windmill tilter!

[sidewinder]

It's taken a long time but it looks like the BGO reissue of Graham's 'Deep Dark Blue Centre' coupled with 'Portraits' and '(Alternative) Mosaics' will be issued by BGO in August. (swoon)

Deep Dark Blue Centre CD

Edited June 7, 2008 by sidewinder

[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...