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I'm in. PM sent !

Too bad that Big John was pretty well confined to that club in Newark for his last few decades, though it's heartening to hear that he was appreciated by his close family circle (good words on this in the Zorn notes to 'Boogaloo' as mentioned in a previous post). I seem to recall hearing that he did at least one gig in London in the early 90s but (sad to say) I wasn't around here at the time. Now, if only ... I've never heard Big Johns playing on that Zorn 'The Big Gundown' album though. Anyone have any thoughts on his playing on this one? (I think he's given a walk-on role on 'Three Lane Highway').

Tragic that those two Priesters and the Maupin are still out of circulation. I wonder just how bad the master tapes are.

Heresy !

to both of those suggestions. 'Montreal Bistro' has a nice, intimate feel and is a good place to check out solo piano artists. Good local groups also on at the Rex Hotel in Queen Street West.

I've compared my NY USA stereo of this one against the Conn and there's no contest. (Yet again) the original vinyl leaves the Conn for dust.

Yes. A colleague who was with him though though was trading in some punk singles at the time so could have gone for it. C'est la vie....

A friend of mine swears he saw an original 'Sergeant Pepper' signed by all four on the wall of a London shop around 10 years ago, in the middle of the last major recession, for less than £200. He didn't pounce and has been regretting it ever since.

Soon to be putting in a feature appearance on 'ebay madness' no doubt !

Eddie Henderson 'Blue Note/Capitol' anthology (Soul Brother Records) - 2LP set Charles Mingus 'East Coasting' Bethlehem mono original Charles Mingus 'Mingus, Mingus, Mingus...' HMV mono UK issue

Thanks for the heads up. Lots of the old groups have been playing the Albert Hall recently. Souxsie and the Banshees plus orchestra ( ) were there just before Xmas.

Congrats to you and yours !

.. and the occasional archaeological finds (roman pottery, neolithic flint tools etc.)

Black boxes

The group are also coming over to Europe (in May I believe) with 3 London gigs, one of which will be with orchestra. I'll be checking out their quartet gig (with Gary Thomas) in Poole.

For any vinyl-heads reading this thread, a good vinyl of this one to get hold of (and very cost-effective) is the 'Blue' label Liberty/UA. I've checked this one against a NY USA stereo original and it holds up extremely well, soundwise. No distortion on the cymbals - always a concern when listening to any session of that vintage with the esteemed Mr Williams on drums.

'House of Flying Daggers'. That title sounds like most places of employment..

180-190 sounds like 'Running Low' so wonder why they put it in 'Last Chance'.

suspect that they might have done this short tour as a bit of a favour for Soul Brother and in order to publicise the Anthologies. I sure never thought I'd ever get the chance to see Eddie Henderson doing his 70s material so this was a great bonus. The Exeter gig was a last-minute addition to the itinery and not given great publicity so really glad to have caught it. Also great to have caught Gary Bartz live and at close range. He has an extremely personable stage presence and is in GREAT playing form at the present time.

Gary Bartz 'Anthology' 2LP set, Soul Brother Records.

A Bennie Maupin Anthology would indeed be great ! Bennie actually got a namecheck at the gig by Eddie H when introducing 'Amoroso' as 'written by our good friend Bennie Maupin'. Just spinning the Bartz Anthology right now (specifically 'I've Known Rivers'). It's a great listen and Gary has signed the cover 'Music Power... Gary Bartz'. Cool or what ! B-)

I saw her band with Watkins and Anderson in about 1992/93 when they were on a short North American tour. There's most definitely a European touch to her playing - constant practicing of Bach in her youth most definitely comes through and there's that choral/folk heritage that I hear also in people like Mike Westbrook. She comes across as an extremely dedicated and those Enja albums are good stuff. Particularly like 'Hot Stuff !' with Andy Sheppard in the lineup. She looks great too, which is a bonus !

Saw Eddie Henderson and Gary Bartz last night at a one-off gig at the Exeter Phoenix, after their 2 shows at Jazz Cafe, London over the weekend. The gig was set up by Soul Brother Records and much of the material was drawn from the two anthologies of these guys put out by this label. Astonishing stuff. Bartz was playing with incredible drive and groove. Henderson was in fine 'Mwandishi' form with wah-wah pedal and delay lines in action. Quite a bit of stuff played from the 'Capitol' anthology ('Amarosso', in particular, being superlative). Both of these guys can really deliver on this stuff. Soom good vocals from Bartz too, on 'I've Known Rivers', 'Celestial Blues' and several others. Soul Brother also had a trade stall set up, where you could buy autographed copies of the 2LP or CD format 'Anthologies'. Great stuff !

I'm curious to know what you think of this one, having just seen this particular group on an old TV recording.

Not sure what the tracks are on this one, Tooter, but may be of interest.