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Yeah, apparently McLaughlin/Riley was a working group for a while - Howard was interviewed for the recent McLaughlin book. Both from Yorkshire so sounds like quite a natural mix. According to the book Hampel had/has a whole lounge full of tapes featuring that 60s McLaughlin band and others. He recorded much of what they performed. I guess the 'Discussions' on Jazzprint must now have gone OOP? Was suprised to see it today, glad I was able to finally get a copy. A Sawano LP would be nice though (not that I would ever get to see an original 'Opportunity' pressing).

Recently read that the original intention was for John McLaughlin to be featured on some of the tracks on 'Angle' - but he had already left for Germany (to play with Gunter Hampel) by the time that the recording date came up. Finally picked up the 'Discussions' CD today. What a gem ! - and very interesting to compare it with Mike Taylor's 'Trio' session of similar vintage.

Many thanks all ! A great day and some nice CDs picked up. Daniel - I hope to make it back over to Stockholm at some stage to check out the jazz vinyl and that great Glenn Miller Cafe again !

Just thinking again about this - it feels like the incentive to record and put out Alan Shorter was more a Polydor/Polygram thing than Verve. At that time I think that the European Verve imprints were Polygram pressings. Thinking about it at the time, Polygram here in the UK were linked up with Marmalade, who were putting out SME, John McLaughlin and (a bit later) Clyne/Carr so Alan Shorter on Verve/Polygram doesn't feel too outlandish. Having said that, around the same time in the US verve were putting out left-field things like Marvin Stamm 'Machinations' so maybe they were testing the waters somewhat.

Right back at you! Cheers !

Thanks chaps !

Complete Max Roach Plus Four Mercury - CD1

Belated best wishes from me :party:

belated best wishes - enjoy the Mobley ! :party:

There must be a lot more copies of this one around in the LP format - it seems to be fairly common in that version.

I've yet to see one of those 'Parabolics' over here. All of the copies must have been sold in the US !

Larry Young 'Into Somethin'' (BN NY USA, mono)

XX-2. Great cartridge, mine has given great service, probably needs replacing now though. Those two Tony Williams Blue Notes are great too.

102 today. I feel at least 103 Thanks ! I might well dig that Frosh set out..

Freddie Hubbard 'Hub Tones' (BN NY USA mono, DG one side)

I've seen Trovesi's Octet at least once. I seem to recall them doing a Shakesperean tribute with strings on one of those occasions.

Long John Baldry Graham Bond Duffy Power

Joe Pass Pacific Jazz CDs 1 & 2. Hit's the spot.. Is he the only artist with 3 sets? I have two but not the solo set. Louis Armstrong has 3, I think. Kenton also 3 - if you count 'Kenton Presents'.

Max Harrison's 'A Jazz Retrospective' is worth digging out, if you can find it. I'm a fan also of Philip Larkin's book of jazz reviews for the Daily Telegraph. Good entertainment value. Also agree that Larry K's book is very good.

I'll pick up the Chico Hamilton for sure !

A heart attack in a bun !

Jeez ! That must be pretty well the most valuable slab of jazz vinyl per square inch...

That must be the mythical Alpha-International DB 92 EP - mega rare. Very limited local Newcastle pressing, I don't think many copies ever found their way south of Scotch Corner !

Just revisited that one on Spotify. Remarkable product for an English provincial city! Some ambiguity online about the lineup though. Do you know who's exactly on the record, Sidewinder? Bill - it is a remarkable artefact of British modern jazz. From a time when 5 guys from the jazz outpost that is Newcastle came from nowhere and blew the Londoners off the stand (Messrs Hayes and Scott excepted). Dennis Preston heard a demo disk and brought them down to Lansdowne ASAP for this Columbia EP. The band is Ian Carr (trumpet - his first major record date), Gary Cox (tenor), Mike Carr (piano), Spike Heatley (bass) and Ronnie Stephenson (drums). Hence the track 'Stephenson's Rocket' (also a local railway 'project' ). Side 1 has two of Mike Carr's originals (including aforementioned 'Rocket'). Side 2 has Gary Cox's 'Preludes' - which was apparently commisioned for an arts show on Tyne-Tees TV and to my ears is reminiscent of Rendell-Carr. I've read that the great front sleeve design was done by one Eric Burdon Esq. but the credit on the back of the sleeve is to some other name. Must have been Eric working under an alias I guess. I'm pretty sure that the line-up is as stated on the EP. This also lines up with the details in board member RogerF's Ian Carr discography and also the details on the 'Emcee 5 - Bebop From The East Coast' compilation.

No kidding ! I go up there quite a bit and never even knew of that place... Rubbish list IMO.