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I think I saw that Julie London clip of ‘Free and Easy’ at one of Mark Cantor’s film shows a fair number of years ago. Nice to be reminded of it again. Just a shame that the soloists never have much time on these short shows to stretch out a bit. The Booker Little glimpses were priceless - George C. and Ray Draper too.

For kinescope Recordings, the restoration was pretty damn good. Impressive !

Sadly, the video feed kept locking up here but what I saw was very interesting. Need to get the book ! A big improvement in the quality of the Max Roach restoration compared with the version on a YouTube. Thanks !

Dreadful news, just heard it on the radio - RIP. I did get to see him with both his electric and acoustic lineups. I think the last time was with Tim Garland and Avashai Cohen, can’t recall who was on drums.

Jazz Journal used to have a page full of details of those ‘recital clubs’ up and down the country. Often with lectures by prominent critics etc. Never went to one ! For some reason though, they seemed to be concentrated on London/SE or Manchester.

From the Hayes CD box

Looks like this will be a very late night. Just got my registration. Kickoff 12am local time.

Which is pretty indicative of the temperature outside today.

Thread here - http://www.organissimo.org/forum/index.php?/topic/67350-hiroshi-tanno-to-close-down-his-store/

Mr Hiroshi Tanno - very fine purveyor of jazz vinyl and CDs. He used to run an Internet site up until the late 2000s I think. He posted listings of what was in stock (much of it very difficult to get outside Japan and all of it in very fine condition) and the price and condition. You then emailed him to get confirmation that it was available and he tallied up your total so that you could then put in your order. I think he even did a $ or £ conversion so no faffing about with Yen. All highly civilised ! And at a time that shipping costs were reasonable and import taxes a bit lower. And the Yen more affordable ! Much of the stock Hiroshi offered was King or Toshiba reissues but he did also trade originals such as Blue Notes. Beyond my pay grade ! Hiroshi took retirement I believe sometime before 2010. I remember hearing though that his shop remained open for some time for in-person custom.

I only ever bought LPs from him - either King or Toshiba. They were always immaculately packed though, with the sleeves and LPs separated.

Absolutely. Mr Tanno was a super guy to deal with and his LPs always arrived in superlative condition and pretty quick. If he said it was ‘M-‘ you would be hard pressed to find fault with it. The new crew of Millennial vinyl fetishists need to discover Hiroshi-san !

Don’t recall ever hearing about them here.

Just about every time in the latter years that I ever saw Elvin he include ‘It Don’t Mean A Thing’ - with obligatory grunting accompaniment, bless him. Great memories !

Hiroshi was the gold standard. You are right - back cover slight brown staining quite often seen, rarely severe. The humidity and temperature of Japanese houses perhaps?

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.