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Yes, Margaret Carr is on the cover - a striking photo of her. Tragically she died post child-birth I think. The full story is in the Alan Shipton bio of Ian Carr. Glad you got the set and are enjoying it ! The pressing of ‘Shades’ is excellent and other than a bit of feed through echo (no big deal) at the start, can’t fault it. Shame that the cover photo isn’t as crisp as the original or with the same laminate but - what the heck, it aint 1964 ! Hopefully nobody has got duplicate Phase IIIs or Dusk Fire.. You got a copy then ?

Great music - and Larry Kart essay.

Excellent !

It was on TV over here during Nov. Outstanding, not to be missed. It switches from jerky B&W to full colour when the troops reach the front line, just breathtaking. A very good - albeit sobering and gut wrenching - overview of the typical WW1 British/Commonwealth troop experience from a historical perspective as well.

Nope. I was aware that he had dissappeared suddenly though - somewhere in BC I recall. What I do remember is that he was very impressive, full of fire. He had exactly the same pose on the drumkit per the above photo with the perpetual ciggy. The group was led I think by altoist PJ Perry. Will have to get that book !

Yes, I saw Pat LaBarbera with Elvin too - in the UK and with a two tenor front line with Alan Skidmore. I have the feeling that that the last time I caught a group with Don Thompson, it also included elusive drummer Claude Ranger.

Original ?

Can’t remember much of it but recall a good, thoroughly enjoyable but not particularly outstanding gig at a time when in Toronto you could catch top groups like those of Elvin Jones, Phil Woods, Joe Henderson and Pharoah Sanders on a regular (and affordable) basis. The group was probably under Neil Swainson’s leadership. Remember catching Pat LaBarbera with Don Thompson in a duo gig at the famous piano room as well. Thompson on bass that time.

I think I saw that group on one occasion - but with a different drummer (Terry Clarke, perhaps).

They sound on the thin side, in my experience. Blue Note gold-dust when they came out though and I’ve still got all of mine.

Liberty blue/white

Better vinyl, quieter pressing, superior sonics. Lex DG mono labels

Fascinating radio programme on BBC the other day about Brian Ferry’s early jazz influences in Newcastle. Turns out he was buying Chris Barber and Charlie Parker vinyl and was into the local vibrant jazz and blues scene of that city in the 50s (‘The Kansas City of the North’). You can hear some of that influence on early Roxy but it comes out more clearly on Ferry’s recent stuff.

King LP. Certainly prefer this version to the Conn CD and 70s US issue.

Bergenfield DG mono

Sorry to hear this. I really like the album with Cannonball and was fortunate enough to catch a 1990s Nancy Wilson performance with a Cannonball alumni group sans the Adderleys (but with George Duke, Walter Booker, Roy McCurdy) playing some of the material. At that time, she was still at the top of her game. Wonderful singer - RIP.

That Mulligan LP set is still in my ‘pending’ pile ready for play over Xmas.

It’ll be down to around £100 within weeks.

CD1

Interesting to see Jimmy McGriff there on that Marquee 1968 listing. I’ve heard of him popping up at some unlikely UK spots around that timeframe.

The 1000 copy limit on this box is causing as much chaos and gnashing of teeth as Brexit. Should have been 5000. Even with the Jazzman site ordering direct on release day, it would appear that there was only a very short window of opportunity.

I saw the group with Turre late Jan or early Feb 1983 in London. So that gig plus the one Gheorge mentions above must have been some of the last with Turre in the lineup? Don’t recall any coolness or bad vibes on the bandstand - quite the opposite in fact. ’In My Own Sweet Way’ on the German label is a late Shaw classic.. Remember the 1980s and early 90s for some very good gigs which Steve Turre took part in. The Woody Shaw, Lester Bowie’s Brass Fantasy and the Gillespie All-Star Big Band for starters.