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BGO reissue.

BGO’s sonics are invariably great. Just been listening to their release of Rendell/Carr Quintet ‘Change Is’. Outstanding - probably even surpasses the original vinyl.

Oh dear - we have opened up a proverbial hornet’s nest here. I regard Wheeler as both a Canadian and a Brit. I say that as a proud Canadian and Brit myself, end of story..

The Herb Pomeroy connection is an interesting one. Gibbs and Burton were at Berklee School of Music around the same time as Collier, although I don’t think that they rehearsed/gigged that much with the latter. Another good Gibbs recording is ‘The Only Chrome Waterfall Orchestra’ put out on Bronze in the mid-70s. Have a copy of that one somewhere.

Eh?

Honourary Brit - nay, to us he was a Brit. Lived and worked here for most of his life.

Caught a Mike Gibbs Big Band performance here in the UK during the past year. He was and is excellent - draws much inspiration in his arrangements from Gil Evans but very much his own man in integrating other elements in. Also a fine trombonist - very active on that instrument in his earlier career. Check out his playing on Graham Collier ‘Deep Dark Blue Centre’. I am very partial to his two early Deram albums - reissued by Vocalion. I look forward to picking up that Turtle Records release.

Classic !

Another ruse to get me to donate $$ to the local record store..

I have their Clark/Boland Big Band release - will dig it out.

Bonkers - in a very good way.. (Reel Recordings)

Some great deals there !

Some more jazzy UK ones from boththe BBC and ITV - Joe Harriott/John Mayer ‘Acka Raga’ (theme from Ask The Family/ BBC) Harry South - theme from ‘The Sweeney’ (ITV) Frank Ricotti - theme from ‘The Beiderbecke Connection’ (ITV) John Dankworth - theme from ‘Tomorrow’s World’ (BBC)

Yes, I would even go to say that ‘Troppo’ is one of the finest jazz recordings to come out of the UK and certainly one of Garrick’s very best. Love the way he throws in a bit of harpsichord at various points. Sank without trace at time of its release (1974 I think).

Hey, that top one looks familiar !

The following by Billy Taylor was used by BBC for their main film review programme for decades.. https://youtu.be/k4lRmG_UXy8

Wonderful - great to hear that !

Thanks - I’ll be happy to live without the cover art, as long as the sonics are good. I have one of those smaller whiteboxes, more than happy with it.

I wonder if the booklet will be one of those ECM designer minimalist things with half a dozen words and a pic on each page, repeated for English/German. I’m optimistic though !

For once this year - there are no concerts listed which have me itching to buy a rail ticket to the Big Smoke.

Stan Tracey hated this one, apparently. Me - I love it.

That stuff looks hard-core !