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4 for me - but I’m a foreigner.

Wally issue - sounds pretty damn good.

There was also the ‘Complete Prestige Recordings’ 12LP set around that time - maybe very early 1980s. That was how I picked them up - from Mole as a sleeveless set at their annual sale, £1.50 per LP I think.

Gilad’s ‘Orient House Ensemble’ is on the bill on the Saturday night. Hope to catch them.

Greg will be appearing again at the Swanage Fest in a couple of weeks time - looking forward to that.

I found Horace’s autobiography sort-of disappointing. He comes across as a really nice guy but there wasn’t much in there that I didn’t already know. The Mel Lewis book is definitely worth reading. I enjoyed Duncan Heining’s bio of Graham Collier and Clark Tracey’s bio of his dad Stan Tracey as well. Strong recommendation on saxophonist Dick Heckstall-Smith’s bio (forget what it is called) and Jon Hiseman’s very comprehensive ‘Playing The Band’ as well.

The Tubby Hayes bio by Simon Spillet is a font of information and superbly written. As for Miles - Ian Carr’s bio is a good one.

I’ve got a copy of the Teddy Reig - a bit on the short side but highly entertaining !

I thought you continental guys would be consuming buckets of super-cooled iced water, not the vino !

Rooster - ‘Shades of Blue’ and ‘Dusk Fire’ are commonly thought of as the best of these Lansdownes but they are all excellent really and each has their particular strengths. ‘Change Is’ is a strong transitional album too, linking directly to the later work by Carr with Nucleus and Rendell on his ‘Space Walk’. ’Shades of Blue’ is a particularly charming album with an atmospheric vibe. ‘Dusk Fire’ has the added bonus of Garrick in on piano with some strong compositions and group interplay. The separate vinyls are still pretty affordable. Get ‘em while they are hot.

NY USA mono copy

Talking of the Troupe book (‘Miles and Me’, not the autobio) at the time it came out I remember attending a book launch/concert at a very nice auditorium in the LA area with Mr Troupe doing the intros with a stellar Miles tribute band including Bennie Maupin, Adam Holzman and Patrice Rushen. They played some of the Bitches Brew era stuff and it was great to hear Maupin in that context. The Paul Tingen book is an excellent read ! Particularly good for the period up to ‘Agharta’. For the later period, I like George Cole’s ‘The Last Miles’.

Just a wild guess but perhaps the vinyl version of the ‘Seven Steps’ box? Or the Max Roach?

Nope - didn’t know there was a decent record shop there ! No source listing that I am aware of - Jazz Monthly and Gramophone are probably the best bet. The Monk is from 1955/56 (from an RVG master). One of Westbrook’s very best IMO.

Superb performance and release.

Hat 2LP

I remember reading about his UK touring of that time in Jazz Journal. About the same time Al Haig was touring over here I think.

Last place I worked with a typing pool was circa 1989. Used faxes until around 10 years or so ago. PDFs and critically, PDF signatures, have changed everything. Remember sending stuff by telex as well. I guess that makes me an old git !

I’m half-way thinking of framing it for the wall !

Slide Hampton/Joe Haider Big Band on Spanish MPS, 2LP set. Another new one. Dexter Gordon in the saxes. Stylistically not dissimilar to his later CBS album with Slide but even better.

Another new acquisition on Turtle Records, 2CD