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Harrison Ford Joe Ford Sonship Theus

Just noticed that one too. Seems to have less options available (images etc.) but is indeed faster !

Yes, he's quite straight-ahead on this session. At this stage I'm assuming that he was still finding his feet, so to speak. Indeed, the session or the time with Lou Blackburn isn't mentioned by Horace in his autobiography (other than an entry in the session listing in the back).

I've got a big 'dime' backlog too - including about 15 DVDs ! That place is worse than the Concord site. I've also got at least half a dozen BNs, 3 or 4 Mosaics, a stack of newish vinyl and half of Chuck's AEC set currently awaiting a listen. And that's not even thinking about the Concord sale items.

Happy Biorthday !

Yep, picked this up in Rotterdam at the Blue Note stand. I was expecting a 2CD set based on the number of tracks. Good to hear some early Horace Tapscott as well as the under-rated trumpeter Freddie Hill. A splendid reissue - anyone who is into the Jazz Crusaders will probably like this one too !

Whole heap of great British jazz that has yet to make it to CD (other than possible Japanese or boot issues): Off the top of my head- Joe Harriott 'Hum Dono' (UK Columbia) Kenny Wheeler 'Windmill Tilter' (Fontana) Mike Taylor 'Pendulum' (UK Columbia) 'Introducing Danny Moss' (UK Columbia) Neil Ardley 'Symphony of Amoranths (Regal Zonophone) D'Silva/Alford - 'Cosmic Eye/Dream Sequence (Regal Zonophone) Tony Coe 'Zeitgeist' (EMI) Mike Westbrook 'Tyger' (RCA) Mike Westbrook 'Live' (Cadillac) And possibly hundreds more...

Good time of the year on ebay at the moment. Lots of punters on holiday. Reserve price not met on this though so unlikely to be a 'sale'.

J.G.?

Tubby Hayes 'Mexican Green' (Japanese Fontana reissue)

A fool and his money etc. Wonder if he got a big fat worm thrown in with the deal?

That's probably the version on the Theresa 2LP set 'Journey To The One'.

Slightly earlier 4.30pm start for the Sunday shows and first off was able to see a bit of RH Factor Featuring Roy Hargrove. This is Roy's fusion/R&B band and they had an enthusiastic, young audience going wild in the 'Nile' auditorium. Not my favourite Roy but his playing was immaculate in this style and with a few vocal features too. The front line was shared with a vocalist/2nd trumpet (Crystal Torres). Next performance was a meeting of the Kenny Werner Trio and Norma Winstone/Kenny Wheeler. Werner and Wheeler often work together but apparently this was the first time that Norma Winstone had worked with the trio. Wouldn't have guessed it though - sounded like they'd worked together for years. This was probably the best performance I have seen by Kenny Wheeler over the past 5 years at least and Norma, as usual, didn't put a foot wrong. Not suprisingly, a strong introspective 'Azimuth'/ECM feel to the music but there were a couple of terrific, hugely swinging solos from Werner, who was on great form. Then it was back up to the Hudson auditorium and (via more gridlock) to see the Branford Marsalis Trio with Roy Haynes. This performance very reminiscent of Sonny Rollins' famous Village Vanguard recordings and with the octogenerian Haynes showing some of that legendary feel for time and space. A packed house, as usual and the audience loved the show. Dr. Michael White and his quartet came on and joined Branford and co. for a number at the end. This was good, as I'd missed the White performance earlier in the afternoon (although heard some of it from next door just before the Werner/Winstone/Wheeler). Next up was the Wayne Shorter Quartet with the usual group of Perez/Patitucci/Blade in absolutely sterling form. Again, I have seen this group several times and this is the best performance I have seen from them - they have tightened up a lot. Wayne played most of the set on tenor with some lovely impressionistic, fluent runs and when he changed to soprano the impact was quite startling. The style of the group sort reminds me of the sort of stuff Wayne was playing on 'Oddesey of Iska' but with more classical influence. The two numbers from Phantom Navigator/Joy Ryder at the end of the show sound even better, to my ears, in the acoustic version. Also a lovely performance by Wayne - on tenor - of 'She Moved Through The Fair'. After Wayne Shorter I was able to catch the best part of half-an-hour of Paul Weller. Not my usual cup of tea but enjoyed this one immensely. Weller and co. were putting everything into this performance and the crowd loved it. I had wanted to check out Joe Zawinul with WDR Big Band and the separate performance by the Kenny Barron Trio but unfortunately both of these clashed with the Wayne Shorter. Talk about spoilt for choice ! Last performance of the evening and Festival for me was Dizzy Gillesie All Star Big Band conducted by Slide Hampton. This is the tribute band put together by Slide and bassist John Lee and with some stellar soloists including James Moody, Roy Hargroove, Antonio Hart and Claudio Roditi. Fantastic version of 'Dizzy's Business' to kick things off, followed by the Quincy Jones 'Jessica's Day', both very faithful to the original versions. Of note - James Moody featured on vocals in a performance of 'Moody's Mood' which included a section of rap !(?) The band also played a special 80th birthday tribute to the venerable Mr Moody - nice touch. Things were brought to a splendid conclusion with a metioric 'Things to Come' with all of the trumpeters featured in a chase sequence. Slide and Moody also did a 'clinic' during the evening elsewhere at the Festival but unfortunately I missed it. Great Fest - to quote a phrase 'I'll be back'.

Monk Black Lion/Vogue CD2

This was the first vinyl issue by Mole Jazz on their own record label, I recall. Caused a stir at the time and was high up in the UK jazz top-seller charts on release. I can recall that particular week's engagement at Ronnie Scotts being listed in the magazines (didn't get to go).

I run mono and stereo LPs with the same TT and arm (LP12, Naim Aro) and the only adjustment I make is to press the mono switch on the pre-amp. Very straight-forward.

No wonder the original Blue Note LPs are becoming so hard to get and so expensive over here these days ! There's a bit of coverage of this soul jazz DJ thing on the 'Jazz Britannia' TV series that the BBC did some time ago. All started up around 1982-83 with jazz-influenced groups like 'Rip Rig and Panic' and 'Pigbag' becoming popular with the dance crows. Heck, I even remember Pigbag doing a jazz freakout on 'Top of the Pops'. Wasn't Sun Ra's 'Nuclear War' on Y Records also popular with this crowd?

Teddy Charles 'Word From Bird' (Atlantic black label DG mono)

Oshman's Josh Howard Larry Fine Harold Finehair Eric Bloodaxe Hagar the Horrible

And tickets available from $2.50 to $6.00 ! Ah, those must have been the days..

Danny Moss 'Introducing Danny Moss - Like Someone In Love' (UK Columbia stereo)

Don Wilkerson with Patton/Green/Dixon 'Shoutin'!' (BN NY USA mono). 'Happy Johnny' playing !

Remember it well... The first glimmer of Blue Note light on the horizon after that (and it seemed like a very bright beacon at the time, at least in the UK) was the first batch of DMMs from Pathe Marconi in France.

They were spraying water on the runway at Farnborough Air Show the other day before the air show started. Must be hot !

Hmmm. Imagine what she could do with a collection of OOP Mosaics. Or maybe not...