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Somebody grab the Shorter !

It's probably easier if we all charter a (cargo conversion) plane from Europe to Tokyo for the weekend for a CD bulk-buying expedition.

You are in for a treat, Roger. So far, along with Ian's book, I would say that this book (and probably also along with the meandering 'Innovations in British Jazz' book) provides the best overview of the 1960s British modern jazz scene of any I have read. I plan on downloading that addendum this weekend to find out more about Big Pete Deuchar etc. I remember George Chisholm being on the TV a lot in that 60s/70s period - especially on children's TV, 'Crackerjack' and the like as well as that minstrel show. Usually his act was mainly slapstick followed by a few riffs on the 'bone. That would be around the time that Kenny Wheeler & co. were doing Mr Benn. It's a shame that there is no recorded footage of that Wally Whyton show with the musical backing. According to the book, Danny Thompson bought and paid off his London house on the proceeds !

The Mosaic that eluded me !

I've just had a crown prep done this morning so any mention of teeth today goes down like a lead balloon..

Good question - I was going to ask the same thing. I presume that it is Glenn Hughes on baritone on Fame's 'Yeah Yeah' (composer Pat Patrick - tune selected by fellow-Bari Hughes perhaps?) and have always admired the playing on that one. So far this book is surpassing all expectations. The sections on Herbie Goines Night-Timers and the Session years at EMI and Decca are particularly good. Never, ever did I think there could possibly be a connection between Wally Whyton, Ollie Beak & co from 'Five O'Clock Club' and Johnny Mac but here it is. Not only him either but Dick Morrissey, Ray Warleigh and Harry Beckett too !

At least one of the obituaries I have read have remarked on his liking for jazz.

Yeah, it's very enjoyable and is well worth having.

Sad news. She got a pretty high profile over the years on TV over here, often being interviewed for her recollections of Bogart etc.

Great stuff I'll enjoy this !

Absolutely spot on. I've still got copies with those adverts (full page). In fact they were offering their entire vinyl catalogue as a bulk purchase option as I recall, but you had to send a bankers draft to the (iffy) address in Italy by post. Long before Paypal etc. I remember thinking at the time, which lunatics would be bothered/daft enough to do that.?...

Poor Cecil. At least this character has got his come-uppance.

This guy is indestructible ! Must have been about 1983 last time I saw him at Ronnie Scotts and he was pretty ancient then - and very funny.

Saw him perform with Lacy too. Sorry to hear this - RIP.

Sorry porcy - things got in the way. I'll post some ramblings on the vinyl thread over the next few weeks re: Mosaic and originals.

Very sad news, sounds like a good guy. RIP.

Happy Birthday ! :party:

Just picked up a hard copy of this book (came across it in a Waterstones rack when I wasn't even looking for it). I see that the bonus material is available on amazon as a kindle download for £2.95. A quick browse through the book indicates that it's packed full of valuable period detail and the kindle stuff looks worth grabbing too. The related website is good, with some interesting audio and video material. http://www.bathedinlightning.com/about/about_bathed_in_lightning.html

Today's nice find by Richie Kamuca on Concord:

There were a lot of Mosaic partials in the LA area at one time that tended to crop up on ebay. The 'story' was that they were pilfered from the production plant, apparently. I believe it was mentioned back in the day either on this site or the BNBB.

Miles Davis 'ESP' (Columbia 2-eye, stereo)

Ming Dynasty The Carringtons Joan Collins

Is that the same content as the Collectors Choice CD John or is there new additional material on it? I have the CC. I don't have the CC edition, but this has 5 tracks that are said not to have been issued before. They're very nice. MG Thanks - I'll add it to my shopping list when I'm in Tokyo !

Thinking about it, I'm pretty sure that the lineup in 94/95 had electric piano so it would have been a different group. There's a recording with Stanley and Kenny in performance on tour near Inverness, Scotland though in 1999 during that period and it's pretty good.

On recollection, I think I also caught Renee Rosnes with her trio at one of the Canadian festivals years back as well. One of the appearances with JJ was at the Blue Note club in NYC and JJ's slide was right over my head and manoeuvred by him with absolute precision. I was a bit more nervous ! Jon Hendricks was also on the double bill so it was a great night.