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Dizzy Gillespie, mid 1970s? i think I’ve seen May too but for the life of my can’t recall who with. It wasn’t in the UK though.

Alas no (and not a ‘London type’) but I’m hoping that their deferred Swanage Fest slot is rescheduled for 2022. That should be a blast ! Even better if they make it West of Heathrow even sooner.

Yes, it was an amazing coincidence that they were filming at the time of that one-off concert. Garrick’s liturgical works remain unique and undervalued ! Face not clear on the film but it must be a young John Marshall on the drums and I assume Coleridge Goode is on bass.

Indeed they are !

£70 on Amazon UK, which is roughly the same as the Barbara Thompson set. Having missed most of these broadcasts the first time round, it will be great to finally get to hear them.

There’s a whole load of really excellent players over here not yet mentioned - who are not improv but more mainstream jazz. Trish Clowes, Amy Roberts, Laura Jurd, Tori Freestone, Kate Williams and Karen Sharpe come immediately to mind.

Good stuff ! For a long time (at least since the 70s) Garner’s music wasn’t exactly overflowing in the racks here. I only recall that Savoy double LP ‘The Elf’ in addition to the omnipresent Columbia Concert by the Sea. I guess his manager Martha Glasser must have put the kibosh on things. Amazing to see that they have included a cassette in the package. It will be wire tape recordings next !

I thought 12 CDs of the Barbara Thompson material would be too much but the box has been on very regular repeat play on my player, all of it. Musical quality and sonics very impressive so if the Nucleus is comparable it will be a no-brainier. If, like the Thompson the sources are good reel to reel from BBC stereo FM then it should be great. Not to mention that Roger F. Is doing the notes !

I see the 12LP version seems to have become available to N. America purchasers through Amazon at a reduced price of $250. Apparently...

Another essential purchase by the looks of it.

I remember reading a report back in 1976/77 I think of an on-stage bust up between Shaw and Junior Cook when the Hayes/Shaw/Cook group was playing a season in Ronnie Scott’s. I think the group split after that. The report was in Melody Maker.

Fantastic - I’ll be in for this one. Big fan of the Barbara Thompson box that Repertoire have put out.

Very limited 10” Basil Kirchin reissue from Trunk Records. Please let us know what you think !

Not a reissue but some amazing film footage from French TV who just happened to be in St Pauls Cathedral when Michael Garrick was performing and recording his ‘Jazz Praises’. Jazz Praises From St Pauls Looks like Ian Carr, Art Themen and Jim Philip in the front line. Garrick must be on the organ. From the intro it looks like INA may have provided this rare footage to the BBC for possible use in the 2005 documentaries. Incredible !

Yes, saw that.

A high point of the old Bracknell Festival.

Yes, a very good release, one of his best I think. There was a Tippett Tribute night in Bristol a week ago, sadly didn’t get to see it. I believe that Julie Tippetts did a reprise of the vocal on this album. More memories of seeing Koko Taylor with Buddy Guy also on the bill. It was in Toronto - Horseshoe Tavern I think. Raucous night !

Good memories of seeing Bertha H with Walter Booker, Roni Ben-Hur and Leroy Williams back in the day.

I saw him at least once - George Coleman’s Octet comes to mind, where the saxes also included Frank Strozier and Mario Rivera. An impressively fast player as I recall and the comparison with Hayes is not unreasonable. Tubby was more lyrical though. Isn’t that another of those Les Tomkins recordings? Great box !

He was in very, very good form in mid 1980, albeit visibly looking in terrible shape. Mind over matter, really.

CD2 - ‘Our Thing’

300 Euros ? Strewth..

Miles in early 1990 was the best I heard him in that whole comeback period (the other times being 1982 and 1985).

Well ........ he just does !