Angela beats Alison in Foursight saga conflation bid

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Nick Evans with the Graham Collier Group - "Mole Wrench" (1969).
Which has to be a Nick composition because Newport was one "The home of the Mole Wrench" (an adjustable wrench). There was a big sign by the M4 with a mole clutching a wrench! Ah, the days of local industry & home grown marketing!

http://youtu.be/VvCZd77q4cM

[Serial_Apologist]

Nick Evans with the Graham Collier Group - "Mole Wrench" (1969).
Which has to be a Nick composition because Newport was one "The home of the Mole Wrench" (an adjustable wrench). There was a big sign by the M4 with a mole clutching a wrench! Ah, the days of local industry & home grown marketing!

http://youtu.be/VvCZd77q4cM

But some idiot then threw a spanner in the works.

BTW Karl Jenkins - another Welsh jazz person... or, rather, lapsed jazz person, big time!

[Ian Thumwood]

I thought Lee Goodall was from Southampton - he was a big part of the scene down here in the 1980s. He did not sound Welsh but I cannot recall whether or not he spoke with the typical Southampton honk.

[Serial_Apologist]

I thought Lee Goodall was from Southampton - he was a big part of the scene down here in the 1980s. He did not sound Welsh but I cannot recall whether or not he spoke with the typical Southampton honk.

http://www.ents24.com/uk/tour-dates/lee-goodall

Perhaps he "went native" at some point - you could be right.

[BLUESNIK'S REVOX]

Not *absolutely* sure if he, Lee was born in South Wales but he has long been associated with it and its local jazz scene. He teaches at Cardiff along with Paula Gardener and has a Newport based recording studio. He lived for a good while in New York maybe that's where he lost the accent. Like Dame Shirley Count Basie, who only talks "taff" when she leaves her Swiss tax exile.

[Flyposter]

I thought Lee Goodall was from Southampton - he was a big part of the scene down here in the 1980s. He did not sound Welsh but I cannot recall whether or not he spoke with the typical Southampton honk.

I am sure Lee Goodall is originally from Southampton. His dad, Des, was a local jazz legend years ago, a guitarist arranger and a very knowledgeable guy.. Also his mum, Patsy sang with Des's band that had a Sunday evening residency at the old Joiners Arms in Southampton.

If I remember rightly, and I am open to correction, Lee actualy played drums with the Chough band that used to play in Salisbury many years ago with Andy Sheppard.

[Alyn_Shipton]

Ah the Joiner's Arms! Played there with Chicagoan saxophonist Franz Jackson...

[Quarky]

.... and for Quarky take a listen to: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00tmfdj or https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00j4htq or https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00g84rh or maybe one of my all time favourites: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0137yz5

Many thanks again Alyn.
On a quick review, I agree with you about Pederson ( I found myself thinking about Beethoven while listening to him with Oscar!).
All these very wonderful double bass players (preferred in small groups).

It wasn't clear to me why Alison singled out Jaco. I have listened to her group ARQ, which plays very good Jazz. But Jaco as an influence wouldn't have come to mind. OK his playing can be lyrical, but so can many others. Jaco on bass guitar playing Donna Lee seemed to me a world away.