Clunky

This is a pointless reissue IMO. It's not as if you get dedicated mixes or alternate tracks only ever issued in mono.

Happy Birthday ! Have a good one

All interesting and all hard to find.

Dizzy Reece Quintet--------Moose the Mooche--------(Discovery) 1982 reissue of a 1978 session. Great line up includes Ted Curson , Sam Jones, Roy Haynes and Claude Williamson. A bebop jam session feel pervades the record. All very nice but it could/ should have been a tad more adventurous. A keeper though.

Next up some whacky Dutch jazz, the perfect antidote to reading the Hoffnung forum. Another bargain from Saturday ( I felt I did rather well) Willem Breuker Kollektief -------------Driebergen Zeist----------(Bvhaast) Covering originals and tunes by Duke, Prokofiev & Weill, it sounds like everyone had a lot of fun making this marvellous gem. Like the best Dutch jazz humour and controlled chaos infect the proceedings. Very highly recommended.

Beach Boys -----------Pet Sounds------------( Capitol) UK mono Picked this up the other day as I always wanted a vinyl copy of this session. I did an online search to see what I could find regarding this edition. Now I wished I hadn't , as there are numerous threads over at Hoffman's which deride the UK mono edition as being a weirdly phased fold down of duo phonic masters ( what ever that means). Only thing is, that my LP sounds little different to the mono 1990 CD that I have. Maybe I've lucked out or I can't hear the obvious. Anyway I'm happy with my £10 purchase.

IIRC Mr Berne posted here when Snake Oil was accused of much the same thing. He vehemently denied as far as I recall being under any pressure from ECM to smooth out his music to fit the label.

Joseph Jarman--------Song For-----------(Delmark) stereo copy , cover green/ red Bought at a local record fair this weekend. Interesting date with some curious spoken parts. I'll need to listen closely but seem quite self conscious if somewhat contrived. I'm not surprised that this'll need further listening. I'm unclear whether the green/red cover I have or the B&W cover is the original. What ever, this copy has clearly been cosseted over the years. Another one to thank Chuck a.o for expanding the music.

I don't believe you, you're a....

A couple of small local labels release cassettes with down load codes for MP3/FLACs. My impression is that the cassette is merely the physical front to a product that is actually a download. Quite a clever idea really.

Barney Wilen--------Quintet---------( Guilde de Jazz/ Sam)

Rakin' and Scrapin' is a good one.

Isn't this a different session ?

Jefferson Airplane----------Bless its pointed little head-------------(RCA) UK What's there not to like about this stunning album.

NMAC Fundacion - Vejer de la Frontera ( Andalusia ) I was particularly taken by a piece by Sol Lewitt , a large pile of concrete blocks set ( Cinderblock) among the pine trees of this extraordinary museum. A real find on our recent family holiday.

The Denza Dance Band----------Tomorrow Morning/ let's talk about my sweetie--------(Columbia UK) 4048 Odd English labelling of sides from two entirely different groups. Tomorrow... is by the Little Ramblers from NY Dec 1925 and the other side is by someone called the Paul Ash Orchestra ( rec. Feb 1926 in Chicago ). Adrian Rollini is heard on Tomorrow. The Paul Ash side is more like a dance band side with a brief hot solo just for good measure. Very much a product of it's time, interesting but hardly essential ( pretty much like most of my 78s!!!!)

Parkinson's is a really cruel disease, I don't know her music but wish her well.

None of this explains why the BBC saw fit to carry the original story. Not only does it look revolting ( bile green anyone?) but it's a dreadful photo. Real non story.

Two great sets. The Murray must be one of his best. I've this on CD . At the time I rather OD'd on Murray , hoovering up DIW releases to excess. I've hardly touched them in years. Can't go wrong with Bang though. Currently spinning Jefferson Airplane-------Bless it's pointed little head-------(Victor) UK orange label.

Ray Miller & his orchestra ----------My honey's loving arms/ Sorry--------( Brunswick USA) recorded Cincinnati February 1928 Two nice sides with hot solos on both sides. I'd not previously heard of Miller and there's not too much on the interweb about him. I presume this was a white band but the playing has an edge suggesting otherwise . Whatever a fine set of sides. My copy is decent enough but the recorded sound is a little distant but well balanced . Not sure I have any other Cincinnati jazz in my collection.

careful, you may get your head kicked in tonight..... wins the "most unexpected reference of today" award for me. Thanks I can't stand up for falling down

I can't stand the Rezillos

Dennis Wilson ---------Pacific Ocean Blue--------(CBS) UK . Finely crafted album with plenty of depth plus plenty to like.

Picked up some nice British jazz 78s Victor Feldman----Zanzibar / Coolin Off-----(Parlophone F 2070) 1944 London 1944 recordings with ten year old Victor showing up his lame brothers' playing. Someone plays some very nice piano , might be Feldman but it's followed directly by a thunderous drum solo ( a la Gene Crupa). Very curious novelty set of sides , you wonder how it got released let alone recorded. Young Vic's playing is very assured showing what amazing talent he had at a young age. Valaida ( Queen of the trumpet). --------- Until the real thing comes along/ High hat ,trumpet and rhythm---------(Parlophone F559) London September 1936 Valaida was apparently a black American trumpeter/ vocalist who came to UK and recorded some quite hot sides with some English jazzmen. Her phrasing is reminiscent of Billie whilst not being in the same emotional league. So , decent singing which swings well. I gather that she moved on to Europe at some point and had a close scrape with the Nazis ( I don't know any details) before returning shaken to the US. Well worth hearing these sides.

A very good LP.