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Yes, my thoughts exactly....still it's not my money, I guess.

Oh, right. Does she not have any relatives or was it them who cleared out her apartment?

There's one for sale at Discogs at the moment: http://www.discogs.com/marketplace?release_id=1209191&ev=rb

Is it just me or does anyone else find the selling of personal effects like passports etc on ebay, rather distasteful? Surely that's the sort of thing that should be kept as a memento by family members and not sold to the highest bidder. I guess I'm assuming that the person selling the stuff is NOT a family member

Thanks for that, soulpope. It is available as a Vocalion release but unless someone can recommend it, then I'll give it a miss

Thanks for heads-up, JS...both that one and the Earl Coleman are also available at CDJapan.

Ah, perhaps that's the answer then. .... a "freebie". That might also answer my query as to how good it is!

Unfortunately can`t help with the info - nevertheless worth mentioning, after ordering a batch of Bethlehem CD`s from Japan I received as "Bonus" a sort of Beermat (!!) graced with the Cover of "Watt`s Cooking" Does it play at 45 or 33 1/3 rpm?

This is very good compilation of Bethlehem artistes: ..and it's very cheap on Amazon at the moment.

I noticed on the back of one of the OBI strips that came with some Bethlehem releases I received recently that there's a release in the current series called "Watt's Cooking" by Tommy Watts with Tubby Hayes. When I looked at Amazon I see the same(?) album is available from Vocalion. A couple of questions: 1) Anyone know how this album came to be released on Bethlehem? I believe it was originally released on Parlaphone in the UK. 2) More importantly....what's it like?

Yes, I'm enjoying the Terry Pollard also...good sound as well. Hopefully, I'll get round to playing the Sam Most releases later today.

It's on the Dolphy album " Here and There" but was recorded at the Five Spot on July 16, 1961.

Both on Savoy......

No......one's from 1964 and the other from 1968.

These two, recorded at Ronnie Scott's Club in 1968 look interesting. Both currently available from Amazon.uk or Resteamed Records.

Yet another reason for getting the Mosaic boxset........

When and where did he play with Mr. Monk?

Mine's on its way.......

I put my thread under "re-issues" by mistake. Obviously it's a new release.

The only time I saw him live was at The Irish Centre in Leeds in May 2003 with an Anglo-American Big Band. The band was obviously a bit under-rehearsed and Andrew looked rather frail. Although the band was billed as the Andrew Hill Big Band I seem to recall that it was lead on stage by another member of the band. An enjoyable evening but I'd loved to have seen him leading a small group in his heyday.

DMG are advertising this as being available: http://www.grahamcolliermusic.com/ although it's not showing at Amazon yet. ....looks interesting

I too was wondering recently why there seems to be so little currently available by Bill. As well as the album mentioned by soulpope above, he can be heard to good effect on this recently re-issued session by Art Blakey: which also contains some, but not all, of the tracks from his Savoy album. Like others I agree his Muse albums should all be re-issued......they contain some of his best playing.

How long to get to the US? I received a shipping notice on Mar. 7. Still not here. I have a tracking number from Jazz Messengers which shows still in transit. Anybody else?? only took 7 days for my order to get to Australia (can't comment on the US) will post some pics of the labels/covers when I get a chance Happy with the SQ - definitely not needle drops but I still think these are boots -> the CD labels are too plain (all black) - don't the Japanese usually do a facsimile of the original LP label (or similar) What were the original Japanese CD labels like? The original CD labels are pretty uninteresting, actually. Predominantly silver with black lettering and showing the Fontana logo surrounded by intersecting black lines. Oh yes, and the usual "copying prohibited etc" wording around the outside edge.

http://www.kingsplace.co.uk/whats-on-book-tickets/music/evan-parker-70th-special-birthday-celebration#.UyibNah_ua8 I'm already booked into a performance of the St. Matthew Passion in Oxford the following day so this linked in nicely. Not seen Evan Parker since the last Appleby wash-out (weather, not music, wise). And I've never been to King's Place so that will be interesting. Thanks for the heads-up, I must try to get down for that. Update: Damn, it clashes with a Joe Lovano concert I've already booked for at The Sage. I'll try and make his 80th!