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I suspect that there will be some widely differing opinions on this one but here's my 'two-peneth'.. (1) Richard Davis, John Gilmore, Bobby Hutcherson, Elvin Jones (2) Joe Farrell, John Gilmore, Woody Shaw (3) Wayne Shorter, Don Cherry :rsmile:

The list for me would have to include the two very fine Julian Priester ECMs 'Love, Love' and 'Polarisation', in addition to the previously mentioned 'Turkish Women at the Bath' on Douglas (also issued as 'Bliss' under Chick Corea's name for Muse, I believe) where Gilmore is in fine form. Also that 'Batman' date for Tifton where Ra and the boys were all sidemen for the 'Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale' ie. the Blues Project. I have a very soft spot for this one even though it's hardly their finest hour musically !

It's a good album. My copy of the TOJC was $18 I seem to recall - it was on 'special' at the Tower Records on Sunset Strip, bought about 5 years ago and there were actually two copies in the rack at the time. Since then I've also picked up a Liberty vinyl copy so you could say that I like this album. Lots of Japanese Toshiba vinyl for this one, at what seem to be reasonable prices.

Yep, roll out the Ike Quebec 45s. Too many of us (me included) missed the Mosaic. How about also that 10" of Swinging Swedes/Cool Britons. Not that I'm biased ..

Thank you for the original recommendation - very much appreciated ! No, haven't heard the Mitchell solo disk but agree that it'll be well worth checking out. It would have been interesting to hear what the great man himself, Mr Wayne, would have thought of this gig. I suspect he would have been suitably impressed ! Interesting on the use within this group of a dedicated percussionist and not a drummer. I suspect that this might have been a preference of Norma Winstone, who seems to prefer settings which are not over-powering and in which there is lots of space to manouever. The one addition that occured to me that could have really worked was a vibraharpist, to add a bit of chordal 'middle depth'. A guitarist such as John Paricelli would have fitted in to this combo too ! Next gig 'Shakti' at Poole next month. Closely to be followed by the Tommy Smith supergroup..

I didn't ! Managed to snag two of the last 7 tickets for the gig. It was held in the O'Reilly Theatre at Keeble College - the first gig they had ever held in this lecture theatre. So new as a venue that the stage lighting was coupled in to that of main auditorium, so couldn't be dimmed. Nice to know though that the old university nack of striding down whole rows of lecture theatre seats hadn't been lost. Capacity at the gig about 100ish, so quite an intimate venue. Fascinating performance. Norma Winstone of course is quite simply quite the best vocalist we have over here - period. I liked the way that she interacted with Julian Siegal on reeds - almost telepathis at times - and the addition of Ben Davis on cello was a real master-stroke. I thought that his work (solo and as part of the front line) was outstanding throughout. Also fascinating was the intense concentration on Volker Strater's face throughout this performance- it must have required incredible concentration to co-ordinate some of those time signatures. Some of the material and tempos were unpredictable to say the least. Having spent years grooving to the Blakey 'Free For All' as a full on hard bop piece it was intriguing to hear it played as a slow, pastoral ECM type lament. Amazingly though, it worked ! Didn't recognise 'Children of the Night' either at first from the original version done with Blakey, although a later listen to the version on 'High Life' showed at least some similarity. Again, on 'Children', the unison front line with cello worked brilliantly. Particular highlights for me were the exquisite 'Harlequin' and the moody version of 'Dance Cadaverous' which they nailed completely and on which Norma Winstone's vocal was quite haunting (sorry for the pun..). Robert Mitchell sure put a lot of thought and care into conceiving this one !

Damn ! Missed the Bradford-on-Avon gig last night. Maybe check this one out in Oxford. Sounds intriguing, thanks for the info.

They seem to be 'serious', apparently they now have a very huge following over here, came from no-where really (from some unlikely place - was it Norwich or Ipswich - can't remember) . The same mob who is buying Robbie Williams is also throwing lots of bucks at this lot ..

More good Richard Williams too on Booker Ervin's 'The In Between' and Rahsaan Roland Kirk's 'Other Folks Music'. Lateef's 'Live at Peps' and Vol2 of same are not to be missed either. I also remember seeing him on TV in the mid 1970s as a featured soloist with Clark Terry's Big Bad Band. That was one heck of a unit !

