sidewinder

Was watching that old Ronnie Scott programme that BBC did years back yesterday - the one introduced by John Fordham. Great programme, good interviews and some short musical gems. And a few intriguing snipits on there that they must have more of on file - Dizzy Gillespie Big Band from 1975? Ella with Joe Pass from sometime in the 1970s? Ronnie's Quintet with Dick Pearce at the Club sometime in the late 80s? And how about digging out some of those 80s Bath festival things? (Lester Bowie, Loose Tubes et al). Wish they would find some more Jazz 625/Jazz Goes To College/Late Night Lineups etc. A few more like the Rollins/Ronnies' 'Discovery 1974' from last year would not go amis. The one that they can ditch though is that awful 'Jazz Ship' from either 1975 or 76. Biggest anti-climax of all time, that one.

Didn't Proper also do a 4CD Wardell set?

Jordan and Peter Andre will most likely be on a stamp or £5 note before Tubbs. What a ***** place..

Sid Little Hissing Sid Tel Sid

Walter Hottle-Bottle Walter Mondale Walter Kronkite

That's the same pressing I have of that one too. Came from Paris Jazz Corner, come to think of it. Did HMV send a job lot over there?

Benny Golson 'Gettin' With It' (New Jazz DG mono)

Never heard the Japanese CD of 'Total Eclipse' but of all the copies of this I have (Liberty blue/white LP, UA blue label LP, French Pathe Marconi 80s LP, 90s reissue CD) the Liberty blue/white LP is the best by quite a long way. Seems to be quite a bit of high-end roll off and low sound/noise on the tapes though.

Leonard Sachs Andrew Sachs Manuel

HEY PORCY!!!!! How have you been? Welcome back!!! MG I'll second that. Nice to see you back again !

I wasn't expecting to be a big fan of the material in the older sets when I started out with Mosaic but over the years their appeal has got better and better and been a real eye-opener to talents I would otherwise have missed. Some real scholarship has gone into the putting together of those sets by Scott and co. and the sonic sources that they have dug out have often been incredible (must be a world-wide mafia of 78rpm collectors meeting up in secret once in a while ).

A CD-R of a set of needle-drops. Great !

I really like this t-shirt that they are offering on the site -

Sad news - and sorry to hear this. RIP.

In that case you need a Tardis to take you to Tower Sunset Boulevard circa 1999 with the racks full of Conns, all of the Fantasy reissues in stock, a whole shelf of Japanese imports and the early Sony/Miles boxes just hitting the tarmac ! Totally agree with regard to the personal feelings for Mosaic. They have led to some wonderful musical discoveries for me. Don't usually pre-order these days though (the Mingus was an exception) and if I can buy here in Europe that's the route I prefer to take. US/Europe shipping $ hit is a real pain..

I remember seeing the Jack Montrose group back in the 90s, playing some of those Montrose/Gordon arrangements. Good stuff.

Parker Lady Penelope Virgil

Shorty Rogers Tiny Rowland The Diddymen

Spanky DeBrest Notre Dame de Paris Martin Brest Pandora Peaks Chesty Morgan Jordan

Fat Albert Rotunda Big Daddy Eric Pickles

You mean the Johnny Smith? I'd not noticed that that one had now gone until this morning. Fine set..

Coltrane Complete Prestige Box CD2. 'Mating Call'.