JohnS

Very sad news. A great pianist, composer and a personal favourite. He was not a frequent visitor to the UK but I did get to see him live. Even in a large hall his distinctive piano sound was very much in evidence. RIP

Nice find. I doubt it will be your last Green purchase. There are plenty to choose from I;d recommend any of his Prestige or Blue Note albums.

Happy Birthday Marty.

A morning of bebop piano UK Affinity issue.

A very merry Christmas to everyone here.

Saga is very compelling but Laure Berthaud is still my choice. Now watching for the Shorty Rogers soundtrack

I don't have this set but but a friend does. I was impressed by the presentation but IIRC the notes didn't get much further than printing the lineups. On the couple of discs I heard there were no significant sound problems but I wasn't listening that intently. I'd say buy with confidence if the price is reasonable. Amazon UK have some useful reviews.

Best this year. Sonny Rollins at the Village Gate Carmell Jones Quartet.

This probably falls into the guilty pleasure category. On the whole not a bad selection from the CTI catalogue.

Belated Birthday greetings Gheorge. Hope it was a good one.

Disc 1. Plays Ellington.

More or less gave up on it after series two.

IIRC Kesser was in Shepp's band when I saw them at the Bracknell Jazz Festival.

Happy Birthday John

I enjoyed season one. Didn't mind Hanks too much but agree that Freeman was no substitute for William H Macy. Missed the first two parts of series two but finding it very watchable.

A charity shop find. Canadian issue I think. Terrible jacket but the record looks okay but sounds a bit gritty. Also - at my wife's insistence to clear out some stuff i came across a single sided 10" lp test pressing of a London Origins of Jazz record. Very nice condition. Two tracks by Husk O'Hare's Super Orchestra and two by the Wolverines. Recordings from the early twenties in pretty decent sound.

We found this system of payment in Shanghai not too long ago. Years ago I recall many shops having a system of wires or pneumatic tubes for sending cash to the cashier.

Mine doesn't have a jacket and the pressing is absolutely horrible.

Don't forget Honest Jon''s shop just opposite Rays in St Martins Lane. South Londoners will also recall Chris Wellard's shop in New Cross. Wellards

I have all of this on vinyl so it's not something I'll be getting. Nevertheless well overdue for reissue. I'd rather see a complete cd edition.

Recorded The Bridge. I still haven't caught up with last week's Arne Dahl. I still find that nothing compares to Spiral.

Happy Birthday Bill (got the day right this time).

I saw the Davis/Stitt band on this tour. Just out of my teenage years. I don't remember too much about it except what was played was hot and totally unexpected. We were definitely not prepared for it from the recordings available at the time.

Beyond understanding..

Good to know erwbol. I still haven't invested in Past Present. The Jazz Door bootleg really catches the 90s band as I remember it..