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He he !

What a great career - an absolute stalwart. Wishing him the very best for his retirement.

Thanks all - I am overdue a trip to NYC and a return visit to Stockholm for sure !

Best wishes for better health to Mr Cobb !

Good reminder that I need to make a start on this project. I think I'll order 1000 of the spacesavingsleeves for starters, so that I can actually bring some CDs out of cupboards in hiding upstairs and make them more accessible. It would be nice to have all CDs visible and accessible in one room. I'll end up with a loft full of old CD cases at the end of it. Is that why they call themselves Jazzloft?

Today's listening: Howard Lucraft 'Showcase For Modern Jazz' (Decca DG mono) Colin Bates Trio 'Brew' (UK Fontana, stereo) Don Rendell Quintet 'Space Walk' (UK Columbia, Lansdowne Series) John Cameron 'Off Centre' (Deram, mono) That 'Master of the Art' is pretty representative as to how Woody's live groups sounded circa 1982/1983 (along with 'Lotus Flower').

Thanks guys !

Thanks Dan, bichos and Brownie !

Lovely ! Many thanks, chaps !

Same here. My old UK hardback has cover art by Ian Dury !

Thanks Bill - your package arrived bang on schedule and currently really enjoying back to back Jimmy Heath on Riverside ! Thanks - good idea. Mosaic fest today !

Thanks for that link. Here's the Top 10 for my birthday: 64 - African Waltz - Cannonball Adderley Orchestra (jazz made the charts!!!!!) Not only that - but John Dankworth Orchestra had a UK hit with their version of that gem !

'The Three Bells' by The Browns. Never heard of it/them ! In the UK it was Cliff's 'Living Doll'. More like it !

Blue Coronet in Brooklyn? Very interesting indeed !

Had a brief chat with him too (a big thing for me as he is one of my all time favourite artists) and he came across as polite and kindly too. First time I saw him was in a fairly small Western Canadian concert hall (very nice venue). He got a good round of appreciation as he came in and it was clear also by the reaction that he appreciated it, glad to say. His wife Dolly must have been a rock of strength.

Picked up a Mosaic Commodore Vol 2 myself quite recently for pretty reasonable £. Now I just need a Vol 3 !

'The Big Band Sound of Thad Jones & Mel Lewis With Miss Ruth Brown' (UK Solid State)

Joe Newman Quintet at Count Basie's (Mercury)

Up to pimp Bill's lists. Some nice titles on there.

Yep - and the unfortunate glitch for poor old Herbie.. Just checked my copy of 'Song For My Father' and it doesn't have the slip-case. My copies of 'Unity', 'Rumproller' and 'Point of Departure' all have it.

Just a short walk then..

I've got stacks of those RVGs with the slipcase and Rudy's photo on the back. All of the early ones over here came with that. The first batch I remember as not having it were the one which included Herbie's 'Oblique' (infamous one with the misprint).

Hi Bill - could you forward a copy of the list please? Many thanks.

Miles ! Great choice and taste in the licks though..

All of those available at FOPP for £3 each, for anyone in London.. Bought them for 5 euros at the Corte Inglés in Oviedo over the past weekend. Bought from FOPP in this series - Charles Lloyd 'In The Soviet Union' and 'Sound Track' plus Chico Hamilton 'A Different Drummer'.