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And landed !

Naturally !

Fond memories of seeing Ralph and Don Byron in Byron’s group around that time. I did have a ticket for a Fo’tet gig with the Byron/Carrott lineup but it got cancelled, unfortunately.

How about Ralph Peterson ‘Introducing the Fo’tet’ on Blue Note? You get some good interaction on there between Bryan Carrott and Frank Lacy. Don Byron completes the front line.

A strangely dour - but atmospheric - album.

Replacement on its way !

I’ve been enjoying the LJF performance by Henry Lowther’s Still Waters. Always a pleasure to catch these guys live. Saw Shabaka and the Sons of Kemet when they did that Swanage Methodist Church gig from the pulpit and they almost blew the roof off. That was the old lineup with Seb Rochford.

Collectors Choice CD by arranger Bill Potts. Superb session by one of the most amazing big band lineups ever. Both Marky Markovitz and Bernie Glow in the trumpets !

I bought Amy’s book a while ago - enjoyed it. Need to watch this movie !

Resistance is futile..

My only CD version is the McMaster. Valuable for the additional tracks. The sound on this Tone Poet edition is far superior though, lovely and crisp. Never heard the King of this one ! Final Tone Poet for today.

At least BBC4 is broadcasting jazz again - which is something ! My recorder timer for this programme recognised it as a series - so maybe there is more to come?

Yeah - I’ll contact Juno on Monday. No sweat.

This release seems to be jinxed. My copy has a scratch at the end of side 2.

Third Tone Poet. Trounces my old CD copy.

Another Tone Poet - fantastic job on this one, great presence.

Rather than treating the old clips in that slapdash manner, which came across as amateur, better to omit them completely from that particular show and just repeat the old shows in full after restoration and with the respect they deserve. The same way they did for that Sonny Rollins restoration. I hope in future shows of this type that they include other young UK musicians such as Trish Clowes, Ant Law and Laura Jurd, to name but three. Plus how about board member Alex Hawkins?

The new Tone Poet. At least up there with the King sonically, will have to check.

The ‘Esquire’ show was good.

Good hosting by the affable Moses Boyd. Nubya Garcia obviously a gifted talent. Wasn’t impressed with their perfunctory treatment of the archive clips. Those old shows need to be treated with the respect they deserve and shown in their entirety. 10s of Diz and Moody was an abomination !

This is an interesting listen for me. A bit like a bracing jazz cold shower or a slab of wasabi before the sushi course. I can see why it has this cult status. Fargo?

Mine just arrived in the mail - copy no. 287. Excellent LP sound. I can see what Clifford means about the liner but it is OK, in its ‘recycled’ way.

Ah - the Dipple Mole ! Any fans of Stan are recommended to check out Geoffrey Smith’s short but comprehensive tribute on BBC Radio 3 broadcast Thursday night. Just arrived - copy no. 287 of 2000. First impressions - excellent sound.

There was a story that Universal would be reissuing ‘Deep’ on LP and download as part of a new British Jazz Reissue series which was announced about 6 months ago but so far - no word. The BGO CD is already getting scarce - and expensive. The feedback when it hit the market was that the stereo version provided new insights and nuances over previous issues.