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Kevin Pietersen Andrew Srauss Paul Collingwood ( )

Looks like I have to get this too. I've been hearing rumours about it. Blue Note equivalent of a bird-spotter's manual !

Yeah ! I remember fighting to get those things apart. Houdini-esque !

Congrats !

That's what I used to love about those German and Swiss FM stations. The chances of hearing a full BB track here at that time were about zero. Today, as a snippet over a lifestle advert - perhaps.. I remember tuning in with my transistor radio on long wave to a fading French station (Normandy?) just after 'Agharta' came out and they had the whole of side 1 played right through (faded in and out like crazy). It was almost like a wartime liberation broadcast to me. Needless to say I went out and bought the LPs ASAP.

Excellent ! Ronnie Corbett - a legend in his own lifetime..

Ryan Sidebottom Ryan Giggs Ry Cooder

Earl Gardner Earl Grey Duke Of Earl

That's the only one I have and it is pretty good. Have my eye on the Herboltzheimer too !

Apparently, he was keeping a low profile and renting a big place in Upton near Poole, Dorset - which is a place I've picked up Mosaics from the Post Office in the past. The royalties from 'Baker Street' made him a rich man.

All the best for the day !

Sad news. He hadn't been well for a very long time, I believe. RIP. 'Baker St' is a classic.

I think it was either Hank Mobley's 'No Room For Squares', Chick Corea's 'Now He Sings...' or Hilton Ruiz 'El Camino (The Road)' back in 1989. They were about half the price in Toronto compared to what they cost at the time in the UK ! (plus ca change..) Bought that great Cedar Walton 'Spectrum' complilation around that time too. And Elvin's 'Live At The Lighthouse', for my old Nakamichi CD player (first one I ever got). At the time I had assumed that this would eventually take over from my vinyl correction, however I was totally wrong..

Loadsamoney B***erallmoney Tim Nice But Dim

Yes, that's the Transatlantic. The first UK issue would be on Esquire. Those Transatlantics can sound really excellent - as with the case of the Rollins/Brown/Roach I picked up the other week.

Happy Birthday too !

Roger Mellie The Fat Slags Buster Gonad

A great package ! The 'Bitches Brew' one is just as good (although somewhat overkill for most of us ).

Olivia Newton-John Hilda Baker Arthur Mullard

Sir Malcolm Sargent Andre Preview Gerald Hoffnung

Zoe Ball Terry Major-Ball Norma

No new news yet about it being digitalised and put on-line. In the meantime I believe that the National Jazz Archive in Essex has back-copies that can be checked in person. OK I guess if you live in or near Essex ! Just wish I had kept all of those great articles and reviews from the 1970s, when people like Steve Lake were on staff.

Elvin Jones Lionel Hampton Keith Jarrett

Reading this will spur me to dig out the Woody Shaw Mosaic set today ! Great music, for sure. I even like the couple of vocal tracks.

This is shocking news to start the year - RIP, way way too young. A fine and very solid bassist, I think the first time I saw him was with Blakey (as a real youngster) and then in later years with his own groups. This hasn't been a very good run of jazz-related news of late..