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Founder of pot smokers anonymous, see NY Times 1979 obit https://www.nytimes.com/1979/10/10/archives/david-izenzon-bassist-antimarijuana-adviser.html

Reactivating an ancient thread, on the sleeve notes to Harold McNair’s Affectionate Fink on Island Records, David Izenzon is said to be collaborating on an LP with Gil Evans. Sleevenotes (by Charles Fox) are from autumn 1965. I wonder what that project was. Any ideas?

Clearing my parent’s house this summer, I found this with a sticker on which my Dad had written, ‘first record I bought, give to Anthony.’ I also discovered a Max Roach Drum Quintet 78 originally on Debut records (Esquire edition) with Hank Mobley. Just one of those things. Looking forward to playing this. Anthony London

An absolute classic. Desert island disc for me.

Horace Silver Trio Blue Note CD. Safari and Yeah are the same tune, yes? Feather and Blumenthal liner notes don’t seem to acknowledge this.

Fôrça Bruta, Jorge Ben. An essential reissue from Dusty Groove. One of my favourite albums, every song a classic. Ps not into streaming, how am I going to cope as I about to sell my 20 year old Golf with CD player. This CD has been a constant favourite in the car. The punchy horns on Domenica sound perfect over a car stereo.

Spark me up. I wonder what contribution jazz photography made over the years to nicotine addiction. Anthony (ex smoker, last gasp 2008)

Anyone going to see David Murray at Cafe Oto next week?

I don’t have that. How is the sound on that issue? The RVG CD reissue is awful.

I admire your dedication, an epic trip, getting home at 3am, you’re probably relieved it’s not tonight, with the ice and snow. Puts my 20 minutes on the tube in the shade. Yes, it’s definitely worth noting the reverence with which Charles spoke about Max throughout the evening. I liked his anecdotes about having to nail the Max Roach Clifford Brown tunes as a young trumpeter. Shame I missed that Tolliver select.

I have just played or attempted to play these back to back, I had to give up on the RVG twofer ‘Meet you…’. The distortion on the sax and piano was awful. It’s now in the charity pile. The earlier CD (at the Jazz Corner) with Mobley sounds good, lively, in the room sound. I wonder if there is a big difference in the original vinyl issues.

Great to meet you too Bob and have a chat. Not sure if you noticed, but we were being told off at one point in the pub afterwards by a 'youngster' for talking too loud! Excitable business, live jazz! First half was Charles with a small group, suffered a bit from the Barbican acoustics muddying the sound. Charles didn't play too much solo but checking his age (82), that was perhaps understandable. He gave a lot of space (maybe too much) to Camilla Thurman on tenor. The second half, the big band, worked better for me. Spirited stuff and the power of the band really cut through. Anthony PS Hope I get chance to buy you that pint I owe you!

Yep, two different sessions. I wonder why Blue Note gave these records, released within a year of one another, such similar titles. I wonder if there has been confusion within modern Blue Note as a result, leading to comparative neglect of the earlier date. (At the Jazz Corner, not Meet you at the….).

Stretching the live definition, but the films played today at the Barbican cinema as part of the London Jazz Festival were incredible. Details here (I think that is a very hairy Henry Lowther with Norma W): https://www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2024/event/jazz-on-screen-so-watt-jazz-and-improvisation-on-british the Musicians Action Group doc introduced by Spike Milligan featured a top notch selection of Brit jazzers from ‘74, including Maggie Nicols who was magnificent in the panel discussion afterwards. Some wild Evan Parker, David Toop, Max Eastley, Hugh Davies and Derek Bailey. Despite the complaints from some of the musicians featured (Gordon Beck, v aggrieved), the 70s now seems a magical time for Jazz on TV and radio. Good to see Charles Fox on screen and some love in the audience for his radical R3 programmes.

I have the 1994 Doubletime 2CD reissue. It’s a great session. Lee Morgan on good form. Mobley is a bit squeaky on occasion. As far as I know, this session has not had any further reissues. No RVG or Classic or Tone Poets. Anyone know why?