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That's an excellent album - ECM 1039ST. Has Liebman, Richie Beirach on piano, Frank Tusa on bass and Jeff Williams on drums plus assorted guests including John Abercrombie, Badal Roy and Don Alias. Probably my favourite album by Liebman (not counting the Elvin 'Lighthouse' date for Blue Note). Came across a copy in the second-hand vinyl bins a short while back ....

Now, if this had said 'hidden in a skip out the back' I might just have given it a pico-smidgen of credibility....

An emphatic 'YES'. The Herbie vamp on this number sounds suprisingly good on acoustic piano. Hutcherson fitted in brilliantly here too.... I actually got my CD of 'Flood' out after hearing this concert and this one kicks ass. Both 'Actual Proof' and 'Butterfly' are real standouts - one of my favourite albums by the Headhunters.

$10 for 'Love, Love' is a bargain, shrugs. I'm amazed that no-one snapped it up ...

A fine performance by the UK/USA Big Band - recorded at the Bath International Festival some weeks ago. Several posters on this board (myself and Bev Stapleton for starters) were there in the audience .... B)

Anyone catch the Herbie Hancock/Bobby Hutcherson concert at Barbican Hall, London on Tuesday night? Line up included Scott Colley on bass and Terri Lyne Carrington on drums. Nice, varied repertoire of numbers - an acoustic version of 'Actual Proof' from 'Thrust', a very abstract 'Dolphin Dance', Hutcherson's 'November', Wayne's 'Footprints' and a superb 'Little B's Poem' to finish off with. Bobby H. in particular was on stunning form, getting some amazing sounds out of the vibes. It's the first time I've seen him live and he didn't disappoint. Much of the music had the same vibe/feel as 'Happenings' and 'Oblique', so I was happy as a pig in a poke .... :rsmile:

Thanks for this - will hang fire and wait for the vinyl, assuming that these releases will come to pass ... Have been listening to a vinyl of 'Kaleidoscope of Rainbows' of late. Superb concept album, really whetted my appetite for the other 2 albums in this Ardley trilogy. Good to see the Michael Garricks in the list too. I see that he is doing a duet concert at Rays Jazz Shop in London this month. Free as well, I believe

You're right - for some reason I've confused these two twofer sets. Similar in style and vintage I guess. Ah well, an excuse to play them both ! :rsly:

I've always been quite partial to 'Merry Go Round' - one of his later Blue Notes. A bit overproduced, perhaps, but lots of good stuff on this one by the band with Gene Perla and co. It's available as part of the Mosaic or (occasionally) in 2nd hand vinyl racks. IMO any of the Blue Notes are worth picking up. :rsmile:

I'll second that. My set of the CDs has been gathering heaps of dust since I bought the Mosaic ...

Very sorry to hear this. Not a great fan of the later Atlantics but I did like his Village Gate recording and the earlier work on Riverside with Charlie Byrd. The news got quite high profile for a jazz obit here in the UK - mentioned on BBC Ceefax (text headlines) and also in the international news-in-brief in today's 'Daily Telegraph'. I'll have to dig out the Charlie Byrd Milestone twofer later on in recognition of his work. R.I.P.

I wonder if they will ever put onto CD the two Julian Priesters :- 'Polarization' and 'Love, Love'. Both are really great sessions, finding Priester in his 'Mwandishi' phase (especially so in 'Love, Love'). Sound is superb too, especially on the original German pressings ..... B)

Wow - bring on the Rendell/Carrs and the Westbrooks forthwith. Not to mention the superb Neil Ardleys. 'Symphony of Aramanths' and 'Greek Variations' are well up on my list. LP format too - fantastic !!

Nice programme - good coverage of the BN years, a bit of Mwandishi, vintage German film of Herbie with Miles and footage of 'host' Melvin Bragg standing in front of one of my favourite haunts, the 2nd hand record racks at Rays Jazz Shop .... Noticeable that Herbie was very generous with his praise for those that helped him on his way - Donald Byrd, Miles and of course his folks. I didn't realise that his early years were spent in such humble beginnings. His stature and wealth today are well earned ..

Came across my copy of the anthology by a bit of a fluke, Brownie. It was marked at £9 in a s/h store and they gave me discount with selling price of £6. Pretty well mint too ... :rsmile:

Just listening to a French RCA 3-LP set called 'From West Coast to East Coast' that has quite a bit of music in this vein, recorded under the 'Jazz Workshop' heading. A four-trumpet line-up called 'Cool Gabriels' that I haven't come across before. Conte Candoli, Nick Travis, Don Stratton and Bernie Glow. Also some work by the aforementioned John Carisi under the leadership of Tony Scott, Nick Travis with John Benson Brooks and Don Joseph with Chuck Wayne's group. Dick Collins also has a track on there with 'The Winter of My Discontent'. Nice stuff .... and a good introduction to some fairly obscure material. B)

