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I have the Joe Pass on a 60's UK edition. It's ok but doesn't set the heather on fire.

i'd agree as I'm in a similar position with a combination of CDs and LPs. Passing Ships and Tippin' the scales might be all - even then I'm not 100%. The McLean certainly isn't his best but it's pretty decent in my book. Over here these are at best £32 which must be around 40 US.

Thanks so much for this incredible effort. I've long like Mal's playing both early but particularly late ( late sixities onward). I thought I had a decent amount of his output on CD or LP but reading your beautiful blog I realise how far i have to go... Thanks again. Adrian

I was rather impressed by this session. Definitely worthy of reissue and a good listen

I’d figured that it might have sounded better than a Liberty given how variable they can be. Who knows... or really cares. It’s a great session which I fancied having on vinyl

Received Tyner’s “Tender Moments “ in this series. Usual standard but nothing extraordinary compared to the McMaster CD from the late eighties. Don’t get me wrong it sounds better but it’s not some sort of revelation audio wise.

Ok, i'm confused with the above. I thought I'd understood that orders from the EU under £135 would have VAT charged at source i.e. at the Jazz Messengers checkout. I assumed naively that this would prevent the need for the items being presented to UK customs thereby eliminating the handling fees that were the bain of imports from outside the EU. The Brexiteers weren't obviously jazz fans or photographers. The latter is frustrating for me as I buy my darkroom supplies from places in Dublin and Berlin.

Dolphy Underlined arrived today in what's pretty quick from Poland and sounds very promising on first spin. Rome February 2020 was clearly a very productive time with both this and the Ottaviano discs mentioned above being recorded then. Anymore from your Italian sojourn ?

I've an order from Soundohm , placed and paid for well before the end of last year. I'm hesitant to cancel as I want to support their business as much as I want the forthcoming Tapscott 3LP set that was part of the order.

I was expecting this from Soundohm prior to Christmas but they're still waiting .....

I've got to say I've loved all the Bowie stuff on the Beeb. It's great having the context around The Next Day and Black Star. both of which i think are terrific vintage Bowie.

I've played "Togetherness" through about five times this afternoon. An amazing piece of work which in terms of mood if nothing else reminds me of "Live in Oxford". It has an edge to it that I can't quite describe but can feel.

I hate being taken in by bootlegs ... I'll avoid and stick to the CD...

Doing a bit of catching up with our man from Oxford. Arrived today Roberto Ottaviano- Resonances and Rhapsodies (Dodicilune), first spin very promising and quite different from the previously issued Sideralis and Eternal Love. Hopefully the Dolphy tribute will make it across the channel and the new Intakt is meant to be here tomorrow. So plenty of high quality listening ahead.

thanks for the reminder, i was just about to order this in December but all the impending Brexit chaos had me fearful it'd get lost. Trigger now pulled though.

These young lions entered the scene around the time I started immersing myself in jazz. I was aware at the time that their output was being criticised for lacking originality. I did pick up a few bits and pieces at the time but very little has stayed with me. I've off-loaded a fair few but kept a smattering , I still like Kenny Garrett's Warner discs, the Art Taylor Vanguard disc referred to above and a Ralph Moore Criss Cross date. Looking back I think the criticisms were accurate these musicians didn't bring enough originality to much of what was recorded in this period.

Very sad news, RIP

very sad news. A great artist

Back when i picked up 78s I was consistently blown away by Teddy Wilson's output , much of it collected on this Mosaic set. His later 50s work has alway however struck as polite but dull lacking the dashing dare of his earlier output. I'll need to pull this set out and some random 78s to get reacquainted

That second box came my way as I recall.

I was interested to read in the liner notes that the mastering had a digital part to allow reduction of sonic blemishes in the master tapes. It sounds magnificent to my ears.

I played through almost all ( bar On this Night) Impulse Shepp's in one sitting the other day . A friend was borrowing the discs and I wanted to remind myself of their qualities so that I could give an informed opinion. The Way Ahead was a real surprise perhaps because I'd not heard it too often, i loved it . Fire Music and Magic of Juju were reconfirmed as my favourites with the 2fer Kwanza/For Losers as the most uneven and ultimately only disappointing entry . Mama Too Tight came across as raw and untidy but will need to be revisited again soon.

What a life . RIP

oh.. i dug this one out to play the other day. Good session

that's good to know. I have the CvD version on order as I always found the sound wanting on the Charly edition