JohnS

I'd agree the Farlow set is an essential purchase. I don''t have the Smith or Pass sets but I have a few albums from them by both. They contain some very nice music but I feel that I have enough - they don't dont excite quite like Tal.

I like this one, but then I'm a big fan of Mr Murray.

Happy Birthday!!

Anyone invested in these cds yet?

Alan Bates told me that when he was in the process of buying the Candid tapes he was told that Williams 'was not up to the leadership role'. Not sure how this affected the outcome, if at all, it's a nice enough session.

Wholeheartedly agree. Fabulous reord.

I liked the look of this one too. Unfortunately Moore just doesn't sound too happy to me on these dates.

Not heard much by Trudi but the little I've heard has been disappointing.

I love it too.

Same here, another lovely spring day. Makes me feel like I should be tidying up the garden.

Can't be right - another nice spring day.

The prototype version of 'Blues for Pablo' can be found on Hal McKusick's Jazz Workshop.

Why indeed are we waiting for a reissue.

Another lovely spring day -that's two in a row. Nice to get a break from the Atalantic storms that have been batterring us recently.

I got 'Proof Positive' when it first came out too. Still love it and it has very nice vinyl sound. Neo remains one of my favourite Johnson performances. Somehow I never got around to getting the cd so I've missed the extra track. Certainly never heard the 45 tracks. Definitely make a fine cd reissue.

I'm afaid this one didn't do an awful lot for me, a big disappointment as I expected a lot from it. Somehow the band didn't seem to gel to my ears, Martino was particularly disapponting.

Have a very happy birthday Big Al

Happy Birthday Garth. Have a great day.

Long Green is good - worth having imo. I'd pass on the Dave Pell, not that exciting. But the Frank Morgan yes, another nice set.

This is on my shelf unplayed. I'm gonna have to find the time for it.

Jorgies is fine. I think I have the other one on vinyl, if so it's about time it got an airing.

Great news, strange how some events often turn out well in the end.

Casual birder too. Not much in the garden but the nearby mud flats/salt marsh are always interesting. Wintering Brent (Brant) geese, curlew, oystercatcher, and now with global warming, egrets. Countless other small shore birds too.

Have a great day; 41!, still a youngster.

I love them too. Didn't get too many as I had nice vinyl for several. I have about tweny on the shelf.