The Magnificent Goldberg

Stop thinking - hit that button! Sbootiful! MG

Buddy Ebsen Edsel Ford Ford Prefect

Lloyd Meyers Lloyd Price Lloyd's Bank

Maybe me, too. I've forgotten when it's supposed to be coming out. Roy Eldridge is in my sights, too. And the Jazztet. But Roy first of the big boxes, later this year. MG

Why don't you ask Hiroshi Tanno? He might have the details or be able to get them soon. OK - thanks. MG

Hans - how can we get a track listing of that "Return of Jazz Funk" album? MG

Got to agree, Mike; this bears all the hallmarks of funded research. I'm a tea man myself. Though there's less caffeine in tea, I drink so much... Rev J M Gates - "Death may be your Santa Claus". MG

Those Mainstreams are all very interesting PCD 4380 V.A./Return Of Jazz Funk: Killer Jazz Funk from Mainstream Vaults 2000 what!!!!!! PCD 23918 Foster,Frank(ts)/Loud Minority 2415 believe this is pretty good - anyone heard it? PCD 23919 Kynard,Charles(org)/Charles Kynard 2415 this will complete my Kynard collection as a leader PCD 23920 Williams,Charles(as)/Charles Williams 2415 used to have another of his but accident happened and tape got screwed up - hope "Stickball" comes out, too. PCD 23921 Mitchell,Blue(tp)/Blue's Blues 2415 one I neglected to buy - perhaps it has John Mayall on it - I may have learned a lesson since then PCD 23922 Galper,Hal(p)/Guerilla Band 2415 anyone know this album? An expensive June, by the looks of it, since these are by no means cheapos. MG

James "Blood" Ullmer Bill Laswell Amina Claudia Myers

Well, I gotta say, I LURVE the Swamp Dogg sleeve! MG

What are you listening to these days, Danielle? MG

Past the post. Title should be "The revolution has been accessorised". MG

Well, I agree with the sentiment that these things (all packaged tours of all kinds) are horrible. I went on one to Africa once and that was one too many times. You can learn a lot more staying in cheap African accommodation and talking to Africans. But I CAN understand why other people go on cruises. It's easy; it's (kinda) luxurious, in the waited on hand and foot sense (though I think it's kinda cramped, too); it may be a specialist thing (like a jazz cruise) that one wouldn't ordinarily manage to get to see/do; it's expensive, in the sense of not good value for money, so it's a status symbol. And no doubt there are lots of other reasons, which seem good to those people. MG

I always put 2 Brazils, 3 almonds and a walnut - all coarsely chopped or broken, the fuckin' barstards - in my bread. Gives it a lovely texture. MG

Yes - they make music. But that doesn't make the waste less bad. MG

Berigan missed this. Here's a French version http://www.jazzacarthage.com/ Here's the story translated into English by AlArab online http://english.alarabonline.org/display.as...%2001:49:37%20ã Looks like a good festival. MG

Over breakfast (and a bit later) Sonny Stitt Roost discs 4, 5 & 6 MG

Wreck Small Speakers on Expesive Stereos Scorched Earth Policy Straightjacket Fits (All artists on the Flying Nun label) http://www.flyingnun.co.nz/archive_site/ar...scography1.html

That was the other one I couldn't think of the other day! Thanks for the reminder Jim. MG

Thanks for that Soulstream - very interesting. It seems to me that it was Grant's use of space and time that John picked up. Did he mention any specific things he'd got from GG? MG

Piper Laurie Larry Young Young Jessie

Crispin St Peters St John the Baptist Herod, Tetrarch of Judea

Posted these in the general thread by mistook Newies, in today from Da Barstids! MG

Newies arrived today from Da Bastids! On LP no less! Does it go without saying? Yes, it does go without saying. MG

Booful here - pity the back garden retaining wall (retaining next door's patio, 6' higher than our garden) started falling over, so the builders had to take it down and have only just relaid the foundations, resulting in bags of cement, retaining wall blocks, wheelbarrows etc etc all over our garden. This fortnight will probably be the only summer we'll see this year. MG