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Customer: 'Ooo, Ah lahk a nice tuune, 'yer forced too! Owner: So he can go on playing, can he? Customer: Most certainly! Now then, some cheese please, my good man. Owner: (lustily) Certainly, sir. What would you like? Customer: Well, eh, how about a little red Leicester. Owner: I'm, a-fraid we're fresh out of red Leicester, sir. Customer: Oh, never mind, how are you on Tilsit? Owner: I'm afraid we never have that at the end of the week, sir, we get it fresh on Monday. Customer: Tish tish. No matter. Well, stout yeoman, four ounces of Caerphilly, if you please. Owner: Ah! It's beeeen on order, sir, for two weeks. Was expecting it this morning. Customer: 'T's Not my lucky day, is it? Aah, Bel Paese? Owner: Sorry, sir. Customer: Red Windsor? Owner: Normally, sir, yes. Today the van broke down. Customer: Ah. Stilton? Owner: Sorry. Customer: Ementhal? Gruyere? Owner: No. Customer: Any Norweigan Jarlsburg, per chance. Owner: No. Customer: Lipta? Owner: No. Customer: Lancashire? Owner: No. Customer: White Stilton? Owner: No. Customer: Danish Brew? Owner: No. Customer: Double Goucester? Owner: No. Customer: Cheshire? Owner: No. Customer: Dorset Bluveny? Owner: No. Customer: Brie, Roquefort, Pol le Veq, Port Salut, Savoy Aire, Saint Paulin, Carrier de lest, Bres Bleu, Bruson? Owner: No. Customer: Camenbert, perhaps? Owner: Ah! We have Camenbert, yessir. Customer: (suprised) You do! Excellent. Owner: Yessir. It's..ah,.....it's a bit runny... Customer: Oh, I like it runny. Owner: Well,.. It's very runny, actually, sir. Customer: No matter. Fetch hither the fromage de la Belle France! Mmmwah! Owner: I...think it's a bit runnier than you'll like it, sir. Customer: I don't care how fucking runny it is. Hand it over with all speed. Owner: Oooooooooohhh........! Customer: What now? Owner: The cat's eaten it. Customer: Has he. Owner: She, sir. (pause) Customer: Gouda? Owner: No. Customer: Edam? Owner: No. Customer: Case Ness? Owner: No. Customer: Smoked Austrian? Owner: No. Customer: Japanese Sage Darby? Owner: No, sir. Customer: You...do *have* some cheese, don't you? Owner: (brightly) Of course, sir. It's a cheese shop, sir. We've got-- Customer: No no... don't tell me. I'm keen to guess. Owner: Fair enough. Customer: Uuuuuh, Wensleydale. Owner: Yes? Customer: Ah, well, I'll have some of that! Owner: Oh! I thought you were talking to me, sir. Mister Wensleydale, that's my name. (pause) Customer: Greek Feta? Owner: Uh, not as such. Customer: Uuh, Gorgonzola? Owner: no Customer: Parmesan, Owner: no Customer: Mozarella, Owner: no Customer: Paper Cramer, Owner: no Customer: Danish Bimbo, Owner: no Customer: Czech sheep's milk, Owner: no Customer: Venezuelan Beaver Cheese? Owner: Not *today*, sir, no. (pause) Customer: Aah, how about Cheddar? Owner: Well, we don't get much call for it around here, sir. Customer: Not much ca-- it's the single most popular cheese in the world! Owner: Not 'round here, sir. 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It was an act of purest optimism to have posed the question in the first place. Tell me: Owner: Yessir? Customer: (deliberately) Have you in fact got any cheese here at all. Owner: Yes, sir. Customer: Really? (pause) Owner: No. Not really, sir. Customer: You haven't. Owner: Nosir. Not a scrap. I was deliberately wasting your time, sir. Customer: Well I'm sorry, but I'm going to have to shoot you. Owner: Right-Oh, sir. (The customer takes out a gun and shoots the owner) Customer: What a *senseless* waste of human life. :rsmile:

Recently placed on the BBC radio website is a concert recording from George Russell's orchestra from 2 weeks back. Recorded at the Barbican in London and with a mixed US/UK lineup including Palle Mickelborg, Andy Sheppard, Stanton Davis and Dave Bargeron. A mighty fine evening, in celebration of Mr Russell's 80 years on the planet. Some very nice solo Mickelborg, 'Electronic Sonata For Souls ..' and 'The African Game', 'So What' plus a couple of other pieces featured at this concert. Wonderful evening - great that it's been put out on the BBC site. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio/aod/radio3_aod.shtml?jon3# :rsmile:

I believe that this Baker album features Phil Urso on tenor and Hal Galper on piano. I guess that it was recorded around the time that Baker temporarily lodged with Tadd on return to the US and signed the infamous 'deal' with Richard Carpenter which led to all sorts of problems. There's a very nice version on it of Dameron's 'Mating Call', featuring Baker on flugelhorn (presumably the instrument that was pawned at some stage around this time). Glad to see this one re-issued !

It's been torture having to pass up on CD copies of the Blackhawk set seen in the racks - holding myself for the Mosaic vinyl .... B)

18-25 eh:- learnt to scuba dive saw Miles, Bill Evans, Woody Shaw, McCoy T, Woody Herman, Art Blakey and quite a few others finished college started work in Engineering took out a home loan .......

How about Mal Waldron's 'The Quest'. Some pretty fiery Dolphy and Booker Ervin on this one !

'Xocia's Dance' and 'Damisi' are both well worth hearing. These are in the style of the excellent 'Mapenzi' and feature Harold's late-70s and early 80s lineups. Don't forget the gerald Wilson albums either - particularly 'Moment of Truth', 'Portraits' and 'The Golden Sword'. And particular mention too for the lovely tenor-plus-strings album (and swansong) 'A Lazy Afternoon'.

This one for Miles and Gil should be interesting .... B) http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...&category=43690