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I have a near-mint mono NY USA pressing of this particular one and will be interested to hear how it compares. Hearing the session in stereo should be interesting (should compare I guess with the version on the Moncur Select CD). Too much choice !

Bloody Sun. Total waste of newsprint that so-called 'paper'. Fit for latrine use only.

Indeed - both are great. Wish that Verve had put out more of those 'Elites'.

I think that one is in the mail. Still have a batch of Music Matters 2x45 rpms to 'proof listen'. In the meantime - 'The Artistry Of Freddie Hubbard' (HMV, mono)

Stan Tracey Trio 'Perspectives' (UK Columbia Lansdowne Series, stereo)

I've never seen an original JARO Monterose for sale. The only original I ever spotted for sale had the mono LP inside a stereo cover. Went for over £400 I think.

A good place for madrigals from the minstrels gallery !

Damn...... don't keep rubbing it in !!!!

Jeez - shouldn't be allowed !

I have a copy of that 'Jaro International' LP too (I'd thought it was legit - I guess not) and agree that it sounds pretty good. Certainly good enough for my needs. It was also bought about 5-6 years ago.

Looks like he also did a jazzy stint with Jon Hiseman and Collosseum II back in the mid-70s. I'd forgotten that !

A bit of a delay with a CD received from the US over Xmas (ironically it was a UK import ) but stuff seems to be getting through OK, albeit with some delay. Could the brutal December weather also have impacted things?

Vaguely remember that ear incident when it happened - big news at the time. A sad tale.

I like his gaff ! First time I've ever seen a barn conversion with a jazz hideaway theme. A pretty old looking place too, judging from the rafters (medieval?)

Jemima Khan 'Sir Jams' Goldsmith Zac Goldsmith

Blimey, it's only about a week ago that I was watching him on that Thin Lzzy BBC documentary. Sad news - RIP.

A bit out of-date on the 'crappy MP3' assertion. They may not be up to the exacting standards of the Hi-Fi buff but I'd say they sound 'very good' these days. Certainly much better than the first generation of CD remasterings of pre-digital music - or the thin vinyl that I bought most of my records on in the post-Oil Crisis years! I prefer CDs, they always sounded better on my system than the downloads I've heard. Totally agree. I always prefer the physical product too. CD or vinyl. If ever there was an artist who merits the posthumous honour of a Mosaic big box and booklet, it's Harriott.

Sahib Shihab 'Companionship' (Rearward 2LPs)

Ace !

Captain Crunch Captain Sensible Captain Slow

Chico Hamilton Pacific Jazz, CD4. Nice !

Indeed. Clifford. Which only tends to indicate to me that in the case of 'Hum Dono' maybe the masters are lost or there are serious legal complications. Unusual that a session this good hasn't come out already courtesy of the Japanese.

Evelyn 'Champagne' King Millie Jackson Millie Tant

I hear you! End of an era, presumably?

Little Man Tate Little Jazz Jimmy Heath Little Jimmy Osmond