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Best Wishes !

Very Best Wishes !

'Sonny Stitt and The top Brass' (Atlantic blue/green) Richard Carpenter's imprint all over this one. We still need Dutton Vocalion to reissue that one on CD !

Not sure if Carling Black Label is still up there. Back in the 1970s I would have said 'yes', along with watney's Red Barrel. These days it's probably Carlsberg (brewed under licence). Just bought some Old Speckled Hen. Way better than all of the above !

Used to get acosted for a 'Personality Test' on a daily basis many years ago. Glad to say that I always politely told them where to go.

Now I'm having doubts if it was Carla Bley I saw him with. As you remind me, Gary Valente was certainly featured in the concert I went to, along with the recently departed Lew Soloff and Victor Lewis on drums. What an amazing trombonist Valente was and is - he sounded like a latter day Kid Ory! It would be Gary Valente, for sure.

Didn't see the 'United Nations' Orchestra Bill but the one I saw was obviously drawn from the ranks of that band an earlier Gillespie lineups (Melba Liston sat in with the trombones). It was several years after Gillespie's passing. Some fine trombonists in the lineup with Turre - Garnett Brown and George Bohannon I think.

I saw Steve Turre back in the 1980s with Lester Bowie's Brass Fantasy and before that - with the Woody Shaw Quintet. Enjoyed both but the Shaw Quintet particularly stands out. Was particularly struck with the trumpet/trombone unison leads that they put together - as good in its way as Terry/Brookmeyer. Also caught him in the lineup for a Dizzy Gillespie Tribute Big Band. I'll have to check out that 'Smoke sessions' CD.

Exactly ! There should be enough jazz heads and equally minded visitors coming to Bath and/or Bristol to make a 'business case'. Re: Cheltenham. They have the 'Vinyl Vault' there - I assume it is still going? Very good point John and that very example did happen to cross my mind (how can I forget the place ). Not only that but they manage to sustain a specialist store with 'just' Jazz Piano Trios, dammit !

If you say so...... . Now back onto 'ignore'.

Hmmm. Although that is a significant issue, it is not the whole story. In the case of Bath, the rents are by far the main factor. Other towns in the vicinity (Frome for example) continue to offer jazz CDs on the high street.

Me too Bob. Roundhouse Camden Town. Those were the days Ronnie Scott's in my case John. Certainly recall Danny Moore, Frank Strozier and Mario Riviera in the lineup. That gig of yours must have been part of the late lamented Camden Festival.

Tommy Flanagan 'Overseas' (Japanese Metronome) George Coleman Octet 'Big George' (Affinity). Vividly remember seeing these guys playing many of these selections. Good times !

I had no idea that the Classical CD shop had now gone, although the Broad St Jazz section of it closed down earlier this year. The culprit is the damn excessive rents being charged these days in the centre of Bath. Has eliminated the smaller, interesting places that used to make the place a joy. The place is fit only now for Bankers wives, rugby fanatics and tourists !

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More Guardian vinyl drivel ! Indeed !

Yes, one of the great pleasures of the evening was Tolliver's attack and the way that he used the positioning and movement of the bell relative to the mike to add drama to his solos. Not many trumpet players out there like him who really know how to aggressively cut through the ether like that (Miles was particularly good at this too). His enthusiasm was also very infectious. Really liked that first tune, a dedication to his mother I think, very nicely played in unison with Billy Harper.

BBC Radio 3 will be broadcasting the concert in a couple of weeks time, apparently. An early review of proceedings and some pictures here: http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/breaking-news/13513-strata-east-live-sounds-sublime-at-barbican Great evening - personally preferred the first half when they treated us to classics such as Cowell's 'Effi' and Tollivers 'On The Nile', both great. The Harper feature from Capra Black was stunning too. Jean Carne's voice in the set after the break fit in very well but to me, the first half had the edge. Standout performance for me was Cecil McBee. Not a note out of place, rock solid. Really though, they were all marvellous. Nice to see those projected graphics too. They were selling souvenir posters by the artist in trademark Strata-East black and white and picked one up as a memento.

Strata-East Live at The Barbican, London

Thanks for that !

Sonny Rollins/Clifford Brown '3 Giants' (UK Transatlantic, mono) Miles Davis 'Walkin' ' (Prestige Bergenfield DG mono) How is it? I'm tempted with the LP version of that one.

Sorry to hear this news - RIP. He can be seen on that Rhapsody Films documentary about Rollins I recall, practicing with Sonny on Williamsburg Bridge.

Ha !!!

I love that album and the complete "on the corner" CD box set is simply incredible Have been spinning that set this week and agree. Just too bad that Bob Belden didn't get the permission to put out the 2x4CD sets ! I think the previously unreleased material from the later sessions included in that set is mostly underwhelming. The introduction price was inflated. What material would have been on those 2x4CD sets, Sidewinder? I've seen mention that he wanted to do 4cds covering 1972 then another 4 covering 73 to 75. this would have included stuff that Miles didn't play on but which added insight into the development of the music. Sony/BMG put a stop to this plan apparently.

I've sat in that student union bar recital room at UCL on many an occasion, totally oblivious to this performance having been done there. The Folk Club used to use this space.