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Just giving this gem a listen at the present time: This is one Wheeler album that seems to escape the net of discussions.

Wow - that brings back memories. Saw his group on a cross-Canada tour not too long after that CD came out, with Esposito and Gress. Sans Mr Sanders.

It wouldn't be an Xmas holiday if you didn't go down with a nasty dose of cold and the sneezes right at the start of it. . That's what's happened to me again this year. This bug-infested land strikes again ! Feeling significantly better this morning, the Mosaics and vinyl are back in action and I'm gearing up for my mini-vacation. You know you are not feeling well when you are not interested in listening to much music.

Blue Mitchell 'Out of the Blue' (Riverside DG stereo) Wonderful !

That was the film that came to mind for me too Brownie when I saw this thread ! I seem to recall a scene with the protagonists running through a shopping centre with masks on holding machine guns (very Patty Hearst..) Very strange film about Wilhelm Reich's theories, as I recall, with an 'agitprop' theme to it. Lots of people sitting inside metal screened chambers and inducing orgasms in each other. When it was first broadcast here on UK TV back in the 1980s they stuck a little pink triangle on the screen - 'Viewer Discretion Advised'.

Ahmad Jamal 'Live at the Montreal Jazz Festival 1985' (Atlantic 2LPs) Milt Jackson/Ray Charles 'Soul Brothers' (Atlantic 'That's Jazz' series)

Uncanny. That's what I read too..

Off the top of my head: Dave Liebman 'Lookout Farm' Julian Priester 'Love, Love' and 'Polarization' Trio Beyond 'Saudades' Kenny Wheeler 'Music For Large and Small Ensemble' (2LP) Azimuth 'Azimuth '85' Kenny Wheeler 'Deer Wan' Dave Holland 'Extensions' Bennie Maupin 'Jewel In The Lotus' John Surman 'The Amazing Adventures of Simon Simon' Keith Jarrett 'Hymn Spheres' (2LP)

I feel your pain.

Last time I took part in one of these I was about 9 or 10 - 'Good King Wenceslas'. My parents still chuckle over it. The whole thing lasted about 10 minutes but to me it felt like an eternity (I had the damn opening lines..). They also messed up the seat arrangement on the 'stage set' so after about 5 minutes there was a frantic scramble for 4 chairs between 6 kids.

Reissues/New Stuff 1. 'Complete Lou Blackburn Imperial' (Blue Note) 2. 'Complete Ike Quebec 45 Sessions' (Blue Note) 3. 'Red Garland at the Prelude' (Concord) 4. New Jazz Orchestra 'Western Reunion' (Vocalion) 5. Andrew Hill 'Pax' (Blue Note) 6. 'Mike Westbrook's Love Songs' (Vocalion) 7. Trio Beyond 'Saudades' (ECM) 8. John Taylor 'Angel of the Presence' (Cam Jazz) 9. Gerald Wilson 'In My Time' (Mack Avenue) 10. Miles Davis 'Cellar Door Sessions' (Columbia) Concerts: 1. Trio Beyond (NorthSea) 2. Wayne Shorter Quartet (NorthSea) 2= Wayne Shorter Quartet (Barbican, UK) 4. John Taylor Trio (Southampton UK) 5. Tomasz Stanko Quintet (Bath Festival, UK) 6. Yusef Lateef & Belmondos (NorthSea) 7. Gerald Wilson (Barbican UK) 8. Hank Jones/Roberta Gamborini (NorthSea) 9. Eddie Henderson & Gary Bartz (Exeter, UK) 10. Keith Tippett (Bath Festival, UK)

400 gig is the size to go for - or more. They are selling them over here now for around the £100 mark. My first 400 gig drive is filling up so maybe I need another...

Anita O'Day CD#4

Works out - Just starting a 2 week holiday. Starting off tonight with some late-night scotch and Mosaic listening to get into the swing of it.

Dizzy Gillespie 'Closer To The Source' (Atlantic)

Do I see a Mosaic booklet lying unprotected outside of its box?

I've bought once from them in the past (a new Basil Kirchin LP I think) and there were no problems.

Another bout of PMS sent..

Gerald Wilson Orchestra of the 1980s 'Calafia' (Discovery)

Slide Hampton 'Jazz With A Twist' (UK London mono). Definitely one for Dmitry's list !

Gil Evans Orchestra 'Out of the Cool' (Impulse original mono) George Russell 'New York N.Y.' (Decca stereo DG)

Roland Kirk 'Kirk's Work' (Esquire) 'Sahib Shihab and the Danish Radio Jazz Group' (Oktav)

Elvin Jones CD2. Really diggin' that Lee Morgan/George Coleman/Joe Farrell material.