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ghost of miles Caspar Spooky Tooth

Clunky - the sound of the Helen Merrill on the Mosaic Single CD is probably a lot better than the Milestone LP (..gets hit with bolt of lightning..). Really excellent music !

Edwina Currie John 'Shagger' Major Terry Major-Ball

Obituary in today's Guardian http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2013/may/31/mulgrew-miller-obituary

Martin Lewis John Lewis Bags

Nice one with the 'Alligator Bogaloo'.

Cheers - let's hope so !

Yeah, I plan on checking out the Mark Lockheart 'Ellington'. Trish Clowes is going to clash with Leon Greening's Trio. Spoilt for choices - I'll bear in mind your recommendation though. Hopefully though they have more luck at Swanage with the weather this year. Everything was stacked against it last year with the rain deluge in the marquees. This year we need some heat and sun so I can enjoy my ice creams and check out the Punch & Judy show on the sea-front..

Peter Gabriel Angel Gabriel Angel Clare

Just put my booking in for Swanage in mid-July. Unfortunately Alan Skidmore is no longer on the bill. Some real good artists though, including Bobby Wellins/Kate Williams, Clark Tracey, Gilad Azmon, Steve Melling, Tony Kofi and Lianne Carol. Plus Mr Barnes, of course.. Ringwood Ales on draft too

Mervyn King The Procrastinator Lee Morgan

Totally agree - an outstanding track.

Ken Livingstone's Newts Ken Livingstone Chairman Mao

What a gem !

And there was me thinking that this thread was about the Naim Audio 'Olive' series..

Oh damn, what can one say? Just really glad that I got to hear him play at those formative points in his career (Shaw Quintet, Wingspan) and for that fine music and great evenings spent - thank you, Mulgrew. A real class act as pianist, composer and band-leader and a great guy by all accounts. He will be missed - RIP.

Still got a box full of that stuff (both recorded and blank) in the attic !

Jeez !

Rahsaan Roland Kirk 'The Vibration Continues' (UK Atlantic brown/orange 2LPs). A nice compilation from Joel Dorn, well worth picking up

Just picked up a copy of this box today. MPS and Preiser material, by the looks of it - including the session featuring JJ Johnson and Freddie Hubbard. It will be fun to wade through it.

Mulgrew is a really excellent musician. The first time I got to see him was with Woody Shaw. Then with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers I think. On the third occasion that I can recall, he had his own lineup - touring his 'Hand In Hand' CD.

That first track on the Jazz 625 by Acker's band - 'Nagasaki' - was pretty hard hitting and grooving for an Acker group (might have helped that they ditched the banjo for that track). Excellent stuff ! Pretty sure that that I've come across that Cy Laurie bouncer featured on the 'Smoky Dives' - Bill Palmer - holding court at one of the Mole Jazz locations (the last one on Great Marlborough St). He was quite a character ! Glad to have recorded the 'Trad Britannia' and will give it a viewing over the weekend.