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Both times I have seen/heard him he was wonderful. First time was with Jeanne Lee plus Jane Bunnett and her group, the second time with Henry Grimes. This is a musician who is truly master of both 'time' and 'free'.

Sweets Candy Dulfer Duffy Jackson Duffy Maureen Duffy 'Tin Tin' Duffy

Happy Birthday !

This book is a classic. I quote (page 103): "You must not imagine these clubs as 'night-clubs' or 'dives' designed to fleece the members. They were, as are most of the Jazz Clubs of today, places where people with similar interests could exchange views and listen to records or small bands playing their kind of music. They were normally 'dry' (which also applies to most of the Jazz Clubs now), where sometimes soft drinks or tea could be had."

Al Gaffa The Gaffer Tea Mr Shifter

Just checked out my copy from the bookshelf Bill and it is indeed 'Enjoying Jazz' published by Phoenix House at 11/6d with Chris Barber, trumpeter E T Mensah and the man with the Goatee on the front. There is a chapter on 'Bop, Progressive, Cool and Mainstream' so maybe I was being a bit mean.. Lots of recommendations about where to hear trad in Manchester in the back of the book. Hey, where did that post go?

Harris's book must have been really ancient history by the time you got to it! I read it in 1957 at the age of 17 and spent a few months as a "jazz purist". His extraordinary message seemed to be that if a band hadn't got a banjo in it, it was no longer jazz and that Ellington ceased to play jazz when he added saxophones in the late 20s!!! Fortunately, Bird, Diz, Monk and Miles blasted me out of that way of thinking when I was 18. I think Charlie Parker got about half a paragraph in that book. Fortunately, I cottoned onto the omission pretty quickly. I read Philip Larkin's tome not long afterwards and amazingly came out of it all pretty undamaged ! There was a big difference between the standard of academic teaching between the Catholic and non-Catholic places. Basically, the feeling was that you didn't have much chance of ever progressing to University and beyond with the former.

Sounds very similar to the first book on the subject I ever read - a book by mouldy-fig goateed old codger Rex Harris in the school library circa 1975. I was hooked from that point on. I still have that book somewhere.. I can remember that influence extending into Northern England, the priests (or their sidekicks) calling round on houses to check that the registered catholic kids were going to the "right" school. I wonder if that blinkered stuff still goes on?

Ian Carr 'Belladonna' (Vertigo, swirl)

According to my spreadsheet it is your birthday so - Happy Birthday !

Nick Kent Clark Kent Emmanuel Kant

Chollie Mingus Sue Mingus Fred Cohen

Sounds like me..

The Bad Plus Adderley Bros Ann Summers Dildo Baggins Gimli Schmeagle Li'l Abner and the Shmoos Li'l Darling Lil Hardin Diamond Lil Anne Diamond Diamond Geezer

The Bad Plus Adderley Bros Ann Summers Dildo Baggins Gimli Schmeagle

Congratulations !

I remember when the skip tour 'hit' Malton in N. Yorks, not far from relatives of mine. Would that be one of the Derwent reservoirs in the background of that photo? Cool. Saw Lol at 'Jazz Britannia' - where like Andy Sheppard he did some great 'interaction' with the blackbirds singing in the Conservatory ! Just about to spin Tubby Hayes 'After Lights Out..' (Japanese Tempo, mono). new Sawano reissue.

Old Muckspreader Farmer Giles Jethro

Elvin Jones 'New Agenda' (UK Vanguard/Pye, stereo)

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Yes - there are tracks from very interesting sessions like the Lonnie Levister 'Manhattan Monodrama' and the material by John LaPorta that are included on the 'Debut Story' 4CD and which don't feature on the big Mingus box. Good booklet too !

but hopefully not with a chandelier coming down on top of you !

Totally agree Roger. The oasis has been re-opened after a couple of years of barren desert !

Cicely Tyson Ursula Back Seat Betty

Yes, they are separate and totally unrelated sessions. The Johnny Scott Orchestra session is a more 'commercial' venture. Stdio 2 was an imprint aimed at the mainstream/hi-fi buff/Jason King crowd.