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Thanks for the heads up. I know what I'm listening to after work on the car radio tomorrow !

That recording of 'Perdido' was actually done in LA for the 'Frankly Jazz' show, I believe. I have it on tape.

Literally !

Woops. Typing too fast !

Good reminder. I'll dig this Mosaic out tonight.

It was in the Med, off the North Coast of Sardinia. Just saw the reaction of the diver when he put his hand on it (looked like a mini epileptic fit - no 'zap' visible from the ray). Painfull but not too dangerous. Before the dive he was mouthing off about how great a diver he was - this shut him up. The real 'nasty' though is the stone fish, which you get in the Red Sea. Stand on one of those and you can be dead within 30 minutes from herat failure. Incidentally, the electric ray is not that big - sort of like a small 'squarish' sting ray and with a speckled pattern on its back. Quite distinctive. As for stingrays, we sometimes get them off the UK coast and they seem to be prolific in the warm water at the outlets of nuclear power stations on the SE coast !

The rays must have turned on mankind ! Incidentally, in the past I have often swum on scuba dives over very sedentary sting rays, without any hassle from them whatsoever. They usually like to camouflage themselves in the sand and hide away and often only their faint impression in the sand gives them away. I once saw an idiot diver get zapped by an electric ray however. Served him right..

A (late) Many Happy Returns ! Have enjoyed your LP sleevenotes over the years immendely !

And VG- ! (must be trashed)

'Sonny Rollins Vol 2' (BN 47W63rd DG mono)

Wow ! Maybe I'll see mine tomorrow?

Yes, that is the UK Fontana cover. If I recall, this one is compiled from two sessions - side 1 has tracks from 'What The Dickens' and side 2 tracks from a slightly later session.

That's a very good LP. Fine sampling of some of Lee Morgan's best on Blue Note.

Excuses, excuses! We know you were in there, telling yourself secrets. MG

I like 'em too !

Horace Silver Quintet 'The Tokyo Blues' (BN NY USA mono). The perfect accompaniment to reading his book !

I thought it was the result of a long-term 'personal habit'. Damn shame, such a fine player.

Bl**dy crazy ! I'd stick with the King and splurge on 30-40 Mosaics and some top class gigs with the change.

Happy birthday from me too !

Good move ! That's a nice disk.

Mine's being shipped, along with the Max set. I had a partial but really wanted a box and booklet before they run out !

'The Incredible Jimmy Smith Vol 1' (BN NY USA mono). Non-deep groove 'RVG' pressing. Sounds pretty good !

Up for this thread. I finally got round to checking out the sound on the LPs and as a precaution I put the entire set through the VPI beforehand. Sound overall seems pretty good to me - although the studio sessons have hardly any stereo separation (if any) apparent. Doesn't sound at all bad. The stereo separation only starts to become noticeable with the live Birdland tracks.

Yes, Happy Birthday !

I think you will find the 'Chronicle' more than acceptable, Yves. The music, of course, is a joy from beginning to end.