The Magnificent Goldberg

Not in Britain. There's a doctrine about "reasonable force" over here, which generally doesn't include killing someone, unless you can show that your own life really depended on it. There have been a few celebrated cases here in which even wounding a burglar with a gun has led to prosecution and guilty verdicts. Nobody agrees with this. However, the implication of the alternative is that people start arming themselves and this seems like the thin end of the wedge in creating a society like the US. So, in this case, I think I side with the narrow interpretation of what a person can be allowed to do. MG The doctrine of reasonable force is also in effect in the United States. A person may not use deadly physical force unless he/she is in reasonable fear of serious physical injury or death AND (unless you are in Louisiana or Florida) retreat is impossible. However, there is no duty to retreat if you are in your own home. I think it unfortunate if British law requires retreat in such instance. As for the lawsuit, it definitely has merit, and, under the letter of the law, the plaintiff should prevail. I've never heard of the law here requiring one to evacuate one's home under these circumstances. Of course, if you were in the street, it's a different matter and anyone with any sense would get the hell out, rather than tackle someone armed. MG

"Two sides" is on Collectibles - available MG

That is in the UK only, which has no private copying exception at all. In the US, there is a fair use provision which covers some forms of copying, but I don't know the details. Ah, just us - of course. And the USA, from what Relyles just posted. MG

S'okay MG

This is a very nice album; I was listening to it a few days ago. The others mentioned are VG+ as well. But in my view the best Jack Wilson piano album is "The Jack Wilson Quartet" - that one has a young Roy Ayers playing beautiful stuff. It originally looked like this That's a bit small, so here's a drawing of the cover Then it was reissued on LP in this sleeve (title was changed to "Corcovado") and Collectibles has reissued it on CD like this coupled with an LP by Frances Wayne. MG

I've seen a thread somewhere in which it was pointed out that, because of some legal anomaly, it isn't even legal to copy records you have bought for your own purposes - eg to tape your own LP so you can play it in the car stereo. This law is so bad that it isn't enforced, but it's there, apparently. So copying a record borrowed from a library, even though in Britain the public library system pays a bulk royalty to copyright owners, is certainly illegal. MG

Not in Britain. There's a doctrine about "reasonable force" over here, which generally doesn't include killing someone, unless you can show that your own life really depended on it. There have been a few celebrated cases here in which even wounding a burglar with a gun has led to prosecution and guilty verdicts. Nobody agrees with this. However, the implication of the alternative is that people start arming themselves and this seems like the thin end of the wedge in creating a society like the US. So, in this case, I think I side with the narrow interpretation of what a person can be allowed to do. MG

Never heard of that one - you don't mean "The loop", which was on Tuba, do you? MG

Thanks for all this info people. It does sound plausible that Dearly Beloved could be from this performance. I do have a cassette of some of the tunes and do remember that on Crazy Legs or Easy Walker that Grant really stretches out. I haven't heard Lester Leaps In though but at that length it sounds like it would be worth hearing. It begs the question though how would Bob Beldon have got to hear the session tapes for this recording if it is an Eastbound date and not a Blue Note one. Something that I have is a copy of a great live blues by Grant that has Billy Taylor on piano and is sourced from an Italian jazz guitar comp that may not be an official realease. I do know that there is two more trio tracks from the same performance without piano. does anyone else know anything about this session? I didn't know there were two more Grant Green tracks from this session. According to the sleeve notes, the recordings are from 1961 but that's impossible, since "Canteloupe woman" wasn't written then. An Atilla Zoller discography dates his performance of "Straight no chaser" on the same LP (also with Gene Taylor and Connie Kay) to 4 July 1966 at Newport Jazz Festival, which doesn't seem unlikely. Billy Taylor is only credited on the Kenny Burrell track but, since there is a pianist on the Grant Greens, I assume that's Billy. The sleeve lists the first track as "Blues in Green", but it's "Canteloupe woman". The second track isn't a blues and has some unusual playing for Green; almost verging on free at the beginning, then moving into something that sounds as if it was inspired by Elvin Jones' playing. Very nice and interesting stuff. I'd like to hear more from the session. Can anyone confirm whether GG was at Newport that year? MG

