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Indeed ! That 'Sonny Rollins' Prestige twofer was my intro to Mr Rollins and still sounds excellent in the mono. It was originally bought for me as an Xmas gift from relatives and I still actually have a note for them actually apologising for the mono ( it was the 1970s ). Can't beat side 3 (I think thats the one) with 'Valse Hot' and other material by the Brown/Roach group. Stonkin !

Those more recent 10" Toshibas (from the 90s I think) were digitally remastered I think.

Stan Tracey Big Brass 'We Love You Madly' (UK Columbia Lansdowne). Tribute to the Duke on his 70th. With Ian Carr, Don Rendell, Joe Harrott, Acker Bilk etc.

Have a very happy birthday !

I'll second John's comments. Have most of them - sound OK to quite good (typical BN late 70s quality). Really excellent notes - many of them by M Cuscuna. At the time they were like 'mana from heaven'.

Perhaps some Reuben Wilson too (I believe he also has a breakbeats compilation).

An under-rated LP from Miles, for sure. Currently listening to 'The Return of Howard McGhee' (Bethlehem original). Nice mid-50s session with Sahib Shihab, Duke Jordan and Philly Joe Jones.

P*ssed Elks

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Miles Davis 'Blue Haze' (Esquire flat edge). Great sound on this one !

Isn't that the neighbourhood place where Sam does his regular gigs when based at home? Something like $10 cover charge, I believe. Incredible !

Compiled by this man perhaps..

Good selection - I'll dig out the original vinyl. This was the first Gil Evans LP I ever bought and at the time it came out I racell that it was pretty well overlooked by the record buying fraternity. The arrangement of 'Up From The Skies' is a beauty - one he featured extensively on his tours thereafter. I seem to recall talk of this session being very rushed at the studio due to commercial pressures at RCA.

I'm barred from looking at that page until well into 2006 !

Congratulations, hope the day goes just great !

Butthead Eddie 'Cleanhead' Vinson David 'Fathead' Newman

Or three ! Very Happy Birthday Mr Conn. !!

The original release 2LP isn't the greatest sound-wise but the music is great. In terms of atmosphere (with Mingus dismissing half of the band on stage) it's hard to beat.

Phil Spector Robert Blake O.J. Simpson ← Michael Jackson Bubbles Ernie 'Bubbles' Whitman

What's the early session from the 70s with Harold McNair like? Worth chasing up for McNair's playing?

Based of what I've seen of him in action - he's a veritable whirling dervish !

Definitely 2CD (just checked). Disk 1 'Cassandranite'. Disk 2 'Love Dance'. It was around $20 when it came out (or thereabouts). GREAT collection. As is the other Woody double ('Two More Pieces of the Puzzle').

I chatted briefly with Fred Cohen on this issue last Summer and my understanding from him was that the master tapes had been lost/destroyed by Capitol's LA operation. Fred still has copies of the 2LP reissue set for sale at the JRC (at least he did as of last Summer) Fred's/Sue Mingus's reissue was taken from a 'mint' vinyl of the original Charles Mingus Enterprises, I believe.

I hope he does 'Viva Tirado' at his forthcoming London gig on the 17th.

Dick Morrissey and Terry Smith are on it, I believe. Interesting...