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Phenomenal sounding King pressing

Lalo Schifrin 'New Fantasy' (Verve) With the massed brass threatening to blow the speaker mid range and bass units apart

Same here - nearly spilt my beer !

Hmm - we got 'Hum Dono..... and Brexit

I wish some-one would adjust the thread title to get rid of the damn 'RIP'.

I was hoping to pick up the latest Cookers CD the other night but no sign of any stall at Turner Sims. Medjuck - if no luck at the venue then Rays Jazz in Foyles Bookshop, Charing Cross Road will most likely have it in the 'Avante Garde' section. They might even be running a special LJF selection rack. Will have to wait for the next Westbrook performance out West..

Can only second that John - Great to touch base again and catch up with you. Was it really circa 2006 and the Sam Rivers concert the last time? How time flies.. I thought the concert was superb - easily the best hard bop gig I have seen for a long, long while and gig of the year so far this year. Have not heard Billy Harper play better, he was fantastic. The whole band were superb though - it is always a great pleasure to see and hear Eddie Henderson. Last time I saw him he was in 'fusion' mode, which was great, but in this concert he was free-er and more lyrical and concentrating on the trumpet as distinct from the flugel. His tone and attack are superb, very effective in tandem with the fine trumpet from David W. Cecil McBee and Billy Hart - what can you say. Two absolute masters who set a fantastic groove throughout and never let up. In all - all 7 musicians were fantastic and gave it 100%. We were very lucky to have them do this tour, considering the less than 50% turnout in the hall which was insulting for a group of this quality. What a great choice of tunes as well - 'Croquet Ballet' and 'Capra Black' from Mr Harper and 'The Peacemaker' and 'Slipping and Slidin' from Cecil McBee, all very finely arranged. 10/10 + !

The Toshiba CD is the best that I've heard.

Incredible to think that this very fine Lee Morgan session was recorded 50 years ago and promptly left in the can for well over a decade. Marc Myers has put out a great blog post discussing the session here..Myers Blog - The Rajah

Glad you are happy with it ! Have been giving my copy a lot of plays over the last few days as a test disk as the new amp settles down and the sound starts to 'bloom'. Incredible !

Next stop - Turner Sims

What a great little article by George Foster. Don Ayler sounds like he might have been a handful and a half, on the day. I think I heard that amongst the front row 'seers' was Stan Tracey. George Foster was also to thank for that Rendell/Carr Qunitet recording at the UCL Union - doff of the cap to him for that and this article.

Happy Birthday !

Pat Martino ' El Hombre' (OJC)

Buster Williams 'Something More' (In + Out)

I think I have a 'Sonny Rollins In Japan' on that label. Will dig it out..

Joe Harriott 'Abstract' (UK Columbia, mono) Plus a few others. Last spins before a super new power amp tomorrow. Xmas slightly early this year.

If it makes you feel any better, I can remember sort of a similar shock when Reagan was elected. He mellowed out over time.

Lived down the road from there at one time but if I remember correctly it was closed at the time due to funding issues so I never got to see the inside. It re-opened sometime later. I walked past there about 10 years ago and it was obviously in the very early stages of renovation - the old outside broadcast wiring was still hanging out of the walls.

Very Happy Birthday !

Alan Titchmarsh?

Joe Pass 'Complete Catch Me Session' (UK Liberty/UA)

Fopp had this one on sale along with a host of other BFI titles so couldn't resist. Pretty far out ! Sort of Donny Darko meets Tony Robinson & Time Team

Happy Birthday GA !

A couple of 45s played on a portable gramophone - one was Monk's quartet on U.K. CBS doing 'Hackensack' and 'Bye-Ya'. The other was Wardell Gray with Art Farmer and Hampton Hawes which must have been on Esquire. I can remember seeing that on the TV - and his 'Wakey Wakey' catchphrase.