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Cannonball Live In New York - 1962 with Yusef Lateef and Joe Zawinul (plus Nat, Sam Jones and Louis Hayes) - just fabulous. This is newly repressed vinyl courtesy of Universal's Back To Black series and includes a digital download voucher. But who needs that when there's the vinyl? The music fairly punches through my speakers.

Not forgetting the Bley/Burton epic A Genuine Tong Funeral. So many others that Coryell added that certain je ne c'est quoi to. Anyone ever hear Appletree Theatre's Playback? With just a few high energy bursts of guitar, Coryell elevated that album to a different level for me. But if I was to have to choose one I'd go with HutchFan and Barefoot Boy. Generally speaking, IMO Coryell is criminally underrated as a guitarist.

The Dealer has been difficult to source on CD but I eventually found a copy

Not to my knowledge, sadly.

Yes absolutely! That Arnie Lawrence is brilliant and talk about a hidden gem. Had to source that one on vinyl. I think he tried as a vocalist but that definitely wasn't his strong suit, but the guitar playing was at times incredible. I'm not sure what inspired that cover but it's certainly dubious.

Larry Coryell's second eponymously titled album has just been reissued for the first time on CD by Real Gone. Also features Ron Carter, Bernard Purdie, Albert Stinson, Chuck Rainey, Mike Mandel and Jim Pepper. Judging by Coryell's innate and unbridled vitality at that time, it's a very good record indeed.

Not forgetting his memorable contributions to Family's Fearless and Bandstand albums. RIP John.

Stan Tracey Big Brass - We Love You Madly featuring Tony Coe, Ian Carr, Joe Harriott, Don Rendell and (Mr) Acker Bilk.

The Honda Jazz

I use a Roland Micro Cube for practising and recording and it's potentially loud enough to for jazz gigs (just). It has Chorus, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Delay and Reverb and is battery or AC operated. Sadly it's discontinued but could be available second hand.It also has an aux in and headphones out so could be run through a P.A. It's primarily a guitar amp so I haven't dared plug my bass guitar into it. There are also around six preset settings emulating other types of amp and these run from clean to intentionally fuzzy distorted. The sound quality overall is excellent considering the reasonable price ( < $100 ).

Exactly! cf "The Dance Of The Walk With The Sun On His Back".

The Keith Tippett Octet - The Nine Dances Of Patrick O'Gonogon - This is arguably Keith Tippett's most accessible and consistently excellent recording for many years. It benefits from several instantly and hauntingly memorable tunes, universally superb pefromances all round and the brief penultimate track is adorned by Julie Tippett's irresistible vocals. Very highly recommended and probably gets my vote for new album of the year. You may think the above somewhat hyperbolic, but I assure you it ain't.

On May 7th 2005, John Kelman wrote on another forum (guess which) "Folks, I've been in contact with John Surman over the past few days, and I thought it important to tell you all that the FMR reissue of Morning Glory is an illegal release, without consent of the artist. Surman owns the rights (and, I believe, the masters) and FMRs reissue is absolutely without Surman's consent. Surman has written FMR to ask them to stop the reissue." So there you have it. But I agree re: the digipak I bought on Amazon was cracked which meant I had to buy another from HMV. The new sleeve notes are welcome though.

This should have been in the "New Releases" section, it's not a reissue! - apologies.

This OGUN release is now available directly via Hazel Miller or from the usual sources (Amazon is listing it). It's another tranche of previously unissued recordings mastered by the late Mike King from the Miller family archives. There are some interesting features here, notably Bernie Holland on guitar on track 1, Keith Tippett on the next three tracks and a reed section of Alan Wakeman (tracks 1-4) and Trevor Watts (tracks 1-7). Louis Moholo-Moholo plays drums on all tracks. Also it's in stereo for those that care about that sort of thing (I do). If you want to order directly from Hazel her email address is ogunrecords@googlemail.com but her postal address has changed since she's moved down to Hastings.

I've just ordered the McNair (Affectionate Fink) which is definitely available as at 18 May. In the UK try Amazon as it's much cheaper than Dusty Groove.

actually listening to the Italian I Giganti Del Jazz series version. Just as good as the Supraphon - this really should be reissued on CD but sounds amazing on the turntable.

Yes that's right, Westering Home is a pastoral session and did indeed presage Surman's solo ouevre on ECM. By contrast, Morning Glory is a highly visceral session and although I shall probably be shot down in flames for saying this, but for me anyway it marked the end of the "Golden Age" of British jazz as one of the last exceptional albums of that period, recorded in 1973. Once you hear this album you don't forget it. A master class in the deployment of tension and release.

Finally an official reissue for John Surman's seminal album Morning Glory and also Westering Home on the Fledg'ling label release date set for 20 May. Morning Glory is one of the finest British jazz albums ever made IMO and long overdue for reissue.

Harry Miller - Different Times, Different Places Volume 2 (OGCD 045) - info on this was posted on Facebook today but without the price etc. Apparently it is now available to purchase directly from Ogun. The Ogun website doesn't seem to work. Anyone?

Not exactly what was meant by the topic but...this CD is being released on Record Store Day 2016 (16 April) and for anyone who likes jazz rock in the Nucleus, Brian Augur or early Graham Collier vein then this is for them. The title of this was just too coincidental not to post. It's also available as two separate vinyl EPs entitled Cityscapes and Landscapes respectively. The music was inspired by the composer's reaction to his environments in the city and in a rural setting.

The great British jazz musician Bob Downes, one of the great innovators and experimentalists has a new album out, Blowin' With Bass which features four outstanding bass players, Barry Guy, Andy Cleyndert, Marc Meggido and the late Paul Bridge. The bassists accompany Downes on twelve duo performances including six rare live performances. The music is gripping throughout and Downes intersperses more conventional instrumentation such as flute and sax with more unusual ones including pitch pipe, flute heads and wordless vocals and scat singing. More information can be found on Bob Downes' website: http://www.bobdownesmusic.de

Not much of an ELP fan at all but I really liked The Nice. I thought their third eponymously titled album was brilliant. RIP Keith. Nice

Did you mean the plumby voice of the late David Jacobs? Not really known as a jazz man. But the late Peter Clayton's voice however was the epitome of cool and he was a highly supportive and knowledgeable enthusiast of contemporary jazz in the 1960s and '70s. I miss him. And Humph too for that matter.

Third issue of DeAgostini's 33 on vinyl part work, Lady In Satin available in the UK. Very good quality 180g vinyl and in stereo.