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Sarah Vaughan Roulette box, CD1. Trying to work out who the front-line might be on the latter selections on this disk. I was thinking it could be a Thad Jones ensemble but, maybe not.

March Hare David Hare Hartley Hare

I guess stocks will already have been depleted as a result of that 10%-off offer on that set about a month ago.

Was present when Lenny Tristano took a BBC interviewer to pieces. (It was Peter Ind who got me in.) Who was that Bill - Humph, Steve Race? A bloke from BBC Yorkshire radio with an exaggerated RP accent (Lennie's laid-back hip snarl was a real contrast) and very square, as we used to say in those days. It was at the Harrogate Festival in the later 60s - one of Lennie's very rare visits to the UK. Peter Ind, who was teaching on the pioneer jazz course at Leeds College of Music, was behind the whole thing. One of my great jazz moments, I suppose. Thinking about it brings this to mind: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uo1miqVbfE Fascinating !

George Michael George Osborne Georgie-Porgie

Was present when Lenny Tristano took a BBC interviewer to pieces. (It was Peter Ind who got me in.) Who was that Bill - Humph, Steve Race?

Forgot to mention Kirk Lightsey, John Patitucci, Mike & Kate Westbrook and Alan Ganley. Wayne Shorter seemed friendly but didn't say a lot ! Bud Shank and Howard Rumsey were very amiable too. Never met Gerald Wilson but judging by his stage manner he must be a very nice person.

Charles 'Bobo' Shaw Woody Shaw Woody Shaw Jr

In my short chat with Elvin he spoke with awe/reverence of working with Coltrane too.

Hank and Elvin Jones come immediately to mind. Herbie Hancock, Andrew Hill and Sam Rivers too. I often wonder if I caught them on a good day but on reflection I think that all of the above were/are genuine nice guys. Bill Holman and Cedar Walton were also genuinely friendly during chats so they probably belong on the list too.

'Tough Talk' by the Jazz Crusaders is a good one with Buster Williams. Not to mention Herbie's 'The Prisoner' on Blue Note. I remember seeing his quartet open a small-ish gig quite a few years ago with his excellent tune 'Firewater' and getting to watch the show from the back of the stage. Great stuff ! I think so. I've seen 'Firewater' credited to this name on record labels.

Just about to crack mine open now spinning - CD2

Good move - the mastering on that one is pretty spectacular.

Mr Men Thomas Manne Man of La Mancha

Amen to the power of 5 !

I've just been 'dinged' about the same amount by Royal Mail (although admittedly that was for 3 boxes). With their £8 'handling fee' on top as well, of course Due to arrive tomorrow with Teagarden and Sarah Vaughan - all being well.

The Woody Shaw box beckons !

Gordon Sumner Gordon Ottershaw Barnstoneworth

Hope it was good ! :party:

Some Jazz 625 clips on BBC4 tonight - the Telegraph have a short article on it today: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/worldfolkandjazz/10850293/Jazzs-golden-age-at-the-BBC.html

Cootie Williams Kipper Williams Kip Hanrahan

Now CDs 1 to 3 of this set. What a great box .... and great band ! and topped off with CD7. Golson's 'Take a Number From 1 to 10' and Farmer's 'Listen To Art Farmer & The Orchestra'. Two undervalued and excellent albums.

St Nigel Sir Nigel Gresley Nigel Tuffnel

Would it, though? I doubt that these days Rosemary Clooney has much more of a following than Anthony Braxton. It's not like it's a Mosaic of Miley Cyrus or somebody. I imagine the motivation is the usual one: artistic. I'm inclined to agree. Mosaic are very effective at producing sets which provoke/enable critical re-evaluation of an often underestimated artist and I suspect that this set might be one of those. It also seems to be in line with their well-established 'mission' to produce high-quality vocal-oriented sets - Four Freshmen, Mildred, Dinah, Vaughan, Mercer etc.

Indeed !