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Joe Zawinul? I do - and have still got it (purchased at Mole Jazz from the deletions rack complete with trendy cut out corner in situ ). The first LP has some splendid live Bill Evans, then there's some tasty live Cecil Taylor and Steve Lacy on one of the other sides (Newport I think).

Victor Feldman?

Norma Lamont Duncan Lamont Duncan Doughnuts

Best wishes Lon !

Very best wishes, Shawn !

Art Van Damme Jerry Dammers Specials

Big credit to Henri Renaud ! I recall Renaud instigating a particularly strong jazz reissue programme for CBS France back in the 1970s. That Miles Davis flock-wallpaper box set comes to mind..

That Savoy series was flamin' excellent - totally agree, John. The first series or two was issued in the UK as well as the US and I remember picking up the Yusef Lateef and the Coltrane 'Countdown', the Fats navarro 'Fat Girl' plus that Donald Byrd 'Long Green' at the time. Also that fantastic Milt Jackson/Lucky Thompson set - still have all of them. The later series with some real obscurities was US issue only but I've picked up many of them at bargain price over the years. Where else would you get stuff like Duke Jordan's Signal-label material and twofers of that rare 'Black California' stuff (two volumes even !)? The first twofer I got I think was the Sonny Rollins on the Prestige 24000 series (the one with the 'mud' coloured cover and Rollins with a Mohican). Talk about starting out on an all time high ! The pressing quality of that series (as with the Savoys) was pretty good and still stands up well today. When that 24000 series came out it was like mana from heaven. I think I have all of the Blue Note 'brown bag' twofers apart from the Sam Rivers (for some inexplicable reason). I remember nearly playing the Elvin Jones into wear-out territory.. Great thread - which will have me revisting some of these over the weekend.

Yes, that one was good. About time the BBC repeated it !

Theres a 'BBC Radiographics Workshop' CD (reissue of the original BBC LP) that's a very good place to start - it may be OOP though. Check out also Youtube for film showing demo of the radiographic working techniques and tape manipulation. Apparently her personal tape archive of radiographic recordings (found in her attic I believe, after she died some years ago) is being restored at one of the universities (Manchester?). Some of the material from about 1970 sounded way ahead of its time - sort of prototype 'house' music, almost. What I found particularly intriguing was that one of these tracks was clearly influenced by WW2 bombing and air raid sirens - as a small child in Coventry she was witness to the blitz attack that wrecked the place. Menacing stuff ! An intriguing musical mind and gifted mathematician. Indeed, she approach music largely from a mathematical viewpoint of Fourier analysis etc. Also recommended are the Trunk CDs by one of her BBC Radiographics colleagues, John Baker - who was much more jazz oriented.

Very sad news, RIP. That is the one I'm familiar with, too.

The 'Mad Thad' was issued in the UK on NIXA (as with the Kenny Bakers) so that is probably why it has got a reissue through Vocalion. Pathe News have a colour film of the Kirchin Band rehearsing 'Carribean Fire Dance' off of the EMI compilation which is worth checking out. I think Sir George Martin produced those sessions on the compilation. 'Worlds Within Worlds' (both volumes) would be a great title for reissue. I don't think the first volume of that one ever properly made it into the shops as most copies I've heard of (a handfull) have been review copies. Comes up on ebay about once a decade !

I wonder which day and a half this will be?

William Makepeace Thackeray Shakey Jake Shakin' Stevens Mud Showaddywaddy

Son of Ice Bag Hugh Masekela Miriam Makeba

Bob Brookmeyer 4 '7 Times Wilder' (Verve, mono)

What's his name? London's loss is New York's gain.

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Stand by for a tsunami of Woody Mosaic CD sets on ebay ! Any new Woody release is to be celebrated !

I'll stick with the Mosaic LPs and 'Stepping Stones' LP !

Not listening to Broad bowling a test hat-trick Bill?

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No kidding - that one is brilliant ! The Kirchin Band was a medium sized group with his Dad, Ivor. Sort of covered Ted Heath-ish showband territory but with some very good jazz soloists.

Yes, I've already got the Garrick's Fairground, Rendell, Shake Keane and Tony Crombie.. but have just filled my boots with the two Kenny Bakers, Thad Jones, Stan Butcher, Ray Russell, Garrick DVD, Martin Drew/Tony Lee, Eddie Thompson and of course the Kirchins. Vocalion packing department will be busy tomorrow. Shake Keane - Easy listening-ish and not a patch on the Harriott stuff but good fun and strangely adictive ! Rendell - no brainer. Garrick - it's choral (may be a plus or minus) but an important Argo album and definitely worth getting.