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Saw him once with a Canadian rhythm section (1990, Jerry Fuller on drums, probably also Don Thompson). Unforgettable - absolutely distinctive sound on what looked like a sax with most of the lacquer worn off ! From memory I was a bit late arriving so missed some of the set. He was in the middle of ‘Recorda Me’ when I arrived.

Wow !!

That’s a good one. I have it on Spanish MPS vinyl. That sounds in line with what I thought.

Is it true that it was not actually recorded at ‘The East’ but in a studio?

Fantastic Roger - thanks for the heads up. I’ve just read the book and still working through the CD box and was really hoping I could find a link to at least the most recent Mike Dibb film. I remember BBC4 showing it around 2010 (2012 per listing) but don’t recall any repeats. Didn’t Dibb also do some film of the Rendell/Carr Quintet in live performance (Camberley?)

I’m such a fan of ‘Booker and Brass’ that last time I was in NYC I sought out Webster Hall, peered through the window and thought of that album.

Just passed half a dozen of them in my evening walk taking in a farmyard route. Poor beggars looked freezing cold in the Siberian winds we have today !

The ‘Smoke’ stuff by BJP is really good.

Aha !

I think BillF mentioned that he had attended a night of that Scott’s season - or maybe I am wrong? I caught him at RFH without Leviev and co. Certainly memorable.

Good test of the player after levelling it though !

An excellent Prestige twofer. Nice arrangements by Teddy Edwards too !

Lined up for later on..

Is that the one that came out at the same time as the Vocalion CD? Didn’t realise it was a boot. I wonder if Vocalion had access to Adrian Kerridge’s tape set - in which case they used the bone fine masters and not the copies from Universal. Same source was used for that great and short lived Mike Taylor ‘Pendulum’ CD. Correct - you mean HJ’s latest offerings page? Wallets need to be hidden when going anywhere near there. 2CD - More from Vocalion. Jeff Clyne, Pepi Lemer and co. Remember seeing this band at Ronnie’s as a lead-in to one of the US groups.

Yeah - saw that one. It is by the Australian Votary people I think - they say it is from the master tapes. You know what though - the Vocalion sonics are so damn good, I’m not going to bother. 3 great tracks but the last track to my mind is a bit of a jam and not to the same level. Still - worth having if you don’t already have it.

The usual Dutton Vocalion excellence.

Full On would be an understatement !

German first press

UK CBS

Case in point - the ‘Agharta’ and ‘Get Up With It’ twofers always sounded pretty good to me.

3. Count Basie Roulette Studio Recordings.

The Mosaic version of the Pass will do for me. I have a Pacific Jazz orig. and Affinity of the Curtis Amy and definitely don’t need a 3rd. Or 4th - taking into account the Select. Might well ‘Pass’ on the whole lot.

Argo mono

My phono stage regularly picks up French radio.