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Available once more at the deal price ! I hear 'Fred The Shred' is offering hire purchase.

"Pop Market" currently has the 8 box set/trumpet case/replica mouthpiece/kitchen sink Miles Davis 'Genius' box for $399, with a further 15% off using the code. Incredible deal !

and Bill Hollman.

Gerald Wilson !

Great deal, great set - whoever got it ! You don't happen to have any spare vinyl ones stacked away in your Alpine redoubt, do you?

Although not totally unexpected - sad news to start today with. RIP.

Some excellent photos there. Is Coltrane wearing Monk's shades?

Just put a reservation on a copy of the Getz/Raney Mosaic on LP. It's eluded me for years.

All the best !

Heinz Wolf Heinz Sauer Beanz Meanz Heinz

JJ Johnson 'JJ's Broadway' (Japanese Verve, stereo)

Heff Hoff Hoffmeister Bear

Cool !

Happy B-3ing Birthday !

Miles Davis Plugged Nickel Box for $89.95 via PopMarket: Plugged Nickel Box

Is that a euphemism for something "Ryan Giggsy"?

I cannot function first thing in the morning without a whole pot of tea ! Usually the one purveyed by the Monkey. Followed several hours later by a pot of Starbucks House Blend..

Gigi Campi does make announcements on that Prague DVD (Francy Boland being the epitome of 'understated', I don't think he liked doing intros). Essential CBBB !

The Campi film? That was great! I think it was on the German/French arte TV channel - and I think I don't have it on DVD, just watched it when it was on... would love to catch it again, the interviews with all the guys (Johnny Griffin!) and the music - it was great to watch AND liste for a change! Got to dig through my DVDs to see if I might have it... Yes - it was on 'Arte' I think. It's in German with no subtitles and is one of those films which has me kicking myself that my German is not better than being able to order a beer..

The Big 18 'The Swing Collection' (UK RCA stereo, 2LP)

He was highly entertaining, for sure. I guess the steroids that these guys take won't have helped. Sorry to hear this.

Just been listening to Lee Morgan's 'Standards' album again - that one stands up as a good Duke Pearson session too. Some nice arrangements.

Strange that I came across the LP of 'Faces' this weekend. That one has eluded me to date. I have it on video somewhere though (I think) - if it's the same session that resulted in much of the footage for the German (or was it Swiss?) TV tribute to Gigi Cambi. Maybe The King knows this one?

Very interesting ! Especially to hear that he was thinking of getting Mainstream to record them. A sign of very significant change at Blue Note at the time, I guess. Do I detect also the embryo of Frank Foster's 70s Big band out of this lineup?