sidewinder

zippo. No phono stage at the moment. Surviving on CDs !

Happy Organtastic Birthday, Soul Stream !

The Donald Hugh Pugh

Should be a good chance that this one will show up in Europe as a 'Euro-Mosaic' I would think ('OP's Complete Verve/Clef Concert Band Recordings' )

Dana International Dana Carvey Dana

Yes indeed! I didn't know that he was under-rated in Britain. In the US, his name is unknown. Very much so ! He does the occasional gig but rarely features here in the jazz press, unfortunately. That particular Philips LP is a classic though and remains something of a 'cult item'. Very much a straight-ahead session but tastefully done, with a mixture of small group tracks (in a Kenny Burrell vein) and Harry South arranged big-band charts. The influence of Scott Walker is quite prominent throughout too, in the general 'vibe'.

Emerson,Lake & Palmer Medeski,Martin & Wood Organissimo!!! Mo Homer Aristotle

Didn't the lineup for 'If' include that excellent and under-rated guitarist Terry Smith? This album of his is very highly recommended - Scott Walker production recorded for Philips:

Get right on over to the Music Matters site and correct that problem with a 2x45 rpm. Sorted !

Boobie Hutcherson Leslie 'Hutch' Hutchinson Leslie 'Jiver' Hutchinson

Did anyone say 'Naim' ?

The Yetties Stackridge The Wurzels

Too bad it's not Big John Patton...

Here in the US, Morrisey was best known as the leader of If, which many felt was the best jazz-rock band of the late 60s-early 70s. I had the pleasure of meeting him twice. Very nice guy. Yes, I've heard from people who knew him that he was a very nice guy. The nearest I got was circa 1980 when working over a college vacation at research centre in a small coastal resort town. Morrissey/Mullen were playing a gig at the local dance hall and somehow I damn well missed it. At the time their soul/R&B releases got quite a popular following.

I remember seeing it about 25 or so years ago at a London art-house cinema who were screening jazz movies as part of a season. Very lo-fi and the print was lousy but entertaining, nevertheless ! Yep, quite a lot of comedy interludes in it, as I recall.

Have a great one !

Abdul Mati Klarwein Corky McCoy J Edgar Hoover

Some very good arranging work from Graham Collier for 4 horns on his 1960s Deram albums which I particularly like - 'Deep Dark Blue Centre', 'Mosaics' and 'Songs For My Father'. Post bop with almost a 'film noir' mood influence. Gotta mention the Don Grolnick Blue Notes for quality of arranging for the bigger group too.

Sadly - no. Still looking for an (affordable) vinyl !

Charlie Chan Phil Woods Gene Quill

Yep, my Pathe Macaroni LP was one of these. Subsequently signed by Sam on the front ! The session was also included in that excellent 'Involutions' twofer in the BN 'brown bag' reissue series.

A big favourite is the 'Another Story' session with Thad Jones. A real low-key gem, that one..

It's a problem shared with the UK too. Some improvement over the past few years though on these lead-times (there ought to be, considering the billions poured in by Brown ). I wonder if waiting times in the Edmonton area have been adversely impacted by the big influx of people into Alberta in the last 5 years or so? As I remember it, there didn't seem to be too much of a problem with places like the Royal Alex.