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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.

Have it on vinyl but Clark T. sold me a copy of his ‘Resteamed’ CD reissue after a gig by his very fine young Quintet. That’s Stan’s wife Jackie on the cover I think.

From my own recollections of just getting into jazz of that era, the ‘industry’ as it was was pushing stuff like RTF, Spirogyra and Weather Report like there was no tomorrow. The prog crowd and students seemed to latch on to ECM and the like, especially in mainland Europe. The older crowd were treated to a plethora of mainstream releases on Concord and tours by Kenton, Herman, Rich, Ella etc. Hard and post bop seemed to get lost - here in the UK it seemed like just a few places like Ronnie Scott’s kept the flame alight. Free jazz was sort of an underground cult.

When the BGO CD was being prepared, Graham wasn’t even aware that a stereo version existed. That CD was the first issue of the stereo version - taken from LP. I guess the tapes must be lost. The biography on Northway is highly recommended. A complex character - who indeed is missed !

Just heard that it has been dispatched First Class so the omens for Saturday are positive. Hopefully not via Cleveland.. Damn - didn’t see that. Still need to replace the copy I sold to Mole for £2

To be honest, I was amazed to see it up on Juno after the ‘search for the Holy Grail’ vibe on this thread . It wasn’t on my radar but the snippets sound nice, it looks to be a very well done reissue and The Sage (Clifford) has given the word.

ECM didn’t get serious momentum going for quite a few years after the late 60s. Most likely more of a culprit, as well as the rise of rock, was that their coming of age coincided with the old Blue Note’s switch into more commercial forms of jazz. Certainly seems to have been the case with Shaw, who even did a session with Lion which went unissued until Muse picked it up. First time I saw Tolliver was as a fairly low key member of a Louis Hayes group. At the time I found this low profile astonishing, knowing what I did about his 70s work and Strata East. I guess he had just emerged from decades of teaching.

Not seen ‘in the wild’ by me either !

After listening to the sound samples I’ve taken a punt and gone for the Juno option. Might even arrive on Saturday !

Tone Poet.