That Jezz Woodroffe sounds really cool Dale. I believe that he used to play with Robert Plant on a few of his early tours and albums. I do remember his incredible talent on keyboards. Going to give the Big John Patton a whirl. What kind of jazz it again? Thanks D~ Rob/Boston
I love most of Morricone's soundtracks, but did not know about Barbara Moore. That is a good strategy with the Tone Poet/Classic Series. I do like when Amazon purchases come with downloads, so I can listen to it in the car.
Hi Dale, I'm ashamed to say I wasn't aware of the Topic 85 reissue series. I have that Carthy album, but I'm going to check out the series to see if there are any gaps in the collection that they are doing (especially by the Watersons and Shirley Collins). Always in the mood for some live Can! Cheers...Pete
Hello Dale. When I got my first PC and discovered a host of music blogs, I was introduced to a lot of library music albums and companies. Some great music which I sampled and downloaded via the snail-like dial-up. Incidentally, my Nephew is a musician and sound designer, while he's not working on projects for clients he creates library music for various companies. My sister was telling me someone on the Gardner's World production team is clearly a fan, as they've used a number of Doug's tunes in the show. Interesting to see that Big John Patton album, as I have a Blue Note compilation called Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios which uses the same cover. You'd have thought the comp might have a track from that John Patton album, but rudely it doesn't. Todmorden's a bit odd. It has something of the 'wild West' about it. A frontier town. In Yorkshire, but too close to Lancashire for comfort. After Hebden Bridge, the long time retreat for the North's arty hippie community, became all hipster and gentrified, the arty types were economically pushed out. So they loaded up their wagons and headed West, setting up in Todmorden. I'm not sure the locals have taken to the hippy influx, there's an uneasy tension in the air. Cheers - Hedley
I'll need to look out for the Blue Movies comp. Your description of Todmorden got me immediately thinking of Glastonbury Town. We often stop there for a wander if we're in the area and it's like another world where people have taken a 'trip' but never returned...
I have one Halsall album. I need to check that one out. I do like the vibe from his albums. I agree with Tone Poets, just too many jazz albums, I rarely buy now unless on clearance. Nice batch of records Dale
I really thought I'd signed up with Trunk..I need to check as I keep missing out on some great titles. Ooh you could have a field day with them stickers! Those library titles sound really interesting, will have to check those out. Never heard that Martin Carthy debut, I always think he's better accompanying other artists, that said, he played and sung well when I saw him a couple of years ago. I wonder how many more titles will come out in that Can live series?. When I'm in the mood I can really enjoy listening to them and get immersed. I agree with the Tone Poets, they're simply too pricey to buy in bulk, so I am selective too. I don't mind a bit of vibes..infact I've got a Bobby Hutcherson blue note from 1974 that's really quite beautiful. The Space Ship album sounds like a nice listen from your description, what label is that Dale?. All the best.
hi Rob, definitely worth being signed-up for the Trunk emails as his releases sell out fast. The Spaceship records are on 'wiaiwya' (Where it's at is Where You Are). They are on Bandcamp
Hi John - The Spaceship trilogy and Matthew Halsall albums should be available to hear on their Bandcamp sites. Big John Patton is on Spotify. The rest is probably on RUclips or Spotify I guess...cheers Dale
Hi Dale. I’d have covered that Trunk ocean sleeve with fish stickers straight away! I might have tried to keep it all intact but the temptation would undoubtedly have got the better of me. Fish stickers everywhere! A friend picked up a copy of that Jethro Tull album with the pop up sleeve a few years ago (Stand Up?) The previous owner had rather lovingly coloured in the black and white pop up inner. It looked fab. I’d definitely recommend it. I always fancy the Tone Poet releases but the higher prices put me off. The Blue Note Classics series is far better value for money. I’ve picked up a few of those. Saying that, I don’t have the John Patton. I have a couple of his Blue Note albums but not that one. That may well become my first Tone Poet. 👍👍
I did a Kickstarter for a Tarantino films sticker album a few years ago. I went for the tier that got you two albums and two full packs of stickers so I could stick one and keep one pristine. The set I opened had a duplicate and so I had to open the entire other set to find the missing sticker...
That Jezz Woodroffe sounds really cool Dale. I believe that he used to play with Robert Plant on a few of his early tours and albums. I do remember his incredible talent on keyboards. Going to give the Big John Patton a whirl. What kind of jazz it again? Thanks D~
Rob/Boston
Hi Rob, Jezz Woodroffe certainly seems to be a whizz on the keys. Groooovy jazz...
