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Just picked up the John Surman NDR 'Flashpoints' CD and DVD Cuneiform combo for £6.49 inc. delivery ! (Amazon)

Hope it's a good one ! :party:

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Looks like they beat Mosaic to the Three Sounds big box..

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Nice find !

I hear you !

Coleman Hawkins/Pee-Wee Russell 'Jam Session In Swingville' (Prestige 2LP, stereo)

Don't have many of these on CD so will likely order. Apparently the label is 'Real Gone Jazz'. German/Dutch label?

Howard Riley as well. Maybe Terry Riley too? (you could do a 'Rileys' disk).

Yikes ! Expensive mistake Bill (assume it was the London issue?). That one fetches big bucks these days.

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All the best for the birthday ! :party:

Reading this thread again has me thinking about the two McLean gigs I saw. The first was with his 'Hartford' sextet with Rene, Steve Davis and Phil Bowler. The second, at the Jazz Bakery, had Jackie with Cedar Walton, David Williams and Billy Higgins. I can remember when he played the Camden Fest around 1980 John, at the Shaw Theatre - and it got rave reviews at the time. Unfortunately I was away from London and couldn't take advantage.

Interesting - maybe the master tapes are lost? That would explain why Vocalion has, to date. not reissued an obvious title like 'Cleopatra's Needle'.

Thanks chaps ! The nearest specialist to me is Broad Street Jazz in Bath (excellent shop by the way). The website has them for £5.99. Broad St Jazz

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Bill, I know what you mean. Quite a bit of the material was reissued over here on vinyl by Verve in the 1970s - especially the stuff with Sonny Criss and Sweets Edison. Philips also reissued 'Big Swing Face' - so I already had lots of this set on the black stuff. Good for the I-Pod though !

Same here ! Got to meet him very briefly on one occasion also and get his squiggle on a 'Jazz Bakery' programme. He was friendly ! McLean's Prestiges are fine albums and full of burning solos but the Blue Note material for me has more artistic development and really is truly of its time. A fascinating personal journey he made through to the late 60s !

What do you think of the sound of this series? My local specialist store has them all at about £5 each and I'm tempted..

Track listing and original issue details here Bill: Rich Mosaic Box Still available at Mosaic but now 'running low'.

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