windmill tilter!

[RogerF]

The first ever public performance of the original scores of Windmill Tilter, a morsel or two from Alec’s Spanish Accents recording and new ‘hispanically’ influence music specially written by John Dankworth and/or Ken Gibson. It is hoped that Kenny Wheeler will be present to enjoy the occasion. This is happening on Sunday 29 June at Ronnie's. Could this be a pre-launch of the long-awaited reissue? Even if it isn't it is still going to be a historic performance

http://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/performances...kworth-quartet/

Edited June 12, 2008 by RogerF

[sidewinder]

'Deep Dark Blue Centre/Portraits/Alternative Mosaic' now available from BGO

Deep Dark CD

[RogerF]

Thanks for the heads up Sidewinder, I have just ordered my copy direct from BGO

[sidewinder]

Thanks for the heads up Sidewinder, I have just ordered my copy direct from BGO

Excellent stuff. I think mine's in the mail.. :rsmile:

[RogerF]

Received it two days after ordering it from BGO. They really do a good job and a certain Bob gets a mention too! Excellent new sleevenotes from the ever-reliable Alyn Shipton. To hear Deep Dark in stereo is a real revelation.

Thanks again

Roger

[sidewinder]

Received it two days after ordering it from BGO. They really do a good job and a certain Bob gets a mention too! Excellent new sleevenotes from the ever-reliable Alyn Shipton. To hear Deep Dark in stereo is a real revelation.

Thanks again

Roger

A pleasure - that's great to hear that the stereo worked out well ! Still haven't heard it yet but hopefully it's in the mail - I'll have to live with listening to the LP.

Edited August 28, 2008 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

And now back to the original subject. When oh when are we going to see Windmill Tilter on CD?

Edited August 28, 2008 by sidewinder

[RogerF]

And now back to the original subject. When oh when are we going to see Windmill Tilter on CD?

Agreed! This is well overdue. In the last year I managed to buy a <>stereo<> copy on vinyl in pretty good nick so surely someone could do a very reasonable needle drop? I would have thought even Universal might consider this worth doing in the light of the Impressed Repressed hiatus - if not for Dankworth's 80th or for Kenny but for the considerable commercial cache of McLaughlin?

[clifford_thornton]

I think Mahavishnu has a lot more cache than "Johnny."

[sidewinder]

In the last year I managed to buy a <>stereo<> copy on vinyl in pretty good nick

This rate, one of us should issue it..

[clifford_thornton]

I gave my rip of it a spin last night - hadn't in some time - and really enjoyed it, a lot more than I remember.

Maybe your contact with BGO could give it a little push, eh Sidewinder?

[sidewinder]

I gave my rip of it a spin last night - hadn't in some time - and really enjoyed it, a lot more than I remember.

Maybe your contact with BGO could give it a little push, eh Sidewinder?

It would need initiating by Messrs Dankworth and Wheeler I think (I assume they both hold the rights?). Neat idea re: BGO though. It had crossed my mind !

Edited September 1, 2008 by sidewinder

[sidewinder]

Received it two days after ordering it from BGO. They really do a good job and a certain Bob gets a mention too! Excellent new sleevenotes from the ever-reliable Alyn Shipton. To hear Deep Dark in stereo is a real revelation.

Thanks again

Roger

My copy of the BGO CDs just arrived in the mail and I'm giving it a spin. They did a great job cleaning up the transfer for 'Deep Dark Blue Centre', as good as I could have hoped, really.

I see that you have a letter in to 'Jazzwise' this month, Roger, on the subject of lack of Alan Skidmore 'TCB' on CD . I wonder if Universal still has the masters to that one? Of course, there is always the vinyl route. Not sure if it's still there but Ray's Jazz had a copy in their 'Rare as Hen's Teeth' rack a little while back. A nice copy too, by the look of it.

Edited September 27, 2008 by sidewinder

[clifford_thornton]

I have a Japanese mini-LP disc of TCB. Nice, nice session!

[sidewinder]

I have a Japanese mini-LP disc of TCB. Nice, nice session!

Yeah, come to think of it I remember Dusty having that one for sale. Well snagged !

[RogerF]

I have a Japanese mini-LP disc of TCB. Nice, nice session!

Yeah, come to think of it I remember Dusty having that one for sale. Well snagged !

Yes indeed and I mentioned it in the letters page of the latest issue of Jazzwise (October 2008)!

[RogerF]

News just in...Windmill Tilter will be reissued for the first time on CD by BGO Records in two months time (around July / August?).

(Source: BBC Jazz BB)

Edited May 2, 2010 by RogerF

[Head Man]

News just in...Windmill Tilter will be reissued for the first time on CD by BGO Records in two months time (around July / August?).

(Source: BBC Jazz BB)

Great news! Thanks for the heads-up, Roger!

[sidewinder]

News just in...Windmill Tilter will be reissued for the first time on CD by BGO Records in two months time (around July / August?).

(Source: BBC Jazz BB)

Quick check to see that this isn't 1st April..

Great news ! BGO delivers the goods yet again.

[RogerF]

Yes just checked with BGO and it is really happening but the approx release date is September.

[sidewinder]

Yes just checked with BGO and it is really happening but the approx release date is September.

Great stuff ! Wonder if Tom Leader will be doing the transfer?

Edited May 6, 2010 by sidewinder

[RogerF]

This is now shown on both Amazon and HMV websites as "in stock", not in the HMV shops yet though. Anyone actually got hold of a copy yet?

[Head Man]

This is now shown on both Amazon and HMV websites as "in stock", not in the HMV shops yet though. Anyone actually got hold of a copy yet?

Mine's in the post from Amazon.

[clifford_thornton]

Sweet. I got outbid on a clean vinyl copy on eBay the other day...

[RogerF]

This is now shown on both Amazon and HMV websites as "in stock", not in the HMV shops yet though. Anyone actually got hold of a copy yet?

Mine's in the post from Amazon.

I've now just ordered mine from Amazon too having given up with HMV.