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Great to see mention of that one again, sure brings back memories. I was at the club that week for this particular George Coleman gig. Absolutely first rate - can't recall if they were recording the night I was there.

CDs 1 to 6 of the Morgan/Shorter Vee Jay set are now in the MP3 player. I'll add the Roy Eldridge in there next and maybe a 'Complete Coltrane on Prestige'.

Which 'NM' is that?

Just trying out Lee Morgan/Wayne Shorter Complete VeeJay CD1 on a 4Gbyte mp3 player. It's 24/7 Mosaics in the office for me next week (in between damned annoying interuptions from pesky 'customers', 'bosses' etc ) Shame I can't set up a turntable there too..

I quite like the yellow..

Lonnie Smith 'Move Your Hand' (BN Liberty stereo). Fantastic ! Tommy Flanagan 'The Cats' (New Jazz DG mono) 'Red Garland's Piano' (Prestige Bergenfield DG mono)

Ah, too bad.

Hey, I just got my Organissimo PhD. !

Good reminder. I'll dig that vinyl set out later on (it's gathering dust ).

Just got hold of this new biography of Ian Carr by Alan Shipton. Looks good ! Chapters on Emcee 5, Rendell/Carr, Nucleus, United Jazz & Rock Ensemble etc. Anyone else read this one yet?

Check out the new cover for Another Workout: I like it better than the original (which I sold a few months ago in preperation for the RVG). That is a WONDERFUL sleeve! Oh definitely YES! A great new photo and the lettering emulating the original "Workout". Someone put thought into what people would like. MG My thoughts exactly, re: the classy emulation of the original 'Workout' sleeve art. And not a single booby or cock in sight.

I got mine from the Cockburn St. store in Edinburgh a few years back. Last year I was in the Rose St. store and they still had them! Is that the 'New York Hot' that they still had?

Got my eye on the Stitt and Donaldson. Must resist...

Mrs Scum Eric The Half A Bee Hell's Grannies

Buddy Holly Miss Molly Pretty Polly

Ethan Iverson Michael Jackson Bubbles

Nice - a big improvement !

Glad you enjoy it. The cover is psychadelic furry felt so it is also very pleasant to touch ! :rsmile: Henri Renaud at French CBS put out such great material around this time (including those massive Basie sets) and fortunately some of it sneaked in to the UK.

Yes King Ubu - I was thinking of his soprano playing on the Rendell/Carr LPs, which is very fine indeed. Lovely clear tone he gets. He plays some soprano on that Carr/Rendell/someone else Universal reissue as well, doesn't he? "Greek Variations" is the title, can't remember who the headliners are. Yep - Neil Ardley's 'Greek Variations'. Suite featuring the Rendell/Carr group (just prior to their breakup around 1970). Great album - reissued on CD by Universal !

Anyone in the UK who has access to the FOPP stores can also find the two Blue Note books for £4.99 each ! Too bad they don't also have the 'New York Hot'

That Jazz Crusaders box is a killer ! Just listening to CD1 of the Randy Weston Select. Hugely enjoyable - the 'Little Niles' session in fine sound. One of the strongest of the Selects, I think.

I've just realised that my initial response to this thread was wrong. It wasn't the 'Greatest Hits' LP (although this was the first one I actually bought) but a loan from an uncle (for which I will forever be grateful) of the 'Essential Miles Davis' 3LP set put out by Henri Renaud at French CBS ( ). This is the one with the flock 'Indian restaurant wallpaper' style box cover (very early 70s) and the bonus 45rpm of 'Great Expectations'. That would have made the first Miles I heard side 1 track 1 'Bye Bye Blackbird' with Coltrane. Not a bad intro. I've since got me a copy of that great 3LP set !

Yes King Ubu - I was thinking of his soprano playing on the Rendell/Carr LPs, which is very fine indeed. Lovely clear tone he gets.

Pondering this one again I would have to nominate 'Mingus Moves' on Atlantic. This one grabbed me strongly from first listen back in the 70s. Not only does it have the Adams/Pullen powerhouse in great form but the compositions/arrangements are also good and Danny Richmond is just raring to go at the drums (I think he had just recently returned to both Mingus and jazz after a haitus playing rock). Not too much is heard of Ronald Hampton on trumpet but what he does play fits in well. This one sometimes gets lukewarm reviews but IMO its a very good one and makes an interesting contrast with the somewhat more mannered 'Changes 1 & 2' albums of this vintage. The other nominee would probably have to be 'Mingus at the Bohemia' LP on Debut. First heard this on a Prestige 70s twofer but it's now one the great Debut CD set. Sound is great for the time, the Bert/Barrow front line is first rate and the atmosphere of the performance is very well captured.

Off the top of my head, the following get (or got) a particularly good sound out of the soprano - John Surman, Jimmy Heath, Clifford Jordan, Don Rendell and Stan Sultzmann.