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The recent UK performances with Peter Ind have had very good reviews. Wish I'd been there !

...and Flanders' daughter does economics for the BBC now !

Good, accurate report on the Vortex site: Carr Tribute Report

I saw that Evans group at Ronnie Scotts in 1983 with Ray Russell in the lineup ! John Surman was also in there, I recall. Also Frank Ricotti, I think. Funilly enough when I was getting a beer in before the start, Ray Russell was right next to me getting his glass topped up. Didn't even realise who he was until he came on to the stage ! First time I've heard Nikki Yeoh but I was impressed - good start to the concert. Tues night was not the best timing - I ended up getting back home at 3am with a 9am work start the next day. Today was a challenge...

What a great concert last night. Gig of the year, very likely - glad I was there to see it. Difficult to pick out a performance that was best. Nicky Yeoh, Rendell/Garrick/Winstone/Lowther/Themen/Tompkins/Green classic lineup, the 'Northumbrian Sketches' orchestral suite (brilliant) and the 'Nucleus Revisited' - they were all memorable. Ray Russell played a blinder with the Nucleus lineup. And nice to see 94 year old Coleridge Goode enjoying it all from the front.

I agree - it's a great one. I wish I had the King vinyl. Amazingly, I found a mint one. Same with 'Inner Glow'.

Donald Byrd 'Byrd In Hand' Toshiba TOCJ for £4. Sounds great - stuff the RVG !

Maid Marion Blues Woman Ralph Abernathy Ralph & Huey Ollie Reed Amy Winehouse

The Edsels The Impalas The Cadillacs Rita Chevrolet Rita Tushingham Rita Meter Maid

Simon Mann Mark Thatcher Hooray Henry

I don't think that Oblique was ever a Conn. It came out initially as one of those white case issues I think - 'Collector's Choice'? Still have it - and remember the euphoria of coming across it in the racks at a Canadian branch of A&B Sound for $9.99 back in the day ! Picked up the King vinyl years later.

I can only imagine what the atmosphere is like 'Up North' today. Black armbands out !

At long last my replacement box set seems to be on its way to the UK. Looks like they sorted Amazon customers out before getting round to non-Amazon requests.

Dizzy Gillespie 'The New Continent' (Japanese Limelight)

Happy Birthday Mike - any excuse to bump these two back up

Damn. And I was looking forward to free admission..

That Piano Select is really getting expensive these days... Ebay Piano Select flurin got quite a good deal for his $90 !

Macduff Macheath Mac**** (the Scottish Play)

Qunincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Sessions, CD1 (Euro-Mosaic)

Justin Yap Allan Scott Bim Bim Bam Bam William Jefferson Clintstone Peter Brotzmann

'Bashin' - The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith' (UK HMV, mono). Fantastic sonics !

Stamford Audio have now got the 2LP set up for pre-order, with a late March issue date. Live at UCL Vinyl

Many Happy Returns John !

Ira Sullivan 'Horizons' (Atlantic blue/green, stereo)

Happy Birthday !