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I have sheet music for neither but these sound like they have v similar chord sequences. Am I barking up the wrong tree?

Scritti Politti, fascinating 1979 film. Showing their squat on Carol St in all its squalor. My partner used to hang out with the feminists next door.

Love, Leda by Mark Hyatt. Interesting mid 60s London novel only recently discovered and published. Takes a while to get into the staccato poetic style. As an aside, trying to work out which jazz club operated on Museum St. https://www.theguardian.com/books/2023/feb/23/a-great-lost-work-love-ledas-candid-tale-of-1960s-gay-life-is-a-touching-time-capsule

I gather from my Dad that he was quite a friendly chap. British jazz owes a lot to a few driven individuals. Harry Flick was another, in the Midlands area.

So RCA went to all the trouble of re channeling a mono date into stereo and then misspelled the venue of the recording and the name of one of the artists. Oh dear.

Was that really released with two shocking typos?! Crikey. Other than that it sounds worth hearing. Recording date?

I wasn’t sure where to note this but Ernie Garside, renowned UK jazz promoter (and trumpet player) has died, aged 91. There is a short obituary in Jazzwise here: https://www.jazzwise.com/news/article/rnie-garside-3-january-1932-1-august-2023 He had a long and prolific life from setting up the famous Manchester jazz club, Club 43 to promoting and touring with Maynard Ferguson (after he had settled in Manchester). I think I attended a number of concerts he promoted, including Art Farmer in Southport in the 80s. My Dad certainly went to lots, incl Club 43 and passed the time of day with Ernie a number of times. He will be upset when I tell him the news. RIP. I understand there is a very large and interesting archive of recordings of a number of jazz greats at Club 43. Would be a great memorial to Ernie if there were some releases from this. Anthony

I was too slow. Out of stock at Mosaic and Jazz Messengers. By the way, are the original sleeve notes replicated in the box set? I hope so.

A memorable evening Gheorghe and a great photo!

RIP. Great player, first heard him on Charles Fox BBC radio jazz in Britain live sessions in the 70s and was then surprised that he turned up on a Pop Group b side snappily entitled ‘Amnesty International Report on British Army Torture of Irish Prisoners”. Actually I think Tristan lets rip on the A side, we are all prostitutes from about 2 minutes in. Would be interested to know how he fell in with this crowd, what a life. RIP.

Interesting. In the Uk the no wave thing wasn’t that popular so Blood Ulmer was marketed by Rough Trade as punk funk, slotting in with other UK bands of the time like A Certain Ratio, Pigbag, Pop Group, Rip Rig and Panic. Powerful record and a great picture sleeve on the Rough Trade single. Which I would post but I can’t seem to get round the size restrictions on this site.

Rough Trade in the UK released James Blood Ulmer’s ‘Are you glad to be in America’ on 7” in 1980. 7” releases on RT had been of a punky persuasion prior to that so this release was v progressive. Was very trendy at the time, I recall. Anthony London

Tempted too, haven’t ordered from Jazz Messengers for a long time, any post Brexit complications you are aware of?

Yes those mono switches can be useful! Dug it off the rack, ‘Word’ sounds incredibly modern for 1956.

Great record. Must dig out my CDcopy. How is the pressing? I have a few Atlantic black labels, including the Teddy Charles Tentet and found them powerful but noisy, even those that look good and have been through a cleaner. Anthony Yes, they used to have regular trips to the States to stock the shop. More recently, well last year, the Kings Cross shop was selling LPs from one of the owner’s collection. Some choice items. I wonder if True Blue was from this collection.

What a shame. Still remember first draft Anchor at Vesuvio’s SF in the 80s after visiting City Lights. Was a good flavourful beer then, when there weren’t many around. Sam Adams or Rolling Rock were the only other ones I recall worth drinking at that time.

I find modern vinyl reissues with a few exceptions to be a waste of good money. I have 70 year old 10” records that sound better than some of the latest remastered reissues .

Tardo Hammer with Nat Steele and Steve Brown tonight at the Parrakeet NW5 (daft name, should have stuck with the original Victorian name the Oxford Tavern). Anthony

Tour de France, absolutely enthralling this year. Yesterday and todays stages full of drama.

I bought that in the ‘80s, still sounding good, probably better than any originals. It’s a great compilation, well mastered.

Sounds good. Fred ‘Thelonious’ Baker? Sounds wonderful, hope the weather held out. Alan Barnes is always good value.

Beautiful album (and sleeve). I have this in a few editions but pleased to have an original 10” copy which has a powerful sound to it.

So exciting! Note Elmo didn’t hang around….

Great book, got me excited about jazz when I was 18, along with my Dad’s jazz book club edition of Ross Russell’s Parker the legend. Unreliable (the nutmeg recipe didn’t work) but an exciting read as a youngster. Sorry, meant Robert Reisner’s Bird book.

I have that. If I recall, that issue doesn’t replicate any US Pacific Jazz compilations and includes some rare tracks. Possibly the Teddy Edwards off the top of my head. Wow. Was that the Gerrard St place? Am I right in thinking it was unlicensed? With a milk dispensing machine?