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Caught the first set - enjoyed it !

RIP - Another stalwart leaves us.

Blows all of the CD versions out of the water !

Before the inevitable batting collapse under floodlights !

Great Esquire cover !

Guy The Gorilla King Kong Magilla Gorilla

Second time of seeing that sleeve today. Local store had a beaten up Esquire vinyl of it. And were charging an arm and two legs !

Hope to check this out tonight - in addition to checking out the Aussie/England cricket score.

‘Miles Davis’ Greatest Hits’ (CBS 2-eye, stereo)

‘Smokin’ With The Chet Baker Quintet’ (SABA, stereo)

The one time I saw him was on a joint billing with JJ Johnson. Both had their working groups of the time - Hendricks band was more of a small big band.

Yep, Art was quite a short guy in person. I think I remember him in those denim overalls.

Hopefully Honest Jon’s get it in soon. One of my favourite outlets.

Plenty of availability for both formats on Amazon.

All the best !

1965... when that ‘Jazz 625’ was recorded?

Yes - there was a UK lineup augmenting the basic Messengers of the time, in fact I remember seeing a documentary film featuring that lineup with Blakey tutoring them. From memory, flautist Philip Bent, bassist Gary Crosby and vibist Orphy Robinson were present.

Happy Birthday !

Gheorge - you have jogged my memory. Certainly remember seeing Watson, Pierce and Famborough with Blakey so must have caught them in 1980 at Scotts too. Yes, James Williams definitely on piano so most likely the same European tour. It was around the time that Northsea Big Band album came out, on Timeless I think. So - 3 times for me.

First time I heard any of this material it was on Canadian FM college radio and the track was ‘Absolutions’. The LP was long OOP and the CDs weren’t yet out so it was frustrating not to hear more of it.

I saw them two or three times at Ronnie Scotts around 1982/83. One appearance was with Wynton, Branford and co. The next was with Terrence Blanchard, Donald Harrison and Jean Toussaint. I think Johnny O’Neal might have been in one of those lineups too, Lonnie Plaxico too. In fact I think O’Neal was with the Wynton lineup and Mulgrew was with the later group. Might have caught an even earlier appearance with Valerie Ponomarev - not sure. Other than them playing ‘Blues March’ quite a few times, I remember Wynton doing ‘Angel Eyes’. Both occasions were packed and it was necessary to advance book to get in. One thing is for sure - Blakey was loud and totally oblivious to the noise !