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Ronnie Matthews 'Doin' The Thang' (Prestige Bergenfield DG stereo). With Charles Davis. Michael Garrick 'Anthem' (Argo EP)

Copy on order.. Late night spin of Sonny Rollins 'Saxophone Colossus' (Bergenfield DG mono)

It amuses me to recall all of the stragglers checking in on this board and announcing their presence !

Pharaoh Sanders 'Karma' (Impulse)

Danny Richmond 'In Jazz For The Culture Set' (Impulse)

Reminds me of skiving off school (1st and only time) back in the mid 1970s to see a Monty Python movie. There were four of us in the audience - and one of them was the archetypical old guy in a dirty mac sat at the back..

I've moved Linn decks to and from North America to Europe and in each case it required an internal wiring reconfiguration by a reputable dealer. Should be no problem for a Rega. I suspect that most UK specialists should be able to arrange this for you after you have brought it over here (which is what I did with my older Linn model). It's 230V 50Hz over here - different plug arrangement as well with the clunky 3 pin BS plug with earth pin. UK mains step-down transformers work OK with 115V AC appliances that are compatible with UK mains frequency. I did this as an interim with my amp.

Happy Birthday Big A !

Just flicking through my copy of the 'Omniverse' tome, which has just arrived. A bigger book than I thought it would be page size wise - looks nicely done. Spinning - Gil Evans 'Out of the Cool' (UK Impulse). These 70s reissues sound fine to my ears, although the vinyl can be on the thin side.

Isn't the 'Earthly Recordings' more of a discography - whereas the 'Omniverse' book is a collection of essays, photos and pictures - about 300 pages total. Some details here - https://www.facebook.com/ArtYardRecords/

Don't forget 'Eternal Spirit' and 'But Not Farewell' on Blue Note either - two excellent BN comeback recordings.

Chico Hamilton 'El Chico' (Speakers Corner). Far superior to the real thing !

I guess I will finally succumb at some stage and get hold of a Naim streamer - as CD transports start getting harder to replace. The thought of putting 4000 or so CDs onto disk leaves me cold though..

You seem to have a thing about vinyl fetishism..

This talk of streamers has piqued my interest. The thought of transferring all those CDs to disk and doing backups leaves me cold though. I see enough of computers in my day job ! I had a unique opportunity last year at one of the UK's best audio specialists to listen to a Naim streamer using FLAC files driving their top of the line Statement amps through some top end speakers. The whole thing must have caused a voltage dip on the national grid ! This was compared with the same set up driven by a fully loaded LP12 Sondeck with dynavector cartridge. Both were absolutely great.

'Pax' is damn good - you won't be disappointed. Classic mid-60s forward looking Blue Note date..

Never went to the shop but always recall their advert in 'Jazz Journal'. I have a copy of the Hawkins bio and must give it another read. RIP, must have seen him live on at lest one occasion but can't recall the specifics. I don't think it was with George Melly. Yep, I'm in the same category. No excuse really, as I was studying just up the road !

The 'Blue Delight' has always left me a bit underwhelmed but must give it another spin. My copy of the Art Yard book is on its way from Portobello Road. I suspect that once this printing has gone it will become very elusive once more.

Have a good one Noj !

'Dance With Death' and 'Smokestack' shouldn't be missed.

Wish they would team up again with Mosaic..

CD 3

LPs 7 and 8..

The more I look at it, the more I'm of the opinion that this list is BS. Aukland is another overhyped and very overpriced, place. What clown put this list together? Detroit I was able to compare with Toronto about 20 years ago and used to do the drive between them on occasions. At the time it was quite a massive contrast, which must also be the case these days too.

Both places have imploded in the past (Toronto most recently back in 1990-91) after periods of boom ending in recession. Same sort of thing has been going on in London over here. The cynic in me says there is a heck of a lot of money laundering that has been going on !