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Some of us like surface noise

Probably highly likely..

12 - Amazing how everyone thinks this track has bass clarinet but it's actually baritone sax ! 13 - Agreed. This one SMOKES. Thanks Big Al - really glad you enjoyed it !

Not Freddie on CTI - although again I can hear why you might think so.

Not Horace !

Not Tony Williams or Billy H - although it was recorded at a time when recreations of Miles' 60s quintet was very much in vogue.

Not Hutcherson Mosaic stuff or Charles Lloyd. And not on ECM ! Maybe Mike Weil might have an idea on this one?

Not CTI or Deodato - or Sebesky (interesting suggestion). I never even thought of an Xmas connection with this one (and there isn't) but I totally hear what you say. Heck, as I listen to it right now I can see Santa on his sleigh riding across the rooftops !

Not Freddie !

Not Peter Leitch - but I hear where you are coming from. As a slight clue, this guitarist has had major plaudits from George Benson..

Extra kudos for the iron-willed self discipline ! :rsmile:

Damn - hope he pulls through OK. Will be keeping fingers crossed.

I was at Ray's on Sunday Nov 23. The coffee shop has indeed taken all the floor in that part of the first floor, but as far as I know they've moved the records upstairs to the music section, which they are re-arranging (that affects to the remainders and second-hand books room too, IIRC). The expansion of the coffee shop and moving the records upstairs makes perfect sense to me. F Yes, I can see the sense in that. Getting a seat in the coffee shop was always a challenge at the best of times. I just hope that the music section is allowed to establish its footing in the upstairs location. London definitely needs its sole remaining specialist jazz outlet. As for the coffee shop - I was sat there once one Saturday staring out of the window with my cappuchino and hundreds of naked cyclists on a demo went past. Nearly dropped my cup !

Track 2 - Not Stan and Bobby (interesting suggestion though..) Track 5 - Not Jay and Walter ! Track 9 - Yes ! Track 12 - Not Carter or Erlich (don't think there's any clarinet on that one - will have to check). Cheers !

Johnny Griffin 'The Big Soul Band' (UK Riverside blue/white reel, mono). Sounds pretty good !

There's also a 70s Pablo LP by Benny called 'The King'.

Now - maybe we can have the same treatment on 'Tokyo Live' and 'Bemsha Swing' ?

The 2CD Jaco compilation set is great - I listen to that one a lot.

Up !

Up for some December inspiration !

No - and check the other thread on record stores as there seems to be doubts now about Ray's Jazz in Foyles, as the manager (Ray's son) was recently let go by Foyles.

Definitely !

I saw a fair bit of the place in the early days and more occasionally in the mid/late-80s. Only really frequented it again once I was back from N. America in 1997-ish, when they had relocated and vinyl was starting to be 2nd-fiddle to CDs (by this time I had started to get interested in vinyl again after some years dominated by CDs). On my first few visits the auction lists were still up and running and I put a couple of optimistic bids in - totally unsuccessfully. Around the end of the decade though it used to be common to see 'auction quality/rarity' LPs in the 'Collectors' bins upstairs, including a sprinkling of decent Blue Note Liberties/NY USAs at reasonable price and the occasional Brit Jazz gem (for example I picked up Frank Ricotti's CBS album this way - an unexpected delight). Those last few years in the 2nd location were without doubt the best years for good finds - when most people were more interested in CDs. Some of the nicest finds for me were upstairs in the ancient overhead racks, where the non-modern jazz stuff was placed (and lingered for years and years collecting dust). Stashes of Herman, Basie, Ellington etc. Although the stuff was incredibly dusty (a copy of 'Jazz Wave' 2LP on Blue Note had me sneezing for weeks - but, heck, it was £2 !) those items could be bought for incredibly little money. They also had a turntable with amp and speakers upstairs but eventually the needle was nackered and it was never replaced. Great times ! :rsmile:

Yes - 'All Change Records'. Only called in there a couple of times. Didn't it run in parallel with the Mole shop for a short time? I seem to recall the Baker St operation closed down around 1979-ish.

I think I've still got a couple of them. Didn't stop me from ripping the handles though by cramming too many LPs into them. They were strong but not quite strong enough !