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and in pretty acceptable sound, considering that it was recorded live at the Rendezvous Ballroom, Balboa Beach. Some of the best Shorty Big Band material on this one plus the bonus of the two Gellers (Herb, Lorraine, not Uri ) in the lineup.

What I remember is that this ‘hit’ booted Ultravox ‘Vienna’ off of the No. 1 slot !

Scarecrow Records

Most definitely - 5 decades of No. 1s. Hard to match that !

Island LP

Good as the sound is on the Mosaic, can’t beat the LP version.

I had a copy of the CD in my hands at the local HMV yesterday - didn’t buy it. They had the vinyl in stock too.

Followed by many months of Kung Fu madness. Remember when this was first broadcast on ‘Top of the Pops’. Everyone at school trying the fancy kicks the next day Actually quite a cool backing arrangement, Biddu Orchestra I think. Apologies in advance.

Recorded by extreme stealth at Decca in London ! The Toshiba vinyl of that one is very good too.

I’ve got a few of them on vinyl - well worth picking up. ‘Time Capsule’ is a favourite.

That Joe Henderson dissertation looks like quite the read - and it was nice to read about the one gig I actually witnessed by him (had forgotten the lineup). Wish he had got the title of ‘Trompeta Tocatta’ correct though - I’d have docked marks for that.

‘Geno’ was a big hit too (at least here) so not strictly one hit.

Update - Universal now showing release date 6th Dec. So Rays Jazz were being optimistic ! On the plus side, hopefully it will be on the streets by Xmas.

It is strange that the udiscovermusic site is still saying ‘release date 27th Sept’. Maybe there is a bit of a backlog so that dealer deliveries are a bit delayed until they have fulfilled the on-line direct orders. That’s my hope anyway !

Cheers for that.

Really? Can’t see any mention on the Universal site of any delay. I was hoping to see a mail package at my door this Fri 27th or thereabouts.

Noted re: the Burrell. That will probably my first foray into this series. Might also pick up one of the others to compare with an original. It is surprising on the Hoffmann Board how many people seem to be hearing these sessions for the first time on any medium. A bit of a leap in the dark if you don’t know the music at $35 or more a throw. I guess some people are rich though..

The booklet with that red Italian box version is absolute rubbish. I’ve almost thought it was worth buying the ‘ammo box’ version just to get hold of a decent set of notes. Frustrating !

I just remember being blown away by his incredible fast technique and circular breathing. Billy Higgins obviously liked it because he was grinning ear to ear. That group with Hilton Ruiz I recall having Herbie Lewis on bass (in dungarees) - around the time ‘Amsterdam After Dark’ was recorded. In fact, they played much of that album.

Not least the tour I saw her and husband/trumpeter Larry Cramer on with Jeanne Lee and Andrew Cyrille. Sadly, not to be repeated.

I have that Italian Evans box too - a great way of acquiring the set several years ago at a decent price but have been plagued by some of the disks skipping. Even though bought new, examination of some of the disks shows scuffing. Not great !

CD1 This one jumps out of the speakers and grabs you by the throat. Excellent sound !

With recitation by actor Robert Sorrells, subsequently to become a convicted murderer. Exotic, indeed !