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How about that George Braith 'Musart'?

Sounds like a sure-fire bet to me !

Good words !

At last - 'Inner Glow' gets to see the light of day again, beyond the ridiculously rare Japanese King vinyl...

But why the heck didn't they include 'Tokyo Live' and make it a full box? Will we ever in this Millenium get to see 'Tokyo Live' again? That is the question...

Kenneth Wolstenholme !

Just listening to this one the other day via the Milestone box. Fantastic box - this is exactly the sort of quality product that the 'Old' Fantasy (pre-Concord) excelled in and which may never once it goes OOP, I fear, see the light of day again (I hope I'm proved wrong on that one - and Andorran rip-offs don't count).

She even helped out with an email request from me for a spare CD set box, in person. Big for such great customer service and a thanks for all that fantastic music issued in recent years on Fantasy/Prestige/Milestone.

I picked up a copy of the 'Central Avenue Sounds' book from the Borders in Long Beach many years ago now, just after many of the musicians featured had appeared at the store (unfortunately I just missed the in-person signing - Jackie Kelso, Clora Bryant, Gerald Wilson, Buddy Collette). Was able to pick up one of the signed copies they left behind though (although it doesn't have Gerald's signature). A good read ! Also got hold of the Buddy Collette book - amazingly at half-price clearance sale at a store here in the UK. The Horace Tapscott biography is also a must-have.

Are you banned from BC? Looks like Lateef and the Belmondos are playing the Northsea Fest over in Holland. Now this might just persuade me to hitch a lift on the Harwich ferry...

Have a good one !

We have to take into account the oppressive heat. They looked better today - admittedly though both teams were far from brilliant. Beckham earned his salary with a killer free kick goal (just before Sven was abrout to bring Crouch on) and Rooney is getting better with every game, energy wise. Lampard needs a specs prescription though.. Double bifocals

...he was probably busy eating a sammich! Or the hog roast was ready in the oven !

Cunieform Rune have issued/reissued quite a few CDs by this group.

I recommend Mike Osborne's 'Outback' recorded on the obscure Turtle Records and reissued on CD by FMP, I think. Great quintet with Harry Beckett, Chris McGregor and Louis Moholo.

Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble 'On The Beach' (Aestuarium Records)

Sadly, Mike Osborne stopped playing many years ago, on health grounds. A talent that is sadly missed. 'In Cahoots' is the Soft-Machine/Hatfield and the North-ish group led by Phil Miller and Pip Pyle and which often featured Hugh Hopper and the late Elton Dean. Another under-rated group.

Around the time I heard 'Isipingo' on that show it was broadcast in the impossible time of 12:00-12:30 on Sunday evenings as the 'BBC Jazz Club' segment in 'Sounds of Jazz'. Peter Clayton was the amiable and knowledgeable host (very much missed on UK airwaves, along with Charles Fox). I can recall loads of great stuff on this show - Ronnie Ross groups, Kenny Wheeler Big Band, Turning Point, Keith Tippett, Norma Winstone, Mike Osborne, In Cahoots - the list is endless. Sadly, I didn't record any of it.

Great choice - and I second your thoughts about Teddy Charles being one of the most unrecognised musicians in modern jazz. To me this is something of a landmark recording - a distillation of all that was best in state-of-the-art mid-sized jazz arranging in the mid-50s. Gil Evans, George Russell, Charles himself, Mal Waldron and Jimmy Giuffre - almost a dream team of arrangers. Choice sidemen too - Gigi Gryce, JR Monterose, George Barrow. Doesn't get any better.. Was just by chance listening to the Atlantic black label original of this album this morning. A class act in every respect - dig that great cover design with Charles looking like Bono in shades !

Stanley Turrentine 'Aint No Way' (BN Liberty 'rainbow series'). Quartet session with McCoy Tyner - his last for BN before the stint at CTI.

No doubt about it, this is a good session. That group with Spaulding was a killer ! Now playing 'The Teddy Charles Tentet' (Altlantic black label mono, DG). This one doesn't get enough plaudits - quita a ground-breaking 50s album.

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thanks for this - something for the one-eared folk amongst us I fear Well, I've just checked the reissue of 'Mexican Green' and it is in original, glorious stereo ! In fact they have done a wonderful job with the facsimile. Things look promising for the Ross - maybe tooter can confirm when he receives it.

Indeed, this is a fine album with some really catchy tunes. One can hear the strong backbeat influence of Motown on this one - not suprising I guess when one of their house drummers, Freddie Waits, is on drums.