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I’ve never heard it but just read the bit in Barbara’s book where she mentions recording this one. Took years to complete but she is very fond of it apparently.

It was one of the very first CDs I ever bought - in the long box. Liked it so much that I eventually bought the vinyl !

Sam Rivers and Dick Griffin !

NY stereo

I have an old copy of that - have the feeling that it is on the ‘GI Records’ label.

Hopefully it will hang around for a while and not disappear in a jiff. I am also tempted by their Colosseum box. So far, every disk in the BT box has been excellent.

Well, my opinion so far is that the music in this set is actually superior to any of the commercial Paraphernalia LP releases that I have. Audio quality is very good, as typical of the BBC FM broadcasts of the era. Really digging this BBC box and it makes a great accompaniment to enjoying Barbara’s very down to earth biography (also strongly recommended). I heard some of those 70s broadcasts from Paraphernalia and Jubiaba on BBC radio (sadly, often in AM) and it is great to be able to savour them in slower time on FM stereo broadcast quality and repeat as necessary. A rare treat !

That was a great place for hearing solo piano recitals.

NY mono

Sound quality as good as can be expected considering the circumstances but great music and the usual expert sleeve note essay by Simon Spillett.

Is that the original Vertigo? If so, hang on to it, it is quite a collectible item in 1st press. Great cover art ! Ian Carr/Nucleus albums probably sold even more copies on the continent than they did here.

Hopefully JazzMessengers get it in stock.

That was a very welcome reissue. A session which promises more than it delivers, perhaps - nevertheless good to see it back in circulation. Other than the single track included in the ‘Jazz Explosion’ LP, it was new to me.

Elvis lives?

The Liberty sounds fine - blue/white label. Heck, even the 1970s British UA pressing I have of this one sounds fine (that was a good burst of reissues - around 1977/78, which preceded the ‘Jazz File’ series).

Interesting - I have a decent original Liberty of this one and after reading this I will probably pass.

Thoughtful obituary for Malcolm Griffiths by Richard Williams - never realised that he had joined Buddy Rich, only to return home due to missing the cricket. Respect ! https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/jan/29/malcolm-griffiths-obituary I think the very last gig I caught by him must have been the Kenny Wheeler 80th Birthday Big Band. Certainly, he was in the lineup and prominently featured for the 75th as well. Great combination of technique, fluency and power.

Engineering Power !

CD3 - Very interesting 1971 session with strings. Thanks - added to (long) list.

How is it?

Another Columbia Lansdowne EP. Factory sample - with Shake Keane.

Tempo EP UK Columbia EP

More an issue that CDs these days are so cheap, not necessarily that the Tone Poets are so expensive I think. I remember Pathe Marconi Blue Notes being about £7-8 in the 1980s. Factor in inflation since then and the TPs are not that far out of line.

Those Black Saint/Soul Note sets on ‘special’ are tempting !

I get the impression that Cicely Tyson wouldn’t have stood for any such nonsense.