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Great! Henry deserves a thread in the Artists section.

Yes, that would have been in the side room to the pub, now unrecognisable as a restaurant. Music is now upstairs. Henry Lowther was on great form (nearly 84). I knew he had played at Woodstock (for the only band not recorded or filmed) but I hadn’t realised the range of artists he had played with over the years, ranging from Elton John to Buzzcocks.

Yes, Still Waters. Veteran Dave Green on bass. Pete Hurt on tenor.

Henry Lowther tonight at the Bull and Gate London NW5, the new home for jazz in Kentish Town. Last band I saw here was Half Man Half Biscuit in the early 90s….

Interesting, many of these early Tyner dates on Impulse are not easy to find.

Wow, two CD reissues. I’m happy to pass on my copy to anyone Uk based who may appreciate it more than me.

Freddie Roach’s All That’s good has evaded most reissue programs over the years. There’s only one Japanese reissue I’m aware of but otherwise, nothing. It’s dreadful. But I’m open to offers!

‘Alan’ Eager. Such a great record and a great live sound, well recorded. One of my desert island discs. The follow up on X, Handy with strings, is so disappointing

The original Pendulum LP was only ever mono, the Sunbeam CD reissue was stereo. Interesting which way the reissue goes. As an aside Mike Taylor opened for Ornette Coleman at the renowned Croydon Fairfield Halls concert in ‘65. Wonder if any tapes exist of that performance.

Harold Moore’s! Interesting old shop, Mole Jazz was there upstairs for a last gasp before closing. On the CD reissue of Trio, the first track is listed as ‘All the tings you are’…. I think Tony Higgins was involved in that reissue series. You need a magnifying glass for the sleevenotes. The Sunbeam Pendulum reissue is v good

Intriguing that for Trio it states vaguely that “new edition has been remastered at Gearbox Studios, London, using the original tapes (or high-resolution digital source files, taken from the original tapes)” whereas for Pendulum, the source is clearly stated as digital. I think I’ll stick with my CDs. Trio is a compelling record which repays close repeated listening. Wow, jealous. Never seen Pendulum on sale ever. Must have sold in the 100s when it was first issued.

I see the forecast is good for the weekend as I am heading to Manchester to visit friends. Packing shorts! Will miss the cricket, as focussed on a certain football club’s last attempt on some silverware this season….

Irene Kral, the Band and I, with Herb Pomeroy. Such a clear strong voice, coasting over a big band. The Ernie Wilkins arrangements are punchy.

Thanks, but that didn’t seem to work for me. There must be somewhere on here familiar with ‘Henry’ and his brilliant website. Shame if it’s no longer easily accessible, there was a mass of detailed information there.

Does anyone know what became of that incredible website henrybebop.co.uk? It was a source of very detailed information on the UK bop jazz scene, with huge amounts of info on the most obscure UK boppers. It seems to have disappeared, such a shame. I was looking up Ronnie Ball and the links are broken. Terrible.

Warne Marsh Ted Brown live in Hollywood 1957. Both on top form. Ted would be 97 now, haven’t seen any updates for a few years since there was a fund raiser for him. Hope he’s keeping OK.

Yes, a great track, reminds me of something off Shepp’s Attica Blues.

Fascinating, thanks for sharing this info David.

Shame Vocalion Dutton gave up on modern jazz. At one stage they had a great British jazz catalogue, excellent production values.

I have the CD edition and I find the sleevenotes unclear about what is new. I think I have worked out that the whole of the second CD is additional to the original release but could be wrong. What is going on with supposed heavily researched releases with extensive interviews with the musicians’ children but totally baffling on the provenance of the music! The lack of discographical info on the recent Miles Davis ‘54 release is similarly annoying. Grumpy of London.

Seems incredible with the number of experts involved in this release (plus extensive sleevenotes, including ‘a great jazz scholar’), that the wrong drummer is listed. Is there a jazz detective in the house?!

So, track 7 will play in my car but track 6 still has glitches and skips towards the end. I’ll send it back (Juno in the UK) see what I get in return…

Nothing to do with fidelity, tracks 6 and 7 of the CD are not playable. Sony portable, Marantz separate. Something has gone wrong here. Do not buy this CD, it’s faulty.

Correct. The tracks are unplayable. Jumping, stuttering, stalling. I’m sending the CD back. Who signed off this Kenny Dorham CD? Where is the quality control. Dreadful. I am requesting a refund. Don’t buy this CD.

Interesting! It does get better after the first couple of tracks though. I must get that Wheeler book.