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Fantastic choice, indeed one of Farmer's best, not to mention also one of Benny Golson's. Almost a 'strawman' of the Jazztet recordings soom to follow, as mentioned above. Listened to this one in the car a few weeks ago and the shear quality of the performances was a revelation. Strange how this one is often overlooked.

After ordering the sets and then enquring about the likely timescale of these sets being available, I got the following response from Mosaic about 1 hour ago. Quote:- "The sets may be available for another few weeks but it is very difficult to predict. Regards, Mosaic Records" I feel better for ordering these two 'honourary vinyls' B)

Good grief ! Weren't these two sets supposed to sit in 'Running Low' for a few months and then hit 'Last Chance' near the end of the year when the licence runs out? What the heck happened? In the interest of not missing out on these fine sets I guess its time to hit the magic button and cover my ass on this one...

Amen, brother, to all of that ! :rsmile:

I had the LP of John Surman 'Tales of the Algonquin' on the platter earlier this weekend. Closely followed by Andrew Hill 'Dance With Death' ( x 2). Then comitted the cardinal sin of playing a CD ('heresy') but there again it was disk 1 of the Mobley Mosaic so I guess I'm absolved..

Looks like Paris Jazz Corner has just got the third disk of this one in on vinyl, as a limited edition.

Stonkin' !

Interesting to hear this, Eric, sounds like Bowie may be having trouble adding a fresh angle to his music after all these years. As a jazz/Bowie aside, I think I read somewhere that good ol' Ronnie Ross actually taught Bowie how to play the sax...

"There's no use crying over spilt milk" has a certain ring to it...

If it has sold out then time, I guess, to wheel out for action 'The Procrastinator'..... :rsmile:

Excellent, I'm glad that this choice has got some positive feedback from the cognescentii Gave the first LP another spin this morning. The track featuring Evan Parker (I think it's the second track on side 1 of LP1) has some stunning playing from him in almost a straight-ahead style. I'm impressed. . That final track on side 1/LP1 is also a mighty fine, swinging number. I really like the way that John Abercrombie's guitar comes through the ensemble sound and adds to the colouration. As also mentioned above, the first track on side 2 LP1 has a beautiful lead with Winstone's vocal in combination with the Wheeler flugel. A combination that they perfected par excellence on the Azimuth albums with John Taylor (who also sounds great on this set). Anyone got any thoughts on how this compares with 'Windmill Tilter'?

Very true re: the Garrick. 'Peanuts With Attitude' sums it up nicely..Great track ! The Harry Beckett 'Rolli's Theme' has to be my fave though. I didn't hesitate to pick up the recent CD issue of this one, which is absolutely A1.

Well I've finally got the rampant lions off my back at work and am able to announce this week's AOTW. I noticed that we haven't had any Kenny Wheeler so far so hopefully this will fit the bill. It's on ECM so should still (hopefully) be readily available both sides of the Atlantic. This is a great work of orchestral and small group jazz which features Wheeler's astonishing arranging capabilities (first displayed way back in 1969 I think on 'Windmill Tilter') with the cream of UK jazz of circa 1990 and with some good US ringers such as John Abercrombie in there too. My copy is the 2LP set but presumably ECM also came out with a 2CD box. Here's the AMG reference: Music For Large & Small Ensembles Further thoughts on this fine album to follow - the floor is now open to opinions/thoughts/observations.... :rsmile:

One of my faves too over the past year and it gets lots of listening.

Just a quick heads up to confirm that I'm pondering the next AOTW selection and details will be posted as soon as poss over the next couple of days.

Certainly ties with the Monk and Evans Riversides as my best $25 deal ever..

I was just listening to Volume 1 of the Peterson and it continues to impress (sorry for that..). Interesting line up for Vol2 - the Tracy/Wellins and Westbrook are the only ones I'm familiar with. I assume that the Garrick is from one of his mega-rare Argo albums and that the McNair is from one of his equally rare RCAs (either 'Harold McNair' or 'Flute & Nut' I guess). On paper it doesn't look quite so strong as Vol 1 but I hope I'm proven wrong. Incidentally, I've heard some very negative comments re: the quality of vinyl pressings for Vol 1 (I have it on CD but was thinking of picking up a vinyl copy as it has the Westbrook 'Original Peter' as a bonus track). Any feedback out there concerning the quality?

RIP Barney - really treasure the one time I saw him play, a wonderful, soulfull recital. Will have to spin those 'Poll Winners' Contemporaries this weekend. Amazing to hear also of his work on some of Spector's biggest hits and bringing the Theremin to the attention of the Beach Boys. Great musical legacy.

One of Eddie Gale's cast-offs?

Bev, I caught most of the performances on Saturday and the Taylor International Quartet on the Sunday. Yes, Chris Bowden's set was impressive - a name to watch. Hint of the Joe Harriott's about his playing - also liked the sound of his band, sort of 'Bitches Brew' crossed with early 70s John Surman/Gil Evans. Yes, Ballamy continues to impress. He shone at the John Taylor Big Band gig too - although Julian Arguelles was featured more prominently. Nice to hear Oren Marshall's tuba sound filling out the Taylor Big Band. The real highlight of the big band set though for me was the trio combination of Taylor, Martin France and the rock-solid Chris Marshall. Too bad that this one wasn't a bit more rehearsed but nevertheless - good stuff. As you say, John Taylor played superbly throughout. A most engaging stage presence too - very agreeable ! The Gress Quintet I found hard work at first but it was only when you closed the old eyes that you noticed that these guy's mastery of space and timbre was astonishing. Somewhat 'clinical' music in terms of style but impressive nonetheless. What I saw of the Harry Beckett gig looked like a bit of a missed opportunity. Harry, Chris Biscoe and co. were playing Mingus 'Better get it In Your Soul' to a crowd of mainly clubbers in the Town Hall who were clearly there to see Giles Peterson and his twin decks. Harry played a mighty fine solo, transcending the surroundings but a more intimate venue would have worked much better. Maybe in 2005 Cheltenham can make Harry Beckett the featured artist and put on a big band show for him. perhaps also a recreation of 'Flare Up'? Next year I'll try and stay over at Cheltenham. I had a two hour drive each way on the Saturday and Sunday so was wiped out by the end of it and passed on the Monday. Yes, as you say not long now until the Bath Fest. Time to swot up on accordian stylists ..

Thanks for posting these ! The Hutcherson 'Inner Glow' is a new one for me - I wonder what this one sounds like? (with Harold Land in the lineup I'll bet its a winner..)

It's extremely cool from that late 70s batch of King releases that included 'Pisces' and 'Oblique' - I worship in front of it with votive offerings every day..

Aha - Ignore my first mail, you just beat me to it. That's the cover !

Rooster - my King LP of this one has a quite different cover, brown background with 'arty' array of blocks/squares (sorry - can't post a piccie of it to show what I mean ). I wonder if BN will resurrect this one?

Missed the Pascoal but did get to see some good performances at this fest. Two of the 'John Taylors' (Big Band and International Quartet with Abercrombie and Mark Feldman), the Joe Locke and the Drew Gress Quintet were all memorable. The Gerard Presencer commissioned suite was also hugely enjoyable - nice to see Cheltenham commisioning original work of this ilk. Great acoustics in the Everyman Theatre too ! Too bad that owing to time constraints after the John Taylor Big Band I only caught about 5 or 10 minutes of the Harry Beckett. I would have liked to have heard more of that one - a truly under-rated player on the UK scene.