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Love the sound on that Buck Clayton set. Recorded by CBS in that converted Greek Orthodox church I believe (30th St), as per many of the classic Columbia sessions.

There was a UK 2LP Mingus re-issue which included 'Scenes', put out in the late 1970s (an immediate hit with me when I picked it up, I have the feeling it was on Polydor, will have to check). A routinely under-rated performance by this fine group. Have just recently got hold of an original Bethlehem deep groove pressing of this one - worth having for that weird but extremely cool futuristic cover with Mingus's profile reflected in the shiny ball.

A belated very happy birthday !

Best birthday greetings and may the force of the deep groove be with you.. Hope the new vinyl was good by the way... !

I'll second the recommendation on the Hodges. That one is a lovely set, just full of great music. Other recommendations in the vinyl format are the Thad Jones Blue Note and the Sam Rivers, if you can find them. Then luxuriate !...

'Kenton Presents' disk 2.

Very happy birthday to you and I hope it's a good one !

This is just tragic news. As I type this, I have a radiant photo of Max in much happier days looking down at me from the wall. Taken by Cecil Spiller at the Lighthouse, in tandem with Shelly Manne when they were both appearing there. Thoughts go out to Max at this time..

King Pleasure 'The Source' (Prestige)

Teddy Wilson LP1 - lovely stuff..

Both this set and the Mercury Rahsaan Roland Kirk are absolutely magnificent. I have no gripes about the sound quality. Go for it !

Cracks me up every time I read it !

He;s in London next month with a Dizzy Gillespie Alumnii Big Band. I'll have to make sure I catch them.

I think decent quality 2-eyes is the way to go with the Miles Columbias, with the Mosaic sets an equally good alternative. I like the soundstage of the 2-eyes, even though I have the same material on the Mosaic LPs. I think I have pretty well all of them on 2-eye from that period, excluding 'Quiet Nights'. I really like the soundstage on the stereo originals. Just been listening to Lee Morgan 'Search For The New Land' on a mono NY USA pressing. Sounds pretty nice, good to hear the arco bass coming through clearly on the title track.

'Kenton Presents' CD1, the Bob Cooper sessions. Malcolm does it again !

Looks like Don Ellis in sailor suit there on the USS Odax..

Usually there's no problem Anders - the single Mosaics come by air via the 'small packet' route within the week. The complications come when you add the weight of an LP set ! Just checked Mosaic's site BTW and it looks like the 'Kenton Presents' is now officially OOP. Cue for Procrastinator piccie? B-)

Hey - how did you know my first name was Sidney?

Looks like my Mosaics have arrived from the China Station . There's a package for me at the local post office..

'Strange Strings' is indeed one mighty strange Ra album and not easily digested whilst sober..

It's the 'Mosaic direct' route for me with this one. I don't like 'Concert Bands' unless they have Gerry Mulligan's name next to them !

Great disk by the way, thanks for putting this one together. I can offer no higher accolade than the fact that this disk has occupied 95%+ of my listening time with a 'pending' pile that includes 3 Mosaics and a stack of recent acquisition NY USA vinyl.

16. Straight ahead shouting blues played by altoist with piano. Pete Brown? A good one to play with glass of whisky in hand after a bad day at the office. 17. 'I Cover The Waterfront'. The style of the vibist made me think of the early recordings of this player.. but not at all sure. Definitely MJQ-inspired, doesn't sound like Milt or Teddy Charles on vibes though. Very nice performance, like it. Has a 'Prestige' mid 50s sound. Could also be the group mentioned in '12'? . 18. Violin plus possibly a cello and rhythm section. Definite West Coast late 50s feel to the performance. A total wild-ass punt but maybe something along the lines of this one... 19. Party time - another of those tracks which bridge jazz and rock'n'roll. Reminds me of Big Jay McNeely or Paul 'Hucklebuck' Williams. Full bore tenor - can't identify it though. Schmokin ! 20. Blues with a hint of jazz. Sounds mid-60s. Possibly John Mayall's Bluesbreakers? If so, maybe Eric Claptout in there on guitar? 21. Vibes based group in an afro cuban vein. Could possibly be one of this guy's.. Verve sessions with Willie Bobo? A bit too 'generic' in style for me but pleasant enough. 22. Very nice indeed, recognised this one from the off (from a favourite Prestige 2LP set of mine). I think the original LP is this one.., track 11, and the very nice tune is by Leonard Feather. Superb tenor solo by a player who has had tragic luck in recent years. 23. Same session as 22, but this time it's track 8, (this one), bringing us very nicely back into a full circle to BFT track 1.

14. The shout from someone in the group of 'Chico Chico' as the drums open up is a strong hint. I think I recognise the pianist (just been watching a video of him), very prominent in the soul/jazz vein. I think it's track 3 from this one.. 15. Sounds familiar, I'm sure I've got this one on LP somewhere indeterminate ! Reminds me of these guys.., not sure of the album though (more likely the second than the first). Definite Contemporary Records feel to the recording.

8. An old bop recording. Sound has a hint of 'Savoy' about it, not sure of the title. Possibly Bud Powell on piano? Followed by at least 1, possibly 2 trumpet solos. I don't think it's Navarro, the technique isn't good enough. Altoist sounds a bit like Sonny Stitt. Hmmm.. 9. Wow - largish bop group with a violin in tow ! Like the arrangement, quite unusual. No big suprises in the solos, fairly predictable. Sounds like this one could be a rarity and that it's taken from source vinyl. Posibly a European group of the late 40s/early 50s? Hmmm again.. - Wild ass guess would be Sam Rivers with a Boston-based Serge Chaloff group.. 10. Session with at least one cello plus rhythm section, cello taking the lead. Style reminds me of Oscar Pettiford but I guess Ray Brown might also be a candidate. 11. Aha - the tenor player on this one is instantly recognisable in his sound and style. Track 1 on This one.... The leader of the session is the drummer, this was one of the tenorists first recordings. 12. Vibes plus trio, mid-50s recording. My hunch (and it is no more than a hunch) is that the track could possibly be from this obscurity (this one..). 13. The guitarist (and his prodigious technique) sound quite recognisable, together with the interaction with the pianist. I don't have the particular black box for this guy so not sure but my hunch would be a track from this one, possibly track 7?