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Wow - check out that counter reading. There was a lot of interest in this one. $1k will buy a heck of a lot of Classic Record mono facimiles..

Jimmy Smith 'The Sermon' 47W63rd mono.

I believe that the story was that the master tapes to 'Sweet Honey Bee' had somehow gone AWOL. Another session that was taken from LP for the CD issue is the Bill Pots 'Jazz Soul of Porgy and Bess', the subject of a recent thread. Again, the United Artists master tape could not be located and the CD was compiled with assistance of Bill Potts using best available LP sources.

I'll have to pull that one out of the racks porcy62, I agree - got to see that band around the time the ECMs came out, what a show that was. Great memories ! Now playing John Cameron Quartet 'Off Centre' (Deram) and 'Poetry and Jazz 250' Michael Garrick Sextet et al (Argo 2LPs). On a bit of a British jazz kick tonight.

Well, I'll add those 6 Classics Blue Note monos to my 'wants' list. I'm particularly thrilled at the prospect of the Tina Brooks, even though I have a King pressing of this one and the Mosaic. Sometimes you can't get too much of a good thing..

I've just secured a McLean LP set on ebay from a UK seller at what looks to be a reasonable price . I tried to grab the Jimmy Smith as well in the last couple of minutes but the computer crashed just at the crucial moment. At least I have the McLean..

Just listening to 'Autumn Leaves' on disk 6 of the Kelly/Chambers right now. This is one box where the swing quotient doesn't let up from beginning to end. An absolute joy. The alternative takes aren't a negative either.

The more recent Q-LP sets were in fairly limited quantities, Dmitry. I recall that when I picked up the Horace Parlan at 'running low' someone on the BNBB (can't recall who) mentioned that there were around 500 of them.

More Prestige blue label vinyl: Booker Ervin 'Heavy !!!' Dexter Gordon 'The Panther' To be followed by Andrew Hill 'Compulsion' Blue Note NY USA mono

Once again, Bobby Watson delivers the goods

No - just the earlier sessions on the Mosaic. 'Michelle' is also absent. There's mention in the 'Deep In A Dream' book that at the time these LPs were put together Richard Bock was involved in putting out stuff for the Muzak Corporation. Baker's presence on the sessions was also a favour to Baker, who was pretty well destitute apparently and could hardly play. Baker went begging in there for work to get drug money. Now spinning: Pat Martino 'East' - Prestige blue label with suspect piano..

Well as the Saturday nap is now over its time for a bottle or two of 'Old Speckled Hen' and a spin or three of Blue Note and Mosaic Lps to see through the day, as its p***ing it down outside (well, this is the UK after all..). Weekend greetings from this side of the big blue abyss B-)

Great - the track on 'Impressed Vol 2' with great Harry Beckett solo whettted my appetite for this. The Neon vinyl is pretty hard to track down so I'll get hold of this CD. I've never been a great fan of the more recent Westbrook LPs but the Derams and the Neons/RCAs are all worth checking out.

Just listening to the CD of Eddie Jefferson's 'Body and Soul' and its the same decrepid out-of-tune piano from September 1968 courtesy of Mr Schlitten. Funnily enough though, I don't think this would be quite the same hell yeah groovin' CD if Barry Harris was playing an in tune piano !

Now 2 weeks since the yellow invoice arrived saying set 3565 has been shipped. I'm itching to get my hands on this set. Shouldn't have made that comment about Lon's Mosaics sent by snail mail..

Fair enough ! B-)

Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (Well, they were slightly jazz inspired.. )

Not among the best RRK on Atlantic in my personal opinion, 'Rahsaan Rahsaan', 'Left and Right' and 'Inflated Tear' are stronger.

Most definitely. Side 1 of tht one is a killer and side 2 is no slouch.. At the moment listening to Elington/Mingus/Roach 'Money Jungle' on the UK UA mono LP.

My 'Clifford Brown Memorial Album' has this combo (Lexington DG side 1, NY USA DG side 2).

A lot of this Muse material was reissued here in the UK a few years ago on Camden as 2CD set compilations. They are the biz ! Before they went out of print I was able to pick up the Kenny Barron, Red Rodney, Cedar Walton and one with Al Cohn and Phil Woods. They sounded pretty good too and could be picked up for about £7-8 ish. The Barron and Walton, in particular, get quite a bit of airplay at my place.

The piano tuning is a problem on a whole host of Prestiges from this vintage. There's the same problem on one of the Cedar Waltons ('Cedar', I think) and at least one other of the Martinos ('Strings'). Adds a certain period charm.. B-) Good excuse for me to bring out the vinyl of 'East' this weekend. I like all of the Martinos of this vintage. At least the piano tuning wasn't an issue on 'El Hombre', thank goodness..

The Saturday evening features that Morton occasionally does for Radio 3 are usually very good. I recall an excellent half hour on Booker Little in the series 'Significant Others' and also an excellent review he did of Andrew Hill's 'Grass Roots' Conn when it came out. Up there with the late Charles Fox in my opinion in terms of jazz learnedness.

Interesting lineup. A couple of the groups (Ernst Reijseger Systeme D, Ian Ballamy/Stian Carstensen duo) were featured at Bath earlier this year (I have the feeling that Dennis Rollins was too - or maybe it was at Cheltenham). The Billy Jenkins should be a hoot - his shows are usually a good laugh. Acoustic Ladyland's tribute to Hendrix was featured heavily at Cheltenham.

I always find that the Penguin guide is a good title to put in the washroom for a little light reading ( B-) ) however some of the assessments are a bit dubious (e.g. 2 and a half stars for Buddy Collette 'Man of Many Parts').