I love most of Morricone's soundtracks, but did not know about Barbara Moore. That is a good strategy with the Tone Poet/Classic Series. I do like when Amazon purchases come with downloads, so I can listen to it in the car.
I need to get more Morricone but his catalogue is huge. The free Amazon downloads are very handy bonus...
Hi Dale, I'm ashamed to say I wasn't aware of the Topic 85 reissue series. I have that Carthy album, but I'm going to check out the series to see if there are any gaps in the collection that they are doing (especially by the Watersons and Shirley Collins).
Always in the mood for some live Can!
Cheers...Pete
Hi Pete - I only stumbled across the Topic 85 series by accident and haven't really investigated what's being released - I should do that. Cheers Dale
Hello Dale.
When I got my first PC and discovered a host of music blogs, I was introduced to a lot of library music albums and companies. Some great music which I sampled and downloaded via the snail-like dial-up.
Incidentally, my Nephew is a musician and sound designer, while he's not working on projects for clients he creates library music for various companies. My sister was telling me someone on the Gardner's World production team is clearly a fan, as they've used a number of Doug's tunes in the show.
Interesting to see that Big John Patton album, as I have a Blue Note compilation called Blue Movies: Scoring For The Studios which uses the same cover. You'd have thought the comp might have a track from that John Patton album, but rudely it doesn't.
Todmorden's a bit odd. It has something of the 'wild West' about it. A frontier town. In Yorkshire, but too close to Lancashire for comfort. After Hebden Bridge, the long time retreat for the North's arty hippie community, became all hipster and gentrified, the arty types were economically pushed out. So they loaded up their wagons and headed West, setting up in Todmorden. I'm not sure the locals have taken to the hippy influx, there's an uneasy tension in the air.
Cheers - Hedley
That Blue Movies comp is a corker.
I'll need to look out for the Blue Movies comp. Your description of Todmorden got me immediately thinking of Glastonbury Town. We often stop there for a wander if we're in the area and it's like another world where people have taken a 'trip' but never returned...
I have one Halsall album. I need to check that one out. I do like the vibe from his albums. I agree with Tone Poets, just too many jazz albums, I rarely buy now unless on clearance. Nice batch of records Dale
Thanks Steve. The Halsall I showed is actually an EP (about 25 minutes).
I really thought I'd signed up with Trunk..I need to check as I keep missing out on some great titles.
Ooh you could have a field day with them stickers!
Those library titles sound really interesting, will have to check those out.
Never heard that Martin Carthy debut, I always think he's better accompanying other artists, that said, he played and sung well when I saw him a couple of years ago.
I wonder how many more titles will come out in that Can live series?.
When I'm in the mood I can really enjoy listening to them and get immersed.
I agree with the Tone Poets, they're simply too pricey to buy in bulk, so I am selective too.
I don't mind a bit of vibes..infact I've got a Bobby Hutcherson blue note from 1974 that's really quite beautiful.
The Space Ship album sounds like a nice listen from your description, what label is that Dale?.
All the best.
hi Rob, definitely worth being signed-up for the Trunk emails as his releases sell out fast. The Spaceship records are on 'wiaiwya' (Where it's at is Where You Are). They are on Bandcamp
can you hear these albums online any where
Hi John - The Spaceship trilogy and Matthew Halsall albums should be available to hear on their Bandcamp sites. Big John Patton is on Spotify. The rest is probably on RUclips or Spotify I guess...cheers Dale
Hi Dale. I’d have covered that Trunk ocean sleeve with fish stickers straight away! I might have tried to keep it all intact but the temptation would undoubtedly have got the better of me. Fish stickers everywhere! A friend picked up a copy of that Jethro Tull album with the pop up sleeve a few years ago (Stand Up?) The previous owner had rather lovingly coloured in the black and white pop up inner. It looked fab. I’d definitely recommend it.
I always fancy the Tone Poet releases but the higher prices put me off. The Blue Note Classics series is far better value for money. I’ve picked up a few of those. Saying that, I don’t have the John Patton. I have a couple of his Blue Note albums but not that one. That may well become my first Tone Poet. 👍👍
I did a Kickstarter for a Tarantino films sticker album a few years ago. I went for the tier that got you two albums and two full packs of stickers so I could stick one and keep one pristine. The set I opened had a duplicate and so I had to open the entire other set to find the missing sticker...