sidewinder

Did we ever determine who this is? Nope - and here's another couple of clues. He and his co-leader had their first hits in the 60s (when they were a bit more 'psychadelic') and have been charting pretty well every decade since with their 2 or 3 chord ditties.

It's now melted - blimey, that was quick !

Hale Berry Hale Bop Professor Bop

Snowfall out here yesterday afternoon. Damn freezing too . Looks like it's warming up a bit and starting to thaw out this morning though. I have to head out there tomorrow. Hope the trains are running otherwise I'm scuppered !

Sounds like the copy of 'Two Trumpets' I picked up on one occasion. A bit beat up - but at £2 for the Bergenfield I wasn't complaining.

That 'Golden Age' was yet another thing that went up in smoke around the time of 9/11, Vibes.

Hector Huck Hound Gnasher

Wasn't the 'Quintessence' session on the Quincy Jones previously issued on CD domestically? A Yusef Lateef Impulse box would be an absolute killer of a set. Top of my list !

Yes Big Al, those were the days when even the most lowly Borders and Barnes & Nobles had a nice set of Verve Elites, Blue Note Conns and West Coast Classics. A golden age, for sure !

Jack Straw Jack Spratt Jack The Treacle Eater

Recommendation from me for the Oliver Nelson set. I particularly like the 'Kennedy Tribute' and the Jazzhattan Suite (hope that's what it's called, can't be bothered to open the box ). The Buddy Rich is good too so I'd go for both of them !

Yes, they were a bit of rarity in the UK - Tower UK was probably the best UK source of them - but as you say they were very expensive. Quite a few I ended up getting from Tower in the US (nothing like going to the 'horses mouth') e.g the Konitz Motion. A few, like the Lalo Schifrin and Alan Shorter, required a major internet trawl to get hold of. It eluded me too - but rest assured I won't bid.

Pete Jolly Stan Tracey Stian Castensen

He knows his stuff, for sure. The one 'chat' I did catch with him was his interview at RFH with Charles Tolliver several years ago (before the Tolliver Big Band performance) - very well done. Since then, I've also caught his Cannonball Adderley Civil Rights/'70s' talk. Thanks John - I'll rest easier now. How can one possible write an article on Cuscuna/Mosaic and limit it to just the one page? I'd fill the whole mag.

Good place - have seen some nice concerts there, including 2 consecutive nights of Cecil Taylor solo (which particularly stands out).

Damn - why don't we ever get stuff like that over here ! Best I could find in London last week was a copy of 'The Flam' - but at £15 I passed. Stuck to CDs instead.

Soft Machine 'Fourth' (UK CBS 2LP)

Peter O'Toole Terence Stamp Terence Trent D'Arby

All the Best ! :party:

Story here: Steve Jobs - Vinyl Fan Wonder if he had any Blue Notes and Prestiges?

Grrrrrrr !

Keef Mick Charlie Charlie George George Michael Eddie Bert

I gave up on both these publications some time ago. I found I could get more information about jazz from being a member of this forum! Totally agree ! Plus the fact that it now costs best part of a fiver each. Having said that, they are a bargain compared with the rail ticket I ended up buying yesterday (just under £100, plus I wasn't going to Mars ). One of the Jazz Journals before Xmas had an article on Michael Cuscuna and Mosaic. Unfortunately I wasn't able to get hold of it. Anyone manage to pick up a copy and able to comment on it?

Basil The Rat Manuel Sybil

Ian Rush Ken Dodd The Diddymen