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That sounds ominous - it's marked up in the mailshot in red as well !

That is true. Most of the Miles Davis CBS LPs I have from back then were Italian imports - not cheap either ! Other than that it was mainly 2LP reissue compilations in the UK. As for Coltrane - other than the mid-70s Impulse reissue series here in the UK with 'Africa Brass' and 'Coltrane', the Impulses were tricky to get and most of my LPs ('Sun Ship' for example) were acquired at Zweitausendeins vinyl store in Munich !

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Totally agree. Listening to the Coltrane Quartet Implulse box end-to-end recently I was left marvelling at just how much his playing permeated everything. His bass solos (which always seem to have quite a ruminative quality) are always a standout for me too.

And not to forget how damned expensive, relatively speaking - some of those reissue LPs were back 25-30 or so years ago. The CD era has definitely been a big plus in that respect. When it all started to kick in for me was around the time that Fantasy brought out the Rollins, Mingus, Monk, Dolphy and Joe Henderson boxes. Only too bad that I didn't latch on to Mosaic until later on.

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Happy Birthday Brownie ! :party: And pretty chilly it is out there too !

Splendid !

It was certainly worth the expedition and the 2nd mortgage for the fuel to get there ! I did get student discount for the admission though. I'm hoping that they do one of their Xmas gigs this year - either the Brass Band or the Big Band - in the Exeter/Teignmouth area. So far, now word on the Westbrook site.

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Caught the gig at Barnstaple last night after a crazy drive over the top of Exmoor. Alan Wakeman was in on alto (and played superbly) but otherwise the lineup seems to be pretty well as per the Drewe Arms gig mentioned above. Lou Gare back in the lineup as well and contributed some really excellent clarinet solos. A varied, well-paced couple of sets at the old Queen's Theatre as part of the Barnstaple 'Fringe' - lots of Ellingtonia, a bit of Weill/Brecht to feature Kate's vocals and (pleasingly) a good scattering of Westbrook originals including an extended 'On Duke's Birthday', a Chris McGregor tribute and an extended variation on 'Johnny Come Lately'. Good stuff and - one has to say - how refreshing it is to hear a 'real' big band.

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Mike Westbrook Big Band at Barnstaple.

That was the Mike Dibb/Ian Carr programme done for Channel 4. Good to see it again !

Not suprised to see Chris Spedding on that list. Harry Beckett was a bit more of a suprise though !

You mean 'is it M- or VG+++?'

Have a good birthday Daniel ! :party:

Belated best wishes ! :party:

Mmmm. Maybe there is an EC Grant that we can all make a case for with Van Rumpy and co. If we can pitch in a green energy or regional development angle as well it will be a 'go'.

I caught the Lateef/Belmondos gig at North Sea around that time. It was brilliant - so I would say, don't hesitate ! Even just to watch him pack up his various instruments is worth the effort/cost, I would say.

Happy Birthday ! :party:

I know what you mean - famine followed by deluge. Next Friday I've got the dillema of either Simon Spillett/Karen Sharpe Quintet in Ilminster or the Westbrook Big Band at Barnstaple. Which to go for?

Yeah - I'd put money on that one. NOT.

Happy Birthday ! :party:

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