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I can confirm that Ronnie’s was packed out with ‘believers’ of all ages in those comeback appearances late 70s/early 80s (remember having to sit on the floor on one of them). The reputation was, as Mark says, largely from the 50s and 60s work.

Yes, Ray was also a producer for Decca and Major-Minor. As well as covering jazz, he also produced for Anthony Newley. I have several LPs from his collection. Steve Voce still writes for the on-line Jazz Journal. I remember him getting into a bit of a spat about banjos in that publication several decades back !

I’ve got a bound full run of Jazz Monthly from 1961 through to 1970. A useful resource. Not sure exactly when Jazz Monthly stopped but by 1974 when I started listening to jazz only Jazz Journal seemed to be being published. Had to put a special order in with my newsagent to subscribe. I’m not aware of any online resource for JJ but the current online-only site does publish some items from its archive.

Dire cover art even by 32 Jazz’s standards !

Muse Affinity. Saw this very lineup - but Sal Nistico was in place of Junior Cook I think.

UK white label test press

Came and went fairly quickly as I recall. Worth picking up if you can find it. Organissimo connection too as Arno Marsh is on some of the tracks.

I’m sure there is a video of one of those German shows from 1988 or thereabouts - I’ve got it on DVD. I wonder if it was the Fabrik show?

Don’t need this on vinyl - or CD for that matter. Unless prices revert to norm, ‘I’m out’. My money will be going to Mosaic.

The sort of set Mosaic does so well.

Isn’t there a Jazz Messengers branch there ?

Bootleg series - enjoying this box again.

Wow, this is priceless. For once, the camera was in the right place to capture this discussion - thanks for posting. No Al Foster though on the panel but thank goodness Mtume, Henderson and Roney participated. Was aware that Henderson had contributed to a myriad of sessions but what he confirms here at such a young age is incredible. I remember that jazz critic hostility to this stuff which Mtume mentions at that time - it was pretty divisive on the whole.

Mtume, Lucas and Cosey are all no longer with us, sorry to say. Mtume’s passing was quite recent.

Vertigo - of it’s time, mellotrons set to 11 !

Danish Debut

Be With reissue

That Grachan Moncur ‘Some Other Stuff’ and ‘Evolution’ are beyond cool. Wish they were nearer than Australia ! I wonder what Andrew would have thought if someone had told him one day his ‘Passing Ships’ would end up on a t shirt.

Frederiksberg - fine reissue,

Deram, stereo

Lexington Ave, DG, mono

More from Mad About Records.

Sad news - a key linchpin of the ‘Agharta’ and earlier bands, for sure. RIP.