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I hear that 10 Downing Street ditched their copy of the Beatles 'Dear Prudence'. or maybe the version by Siouxsie and the Banshees? They kept the 45rpm Jilted John 'Gordon Is A Moron' though..

Jackie McLean 'Tippin' The Scales' (King) Wayne Shorter 'Moto Grosso Feio' (King) - Nicely signed on the back by the man himself !

I got one !

Saw Elvin a couple of times with Sonny Fortune and once back around 1980 with Pat LaBarbara. Alan Skidmore was added to the band on that occasion too. 'Merry Go Round' has always been a favourite on vinyl, even though it has some obvious 70s production touches. That track where just the trio let rip (with Elvin on what can only be termed bombastic brushes) is particularly good. 'Genesis' is also a very good one - maybe one of the best of his 70s albums. Heck, I even really really like 'At This Point In Time'. The whole Mosaic set is a must IMO. Never a big fan of Keiko's tunes (usually one per album) but heck, we can allow Elvin the occasional indulgence. For sure, she did wonders with his drum kit.

Have a great birthday !

Happy Birthday John !

Jimmy Smith 1957 Sessions, CD1

Suprised that Bill Bryson's not on there. And Jeremy Clarkson !

Wayne Shorter 'Odessey Of Iska' (BN Liberty blue/white stereo)

Fine album - it deserves to be better known. Very impressionistic. I have the CC CD but also a Liberty vinyl copy.

Original UK Fontana 'Tubbs In NY' LP certainly says George Duvivier.

All the best !

Yeah - remember hearing that on stereo FM on the radio when it came out. Tippett on cavernous cathedral organ !

Good luck Dan. I wish you well, sounds like you got the situation covered.

Peter Peers Benjamin Brittain Britt Eckland

Gerald Wilson Orchestra 'On Stage' (Pacific Jazz original, stereo)

Yeah, it trounces the CD. I think I've got a Japanese King as well as the UA too, so I must like it ! Against all expectations, Michelin Prell (Feltzer) fits the needs of the music well too.

Yet more sad news - RIP Louie. Nearly 30 years since I last saw him live with the 'Explosion' but it was a potent outfit, very well organized and with fine soloists such as Bobby Shew and Arnie Lawrence. Yet another of the 'old school' passes on, there can't be very many left now.

That's one on my wish list! And a tricky one to get a good copy of. Lots of copies with breakfast fry-up hiss !

I was listening to the vinyl of it today - it's excellent. Originally released on Hot House Records in the UK, which was a label project of Mole Jazz.

Excellent ! Will try to dig it out later on.

'Night Glo' is another one I find very listenable in the Bley laid-back groove. Sort of like anti-matter version of 'Music Mehanique'

Always liked that one, with it's laid-back groove.

'Eric Dolphy & Booker Little Memorial Album' (UK Stateside, mono). Insanely good ! Nathan Davis 'London By Night' (Hot House Records - Mole Jazz offshoot)