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Recorded 60 years ago on Tuesday !

Looking forward to my Turtle Records box set arriving in the mail and reading the Colin Harper booklet that comes with it. Noticed the following on Harper's website: "A forthcoming Record Collector piece on British Jazz: The Peter Eden Productions 1968-72. I was delighted to be given the chance to distill the above work around Peter Eden’s jazz productions, but with much additional material, into a 3000 word RC feature. Chris Spedding, Howard Riley and Norma Winstone are the key interviewees, along with Peter, in the piece, with several of his rarest productions highlighted. One single, by the Mike Westbrook Concert Band, is valued at £400, which prompted Mike to point out that it ‘seems like a lot of money to pay for a riff!’ Norma’s splendid LP Edge Of Time (Argo, 1972) has recently been reissued by the similarly splendid Peter Muir at Market Square/Dusk Fire. And yes, it was produced by Peter Eden. Hopefully the piece will run in the next couple of months." Wonder which Wesbrook single he is talking about. Presumably the 45rpm 'Original Peter'? I agree with Mike

Dexter Gordon 'Our Man In Paris' (BN NY USA, stereo)

Nice Ray Warleigh obit in the Telegraph here.. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/11888530/Ray-Warleigh-saxophonist-obituary.html Remember seeing him in 'Paz' at Ronnies at least once.

Looks like Scott is on a roll. Good stuff !

It was either that or a Womble suit I guess !

I'd be pissed off either way. When the Japanese BNs hit J&R around 1979-1980 it was off to the races to snatch them up before they disappeared. Around $15 a piece IIRC back then! Quite a few were never issued stateside on LP including those Grant Greens, the Sonny Clarks, Hutch's Oblique. Mole Jazz in London had them all during that 1979-80 period as well - I remember seeing the likes of 'Pisces', the Grant Greens, 'Inner Glow', 'Oblique', 'The Collector' etc. in the racks for about £8 or £9 back then, a small fortune at the time. It is only in the last decade that I've picked up 'The Collector' on the King issue but it cost me a bit more than £8... Wish I could get on a time machine and program it for Kings Cross, 1980 !

The Disco Antistat can leave a lot of gunk on the record and has a tendency to stain the outer rim of labels, in my experience. Wouldn't personally recommend.

I use a VPI 16.5. Excellent piece of kit.

Very sad news. Saw him a few times with Kenny Wheeler, a fine player. I have a copy of his debut Philips album (produced by Scott Walker) and will give it a spin later today. RIP.

CDs 1, 2 and 4. Particularly enjoyed the Hines and the Ram Ramirez.

Eh?

John Taylor 'Pause and Think Again' (Turtle, Factory Sample) 'White Magic' indeed..

Almost forgot that I saw him with his quartet in NYC as well - Lincoln Center (outdoor fest).

Sorry to hear that, looks like a real nice dog. On the plus side, he will be at peace now.

That is very true. The one time I saw him at one of those West Coast weekends he appeared in a lot of lineups, participating with great enthusiasm. Played most of the time on baritone, I recall..

Remember seeing him once with that quintet with Hal Crook on trombone. Good stuff !

No manic car park clappers then?

Attention JLH! I think I remember seeing the LP of that one in Sam The Record Man, Toronto. Didn't buy it, sadly..

I picked a bundle of them up on LP some years ago John - and also some of those 'Gold' series releases - part of a nice old collection. When the Xanadus came out I recall it being a very lean time in general for straight jazz. Other than Jazz Journal doing reviews of them, they pretty much slipped under the radar. Mole Jazz had 'em, of course. I got several, but the only ones I kept were the Teddy Edwards and the first Ronnie Cuber. The rest were too much like jazz for me. MG Yes - I remember seeing them in the racks at Mole. Not cheap either at the time I recall - £5 or £6 a shot.

I picked a bundle of them up on LP some years ago John - and also some of those 'Gold' series releases - part of a nice old collection. When the Xanadus came out I recall it being a very lean time in general for straight jazz. Other than Jazz Journal doing reviews of them, they pretty much slipped under the radar.

Have a great birthday Dan !

All the best !

Wish they would drop the price of the Dexter !

Many thanks !