sidewinder

Lee Morgan The Sixth Sense' (BN Liberty blue/white stereo)

Miles Davis 'Bitches Brew' LP set

Don't think I remember that one. Which show had the 'Spotty Dog'? The one with the total lack of limb co-ordination. Wow - 1965 for the Churchill funeral. I do sort of remember the coldness of that day.

Agree that Ganley could also be an option - as could Jack Parnell. However Parnell was mainly on ATV/ITV I think.

That's so outrageous that it is almost believable ! Unlikely though I would have thought for Philly Joe to head 'oop North' to the Granada studio for a session and a pint of Weatherspoons. Wasn't Philly Joe resident in the UK in the later 60s, around 1968?

Showing your youth there, sidewinder! Barely out of nappies ! That's one of the earliest TV memories I have (apart from Andy Pandy, Looby Loo (Lou?), The Woodentops etc ). The other one is seeing the Churchill funeral barge procession along the Thames with all those cranes. In retrospect, that was an entire era coming to an end and a new one beginning.

Sousaphone?

I've mentioned Kinsey because he was MD and drummer for BBC's 'That's Life' show about a decade later - same sort of satirical/current afairs/light entertainment type programme. So it's quite possible it's him.

I was trying to remember that name. I remember hearing on, I think Peter Clayton's Sunday night jazz programme on Radio 2 many moons ago, how Clare did the drums on 'Coronation Street' and got paid a flat rate for the session (standard practice, I assume). Imagine if he'd got royalties! Coronation Street? Well - I wouldn't be suprised. Of course his No. 1 gig was with the Clarke/Boland Big Band, opposite Kenny Clarke in the 2nd drum seat. he was absolutely brilliant in that band - the perfect foil for Clarke. I think I sort of remember 'That Was The Week That Was' on the TV - but I was really young and invariably got sent packing off to bed around that time of the night, the 'watershed'. It caused quite a stir at the time.

Nice to see the 'London' label rotating !

Almost certainly not Seaman. 'TWTWTW' theme music was composed by Ron Grainer and I would guess that it's a BBC studio band of session guys. Ronnie Stephenson or Tony Kinsey perhaps?

James Moody/George Wallington 'The Beginning and the End Of Bop' (BN Liberty blue/white mono) Lonnie Smith 'Move Your Hand' (BN Liberty blue/white stereo)

Prunella Scales John Cleese Manuel

Herbie Hancock etc. 'Hear, O Israel' (Trunk)

'Mike Taylor Remembered' (Trunk Records) Mike Taylor 'Trio' (UK Columbia Lansdowne Series Stereo)

Machiavelli Prince Buster Buster Bloodvessel

and Mr 'trotandgallop' Mere mortals haven't a chance when those guys are at their keyboards and logged on..

That looks suspiciously like a Liberal politician from over here of a few decades ago called Cyril Smith. It isn't though !

Grachan Moncur Mosaic Select - Picked up in the sale. So glad I got it, sounds much better than the Conn CDs. It will be good to load this one on the I-Pod. Don't miss the Grachan whilst it's still available !

Nice story - sounds like a great guy.

Happy Birthday young whipper-snapper !

Thank you for the BFT Durium - I'm sorry that I hit a blank on most of it. I found the music interesting though. I was thinking that the 'Twobones' was Al Grey (sure sounded like him) but I see I was well wide of the mark.

Woke up in a cold sweat early this morning after a terrible dream. My Mosaic collection had somehow ended up in some back-street 2nd-hand jazz record shop and by the time I had grabbed what was left off the racks there were only about 8 or 9 sets left. All the Miles sets gone, Basie, Thad/Mel etc. but somehow the Bill Evans survived. It was all so real it was untrue. Awful ! Psychiatrists make out of that what you will..

Got to get that Mosaic box out in recognition of the late JJ's 85th. I've still got his signature framed upstairs - he came across as a very serious guy but classy and a gent for sure.

Based on the description of the small deep groove I wonder if this could be pressed by the UK 'Joy' label? They did do UK issues of 60s Vee-Jays such as Buddy DeFranco's 'Blues Bag' it's a possibility that they might have handled Delmark perhaps? As John says, Esquire was gone by the early 1960s and Transatlantic/Xtra were issuing Prestige/Moodsville etc. over here. Xtra would be another possibility (they have a smallish DG too) - usually white label with red 'Xtra' though.