Here's a red vinyl gem that is heading for the stratosphere ... Introducing Carl Perkins Dootone

The 'Best of Blue Note' compilation (not the later set mentioned above) would have to start exactly the same way as the Mosaic ie' 'Land of Nod', then possibly 'Siete Ocho', 'Alfred', '30 Pier Avenue', maybe 'Our Thing','Flight 19','Dedication', 'Pax', 'Compulsion', 'The Groits', 'One For One', (something from 'Passing Ships') and 'Pinnacle' from 'Eternal Spirit'.

The Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra 'Impressions of a Patch of Blue' can sound pretty spooky, especially when Ra lets loose on harpsichord !

If you are lucky, you'll find him very receptive. I got about 10 minutes of his time after a UK Festival gig earlier this year, in the middle of consuming a post-gig cig and an English beer (it may have been his first, he liked it). Very friendly, nice guy - thoughtfull. Was more than happy to personalise and sign the Mosaic booklet (terrible handwriting by the way ) and Conns for 'Smokestack' and 'Judgement'. The smaller venue will probably help too in terms of chances to meet. PS - You may have to wait a while after the gig to catch Andrew at the right moment. Patience is a virtue on this one !

Wasn't Green's first recording session 'All the Gin Is Gone' with Jimmy Forrest on Delmark? Recording date given as Dec 10th 1959. Interestingly, Elvin Jones was on this one.

AFRO BOSSA is a phenomenal set. I can't believe Cat Anderson's work on some of the tracks - he achieves the near-impossible.

How about Aric starting off with a survey of the housholds in the NW and Prairies states over the Nov - Feb timeframe. No thermals allowed and we could even add Canada in there too !

Only silly .... or slightly silly ... collectors need apply !

To me, the 'Trane influence seems to be particularly strong from 'Unity' onwards. Admitedly, using Elvin on drums only helps push things in this direction big time ! :rsmile:

Great thread - a good excuse to give the Larry Young Mosaic set a well deserved airing. I can't find any mention of Larry in the 'Chaisin' the Trane' book but on page 2 of the Mosaic booklet is the following: ...He struck up an acquaintance with Coltrane, who was fascinated by Larry's conversion to the Suni Muslim faith (Larry would later use his Muslim name Khalid Yasim on some occasions). Never one to go for dogma or unyeilding doctrine, Larry drew from religion a deep spirituality and unity which is sadly lost on those who 'follow' rather than 'think' in any sect. Coltrane connected with this way of thinking, and a strong friendship developed to the point that their families would often gather at Coltrane's Huntington, Long Island home in '65 and '66 where he and Larry would play duets for hours. Unfortunately, no documentation of those musical encounters exists....' I think this paragraph explains a key factor underlying much of Larry's inspired work from the mid-60s onwards.

The Teddy Wilson vinyl set must be coming up for retirement soon too ...

Yes, it's a nice session. Worth hearing for the work by Coleman and Priester. That kickoff track by George Coleman (I forget what it's titled) seems to played quite a lot by George in his various quartets over the years. It has a nice, challenging and fast chord sequence that he usually tears apart.

Can anyone comment on how the sound on the new Conn compares with that on the Mosaic please ? (Hearing about all these fantastic new Conns is getting unbearable for us Euro-dwellers, who have to wait a while before getting our mits on them, especially with all of the rave reviews I'm seeing for 'Passing Ships' )

That must be 'Cedar Walton Plays Cedar Walton', which was put out on OJC and is one of my favorite albums ever, and not only just by Cedar. It has some of the best tracks from 'Cedar!', 'Spectrum' and 'The Electric Boogaloo Song' and the sessions are graced with wonderful work by Billy Higgins and fine trumpet from Kenny Dorham and Blue Mitchell. As a compilation it works a treat, a great listen from end to end .... an uplifting experience. 'Soul Cycle' is one that gets mixed reviews (Penguin Guide likes it, AMG hates it) but I would tend to side with the Penguin Guide. It's more commercial but again it's an extremely amiable album and although Cedar's on an inferior electric piano throughout, it's well worth giving a spin. The Penguin Guide is correct in remarking on the very happy, agreeable groove of this disk. :rsmile: