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Thanks Clifford - in that case I might go LPs.

Glad to hear that it is not just us having totally garbage weather.. Today was a welcome respite. Woops - wrong thread !

From BillF’s list..

Not sure about under the radar in the 1980s - that was the time I saw him and at least in Europe, he seemed to be regularly touring. I can say that up to 1983 at least - and with Turre - his playing was A1.

I’m torn between picking up the LP version or the CD version of this one, Clifford. Recommendations/preferences?

Brilliant music, very well recorded.

Happy Birthday ! Thoroughly enjoyed your Mezzrow show last night.

That cover art kicks ass !

In preparation for the forthcoming Collier bio.

You have to view all this from the context of the time I guess. Videotape was a valuable resource, re-use was routine and there wasn’t the perception that these programmes were of historical importance at the time. It wasn’t only jazz or the BBC at the time that was affected. I remember a great kids pop show in my youth on ITV called ‘Lift Off’ which had important early performances by Bowie, Wizard, Bolan and the like. A veritable treasure trove. All 140 or so episodes were wiped. They used to release copies of some of the series internationally - more usual to Commonwealth nations, which is why some good archive stuff has appeared in Australia. More unusual to the US though.

Very interesting. Other than that Stan Getz film, I had assumed that no other copies of ‘Jazz Goes To College’ was still in existence, thanks to the BBC wiping all of those tapes (apparently there is also a Tubby Hayes Big Band preserved as a tele-recording). A list of the lost shows gives two Silver Quintet broadcasts - one in 1966 and the other in 1967. Perhaps that was separate 30 minute broadcasts from the same (60 min) show - seems logical. Some amazing stuff on that ‘lost’ list. Rollins/Roach, Herman Big Band, Ronnie Ross Big Band, Stan Tracey ‘Under Milk Wood’. !!

The Necks are coming up at Turner-Sims in March. Umming and ahhing as to whether or not to go..

CD7 - with Monica Zetterlund

Joki Freund Sextet - Sawano CD

How did I miss this one? Just noticed that a ‘new’ Slide Hampton Octet is playing Smalls this weekend and will definitely check it out on the video stream.

Happy Birthday !