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Add Somerset ('Acker-land'), Dorset and Wiltshire to this list. I can vouch whole-heartedly that 'pirate speak' is well and truly alive and kicking in these 'ere parts. Devon and Somerset especially ! :rsmile:

Strangely enough, the vinyl Lalo de Sade seems to be reasonably plentiful (although most seem to have been plastered on the wall of that restaurant in Ipanema, according to the sleeve notes .. )

It's predictably excellent - a very 'urbane' sounding and typically tasteful session. Well worth the hunt to acquire.

This was a very fine series - bit of a 'curates egg' in terms of material but in common with Mosaic it brought forward some real gems which would otherwise have stayed pretty obscure. I've got twenty-something of them and like pretty well the whole lot. Particular highlights though are: Sun Ra/Walt Dickerson 'Impressions of a Patch of Blue - I play this one a lot. Amazingly relaxing for a Sun Ra album and very atmospheric. As a result I started seeking out more Dickerson and followed up with their later 'Visions' album on Steeplechase. Ed Thigpen 'Out of the Storm' - What more can I say about this short but joyful gem. Seek and buy ! Lalo Schifrin 'The Dissection and Reconstruction etc etc OK, this one can sound just a teeny weeny bit cheesey in parts but its loads of fun and captures the 18th Century theme nicely and the lineup looks like a 'ghost' Gil Evans orchestra. Great cover and liner notes too ! Another winner. Billy Bauer 'Plectrist' - Fantastic album by the guitar maestro and a real cult item with guitar afficionados and fans of the Tristano school. Yusef Lateef 'Before Dawn' - Damned difficult to track down this one but worth it, at least as good as Yusef's Savoys. Yusef's tenor solo on the title track is a standout. George Russell Sextet at the Five Spot - One to add with the Riversides as prime 60s George Russell. Inspired ! Harry Edison 'The Swinger and Mr Swing - Has Mr Edison ever recorded a bad album? (I've yet to hear it ....) Alan Shorter 'Orgasm' - One of the prime offerings in this series, for me. Not a great technician on the flugel but full of original and thoughtfull compositional ideas. Sadly, an unrealised talent but the legacy of this and the work on Wayne's 'All Seeing Eye' compensates. I could also mention 'Motion', 'Here and Now', 'Introducing Jimmy Cleveland' and 'Listen to Art Farmer', the Lawrence Brown and the Paul Quinichette but I'd be here all night ..

Just announced over on Speakeasy. He apparently passed away on Sept 19th. Tragic news.

Absolutely - that's the first album that came to my mind as contemporary to KOB.

I recall seeing Mickey Tucker live around 1990 with Louis Hayes group in Toronto. That was a fine band, with both Charles Tolliver and John Stubblefield featured prominently. I guess this must have preceded his relocation to Oz.

My copy of the Penguin Guide lists Bill Hardman (t), Junior Cook (ts), Ronnie Cuber (bs), Cecil McBee (bass) and Eddie Gladden (d). Sounds a good one but the Penguin Guide says under-rehearsed. Another iffy review perhaps ?

How about a re-mastering of Tom Cat ? This one is a blast from beginning to end and both Morgan and Blakey are on fire .... :rsmile:

The 180g Conn of 'Basra' is the one to die for. 'Etcetera' too ....

"Master Bates and Seaman Staines splice the main-brace ...... " Pugwash Theme (RVG Series)

Got several hundred of them - my starting point was the Marconi DMMs when they came out but over the past few years its Kings, Toshibas and originals. Up on the deck as I write is Freddie Roach 'Brown Sugar' on deepgroove. Lovely ! Just can't beat those 63rd St and NYC original pressings. I like the Conn 180g reissues too. DrJ - that DMM or 'Rollin With Leo' is one of my faves. Sounds pretty good for a DMM. Their version of 'Let Me Tell You Bout It' sounds good too. If in the happy event you find an original, you can always frame the DMM covers.

Isn't there any sort of Government 'listing' system to protect important monuments/buildings in the US that could have applied to the Poe house? Over here we have the Grade 1/Grade 2 protected monument/building scheme which usually (but not always) keeps the developers at bay. Lack of respect for national heritage is getting to be a universal problem though ...

There's certainly some very positive comments about Helen More by Bennie Maupin in the notes to the 'Live at the Lighthouse' 3 CD set.

Wow - I've come across a decent 2nd hand LP copy of this one in the racks but was put off mainly because of the very negative AMG review, which gave the impression that it was total muzak. Will try to get a listen to it next time I'm in the shop. McFarland's work has always impressed - I particularly like 'How to Get Ahead In Business Without Really Trying' (issued on Verve as a doubleCD with Brookmeyer's 'Gloomy Sunday') and also the 'Profiles' LP on Impulse. A very sad loss to jazz with his early death, under tragic circumstances.

Absolutely ! :rsmile:

My Pathe Marconi LP is more like the lower (black) version ..

By some minor miracle my old analogue sat system did have Bayern 3 after all . I quite enjoyed it but it could certainly have been done a lot better and with more rigour. Still, it was nice to see people like Charlie Lowrie and Michael Cuscuna interviewed (in Mosaic's back storage room no less, surrounded by lots of black boxes ) and also a bit of solo Andrew Hill (who wasn't interviewed ). There was footage at the end of Tommy Turrentine and Lou Donaldson looking at old B&W Francis Wolff prints (from the Mosaic photo drawer) taken when they were at their prime. Sort of poignant and sad the way that was presented ..

Recent tasty Charles Lloyd vinyl discovery on UK Epic (looks like his first CBS album) of 1963. Title is 'Bizarre'. Track listing: 'Days of Wine and Roses' 'Sweet Georgia Bright' 'Forest Flower' (smokes ! B) ) 'Love Song To A Baby' 'Little Peace' 'How Can I Tell You?' 'Ol' Five Spot' 'Bizarre' Lineup has Lloyd with Don Friedman, Eddie Khan, Richard Davis, Roy Haines and JC Moses.

No! - how could we forget it ....

Thanks for the info ! Is this just on the Bavarian channel or will it be broadcast nationally? Unfortunately, I can't get the Bavarian stuff

Bobby's obviously pondering the issue and raises mallets accordingly.....

It's just been announced on the BBC that the Swedish Foreign Minister Anna Lindh died overnight after 8 hours of operations. She was stabbed repeatedly by some lunatic in an upmarket Stockholm store yesterday. Very sad news.

How about this travesty-on-wheels - Sinclair C5, en-route from Lands End to John O'Groats. Amazing what can be achieved with a washing machine motor.

How about Tubby Hayes Fontanas such as this big-band gem from the late 60s ..