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Graham Collier 'Deep Dark Blue Centre' (Deram, stereo)

Oliver Nelson, CD4. Keep coming back to this one.

Had a 6th sense feeling that this would appear in 'Last Chance' soon. Great set - and fabulous on the vinyl. 65-68 must also surely be near to 'running low', I would think?

Obituary in today's Guardian newspaper by Val Wilmer. Don Ayler

And hearing the same stage patter. Maybe he likes fusion and is not confused by it.

£1.05p a litre for unleaded here.

Ah - fond memories of picking up these elusive beauties back in the day !

Oliver Nelson CD2. Just checking the disk 2 on my replacement set..

Not entirely sure but I suspect that the 'Miles/Gil' will be very hard to track down now in the original box. 'Plugged Nickel' is pretty elusive now too.

Sonny Stitt CD4

Let's take Soul Station, AFIK Thruth is out there, as Fox Moulder stated, there are: 1) an original mono pressing 63rd west label 1) a DG of the same pressing 1) NY label mono pressing 1) a stereo original 63rd west pressing 1) a stereo NY label 1) a stereo Liberty label 1) a "Finest jazz, etc..." 1) a Classics mono reissue and probably some King or Toshiba reissues, maybe some bad Pathe... Porcy, you forgot the test pressings.

Budd Johnson was irreplaceable Too true ! His performance on that Belgium concert was the highlight.

Interesting - I'm pretty happy with the sound on the LP set.

For the Switzerland performance on May 20th, Roger Guerin had replaced Clark Terry and there was no replacement for Budd Johnson (Julius Watkins relocated into the reed section).

They got the decor right in the tent ! (looks like a blow-up Miles Blue Note Mosaic box on the right )

Glad to hear that things are healing well. Hard to avoid this sort of thing though, almost inevitable. Still remember my younger sis running along and trapping her leg down a broken (and sharp) metal grate in the local pathway (damn council - they would be sued these days). She was in total agony and needed quite a few stitches. Makes me feel just thinking about it but it healed just fine.

I have to say, he's worked miracles over the past 5 or so years with what he has managed to get out.

I've seen one or two of these in the car park at work. Wouldn't be seen dead in one ! :rsmile:

Ian Carr's Nucleus 'Alleycat' and 'Belladonna' (Vertigo)

Strangely enough, I've got a copy of that 90s Capitol reissue too. It's OK !

Sonny Stitt Roost, CD3.

There's always "Jimmy Smith Plays Fats Waller"

Thanks for the update. Too bad !

Grant Green 'Idle Moments' (BN NY USA stereo)

McCoy Tyner 'Expansions' (BN Liberty blue/white stereo)