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McCoy Tyner 'Tender Moments' (BN Liberty, stereo)

...Until the last couple of minutes. Pretty dramatic penalty shootout - Italy would have been justified to be aggrieved if it had not gone their way.

'The Fabulous Fats Navarro Vol 2' (BN Lexington DG LP/43 W 61st St sleeve)

'Les Tresors du Jazz 1944-51' plus: Ran Blake 'Horace Is Blue' (HatOlogy)

I have the horrible feeling that it's going to be another Germany/England semi and a penalty shootout. Germany/Spain final looks odds-on favourite - I agree.

I remember that one. Nope !

Neil Ardley/New Jazz Orchestra 'Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe' (UK Verve, stereo) Ardley, Hiseman and friends in the buff in Epping Forest !

A rare copy of the 'Le Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe' came up for sale here in the UK earlier this week at about £200. Was snapped up pretty well immediately. Let's hope that Vocalion put it out on CD in this forthcoming new release batch (well - we can wish ). Still looks to be no word from them on this. Empire? Oh - you mean the Falklands? Most definitely there's the greatest big band version of 'Naima' ever on this LP. Stunning !

Don Ayler Teflon Don Don Quixote

Lou Donaldson 'Alligator Boogaloo' (BN Liberty, stereo)

I have the 2CD version and to be honest that is my favourite ! The 12" Capitol version sounds nice though.

Miles Davis 'Birth Of The Cool' (Capital 12" orig, mono)

Never thought I'd see Patsy Kensit on this board ! She was fit back then though.. If I remember right, this film co-incided with an absolute flood of French DMM Blue Notes, so that we all thought we'd gone to heaven.

Kenny G Matthew Gee Matthew

wow!! party at fred's house!!! congratulations!!! Not "The" Mosaic Fred?

Marvin Hank Marvin Hank

Certainly a significant contribution as a member of George Shearing's early group - RIP.

Complete Count Basie Roulette Studio, LP1. A good set to crack open on a stormy day like this one.

No country supper?

My impression last night was that they wond the game despite themselves..

Congrats to Roger on his MBE per today's Queens Birthday Honours List - I assume that's you Roger and not a doppelganger . Nice article in Jazz Journal on 'Dejeuner Sur L'Herbe' by the way. Looks also like Vocalion have a 'new' Summer Sale - pretty well the stuff that was on offer at the last sale.

Exactly what we are having right over the UK !

There are literally tons of them (UK Deram) over here in the charity shops etc. Quite a few mono I think. Spinning Art Blakey 'Free For All' (BN NY USA, mono) Clark/Boland Big Band 'Fellini 712' (French MPS, stereo). Pretty good sounding issue.

Rupie Murdoch The Phantom Pie Flinger Pastie-Man Osborne

An old theory - I remember reading about it in a Yearbook from 1953, along with a couple of other suspects (Duke of Clarence etc.). Total red herrings I suspect. That US writer Patricia Cornwell was apparently convinced but I believe her rationale was totally taken apart.