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Picked up an original deep groove of Ramsey's 'The In Crowd' at a record fair today. Cost £3 . Always liked this one !

That Donald Byrd/Pepper Adams Mosaic is an absolute MONSTER set. It isn't at caiman's "cash 'n' carry" but at $64 what have you got to lose? :rsmile:

oh how sad! but why did he stop playing? The 'JazzTimes' article mentions asthma - no doubt due to this mold and chemical issue. I'm not suprised to hear that he's not playing at all, probably hard enough work just to breathe. I'm all for this fundraising idea - I can't think of a more deserving cause. I just hope things improve soon for Mr Kloss, in return for all of the fine music he's given us over the years. I still hold out hope that he will be reunited live with Pat Martino. I asked Pat about Eric a few years ago on one of his tours and he confirmed that he was musically active again and teaching. This must have preceded this asthma onset.

Article in 'Jazzwise' this month mentions Holland's move from ECM. No falling out whatsoever apparently - he's done this in order to get full control over the rights to the music for his family/estate.

Horace Silver 'The Stylings of Silver' 47W63rd St mono DG original

Martyjazz: This was probably a typo, but Evans died in New Jersey. I was at his last performance at Fat Tuesday. Michele Le Grand was there also, by the way. Evans had to have someone on each side of him to get around; he was so unsteady on his feet. Joe LaBarbra ( who is from my area ) told me that night that he recorded every set of every night that he played with him! Those final Bill Evans concerts seem to have brought out the celebrities. I saw two of the nights of the final Ronnie Scotts engagement and extremely moving it was too. On the first of those nights Art Garfunkel and companion were at the same table I was sat. I think he was filming in London at the time. It was clear that Evans was extremely unwell (he had to be helped off the stage several times at the end of sets) but it was still a shock that he died so soon after the gig. In retrospect, he was very much a 'man on a mission' during these last gigs, playing with great sense of purpose/adventure. The past-midnight shows I saw only had 15-20 people in the house but we were all enchanted. I would therefore definitely have to add the Evans 'Village Vanguard' performances (Milestone CD and Mosaic LP ) to the list. These recordings take me right back to those two incredible evenings at Scotts...

Nice early start today, I have a vinyl sale to attend to . Absolutely superb sunny day but no snow unlike in Paris as Brownie mentions. I think about 4 members were using the board when I logged on this morning.

Thad & Mel disk 1. The music on this particular disk hangs together beautifully and the sound is spectacular !

I have to say that this set has already been in heavy rotation this weekend. The first 3 disks I have spun are fantastic. At £37 it's less than £5.50 per disk with free box and booklet. Unbeatable... Love that West Coast session with Bill Perkins, Bob Gordon & co !

Huh, you mean she's not from Manhattan. I think she was actually born in Liverpool and emigrated to Canada at an early age. Her parents are also scousers B-) If she's scouse I don't think your accent would work Tony. On this basis I would definitely pull out my Ace card, the vinyl 'Heavyweight Champ' set. Irresistable !

Asked to select her 'desert island disks' by BBC Radio, Coltrane's 'My Favourite Things' is on the list. Billie Holiday is on there too. Hmmmmm...... Kim's Desert Island Disks here..

Totally agree with you about the Moody. One of my favourites ! Just spinning Tubby Hayes 'Tubbs' Tours' (Fontana mono) To be followed by McCoy Tyner 'Tender Moments' (BN Liberty original).

I totally agree with you. Charles Fox had great musical taste and played some very challenging material. I remember him playing just about everything on Evan Parker's 'Incus' label when they came out. I also remember him playing quite a bit of Anthony Braxton, which resulted in me buying the 'NY Fall 1974' and 'Montreux/Berlin' Aristas. He certainly broadened the listening horizon ! I also remember that superb, scholarly series called 'The Arranger In Jazz' that he broadcast on R3, quite a bit of which I think I've still got on cassette tape. Maybe the reason all of this is recalled in such detail is thanks to the total dearth of jazz on radio at that time other than these few programmes. I can remember tuning in to a very faint French am station one night (thanks only to radio wave reflections from the troposphere !) and hearing the whole of Miles's 'Agharta' album played. I don't think any of the UK stations gave this one airplay at the time. The French, Germans and Swiss were spoiled rotten with their radio jazz !

Mustn't forget the two Tubby Hayes live Fontanas: 'Late Spot at Scott's' 'Down In The Village'

Maybe it was 'Jazz Record Requests' that used the 'Citadel'? Strange though - I always associate it with Charles Fox's 'Jazz Today' programme. It used to go out at some crazy time such as 4.30 pm on a weekday so thanks to school I usually missed most of it ( ). One track that I'm sure Charles Fox did use as a theme at one time was Henry Lowther's opener on 'Child Song'. It was nice to check this out again the first time I heard this album. Charles Fox put out some mighty fine radio back in the 70s. Unfortunately, a lot of the stuff like the Westbrooks, Tony Oxley, Kenny Wheeler etc. passed me by the first time round. I was heavily into Miles Davis and Coltrane back then (still am ).

One option might be to send Hiroshi a message to reserve the vinyl next time he gets it in. That might be a good way to get hold of the Japanese vinyl. If I come across another copy I'll let you know.. B-)

I picked up a mint Japanese copy of that vinyl for £5 a few weeks ago, Brownie. It's a very nice session, indeed. Cool cover with the 'Daddy-O Presents' logo (whoever he was).

Have a great one !

I bet he bowls googlies !

Thank you both for your advice. I'll probably pick this one up, its a mint copy as well. Appetite was whetted by that solo tune Westbrook played from this album (I think) at the Barbican. Any thoughts about 'Citadel/Room 315'? I've been giving that one repeated spins the last few days and I think it's superlative. I remember hearing the last track on side 2 many times on the radio in the 1970s, not knowing what it was (I think Charles Fox used it as the theme tune on one of his Radio 3 shows). Pretty well John Surman's finest hour, I think. B-)

No problem, YRH - guess it must sound a bizarre expression in the German. I wish the whole legacy of those years had never happened. Shame with Exeter, as it is a very pleasant city indeed. Back to the Westbrooks. Is the 'On Duke's Birthday' HatArt worth picking up? I have a prospective 'inroad' on a vinyl.. B-)

Baedecker

Absolutely. The T-Bone set courtesy of porcy62 ( ) is going on next !

Here's my candidate for the challenge..