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Big John P. 'Accent on the Blues' Rare Groove..

Zermatt sounds good to me :rsmile: JohnS, can you make it out there ?

Ghost - give Euclid Records a call up in Chicago. I've got the feeling their latest stock included a few of those Mastersounds LPs and on the original vinyl too, by the look of it. Joe up at Euclid should hopefully be able to help, good luck !

It's strange how the Penguin Guide under-rates all these fine BN sessions. 'Caddy For Daddy', 'Tomcat', 'Taru', 'Dippin', 'The Turnaround'. None of them come out with half-way decent credit. 'Alligator Boogaloo' in particular takes something of a pounding from these guys.

Trashed then !

beats a big liver I guess... Is that 'VG' or ebay 'VG' ?

I like this De Sade album. Funnily enough, it seems to be easier to pick up old vinyl copies than get hold of the Verve Elite CD, although I believe that the CD has recently been reissued (see the 'ebay madness' thread for recent developments). I like the orchestral lineup on this session - many of the guys in the Gil Evans orchestra of the time, studio pro's the lot of them, are listed in the credits.

Glad to say that there is zero Scots, N.Irish and Welsh input on this one, its 100% English Hang on there though - wasn't one of Michael Owen's parents Welsh..

Interesting selection ! - for the second time I'll try to post this, after having lost the whole lot just after finishing the first attempt (1) 'Cottontail'. Sounds sort of Bill Berry, Capp/Pierce Juggernaut-ish. Haven't a clue who the singer might be. Ernestine Anderson? (2) Sounds like Elvin on drums and possibly George Mraz on bass. By process of total wild-ass guessing, I'll throw the following possibility in the ring.. This One (3) Sounds very familiar. Doesn't sound like Getz and Smith but it's from that vintage. I'm sure I've got this one in the racks somewhere. (4) Recognised this one immediately. Under-rated ex-pat guitar player.. This One (5) Again, an immediate recognition. This was the leader's 'comeback' studio album.. This one.. (6) Fats Waller? (7) Sounds very Milesian, I like it. The trumpeter's sound is a bit like that of Jerry Gonzales but really no idea. (8) Sounds like Lockjaw plus other tenor and organ. I don't think it's the 'Tough Tenors' from the sound of the other player. (9) Bessie Smith? (10) Sounds like it might have been recorded at one of those 'Live at Maybeck' sessions. I've heard this one before but can't quite put my finger on it.. (11) 'Valse Hot' - far inferior to the original version. Not keen on this one. (12) No idea. (13) The style of the piano/vibes and the singer's voice gave me this one pretty quick. It's from This one (14) Like it ! Glenn Miller's version sucks, in comparison. Nice selection EKE ! Many thanks for putting it together, have enjoyed listening to it.

Blakey and Morgan - how can you go wrong? :rsmile:

Mosaic Commodore Vols 1 to 3 just to drag things out, then the New Orleans Atlantic set disk 1.. B)

That was a great performance by Wayne Rooney tonight. That young guy is a major star in the making, absolutely lethal in combination with Gerrard. Beckham very subdued tonight - it really hasn't been his tournament so far. Maybe the Mrs is still giving him gip.. Still not convinced though that England have their act together in defence. They looked a bit vulnerable at times. Nevertheless - 4:2 is a good result.

Gotta have a 'Complete Pacific Jazz Recordings' Jazz Crusaders box !

I enjoyed that but was shocked at the small audience that was watching Trane . I've read that Trane lost a large part of his audience as he got further 'out' , but it was still surprising to see. You can sort of gauge that listening to the level of applause on recordings such as 'Live In Seattle'. There can't have been more than a dozen or so punters there (either that or they were rendered speechless, which is entirely possible...)

The first 2 LPs of the Mingus 'Complete 1959 CBS' Mosaic. Bliss...

'Shelly Manne and His Men at the Manne Hole Vols 1 & 2' sounds fantastic on the original stereo black/gold pressing. I've always admired the Contemporary recordings of the 50s and 60s, particularly those yellow monos and black/gold stereos. Those 4 Manne Blackhawk LPs also sound pretty phenomenal (and the CD remasterings were pretty good too). The way that the precision of Manne's drumming is captured is just incredible. Having said that, I still very much like the characteristic sound that RVG gets...

Jimmy Woods 'Awakening' LP on Contemporary and an Ammons/Lewis Mosaic LP set

Words fail me !

No sign yet of the Tal Farlow though. Shame..

Grachan Moncur 'Evolution' LP will be given a spin tonight.

They can often be found at £4.99 over here at HMV so I would say that they are great value. The copy protection on the latest ones sucks though..

Which one could I do without? Again, I would have to say, none of them. It would be splitting infinitessimaly thin hairs to choose between them, especially when they are on the Mosaic LP editions (JJ excluded - sadly).

I had 'Charisma' blasting away on the way to work today. Now that one is under-rated..

Or 'Staines' perhaps?