Clunky

Charlie Byrd- Blues Sonata- Riverside ( Mono) - really nice chamber jazz

Cannonball Adderley- Live at the Jazz Workshop ( 1959)- first jazz recording I ever bought ( CD in 1987) and I was hooked

still getting satisfaction from this one

this site seems to have some decent information Duke Ellington

I just picked up ( at Lon's suggestion) the 3 Cd "Early Ellington" Complete Vocalion/Brunswick - Decca recordings 1926-1929- this certainly would appear to overlap with this new JSP set. I had been wondering where the best place to get Dukes RCA and Columbia output prior to the Blanton Webster band. I guess the Duke Centennial box but it's oop and too expensive. The early Columbia material appears to some single and double CDs but I'm guessing these releases are incomplete. Perhaps the French Columbia and RCA -Jazz tribune vinyls are the way to go.... any thoughts....

He's in great form on this Getz double LP

I got these 3 from Chuck at the end of December, I'd rate them all highly especially the Eddie Johnson

Yup Jack's web site is enough to make any Warne fan drool, so many sessions and so few available !!! very informative site when's Ne Plus Ultra ,due out by the way?

In honour of me powering up my Dansette Viva for the first time in 20 years I picked up some 78s Lucky Thompson Boppin the Blues/Just one more chance- RCA Victor Stan Getz with Jimmy Raney- Autumn Leaves/Lullaby of birdland- Vogue ( ex Roost) Woodchoppers- Lost weekend/Igor- Columbia- Swing music series hm...not sure this "new" format will catch on but sentimental none the less.....

My two non-sequentially numbered sets arrived yesterday (one's for a friend). Very interesting material, it'll take real time to fully evaluate but it certainly seems significantly more than just a scrap book of unfinished ideas. The tracks with strings are very strong IMO.

and this George Lewis 10" LP all for £8....

Also picked up this Art Hodes, battered sleeve but vinyl amazing quiet

Muggsy Dawson, cornet, Floyd O'Brien, trombone, Jimmy Granato, clarinet, Hodes, piano, Earl Murphy, bass, vocal, Hap Gormley, drums. Recorded in Chicago, April 10, 1954. Says the Lord! Should be good... Thanks Brownie, I also got this Benny Goodman Sextet 10" LP , CL2564, again no details in the notes re personell or recording dates, might be Mel Powell or Teddy Wilson on the pinno, very nice condition incidentally and lovely tunes well played by all.

Picked up this Art Hodes EmArcy 10" LP, no personnel details although I think it was recorded in 1950.Any one know?

What nonsense !!! I wasn't going to upgrade anyway,always been quite happy with the Conn. of Basra

Vic Dickenson Septet Vol.4 , 10" Pye- Vanguard material- lovely stuff Howard Rumsey , Lighthouse all stars Vol 2 In the solo spotlight , 10" Vogue ( Contemporary)- interesting Bill Holman arrangements (largely), similar feel to much of the Kenton Presents Mosaic set.

5 CDs seems enough for me...

"Backlash" Freddie Hubbard- new reissue £5 from Fopp, they had a few other Atlantic titles on new vinyl at that price, pressed in Germany. Titles by Hancock, Roy Ayers and Billy Cobham. check out your nearest fopp if interested

sign me up- my first toe in the water of the world of BFTs !!!

Lucky Thompson

everyone I'm sure will a different faves but I've been very pleased with this Class A amp from Yorkshire. I've had it a year and in my trials it saw off competion from Naim, Rega, Music Fidelity, Primare, Arcam Sugden A21a- intergrated amp.

I'm not comfortable with this "bargain" so I'll pass

Larry's book arrived today- nice looking package , can't wait to get started.

his new one is American Mythology- OKKA- it's very good IMO , but then again I still like what little KVM I've heard especially the various School Days discs on Okka..

received this disc last week , on the first few listens Profit sounds very like Tatum especially on balads , perhaps a bit more adventurous though. Some tracks have a slight latin or caribean feel. The tracks with a washboard band have their moments too.!! Sound quality is adequate and the disc has nicely written liner notes. Glad I got it. A different seller at amazon.de is selling for over 20 euros ( I paid 8) which is quite steep but it's still worth it.