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Only one half-way decent thing ever came out of Reading - Kate Winslett..

This is infuriating - if this was 1-2 weeks later, I could get there ..

Very happy birthday !!! :rsmile:

Very !

Thanks, I'll check it out. Just about to take a look over at Dusty's site anyway to see if they have any new greasy comestibles..

Did he have a PC hooked up with a stack of disks next to it?

Here's ten of my current greasiest faves: 1. Big John Patton 'Memphis to New York Spirit' 2. Big John Patton 'Understanding' 3. Big John Patton 'Boogaloo' 4. Lou Donaldson 'Alligator Boogaloo' 5. Big John Patton 'Got a Good Thing Going' 6. Brother Jack McDuff 'Moon Rapin'' 7. Pat Martino 'El Hombre' 8. Lonnie Smith 'Think !' 9. Harold Vick 'Steppin' Out' (extra lashings of the Castrol GTX on this one..) 10. Clarence Wheeler & the Enforcers 'The Love I've Been Looking For' I would also add in Big John Patton 'Let Em Roll' but its a tad behind on the grease factor although a superlative album.

This very fine session by Gordon Beck, with 'Johnny' McLaughlin. Great jazz versions of 1960s pop hits.

Clifford, the David Mack is almost forgotten, even over here. It raised some interest amongst the critics back in the 1960s (Max Harrison wrote an essay on 'David Mack's 'Serial Jazz' at that time in his fine book 'A Jazz Retrospect') but then was promptly forgotten. Good news re: the Ardley though. 'Dejeuner' looks as though it will be re-issued on the dreaded alternative format ( ) sometime over the next year. LP copies are pretty scarce. By the way, I think this one (along with an album by Phil Seamen) was the first and only UK domestic-artist ever put out on vinyl by Verve. 'Dejeuner' by the way is a fantastic album. It starts out with a cracking big band version of Michael Garrick's 'Dusk Fire' and then leads into (IMO) the finest version of Coltrane's 'Naima' other than the one recorded by the Master. Fantastic !

Sure was, Adam. Impressive to see how much affection was shown to Horace from the LA jazz fraternity, although many people were obviously in 'shock'. I count myself as being fortunate to have been there, a moving tribute.

Followed up by this gem on UK Verve from Neil Ardley and the New Jazz Orchestra (it's Neil on the left and Jon Hiseman with the turban).

Just listening to this interesting British third-stream session from the early 60s with Shake Keane and Coleridge Goode. A scarce one !

Toshiko Akiyoshi - Lew Tabakin Big Band 'Live at Newport '77' (Baystate)

Always really liked his playing with Woody Shaw, especially the Contemporary date 'Song of Songs'. The Japanese date 'Why Not' for that same label is really nice too, as is the CBS work with Dexter. 'Manhattan Symphonie' is a particular favourite (what a great album that is), Cables is superlative on 'As Time Goes By'.

I have 'Thoughts of Dar Es Salaam' and the 2CD of 'The Dark Tree'. Also recommended is the book 'Songs of the Unsung - The Musical and Social Journey of Horace Tapscott'. Lots of interesting material in that one - not sure if it is still in print. Not sure if I have mentioned this on the board but on a visit to LA some years ago one of my ambitions of the trip was to actually get to see Horace Tapscott live (I had - much to my regret - missed one of his solo piano recitals in Western Canada some years previously). When I got to do the trip Horace's health had taken a bad turn for the worse. There was a benefit concert in South LA which I attended but in the event Horace sadly died the night before and it turned into an official wake. The concert featured a reformed 'Arkestra' with guest spots by Pharoah Sanders, Bobby Bradford and the Watts Prophets, among others. Some illustrious faces in the audience that I recall - Gerald Wilson was sitting right behind.

Good question - I'll be interested in the answer to this one too.. B-)

Jack Bruce 'Things We Like' (Polydor UK original) Mike Gibbs 'Michael Gibbs' (Deram)

This is sort of tempting as I have most of the month of June free on vacation ( B-) ). Just the chance to see the good Doctor and Pop Lou live would be worth the trip. Hmm...

Great news, and very best of luck with the move. Let us know how it goes. Should be some jazz in London towards the rest of the year (you should be in time for the Pat Martino week at Ronnie Scotts.. ).

The front covers are good though..

Dick Grove Orchestra 'Little Bird Suite' (Pacific Jazz). Not unlike the Gerald Wilson big band recordings of the early 60s but with a Gil Evans influence too.

A dual direct drive with stroboscope was the first turntable I ever bought (after the 'music centre' ). Did years of excellent service with an Ortofon cartridge.

She is from the County of Devon, just to the West of me. Some mighty fine looking females out there but they have a disturbing tendency to turn into heffalumps around the time they turn 30..

Good words !

This is a very nice live recording, highly recommended. I picked it up as a 'collectors choice' some years ago when Tower (I think) were doing them at about $6.99 each. There was a whole raft of good stuff on offer, including the Bill Potts, the Babs Gonzales and Kenny Drew 'Undercurrent'.