sidewinder

Yes, very interesting article. I find very sad the comment about only one paying gig in the last 12 months at the time that was written. For a place the size and cosmopolitanism of London that is appalling ! "PR: Yeah, but it basically developed into total free improvisation. Kenny Wheeler came to the club with Art Ellison, a Canadian tenor player." - That would be Art Ellefson I think, who was active here in the 60s and some of the 70s. Recorded with Ronnie Ross on 'Cleopatra's Needle'. Must have passed that garrett with the Little Theatre Club hundreds of times on my daily walk up to university back in the day. Of course at the time I had no idea of what the place was and what happened there. Quite a non-descript alleyway, if my memory is correct. Love Paul Rutherford's work with Mike Westbrook's 60s and early 70s groups. He was a very key member of those aggregations.

Karl Drevo/Francy Boland 'Clap Hands Hear Comes Charlie' (Rearward)

The BBC reports Art Davis' passing. Art Davis

Rico George Chisholm Dennis Rollins

Been listening to disk 1. Some nice stuff on there !

Tricky Lofton/Carmell Jones 'Brass Bag' (World Pacific DG mono). Arrangements by Gerald Wilson Curtis Amy/Dupree Bolton 'Katanga !' (Pacific Jazz DG mono)

After a sweltering weekend it was flash floods today !

More very sad news - shocking really. 67 is no age these days. I'll dig out one or two of his recordings tonight. Not a good couple of weeks for the jazz world

Ronnie Hazlehurst John Cameron Roy Budd

Wouldn't recommend it. He'd tax jazz, given the chance.

Joe Henderson 'Page One' (BN NY USA mono)

Kenny Cox and the Contemporary Jazz Quintet 'Multidirection' (BN Liberty blue/black stereo)

Happy Birthday !

Horace Silver 'Song For My Father' (BN NY USA mono, DG side 1)

H2O from the tap..

Brownie Max Newk

It's nice to think that someone within the French administration (if not the boss man himself) has his ears open. The chances of that happening with Gordon Brown's lot over here are zero !

Sad news. I only know him from his work on the 'Zawinul' album but his work shone on that one. RIP.

Mutt & Jeff Lassie Little Lord Fauntleroy Lord Snooty The Rt Hon David Cameron Boris 'Biffo' Johnson

Andrew Hill Mosaic Select (first set), CD2. That track 'Illusion' is a killer !

the first Hill select. A great set. Recommended.

In commiseration for a day spent getting nowhere with damn plumbing and fantastic hot weather outside. Donald Byrd 'Byrd In Flight' (BN 47th W6rd DG mono)

Not disimilar to the lineup on Harry's slightly later 'Joy Unlimited'.

The following Selects are on 'special': Curtis Amy Paul Chambers Bennie Green Andrew Hill Liebman/Bierach John Patton Dizzy Reece Johnny Richards Pacific Jazz Trios Shank/Cooper Freddie Slack Charles Tolliver. Quite a few of those on my list.