The Diamond Five for Fontana from 1964. Personnel: Cees Slinger: piano; Harry Verbeke: tenor sax; Cees Smal: trumpet, cornet and valve trombone; Jacques Schols: bass; Johnny Engels: drums. I don't post donations at OIR but just had to make an...

Bobby Hutcherson for Blue Note from 1974. Hutch is playing four sets in London this weekend so Katonah from Private Gears and I will be propping up the bar for his late spot at Scotts tomorrow night. So here's a 3rd repost for his evergreen "Cirrus"...

Dave Pike for Muse from 1978. Vibraphone - Dave Pike / Bass - Luther Hughes / Cello - Luther Hughes / Drums - Ted Hawkes / Guitar - Ron Eschete / Keyboards , Sax - Tom Ranier / Vocals - Carol Eschete. KGML has just posted "Spirits Samba" so dug the lp...

Randy Weston For CTI from 1972. Arranged By - Don Sebesky;Bass - Bill Wood (2) (tracks: B1) , Ron Carter ;Drums - Bill Cobham ;English Horn, Clarinet, Flute - George Marge ;Flugelhorn - Alan Rubin , John Frosk , Marvin Stamm ;Flute - Hubert Laws...

Blackclassical has taken off his flat cap ,put the racing pigeons away and is celebrating his first year on t'interwebs with a mighty mp3 mash up of spiritual jazz goodness here.Proof indeed that it's not all grim up north. Happy Birthday you old...