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Yes, a fantastic album, 'Vade Mecum' seems to be a further development of 'Intents and Purposes' and is just as good. Beautifully recorded and with incredible work by Tony Oxley (RIP).

Ken Moule Ensemble - 'Adam's Rib Suite' (Ember/Acrobat)

Wasn't even aware of that Trio Ogun record so one to watch out for. The book seems to be good at raising awareness of stuff that one doesn't even know about. Also for re-aquainting with recordings seldom spun. Case in point - Ken Moule's 'Adam's Rib Suite'. British jazz classic - no and very much on the twee side but still enjoyable and a well played period piece. Interesting that it gets the full double page spread in the book.

Yes, with different quirkier sleeve art. It was done as sort of a joint project with the owner of a country house in Shropshire. Not jazz as we know it- but I should have spent the £2 for Frank's playing. Updated - seems to be available and cheap on discogs. I wonder why? 🙄

Some good reviews there - and I need to pick up those Trevor Watts and Karl Jenkins releases. On the one visit I made to DMG in its old location, I picked up the Wickes book.

'Yokohama Concert' on Pablo was the first one I bought too and it marked a return to jazz for JJ after years in the studio. So glad I got to see and meet him in that last period of live gigging (with a young Rene Rosnes on piano). A true legend.

Never even knew about that Surman Japanese Columbia LP ! Some real obscurities have been listed. Stuff like Bristol guitarist Frank Evans on SayDisc. I actually came across that English Consort LP in the racks about 10 years ago for £2 and passed as I thought it was a twee classical curio ! Duhhh... Talking of Frank Evans - he used to sell his home produced CDs to shops in the Bristol/Bath area - I have one. Have yet to see that first Arman Ratip trio LP anywhere. Must have sold about 10 copies.

Sure was. I remember random bleeps, hilarity outbursts and obscenity interjections. I lasted about 5 minutes ! Interesting - same thing has happened to many of these 19th century institutions over here too, usually converted into 'executive housing'.

No problem. More of a 'bolt on' than 'Synthesis' I think but it seems to work. I found my Australian pressing so will spin it later (in recognition of their defeat at The Gabba by West Indies XI !) The Pure Pleasure LP box of that season is great. Also put out on CD by Laurie Pepper I think.

I joined in on one of those once and it was like a lunatic asylum !

Not a Blue Note recording.

Listening to the Ruiz Birdland CD - the individual players, especially Gonzales, are even clearer than on the night and I had a pretty good up-front seat/table. As I recall it, there were only about 15-20 of us in the audience ! Just shows how good Malcolm Addey's recording was. The other good thing I remember is the lobster surf and turf I ate during the performance. Good times !

Awesome - I think I saw Gonzales in a group once at an open air concert in Lincoln Center but it wasn't a long set. Got to mention drummer Steve Berrios - another vital member of Ruiz groups. Spinning the Birdland disk now and it brings it all back. A very exciting band to see in person.

Yeah, I remember seeing him at that gig. A permanent and vital feature of every Ruiz group.

Probably George Coleman. I saw him with Coleman plus Herbie Lewis and Billy Higgins. Memorable stuff. Another (later) Ruiz gig I attended was one of the nights by the Ruiz group recorded as 'Live at Birdland' for Candid. The band for that one included David Sanchez and Giovanni Hidalgo. I think producer Alan Bates was at the next table to me and Malcolm Addey had his recording kit set up downstairs.

2nd movement was the BBC Sounds of Jazz intro music (first bit of it).

Wasn't aware that he was also the composer of the 'This Is Your Life' theme - an iconic tune over here (or at least it used to be). Plus - possibly of interest to TTK - he wrote the theme music for 'Jason King' !

In the book !

Indeed, it is worth every penny ! Plus excellently recorded by Mr Kerridge so can't go wrong. Somewhere in my collection I also have an Australian pressing of this one put out by World Record Club.

Joe Harriott 'Hum Dono' (UK Columbia, stereo) Pulled this one out to accompany the 'Labyrinth' book.

It's one of those LPs which has never been too difficult to get hold of, nor very expensive. I guess the orchestral side of it puts a lot of people off - the big band section of the LP effectively has a symphonic 'wrapper'. Personally, I like it though.

Michael Garrick/Shake Keane plus Hastings Girls Choir (!) - 'Rising Stars' (Trunk). A real curio.

Jazz Crusaders 'Lighthouse '68' (Pacific Jazz)

It's not on the clip you posted. It's the jazz section that comes after the orchestral 'intro'. Both Hayes and Kenny Wheeler are featured in that bit, I recall. The whole thing was very well recorded by Adrian Kerridge of Lansdowne Studio - up at Watford Town Hall I think. It's also a rare example of Joe Harriott leading a big band sax section, which he does superbly.