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Unbelievable !

There's a video performance of part of 'Calling Planet Earth' on that 'Sun Ra - A Joyful Noise' DVD.

That Ardley track on CD1 of 'Will Power' features some nice duet vocals by Norma Winstone and Pepi Lemer. If my memory is right they were teamed up quite a bit in the 1970s along with Maggie Nichols. Recall hearing Pepi Lemer featured quite a bit back in the 1970s on BBC Radio live jazz sessions (I think she was/is married to pianist Pete Lemer).

Is this the same session that was released on Pacific Jazz, recorded in California? That is a very nice date, with some excellent arrangements! I have the Pacific Jazz release. ← Sounds like it. That Clifford Brown Pacific Jazz session certainly came out on a UK Vogue 12" LP. Lots of Pacific Jazz sessions were UK issued under the Vogue label.

I have the LP version and I rarely play it. Will have to put that to rights this week.

Hi Roger ! Yes, the vinyl 'Will Power' is very rare. One copy of the Argo 2LP went on ebay from a US buyer last week for over $200. I paid £11.99 for the 2CD the other day - much more like it. A great little set - the lovely Neil Ardley tune on CD1 is very similar to the key theme on 'Kaleidoscope of Rainbows', indeed the music as a whole is somewhat reminiscent of that recording. Highly recommended . I have vague recollections of possibly seeing a copy of the vinyl 2LP in a deletion rack for a couple of pounds many, many years ago - not sure if I have mentioned this, might have been at Mole. Maybe I'm imagining it (I'm thinking I've seen this as the brown cover is sort of familiar). If true, I could almost weep.... The Alan Skidmore is a wonderful session that is easily my favourite of the first batch of Duttons. As I think was mentioned this month in 'Jazz Review', if it had come out at the time on Blue Note, it would have caused quite a stir on the US scene. One of the very best UK late 60s/early 70s sessions, I think.

There was a whole series of these put out by UK Fontana in the 1960s. Most of them are reissues I think. I see them quite often.

'Blue Xmas' by Miles & Gil. Trust Miles to lay on the humbug..

John Patton 'Let 'Em Roll' (BN NY USA mono)

Jackie McLean 'Jackie's Bag' (BN mono 47W63 side 1/NY USA side 2)

John McLaughlin 'Extrapolation' (Marmalade UK original) Mike Westbrook 'Citadel/Room 315' (RCA) Mike Westbrook 'Love Songs' (Deram) (Sorry, Dutton - sounds way better than the CD, very fine though the reissue is..) Mike Westbrook 'Release' (Deram)

Wishing you a very happy birthday !

Great ! One extra hour of Mosaic listening.

Looks like the Verve Kid Ory has finally disappeared off of 'Last Chance'

What are your first impressions of the Basie and Farmer ... sets? ← In both cases - superb. I have the Basie set playing right now. Played 2 CDs of each so far and it's been a real pleasure. These are very good Mosaic sets and the Addey mastering is well up to scratch. The sound of the Basie in particular is incredible, considering the age of the recordings.

Basie Clef/Verve CD#2. The Kid on organ, as I write..

Happy Birthday Brownie ! Hope it's a great one with lots of nice Contemporary monos and Prestiges on the platter, to with the cigars and wine..

Looks like these imported beavers are German. Another Saxon invasion !

I think most of the early Columbia Miles LPs were released on Fontana (some, such as 'Milestones' appeared on the 'Philips' imprint). It must have been around 1965-66 when CBS UK started issuing Miles' albums domestically. I suspect from the time of 'ESP' onwards.

I would guess that the Lexingtons and 47W63rd DGs would be best from a fall-out perspective as the limits set for atmospheric testing were pretty liberal at that time. Things tightened up around the NYUSA and Liberty eras when detonations went underground !

Yes, those were the sessions I was assuming you had in mind. I guess 'Extrapolation' had a wider (possibly US?) issue via Polydor (after the initial pressings on Marmelade) so yes, it's quite possible Miles could possibly have heard it. Zero chance I guess of Miles ever hearing Sandy Brown's 'Hair at it's Hairiest'. (No doubt he would have had something very witty to say about the wild cover art).

a real nice collection, was never so keen on him but this Mosaic is really convincing. Disk 7 of the Roy Eldridge Mosaic now playing. ← Indeed ! This particular set is something of a revelation.

And later that week it's Gerald Wilson.

I hope to check them out too on this tour. Its over 10 years since I last saw them.

Should be interesting to see how they get on. It's the wimpy 'non-American' variety. UK Beavers