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Thanks for the prompt with the Heath and Mitchell Riversides. I'll have to check them out. For 'Cedar' read 'Zelig' .......

'Rakin' and Scrapin' on the Morgan Fresh Sounds set is indeed the same tune as the one of that title recorded by John Patton with Marvin Cabell on 'Accent of the Blues', also credited to Mabern. The 'Lighthouse' has a fairly distinctive acoustic so maybe its worth cross-checking the sound of both sessions. Initial impressions are that the Fresh Sounds has the more 'raucous' audience, however both pianos have the same clinky, out of tune characteristics to my ears so maybe the location is indeed the Lighthouse? I'm inclined to favour that option but will give both another listen later today...

Recently got hold of a Prestige vinyl original of it, BFrank. It was a happy day when I came across it. There seems to be a general rule that any of the mid to late 60s Prestiges with Cedar in the lineup are guaranteed to smoke. Sonny Criss's 'Up, Up and Away' is another example.

Kenny Drew 'Undercurrent'. The Collectors' Choice version sounded OK to me and this one has some extremely nice playing by the Mobley/Hubbard front-line.

Wow - would have really liked to see that !! Now if only they would ship these guys over to Europe for a week or three.. Another Cedar recommendation... How about the album 'Strings' put out by Pat Martino on Prestige in the late 60s. A seriously groovin session with Cedar doing his usual stuff and Joe Farrell completing the quartet. A particularly nice version of 'Minority' on this one. Recommended for anyone who likes Cedar's 'Cedar!' and 'Spectrum' albums. :rsmile:

I've always enjoyed Walton's playing on two very under-rated Lee Morgan albums - 'The Sixth Sense' and 'Caramba', where he contributes much to the modal groove of these albums and gets in some fine solos. Walton always sounded good on Lee Morgan sessions.

I heard that Hank was in the audience but was too ill to play on the night. Didn't Duke Pearson pass away back in 1980? It goes without saying that Andrew Hill should have performed that night. A major oversight !

I'll bet they are training up those Master/Slave Police right now..

Bet it doesn't have a snazzy booklet and box... First impressions of the Mosaic are great (just listening to disk 1 - 'Recollections of the Big Band Era' and 'Will The Big Bands Ever Come Back'). Spirited stuff, wonderful features for Hodges and Carney, especially 'Rhapsody In Blue' for the latter). This set also has the magic words 'transfered and mastered by Malcolm Addey' and it shows. Definitely a very underestimated period for both Duke and Billy Strayhorn. So far, a big

I recently came across an old Ann Richards LP on VeeJay in the 2nd hand racks called 'Live At The Losers'. Looked to me that this place might have been somewhere in the LA area (the setting looked sort of like an out of town strip mall). Not suprised in the slightest, based on cover photo, to hear that this was a mafia-run joint.

The best of the Byrd/Adams collaborations IMO and Herbie is hot on this one. It's on the Byrd/Adams Mosaic.

Nice - but probably best for those with a frequent disk changeover fetish ! Me, I'm too lazy and even 33 1/3 RPM is wearing me out..

I'm suprised that no-one has posted a pic of a certain Lee Morgan album in this thread which shall of course be nameless.... Glad I jumped off the fence for this one before it went. I have 'Afro Bossa' and 'Concert' on a separate CD so know what to expect. Looking forward to getting my mits on the set..

I believe that Campi was a bit of a self-made tycoon in the ice cream industry and basically dominated the market in Koln, Germany. The CBBB was sort of his hobby, funded by the profits. Must have cost a fortune to fly those guys in from all over Europe but thank goodness that Campi covered the bill. All those superbly produced albums on Saba are also evidence of a generous investment in recording facilities and rehearsal time. Thumbs up for 'Golden Eight'. Sort of like a typical CBBB album but with reduced lineup and nice features, I recall, for tenorist Karl Drevo. Don't miss those nice recent releases either on Rearward of additional CBBB material held by Campi.

Good find with the Mobleys ! All of the 'Rainbows' are worth having. Found a mint vinyl copy of Andrew Hill's 'Eternal Spirit' (funnily enough it says 'Internal Spirit' on the blue label ). Grand total of 9 Euros and knocks the CD into a corner soundwise..

Time to hit the button marked 'buy'...

Amazing what can be done with a wide-angle lens. Didn't recognise the Fairport album cover, I had mistakenly assumed that this was one of your family album shots ..

..... and just when you thought you had seen the glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel.....along comes mention of the 'Jazz In Paris' 75CD set and its smaller 25CD brethren. Not to mention the two impending OOP Mosaics.. Time to go down to the blood bank....

That's the one - thanks for this, Jim. Next time I'm in this particular shop I'll have to get the LP. Yet more $ to shell out ...

Anyone have any comments about one of these OJCs by a trumpeter named Don Sleet? I don't know if it's on CD but it came out in vinyl back in the 80s. What raised my interest level considerably was the presence of Wynton Kelly's trio in the lineup. Is it worth having?

DrJ - you're in for a real treat ! Get your order in for the Elvin Mosaic forthwith or (if you have a turntable) look out for the Elvin 'Prime Element' twofer LP set. It's a cracking session with Lee plus George Coleman, Frank Foster, Wilbur Little and Candido. Leads off with a really nice and unusually pianoless version of 'Inner Space' and there's another track called 'Champagne Baby' that grooves like the proverbial clappers with great interaction between Elvin and Candido . All in all one of my fave Lee (and Elvin) sessions and nicely recorded by Van the Man too. This one is a prime candidate for the 'Future Conn' list IMO

Having just listened to this material for the first time, I can see..uh...hear why! Excellent... I'm always stunned by the high-note work of Cat Anderson on this disk, he doesn't miss anything that he tries for. Some of those exotic rhythmns the Duke puts down are also a killer. I feel the Mosaic $ creeping out of my pocket real fast ...

Is that Salisbury cathedral at the back of your avitar, Bev?

Maybe I also need to give the New Orleans box a hearing. As per previous comments, too bad there are no sound samples to check out.

I always wondered why those things always smelt of one-week old bad socks when they are served on 'Robbie Burns' night. Just as well that they are served with 'tatties and neeps' to make the taste half-way palatable..