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Continuing the West Coast theme: Jack Sheldon 'The Quartet and the Quintet' (Japanese Jazz West, mono) To be followed by some Japanese Nocturnes.

Makes Cappello and his team of overpaid OAPs look half way decent..

Papa John Creach albums are bad for that..

Hope it's good !

Carmell Jones 'Business Meeting' (Pacific Jazz, mono)

Lemmy Alice Angus

Good stuff ! I had a broadband problem about a week ago. Speed had dropped to no better than dial up. Thought it was the router (I did the reset button thingy) but it turned out to be an issue with the local exchange (dropping the speed at night because I wasn't permanently powered up - they occasionally check lines remotely to see if you are still 'connected' and if not they drop the speed big time ) and also an issue with the wiring routing through the extensions to my place which meant that the office was getting a corrupted signal. A call out of the BT engineer to fix the wiring and some tweeks at the local exchange sorted me out good.

Cedar Walton 'A Night at Bloomers Vol 1' (Muse)

Rene Thomas 'Meeting Mister Thomas' (Barclay/Fresh Sound). Very nice !

I've got that one in the vinyl edition from Music Matters ! The new Grant Green 'Matador' cover looks pretty cool too.

I recall that when it came out in '76 I had quite a job getting hold of it and had to order it through an independent bookshop. Never realised they did a 1984 reprint. The more recent Vols 1 and 2 has Vol 2 with the main content of the old paperback plus some more recent selections from Stuart Nicholson and the others, to 'bring it up to date'. Vol 1 covers 'early jazz'. The '76 book was right on the ball with some of its selections (e.g. 'Africa Brass', JR Monterose 'The Message', Al Haig 'Jazz Will 'O' The Wisp') and it was pretty well guaranteed that anything in there would be an excellent listening purchase. The only problem at the time was tracking down some of the music (e.g. Monterose on Jaro International vinyl sourced in 70s UK = more chance of winning the pools).

Shock of the century - in a tournament that is full of shocks. Well done to the Netherlands team though.

Hope it was good !

'Thingys' being the operative word

Totally agree - the epitomy of mainstream trombone. Sorry to hear this sad news - RIP.

Hmm - not on my Vol 1 paperback. Bought back in 1976 (or was it 77?) when it first came out. Price label £2.90 - which seemed a small fortune at the time. It was my favourite review book for many years and helped to put together the 'core' of a collection.

Doug Carn 'Infant Eyes' (Black Jazz)

Aunty Beeb Jonathon Woss Manuel

Definitely a 'he' back in the 70s/80s - but what do I know..

Who could forget him ! I think he may be a she by now..... aha ! Joe Zawinul 'The Rise and Fall of the Third Stream' (Vortex, stereo) - Front cover also in braille !

Millie Small Millie Jackson Gjon Mili Millie Jackson Milli Vanilli Milli Tant

Who could forget him !

George Cables 'Why Not' (Why Not)

Suggs Woody Bedders

Now which Canadians recorded for Blue Note? (I think some Gil Evans Pacific Jazz found its way onto BN.) Renee Rosnes Her early releases on vinyl as well as CD ! Plus Sonny Greenwich - I'm sure there are others.