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Damn ! Missed the Bradford-on-Avon gig last night. Maybe check this one out in Oxford. Sounds intriguing, thanks for the info.

They seem to be 'serious', apparently they now have a very huge following over here, came from no-where really (from some unlikely place - was it Norwich or Ipswich - can't remember) . The same mob who is buying Robbie Williams is also throwing lots of bucks at this lot ..

More good Richard Williams too on Booker Ervin's 'The In Between' and Rahsaan Roland Kirk's 'Other Folks Music'. Lateef's 'Live at Peps' and Vol2 of same are not to be missed either. I also remember seeing him on TV in the mid 1970s as a featured soloist with Clark Terry's Big Bad Band. That was one heck of a unit !

Here's a red vinyl gem that is heading for the stratosphere ... Introducing Carl Perkins Dootone

The 'Best of Blue Note' compilation (not the later set mentioned above) would have to start exactly the same way as the Mosaic ie' 'Land of Nod', then possibly 'Siete Ocho', 'Alfred', '30 Pier Avenue', maybe 'Our Thing','Flight 19','Dedication', 'Pax', 'Compulsion', 'The Groits', 'One For One', (something from 'Passing Ships') and 'Pinnacle' from 'Eternal Spirit'.

The Walt Dickerson/Sun Ra 'Impressions of a Patch of Blue' can sound pretty spooky, especially when Ra lets loose on harpsichord !

If you are lucky, you'll find him very receptive. I got about 10 minutes of his time after a UK Festival gig earlier this year, in the middle of consuming a post-gig cig and an English beer (it may have been his first, he liked it). Very friendly, nice guy - thoughtfull. Was more than happy to personalise and sign the Mosaic booklet (terrible handwriting by the way ) and Conns for 'Smokestack' and 'Judgement'. The smaller venue will probably help too in terms of chances to meet. PS - You may have to wait a while after the gig to catch Andrew at the right moment. Patience is a virtue on this one !

Wasn't Green's first recording session 'All the Gin Is Gone' with Jimmy Forrest on Delmark? Recording date given as Dec 10th 1959. Interestingly, Elvin Jones was on this one.

AFRO BOSSA is a phenomenal set. I can't believe Cat Anderson's work on some of the tracks - he achieves the near-impossible.

How about Aric starting off with a survey of the housholds in the NW and Prairies states over the Nov - Feb timeframe. No thermals allowed and we could even add Canada in there too !

Only silly .... or slightly silly ... collectors need apply !

To me, the 'Trane influence seems to be particularly strong from 'Unity' onwards. Admitedly, using Elvin on drums only helps push things in this direction big time ! :rsmile:

Great thread - a good excuse to give the Larry Young Mosaic set a well deserved airing. I can't find any mention of Larry in the 'Chaisin' the Trane' book but on page 2 of the Mosaic booklet is the following: ...He struck up an acquaintance with Coltrane, who was fascinated by Larry's conversion to the Suni Muslim faith (Larry would later use his Muslim name Khalid Yasim on some occasions). Never one to go for dogma or unyeilding doctrine, Larry drew from religion a deep spirituality and unity which is sadly lost on those who 'follow' rather than 'think' in any sect. Coltrane connected with this way of thinking, and a strong friendship developed to the point that their families would often gather at Coltrane's Huntington, Long Island home in '65 and '66 where he and Larry would play duets for hours. Unfortunately, no documentation of those musical encounters exists....' I think this paragraph explains a key factor underlying much of Larry's inspired work from the mid-60s onwards.

The Teddy Wilson vinyl set must be coming up for retirement soon too ...

Yes, it's a nice session. Worth hearing for the work by Coleman and Priester. That kickoff track by George Coleman (I forget what it's titled) seems to played quite a lot by George in his various quartets over the years. It has a nice, challenging and fast chord sequence that he usually tears apart.

Can anyone comment on how the sound on the new Conn compares with that on the Mosaic please ? (Hearing about all these fantastic new Conns is getting unbearable for us Euro-dwellers, who have to wait a while before getting our mits on them, especially with all of the rave reviews I'm seeing for 'Passing Ships' )

That must be 'Cedar Walton Plays Cedar Walton', which was put out on OJC and is one of my favorite albums ever, and not only just by Cedar. It has some of the best tracks from 'Cedar!', 'Spectrum' and 'The Electric Boogaloo Song' and the sessions are graced with wonderful work by Billy Higgins and fine trumpet from Kenny Dorham and Blue Mitchell. As a compilation it works a treat, a great listen from end to end .... an uplifting experience. 'Soul Cycle' is one that gets mixed reviews (Penguin Guide likes it, AMG hates it) but I would tend to side with the Penguin Guide. It's more commercial but again it's an extremely amiable album and although Cedar's on an inferior electric piano throughout, it's well worth giving a spin. The Penguin Guide is correct in remarking on the very happy, agreeable groove of this disk. :rsmile:

Blakey's 'A Night at Birdland Vols 1 and 2'. Pretty stunning sound on these, rendering my old Liberty LPs obsolete..

Agreed :- however, the number sequence is usually a very good initial indication to go by and any deviations from this (such as the Rivers) have been fairly well publicised. Now I think about it, I do recall at least one NYC copy of this up on ebay.

Not on ebay but I picked up an LP in London by Al Grey and Jimmy Forrest called 'Out 'Dere' on their short-lived 'Greyforrest' label. The front is very nicely autographed in charcoal by Al with wording 'This is the last and best of Jimmy Forrest .... Al Grey, Dec 3rd 1980'. There were two copies of this in the store. The one with autograph £4, another one without for the princely sum of £3.

It exists between 'Compulsion' and 'The All Seeing Eye' in the numbering sequence, both of which I can vouch as originally issued in Blue/White NYC USA release form. I've yet to come across a NYC pressing of this one though.

Yes, totally agree. There's occasions that you just can't put on your copy of 'Out to Lunch', 'Transition', 'Free For All' etc without risking possibility of a mass exodus so these compilations then come in useful (along with some of the 'lighter fare' BN releases from Duke Pearson, Jack Wilson etc). Not sure about programming a listen to this one after the likes of 'Basra', 'Gigolo' and 'Indestructable' though.

I noticed Fordham's review too. Very complementary, not too many of his reviews get the 5 stars. The latest copy of 'Jazzwise' also has a feature on Vitous and a positive writeup of the album. Interesting info also on Vitous' early years listening to Willis Connover on the radio in Prague (jamming didn't work ) and his move to the US, with early approaches by Herbie Mann, Miles and Zawinul. Interesting read !

Not a term of endearment I'm afraid ! The noun 'a p*nce' roughly translates to either (a one who lives off a prostitute's earnings ie pimp or (b one who moves about somewhat effeminately. Description (a fits the bill for Caine's character in 'Alfie'. Hence description as 'p*ncified'. Very much a 60s Michael Caine type of expression. :rsmile: