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Sidewinder - "Black Marigolds" sounds good, although I am not keen on poetry, philistine that I am. Shake leant heavily that way, I know - hence the name - and latterly went away from the music completely I seem to remember, in favour of poetry. But it is his music, particularly as you say on flugel, that interests me. I will keep an eye open for a bargain "October Woman" - some hopes! jazzscript has a list of Garrick LP's. It works on this one Tooter. The poetry is kept 'in check' by the jazz and used more as a 'mood' vehicle. Shake participated of course with Harriott in many of the 'Jazz & Poetry' events of the 1960s and, as you say, he had a very definite literary talent in his own right. Too bad that he left the UK back in the 60s. I believe that lack of work at the time was a key issue and the German radio bands offered considerably more stability. Also a marriage bust-up may well have been a factor.

Wonderfull. 'Dejeuner' by the NJO (very much an Ardley disk) is wonderful and has a standout version of 'Naima'. Also great to see the other Ardley disk listed too. All of these look like 'must buys.' That Peterson concert event to be filmed by BBC4 looks pretty well unmissable. With the Kenny Wheeler '75th Birthday' concerts coming up in January, this is going to be a great few months for fans of British Jazz. Still no sign of Wheeler's 'Windmill Tilter' on the CD format though..

I have a record in my collection by the Scottish band Talisker (called 'Humanity' I think) which was purchased after a very nice gig that they did. Great to see them live but the LP was another matter. It's very heavy on the moody celtic chants and manic electric bagpipes so has been relegated to the frisbee zone. Maybe I'll resurrect it one of these days as background music for a Robbie Burns supper..

Clarke/Boland Big Band 'Jazz Is Universal' (Atlantic) and John Surman 'Tales of the Algonquin' (Deram).

Hopefully there will be some form of heads up in 'Jazzwise' over the next few months.

Tooter - I don't have 'October Woman' by Garrick but I do have a vinyl of 'Black Marigolds'. That one is pretty damn nice and has Harriott in the lineup. Poetry on a couple of the tracks (which works pretty well). I've also got a (pretty commercial) LP by Shake Keane called 'Dig !'. Lots of covers of stuff like 'Bend Me Shake Me' from the 1960s. A real period piece, time capsule and sort of different (to say the least) from his earlier stuff with Harriott. A great flugel player !

One LP and 27 CDs is probably just about sustinable ( ) but its when the Mosaic orders pile in on top of this that the ship is well and trully holed under the waterline. That site should have a government health warning..

Don Wilkerson 'Elder Don' (BN NY USA)

There have been a few ski holidays where the effects of grappa taken the night before as I embarked on a new day on the slopes have been most regrettable !

The Tony Kinsey CD is at on the shelf at my local CD store and I'll probably pick it up in the next week or so. Looks nice - that 'Jazz at the Flamingo' EP was pretty rare on vinyl.

The version of this one I saw in the UK newspapers was not quite so graphic so I think there's been a bit of 'creative editing' going on here. Still damn hilarious though..

Just giving the 'Rare Groove' vinyl a spin. I really like Lew Tabakin's flute work throughout this LP. Also agree that Duke's paw prints are all over the session, very much in the idiom of his late 60s Liberty-era dates.

Stalwart of the Clarke/Boland Big Band and, I believe, in Glen Miller's last big band up to his death. Stayed in Europe after the war. Recently interviewed by BBC radio about his time with Miller.

Louis Sclavis 'Napoli's Fields' (ECM) Joe Harriott 'Abstract' (Redial) Gilles Peterson 'Impressed II' (Universal) The Rendell/Carr's on BGO ('Shades of Blue/Dusk Fire' and 'Phase III/Live') Andrew Hill 'Passing Ships' (Blue Note) As for vinyl its another story !

How about those great 1970s sessions recorded for East Wind with Cedar Walton's trio (Walton, Sam Jones & Billy Higgins). 'To Duke With Love' and 'The Summer Knows'. Both beautifully recorded and with some absolutely fabulous ballad performances from Art. Also put out on vinyl by Inner City in the US. There's also a nice album with strings on East Wind of this vintage called 'Maiden Voyage'.

West Coast night: 'The Chico Hamilton Trio' with George Duvivier and Jim Hall/Howard Roberts. A UK Vogue pressing of the Pacific Jazz original. To be followed up with selections from 'Jazz West Coast' Vols 2-5 on Pacific Jazz/World Pacific and the 'Bud Shank & Bob Brookmeyer With Strings' 10" LP, again on UK Vogue.

I remember seeing her do 'What A Difference A Day Makes' on a TOTP show on the Beeb back in the mid 70s. Just about blew away the bland disco crap that occupied the rest of the programme.

Presumably that was one of the late-60s 'Status' reissues?

Indeed ! 'The Sermon' on vinyl will be spinning in his honour a little bit later with the volume cranked suitably high.

Its up on ebay as we speak: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...4058820945&rd=1 Thanks! It's in the cross-hairs..

I have a 'Krupa and James' (sounds like a posh gents outfitters.. ) set in the mail and assuming it arrives in time for the big day it will remain unopened until then. I've also got some HMV discount vouchers that I am thinking of using on either a Euro-Tal or a Euro-Eldridge set so that should Mosaic me out for a while. Cold turkey then until the Andrew Hill Select and the next Miles LP set comes out.

Bobby Hutcherson 'Happenings' (BN NY USA) and 'Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Memorial Album' (Stateside). To be followed up with Don Wilkerson 'Elder Don' (BN NY USA).

It often goes for around the $800 mark in the CD format so this is about the right ball-park, I guess..

This LP was issued on the same 'Japan only' series from King ('GX' series) that also resulted in 'Oblique'. Pretty well equally hard to find as 'Oblique', I'm sad to say.. I've never, ever, seen a copy of 'Inner Glow'. The Holy Grail perhaps?