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'Katy Lied' and 'Royal Scam' are probably my favourites. I've got some of the vinyl but also the green boxed CD set, which includes most of their older stuff plus a neat booklet. Recommended ! They were way ahead of the pack when most of this stuff came out - using some really hip jazz players on the sessions. Wayne, Victor Feldman etc.

High 20Cs here in Southern England, a nice Indian Summer, best weather of the year. Good enough to hit the coast and take a swim in the sea yesterday..

David Mack 'New Directions' (UK Columbia, with Shake Keane)

Sorry to hear that Larry. This copy is a mono one too and looks like a mid to late 60s reissue in the UA 'Wall to Wall Sound' series (or whatever it was called). Front cover has what I can only describe as 'lower profile of a posing tart in purple stilletos' (for want of a description - unfortunately I can't scan it). Both cover and LP are absolutely mint. Just a bit of static which was much reduced after the soak in alcohol. The shop I bought this from typically has lots of not-so-great condition LPs at outrageous prices so it was a shock to find this one there. Its the sort of place you find blue label blue notes for about £35..

How about a Lexington & Concord? (Where's the Groucho Marx smiley when I need it...). What a weird concept. I guess side 1 would have a Blakey/Silver session. Side 2 something from Scott Hamilton and Warren Vache..

Know the feeling ! Donald Byrd 'House of Byrd' (RCA Prestige twofer) 'Solo Monk' (Australian CBS)

Up for input on the quartet date (I don't have the Sam Rivers twofer).

I've got the Jack Wilson on a Toshiba LP. Never been totally bowled over with this session but will have to give it another spin and a second chance..

Lineup for 'unissued quintet date' lines up with sides 3 and 4 of the 'One For One' twofer.

Just checking my LPs: Your listings for 'Andrew' and 'Compulsion' are correct.

Larry - thanks for your info and insight into this great session. I just checked out the back of the CD and noted the comments about master tapes being lost and the CD being compiled 'from best available LP sources'. Too bad. Fully agree with your comments re: the distinctiveness of the lineup (what a sax section ! B-) ) and the excellence of the charts. The great thing about this find is that it was £6 and pretty well mint, in a place that is not exactly renowned for its vinyl bargains ( ). Great to buck the system ! With a bit of ethyl alcohol solution and a dust up it sounded just great. Sometimes near miracles do happen..

I caught this broadcast on the BBC4 repeat late last night and liked it a lot. Gonzales is a very fine player on trumpet and flugel and his band very professional. Would have loved to have seen this performance in person. Heck, looks like they had Joe Ford there on alto and Larry Willis on piano so how can you go wrong? The interview with Gonzales was also straight ahead from what I can see - he's an enthusiastic guy who appreciates this band (stating I think that they've essentially been together about 20 years) and that he had recently moved across to Spain. Good for him - I hope it works out. I've never seen Jerry Gonzales live but I have seen Andy Gonzales with Hilton Ruiz's group in NYC and can vouch that he is absolutely first rate too..

Just wondering about this as I recall some mention back on the old BNBB that the masters might no longer exist. The discussion at the time as I recall related to the somewhat compromised sound on the BN Collectors Choice CD of this one put out in the 1990s. I've never been 100% happy with the sonics of that particular CD. I've recently taken the plunge on a UA deep groove pressing of this one (one of the 'wall to wall sound' series) and it certainly sounds better. Really great session with a stellar big band lineup with the likes of Art Farmer, Harry Edison, Bob Brookmeyer, Zoot Sims, Al Cohn, Phil Woods and Gene Quill. Really the cream of the crop from the NY studio scene at that time. Strange that this one isn't better known, its up there with the Miles & Gil in my view in terms of interpretation.

Looks like the Teddy Wilson CD set is now OOP..

I have a couple of Lexington/NY USA combinations which I found shocking enough - but so far no Lexington/Liberty.

Eddie Henderson - 'Anthology Vol 2 - The Capricorn Year' (2LPs, Soul Brother Records)

I'll ponder this post the next time I crank up 'Agharta'..

ps: I want one to put on my 'Orgasm' !

The yellow slip says that Kenton Presents set #3565 is apparently on its way (but has yet to hit my front porch) along with Teddy Wilson LP set #4956, to keep it company.

Think of all the literature across the millenia that have been lost to us - from the dark ages onwards. Here in England we have just a few precious remnants of Anglo-Saxon literature from the years 500 -1000 which were rare survivors from incidents such as this.It must be the same in Germany I guess..

This post has got me curious re: the cymbals. I'll have a listen to the NY USA and King pressings this weekend. Great music by the way ! (but there again weren't all of Jackie's 60s Blue Notes great?)

High time indeed! You don't "visit" that sucker, you get taken prisoner by it. Willingly. Any gig that caused Nixon to threaten to pull the plug must be worth a listen !

No problem ! At that price I'll be tempted to pick up the 'Ghetto Music' myself. Just listening to 'Black Rhythm Happening' this morning. Sounds pretty nice in the heavy vinyl.

From my vague schoolboy recollections of the early 70s, 'King Crimsony' would be a good description, I think. Very much within the prog-rock style of this time.

Nah, forget the NY USAs and go for the Leonard Nimoy reel-to-reel instead..