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Number 5 C3P0 R2D2

This is the Terry Smith album to get

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Mosaic, Blue Note and EMI/Columbia Lansdowne. Honourable mention - Contemporary.

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Yep, no sign of the Blue Parrott or Beppo labels.

Various 'Focus Jazz' (Sonar Kollektif 2LP)

Gordon Beck 'Half A Jazz Sixpence' (Major/Minor, mono)

My 10" LP version looks like this -

Thankfully there was no sudden gust of wind or deluge of rain !

I thought mine sounded better if anything than the Mosaic - will have to check.

Exactly the same situation at Ronnie Scott's a month or so before. Once he got to the piano he was a man on a mission. No Michel Legrand but at the first of the two Scotts gigs I caught, was seated next to (a very silent) Art Garfunkel.

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I use the Naim Aro, which doesn't even have a cueing device. Took some getting used to ! Old LPs without grooveguard sometimes require a quick dash to sort it out before mayhem starts.

I had the McNair in my hands at Ray's yesterday and I think I saw it in the racks at HMV Oxford St too (they had the 2CD Dick Morrisseys and Dankworth Full Circle for £6 !) I passed on the McNair as I'd already mail ordered it from HMV - only to get an 'Out of Stock' email from them this morning.

Didn't realise they were open to the public during working hours. I'll have to drop by next time I'm in the area.

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More like cover art for Mrs Mills or Winnifred Atwell !

The Harriott 'High Spirits/Movement' 2CD has just arrived in the mail. Wow - sounds great. Adrian Kerridge did a very fine recording job on both sessions.

Ah yes, I was confusing with Hawksworth on this theme. Never knew he did the 'Roobarb and Custard' ! I think Tony Kinsey did the music for 'That's Life' every week - had to compose new stuff for each show under time pressure (and no doubt get a b*ll*cking from Esther Rantzen if he didn't deliver on time. )

I wonder when Simon's Tubby Hayes bio is coming out? That one seems to have been 'in limbo' for ages - very much looking forward to it.

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Was just watching an episode of this last week (don't ask ) and noticed T. Kinsey's credit on there. Didn't he also do 'George and Mildred'? 'That's Life' as well of course - plus many others.

No McGhee on this one. very much a feature for McLean - and a good one !

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