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Pure Pleasure have given a revised date of Sept 4 for the streaming event.

Harriott called it ‘free form’ - very much influenced by modern abstract art and quite different to the US approach.

Remember seeing him in solo recital at the Bath Festival many moons ago. Pump Room, as I recall. Misha Mengelberg also did a solo set there.

‘Passing Ships’ on the Tone Poet seems to be a pretty good test for how well your arm is set up. Personally, haven’t noticed any distortion. Having said that, I played an original of ‘Horace Scope’ the other day. It had a vitality and ‘oomph’ that this series, commendable in many ways, lacks.

The Jan 1990 concert performance in Toronto Massey Hall was very good, so I agree with the comment about the form. Miles seemed enthusiastic and keen to blow. Wasn’t it that rubbish National Enquirer rag that had the ‘rumours’?

NY mono

47W63rd DG mono

That was my interpretation of it, yes. Bring your own food and drink.

I’ve got the signed ‘Golden Striker’ lined up ready for a spin. The ‘Foursight - Stockholm’ is very good too, a well integrated band and typical strong work by Renee Rosnes.

The ‘Understanding’ notes mention that it was in the main a ‘brown bag’ catering affair, so I guess people did their own thing.

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There’s still a FOPP in Covent Garden, London - alas, not up to the standard it once was though.

That was quick !!. Discogs overnight delivery?

FOPP (almost RIP) over here did the same thing around 2010. £3 each, including many of the limited ones. Fill yer boots time.. They also had quite a number of box sets, including Debut, Contemporary Records and the Riverside Story at giveaway prices.

The Coltrane is a good selection too.

I remember visiting their Munich branch in person. Back in the 1980s their prices compared very well with anywhere in the UK. Remember buying a bunch of Trane and Monk and Bill Evans Riverside box set vinyl. Came out with empty pockets..

Says just ‘photo on right, courtesy Raheem Brooks’.

OK, lottery then.. Back in the day, Zweitausendeins in Germany were selling a number of Euro Mosaics including this one for about 30-40 Euro. That was the source of mine. Sadly, that deal was a one off and they have never stocked any Mosaics since then. The other one I remember getting in that deal was Tal Farlow’s ‘Concert Band’. Little did we know it but that period was a golden era. Got the feeling I also picked up Basie Verve and Roy Eldridge Verve in that gift-horse offer.

Have you won the pools?! Edited to say that it is a very good set and easily recommended.

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I have to say - both are good. Love the intensity of ‘Understanding’ but not an album to relax to, I’ve got to admit. Reel/Cory W. did a fine job on both releases.

Dug this one out after recent mention on the board - ‘Euro’ version. Lovely ! CD1 ABC/Impulse sessions.

The blurred photo of Brooks is just of himself on drums with the Left Bank Jazz Society banner behind him. To be honest, it looks pretty amateur !

That collaboration is mentioned quite a bit in the Stan Tracey biography.