David Ayers

Maybe he's just learned some manners?

I didn't realise that you were supposed to actually listen to these... Jamey Aebersold -- II-V7-I Progression. . . LP . . . $9.99 (Item: 46464) Just Reduced! JA, 1978 Condition: Very Good+ View Cart One of many fine records cut for the Jamey Aebersold label of jazz improvisation/instruction albums -- and one that features some excellent piano work by Dan Haerle. The piano is all acoustic, but it's got a freely soulful feel that makes the album way more than just a jazz instruction album -- and the best cuts have a tight trio groove and lots of nice bass work by Rufus Reid. Titles include "G Minor Blues", "Bebop Tune", "F Blues with An 8 Bar Bridge", "II V7 I", "II V7", and "0 V7 9". (Includes the instruction booklet.)

If this line of thought is to be pursued, an analysis of why the majority of cultured and intelligent people find jazz boring or of limited interest would also need to be put in place. Also, if we don't ourselves keep up on concert music, opera, theatre, art exhibitions, fiction and poetry pretty much anything we say about people who don't like jazz applies to us too.

The JRVG of The Golden 8 is due out on 22nd October.

GO GO GO!

Wow, that's a stroke of luck if I've ever seen one. That damn "handling fee" that Canada Post charges on Mosaic orders (and others) really pisses me off; the shipping charge should deliver the package straight to your door, but no, let's tack on another five bucks just for kicks. Free trade, my ass! What about the Mosaic 'handling fee'? I don't know how it affects you guys, but my last shipment from Mosaic cost me $12 S&H surface - actual cost of postage, $4.50. Sometimes when I check surface they ship by air (about $9 on a small package, still less than they charge me). Actually, I think its a pretty big mark up, and really goes back to the days when they sold mainly LPs. A $7.50 mark up on a $50 order - that's 15%. Nice work if you can get it. No wonder the Canadian Post want to get a pice of that action.

Nice one guys. Sherlock of the week award to all of you!

Jimmy Smith BBC Interview

While we are on Hill, remember that the JRVG of Judgment! is now available. Black Fire and Smoke Stack are due in February, with only Black Fire scheduled for US/Euro release. I know people are recommending late 60s Hill and accessible Hill etc, and perhaps taking for granted the Mosaic box, but I would suggest to newcomers that these three titles are among the best of Hill, and that two of them may not come round again in a while.

Gary said his definitely are. If so, surely they all are? Maybe it depends on the country. Or maybe the logo is not as prominently displayed as it might be? For example, on Montara, which is copy protected here in the EU, the warning logo in the front left of the insert tray is almost invisible. However the rear of the CD carried the inforamtion prominently.

I was wondering who that bozo was myself. He seems to have muscled in to half the photos but I swear I never noticed him on the day. Thanks for the good wishes.

Actually something about tiling the bathroom (and, er, putting the bathroom door back on its hinges) would be closer to the mark...

Can anybody clarify this issue of the running order? I haven't got my set yet, and I can't work out why they selected this order from looking at the discography posted on the Mosaic site.

PS note the NEW SHOES, taking me up a notch in the metrosexual stakes.

I'll be posting the other 198 in the next week or so... heh heh

Oh and, equally glamorous, I hope, this is us:

Yes the PMs and emails came raining in. You guys have gotta stop filling up my PM box! So here it is: The Car.

Goin West is already in print in Japan, so maybe you don't need to wait?

So the Mosaic claim that this was unissued is wrong then. If the tapes existed to master the French Barclay issue it is possible that some or all of the 'missing' tapes survived in France in some version. Pity this didn't get picked up.

I was wondering about this. I only ever had the title tune, and that was on a UK Blue Note anthology. The sound was poor, but the sound in general on those UK complations is a bit muddy, so I didn't know what factor was to blame. It is still likely to be a lot better than the version I had. It was recorded in Paris, wasn't it (?), where the engineering results at the time were variable.

I agree Gary. I think if I had ordered them I would keep them too, and the price was good. I just took a decision not to buy. Same is true of the last RVGs, which I could have bought for £5 each at Fopp in Edinburgh the other week. Since I know I will eventually pick up the US versions I decided to do so, but equally there is no point cutting of your nose to spite your face. I wasn't pressurising you into a one-out-all-out situation! Plus you have the music and I will have to wait ...

According to this source (Mulligan Discography) , and I quote: "Tercinet notes "Utter Chaos" as released on Verve MGV-8567". This may be wrong, of course.

Bad news on the copy protect front. Obviously there was a sliver of hope that these would be US imports rather than euro-pressings, as the Conns of course always used to be. I was pretty sure they would be protected and didn't order them even at 'bargain' price. I'm not so easily lured! If you wanted you could return them to amazon. Of course you will get into a big to-do with them, but there is a Trades Description Act issue - they describe them as CDs and EMI most plainly admit that they are not on their own website (and by not using the CD logo which they are prohibited from using by Philips).

Late As you probably already know, the JRVG of Hi Voltage comes out this month. Worth investigating, I should think...