If you mean the French were luckier, fully agree If they had been in that group C, they would end up fifth Nah - France will do better - Senegal didn't qualify! MG

This match was like a soccer revival meeting to renew the faith in the religion of Football! Argentina looks like the strongest team so far. I was sorry to see Ivory Coast defeated. They have enthusiasm indeed but their defense seemed a bit confused! Great game! Yeah, I thought Cote d'Ivoire played well. Argentina were better at marking and, therefore, finding space. But Dindin (sp?) did some splendid stuff when he came on. Be good to see them in action again. I must confess, I hoped they'd pull off another stunt like Senegal did last time. Too much to hope for. Angola tomorrow against Portugal. A needle match I suspect. MG

Elvis Jones Rockabilly jazz singer/drummer. Well known in concentric circles. MG

Superb Spoon, with Clifford Scott, T-Bone Walker & Bert Kendricks on organ. MG

Yes - that was the stuff he made under the magnificent name of Professor Longhair and his Shuffling Hungrians! MG

Gawd blesher Guv! MG

The info is in the discography you yourself posted earlier in the thread. http://www.jazzdisco.org/green/dis/c/ To my knowledge one tune has been issued on CD. It wasn't on the original LP but was put out on a comp. "Crazy legs" is also on the compilation "Together", as well as another previously unissued track (New blowtop blues", featuring Etta Jones, on which GG probably doesn't play. I doubt if you'll get sound samples anywhere - "Lester leaps in" is 15 minutes long and "Crazy legs" runs 6:44 and the CD was issued in UK in 1993; a long time before people thought of putting samples on the web. MG

I may have time tomorrow. MG

Depends on their techical expertise, about which we know nothing. MG

"Stitt's bits" was originaly issued as a single LP on PR7133 - material from sessions in Feb, Jun, Oct & Dec 1950 was included. A reissue in the late 60s came out as two LPs: PR7585 & 7612. The pair included material from the same sessions as 7133 plus material from Jan, Feb and Aug 1951. Tracks on 7133 were 1 Avalon 2 Mean to Me 3 Stairway to the Stars 4 Count Every Star 5 Nice Work If You Can Get It 6 There Will Never Be Another You 7 Blazin' 8 After You've Gone 9 Our Very Own 10 'S Wonderful 11 Jeepers Creepers 12 Nevertheless On 7585 1 Mean to Me 2 Later 3 Ain't Misbehavin' 4 Avalon 5 Stairway to the Stars 6 Count Every Star 7 Nice Work If You Can Get It 8 There Will Never Be Another You 9 Blazin' 10 After You've Gone 11 Our Very Own 12 To Think You've Chosen Me 13 'S Wonderful 14 Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) 15 Can't We Be Friends? On 7612 1 Nevertheless 2 Jeepers Creepers 3 Imagination 4 Cherokee 5 The Thrill of Your Kiss 6 If the Moon Turns Green 7 I Love You 8 This Can't Be Love 9 Down With It 10 For the Fat Man 11 Splinter 12 Confessin' 13 Cool Mambo 14 Sonny Sounds 15 Blue Mambo 16 Stitt's It All the material from 7133 was included in the two volume set. Some of this material is available on CD already. I'm not sure if the double LP represents the entirety of the sessions from which it was drawn. MG

Putting a piece of paper over the window is a dead giveaway. If thay hadn't, probably no one would have noticed. MG

Thanks - I'll look into that. MG

DAMN! But thanks very much Chas. MG

And many more of them MG

OK, you're wrong. I have only a couple of tracks on the Atlantic R&B 1947-1974 box. Every time I see some Fess I think about buying it, then wonder if there's ever going to be a "perfect" compilation to get. Is there? MG

I thought this album was due to come out on 6 June. I just went into CDUniverse to buy it and the only copy that's there is a Japanese one. I can't find any ref to the album on this forum through the search facility, but I know it's been mentioned recently in some thread or other. HELP! MG