The Magnificent Goldberg

Well, I had a shufti at the Vocalion sale and, to my amazement and amusement, found this The hype for this reads: OBO110X I still can't paste onto the board. Well, go and look for yourselves. MG

Struth! I guess it's not your electricity that's running the board, Jim. Glad to hear you're at least warm now, if damp. MG

As today was my first encounter with the early editions of Louis Armstrong's big band, I've just got to say 'You're driving me crazy' - I think it was take C that really got me, but it might have been B MG

Welcome Donpullenwasgreat and thanks for bumping this thread, which I've never seen before. I think I've got to say that most of my old slippers would be from the R&B world James Brown - Grits & soul - Smash Ray Charles - What'd I say - Atlantic David Newman & Ray Charles - Fathead - Atlantic Etta James - At last - Argo but a few jazz albums, too Lou Donaldson - Blues walk and Gravy train. (Well, 'Alligator bogaloo', too, I guess. Oh, and 'The natural soul'.) Hank Crawford - True Blue - Atlantic Les McCann - The truth - PJ Gerald Wilson - On stage - PJ MG

Ah - another grumpy old man MG

Fanny Cradock Philip Harben Manju Malhi

There's this Cootie Williams - Original Hit recordings - Phoenix This is available from Amazon UK as downloads. The original LP just had the 1944 recordings, but I see that 'Floogie boo' is included, which was done for the Elite label (which was renamed Hit later, then Majestic) in '41 or '42 - not sure when. I've only got the LP with the '44 tracks but the original version of 'Round midnight' is on there. It was a VERY transitional band. Cleanhead Vinson and Jaws were in it, as well as Bud Powell. Cleanhead's big hits 'Cherry red blues' and 'Somebody's got to go' are both included as well as a few routine swing numbers and a couple of bop numbers. I've always found this album a delight, as well as interesting, to listen to. MG

Ronnie Matthews Ronnie Bonnie

Dakota Staton - Crazy he calls me - Capitol (World Record Club UK) MG

Another lovely day here today. Strange - it usually rains here. MG

Sanford Son Lou Donaldson

White Trash White Trash Edgar Winter

All day I've been deeply into Louis Armstrong - The OkeH Columbia & RCA Victor recordings 1925-1933 - Sony Legacy Which my wife got me for Christmas, but there wasn't time to start listening to yesterday, after the family had gone home. Zounds! I'm really impressed hard with his OkeH big band sides, which I've never heard before. The band then was completely, insanely abandoned. On Victor and Decca, they'd been tamed. Now just finishing disc 10 (Victor alternative takes). Lovely stuff! MG

Prancer Donner Blitzen

This is bloomin' fantastico!!!! Winston 'Makunku' Ngozi - Yakhak' inkomo - Gallo You can get it on DL at Amazon UK MG

MOST interesting. Thank you, O omniscient critic!!! MG

Robert Stigwood The Who The Guess Who

Beautiful day here. Slipped away while my wife is peeling vegetables and complaining about the quality of the runner beans Happy Christmas to one and all! MG

It's a beautiful morning here in Tonyrefail. Rain scheduled for this evening, about 8 or 9. Happy Christmas to all our readers! MG

There's Clyde McPhatter & the Drifters doing 'White Christmas' on the Drifters first LP, of course. And Charles Brown's 'Merry Christmas baby' on innumerable compilations (which I haven't got, 'cos I've got the 45). MG

Hur hur. Anything good in the list? MG

Blake's 7 The Seven Samurai The Magnificent Seven

This turned up today and I don't mind at all the twelve quid customs I had to pay Dizzy Gillespie Verve and Philips small group sessions I've spent the day with it, but haven't got time to listen to disc 7. Really nice music, don'cha know? What has surprised me - because I kind of expected the Philips albums to be a bit duff - is how good they are (so far - haven't got onto the Double Six album yet - oops, just started). In particular, the French Riviera and New wave sets, in which he spends most of his time exploring this lovely new music he heard a short while ago while working in Brazil, are a complete delight; he's so enthusiastic and exploring this material in lots of different ways. 'Swonderful! Into the 2nd track of the Double Six album and I've a strong feeling this one's going to annoy me quite a bit. This may be the only time I listen to this album. Oh well. MG

Have a groovy one! Best wishes. MG

My Diz box just arrived. It's so well packed I might not be able to get it open until after Christmas MG Well, I got it open in three minutes. The number is 3021!! And for an edition of 10,000!!! Goodness!