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I'm booked for the 2 concerts on the Saturday. It will be nice to see Surman/Lawrence/Marshall and the Westbrook group at the 'Conservatory' concert. Looks good ! I'm not a massive Courtney fan though so may give Sunday a miss.

I have this one on a video. Most of it concentrates on Rollins practicing on that railway bridge in NYC, along with Paul Jeffrey. There's also footage of that school band rehearsal where Rollins sits in and gives a bit of tuition. At first I thought the teacher might have been Ken McIntyre (looks like him) but the guy plays trumpet so it obviously isn't. The film has a 'Rhapsody Films' credit so may be on their recent batch of releases. From the video evidence of the playing, Rollins definitely 'had it' as of late 1967. There's also that incredible video of him at Ronnie Scotts where he turns up at the club entrance emerging from a taxi and playing the tenor cadenza, walks through the entrance and onto the stage, somehow synchronising with the band has he does so. Haven't seen that film for years, last time was on some TV show. Must have been recorded late 60s/early 70s.

OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD. BLASPHEMY...LOU DONALDSON 'LIVE AT THE CADILLAC CLUB'...ALMOST NOTHING HAPPENING?....OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD, OH MY GOD. Blasphemy indeed ! That one cooks like hell, the sammiches were definitely loaded..

Seconded !

Have never seen the cover of that Donaldson 'Cosmos' before. The photograph is very similar in style to the one taken of Lee Morgan and used on the front of the 'Memorial' album. Must have been the same vintage (72/73?)

No problem Tooter, glad it was of use. I'll keep my eyes scanned for the others.

Aw, shucks...

I may well be flamed by the grease merchants for saying this but Reuben Wilson's 'Blue Mode' has never grabbed me and sounds like an under-rehearsed jam. Cool cover art though (wasn't this a Marti Klarwein?) Thumbs up for the 3 Sounds by the way..

That performance at the Hammersmith Odeon was in October 1969 (28th, I believe). There was an advert for it in the October Jazz Monthly but this listed Farlow in the lineup so Grant was a very late replacement. The night before, the Clark Boland Big Band were performing so Ronnie Scott was at least there the night before. There's minimal reporting on the concert in subsequent issues of JM and no mention of Grant, unfortunately, so its not clear if Scott was MC at the Jazz Expo.

Ronnie may well have introduced the 'Jazz Expo' concert, alternatively it could conceivably have been recorded at the Frith St club. I'll check out the review in my old Jazz Monthly and report back. I believe Grant was notoriously scared of flying so this excursion to the UK was a rare one for him - his first and possibly only visit.

I do remember reading about the Monk, Brooks, Ammons/Lewis and Nichols sets in the UK jazz magazines (not featured very prominently - almost a footnote) back in the mid 1980s and the mention that Mosaic were (then) based in Santa Monica. Mention of Charlie Lowrie's name pricked up my era as I associated him strongly with those great Blue Note Reissue Program twofers. At the time the idea of importing LPs in from the States as an individual was preposterous so it quickly got forgotten. This was at the time when DMM Blue Notes were just about to be inflicted on us from over the Channel..

yes, there's one of grant,burrell and barney kessell playing together in europe around 1970 or so I'd guess. It's on Jazz Guitar Masters Vol 1 or 2 (can't remember which one). Just one tune./ Apparently they played Hammersmith Odeon 'Jazz Expo' in London in 1970 - Grant being a late sub for Tal Farlow. I wonder if this is where the video was recorded?

Incredible !

The Young Verve set is recommended. I found the music to be considerably better than the reviews would suggest (in fact the later material is fascinating) and the presentation of the set is first rate. Rank this one up there with the Bud Powell and Lionel Hampton as a Verve box gem !

About 5 years ago with an ebay copy of the Larry Young on vinyl. Quickly followed by the Woody Shaw and a McLean partial (which I have since filled up) from Mosaic themselves. Many sets later and 20 odd years after initial release I have at last picked up the Monk Blue Note !

How about the two 'recent' Andrew Hills ('But Not Farewell' and 'Eternal Spirit') as a Conn twofer?

There's also that extremely interesting session that Hardman recorded with Dolphy which sounds as if it was recorded in someones bathroom ! (featured on a past BFT I think)

I think I recall hearing/reading somwhere that on one of Paul Buckmaster's visits to Miles in NYC he was in the studio recording 'Red China Blues' to the Wade Marcus backing track, after something of a layoff (Ferarri car crash recovery?)

Another for both of the Szwed books.

Definitely worth leaving the power on 24/7 to those phono tubes so that they keep their thermal equilibrium, IMO. I do the same thing with the Linn and Naim kit. Transistorised and not tube kit but it seems to make a difference. When the power is switched off it takes a good half day or so to get back to the original, I find. PS - the only tube I have is an ex-Royal Navy Tetrode valve from about 1946 for use in gunnery control systems which was found gathering dust in an laboratory I used to work in many years ago. For exhibit only - that one is an absolute mutha !!

LP12 is the way to go, with the bearing upgrade, Lingo power supply and a nice arm such as the Naim Aro. Then savour the sound quality !

Back into action. Paul Gonsalves 'Cookin'' on Japanese Argo.

Tracy is on the TV next Friday night on BBC4 as part of the 'Jazz Britannia' season Curently spinning absolutely nothing..

Yes, yet another indicator that a whole era has now passed. A true US institution - RIP.

Sounds good ! I briefly caught just the one (Mingus) number by Harry with Chris Biscoe at Cheltenham last year. Packed hall full of kids there to see Gilles Peterson, could hardly hear a note ( ).