an open-air gig in an ancient Italian town square. 70s styles much in evidence: Beskrone with afro hairdo and droopy moustache, Horace in multicolored shirt, Berg in straw hat! Heartening to see student-aged kids madly diggin' the sounds!

Yes, it was a fine session. Had a great talk with Simon You didn't ask him when his Tubby Hayes bio was coming out by any chance? With gigs this last week in Wigan, Marlow, Stoke-by-Nayland, Mumbles and Whitefield, my guess is no time soon! But I shall certainly be reading it when it does come out. He's incredibly knowledgeable about British jazz history. When I said I had been at Scott's for Victor Feldman's triumphant Xmas visit to Britain (couldn't remember the date), he immediately said "1960 - just after he joined Cannonball Adderley"!

Abercrombie & Fitch ABBA Barbar

Muammar Gaddafi The Mamelukes Mamie Desdume

Yes, it was a fine session. Had a great talk with Simon - about my memories of Tubby Hayes and Victor Feldman and his admiration for Eric Alexander and Grant Stewart.

Up to Whitefield this afternoon on the Metrolink to hear Simon Spillett again - this time with the Gerry Tomlinson Trio.

Inspector Jack Slipper of the Yard Charlie Chan Chan Canasta

Jazz Record Requests from BBC Radio 3 Now playing: Eric Alexander, "My Shining Hour" from Man With a Horn with Cedar Walton on piano.

Wilfred De'Ath Princess Di Mort Sahl

Arthur Ashe Humphry Clinker Cozy Cole

I P Knightley Slasher Bates Wee Willie Winkie

Eve Boswell Sir Anthony Eden Vanessa Paradis

Earl Wasserman Flo Sue, Grabbit & Runne

Don't get despondent, Tom! Exactly my experience!

Simon Hoggart Kimberly Quinn David Blunkett

That will be a great loss. Hope my favorites over here, Spotify and Deezer, don't go the same way.

St Francis Alfred Lion Albert and the Lion

Jude Law James Lawlor Judge Judy

The Virgin Sturgeon A V Roe Olivia de Havilland

The Red Menace Red Robbo Reds Under the Bed

Walden Pond Virginia Lake Lady Windermere

Happy Birthday, Niko!!!

The Broons Gordon of Khartoum Little Niles

Dale Turner Sven Klang Cowboy (fictional characters in films about jazz)